Essays about: "Food and Chemical industry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 57 essays containing the words Food and Chemical industry.

  1. 1. Investigation of Milled Wood Lignin Extraction Using Enzymatic Hydrolysis for Application in Hydrophobic Barriers in the Food Packaging Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

    Author : Anna Wagne; [2023]
    Keywords : Lignin; extraction; hydrophobicity; chemical engineering; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The objective of this report is twofold: to optimise the extraction method of lignin from spruce altering a few process parameters and to investigate the use of lignin as a hydrophobic barrier in food applications. The process used was STEX (steam explosion) pretreatment followed by enzymatic hydrolysis and MWL (milled wood lignin) extraction using a mixture of dioxane-water. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring the Potential Plant Proteins as Structuring Agents: Designing Plant Based Alternatives to Dairy Products

    University essay from KTH/Industriell bioteknologi

    Author : Sophie Elväng; [2023]
    Keywords : Pulses protein; protein concentrate; gels; solubility; emulsions; Baljväxter; proteinkoncentrat; gel; löslighet; emulsion;

    Abstract : Dagens livsmedelsindustri genomgår just nu ett skifte mot mer hållbara lösningar. Ett område som kräver större fokus är utveckling av växtbaserade substitut för kött- och mjölkprodukter. Den största utmaningen här är att utveckla produkter med näringsinnehåll, textur och smak som efterliknar de animaliska produkterna. READ MORE

  4. 3. Biogas Potential in the North of Sweden : Inventory and Techno-Economic Assessment of Substrates for an Increased Biogas Production in Norrbotten

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

    Author : Alma Fahlén Hammar; [2023]
    Keywords : Biogas; anaerobic digestion; AD; Norrland; bioenergy; fossil-free; chemical engineering; Chemistry; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Great investments are planned in the north of Sweden the coming years, not the least in the county of Norrbotten where the projects collectively are referred to as the green transition due to the focus on fossil-free techniques. But to be able to secure a sustainable energy supply and reach the goal set by the member states of the European Union of a carbon dioxide neutral union in 2050 the production of alternative energy sources needs to intensify. READ MORE

  5. 4. Assessing Textile Raw Materials and Exploring Sustainable Sources for Future Renewable Textile Materials for IKEA of Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Susan Lan; [2023]
    Keywords : drought; water scarcity; land degradation; cotton Gossypium sp. ; synthetic textiles; viscose; lyocell; IKEA; agro-waste; poplar Populus sp. ; bamboo Bambusoideae ; sustainability;

    Abstract : This degree project at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has been conducted in collaboration with IKEA of Sweden. The textile industry contributes to significant environmental challenges, including pollution and global water scarcity. READ MORE

  6. 5. Effects of marine contaminant mixtures on the copepod genus Pseudocalanus. How ambient contaminant mixtures affect mortality, food intake and fecal pellet production.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Elisabeth Fenske; [2022-10-27]
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    Abstract : Chemicals are present in almost every part of human society and their benefits to our everyday life are undeniable. Besides those benefits, chemicals are known to cause harm to both human health and the environment. READ MORE