scholarly journals Porous Aromatic Melamine Schiff Bases as Highly Efficient Media for Carbon Dioxide Storage

Processes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raghad M. Omer ◽  
Emaad T. B. Al-Tikrity ◽  
Gamal A. El-Hiti ◽  
Mohammed F. Alotibi ◽  
Dina S. Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Schiff Bases ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Gas Adsorption ◽  
Co2 Storage ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Co2 Production ◽  
Co2 Uptake ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Average Pore

High energy demand has led to excessive fuel consumption and high-concentration CO2 production. CO2 release causes serious environmental problems such as the rise in the Earth’s temperature, leading to global warming. Thus, chemical industries are under severe pressure to provide a solution to the problems associated with fuel consumption and to reduce CO2 emission at the source. To this effect, herein, four highly porous aromatic Schiff bases derived from melamine were investigated as potential media for CO2 capture. Since these Schiff bases are highly aromatic, porous, and have a high content of heteroatoms (nitrogen and oxygen), they can serve as CO2 storage media. The surface morphology of the Schiff bases was investigated through field emission scanning electron microscopy, and their physical properties were determined by gas adsorption experiments. The Schiff bases had a pore volume of 0.005–0.036 cm3/g, an average pore diameter of 1.69–3.363 nm, and a small Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area (5.2–11.6 m2/g). The Schiff bases showed remarkable CO2 uptake (up to 2.33 mmol/g; 10.0 wt%) at 323 K and 40 bars. The Schiff base containing the 4-nitrophenyl substituent was the most efficient medium for CO2 adsorption and, therefore, can be used as a gas sorbent.

scholarly journals Feasibility of a Mineral Carbonation Technique Using Iron-Silicate Mining Waste by Direct Flue Gas CO2 Capture and Cation Complexation Using 2,2′-Bipyridine

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 343
Author(s):  
Javier F. Reynes ◽  
Guy Mercier ◽  
Jean-François Blais ◽  
Louis-César Pasquier
Keyword(s):  
Flue Gas ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Mining Waste ◽  
Mineral Carbonation ◽  
Co2 Uptake ◽  
Co2 Removal ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Positive Balance ◽  
Iron Complexation

Mineral carbonation is gaining increasing attention for its ability to sequester CO2. The main challenge is doing it economically and energy-efficiently. Recently, many studies have focused on the aqueous reaction of carbon dioxide with the alkaline earth minerals such as serpentine, Mg-rich olivine and wollastonite. Nevertheless, Fe-rich olivines have been poorly studied because of their high energy demand, which make them unfeasible for industrial implementation. This article describes the feasibility of an indirect mineral carbonation process using silicic, Fe-rich mining waste with direct flue gas CO2 via iron complexation using 2,2′-bipyridine. The overall process was performed in three main steps: leaching, iron complexation, and aqueous mineral carbonation reactions. The preferential parameters resulted in a recirculation scenario, where 38% of Fe cations were leached, complexed, and reacted under mild conditions. CO2 uptake of 57.3% was achieved, obtaining a Fe-rich carbonate. These results are promising for the application of mineral carbonation to reduce CO2 emissions. Furthermore, the greenhouse gas balance had a global vision of the overall reaction’s feasibility. The results showed a positive balance in CO2 removal, with an estimated 130 kg CO2/ton of residue. Although an exhaustive study should be done, the new and innovative mineral carbonation CO2 sequestration approach in this study is promising.

Changes in lipid peroxidation during pregnancy and after delivery in rats: effect of pinealectomy

Reproduction ◽  
2000 ◽  
pp. 143-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
RM Sainz ◽  
RJ Reiter ◽  
JC Mayo ◽  
J Cabrera ◽  
DX Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Oxidative Damage ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Physiological State ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Free Radical Scavengers ◽  
Radical Scavengers ◽  
Oxygen Requirement ◽  
Pregnant Rats

Pregnancy is a physiological state accompanied by a high energy demand of many bodily functions and an increased oxygen requirement. Because of the increased intake and utilization of oxygen, increased levels of oxidative stress would be expected. In the present study, the degree of lipid peroxidation was examined in different tissues from non-pregnant and pregnant rats after the delivery of their young. Melatonin and other indole metabolites are known to be direct free radical scavengers and indirect antioxidants. Thus the effect of pinealectomy at 1 month before pregnancy on the accumulation of lipid damage was investigated in non-pregnant and pregnant rats after the delivery of their young. Malonaldehyde and 4-hydroxyalkenal concentrations were measured in the lung, uterus, liver, brain, kidney, thymus and spleen from intact and pinealectomized pregnant rats soon after birth of their young and at 14 and 21 days after delivery. The same parameters were also evaluated in intact and pinealectomized non-pregnant rats. Shortly after delivery, lipid oxidative damage was increased in lung, uterus, brain, kidney and thymus of the mothers. No differences were detected in liver and spleen. Pinealectomy enhanced this effect in the uterus and lung. It is concluded that during pregnancy high levels of oxidative stress induce an increase in oxidative damage to lipids, which in some cases is inhibited by the antioxidative actions of pineal indoles.

