nano-srtio3 and tio2 powders were synthesized using sol-gel method. the srtio3 and tio2 powders were characterized using xrd, sem, and spectrophotometry. xrd analysis indicated that the tio2 powder was uniform anatase crystals of 9.9 nm and the srtio3 powders was cubic nano-crystal of 16.2nm. photocatalytic experiments revealed that methyl orange in water can be decomposed on the two powders un...

The degradation of benzyl nicotinate in aqueous solution over a pH range of 2.0-10.0 at 50+/-0.2 degrees was studied. The degradation was determined by high performance liquid chromatography. The degradation was observed to follow apparent first-order rate kinetics and the rate constant for the decomposition at 25 degrees was estimated by extrapolation. The reaction was shown to be hydroxide io...

Bacteria that degrade benzyl isothiocyanate to benzylamine and hydrogen sulfide were isolated from papaya pulp homogenate by enrichment culture techniques. These organisms were identified as members of Enterobacter cloacae.

volatile constituents of the seed kernel and leaf of cultivated moringa peregrina (forssk.) fiori, agricolt collected after hydrolysis were analyzed by gc and gc/ms. five glucosinolate degradation products which constituted almost the whole isolated oil of the seed kernel were identified to be: isobutyl isothiocyanate (94.0%), isopropyl isothiocyanate (4.9%), sec-butyl isothiocyanate (0.5%), n-...

Benzyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase (BADH) is an important enzyme for hydrocarbon degradation, which can oxidize benzyl alcohols to aldehydes, while being capable of catalyzing a reversible reaction by reducing benzaldehyde. BADH is a member of medium chain alcohol dehydrogenases, in which zinc and NAD are essential for enzyme activity. This paper describes the expression, purification, and characteri...

Benzyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase (BADH) is an important enzyme for hydrocarbon degradation, which can oxidize benzyl alcohols to aldehydes, while being capable of catalyzing a reversible reaction by reducing benzaldehyde. BADH is a member of medium chain alcohol dehydrogenases, in which zinc and NAD are essential for enzyme activity. This paper describes the expression, purification, and characteri...

The abuse of illicit drugs has received worldwide attention due to their significant adverse impacts on human and the environment. The aim of the present work was to determine the degradation pattern of certain compounds (associated with the clandestine manufacture of illicit drugs) in soil. The target compounds include parent drug (methamphetamine and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)),...

A toluene-degrading sulfate-reducing bacterium, strain Tol2, was isolated from marine sediment under strictly anoxic conditions. Toluene was toxic if applied directly to the medium at concentrations higher than 0.5 mM. To provide toluene continuously at a nontoxic concentration, it was supplied in an inert hydrophobic carrier phase. The isolate had oval, sometimes motile cells (1.2 to 1.4 by 1....