A NOVEL EOR POLYMER (Ⅱ)——INVESTIGATION ON IN-SITU GELATION OF SMRF SYSTEM IN BEREA CORE

In-situ gelation of aqueous sulfomethylated resorcinol formaldehyde (SMRF) system inBerea core has been investigated. Two sets of displacement experiments were conducted with thissystem (containing 5% NaCl, 0. 036% CaCl_2. 2H_2O). The brine permeabilities of the coreswere reduced significantly from about 600 to 0.1 md. The in-situ gelation in Berea core occurreda little bit earlier than gelation anticipated from bulk test in the experiments. The gel time waseasier to control at initial pH between 6 and 8. During injection of SMRF system, the apparentviscosity was less than 1 mPa·s at 41℃.     

丙烯酰胺、3-丙烯酰胺-3-甲基丁酸钠和N-烷基丙烯酰胺三元共聚物的溶液特性研究

讨论了丙烯酰胺、3-丙烯酰胺-3-甲基丁酸钠和N-烷基丙烯酰胺三元共聚物(CAANA)的水溶液特性,并与部分水解聚丙烯酰胺(HPAM)水溶液特性相比较。芘荧光光谱分析和激光光散射仪测量结果表明。CAANA由于引入了疏水性单体,在水溶液中形成了分子间的疏水缔合作用,并使得CAANA在水溶液中具有较大的均方旋转半径,相对于HPAM,CAANA具有更好的耐温抗盐性能。在一定范围内,CAANA中引入的疏水性单体形成的缔合作用愈强,愈有利于改善聚合物的耐温抗盐性能。     

Contralaterally transplanted human embryonic stem cell-derived neural precursor cells (ENStem-A) migrate and improve brain functions in stroke-damaged rats

The transplantation of neural precursor cells (NPCs) is known to be a promising approach to ameliorating behavioral deficits after stroke in a rodent model of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo). Previous studies have shown that transplanted NPCs migrate toward the infarct region, survive and differentiate into mature neurons to some extent. However, the spatiotemporal dynamics of NPC migration following transplantation into stroke animals have yet to be elucidated. In this study, we investigated the fates of human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived NPCs (ENStem-A) for 8 weeks following transplantation into the side contralateral to the infarct region using 7.0T animal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). T2- and T2*-weighted MRI analyses indicated that the migrating cells were clearly detectable at the infarct boundary zone by 1 week, and the intensity of the MRI signals robustly increased within 4 weeks after transplantation. Afterwards, the signals were slightly increased or unchanged. At 8 weeks, we performed Prussian blue staining and immunohistochemical staining using human-specific markers, and found that high percentages of transplanted cells migrated to the infarct boundary. Most of these cells were CXCR4-positive. We also observed that the migrating cells expressed markers for various stages of neural differentiation, including Nestin, Tuj1, NeuN, TH, DARPP-32 and SV38, indicating that the transplanted cells may partially contribute to the reconstruction of the damaged neural tissues after stroke. Interestingly, we found that the extent of gliosis (glial fibrillary acidic protein-positive cells) and apoptosis (TUNEL-positive cells) were significantly decreased in the cell-transplanted group, suggesting that hESC-NPCs have a positive role in reducing glia scar formation and cell death after stroke. No tumors formed in our study. We also performed various behavioral tests, including rotarod, stepping and modified neurological severity score tests, and found that the transplanted animals exhibited significant improvements in sensorimotor functions during the 8 weeks after transplantation. Taken together, these results strongly suggest that hESC-NPCs have the capacity to migrate to the infarct region, form neural tissues efficiently and contribute to behavioral recovery in a rodent model of ischemic stroke.     

Recovery of organic acids from fermentation broths

Rising concerns over the use of fossil resources have generated renewed interest in the production of commodity chemicals via fermentation. Organic acids are a particularly attractive target because their functionality enables downstream catalytic upgrading to a variety of compounds. In this article, we survey how common technical issues are addressed in the recovery schemes for several organic acids. We present results for the recovery of acetate using a new method based on amine complexation. Our reactive separation scheme produces a high-purity product, is energy efficient, and avoids the coproduction of a waste salt coproduct, all prerequisites for a large-scale production process.     

