High hydrostatic pressure (HHP) is a new method used to reduce or eliminate microorganisms that are present in food. Proteins are known to be the most important target of high pressure in living ...

Eighteen polyfluorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PFDDs) were synthesized by pyrolysis of fluorophenols. Using a 500 W Xe lamp as the light source, the PFDDs photodegradation kinetics in n-hexane were ...