Publications by authors named "Rafael T Alarcon"
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- * There's an urgent need for new biodegradable polymers made from renewable sources that are cost-effective, non-toxic, and widely available, like lipids found in vegetable oils and essential oils.
- * This article aims to review these renewable sources and their related polymeric materials, discussing their properties, applications, and the limitations they face compared to traditional non-renewable polymers.
This Review highlights the principal crops of Brazil and how their harvest waste can be used in the chemicals and materials industries. The Review covers various plants; with grains, fruits, trees and nuts all being discussed. Native and adopted plants are included and studies on using these plants as a source of chemicals and materials for industrial applications, polymer synthesis, medicinal use and in chemical research are discussed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis work investigates the thermal behavior of α and β myo-inositol polymorphs. The inositol is a natural compound widely used in the food industry due to its presence in carbohydrate metabolism and its sweet taste. The occurrence of polymorphism could change some physico-chemical properties, such as melting and sublimation temperatures, and solubility.
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