Simultaneous roasting and extraction of green coffee beans by pressurized liquid extraction

Xu, Jiu Liang,Kim, Tae Jin,Kim, Jae-Kwang,Choi, Yongsoo Elsevier 2019 Food chemistry Vol.281 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Green coffee extracted by pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) was found to undergo a roasting process similar to traditional roasting. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was used to investigate the chlorogenic acid (CGA) composition and profiling changes by PLE under different extraction conditions and showed almost identical generation and degradation of CGAs occurring during traditional coffee roasting. Compared with the traditional extraction of roasted coffee, optimized PLE coffee showed three- and two-fold higher antioxidant activity and total CGA contents, respectively.</P> <P>Composition diversity and the content of volatile compounds in PLE coffee were found to increase as the PLE temperature increased but were lower than those of traditionally roasted coffee. The sensory attributes of PLE coffee were also evaluated to have be associated with a profile change in the volatile compounds and non-volatile CGA compounds.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> Green coffee beans were found to undergo a roasting process by pressurized liquid extraction (PLE). </LI> <LI> Optimized PLE conditions showed almost identical compositions of CGAs occurring during traditional coffee roasting. </LI> <LI> PLE roasting process showed three-fold higher antioxidant activity than traditional extraction of roasted coffee. </LI> <LI> PLE roasting and extraction can be utilized for the development of functional coffee products. </LI> </UL> </P>

Differences in the metabolic profiles and antioxidant activities of wild and cultivated black soybeans evaluated by correlation analysis

Xu, Jiu Liang,Shin, Jeong-Sook,Park, Soo-Kwon,Kang, Sungtaeg,Jeong, Soon-Chun,Moon, Jung-Kyung,Choi, Yongsoo Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam. 2017 Vol. No.

<P>Wild soybeans are considered a potential resource for soybean domestication and an important source of genetic diversity for soybean crop improvement. Understanding metabolite-caused bioactivity differences between cultivated and wild soybeans is essential for designing a soybean with enhanced nutritional traits. In this study, the non-targeted metabolic profiling of 26 soybean varieties, 15 wild black soybeans (WBS) and 11 cultivated black soybeans (CBS), using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) in combination with multivariate analysis revealed significant differences in 25 differential metabolites. Among these, the soyasaponins Ab and Bb were found to be characteristic metabolites expressed more substantially in CBS than in WBS. Three different antioxidant assays and correlation analysis identified major and minor antioxidants that contributed to WBS having an antioxidant activity 4- to 8-fold stronger than that of CBS. Epicatechin, procyanidin B2, and cyanidin-3-O-glucoside were identified by both association analysis and the online LC-ABTS radical scavenging assay as being major antioxidants.</P>

Effect of moisture content on dense-phase conveying of pulverized coal at high pressure

Xu Pan,Chen Xiaoping,Liang Cai,Xu Guiling,Liu Daoyin,Zhao Changsui 한국화학공학회 2011 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.28 No.10

In dense-phase pneumatic conveying, the solid moisture content can significantly influence the conveying process, but there are very few studies in the open literature. In this study, the conveying experiments of two pulverized coals with various moisture contents were carried out at a 4MPa high pressure and dense-phase pneumatic conveying facility. Results show that the whole conveying system can be stably and controllably operated under the condition that moisture content below ~8%. With the increase of moisture content up to ~8%, the mass flow rate of 280 μm pulverized coal increases at first and then decreases, while that of 55 μm pulverized coal decreases continuously. The method of solid friction factor correlation is used to investigate pressure drop of the horizontal pipe, and non-dimensional parameters--Fr number, moisture content M and solid loading ratio μ--are investigated. The pressure drop predictions by this correlation are in good agreement with the experimental data. The solid friction factor correlations indicate that the fine coal is more sensitive to M, and μ plays a more important role for the coarse coal.

The antioxidant components from one north China mountain herb, Ledum palustre L

XU Jiu Liang,SHANG Ya Fang,PEI Shi Chun,LEE Won Jong,KANG Suk Woo,UM Byung Hun 대한약학회 2012 大韓藥學會 總會 및 學術大會 Vol.2012 No.1

Experimental investigation and stability analysis on dense-phase pneumatic conveying of coal and biomass at high pressure

Liang Cai,Cai Jiaying,Xu Guiling,Xu Pan,Chen Xiaoping,Zhao Changsui 한국화학공학회 2013 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.30 No.2

Conveying characteristics and flow stability are very important for design and control of a conveying system at high pressure. The influences of operating parameters and material properties on conveying characteristics were investigated in an experimental test facility with a conveying pressure up to 4MPa. Wavelet transform and Shannon entropy analysis were applied to analyzing pressure drops through horizontal pipe in order to obtain the stability criterion. Results indicated that the mass flow rate of biomass decreased, while the mass flow rate of pulverized coal increased at first and then decreased with the increase in fluidization velocity. Solid loading ratios for four kinds of powders decreased with the increase in fluidization velocity. Conveying phase diagrams and pressure drops through different test sections of pulverized coal and biomass at high pressure were obtained and analyzed. The influences of coal category,fracture characteristics and particle size on conveying characteristics were determined.

