Kinetic and Stoichiometric Parameters in the Production of Carotenoids by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Sporidiobolus salmonicolor</Emphasis> (CBS 2636) in Synthetic and Agroindustrial Media

With the objective of determining the kinetic behavior (growth, substrate, pH, and carotenoid production) and obtain the stoichiometric parameters of the fermentative process by Sporidiobolus salmonicolor in synthetic and agroindustrial media, fermentations were carried out in shaken flasks at 25°C, 180 rpm, and initial pH of 4.0 for 120 h in the dark, sampling every 6 h. The maximum concentrations of total carotenoids in synthetic (913 μg/L) and agroindustrial (502 μg/L) media were attained approximately 100 h after the start of the fermentative process. Carotenoid bioproduction is associated with cell growth and the ratio between carotenoid production and cell growth (Y _P/X) is 176 and 163 μg/g in the synthetic and agroindustrial media, respectively. The pH of the agroindustrial fermentation medium varied from 4.2 to 8.5 during the fermentation. The specific growth rate (μ _X) for S. salmonicolor in synthetic and agroindustrial media was 0.07 and 0.04 h⁻¹, respectively. The synthetic medium allowed for greater productivity, obtaining maximum cell productivity (P _x) of 0.08 g L⁻¹ h⁻¹ and maximum total carotenoid productivity (P _car) of 14.2 μg L⁻¹ h⁻¹. Knowledge of the kinetics of a fermentative process is of extreme importance when transposing a laboratory experiment to an industrial scale, as well as making a quantitative comparison between different culture conditions.     

水热法可控制备铋铁系化合物材料

本文以Fe(NO₃)₃·9H₂O和Bi(NO₃)₃·5H₂O为反应原料,以NaOH为矿化剂, 利用水热方法制备出几种纯相的铋铁系化合物材料,通过调节NaOH的浓度范围可以很容易的控制铋铁系化合物的物相。在NaOH浓度为0.1~0.4 mol·L^-1区间,可以得到立方相的软铋矿Bi₂₅FeO₄₀,当NaOH浓度提高到0.8~2.0 mol·L^-1区间,可以得到六方钙钛矿结构的BiFeO₃,再提高NaOH浓度至8.0 mol·L^-1以上可以得到正交相的Bi₂Fe₄O₉,在NaOH浓度为12.0 mol·L^-1时可以获得纳米片状Bi₂Fe₄O₉。同时探讨了铋铁系化合物的生长机理。     

Aa1Dd1-Aa2Dd2型氢键体系的网络结构参数

利用溶胶-凝胶分配理论对氢键溶液的模型体系进行研究, 给出了体系的凝胶化条件以及凝胶点后氢键网络中各类结构参数的计算方案, 并进行了相应的数值计算. 结果表明, 当两类质子受体基团的活性不同时, 质子受体基团的竞争作用对网络结构有一定影响. 这为控制氢键网络结构特征提供了可能的理论线索.     

Some Comments on the Matter Wave-light Wave Hypothesis

From the de Broglie matter wave hypothesis and Planck’s energy quantization law, and assuming conservation of energy in the absorption of a photon and its consequent conversion to kinetic energy of motion by a material particle initially at rest, one can deduce a simple mathematical relationship between the wavelength λ (or frequency ν), of the photon absorbed by the particle at rest, and the resulting de Broglie matter wave length, λ_D, of the particle with kinetic energy of motion of mv²/2. The relationship so deduced, λ_D∝√λ, suggests that visible wavelengths of light, from about 4000 ?, in the violet, to beyond about 7000 ?, in the red, on absorption by an electron at rest, lead to material electron wavelengths, λ_D, of the order of the size of the electron transfer proteins seen in the photosynthetic reaction centers of photosynthesizing organisms, at about a size of 50–100 ?. In addition to understanding the mechanism of photosynthesis as a material wave mediated phenomenon, further areas of importance of the relations pointed out in this paper are in the design of experiments to gain a deeper understanding of the basic tenets of wave mechanics, and in the use of tunable lasers to probe various properties of material waves, and to precisely control their properties for applications including lithography.     

Relationship between the molecular structure of amino acids and dipeptides and thermal sublimation effects

This paper reports on our mass spectrometric study of sublimation of glycine and DL-alanyl-glycine (Ala-gly). The sublimation enthalpy of Ala-gly has been determined by generalization of the data obtained and the results of AM1 quantum-chemical calculations. A relationship has been found between the sublimation enthalpy (ΔH _subl), heat capacity (C _P), and the sum of bond lengths (Σn _i l _i ) in 17 α-amino acid and 9 dipeptide molecules. Correlations are suggested for evaluating ΔH _subl of amino acids and peptides.     

