Novel Foams Based on Freeze‐Dried Renewable Vital Wheat Gluten

Blomfeldt, Thomas; Olsson, Richard T.; Menon, Mohan; Plackett, David; Johansson, Eva; Hedenqvist, Mikael S.

doi:10.1002/mame.201000049

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“…Nutritive value of proteins is always of relevance for the food industry. The content of sulfur containing amino acids may indicate that the proteins have good foaming ability (of importance for food industry but also for e.g., production of insulation materials) [ 37 ]. The proteins may also have the ability to form films of good properties as sulfur containing amino acids are related to the formation of disulphide bonds thus building polymeric proteins [ 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 ].…”

Section: Proteins—types Content and Potential Usesmentioning

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Economically Viable Components from Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) in a Biorefinery Concept

Johansson

Prade

Angelidaki

et al. 2015

IJMS

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Biorefinery applications are receiving growing interest due to climatic and waste disposal issues and lack of petroleum resources. Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) is suitable for biorefinery applications due to high biomass production and limited cultivation requirements. This paper focuses on the potential of Jerusalem artichoke as a biorefinery crop and the most viable products in such a case. The carbohydrates in the tubers were found to have potential for production of platform chemicals, e.g., succinic acid. However, economic analysis showed that production of platform chemicals as a single product was too expensive to be competitive with petrochemically produced sugars. Therefore, production of several products from the same crop is a must. Additional products are protein based ones from tubers and leaves and biogas from residues, although both are of low value and amount. High bioactive activity was found in the young leaves of the crop, and the sesquiterpene lactones are of specific interest, as other compounds from this group have shown inhibitory effects on several human diseases. Thus, future focus should be on understanding the usefulness of small molecules, to develop methods for their extraction and purification and to further develop sustainable and viable methods for the production of platform chemicals.

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Section: Proteins—types Content and Potential Usesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Economically Viable Components from Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) in a Biorefinery Concept

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Prade

Angelidaki

et al. 2015

IJMS

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“…Most essential for determination of the quality of biomaterials are the composition of the proteins in the plant used and the possibilities of these proteins to polymerize [4][5][6]. Therefore, suitability of proteins, from different types of crops, has to be evaluated according to their usefulness for production of biomaterials for different end-uses.…”

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“…Such opportunities will give added value to the rapeseed industry, including the RME production, implicating increased sustainability. To our 2 ISRN Materials Science knowledge, rapeseed residuals have been evaluated in a one study as regards the use of bio-based materials production [7], although a number of other plant proteins have been tested, gluten, soy, and zein being the most commonly used and the most prosperous ones [5,6,8,9].…”

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Biobased Materials Production from Biodiesel Residuals of Rapeseed

Johansson

Spencer

Bettini

et al. 2012

ISRN Materials Science

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A full biouse of crops for multiple end-uses would contribute to a more economically attractive and thereby more sustainable use of the crop. The purpose of this paper was to evaluate options to develop materials from residuals of rapeseed, originating from the biodiesel (RME) production. Compression molding of rapeseed flour and rapeseed cake residuals was evaluated together with additions of different amount of plasticizer (glycerol), as well as use of various pressing temperatures and times. The results were promising and led to a compact and hard, although somewhat brittle material. The potential to produce materials from the rapeseed residuals from RME production is thus high. Glycerol content was the most important factor increasing tensile strength in the material followed by pressing time. No clear protein polymerization was detected in the produced materials. Thus, despite the promising results, methods to obtain increased protein polymerization should be searched for. Therefore, binding agents, additives, or pretreatment of the rapeseed residuals are needed, or the proteins have to be purified, in order to generate a better polymerization of the proteins.

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“…The concentration of fats was 1.2 wt% (dry basis) (Soxtec, Lidfett.OA.19, tecator AN 301), and the residual ash content was 0.9 wt% (dry basis) (NMKL 173 2 nd ed). The wheat gluten particle size distribution was as follows: 10% between 160 and 250 µm, 20% between 100 and160 µm, 55% between 50 and 100 µm, and 15% less than 50 µm [5]. Cloisite ® 20A (Southern Clay Products Inc., Rockwood Additives, Gonzales, TX), a natural montmorillonite modified with a quaternary ammonium salt, was used as the nanobuilding block (NBB) for the nanocomposite coating preparation.…”

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Preservation of bread-made museum collections by coating technology

Cozzolino

Rovera

Anchisi

et al. 2017

Journal of Cultural Heritage

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Bread-made artifacts are the products of an ancient creative tradition in some parts of Sardinia. While early objects were intended for pagan events (e.g., grain harvest), later artworks were specifically made for Catholic celebrations such as Christmas and Easter. Unfortunately, the cultural heritage linked to these objects is endangered by Sitophilus granarius (L.), a tiny insect that causes irreparable damage such as ruptures and galleries through an intense boring action. In this work, we have evaluated the potential for the coating technology to protect bread-made artifacts from entomatic attack. Within this scope, a nanocomposite coating and an active coating were prepared, and the coated objects were characterized in terms of optical, mechanical, and insect-resistant properties. Overall, the deposition of the coating did not negatively impact the appearance of the objects, although some differences were detected instrumentally in terms of color and gloss. In addition, both coating formulations decreased the Young's modulus of the samples subjected to a flexural test, which was attributed to the plasticizing effect of the poly-methyl methacrylate and deltamethrin. The entomatic tests revealed that the nanocomposite coating was the most effective for preventing the wheat weevil attack, with no damages detected on the samples and high mortality of the insects due to hunger. The approach proposed here can be successfully extended to other art objects (e.g., museum collections) susceptible to insect attacks.

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Novel Foams Based on Freeze‐Dried Renewable Vital Wheat Gluten

Cited by 36 publications

References 15 publications

Economically Viable Components from Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) in a Biorefinery Concept

Economically Viable Components from Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) in a Biorefinery Concept

Biobased Materials Production from Biodiesel Residuals of Rapeseed

Preservation of bread-made museum collections by coating technology

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