Macrotermes flour inclusion in biscuits: Effects on nutritional, sensorial and microbial characteristics.

As the world's population expands, edible insects have been proposed as a food source that might address issues related to nutrition, health, the environment, and the economy. This study aimed to create a novel biscuit by adding () flour to wheat flour in various concentrations (5,10, 15 and 20 %). The moisture content of the insect composite flours varied between 6.

Assessing the Efficiency of Antimicrobial Plant Extracts from and as Coatings for Textiles.

This study aimed to assess the antimicrobial activities of plant extracts from and when used as coatings for textiles. A pulsed ultrasound-assisted extraction method (PUAE) was employed to obtain methanolic and hexanoic extracts from both plants. methanol extraction exhibited the highest yield at 22.

Extraction Methods, Quantitative and Qualitative Phytochemical Screening of Medicinal Plants for Antimicrobial Textiles: A Review.

Medicinal plants are the product of natural drug discoveries and have gained traction due to their pharmacological activities. Pathogens are everywhere, and they thrive in ideal conditions depending on the nutrients, moisture, temperature, and pH that increase the growth of harmful pathogens on surfaces and textiles. Thus, antimicrobial agents and finishes may be the solution to the destruction of pathogens.

Proximate, Physicochemical, Techno-Functional and Antioxidant Properties of Three Edible Insect (, and ) Flours.

In this study, edible insect flours from Gonimbrasia belina (Mashonzha), Hermetia illucens (black soldier fly larvae) and Macrotermes subhylanus (Madzhulu) were prepared and assessed in terms of proximal, physicochemical, techno-functional and antioxidant properties. The crude protein of the edible insect flours varied between 34.90−52.

Assessment of an Integrated and Sustainable Multistage System for the Treatment of Poultry Slaughterhouse Wastewater.

This paper assesses the performance of an integrated multistage laboratory-scale plant, for the treatment of poultry slaughterhouse wastewater (PSW). The system was comprised of an eco-flush dosed bio-physico pre-treatment unit for fats, oil, and grease (FOG) hydrolysis prior to the PSW being fed to a down-flow expanded granular bed reactor (DEGBR), coupled to a membrane bioreactor (DEGBR-MBR). The system's configuration strategy was developed to achieve optimal PSW treatment by introducing the enzymatic pre-treatment unit for the lipid-rich influent (PSW) in order to treat FOG including odour causing constituents such as HS known to sour anaerobic digestion (AD) such that the PSW pollutant load is alleviated prior to AD treatment.