Changes in physico-mechanical properties of water caltrop fruit (Trapa natans L.) during the drying process
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DOI: 10.1007/s00114-021-01768-4
Abstract: The cosmopolitan water caltrop plant ( Trapa natans L.) produces nuts, which in the maturing process develop very hard pericarps. This hardness, together with structure and shape (external spikes) of pericarp and seed, and the… read more here.
Keywords: fruit; water caltrop; force; trapa natans ... See more keywords
Performance of acid-activated water caltrop (Trapa natans) shell in fixed bed column for hexavalent chromium removal from simulated wastewater
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09155-8
Abstract: The current study deals with the adsorption of hexavalent chromium using acid (H3PO4)-activated water caltrop (Trapa natans) shell (PWCS) using an up-flow packed bed column. Characteristics of breakthrough curve was obtained by investigating the effect… read more here.
Keywords: water caltrop; column; activated water; natans shell ... See more keywords
Gallotannin Isolated from Pericarp of Water Caltrop Ameliorates High-Fat Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c01099
Abstract: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a worldwide prevalent chronic liver disease characterized by hepatic steatosis. Water caltrop, the fruit of Trapa natan, is widely cultivated as an edible vegetable in Asian countries. In China,… read more here.
Keywords: liver disease; water; water caltrop; mice ... See more keywords
Removal of Cr(VI) from synthetic solutions using water caltrop shell as a low-cost biosorbent
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DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2018.1560333
Abstract: ABSTRACT Water caltrop (WC) shell was investigated as a potential biosorbent for the removal of Cr(VI) ions from aqueous solutions. FT-IR spectrum of WC exhibited different functional groups such as carboxyl-group, amino-group, and hydroxyl-groups. Biosorption… read more here.
Keywords: caltrop shell; water caltrop; biosorbent;
Genome sequencing and transcriptome analyses provide insights into the origin and domestication of water caltrop (Trapa spp., Lythraceae).
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DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13758
Abstract: Humans have domesticated diverse species from across the plant kingdom, however our current understanding of plant domestication is largely founded on major cereal crops. Here, we examine the evolutionary processes and genetic basis underlying the… read more here.
Keywords: domestication; plant; domestication water; water caltrop ... See more keywords