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... Exposure of cotton fiber to cell-free filtrates obtained from certain culture media after the growth of microorganisms increases the degree of subsequent swelling of the fiber in NaOH solutions. The active agency in the filtrates is here termed " S factor." Its action is measured by a previously described alkali-centrifuge test [12]. With the fungus Myrothecium verrucaria, S factor was produced du ...
... We described the in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of ethanol, acetone, and water extracts of beet root pomace. Total contents of phenolics (316.30–564.50 mg GAE/g of dry extract), flavonoids (316.30–564.50 mg RE/g of dry extract), betacyanins (18.78–24.18 mg/g of dry extract), and betaxanthins (11.19–22.90 mg/g of dry extract) after solid-phase extract ...
... The present work investigates the location and structure of date’s proanthocyanidin. Sugar free skin of ‘Zahdi’ date cultivar obtained through dewaxing by organic solvents (petroleum ether and diethyl ether) has been extracted by acetone and water; 50:50 and 70:30. The hygroscopic brownish lyophilized extract gave the typical cyanidin chloride red color (λmax MeOH/HCl=535 nm, PC R(f) value=0.49 in ...
... 6,10,14-Trimethylpentadecan-2-one (Hexahydrofarnesyl acetone; HHA) previously has been found to be a major component in tibial fragrances of male orchid bees, Euglossa spp. HHA is a chiral molecule with four possible stereoisomers, (6R, 10R)-, (6R, 10S)-, (6S, 10R)-, and (6S, 10S)-6,10,14-trimethylpentadecan-2-one. In the present study, we characterized HHA extracted from Euglossa as the pure enan ...
... Air-stable iron carbonyl compounds bearing cyclopentadienone ligands with varying substitution were explored as catalysts in dehydrogenative diol lactonization reactions using acetone as both the solvent and hydrogen acceptor. Two catalysts with trimethylsilyl groups in the 2- and 5-positions, [2,5-(SiMe₃)₂-3,4-(CH₂)₄(η⁴-C₄C═O)]Fe(CO)₃ (1) and [2,5-(SiMe₃)₂-3,4-(CH₂)₃(η⁴-C₄C═O)]Fe(CO)₃ (2), were f ...
... This study reports the synthesis and property evaluation of UV/oxidative dual curing waterborne polyurethane dispersion prepared from cardanol-based polyol using different mode of curing. Cardanol-based polyol was prepared by reacting epoxidized cardanol with itaconic acid in presence of triphenyl phosphine catalyst. Structures of cardanol-based intermediates (both epoxidized cardanol and polyol) ...
... The interest in metabolomic studies has rapidly increased over the past few years. Changes of endogenous compounds are typically detected in plasma or urine. However, the use of hair allows for long-term monitoring of metabolomic changes and has recently started being applied to metabolomic studies. Within the proposed study, we aimed for a systematical investigation of different pre-analytical pa ...
Musca domestica; Sarcophaga; acetone; bait traps; fish meal; hexane; municipal solid waste; parasitoses; plywood; solvents; sticky traps
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... A study was undertaken to find out the efficacy of (Z)-9-Tricosene in attracting flies in a garbage dump yard using a plywood sticky glue trap with fish meal as a food bait. (Z)-9-Tricosene was dissolved in acetone or hexane before application on a filter paper strip fixed at the centre of the trap. The traps were left in areas of the garbage dump yard of high fly activity for 6 h and then the tra ...
... A novel composite adsorbent, PTA@(Zn, Ni, Cu)-BTC, was prepared by (Zn, Ni, Cu)-BTC doped with different amounts of phosphotungstic acid (PTA) using an impregnation method. Apparatus like nitrogen adsorption–desorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), and NH₃-tempera ...
... Beta-hydroxybutyric acid (BHB) is a ketone body which is generated from fatty acids as an alternative energy source when glucose is not available. Determination of this compound may be relevant in the forensic laboratory as ketoacidosis – an elevated level of ketone bodies – may contribute to the cause of death. In this study, we aimed at determining the relevance of routinely implementing BHB ana ...
... The antioxidant activities of Japanese knotweed rhizome bark extracts, prepared with eight different solvents or solvent mixtures (water, methanol, 80% methanol₍ₐq₎, acetone, 70% acetone₍ₐq₎, ethanol, 70% ethanol₍ₐq₎, and 90% ethyl acetate₍ₐq₎), were determined using a 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical-scavenging assay. Low half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC₅₀) values (2.632 ...
... The exciting discovery of the first cations based on 1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethene (FOX-7) and its hydrazine derivative, 1-amino-1-hydrazino-2,2-dinitroethene (HFOX), along with their syntheses and full characterization is described. The oxygen rich content of these cations lends to their potential as promising precursors for energetic salts. A variety of acids including triflic, perchloric, and h ...