Fouling and cleaning of membranes in the ultrafiltration of the aqueous extract of soy flour

The aqueous extract of soy flour is an emulsion/suspension of proteins, lipids and carbohydrates. The foulant deposit formed on the surface of polysulfone membranes in the ultrafiltration of this complex extract was investigated from several aspects including thickness, physical structure, chemical analysis and rheological behaviour. SEM studies showed the thickness of the foulant deposit was approximately 0.2 μm for 50000 MWCO membrane and 0.4 μm for 100000 MWCO membrane. The structure of the foulant deposit consisted of lipids in a globular form of 0.2 to 1 μm diameter adhered to, and supported by, a protein-polysaccharide matrix. Rheological measurements were conducted on a sample of the foulant deposit collected from the 100000 MWCO membrane. This foulant deposit exhibited pseudoplastic and viscoelastic properties which totally resisted the surface shear stresses in the flat-plate module. Recovery of the water flux of the fouled membranes was achieved by a four-stage cleaning procedure comprising successive stages of washing with sodium hydroxide, protease detergent, sodium hypochlorite and flushing with water.     

磷钼杂多化合物脱硫热力学可行性与硫磺生成机理研究

长期以来杂多化合物一直被用作特定反应的催化剂 ,尚无直接利用其氧化还原性能进行污染物治理研究的先例 [1] .由于磷和钼在我国均为丰产元素 ,相应的杂多化合物又具有稳定的化学性能 ,寻找其新的应用领域无疑具有特别重要的意义 .本文对与此相关的脱硫热力学可行性与硫磺生成机理问题进行研究 ,以期为应用开发奠定理论基础 .1　实验部分1 .1　仪器和试剂　 31 4型硫离子选择电极 (江苏电分析仪器厂 ) ;DSC- 7型微分量热仪 (美国 Perkin-Elmer公司 ) ;Finber 1 0 0 0型能谱分析仪 (配置 Pioneer KYKY2 80 0型扫描电镜 ) ;UJ33a型电位…     

Simultaneous Spectrophotometric Estimation of Rabeprazole Sodium and Itopride HCl

Abstract

Two simple, rapid, accurate, and economical analytical methods have been developed for the simultaneous estimation of Rabeprazole Sodium and Itopride Hydrochloride in combined capsule dosage form. First method is based on the determination of Q‐value and second method is based on simultaneous equation method. Rabeprazole Sodium has absorbance maxima at 284 nm and Itopride Hydrochloride has absorbance maxima at 258 nm in methanol AR. The absorption ratio (Q‐value) was determined at 266.6 nm (Iso‐bestic point) and 284 nm (λmax of Rabeprazole Sodium). Both the drugs obey Beer's law in the concentration ranges employed for these methods. Both the methods were found to be simple, rapid, accurate, and can be adopted in routine analysis of drugs in formulations. The accuracy and reproducibility of the proposed method was statistically validated by recovery studies     

Biosurfactants from potato process effluents

High-solids (HS) and low-solids (LS) potato process effluents were tested as substrates for surfactin production. Tests used effluents diluted 1∶10, unamended and amended with trace minerals or corn steep liquor. Heat pretreatment was necessary for surfactin production from effluents due to indigenous bacteria, whose spores remained after autoclaving. Surfactin production from LS surpassed HS in all cases. Surfactin yields from LS were 66% lower than from a pure culture in an optimized potatostarch medium. LS could potentially be used without sterilization for surfactin production for low-value applications such as environmental remediation or oil recovery.     

以四磺基铝酞菁-牛血清白蛋白为底物的荧光恢复均相法测定胃蛋白酶

酸性介质中,红区荧光探针四磺基铝酞菁(AlS4Pc)的荧光被白蛋白显著猝灭,加入胃蛋白酶后,体系荧光明显回复。基于此现象,建立了荧光恢复均相测定胃蛋白酶的新方法。考察了各种影响因素,在最佳实验条件(pH2.5、反应温度50℃、反应时间1h)下,本方法的线性范围为0.04～4mg/L,检出限为20μg/L。用本方法测定实际样品中胃蛋白酶,取得了满意的结果。     

溶剂萃取法提锂的研究进展

总结了采用溶剂萃取法在盐湖卤水中提取锂资源的三类萃取剂:酸性萃取剂、中性络合萃取剂和碱性萃取剂,分析了三类不同萃取剂在萃取锂工艺过程的优缺点,指出了溶剂萃取法从高镁锂比的盐湖卤水中萃取提锂尚待攻克的技术难题。