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This article reports a study of the nutritional composition, total dietary fiber (TDF), mineral contents, fatty acid and amino acid profiles, polyphenolic concentration and antioxidant activity of three Spanish seaweeds: two brown seaweeds (Himanthalia elongata and Undaria pinnatifida) and one red (Porphyra umbilicalis). TDF and ash were the most abundant components in the brown seaweeds, while TDF and protein were the main components in the red one. In all seaweeds, the lipid contents were very low but the polyunsaturated fatty acid contents were high. Although the red seaweed contained significantly (p < 0.05) more protein content than the brown ones, all three contained all the essential amino acids at levels comparable to FAO/WHO requirements. The brown seaweeds contained significantly more minerals than the red one; they are a rich source of K, Na, Ca and Mg and present a beneficial Na/K ratio. Himanthalia elongata displayed remarkably high polyphenolic content, endowing it with appreciable antioxidant activity. These seaweeds offer considerable potential as functional food ingredients due to components like dietary fiber, minerals and trace elements, protein and lipids, which produce many different kinds of biological activities, and also to their high antioxidant capacity.

An optimized and validated inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) method was used to analyze trace elements in seaweeds. Different volumes and rates of HNO 3 and H 2 O 2 , digestion times, and microwave power levels were tested to ascertain the best conditions for sample digestion. Analytical mass and instrumental parameters were selected to assure accurate and precise determination of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, and V by ICP-MS. The method was optimized and validated using biological Certified Reference Materials. In addition, some samples of seaweeds (Porphyra and Laminaria) from France, Spain, Korea, and Japan were analyzed using the optimized method. Porphyra presented higher concentrations of most elements, except for As, than Laminaria. Seaweeds from Korea and Japan tended to display the highest concentrations of Pb and Cd. In contrast, Spanish and French samples showed the highest levels of some micro-elements essential to human nutrition.

The microwave-assisted acid dissolution of sintered bodies of ties, high-temperature stability, high-temperature strength, 28 structural and electronic advanced ceramic materials was wear resistance, corrosion/oxidation resistance, chemical systematically evaluated. These materials included zirconiainertness, or electrical, optical and/or magnetic properties.1 based ceramics, such as m-ZrO 2 (a non-stabilized monoclinic These materials are used in structural applications (machine zirconia), Ca-PSZ and Mg-PSZ (two partially stabilized and cutting tools, wear components, heat exchangers, aerozirconias), Y-FSZ (a fully stabilized zirconia) and Ce-TZP, space components, automotive engine components such as Yb-TZP and Y-TZP/Ce (three tetragonal polycrystalline turbocharge rotors and roller cam followers, power generation zirconias); alumina-based ceramics, such as Al 2 O 3 , mullite and components, biomedical implants, processing equipment used spinel; ceria-based ceramics, such as CeO 2 -Gd 2 O 3 (cubic ceria for fabricating a variety of polymer, metal and ceramic parts) gadolinia); titania-based ceramics, such as TiO 2

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