... Synthesis of tetrapyrrane 8 from acetone and pyrrole via one-step condensation was achieved for the first time along with a much-improved yield of the tripyrrane 9. Diborylation of the tetrapyrrane and subsequent “1 + 1” cyclocoupling with 1,2-diiodobenzene following the Suzuki protocol generated novel o-phenylene incorporated macrocycle belonging to the smallest meso-expanded calix[4]pyrrole fami ...
acetone; chemical reactions; chalcones; chemical structure
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... Condensation reactions of o-phenylenediamine and 2equiv of acetone produce biaryl-substituted 1,5-benzodiazepines. The synthetic protocol shows general applicability since similar reaction of o-phenylenediamines, o-aminophenol, and o-aminothiophenol with ketones or chalcones leads to formation of functionalized 1,5-benzoheteroazepines in good to excellent yields. The synthetic protocol fulfills ma ...
... The predicted advantages of superficially porous particles over totally porous particles are decreased eddy dispersion, longitudinal diffusion, and resistance to mass transfer contributions to the theoretical plate height. While sub-2 micron superficially porous particles are commercially available, further improvements in performance are predicted by decreasing the particle diameter and decreasin ...
... Various routes and improved experimental conditions for the synthesis of 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6- trisulfenyltrichloride are reported and its reaction with water, alcohols, ammonia, and acetone investigated. The formation of the monomeric pseudohalogen halide NCS-C1 by degradation of the title compound under mass-spectrometry conditions has been observed. ...
... The mixed phenylpropanoid polymer lignin is one of the most abundant biopolymers on the planet and is used in the paper, pulp and biorenewable industries. For many downstream applications, the lignin monomeric composition is required, but traditional methods for performing this analysis do not necessarily represent the lignin composition as it existed in the plant. Herein, it is shown that Raman s ...
... We perform hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) on five materials that model the major biochemical components in a wide array of biomass feedstocks: soybean oil, soy protein, cellulose, xylose, and lignin. The influence of different solvents (dichloromethane, acetone, methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE)) on the yield, and the elemental content of the biocrude recovered from isothermal and fast HTL of these ...
... Bio-oil produced from fast pyrolysis of biomass is a complex mixture of more than 200 compounds, including oxygenates and acids. As these species are highly undesirable in fuels, catalytic upgrading of biomass pyrolysis product vapors, also known as catalytic fast pyrolysis, is performed to upgrade the vapors to valuable fuels and chemicals. This work presents a detailed microkinetic model, compos ...
acetone; aromatic compounds; carbon; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; stable isotopes
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... In the ¹³C NMR spectrum of ] -aminopyrene (1) in [D6] acetone all carbon atoms are anisochronous. Most of the sixteen signals can be safely assigned by selective ¹³C{¹H}double resonance experiments and by the interpretation of proton-coupled ¹³C as well as with the aid of off-resonance noise-decoupled ¹³C{¹H} spectra. Substituent effects on chemical shifts in rings A, B, and D are compared with th ...
Lewis acids; acetone; artemisinin; biomimetics; catalysts; chemical structure; cyclization reactions; eudesmanolides; guaianolides; organic chemistry; solvents
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... A study on the electrophile-induced rearrangement of two 15-hydroxygermacranolides, salonitenolide and artemisiifolin, was carried out. These compounds underwent electrophilic intramolecular cyclizations or acid-mediated rearrangements to give sesquiterpene lactones with different skeletons such as eudesmanolides, guaianolides, amorphanolides, or other germacranolides. The cyclization that gives g ...
acetone; halogens; isomerization; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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... ¹⁹⁵Pt NMR spectra for the pure anionic complexes [PtClₙBr₆₋ₙ]²⁻ have been measured in acetone solution. The isomerization reactions cis-[PtClₙBr₆₋ₙ]²⁻ → trans-[PtClₙBr₆₋ₙ]²⁻, n = 2, 4 and fac-[PtCl₃Br₃]²⁻ → mer-[PtCl₃Br₃]²⁻ are slow on the NMR time scale and these slow kinet ics allow an unambiguous assignment of the ¹⁹⁵Pt signals. The cis and fac complexes are found at slightly lower field (12-15 ...
... Neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a severe consequence of perinatal asphyxia (PA) that can result in life-long neurological disability. Disease mechanisms, including the role and interaction of individual metabolic pathways, remain unclear. As hypoxia is an acute condition, aerobic energy metabolism is central to global metabolic pathways, and these metabolites are detectable using ...
