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Kwaśniewska A, Świetlicki M, Kowalska B, Gładyszewski G. Polysaccharide Composite Films Utilising Wood Waste. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:6031. [PMID: 37687724 PMCID: PMC10488732 DOI: 10.3390/ma16176031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the effect of raw waste pine wood dust (Pinus sylvestris) from furniture production on polysaccharide biopolymer film properties. The obtained biocomposite films produced via the casting method were prepared with 20% glycerol and 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and 25% of added wood dust in relation to the dry starch matter. Wood dust composition and particle size distribution analysis were performed. In order to evaluate the material surface properties, tests were carried out using an atomic force microscope (AFM) and a contact angle goniometer. Utilising uniaxial tensile test methodology, the values for both tensile strength and Young's modulus were determined. In addition, the barrier properties, water solubility index, and colour were also investigated. The research showed that wood dust affected the functional parameters of the obtained biocomposites. A wood dust content increase causes the Young's modulus value to rise with a progressive decrease in the max. strain. The filler did not change the films' wetting properties, and each had a hydrophilic surface regardless of the additive amount. The bio-sourced composites obtained were non-toxic and environmentally neutral materials, suitable to be applied in the packaging industry as well as the agriculture sector.
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- Anita Kwaśniewska
- Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-618 Lublin, Poland; (M.Ś.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-618 Lublin, Poland; (M.Ś.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 40D, 20-618 Lublin, Poland;
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- Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-618 Lublin, Poland; (M.Ś.); (G.G.)
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Kachel M, Stryjecka M, Ślusarczyk L, Matwijczuk A, Budziak-Wieczorek I, Gładyszewski G. Impact of Metal Nanoparticles on the Phytochemical and Antioxidative Properties of Rapeseed Oil. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:694. [PMID: 36676430 PMCID: PMC9862958 DOI: 10.3390/ma16020694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The agricultural uses of nanoparticles continue to be considered as innovative methods that require more in-depth research into their impact on product quality. In our study, we investigated the effects of fertilizers containing metal nanoparticles (silver AgNPs and copper CuNPs) during the plant growth stage of winter rape cultivation, and in most experimental variants, with the exception of the (x2) application of AgNPs, we observed a decrease in the mass of one thousand seeds (MTS). The obtained result was 11.55% higher relative to the control sample in 2019, and also increased after the (x1) 4.36% and (x2) 11.11% application of CuNPS in 2020. The analyzed oxidative stability of the oil increased in both experimental years (2019-2020), with the highest values recorded after the (x1) and (x2) application of CuNPS-4.94% and 8.31%, respectively, in the first year of cultivation, and after the (x2) application of CuNPS-12.07% in the subsequent year. It was also observed that the content of polyphenols, flavonoids, squalene, tocopherols α and δ, chlorophylls, and carotenoids increased in the oil. Moreover, spectral FTIR analysis was performed on the oil samples obtained from cultivations sprayed with solutions containing Ag or Cu nanoparticles and revealed changes in several spectral regions with the maxima at ~1740, 1370, 1230, and ~1090 cm-1. Additionally, a FTIR analysis conducted in combination with multivariate analysis allowed us to classify the studied oils into the most similar groups and to study the structure of data variability. The conducted analyses revealed that the use of nanoparticles resulted in decreased size of the produced seeds and improved antioxidative properties of rapeseed oil.
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- Magdalena Kachel
- Department of Machinery Exploitation and Management of Production Processes, Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-612 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Human Nutrition and Agriculture, State Academy of Applied Sciences in Chełm, 22-100 Chełm, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
- Ecotech Complex Analytical and Programme Centre for Advanced Environmentally-Friendly Technologies, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 20-612 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 15, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
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Budziak-Wieczorek I, Ślusarczyk L, Myśliwa-Kurdziel B, Kurdziel M, Srebro-Hooper M, Korona-Glowniak I, Gagoś M, Gładyszewski G, Stepulak A, Kluczyk D, Matwijczuk A. Spectroscopic characterization and assessment of microbiological potential of 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivative showing ESIPT dual fluorescence enhanced by aggregation effects. Sci Rep 2022; 12:22140. [PMID: 36550169 PMCID: PMC9780306 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26690-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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In the presented study, advanced experimental techniques, including electronic absorption and fluorescence spectroscopies [with Resonance Light Scattering (RLS)], measurements of fluorescence lifetimes in the frequency domain, calculations of dipole moment fluctuations, quantum yields, and radiative and non-radiative transfer constants, were used to characterize a selected analogue from the group of 1,3,4-thiadiazole, namely: 4-[5-(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]benzene-1,3-diol (NTBD), intrinsically capable to demonstrate enol → keto excited-states intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) effects. The results of spectroscopic analyses conducted in solvent media as well as selected mixtures were complemented by considering biological properties of the derivative in question, particularly in terms of its potential microbiological activity. The compound demonstrated a dual fluorescence effect in non-polar solvents, e.g. chloroform and DMSO/H2O mixtures, while in polar solvents only a single emission maximum was detected. In the studied systems, ESIPT effects were indeed observed, as was the associated phenomenon of dual fluorescence, and, as demonstrated for the DMSO: H2O mixtures, the same could be relatively easily induced by aggregation effects related to aggregation-induced emission (AIE). Subsequently conducted quantum-chemical (TD-)DFT calculations supported further possibility of ESIPT effects. The following article provides a comprehensive description of the spectroscopic and biological properties of the analyzed 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives, highlighting its potential applicability as a very good fluorescence probes as well as a compound capable of high microbiological activity.
