Solubility of higher-molecular-weight normal-paraffins in distilled water and sea water

1974 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 654-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Sutton ◽  
John A. Calder
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Distilled Water

The Effect of Degradation in Aqueous Media on Viscosity Average Molecular Weight of Single Polymer Polyester Composites

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (9) ◽  
pp. 2034-2038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Bryll ◽  
Katarzyna Gawdzinska ◽  
Marcin Nabialek ◽  
Patrycja Pawlowska
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Average Molecular Weight ◽  
Aqueous Media ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Media Impact ◽  
Degradation Tests ◽  
Polyester Composites ◽  
Testing Standards ◽  
The Impact

In present study the authors determine the impact of active environment on destruction processes developing in single polymer polyester composites. The processes impact on the structure and selected (e.g. viscosity) mechanical features of these composites were examined. The work included the following stages: manufacturing of ordered and disordered linear fiber single polyester composites, preparation of samples in accordance with applicable testing standards, performing composites� degradation tests in different media (distilled water and sea water at 30oC,). Literature review has shown that this kind of material has not been examined in reference to active media impact on degradation processes. This work is part of the research on discussed composites� properties and recycling.

Reconstruction of Two-Dimensional Projections of GP 32*I

1981 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 38-39
Author(s):  
H.A. Cohen ◽  
W. Chiu ◽  
J. Hosoda
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Uranyl Acetate ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Acetate Solution ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Parent Molecule ◽  
T4 Bacteriophage ◽  
Electron Imaging ◽  
Better Than

GP 32 (molecular weight 35000) is a T4 bacteriophage protein that destabilizes the DNA helix. The fragment GP32*I (77% of the total weight), which destabilizes helices better than does the parent molecule, crystallizes as platelets thin enough for electron diffraction and electron imaging. In this paper we discuss the structure of this protein as revealed in images reconstructed from stained and unstained crystals.Crystals were prepared as previously described. Crystals for electron microscopy were pelleted from the buffer suspension, washed in distilled water, and resuspended in 1% glucose. Two lambda droplets were placed on grids over freshly evaporated carbon, allowed to sit for five minutes, and then were drained. Stained crystals were prepared the same way, except that prior to draining the droplet, two lambda of aqueous 1% uranyl acetate solution were applied for 20 seconds. Micrographs were produced using less than 2 e/Å2 for unstained crystals or less than 8 e/Å2 for stained crystals.

Examination for Degradation Paths of Butyltin Compounds in Natural Waters

1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 117-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Watanabe ◽  
S. Sakai ◽  
H. Takatsuki
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Half Life ◽  
Natural Waters ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Degradation Process ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Degradation Rates ◽  
Clean Area ◽  
Butyltin Compounds ◽  
Sun Light

Examination of individual degradation paths (biodegradation and photolysis) of butyltin compounds (especially tributyltin: TBT) in natural waters was performed. Biodegradation of TBT and dibutyltin (DBT) in an unfiltered sea water in summer is rather fast; their half life is about a week. But pretreatment with glass fiber filter makes the half life of TBT much longer (about 80 days). Photolysis of TBT in sea water by sun light is rapid (half life is about 0.5 days), and faster than in distilled water or in fresh water. Degradation rates of each process for TBT are calculated in various conditions of sea water, and contribution rates are compared. Biodegradation will be the main degradation process in an “SS-rich” area such as a marina, but photolysis will exceed that in a “clean” area. Over all half lives of TBT in sea water vary from 6 days to 127 days considering seasons and presence of SS.