... Metabonomics is an established strategy in the exploration of the effects of various stimuli on the metabolic fingerprint of biofluids. Here, we present an application of ¹H NMR-based metabonomics on the field of exercise biochemistry. Fourteen men were assigned to either of two training programs, which lasted 8 weeks and involved sets of 80-m maximal runs separated by either 10 s or 1 min of rest ...
... Surface deacetylation of chitin nanowhiskers (CtNWs) to chitosan–sheath/chitin-core nanowhiskers (CsNWs) was successfully monitored by liquid-state high-resolution NMR of colloidal suspensions of these never-dried nanowhiskers. CtNWs were derived from acid hydrolysis (3N HCl, 30mL/g, 90min, 104°C) of chitin at 65% yield and 86% CrI. Deacetylation (50% NaOH, 48h, 50°C) of CtNWs generated CsNWs with ...
... Lead and cadmium are the two widely recognized toxic metals, with known ecological risk to freshwater fish in contaminated ecosystems. However, their effect at environmentally realistic level in a mixture has been rarely investigated. In the present study, serum metabolic responses of Crucian carp exposed to Pb (30 µgL⁻¹), Cd (100 µgL⁻¹) and Pb+Cd (30 + 100 µgL⁻¹) for 21 days were investigated by ...
X-radiation; acetone; chemical structure; dimethyl sulfoxide; hydrogen; hydrogen bonding; hypericin; ionization; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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... Hypericin is one of the principal active constituents of Hypericium (Saint John's wort). We present in this paper: (i) chemical shift assignment of the neutral and ionic form of hypericin based on DFT 1H NMR calculations, and conflicting literature experimental OH 1H NMR chemical shifts are critically evaluated; (ii) investigation of the cooperative nature of intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bon ...
... The purpose of this study was to assess the metabolic profile of plasma samples from cows with clinical and subclinical ketosis. According to clinical signs and 3-hydroxybutyrate plasma levels, 81 multiparous Holstein cows were selected from a dairy farm 7 to 21d after calving. The cows were divided into 3 groups: cows with clinical ketosis, cows with subclinical ketosis, and healthy control cows. ...
... In this study, the experimental and kinetic modeling investigations were performed to evaluate the ability of mesoporous and microporous canola stalk-derived activated carbon (CSAC) on 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) removal from synthetic and natural water in both batch and continuous systems. Three empirical models (pseudo-first-order equation (PFOE), pseudo-second-order equation (PSOE), ...
... The reaction of 2-diphenylphosphino-pyridine (1) with AgBF₄ in an equimolar ratio affords the cyclic, dinuclear complex 2 with mixed P,N-coordination of the metal atoms. With two equivalents of 1 the 2:1 complexes 4a,b are formed which have the metal atoms solely Pcoordinated. The previously reported gold complex (3), an analogue of 2, or [Au(tht)₂]ClO₄ (tht = tetrahydrothiophen) also give the 2:1 ...
... The reactivity of 2-propanol with TiO₂ nanocrystals supported on Au(111) was studied by temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The nanocrystals, which are grown through oxidation of a TiAu surface alloy, had an average height of 1nm and width of 15nm with a dominantly hexagonal morphology. The desorption of propanol and propanol-derived products from the T ...
... A water stable porous 3D metal–organic framework, [Cu₃L₂(μ₃-OH)₂(μ₂-H₂O)]·2DMA (1, mother crystal, H₂L = 2,2′-dinitrobiphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid, DMA = N,N-dimethylacetamide), shows unprecedented irreversible solvent-induced substitutions of bridging aqua ligands and guest-exchanges in single-crystal-to-single-crystal (SCSC) transformations at room temperature (RT), producing quantitatively th ...
... The cost, time, and restrictions on creative flexibility associated with current fabrication methods present significant challenges in the development and application of microfluidic devices. Additive manufacturing, also referred to as three-dimensional (3D) printing, provides many advantages over existing methods. With 3D printing, devices can be made in a cost-effective manner with the ability t ...
... This study examined processing and characterization of an energetic material synthesized with a binder that is extensively used in existing additive manufacturing methods. Aluminum (Al), molybdenum trioxide (MoO₃), and potassium perchlorate (KClO₄) are suspended in a solvent–binder system composed of acetone solvent and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) binder. The concentration of ABS is vari ...
... A new strategy to synthesize integrally skinned polybenzimidazole (PBI) hollow fiber membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) has been developed in this study by means of covalent modification with α,α′-dibromo-p-xylene (DBX) and then ionic impregnation with 4-sulfocalix [8]arene (SCA8). This double modification strategy endows the PBI hollow fiber membranes with synergistically enhanced ...
acetone; chemical reactions; cyclohexanones; enantiomers
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... The 4,5-methano-l-proline was studied for the direct asymmetric aldol reaction of acetone or cyclohexanone with various aromatic and aliphaticaldehydes at −20 °C or 0 °C. A loading of only 5mol % of derivative 1a was employed in this catalytic system, and excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee) and yields (up to 98% yield) could be achieved. ...
