Palm Oil

Gut bacteria play a little-understood role in the body’s energy balance, which is influenced by diet. However, the crucial nutritional components are unknown. A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) was able to demonstrate for the very first time that mice without gastrointestinal microbi more

The Bath research team, which includes experts from the University's Departments of Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Biology & Biochemistry, has teamed up with the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence at the University of York and industry partners Croda, C-TECH and AB Agri, to devel more

Scientists from Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong have found that gamma-tocotrienol is potent in killing prostate cancer stem cells. This small group of cells is responsible for the initiation of prostate cancer and is resistant to conventional chemotherapy drugs. It causes relapses in the cancer b more

Energies, Vol. 11, Pages 1583: Physiochemical and Electrical Properties of Refined, Bleached and Deodorized Palm Oil under High Temperature Ageing for Application in Transformers Energies doi: 10.3390/en11061583 Authors: Nur Aqilah Mohamad Norhafiz Azis Jasronita Jasni Mohd Zainal Abi more

Publication date: 30 May 2018 Source:European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Volume 117 Author(s): Luisa Duque, Martin Körber, Roland Bodmeier The objectives of this study were to prepare lipid-based implants by hot melt extrusion (HME) for the prolonged release of ovalbumin (OVA), more

Energies, Vol. 11, Pages 504: Economic Analysis of Diesel-Fuel Replacement by Crude Palm Oil in Indonesian Power Plants Energies doi: 10.3390/en11030504 Authors: Petr Procházka Vladimír Hönig Indonesia needs to find an alternative fuel to substitute diesel in their power plants in o more