Adsorption of tannic acid, humic acid, and dyes from water using the composite of chitosan and activated clay

MY Chang, RS Juang - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2004 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a well-known excellent adsorbent for a number of organics and metal ions, but
its mechanical properties and specific gravity should be enhanced for practical operation. In …

Activities, stabilities, and reaction kinetics of three free and chitosan–clay composite immobilized enzymes

MY Chang, RS Juang - Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 2005 - Elsevier
Thermal and pH stabilities of free and immobilized α-amylase, β-amylase, and glucoamylase
were compared, in which immobilization support was prepared by equal weights of …

Use of chitosan–clay composite as immobilization support for improved activity and stability of β-glucosidase

MY Chang, RS Juang - Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2007 - Elsevier
Equal weights of cuttlebone chitosan and activated clay were mixed and prepared as the
wet (without freeze-drying) and dried (with freeze-drying) beads. The resulting composite …

Equilibrium and kinetic studies on the adsorption of surfactant, organic acids and dyes from water onto natural biopolymers

MY Chang, RS Juang - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2005 - Elsevier
In order to improve the mechanical property of chitosan beads, the powder of loofah fiber
was added in chitosan/acetic acid slurry to prepare composite beads with and without freeze-…

Effects of infusion and storage on antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of black tea

MY Chang, YY Lin, YC Chang, WY Huang, WS Lin… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study determined antioxidant activity in terms of the 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH)
scavenging ability and total phenolic content of black tea under different infusion and …

Robust Electroreduction of CO2 at a Poly(4‐vinylpyridine)–Copper Electrode

S Ponnurangam, CM Yun… - ChemElectroChem, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The development of efficient and robust catalysts based on earth‐abundant and nontoxic
materials is critical for the viability of the electrocatalytic conversion of CO 2 into useful …

Antioxidation and Melanogenesis Inhibition of Various Dendrobium tosaense Extracts

…, WY Huang, WS Lin, HW Wu, TK Huang, MY Chang… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the polyphenol content, antioxidant activity, and inhibition ability of
mushroom tyrosinase and melanogenesis of Dendrobium tosaense (DT) extract. Ground DT …

Antioxidant capacities of jujube fruit seeds and peel pulp

YS Lin, WS Lin, JW Tung, YC Cheng, MY Chang… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this study, the effects of different fruit parts and extraction conditions on the antioxidant
properties of jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) fruit were investigated. Five in vitro antioxidant …

Thermal inactivation and reactivity of β-glucosidase immobilized on chitosan–clay composite

MY Chang, HC Kao, RS Juang - International journal of biological …, 2008 - Elsevier
The dried and wet chitosan–clay composite beads were prepared by mixing equal weights of
cuttlebone chitosan and activated clay and then spraying drop-wise through a syringe, with …

Stability and catalytic kinetics of acid phosphatase immobilized on composite beads of chitosan and activated clay

MY Chang, RS Juang - Process Biochemistry, 2004 - Elsevier
The stability of acid phosphatase immobilized on composite beads was studied. The beads
were prepared from equal weights of cuttlebone chitosan and activated clay and were cross-…