A bacterial mixed culture reductively dechlorinating trichlorobenzenes was established in a defined, synthetic mineral medium without any complex additions and with pyruvate as the carbon and energy source. The culture was maintained over 39 consecutive transfers of small inocula into fresh media, enriching the dechlorinating activity. In situ probing with fluorescence-labeled rRNA-targeted oli...

There are extensive efforts underway worldwide to develop inexpensive and practical hydrogen storage materials for the implementation of a hydrogen-based energy economy. Perhaps the most promising candidates are light metal hydrides and their complexes. Amongst these, the binary hydride of aluminium, alane (AlH3)x, is increasingly recognised as a leading candidate, satisfying most of the requir...

Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry was used to determine aluminium and chromium in different types of baby foods. Samples without previous treatment were introduced into the atomizer as suspensions, which were prepared in a medium containing 0.1% (w/v) Triton X-100 (for chromium) or 10% (v/v) ethanol (for aluminium), 5% (v/v) concentrated hydrogen peroxide, and 0.5% (v/v) concentrate...

The title compound, [Al(CH(3))(2)(C(25)H(21)N(2)O)(C(4)H(8)O)], was isolated as a minor component from a reaction mixture of the parent indolyl ligand and trimethyl-aluminum in tetra-hydro-furan. The ligands adopt a distorted tetra-hedral geometry around aluminium. Obvious hydrogen-bonding interactions are not present.