Two-phase partitioning bioreactors (TPPBs) allow the biological removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from contaminated gas streams at unprecedented rates and concentrations. TPPBs are constructed by adding a non-aqueous phase (e.g. hexadecane, silicone oil) to an aqueous phase that contains the microorganisms responsible for degrading the VOCs. Presence of a water-immiscible phase impro...

Aktrrct-Aqueous-phase oxidation of SO, occurs via a sequence of steps consisting of gas-phase diffusion, mass transfer at the gas-water interface, hydrolysis and ionization of the dissolved sulfur-IV, aqueous-phase diffusion, and oxidation reaction. Expressions are given for the characteristic times of these several processes for reaction in aqueous droplets. Readily applicable crite.ria are de...

The molar partition coefficients of amphiphilic additives, e.g. local anesthetics, between the aqueous phase, the liquid crystal and the gel phase of lipid membrane can be determined based on a combination of phase transition data obtained at high and low concentrations of the lipid in aqueous phase. The data obtained at high lipid concentration allow to find the phase diagram lipid-additive in...

Ferulic acid (4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acid), an effective component of medical plant, is a phenolic acid with low toxicity that can be absorbed and easily metabolized in the human body. The solubility of Ferulic Acid (FA) is very low in aqueous solutions which can cause problem in preparation of pharmaceutical products, but it can easily be dissolved in oil/water interface of <...

The construction of genetically encoded cellular mimics in compartments containing organized synthetic cytosols is desirable for the development of artificial cells. Phase separated aqueous domains were placed within water-in-oil emulsion droplets in a manner compatible with transcription and translation machinery. Aqueous two-phase and three-phase systems (ATPS and A3PS) were assembled with de...

For membrane-bound enzymes that act on substrates that partition between the membrane and aqueous phases, it is possible to imagine two fundamentally different mechanisms. Interfacial enzymes must access their substrate from the membrane phase, in other words substrate in the membrane binds directly to the active site of the enzyme at the membrane without mixing with substrate molecules in the ...

Abstract Aqueous two-phase extraction is an ecologically safe method for heavy metal recovery and regeneration from contaminated aqueous solutions. Investigation has been carried out experimentally the of lead solutions using Polyethylene Glycol 1500-Ammonium sulfate system. The extracting agent used sodium chloride. experiments Pb(II) have performed in batch mode according to central composite...

Aqueous core/polymer shell microcapsules with mononuclear and polynuclear core morphologies have been formed by internal phase separation from water-in-oil emulsions. The water-in-oil emulsions were prepared with the shell polymer dissolved in the aqueous phase by adding a low boiling point cosolvent. Subsequent removal of this cosolvent (by evaporation) leads to phase separation of the polymer...

objective(s):investigation of phase diagram of various drug formulations is effective to predict different phase region of drugs to detect final formula. the purpose of this research was to develop the ternary phase diagrams for a drug microemulsion system consisting of cucurbita pepo (pumpkin) oil, surfactant (tween 80) and deionized water. materials and methods:an electrical conductivity was ...

In this study, we compared a purified aqueous extract and the corresponding nonpurified aqueous preparation under the same build-up protocol in bee venom allergic patients with a normal baseline mast cell tryptase concentration. Eighty patients with a history of a systemic reaction were enrolled for immunotherapy using a 5-day rush protocol. Patients treated with the purified extract and those ...