Cyclodextrins can entrap the masked mycotoxin zearalenone-14-glucoside
Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites of filamentous fungi. Zearalenone is a xenoestrogenic mycotoxin produced by Fusarium species. Plants commonly form
Category: Environmental
CD-enhanced soil remediation by ‘sugar flushing’
There are several soil remediation technologies utilizing cyclodextrins as solubilizers of organic contaminants (Gruiz et al. 2019). Soil washing/flushing with
International Biotechnology Congress 2019
The 3rd International Biotechnology Congress (IBC-2019) will take place in Singapore on October 25-27, 2019 with the theme of “From
New book: Nanosponges: Synthesis and Applications
Wiley has recently published a book on nanosponges edited by Francesco Trotta and Andrea Mele. The book gives an excellent
CycloPure Completes $5 Million Fundraising Proceeds to Accelerate Commercialization of Products
CycloPure, Inc., a leading innovator in water purification technologies and the developer of DEXSORB™ filtration products, announced it has raised
CDs in hydrogen storage
Hydrogen as clean and renewable energy source could replace fossil fuels, but the lack of method for efficient storage inhibits
CDs in biodegradation-based soil remediation under aerobic conditions
The non-toxic, biodegradable cyclodextrins (CDs) can solubilize poorly soluble organic contaminants such as PAHs, PCBs, chlorinated solvents, etc. via molecular
CD-enabled elektrokinetic extraction of pollutants from soil
The electrokinetic extraction process removes metals and polar organic contaminants from low-permeability soil, mud, sludge, and marine dredging by applying
Cyclodextrins in biodiesel production
The shortage in fossil fuels accelerated the research in production of biodiesel. Biodiesel is typically produced by transesterification of vegetable
Self-decontaminating biocatalyst against nerve gases
Chemical warfare agents (CWA) are one of the most brutal weapons created by mankind [1]. CWAs are inexpensive and are