Filipa P. da Cruz; Scott Newberry; Sarah F. Jenkinson; Mark R. Wormald; Terry D. Butters; Dominic S. Alonzi; Shinpei Nakagawa; Frederic Becq; Caroline Norez; Robert J. Nash; Atsushi Kato; George W.J. Fleet
... The syntheses of 4-C-Me-DAB [1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-4-C-methyl-d-arabinitol] from l-erythronolactone and of 4-C-Me-LAB [from d-erythronolactone] require only a single acetonide protecting group. The effect of pH on the NMR spectra of 4-C-Me-DAB [pKₐ of the salt around 8.4] is discussed and illustrates the need for care in the analysis of both coupling constants and chemical shift. 4-C-Me-DAB (for r ...
... Phytochemical investigation of Ononis natrix L. led to the isolation of an alkylresorcinol (1) and three alkyl isocoumarins (2–4) from the acetonitrile fraction of acetone extract of the aerial part of Ononis natrix. The structures of the compounds were determined by spectroscopic analyses including 1D, 2D NMR, MS, and comparison with literature data. All compounds (1–4) were evaluated for antimic ...
acetone; alkylation; biomarkers; biomedical research; body fluids; digestion; mass spectrometry; peptides; proteome; proteomics; urinary bladder neoplasms; urine
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... Mass spectrometry (MS)-based urinary proteomics is increasingly used for clinical research. A critical step in urinary proteomic analysis comprises the implementation of a reliable sample preparation method with high yields of peptides and proteins. In this study, we developed a urinary sample preparation method, DRA-Urine (Direct reduction/alkylation in urine), which urinary proteins were directl ...
... Acetone butanol ethanol (ABE) was produced from enzymatic-hydrolyzed corncobs by Clostridium saccharobutylicum DSM 13864. Pretreatment of corncobs was carried out with 0.5 mol L−1 NaOH followed by enzymatic hydrolysis. The yield of total reducing sugars was 917 g kg−1 pretreated (de-lignified) and washed corncobs. The hydrolysate was used without sediments removal for ABE fermentation. A solvent p ...
... This article details an economic assessment of butanol production from corn using the newly developed hyper-butanol-producing strain of Clostridium beijerinckii BA101. Butanol is produced in batch reactors and recovered by distillation. For a plant with 153,000 metric tons of acetone, butanol, and ethanol (ABE) production capacity, the production equipment cost and total working capital cost is US ...
... Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) often is used as emulsifier in chocolate, but only little is known on the specific interactions between sucrose particles, cocoa butter and PGPR molecules. The most remarkable effect of PGPR on lipophilic suspensions is the enormous decrease in yield value compared to soy lecithin which is not yet understood. A combination of atomic force microscopy (AFM), scann ...
... Indoor and outdoor air concentrations as well as personal exposure concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been measured during 2003–2008 in public buildings, schools, kindergartens and private homes in eleven cities over Europe covering geographic areas in north, central and south Europe during different seasons within the frame of the AIRMEX (European Indoor Air Monitoring and E ...
... 1 Xylosandrus germanus typically colonizes physiologically-stressed deciduous hosts but it is increasingly being recognized as a key pest of ornamental nursery stock. We tested the attractiveness of common plant stress-related volatiles to ambrosia beetles occupying the nursery agroecosystem, as well as their ability to induce attacks on selected trees. Experiments were conducted in Ohio, U.S.A. 2 ...
... All synthetic pyrethroids are chiral compounds, and isomerization has been frequently observed from exposure to certain solvents. However, so far, pyrethroid isomerization caused by solvents has not been characterized at the enantiomer level. In this study, we evaluated the occurrence of enantiomerization of two commonly used pyrethroids, permethrin and cypermethrin, in various organic solvents an ...
... Batches of wild-caught adult females of Glossina palpalis palpalis R.-D. were treated topically (0.36 μl per fly) with different doses of 14 chemical insecticides in acetone and subsequent abortion (if any) and death of each fly were recorded. Control flies received acetone alone. No fly was fed after treatment. Abortion rates of treated fly-batches and the corresponding control batch were compare ...
... A continuous and scalable method for the wet spinning of cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) is introduced in a core/shell configuration. Control on the interfacial interactions was possible by the choice of the shell material and coagulant, as demonstrated here with guar gum (GG) and cellulose acetate (CA). Upon coagulation in acetone, ethanol, or water, GG and CA formed supporting polymer shells that i ...
