High-productivity continuous biofilm reactor for butanol production

Corn steep liquor (CSL), a byproduct of the corn wet-milling process, was used in an immobilized cell continuous biofilm reactor to replace the expensive P2 medium ingredients. The use of CSL resulted in the production of 6.29 g/L of total acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) as compared with 6.86 g/L in a control experiment. These studies were performed at a dilution rate of 0.32 h⁻¹. The productivities in the control and CSL experiment were 2.19 and 2.01 g/(L·h), respectively. Although the use of CSL resulted in a 10% decrease in productivity, it is viewed that its application would be economical compared to P2 medium. Hence, CSL may be used to replace the P2 medium. It was also demonstrated that inclusion of butyrate into the feed was beneficial to the butanol fermentation. A control experiment produced 4.77 g/L of total ABE, and the experiment with supplemented sodium butyrate produced 5.70 g/L of total ABE. The butanol concentration increased from 3.14 to 4.04 g/L. Inclusion of acetate in the feed medium of the immobilized cell biofilm reactor was not found to be beneficial for the ABE fermentation, as reported for the batch ABE fermentation. Names are necessary to report factually on available data. However, the USDA neither guarantees nor warrants the standard of the product, and the use of the names by USDA implies no approval of the product to the exclusion of others that may also be suitable.     

Effect of sodium dodecyl sulfate on lipase ofCandida lipolytica

The effects of sodium dodecyl sulfate on extracellular lipase produced byCandida lipolytica have been studied. The microorganism was grown in culture medium containing different sodium dodecyl sulfate concentrations added to the culture at different intervals of growth. The extracellular lipase activity was not detected when the treated culture supernatants were directly tested in Yeast Mold Agar-Triolein-Rhodamine plates, regardless of surfactant addition time and concentrations. However, after ammonium sulfate precipitation and dialysis, the extracellular lipase activity could be recovered. Therefore, the surfactant, under the experimental conditions used here, does not seem to be able to inhibit lipase production, but it does inhibit the enzyme activity because of its presence in the mixture of the reaction.     

Unusual features of micellar diffusion

Diffusion coefficients of tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide in aqueous solutions have been determined at 25, 95 and 135 °C using the Taylor dispersion technique. The diffusion coefficient exhibits a minimum at a surfactant concentration above the critical micelle concentration (CMC). The results are interpreted in terms of electrostatic coupling and rapid exchange between micelle, surfactant monomer and counterions.     

Application of thermal analysis to study of the synthesis of K0.5Bi0.5Tio3 ferroelectric

Synthesis of potassium bismuth titanate ferroelectric by heating of mixtures prepared using oxide precursors, i.e. Bi₂O₃, TiO₂ and K₂CO₃ was investigated. DTA, TG, XRD and SEM methods were used to study the formation of intermediate compounds and the final product. Usage of associated homogenization and grinding of precursors mixture permits to decrease the temperature of formation of K_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

螯合树脂交换——光度法测定氯化钠溶液中微量镁

研究了用螯合树脂交换分离富集氯化钠溶液中微量镁及吸光光度法测定镁含量的方法。回收率为９６．０－１０１．０％，在ＰＨ１０的硼砂－氢氧化钠介质中，镁含量在０－１２μｇ／２５ｍｌ范围内符合比耳定律。方法稳定性高、重现性好。     

Variation of the ℏω with the particle number and the appearance of “kinks” for atomic clusters

The dependence of the harmonic oscillator (HO) energy level spacing ?ω on the particle number N is studied analytically for atomic (metal) clusters on the basis of their electronic densities, parametrizing Ekardt's results (for sodium clusters) by means of a Fermi distribution. An interesting feature of such an approach is that it leads, under the assumptions made, to “kinks,” that is, to “marked discontinuities in the slope” of ?ω at the closed shells. These discontinuities diminish as N increases. For large N, ?ω becomes simply: ?ω?c₁N^?1/3+c₂N^?1. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2001     

Ionic Association and Mobility IV. Ionophores in Dimethylsulfoxide at 25°C

The results of conductance measurements on pyridinium picrate, tetraphenylo-sonium picrate, potassium picrate, tetraphenylantimony picrate, tetrapropylam-monium, tetrafluoroborate, tetramethylammonium hexafluorophosphate ion association noncoulombic interaction in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) at 25°C in the concentration range 1–15×10^–4 M are reported. The data were analyzed by the Justice modification of the Fuoss–Hsia equation. Except for pyridinium picrate all salts studied were found to be associated.Application of the Justice Barthel–Bjerrum model of ion association permitted calculation of the noncoulombic portion of the potential of mean force, W _±. Ionic limiting conductances were calculated for six ions using known values of previously determined transport numbers. A table of most current limiting ionic conductances for a variety of ions in DMSO at 25°C has been established.     

均匀棒状过氧化氢合碳酸钠制备及非等温热分解动力学

本文制备了均匀棒状过氧化氢合碳酸钠，化学分析确定其组成为Na₂CO₃·1.5H₂O₂，用DTA-TG-DTG技术并辅以X-ray分析研究了它在静态空气、流动氧气和流动氮气气氛中的非等温热分解过程及动力学。     

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a Polyoxomolybdate HNa_7[Mo_(36)O_(112)(H_2O)_(16)]·47H_2O

A new polyoxomolybdate complex HNa7[Mo36O112(H2O)16]·47H2O 1 has been prepared in the beaker solution and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and elemental analyses. Crystal data: H127Mo36Na7O175, Mr = 6542.79, monoclinic, C2/c, a = 40.891(6), b = 17.900(3), c = 25.580(4) , β = 125.673(2)°, V = 15210(4) 3, Z = 4, Dc = 2.857 g/cm3, F(000) = 12464, μ = 3.013 mm-1, R = 0.0633 and wR = 0.1654 (I > 2σ(I)). With the bridging sodium cations, the [Mo36O112(H2O)16]8- units in compound 1 are linked to form a one-dimensional structure, on the basis of which a three-dimensional architecture is further constructed via other sodium cations and complicated hydrogen bonds.     

探究苯与酸性高锰酸钾溶液的褪色反应

人教版高中教材《化学2》明确指出苯不能使酸性高锰酸钾溶液褪色。但在实验中多次发现苯与酸性高锰酸钾溶液混合后放置一段时间能够褪色。为探讨这一问题，设计了以光照或黑暗、加酸或不加酸为条件，利用紫外-可见分光光度计对放置不同时间后的混合液体进行测试，并对反应后生成的沉淀物进行XRD表征的实验方案。通过对实验数据的综合分析提出了苯与酸性高锰酸钾溶液褪色反应的可能反应机理。