Experimental Study and Numerical Analysis on Mechanical Behavior of T-shape Stiffened Orthotropic Steel-concrete Composite Bridge Decks

Xu Jiang,Qing-Tian Su,Xu Han,Changyu Shao,Liang Chen 한국강구조학회 2017 International Journal of Steel Structures Vol.17 No.3

A new-type of orthotropic steel-concrete composite bridge deck system was developed, by casting the concrete overlay on the top of the orthotropic steel deck ribbed with T-shape steel members. To study its mechanical behavior (in terms of failure mode, load-deflection relationship, concrete crack initiation and propagation, strength, stiffness and so on), two new-type orthotropic steel-concrete composite bridge decks with different section dimensions were experimentally investigated and two reference decks (reinforced concrete deck and orthotropic steel deck) were also involved in the research for comparison. For the two new-type orthotropic steel-concrete composite decks, the average value of ultimate loads per width is 885.7kN, which is 2.35 and 1.61 times of that of the concrete and steel reference decks with almost the same section height. Experimental results proved that the composite deck can effectively control the crack initiation and propagation in the concrete and postpone the yielding of the steel bars and steel plates, due to the composite action between the concrete overlay and the underlying steel plate. Furthermore, the Finite Element (FE) model of the orthotropic steel-concrete composite deck was developed and validated by test results. A parametric study is conducted regarding to the stiffness of shear studs. With the validated FE model, stress distribution in the underlying steel plate and T-shape stiffeners and development of concrete cracking in the concrete overlay were characterized at different load levels.

Anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidative and Anti-bacterial Activities of the Constituents Extracted from Leaves of Talipariti hamabo

Xu Hui Liang,김정은,이남호 대한화학회 2023 대한화학회지 Vol.67 No.2

Talipariti hamabo is a plant growing around salt marshes in the Lava Coast region of Jeju Island, Korea. In this study, the extract of T. hamabo leaves was investigated for the anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative and anti-bacterial activities and their active constituents were identified. In the anti-inflammatory tests using lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW264.7 cells, the ethyl acetate (EtOAc) fraction inhibited the nitric oxide production without causing cell toxicity. Moreover, the EtOAc fraction reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6) as well as prostaglandin E2. In the anti-oxidative studies with DPPH and ABTS+ radicals, potent scavenging activities were observed in the EtOAc and n-butanol fractions. Upon the anti-bacterial tests using Staphylococcus epidermidis, EtOAc and n-butanol fractions exhibited good activities. Through the phytochemical studies on EtOAc fraction, three components were isolated by repeated column chromatography; oleic acid (1), p-hydroxyphenethyl-trans-ferulate (2), nicotiflorine (3). Based on these results, the extract of T. hamabo leaves can be developed as natural resources for cosmetic applications.

Fabrication and Cell Culturing on Carbon Nanofibers/Nanoparticles Reinforced Membranes for Bone-Tissue Regeneration

Xu Liang Deng,Xiao Ping Yang 한국탄소학회 2012 Carbon Letters Vol.13 No.3

Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), PLLA/hydroxyapatite (HA), PLLA/multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)/HA, PLLA/trifluoroethanol (TFE), PLLA/gelatin, and carbon nanofibers (CNFs)/β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) composite membranes (scaffolds) were fabricated by electrospinning and their morphologies, and mechanical properties were characterized for use in bone tissue regeneration/guided tissue regeneration. MWNTs and HA nanoparticles were well distributed in the membranes and the degradation characteristics were improved. PLLA/MWNTs/HA membranes enhanced the adhesion and proliferation of periodontal ligament cells (PDLCs) by 30% and inhibited the adhesion of gingival epithelial cells by 30%. Osteoblast-like MG-63 cells on the randomly fiber oriented PLLA/TEF membrane showed irregular forms, while the cells exhibited shuttle-like shapes on the parallel fiber oriented membrane. Classical supersaturated simulated body fluids were modified by CO2 bubbling and applied to promote the biomineralization of the PLLA/gelatin membrane; this resulted in predictions of bone bonding bioactivity of the substrates. The β-TCP membranes exhibit good biocompatibility, have an effect on PDLC growth comparable to that of pure CNF membrane, and can be applied as scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration.

Density Functional Theory Study on Triphenylamine-based Dye Sensitizers Containing Different Donor Moieties

Xu, Jie,Wang, Lei,Liang, Guijie,Bai, Zikui,Wang, Luoxin,Xu, Weilin,Shen, Xiaolin Korean Chemical Society 2010 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.31 No.9

Density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) calculations have been employed to investigate the molecular structures and absorption spectra of two dyes containing diphenylaniline and 4-diphenylamino-diphenylaniline as donor moiety (TPA1 and TPA3). The geometries indicate that the strong conjugation is formed in the dyes. The electronic structures suggest that the intramolecular charge transfer from the donor to the acceptor occurs, and the electron-donating capability of 4-diphenylamino-diphenylaniline is stronger than that of diphenylaniline. The computed highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy levels are -5.31 and -4.90 eV, while the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energies are -2.29 and -2.26 eV for TPA1 and TPA3, respectively, revealing that the interfacial charge transfer between the dyes and the semiconductor electrode are electron injection processes from the photon-excited dyes to the semiconductor conduction band. Furthermore, all the experimental absorption bands of TPA1 and TPA3 have been assigned according to the TDDFT calculations.

Erratum to: Experimental Study and Numerical Analysis on Mechanical Behavior of T-shape Stiffened Orthotropic Steelconcrete Composite Bridge Decks

Xu Jiang,Qing-Tian Su,Xu Han,Changyu Shao,Liang Chen 한국강구조학회 2017 International Journal of Steel Structures Vol.17 No.4