Specific heat of mixtures of kaolin with sea water or distilled water for their use in thermotherapy

2017 ◽  
Vol 130 (1) ◽  
pp. 479-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Mato ◽  
L. M. Casás ◽  
J. L. Legido ◽  
C. Gómez ◽  
L. Mourelle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Specific Heat ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Distilled Water

scholarly journals A preliminary study of the degradation of selected commercial packaging materials in compost and aqueous environments

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Musioł ◽  
Joanna Rydz ◽  
Wanda Sikorska ◽  
Piotr Rychter ◽  
Marek Kowalczuk
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Terephthalic Acid ◽  
Packaging Materials ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Abiotic Degradation ◽  
Aqueous Environments ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Industrial Composting ◽  
Surface Changes

A preliminary study of the degradation of selected commercial packaging materials in compost and aqueous environmentsThe paper presents the results of the degradation of two commercial packaging materials CONS-PET and BioPlaneta in the compost and distilled water at 70°C. The materials containing polylactide (PLA), CONS-PET 13% and BioPlaneta 20%, aliphatic-aromatic copolyester terephthalic acid/adipic acid/1,4-butanediol (BTA) and commercial additives degraded under the industrial composting conditions (composting pile or container) and in distilled water at 70°C in the laboratory holding oven. Distilled water provided the conditions for the hydrolytic (abiotic) degradation of the materials. Weight loss, changes of molecular weight, dispersity monitored via the GPC technique and the macroscopic surface changes of the tested materials were monitored during the experiments. The investigated systems show similar trends of degradation, however on the last day of the incubation the decrease of the molecular weight was higher in water than under the industrial composting conditions. The results indicate that commercial packaging materials can be degraded both while composting ((bio)degradation) and during the incubation in distilled water at 70°C (abiotic hydrolysis).

Taste by Touch: Some Experiments with Octopus

1963 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-193
Author(s):  
M. J. WELLS
Keyword(s):  
Hydrochloric Acid ◽  
Fresh Water ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Olfactory Organ ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Quinine Sulphate ◽  
Human Tongue ◽  
Half Strength

1. A method of teaching Octopus chemotactile discriminations is described. 2. The animals can be shown to be capable of distinguishing by touch between porous objects soaked in plain sea water and sea water with hydrochloric acid, sucrose or quinine sulphate added. 3. They can detect these substances in concentrations at least 100 times as dilute as the human tongue is capable of detecting them in distilled water. 4. They can be trained to distinguish between equimolar (0.2 mM) solutions of hydrochloric acid, sucrose and quinine. 5. They can also be trained to distinguish between sea water and fresh water or half-strength sea water or sea water with twice the usual quantity of salt. 6. The function of the ‘olfactory organ’ is discussed. 7. Chemotactile learning is discussed in relation to the means by which Octopus finds its way about the territory around its ‘home’

Experiments on Substrate Selection by Corophium Species: Films and Bacteria on Sand Particles

1964 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 499-511
Author(s):  
P. S. MEADOWS
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Substrate Selection ◽  
Corophium Volutator ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Substrate Preferences ◽  
Solutions Of Electrolytes ◽  
Sand Particles ◽  
Micro Organisms

1. A simple method is described for determining the substrate preferences of Corophium volutator (Pallas) and Corophium arenarium Crawford. 2. If offered a choice of its own substrate with that of the other species each prefers its own. 3. Level of illumination and colour of substrate have little effect on choice. An animal's size and hence its age has little effect on its substrate preferences. 4. C. volutator prefers a substrate previously maintained under anaerobic conditions, C. arenarium vice versa. 5. Treatments which kill, inactivate, or remove micro-organisms render sands unattractive to Corophium. These include boiling, acid-cleaning, drying, and soaking in fixatives or distilled water. Attempts to make these sands attractive again failed. 6. Distilled water, and solutions of the non-electrolytes sucrose and glycerol at the same osmotic pressure as sea water, induce many bacteria to desorb from sand particles; smaller numbers are desorbed in the presence of solutions of electrolytes at the same ionic strength as sea water (NaCl, Na2SO4, KC1, MgSO4, MgCl2, CaCl2). Of all these, only distilled water and solutions of MgCl2 and CaCl2 reduce the attractive properties of sands. Hence the loss of bacteria from the surface of sand grains, though related to the ionic strength and composition of the medium, is not necessarily associated with a substrate becoming unattractive.

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