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- Iwona Budziak-Wieczorek
- grid.411201.70000 0000 8816 7059Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 15, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
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- grid.411201.70000 0000 8816 7059Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Environmental Biology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
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- grid.5522.00000 0001 2162 9631Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- grid.5522.00000 0001 2162 9631Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- grid.5522.00000 0001 2162 9631Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- grid.411484.c0000 0001 1033 7158Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- grid.29328.320000 0004 1937 1303Department of Cell Biology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland ,grid.411484.c0000 0001 1033 7158Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- grid.41056.360000 0000 8769 4682Department of Applied Physics, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 38, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
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- grid.411484.c0000 0001 1033 7158Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- grid.29328.320000 0004 1937 1303Department of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- grid.411201.70000 0000 8816 7059Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Environmental Biology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
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Kozłowicz K, Różyło R, Gładyszewska B, Matwijczuk A, Gładyszewski G, Chocyk D, Samborska K, Piekut J, Smolewska M. Identification of sugars and phenolic compounds in honey powders with the use of GC-MS, FTIR spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16269. [PMID: 33004933 PMCID: PMC7529813 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73306-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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This work aimed at the chemical and structural characterization of powders obtained from chestnut flower honey (HFCh) and honey with Inca berry (HBlu). Honey powders were obtained by spray drying technique at low temperature (80/50 °C) with dehumidified air. Maltodextrin (DE 15) was used as a covering agent. The isolation and evaluation of phenolic compounds and sugars were done by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis. Scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction were performed to determine the morphology of the studied honey powders. The obtained results showed that the content of simple sugars amounted to 72.4 and 90.2 g × 100 g-1 in HFCh and HBlu, respectively. Glucose was found to be the dominant sugar with a concentration of 41.3 and 51.6 g × 100 g-1 in HFCh and HBlu, respectively. 3-Phenyllactic acid and ferulic acid were most frequently found in HFCh powder, whereas m-coumaric acid, benzoic acid, and cinnamic acid were the most common in HBlu powder. The largest changes in the FTIR spectra occurred in the following range of wavenumbers: 3335, 1640, and below 930 cm-1. The X-ray diffraction profiles revealed wide peaks, suggesting that both honey powders are amorphous and are characterized by a short-range order only.
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- Katarzyna Kozłowicz
- Department of Biological Bases of Food and Feed Technologies, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Głęboka Str. 28, 20-612, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Food Engineering and Machines, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Głęboka Str. 28, 20-612, Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 13, 20-950, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 13, 20-950, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 38, 20-618, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Applied Physics, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 38, 20-618, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Food Engineering and Process Management, Institute of Food Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska Str. 159C, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Agri-Food Engineering and Environmental Management, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska Str. 45E, 15-351, Białystok, Poland
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- Faculty Chemical Laboratory, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska Str. 45E, 15-351, Białystok, Poland
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Świetlicki M, Chocyk D, Klepka T, Prószyński A, Kwaśniewska A, Borc J, Gładyszewski G. The Structure and Mechanical Properties of the Surface Layer of Polypropylene Polymers with Talc Additions. Materials (Basel) 2020; 13:ma13030698. [PMID: 32033128 PMCID: PMC7040632 DOI: 10.3390/ma13030698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In the presented work the influence of different 3MgO·4SiO2·H2O (talc) contents in polypropylene samples on the structure, hardness, elasticity, and friction of the surface layer was investigated. The talc content ranged from 0 to 25 wt.%, and all the samples were obtained in the same conditions by the injection molding process. The analysis of the microstructure was performed by X-ray diffraction. Changes in the hardness and elasticity were determined for three different depths (300, 800, and 4000 nm) using an ultra nano tester. For the purpose of the examination of the friction properties of the obtained compounds, a nano-scratch tester was applied. Increasing the talc content caused growth in the indentation modulus and hardness values. Simultaneously, an effect of decreasing hardness and elastic modulus with increasing indentation depth was observed. The smallest effect size was observed for 25 wt.% talc content, which might suggest that talc addition increased the homogeneity of the observed composites. Scratch tests showed increasing scratch resistance along with increasing talc content for both constant and progressive loads. The growth in talc concentration led to a decrease in the degree of the polypropylene (PP) crystallinity of the surface layer. The exfoliation process occurred in PP composites.
