New alcohol resistant strains ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae species for potable alcohol production using molasse

Two alcohol resistant strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae species were isolated from a Greek vineyard plantation. The strain AXAZ-1 gave a concentration of 17.6% v/v alcohol and AXAZ-2 16.5%, when musts from raisin and sultana grapes, respectively, were employed in alcoholic fermentations. They were found to be more alcohol tolerant and fermentative in the fermentation of molasse than the traditional baker's yeast. Specifically, using an initial [symbol: see text] Be density of 16 [symbol: see text] Be at the repeated batch fermentation process, in the first as well as fourth batch, the better AXAZ-1 gave final [symbol: see text] Be densities of 6.0 and 10.5 respectively, and the baker's yeast 11.6 and 14.5.     

Continuous wine making by delignified cellulosic materials supported biocatalyst

The continuous making of wine by a delignified cellulosic (DC) material-supported biocatalyst is reported. It was prepared by immobilizing the alcohol resistant strain AXAZ-1 on DC material. The product was found suitable for the continuous process in industrial applications. The operational stability was maintained for 2 mo with monitoring the ethanol concentration, wine, and alcohol productivities as well as the stability of °Be density at the outlet. Wine productivity was three to sixfold higher than obtained by natural fermentation, alcohol concentrations of the wine was in the range of 9.3-211.2% v/v and low volatile acidities of 0.15-20.36 g acetic acid/L were obtained. The effect of total acidity and flow rate of must were also examined. To demonstrate that the operational stability of the bioreactor is due to DC material that promotes the fermentation, and it takes place at even higher ethanol levels, an analogous system of kissiris supported biocatalyst was studied. Likewise, the tolerance in the alcohol concentration, as compared with free cells, were studied by their stability of the activity in the repeated batch fermentation of must.     

Discarded Oranges and Brewer’s Spent Grains as Promoting Ingredients for Microbial Growth by Submerged and Solid State Fermentation of Agro-industrial Waste Mixtures

The exploitation of various agro-industrial wastes for microbial cell mass production of Kluyveromyces marxianus, kefir, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae is reported in the present investigation. Specifically, the promotional effect of whole orange pulp on cell growth in mixtures consisting of cheese whey, molasses, and potato pulp in submerged fermentation processes was examined. A 2- to 3-fold increase of cell mass was observed in the presence of orange pulp. Likewise, the promotional effect of brewer’s spent grains on cell growth in solid state fermentation of mixtures of whey, molasses, potato pulp, malt spent rootlets, and orange pulp was examined. The cell mass was increased by 3-fold for K. marxianus and 2-fold for S. cerevisiae in the presence of these substrates, proving their suitability for single-cell protein production without the need for extra nutrients. Cell growth kinetics were also studied by measurements of cell counts at various time intervals at different concentrations of added orange pulp. The protein content of the fermented substrates was increased substantially, indicating potential use of mixed agro-industrial wastes of negligible cost, as protein-enriched livestock feed, achieving at the same time creation of added value and waste minimization.     

EPR Studies of Tl0.5Pb0.5Sr1.6Ba0.4CaCu2?xRuxO7?δ Superconductor

Bulk superconducting samples of type Tl_0.5Pb_0.5Sr_1.6Ba_0.4CaCu_2−x Ru _x O_7−δ, (Tl, Pb)/Sr-1212, with 0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.525 were prepared by the conventional one-step solid-state reaction technique. The prepared samples were investigated using X-ray powder diffraction, electrical resistivity and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements. Enhancement of the phase formation, superconducting transition temperature T _c and hole carriers concentration P was observed up to x = 0.075. For x > 0.075, a reverse trend was observed. EPR spectra were measured at different temperatures (120–290 K) for all prepared samples. The number of spins N participating in the resonance and the paramagnetic susceptibility χ were calculated as a function of both Ru-content and temperature. N and χ increased as the Ru-content increased. A linear relationship between logN and 1/T was established, from which the activation energy E _a was calculated as a function of the Ru-content. The temperature dependence of χ was fitted according to Curie–Weiss type of magnetic behavior. Curie constant C, Curie temperature θ, the effective magnetic moment μ and the electronic specific heat γ were estimated as a function of the Ru-content.     

Effect of IR laser radiation on the structure and optical properties of PC-PBT/Pd polymer nanocomposite films

ABSTRACT

Bayfol (PC-PBT blend ?lm) is a class of polymeric solid-state nuclear track detector which has a lot of applications in several radiation detection ?elds. It is a bisphenol-A polycarbonate PC blended with polybutylene terephthalate PBT. Bayfol/Palladium (PC-PBT/Pd) nanocomposite films have been deposited using the molding technique. It is worth mentioning that this report is almost the first one dealing with the topic of the changes of physical properties of Bayfol/Pd nanocomposite due to laser exposure. Samples from PC-PBT/Pd (5?wt%) nanocomposite were exposed to IR-pulsed laser of 5-W power, capable of producing 2000 pulses per second with pulse duration of 200?ns at 904?nm. The laser fluences were in the range 2–25?J/cm². The resultant modi?cations in the exposed nanocomposite samples have been studied as a function of fluence using different characterization techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV spectroscopy and color difference studies. The results indicate the proper dispersion of Pd nanoparticles in the PC-PBT matrix that causes a strong intermolecular interaction between Pd and PC-PBT, resulted in an increase in refractive index and the amorphous phase. Also, it is found that the laser exposure reduces the optical energy gap that could be attributed to the increase in structural disorder of the exposed PC-PBT/Pd nanocomposites due to crosslinking. Further, the color intensity ΔE, which is the color difference between the exposed samples and the non-exposed one, was increased with increasing the laser fluence, convoyed by a significant increase in the green and yellow color components.     

昆虫信息素研究III: 拟蚜虫警戒素的研究

合成了一系列碳数为十五和十四的倍半萜类蚜虫警戒素,并进行了生物活性测定,从中筛选有效化合物.     

羧甲基纤维素钠水凝胶的制备及其生物降解性研究

用羧甲基纤维素钠(CMC—Na)制得了含水量高达98％的水凝胶，考察了防腐剂、交联剂、无机态氮素、有机态氮素、碳水化合物的加入量以及环境中pH值等因素对生物降解性的影响。结果表明：制备条件不同，水凝胶的生物降解性不同；环境中一定量铵根离子的存在有利于水凝胶的生物降解；在pH=5．2的环境中纤维素酶活性最高，降解程度最大。     

Effect of freeze-dried immobilized cells on delignified cellulosic material in low-temperature and ambient-temperature wine making

In this article, were port on wine making by freeze-dried immobilized cells on delignified cellulosic material for ambient and low temperatures. Biocatalyst supported by freeze-dried delignified cellulosic (FDC) material recovered after the first repeated-batch fermentations the fermentation efficiency and startup, which become about equal to those of biocatalyst supported by wet delignified cellulosic material. The FDC biocatalyst was suitable for wine making at low temperatures (5–15°C), and produced wine of 12% alcoholic degree, with the main volatiles contained in the wine and reduced by a decrease in temperature. The fermentation efficiency was not affected by total acidity of must, while an increase in initial Be density improved percentages of higher alcohols and ethylacetate. The quality of the wine was validated by a preliminary taste test to be in the range of acceptable to excellent.