Abstract: Energetic salts as a unique class of energetic materials have recently been investigated widely, since they possess advantages over their atomically similar nonionic analogues – they tend to exhibit lower vapor pressures, higher densities and better thermal stabilities. Furthermore, these salts are readily improved upon by the appropriate combination of different cations and anions. O...

In this study, favorable carbon-nitrogen ratio for high yields of gibberellic acid (GA3) production from Pseudomonas sp. was investigated. First of all, optimum carbon (glucose, maltose, sucrose, fructose, lactose) and nitrogen (KNO3, NH4Cl, NaNO3, urea, glycine) sources among the others were chosen. The highest yield of GA3 productivity was found in growth medium supplemented with fructose (16...

The aim of the present work was to statistically design an autotrophic medium for maximum biomass production by Chlorella pyrenoidosa using response surface methodology. After evaluating one factor at a time approach, K2HPO4, KNO3, MgSO4.7H2O and NaHCO3 were preferred over the other components of the fog’s medium as most critical autotrophic medium components. The study showed that the maximum ...

Five new 3-(4-arylpiperazin-1-yl)-2-hydroxypropyl 4-propoxybenzoates were designed and synthesized as potential dual antihypertensive agents. The compounds were prepared as free bases and subsequently transformed to hydrochloride salts. The position of protonation of nitrogen atoms in the piperazine ring of hydrochloride salts was determined by means of (13)C-CP/MAS and (15)N-CP/MAS NMR and IR ...

“Concentrated solar power” (CSP) and thermal energy storage (TES) are promising renewable technologies, which have gained increasing interest practical application in recent years. CSP TES systems typically utilize molten salts such as the so-called “solar salt”, a mixture of 60 wt.% NaNO3 40 KNO3, for heat transfer storage. The overall efficiency commercially operating is currently limited, be...

The temperature programmed desorption of nitric oxide, NO, and nitrogen dioxide, NO2, during the 302 nm photolysis of KNO3-doped, spray-frozen ice layers was investigated using two-photon laser-induced NOx fluorescence detection in the range – 35 ≤ T/oC ≤ 0. Upon applying steady illumination, and a 0.67 °C min heating ramp to frozen KNO3 solutions, NO2 begins to evolve at increasing rates, whil...

The computed electrostatic potentials on C,H,N,O molecular solids and nitrogen-rich C,H,N,O salts are used in analyzing and comparing intralattice attractive forces and crystal densities in these two categories of compounds. Nitrogen-rich C,H,N,O salts are not an assured path to high densities. To increase the likelihood of high densities, small cations and large anions are suggested. Caution i...

The effect of different nitrogen sources – KNO3, NH4NO3 and NH4Cl – on glutamine synthetase and glutamate synthase activities of radish cotyledons (Raphanus sativus L.) in the presence or absence of light was investigated. The plants were treated with different phytohormones viz. Kinetin (KN), gibberellic acid (GA) and abscisic acid (ABA). In dark ammonia supplementation was effective in promot...

Optimum concentrations of nitrogen and potassium on in vitro microtuberization of Agria, a popular variety of Potato, Solanum tuberosum L., were evaluated. The concentrations of 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 folds of standard concentrations of NH4NO3 (1650 mgl) and KNO3 (1900 mgl) were used in Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium, and their effects were studied on cell number, cell sizes, and number of amid...