Cellulose may be quickly dissolved in a NaOH complex solvent (NaOH/urea/thiourea/H2O). A detailed investigation on the effects of solvent composition and temperature on cellulose solubility has been presented. Optical microscopy and wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) were used to study the process of dissolution. The highest solubility of cellulose was recorded in NaOH/urea/thiourea/H2O with a...

This study tested the hypothesis that myocardial tissue acidosis is responsible for maintenance of reduced arteriolar tone distal to a severe coronary arterial stenosis. Domestic swine (n = 10) were instrumented with a coronary arterial stenosis that reduced vessel diameter 80%. Measurements of hemodynamic indexes were made 1) before stenosis, 2) at 5, 20, and 60 minutes after stenosis placemen...

Magnetite nanoparticles are redox active constituents of subsurface and corrosive environments. In this study, we characterized the aggregation and sedimentation behavior of well characterized magnetite nanoparticle clusters using dynamic light scattering (DLS), UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy, and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). Both unfunctionalized (NaOH-magnetite) and tetramethylammonium hydro...

The performance of an anaerobic digestion fed with waste activated sludge (WAS) pretreated with NaOH was examined. The sludge was periodically collected from a municipal wastewater-treatment plant. The laboratory work was run in four 1-1 semi-continuous anaerobic digestion reactors. Reactor A was fed with untreated WAS at 1% total solids (TS). The other three reactors, B, C and D, were respecti...

Cancrinite, sodalite, and zeolite A have been found to form upon contacting hyperalkaline simulated tank waste (STW) with vadose zone sediments from the Hanford Reservation. Here, soluble silica and STW are used to study mineral formation and transformation. Two Hanford sediment fractions (diameters <50 and >50 lm instead of soluble silica) are also used as silica sources for comparison. A seri...

The applicability of differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) and adsorptive stripping voltammetry (AdSV) at a non-toxic meniscus-modified silver solid amalgam electrode (m-AgSAE) for the determination of trace amounts of genotoxic substances was demonstrated on the determination of micromolar and submicromolar concentrations of 3-nitrofluoranthene using methanol 0.01 mol L NaOH (9:1) mixture as a ...

the aim of this study was investigating the effect of gamma irradiation and naoh treatment of some agricultural by products (tomato pulp, orange pulp, pistachio hull and wheat straw) on fermentation parameters and gas production test. treatments of gamma irradiation (50, 100 and 200 kgy) and %5 naoh was done on each source of by products. the results showed that gamma irradiation at the dose of...

Many municipal wastewater discharges currently exceed total cyanide (CN) effluent limitations when based on analytical results from standard EPA methods. The approved EPA methods used to measure CN in wastewater effluent are prone to numerous interferences that are unpredictable and difficult to mitigate. Substantial evidence indicates that these analytical problems are causing many current CN ...

Characteristics and properties of gelatin from goat skin pretreated with NaOH solutions (0.50 and 0.75 M) for various times (1 to 4 days) were investigated. All gelatins contained α-chains as the predominant component, followed by β-chain. Gelling and melting temperatures of those gelatins were 23.02°C to 24.16°C and 33.07°C to 34.51°C, respectively. Gel strength of gelatins increased as NaOH c...