Alternative proteins: A New Green Revolution: Dietary Proteins From Leaves

The fractionation and isolation of leaf proteins, mostly in the form of a photosynthetic enzyme, RuBisCO, contributes to improving sustainability and increasing profitability for the agro-industrial sector.

Getting algae ingredients applied

Reprint of "food-grade electrospinning of proteins"

Developing non-meat food products with an appealing structure is a challenge. In this study, we investigate the possibility to produce thin fibrils as building blocks for texturally interesting meat replacers. The technique applied is electrospinning - a technique which produces thin fibrils with a high aspect ratio. The spinning of proteins is...

Verwijdering van fenol uit waterige stromen: Nieuw type van solvent impregnated resins omtwikkeld door TNO

Binnen de procesindustrie kan het reinigen van grote, waterige stromen een belangrijk onderdeel van de proceskosten vormen. Voor het verwijderen en terugwinnen van hydrofobe koolwaterstoffen zoals benzeen, bestaan verschillende processen. Het winnen van wateroplosbare koolwaterstoffen is echter een uitdaging. Een nieuwe studie, uitgevoerd door...

Food-grade electrospinning of proteins

Developing non-meat food products with an appealing structure is a challenge. In this study, we investigate the possibility to produce thin fibrils as building blocks for texturally interesting meat replacers. The technique applied is electrospinning—a technique which produces thin fibrilswith a high aspect ratio. The spinning of proteins is...

Scale-up of fixed-bed chemical looping combustion

Fixed-bed chemical looping combustion is currently being studied experimentally with the optimization of systems up to 1 kW. One of the key advantages for using the fixed-bed configuration over fluidized-beds is the flexibility in operating parameters that allows for application of CLC not only to power production, but also to niche applications...

Thermo pervap: The next step in energy efficient pervaporation

Thermo pervaporation (PV) is a pervaporation process that makes use of low quality heat to recover or purify solvents from water. Based on this technology it is possible to integrate the condensation energy for the direct heating of the feed during pervaporation in one single module. This concept was experimentally investigated for the...

HotCO2 voor ontkoppelde warmte en CO2 in de glastuinbouw

Een nieuw soort tuinbouwketel kan onafhankelijk warmte en C02 leveren bij verbranding van aardgas of biogas. Uit onderzoek van TNO blijkt dat deze techniek perspectief biedt voor toepassing in de tuinbouw. Een demonstratiemodel van het zogenaamde HotCO2-systeem zou daarover uitsluitsel moeten geven. Het onderzoek is gefinancierd door het...

The Helix reactor in flow chemistry

In the fine chemicals industry, the batch reactor has been the established workhorse for carrying out reactions. Its main advantage here is being multi-purpose. The chemistry that fits with this kind of equipment is, however, limited to relatively slow and mild reactions because of the limited wall surface area available for cooling. This...

Helix reactor: great potential for flow chemistry

The Helix reactor is highly suited for precise reaction control based on good hydrodynamics. The hydrodynamics are controlled by the Dean vortices, which create excellent heat transfer properties, approach plug flow and avoid turbulence. The flexibility of this reactor has been demonstrated using a very exothermic, temperature sensitive...

Detection of hormonal anabolic compounds in calf urine and unverified growth-promoting preparations: Application of the AR-LUX bioassay for screening and determination of androgenic activity

Despite a ban by the European Union, the use of anabolic steroids and repartitioning agents in cattle is still occasionally observed. Due to continuing improvements in analytical techniques, very low detection limits for individual compounds have been achieved. In response to these developments, cocktails composed of several steroids have been...