Gone are the days of the thriv­ing sug­ar­cane plan­ta­tions in T&T but one lo­cal farmer is hop­ing to main­tain some sem­blance of the in­dus­try.

According to Novák et al., 8 alkaline extraction, acid precipitation and membrane separation are the techniques involved in preparation of cost effective and large scale production of humate. Based ...

International sugar conference arrives in Cairns to sweeten cane industry’s future Government intervention to provide certainty into the future was just one of the many topics covered at a ...

BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) – Belize Prime Minister John Briceño says this year’s sugar crop will be one of the worst in recent years after the Fusarium Wilt disease ravaged cane fields here. The ...

In this article, we present our development of a new type of oil-in-water whitening nanoemulsion (NE) for ellagic acid (EA) using a low-energy emulsification method. The aqueous solubility of EA , a ...

The science pros at TKOR reveal what happens when sulfuric acid is poured on sugar.

The discovery that fructose-mediated generation of uric acid may have a causal role in diabetes and obesity provides new insights into pathogenesis and therapies for this important disease.

An elevated serum uric acid is also one of the best independent predictors of diabetes and commonly precedes the development of both insulin resistance and diabetes (Table 1).

Molasses and sugarcane bagasse are some by-products generated from sugar industry and these can be harnessed and converted with high valorization. Molasses is a viscous and dark liquid, final effluent ...

To investigate the effect of application of mixture of acids on xylose hydrolysis as well as glucose hydrolysis via pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis, the following three combinations of acids ...

The isolation of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) by organic acid hydrolysis can contribute to reducing the extensive use of mineral acids, but aspects related to performance, cost effectiveness, and ...