... This study aimed to isolate acaricidal active fractions from acetone extract of Aloe vera L. and investigate the toxicity of these fractions against Tetranychus cinnabarinus (T. cinnabarinus) and Panonychus citri (P. citri). Acetone extract of A. vera L. was isolated by immersing in acetone for 72 h, and diverse fractions were fractionated by column chromatography. The acaricidal activity of each ...
... Four different extracts of Aloe vera L. leaves were evaluated for acaricidal activity against female adults of carmine spider mite, Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval), by slide-dip bioassay. At 72h after treatment, the acetone extract showed the strongest acaricidal activity with LC₅₀ value of 90ppm. The LC₅₀ values for ethyl acetate, water, and ethanol extracts were 113, 340, and 391ppm, respec ...
Gerda Fouche; Mary Ramafuthula; Vusi Maselela; Moses Mokoena; Jeremiah Senabe; Tlabo Leboho; Bellonah M. Sakong; Olubukola T. Adenubi; Jacobus N. Eloff; Kevin W. Wellington
acetone; Rhipicephalus decoloratus; ticks; plant extracts; flowers; pathogens; tick control; cattle production; acaricides; control methods; acaricidal properties; leaves; toxicity; larvae; ethanol; mortality; Cissus quadrangularis; Asia; South Africa
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... The African blue tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus, is a common tick species found in South Africa and affects cattle production as well as vectoring pathogens in regions of Africa and Asia. In an attempt to develop a non-toxic, lower cost and environmentally friendly tick control method, twenty-six plant extracts were prepared from thirteen plant species using 99.5% acetone and 99% etha ...
... Most phenolic compounds in cereals are bound to cell wall components and thus they are difficult to extract. Finding techniques to enhance polyphenol extraction is important due to their potential health benefits. The objective of this study was to evaluate extractability of sorghum phenolic compounds using solvents under high pressure and temperature conditions. Polyphenols from black and tannin ...
... A silver-mediated aerobic approach to access 2-methyl-chromone-3-carboxylic acid from the reaction of 4-hydroxy coumarin and enol ester in the presence of base has been presented. Mechanistic investigation suggests that the base induced Michael-type addition reaction of 4-hydroxy coumarin to the enol ester resulting the sequential ring opening and closing with the liberation of acetone are the key ...
... The objectives of this study were (1) to determine the correlations between blood β-hydroxybutyrate (BHBA) and milk components [BHBA, acetone, fat, protein, and fat:protein (F:P) ratio], and (2) to establish optimal thresholds for milk components to predict hyperketonemia in dairy cows. Data on 163 cows from 37 herds were used in this cross-sectional study. Herds were visited once during the study ...
... Interfacial polymerization is a classical method for the preparation of thin-film composite (TFC) membranes. However, facile and controllable fabrication remains a grand challenge. Here, a dual-needle electrostatic atomization strategy is presented to atomize aqueous and organic phases into droplets respectively, and then a polymerization reaction occurs at interfaces. This method shows excellent ...
... Sulfonic acid-functionalized mesostructured silicas have demonstrated excellent catalytic behaviour in the acetalisation of glycerol with acetone to yield 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol, also known as solketal. This molecule constitutes an excellent compound for the formulation of gasoline, diesel and biodiesel fuels. The activity achieved with arenesulfonic acid-functionalized silica is co ...
... Rapid and effective evaluation techniques for heterogeneous base catalysts in biodiesel production are highly desirable with increased global demand for biofuels. In this work, we have discovered direct connections between the number of medium-strength basic sites of heterogeneous base catalysts in biodiesel production and cataluminescence intensity in acetone aldol condensation reactions. Accordi ...
... The butanol−HCl spectrophotometric assay is widely used for quantifying extractable and insoluble condensed tannins (CT, syn. proanthocyanidins) in foods, feeds, and foliage of herbaceous and woody plants, but the method underestimates total CT content when applied directly to plant material. To improve CT quantitation, we tested various cosolvents with butanol−HCl and found that acetone increased ...
... The brown seaweed Sargassum muticum was processed by non isothermal autohydrolysis under conditions selected to maximize fucoidan solubilization (170 °C). Acetone precipitation was tried for recovery of fucose-containing oligosaccharides present in hydrolyzates. The acetone:hydrolyzate volume ratio influenced both yields and composition of the precipitated fractions. The sugar components were most ...
... Bioassay is considered the most sensitive method for evaluating prion inactivation procedures. Because prions are resistant to methods effective at inactivating conventional microorganisms, prion inactivation research has focused on relatively harsh alternatives, such as concentrated sodium hypochlorite or sodium hydroxide. Often, bioassay for residual infectivity in these studies requires dilutio ...
acetone; benzene; cyclohexanes; green chemistry; hexane; propane; zeolites
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... The pathways for the conversion of model compounds (acetone, n-hexane, hexene-1, cyclohexane, benzene) in pure form and acetone–hydrocarbon binary mixtures on Y and ZSM-5 zeolites are investigated. The conditions of the experiments simulate the catalytic cracking of bio-oil in a mixture with conventional feed. For the n-hexane–acetone model mixture, a significant effect of acetone addition on hydr ...
