Sequential Pyruvic Acid Pretreatment and Alkaline Extraction of Bamboo Leaf Phenolics: Two-Stage Mass Transfer Kinetics
Yongkang Mo, Xiaoying Liu, Jingpeng Zhou, Jianquan Ren, Baojie Liu, Chengrong Qin, Chen Liang, Shuangquan Yao · 2026
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Description
Yongkang Mo and seven co-authors measure how bamboo leaf compounds wash out during a two-step extraction. Bamboo leaves hold phenolics, plant compounds prized as antioxidants for food use. Their method soaks leaves in pyruvic acid first, then pulls compounds out with an alkaline wash.
A grid of four acid strengths against four alkali strengths ran from forty to one hundred twenty minutes. Release rose fast, then leveled toward a ceiling. Two math models split the curve: one tracked early film transfer, the other later spread inside the leaf bits. A mid-strength pairing gave the most balanced yield, near ninety-four percent of the best result. Processors gain clear levers for speeding the wash without wasting strength.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yongkang Mo, Xiaoying Liu, Jingpeng Zhou, Jianquan Ren, Baojie Liu, Chengrong Qin, Chen Liang, Shuangquan Yao |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |