Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Cytotoxic Activities of Condensate from Rf-Vacuum Timber Drying Process in the Forestry Industry

As the demand for dried timber has been increasing worldwide, drying of timbers is required to supply the demand in the manufacturing industries of furniture and other interior woodwork. During the drying process, some condensation will occur, resulting in liquids' emission, which requires disp...

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Published inWaste and biomass valorization Vol. 12; no. 9; pp. 5079 - 5086
Main Authors Köse, Merve Deniz, Uslu, Mehmet Emin, Bayraktar, Oğuz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Antiinfectives and antibacterials
Antimicrobial activity
Antimicrobial agents
Antioxidants
Beech
Biocompatibility
Condensates
Cytotoxicity
E coli
Engineering
Environment
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Industrial Pollution Prevention
Low concentrations
Manufacturing industry
Original Paper
Phenolic compounds
Phenols
Renewable and Green Energy
Terpenes
Timber
Toxicity
Vacuum
Vacuum drying
Walnuts
Waste Management/Waste Technology
Antimicrobial
Condensate
Cytotoxicity
Timber drying
Antioxidant
Forestry
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Summary:As the demand for dried timber has been increasing worldwide, drying of timbers is required to supply the demand in the manufacturing industries of furniture and other interior woodwork. During the drying process, some condensation will occur, resulting in liquids' emission, which requires disposal. In the liquid condensate, there are many substances at low concentrations that make their recovery uneconomic. After revealing the potential of the substances available in these condensates, biotechnological processes can be employed to produce high value-added products. This condensate contains tree sap, including proteins, enzymes, and many natural compounds such as terpenoids, alkaloids, phenolic compounds. Thus, it is considered that these natural compounds might be beneficial in pharmaceutical applications. Natural compounds such as phenolic compounds are bioactive substances that have antioxidant, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic activities. This study was aimed to characterize the condensate from the Rf-vacuum drying process of beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.), walnut ( Juglans regia L.), and restharrow ( Onosis arvensis L.) in terms of antioxidant capacity, total phenol content, antimicrobial activity, and cytotoxicity. Obtained data revealed that condensates from the Rf-vacuum drying process inhibited the growth of both S. epidermidis and E. coli significantly. Graphic Abstract
ISSN:1877-2641
1877-265X
DOI:10.1007/s12649-021-01378-1