Direct micellar systems as a tool to improve the efficiency of aromatic substrate conversion for fine chemicals production

2000 ◽  
Vol 79 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 103-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debora Berti ◽  
Demetrio Randazzo ◽  
Fabrizio Briganti ◽  
Piero Baglioni ◽  
Andrea Scozzafava ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fine Chemicals ◽  
Aromatic Substrate ◽  
Micellar Systems ◽  
Substrate Conversion

Modeling Trienzyme Biosensor at Internal Diffusion Limitation

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Kulys
Keyword(s):  
Immobilized Enzymes ◽  
Internal Diffusion ◽  
Significant Response ◽  
Diffusion Limitation ◽  
Enzyme Reactions ◽  
Substrate Conversion ◽  
Apparent Stability ◽  
Biosensor Response

A model of biosensor containing three immobilized enzymes utilizing consecutive substrate conversion in the chain was developed. The modeling was performed at an internal diffusion limitation and a steadystate condition. The calculations showed that significant response of biosensors was produced if diffusion modules were larger than 1 for all enzyme reactions. Due to diffusion limitation the apparent stability of biosensor response increased many times in comparison to stability of the most labile enzyme of the chain.

Donnan Equilibria in Polymeric Micellar Systems with Weak Polyelectrolyte Shells: The Lowering of the pH Value

1997 ◽  
Vol 62 (11) ◽  
pp. 1730-1736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petr Munk ◽  
Zdeněk Tuzar ◽  
Karel Procházka
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Electrolyte Solutions ◽  
Hydrogen Ions ◽  
Micellar Systems ◽  
Weak Electrolytes ◽  
Block Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Polyelectrolyte Solutions

When two electrolyte solutions are separated and only some of the ions can cross the boundary, the concentrations of these ions are different on both sides of the boundary. This is the well-known Donnan effect. When weak electrolytes are involved, the imbalance includes also hydrogen ions: there is a difference of pH across the boundary and the dissociation of nondiffusible weak electrolytes is suppressed. The effect is very pronounced when the concentration of the weak electrolyte is high and ionic strength is low. The significance of this phenomenon is discussed for polyelectrolyte solutions, and particularly for block copolymer micelles with weak polyelectrolyte shells. The effect is quite dramatic in the latter case.

A Monte Carlo Study of Flexible Polymer Chain Conformations in Restricted Volumes. I. A Model for Insoluble Blocks Conformations in Swollen Cores of Multimolecular Spherical Block Copolymer Micelles

1993 ◽  
Vol 58 (10) ◽  
pp. 2290-2304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuzana Limpouchová ◽  
Karel Procházka
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Monte Carlo Study ◽  
Volume Effect ◽  
Micellar Systems ◽  
Flexible Polymer ◽  
Block Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Copolymer Micelles ◽  
Chain Conformations ◽  
Chain Lengths

Monte Carlo simulations of chain conformations in a restricted spherical volume at relatively high densities of segments were performed for various numbers of chains, N, and chain lengths (number of segments), L, on a tetrahedral lattice. All chains are randomly end-tethered to the surface of the sphere. A relatively uniform surface density of the tethered ends is guaranteed in our simulations. A simultaneous self-avoiding walk of all chains creates starting conformations for a subsequent equilibration. A modified algorithm similar to that of Siepmann and Frenkel is used for the equilibration of the chain conformations. In this paper, only a geometrical excluded volume effect of segments is considered. Various structural and conformational characteristics, e.g. segment densities gS(r), free end densities gF(r) as functions of the position in the sphere (a distance from the center), distributions of the tethered-to-free end distances, ρTF(rTF), etc. are calculated and their physical meaning is discussed. The model is suitable for studies of chain conformations is swollen cores of multimolecular block copolymer micelles and for interpretation of non-radiative excitation energy migration in polymeric micellar systems.

Formic Acid: A Promising Bio-Renewable Feedstock for Fine Chemicals

2012 ◽  
Vol 354 (17) ◽  
pp. 3180-3186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel G. Mura ◽  
Lidia De Luca ◽  
Giampaolo Giacomelli ◽  
Andrea Porcheddu
Keyword(s):  
Formic Acid ◽  
Fine Chemicals ◽  
Renewable Feedstock
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