The brine-seawater interface of the Kebrit Deep, northern Red Sea, was investigated for the presence of microorganisms using phylogenetic analysis combined with cultivation methods. Under strictly anaerobic culture conditions, novel halophiles were isolated. The new rod-shaped isolates belong to the halophilic genus Halanaerobium and are the first representatives of the genus obtained from deep...

This study investigated γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) formation during natural lactic fermentation of cucumbers. Two lots cucumbers were fermented or acidified in duplicate 4 % sodium chloride (NaCl) brine and analyzed for GABA content over 6 months storage. was present fresh pickling at 0.83 ± 0.16 mM 0.56 0.30 mM, respectively. Additional generated (1.21 0.35 mM) remained stable time further pro...

Simulations are routinely used to study the process of carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration in saline aquifers. In this paper, we look at some numerical aspects of the accurate modeling and simulation of the dissolution-diffusion-convection process. We perform convergence studies with respect to solver tolerances, grid resolutions, fluctuation strength, and domain size. We show that stringent tol...

The Mighan Playa is the largest playa in Markazi Province. Sedimentary and soil structures show that during all phases the playa was ephemeral. The duration and frequency of flooding varied causing variations in the relative amounts of accumulation, and soil formation. The clastic fraction of the playa sediment consists of quartz, mica and chlorite while the non-clastic evaporite fraction is do...

Multistage Flash desalination is the most common process large-scale distillation process to produce freshwater from seawater. Its operation is energy intensive and essential for the maintenance of life support in regions with scarcity of water resources. Such plants need an efficient control system in order to be economically viable. Fortunately, the plant can be broken down into subsystems, w...

Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a major foodborne pathogen that causes severe disease in humans. Survival of E. coli O157:H7 during processing and storage of white brined cheese was investigated. Cheeses were prepared using pasteurized milk inoculated with a 4 strain E. coli O157:H7 cocktail (7 log(10) CFU/g) with or without yogurt starter culture (Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus and Stre...

The effects of hydrodynamic pressure processing (HDP) on marination and meat quality characteristics of turkey breasts were investigated. Breast muscles from 45 turkey hens were removed from the carcasses within 30 min postmortem. From each bird, the breast from one side was treated with HDP and the other side served as a nontreated control. Breasts were then marinated in either 15 or 30% brine...

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is attracting increasing scientific attention. Although experiments can explore the chemical process of CO2 sequestration, they are limited in time. geological storage will last hundreds thousands years, even much longer, so numerical simulation method used to conduct kinetic batch modeling reactive transport modeling. The geochemical tool—TOUGHREACT—is imitate ...