... The new development of noninvasive diagnosis in breath analysis requires the fabrication of inexpensive and rapid sensing technologies, whose sensing mechanisms are further encouraged to be studied. Here based on the dramatically enhanced plasma-assisted cataluminescence (PA-CTL) signals, a new sensor was constructed for the detection of acetone, an important biomarker of diabetes mellitus in brea ...
... Sulfur-doped activated carbons (SACs) with high sulfur content and large specific surface area were synthesized from polythiophene for acetone removal. The sulfur content of carbons (3.10–8.43 at.%) could be tunable by adjusting the activation temperature. The BET surface area and pore volume of the obtained samples were 916–2020 m² g⁻¹ and 0.678–1.100 cm³ g⁻¹, with a significant proportion of mic ...
... Step by step alkylation of acetone (A) with ethanol (E) in a ratio of 1 : 2 was investigated. A fixed bed flow-through reactor system was used at a total pressure of 21 bar and in the temperature range of 150–350 °C in inert He or a reducing H₂ medium. Following the hydrogen borrowing methodology, two types of catalysts were prepared; using neutral activated carbon (AC) and alkaline hydrotalcite ( ...
... The anaerobic and aerobic metabolism of acetone and butanone in the betaproteobacterium "Aromatoleum aromaticum" is initiated by their ATP-dependent carboxylation to acetoacetate and 3-oxopentanoic acid, respectively. Both reactions are catalyzed by the same enzyme, acetone carboxylase, which was purified and characterized. Acetone carboxylase is highly induced under growth on acetone or butanone ...
... The trend in utilizing biological industrial wastes to produce biofuels has been increasingly popular over the past decades. The dairy washed milk scum (DWMS) is one of such potential industrial waste, which can be used as feedstock for the production of biodiesel. One of the inherent problems of DWMS biodiesel is its poor low temperature properties. In this investigation, the influence of two sol ...
... In the present work, acetone and ethanol sensing characteristics of wet chemically prepared magnesium zinc ferrite (MZFO) nano-particles have been investigated. X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy studies are carried out to know the phase formation behaviour and microstructure evolution of the synthesized particles. The gas sensing characteristics (response %, response time, recovery time, e ...
HIV infections; Human immunodeficiency virus 1; RNA-directed DNA polymerase; Terminalia; acetone; antigens; cytotoxicity; dose response; fruit extracts; mechanism of action; methanol; mononuclear leukocytes; proteinases
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... In this study, we report the in vitro anti-HIV1 activity of acetone and methanol extracts of fruit of Terminalia paniculata . Cytotoxicity tests were conducted on TZM-bl cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), the CC ₅₀ values of both the extracts were ≥260 μg/mL. Using TZM-bl cells, the extracts were tested for their ability to inhibit replication of two primary isolates HIV-1 (X4, S ...
... Margarine contains a minimum of 80% fat and is therefore prone to lipid oxidation. While lipid oxidation in vegetable oils and o/w emulsions has been thoroughly investigated, studies about the oxidative stability and the identification of potential indicators of lipid oxidation in margarine are scarce. To evaluate the oxidative stability and to indicate the progress of lipid oxidation, four differ ...
... A considerable amount of chemical waste from liquid chromatography analysis is generated worldwide. Acetonitrile is the most employed solvent in liquid chromatography analyses since it exhibits favorable physicochemical properties for separation and detection, but it is an unwelcome solvent from an environmental point of view. Acetone might be a much greener alternative to replace acetonitrile in ...
... This work reports transport and structure properties of the three pyridinium-based ionic liquids (RTILs) – N-butylpyridinium hexafluorophosphate [BPY][PF₆], N-butylpyridinium trifluoromethanesulfonate [BPY][TF] and N-butylpyridinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide [BPY][TFSI] – in their mixtures with acetone (ACET). The ionic conductivity maximum occurs at 10 mol% RTIL, irrespective of the anio ...
acetone; analysis of variance; biomarkers; body mass index; cross-over studies; energy intake; epilepsy; experimental design; fasting; high fat diet; ketogenic diet; ketosis; lifestyle; lipid content; resting energy expenditure; starvation; weight loss
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... BACKGROUND: Ketogenic diets are high fat and low carbohydrate or very low carbohydrate diets, which render high production of ketones upon consumption known as nutritional ketosis (NK). Ketosis is also produced during fasting periods, which is known as fasting ketosis (FK). Recently, the combinations of NK and FK, as well as NK alone, have been used as resources for weight loss management and trea ...
