19.06.2013 | Sarah Louise Perry; Sudipto Guha; Ashtamurthy Pawate; Amrit Bhaskarla; Vinayak Agarwal; Satish Nair; Paul Kenis, Lab on a Chip, 2013

We report a microfluidic approach for de novo protein structure determination via crystallization screening and optimization, as well as on-chip X-ray diffraction data collection. The structure of phosphonoacetate hydrolase (PhnA) has been solved to 2.11Å via on-chip collection of anomalous ...

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15.06.2013 | Yuming Xu, Jianying Wu, Tadeusz Dabros, Parviz Rahimi, Jianmin Kan, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2013

Abstract In collaboration with Total E&P Canada (TEPCA), CanmetENERGY conducted an extensive research program to investigate possible alternatives for TSRU tailings disposal. We have reported on alternative methods for TSRU tailings disposal without recovery of asphaltenes in an earlier ...

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14.06.2013 | M. Yoshimoto, T. Koyama, Chemical Engineering & Technology, 2013

Abstract 1‐Palmitoyl‐2‐oleoyl‐sn‐glycero‐3‐phosphocholine (POPC) liposomes containing CaCl2 were prepared in Tris solution. The optimal initial pH and temperature were determined based on the kinetics of bulk crystallization of CaCO3 and to depress the leakage of Ca2+ from liposomes. The ...

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14.06.2013 | Zhihong Zhang, Huijun Liang, Xiaogang Du, Xiaoliang Zuo, Environmental Progress, 2013

Three kinds of sorbents, Zn/attapulgite (ATP), Fe/attapulgite, and Zn‐Fe/attapulgite with different amounts of Fe and Zn were prepared and used for H2S removal at room temperature. The stirring time and final pH were selected. According to the breakthrough time, desulfurization efficiency ...

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14.06.2013 | Fatih Deniz, Environmental Progress, 2013

The feasibility of walnut shell as a waste biomaterial for removing Maxilon Red GRL (MR GRL) dye from aqueous solutions was investigated in this work. The biosorption was studied as a function of pH, ionic strength, biosorbent dosage, particle size, temperature, initial dye concentration, ...

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14.06.2013 | Suhas Patil, P. Vijay Babu, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2013

Abstract Experimental investigations of friction factor and heat transfer characteristics through a square duct fitted with helical screw tapes of various twist ratios have been studied under nearly uniform wall temperature conditions. The experimental results reveal that the use of ...

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14.06.2013 | Wenqing Xu; Joseph J. Pignatello; William A. Mitch, Environmental Science & Technology, 2013

Recent research has demonstrated that black carbons catalyze the transformation of a range of nitrated explosives sorbed to the carbon surfaces in the presence of sulfides. Although surface oxygenated functional groups, particularly quinones, and electrical conductivity have both been ...

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13.06.2013 | Benkun Qi, Xiangrong Chen, Su Yi, Yinhua Wan, Environmental Progress, 2013

Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation has been regarded as a promising process for bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass to acetone‐butanol‐ethanol (ABE); however, there exits potential inhibition of cellulase, β‐glucosidase, and xylanase by the fermentation product(s) due to ...

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13.06.2013 | Matese, Alessandro ; Vaccari, Francesco Primo; Tomasi, Diego ; Di Gennaro, Salvatore Filippo; Primicerio, Jacopo ; S ..., Sensors, 2013

A new wireless sensor network (WSN), called CrossVit, and based on MEMSIC products, has been tested for two growing seasons in two vineyards in Italy. The aims are to evaluate the monitoring performances of the new WSN directly in the vineyard and collect air temperature, air humidity and ...

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12.06.2013 | Xinsheng Fang, Yingzi Wang, Jianhua Wang, Jin Zhang, Xin Wang, Journal of Separation Science, 2013

An optimized microwave‐assisted extraction method and RP‐HPLC method were developed for the simultaneous extraction and determination of rutin, forsythiaside A and phillyrin in the fruits of Forsythia suspensa. The key parameters of the open‐vessel microwave‐assisted extraction process were ...

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