_(a_1)_(d_1)-A_(a_2)D_(d_2)型氢键体系的网络结构参数

利用溶胶-凝胶分配理论对氢键溶液的模型体系进行研究,给出了体系的凝胶化条件以及凝胶点后氢键网络中各类结构参数的计算方案,并进行了相应的数值计算.结果表明,当两类质子受体基团的活性不同时,质子受体基团的竞争作用对网络结构有一定影响.这为控制氢键网络结构特征提供了可能的理论线索.     

Chromium(III) Hydroxide Solubility in the Aqueous K+-H+-OH?-CO2-HCO 3? -CO 32? -H2O System: A?Thermodynamic Model

Chromium(III)-carbonate reactions are expected to be important in managing high-level radioactive wastes. Extensive studies on the solubility of amorphous Cr(III) hydroxide solid in a wide range of pH (3–13) at two different fixed partial pressures of CO₂(g) (0.003 or 0.03 atm.), and as functions of K₂CO₃ concentrations (0.01 to 5.8 mol⋅kg⁻¹) in the presence of 0.01 mol⋅dm⁻³ KOH and KHCO₃ concentrations (0.001 to 0.826 mol⋅kg⁻¹) at room temperature (22±2 °C) were carried out to obtain reliable thermodynamic data for important Cr(III)-carbonate reactions. A combination of techniques (XRD, XANES, EXAFS, UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy, thermodynamic analyses of solubility data, and quantum mechanical calculations) was used to characterize the solid and aqueous species. The Pitzer ion-interaction approach was used to interpret the solubility data. Only two aqueous species [Cr(OH)(CO₃)₂²⁻ and Cr(OH)₄CO₃³⁻] are required to explain Cr(III)-carbonate reactions in a wide range of pH, CO₂(g) partial pressures, and bicarbonate and carbonate concentrations. Calculations based on density functional theory support the existence of these species. The log ₁₀ K° values of reactions involving these species [{Cr(OH)₃(am) + 2CO₂(g)⇌Cr(OH)(CO₃)₂²⁻+2H⁺} and {Cr(OH)₃(am) + OH⁻+CO₃²⁻ ⇌Cr(OH)₄CO₃³⁻}] were found to be −(19.07±0.41) and −(4.19±0.19), respectively. No other data on any Cr(III)-carbonato complexes are available for comparisons.     

烷基苯酚类化合物的气相色谱保留值与其结构参数的定量关系

计算了44个烷基苯酚类化合物的组成、拓扑、几何、静电和量子化学等结构参数,运用启发式方法对这些结构参数进行筛选,得到了含3个变量的化合物的定量结构与色谱保留值的线性关系模型,同时以这3个变量作为支持向量机模型的输入变量建立非线性回归模型。两种方法的相关系数(R2 )分别为0.98和0.92,相应的均方根误差分别是0.99和2.77。通过对两种模型的稳定性和预测能力的比较,发现线性模型能够更好地反映烷基苯酚的气相色谱保留值与其结构参数之间的定量关系。在已知烷基苯酚类化合物结构参数的情况下,线性回归模型更有助于它们的色谱分析。     

Influence of Fe2O3 and V2O5 on Crystalline Structure of Mg-Al Spinel Synthesized by Waste Aluminum Slag

Mg-Al spinel is synthesized by using industrial waste-residue and basic magnesium carbonate in the aluminum factory as the main raw materials. The influence of V2O5 and Fe2O3 mineralizers on the structure, cell parameters and microscopic morphology of synthesized Mg-Al spinel has been discussed. The Mg-Al spinel is characterized by using XRD, SEM and relevant analytical software, such as Philips plus, Rietveld quantification and so on. The experimental results show that certain amounts of V2O5 and Fe2O3 are beneficial to the formation of Mg-Al spinel, and the optimum addition of V2O5 and Fe2O3 is respectively 2wt% and 3wt%. V2O5 has few effects on cell parameters of Mg-Al spinel; but Fe2O3 can form solid solution with Mg-Al spinel in which Mg-Fe spinel can also dissolve to form continuous solid solution. Therefore, with the increase of Fe2O3 content, the cell parameters of Mg-Al approximately present linear increase.     

Studies on the Structure and Properties of Cordierite Synthesized by Talc-Magnesite

Homogeneous cordierite has been synthesized at low cost by talc-magnesite and coal gangue as the main raw materials. The mechanism of synthesizing cordierite under such a com- posing system of raw materials, and the effect of temperature on the crystal cell parameters and microstructure and thermal expansion coefficient of cordierite crystal have been studied via testing methods of XRD, SEM, etc. The result shows that the homogeneous cordierite can be synthesized by the systematic composing materials of “talc-magnesite—coal gangue—talc” with heat pre- servation at 1350 ℃ for 1 h; as the keeping time is prolonged, Al3+ and Mg2+ in cordierite crystal are replaced by a few impurity ions such as Fe3+, Fe2+, etc., and the crystal cell parameters of cordierite present an increase trend; as the high-temperature heat preservation is prolonged, the content of glassy phase in the sample is increased, its density is improved, and its thermal expansion coeffi- cient presents an increase trend.