... Delintered cottonseed was hulled and flaked. Moisture-adjusted cooked and uncooked samples were either dried or left undried, and all samples were then Soxhlet-extracted with acetone for five hours and desolventized. Sensory testing of gruels prepared from the meals indicated that if free moisture was not present during acetone extraction, catty odors were not found in extracted meals. Gas chromat ...
... The biological effect of acetone extracts from three selected plants, Lantana camara, Rhazya astricta, and Citrullus colocynthis, on the egg hatch rate, larvicidal activity, and larval development of Culex pipiens L. was investigated. The egg hatch rate of Cx. pipiens was significantly reduced (P<0.01) when the extracts of L. camara were used. Moreover, the used extracts significantly exhibited a ...
... Electrical tapes (ETs) are a common component of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) used by terrorists or criminal organizations and represent a valuable forensic resource for DNA and latent fingerprints recovery. However, DNA recovery rates are typically low and usually below the minimal amount required for amplification. In addition, most DNA extraction methods are destructive and do not allow ...
... A recent ethnomedical survey on medicinal plants grown in Mexico revealed that Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. (Cucurbitaceae) is one of the most valued plant species to treat cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension. Fruits, young leaves, buds, stems, and tuberous roots of the plant are edible. Considering that endothelial dysfunction induced by Angiotensin II plays an important role in the path ...
... In this work, it was found that the adsorption capacity of lignin to cationic dye (methylene blue, MB) from aqueous solution could be significantly improved by simple acetone fractionation. The removal efficiency of MB by acetone insoluble kraft lignin (AIKL) was 10 times that of unfractionated kraft lignin (KL). And the maximum capacity of AIKL could reach up to 623.4 mg g⁻¹. And the high removal ...
... NiO/ZnO composites were synthesized by decorating numerous NiO nanoparticles on the surfaces of well dispersed ZnO hollow spheres using a facile solvothermal method. Various kinds of characterization methods were utilized to investigate the structures and morphologies of the hybrid materials. The results revealed that the NiO nanoparticles with a size of ∼10nm were successfully distributed on the ...
... Intra-particle mass and heat transfer plays an important role in performance of the exothermic fixed-bed reactor for an isopropanol–acetone–hydrogen chemical heat pump. In this work, an exothermic fixed-bed reactor model, taking into account the actual packing structure, is established in the commercial software Fluent. A 120° segment of a tube with tube-to-particle diameter ratio (n) of 4, where ...
... Intensive field measurements were carried out at a mountain site and an urban site at the foot of the mountain from September to November 2010 in Hong Kong. Acetone was monitored using both canister air samples and 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine cartridges. The spatiotemporal patterns of acetone showed no difference between the two sites (p > 0.05), and the mean acetone mixing ratios on O3 episode day ...
... The activity of acetone leaf extracts of Breonadia salicina and the main antifungal compound isolated from the extract, ursolic acid, was determined against three important plant fungal pathogens (Penicillium expansum, P. janthinellum and P. digitatum) to evaluate their potential use in combating post-harvest infections of oranges. In an in vitro assay, acetone extracts had good antifungal activit ...
... Extracts of many plant species have substantial antifungal activity, therefore the use of plant extracts with good activity against plant fungal pathogens could lead to the development of inexpensive and environmentally acceptable fungicides based on locally available natural products. Because large quantities of invasive weeds are available we decided to determine the antifungal activity of aceto ...
... BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is a world-wide problem affecting humans and animals. There is increasing development of resistance of the pathogens to current antimycobacterial agents. Many authors have investigated activities of extracts and isolated compounds from plants. The traditional uses of plants have frequently been the criterion to select plants investigated. In this contribution, we investiga ...
... Herein, we show the first report on the degradation of hazardous organic pollutants in very saline matrice (seawater) using acetone photoactivated process at 253.7 nm. Chloral black (CB), a very persistent dye of well‐established carcinogenic and mutagenic effects, was chosen a substrate model. The photodegradation of CB was monotonically increased in the presence of acetone. About 90% of CB (25.5 ...
... Development of efficient and cost-effective pretreatment prior to hydrolysis is essential for the economical production of biobutanol from lignocelluloses. In this study, acetone pretreatment with a number of advantages over the other pretreatments was used to improve enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation with Clostridium acetobutylicum for acetone–butanol–ethanol (ABE) production from sweet sorgh ...
... Development of a butanologenic strain with high selectivity for butanol production is often proposed as a possible route for improving the economics of biobutanol production by solventogenic Clostridium species. The acetoacetate decarboxylase (aadc) gene encoding acetoacetate decarboxylase (AADC), which catalyzes the decarboxylation of acetoacetate into acetone and CO2, was successfully disrupted ...