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- Michał Świetlicki
- Department of Applied Physics, Lublin University of Technology, ul. Nadbystrzycka 38, 20-618 Lublin, Poland; (D.C.); (A.P.); (A.K.); (J.B.); (G.G.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Applied Physics, Lublin University of Technology, ul. Nadbystrzycka 38, 20-618 Lublin, Poland; (D.C.); (A.P.); (A.K.); (J.B.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Polymer Processing, Lublin University of Technology, ul. Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-618 Lublin, Poland;
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- Department of Applied Physics, Lublin University of Technology, ul. Nadbystrzycka 38, 20-618 Lublin, Poland; (D.C.); (A.P.); (A.K.); (J.B.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Applied Physics, Lublin University of Technology, ul. Nadbystrzycka 38, 20-618 Lublin, Poland; (D.C.); (A.P.); (A.K.); (J.B.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Applied Physics, Lublin University of Technology, ul. Nadbystrzycka 38, 20-618 Lublin, Poland; (D.C.); (A.P.); (A.K.); (J.B.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Applied Physics, Lublin University of Technology, ul. Nadbystrzycka 38, 20-618 Lublin, Poland; (D.C.); (A.P.); (A.K.); (J.B.); (G.G.)
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Kwaśniewska A, Chocyk D, Gładyszewski G, Borc J, Świetlicki M, Gładyszewska B. The Influence of Kaolin Clay on the Mechanical Properties and Structure of Thermoplastic Starch Films. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12010073. [PMID: 31906525 PMCID: PMC7023615 DOI: 10.3390/polym12010073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The aim of study was to investigate the influence of kaolin on the physical properties and utility of film produced from native starch. The work involved measurements of strength, structure, and thermal properties. The films were prepared by the casting method. Composite films with 0%, 5%, 10%, and 15% kaolin additives were examined. Measurements of mechanical properties were carried out using the uniaxial tensile test, the nanoindentation test, and nanoscratching. Surface properties were examined by atomic force microscopy and contact angle measurements. Structure was determined by the X-ray diffraction method, and thermal properties were determined by differential scanning calorimetry. A significant influence of kaolin on the strength parameters and thermal and barrier properties of composite films was found. An increase in kaolin content reduced the tensile strength, Young’s modulus, and Poisson’s ratio. Structural analysis showed a partial intercalation and the layered arrangement of kaolin particles. Kaolin additives increased the barrier properties of water vapor in composite films of about 9%. Biopolymer modification by nanoclay reduced the thermal stability of composite films by 7% and could accelerate the biodegradation process. Increasing the concentration of kaolin in the biopolymer matrix led to heightened surface roughness (approximately 64%) and wettability of the surfaces of the film composites of 58%.
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- Anita Kwaśniewska
- Department of Applied Physics, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, Poland; (D.C.); (G.G.); (J.B.); (M.Ś.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-81-538-4506
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- Department of Applied Physics, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, Poland; (D.C.); (G.G.); (J.B.); (M.Ś.)
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- Department of Applied Physics, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, Poland; (D.C.); (G.G.); (J.B.); (M.Ś.)
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- Department of Applied Physics, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, Poland; (D.C.); (G.G.); (J.B.); (M.Ś.)
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- Department of Applied Physics, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, Poland; (D.C.); (G.G.); (J.B.); (M.Ś.)
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Life Sciences, 20-950 Lublin, Poland;
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Samborska K, Suszek J, Hać-Szymańczuk E, Matwijczuk A, Gładyszewska B, Chocyk D, Gładyszewski G, Gondek E. Characterization of membrane processed honey and the effect of ultrafiltration with diafiltration on subsequent spray drying. J FOOD PROCESS ENG 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpe.12818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Katarzyna Samborska
- Faculty of Food Sciences; Warsaw University of Life Sciences WULS-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c; Warsaw 02-776 Poland
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- Faculty of Food Sciences; Warsaw University of Life Sciences WULS-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c; Warsaw 02-776 Poland
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- Faculty of Food Sciences; Warsaw University of Life Sciences WULS-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c; Warsaw 02-776 Poland
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- Department of Physics; University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Faculty of Production Engineering, Akademicka 13; Lublin 20-950 Poland
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- Department of Physics; University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Faculty of Production Engineering, Akademicka 13; Lublin 20-950 Poland
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Applied Physics, Nadbystrzycka 38; Lublin University of Technology; Lublin 20-618 Poland
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Applied Physics, Nadbystrzycka 38; Lublin University of Technology; Lublin 20-618 Poland
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- Faculty of Food Sciences; Warsaw University of Life Sciences WULS-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c; Warsaw 02-776 Poland
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