... Expected depletion of oil and fossil resources urges the development of new alternative routes for the production of bulk chemicals and fuels beyond petroleum resources. In this study, the clostridial acetone pathway was used for the formation of acetone in the acetogenic bacterium Acetobacterium woodii. The acetone production operon (APO) containing the genes thlA (encoding thiolase A), ctfA/ctfB ...
... A 2-protected cis-amino mitosene undergoes an irreversible acetone promoted isomerization and converts to the 1-isomer. Kinetic studies and DFT calculations of the reaction are reported. An organocatalytic mechanism is proposed, involving a covalent intermediate formed by reaction of the mitosene and acetone. ...
... Pachysolen tannophilus, a homothallic yeast, converts xylose to ethanol at a yield of 0.3 (g/g xylose). Concomitant with ethanol production, xylitol accumulates in the culture medium at similar yields (0.3 g/g xylose). The addition of the hydrogen-accepting compound, acetone, increases the amount of ethanol produced by this organism by 50-70%. The increase in ethanol is directly correlated with a ...
... Liquid-phase chemical grafting method was used to graft Zn onto TiO₂ with preferentially exposed (101) or (001) facet. The obtained ZnₓTiyOz materials were characterized using various techniques (e.g., XRD, Raman, DRIFTS etc.) and evaluated for the acetone-to-isobutene reaction. It was found that over TiO₂ (001), both terminal and bridging hydroxyls were readily titrated by Zn deposition, whereas ...
acetone; energy; lead; photoluminescence; spectroscopy; temperature
Abstract:
... We adopt an acetone vapour-assisted method to grow high quality single-crystalline microplates of two-dimensional (2D) perovskite, 2-phenylethylammonium lead bromide [(C₆H₅C₂H₄NH₃)₂PbBr₄]. The microplates, converted from the spin-coated films, are well-defined rectangles. Temperature dependent photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy shows that the band gap PL is enhanced markedly with increasing tempe ...
... Removing lichen substances from dry lichen thalli using pure acetone is the least detrimental method. Measurements of properties strictly related to the photobiont, such as chlorophyll a fluorescence (ChlₐF), are frequently used to verify acetone toxicity but they cannot reveal possible damage accumulated at the whole thallus level. Here, measurements of ChlₐF have been integrated with others conc ...
Ricardo Morales-Rodriguez; Jaime David Ponce-Rocha; Fernando Israel Gómez-Castro; Eduardo Sánchez-Ramírez; Juan Gabriel Segovia-Hernández; Arturo Sánchez; Divanery Rodriguez-Gomez
... PURPOSE: Butanol is an interesting biofuel and a product precursor, that could be obtained with acetone and ethanol via fermentation. The biofuels production has been identified as not economically competitive, thus, the parallel production of high value-added products, such as xylitol, could be an alternative to improve the profit. Xylitol can be produced from xylose, which might be considered as ...
... Electrospinning commonly requires a solvent carrier to transform polymer materials from one solid form to another. The types of solvents are often classed as toxic and hazardous and have potential long-term impacts on the environment and the health of the user. Acetone is a sustainable and non-toxic solvent, but has received limited use within the electrospinning sectorâparticularly for biocompa ...
... In order to obtain mutant strains showing higher solvent tolerance and butanol production than those of wild-type strains, the butanol-producing strain Clostridium beijerinckii L175 was subjected to mutagenesis using a combined method of low-energy ion beam implantation and N-methyl-N-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine induction. With this effort, mutant strain MUT3 was isolated. When it was used for butano ...
... To obtain native strains resistant to butanol toxicity, a new isolating method and serial enrichment was used in this study. With this effort, mutant strain SE36 was obtained, which could withstand 35g/L (compared to 20g/L of the wild-type strain) butanol challenge. Based on 16s rDNA comparison, the mutant strain was identified as Clostridium acetobutylicum. Under the optimized condition, the phas ...
... In this study, puerariae slag (PS) was evaluated as a renewable raw material for acetone–butanol–ethanol (ABE) fermentation. To accelerate the hydrolysis of PS, the method of ultrasound-assisted dilute acid hydrolysis (UAAH) was used. With this effort, 0.69 g reducing sugar was obtained from 1 g raw material under the optimal pretreatment condition. Subsequently, the butanol and total solvent prod ...
... Acetone, butanol, and ethanol (ABE) were produced following the separate hydrolysis and fermentation (SHF) method using polysaccharides from the green macroalgae Enteromorpha intestinalis as biomass. We focused on the optimization of enzymatic saccharification as pretreatments for the fermentation of E. intestinalis. Pretreatment was carried out with 10% (w/v) seaweed slurry and 270-mM H₂SO₄ at 12 ...