scholarly journals The Quorum Sensing Auto-Inducer 2 (AI-2) Stimulates Nitrogen Fixation and Favors Ethanol Production over Biomass Accumulation in Zymomonas mobilis

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 5628
Author(s):  
Valquíria Campos Alencar ◽  
Juliana de Fátima dos Santos Silva ◽  
Renata Ozelami Vilas Boas ◽  
Vinícius Manganaro Farnézio ◽  
Yara N. L. F. de Maria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
Quorum Sensing ◽  
Ethanol Production ◽  
N2 Fixation ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Zymomonas Mobilis ◽  
Biomass Accumulation ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Expression Of Genes

Autoinducer 2 (or AI-2) is one of the molecules used by bacteria to trigger the Quorum Sensing (QS) response, which activates expression of genes involved in a series of alternative mechanisms, when cells reach high population densities (including bioluminescence, motility, biofilm formation, stress resistance, and production of public goods, or pathogenicity factors, among others). Contrary to most autoinducers, AI-2 can induce QS responses in both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, and has been suggested to constitute a trans-specific system of bacterial communication, capable of affecting even bacteria that cannot produce this autoinducer. In this work, we demonstrate that the ethanologenic Gram-negative bacterium Zymomonas mobilis (a non-AI-2 producer) responds to exogenous AI-2 by modulating expression of genes involved in mechanisms typically associated with QS in other bacteria, such as motility, DNA repair, and nitrogen fixation. Interestingly, the metabolism of AI-2-induced Z. mobilis cells seems to favor ethanol production over biomass accumulation, probably as an adaptation to the high-energy demand of N2 fixation. This opens the possibility of employing AI-2 during the industrial production of second-generation ethanol, as a way to boost N2 fixation by these bacteria, which could reduce costs associated with the use of nitrogen-based fertilizers, without compromising ethanol production in industrial plants.

scholarly journals IoT Platform for Energy Sustainability in University Campuses

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 357
Author(s):  
Pedro Moura ◽  
José Ignacio Moreno ◽  
Gregorio López López ◽  
Manuel Alvarez-Campana
Keyword(s):  
Energy Demand ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Appropriate Technology ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Energy Sustainability ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Iot Platform

University campuses are normally constituted of large buildings responsible for high energy demand, and are also important as demonstration sites for new technologies and systems. This paper presents the results of achieving energy sustainability in a testbed composed of a set of four buildings that constitute the Telecommunications Engineering School of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. In the paper, after characterizing the consumption of university buildings for a complete year, different options to achieve more sustainable use of energy are presented, considering the integration of renewable generation sources, namely photovoltaic generation, and monitoring and controlling electricity demand. To ensure the implementation of the desired monitoring and control, an internet of things (IoT) platform based on wireless sensor network (WSN) infrastructure was designed and installed. Such a platform supports a smart system to control the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) and lighting systems in buildings. Furthermore, the paper presents the developed IoT-based platform, as well as the implemented services. As a result, the paper illustrates how providing old existing buildings with the appropriate technology can contribute to the objective of transforming such buildings into nearly zero-energy buildings (nZEB) at a low cost.

scholarly journals Sigma-1 Receptor Promotes Mitochondrial Bioenergetics by Orchestrating ER Ca2+ Leak during Early ER Stress

Metabolites ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 422
Author(s):  
Zhanat Koshenov ◽  
Furkan E. Oflaz ◽  
Martin Hirtl ◽  
Johannes Pilic ◽  
Olaf A. Bachkoenig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Er Stress ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Human Neuroblastoma Cell ◽  
Mitochondrial Bioenergetics ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Human Neuroblastoma ◽  
Sigma 1 Receptor ◽  
Sigma 1

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a complex, multifunctional organelle of eukaryotic cells and responsible for the trafficking and processing of nearly 30% of all human proteins. Any disturbance to these processes can cause ER stress, which initiates an adaptive mechanism called unfolded protein response (UPR) to restore ER functions and homeostasis. Mitochondrial ATP production is necessary to meet the high energy demand of the UPR, while the molecular mechanisms of ER to mitochondria crosstalk under such stress conditions remain mainly enigmatic. Thus, better understanding the regulation of mitochondrial bioenergetics during ER stress is essential to combat many pathologies involving ER stress, the UPR, and mitochondria. This article investigates the role of Sigma-1 Receptor (S1R), an ER chaperone, has in enhancing mitochondrial bioenergetics during early ER stress using human neuroblastoma cell lines. Our results show that inducing ER stress with tunicamycin, a known ER stressor, greatly enhances mitochondrial bioenergetics in a time- and S1R-dependent manner. This is achieved by enhanced ER Ca2+ leak directed towards mitochondria by S1R during the early phase of ER stress. Our data point to the importance of S1R in promoting mitochondrial bioenergetics and maintaining balanced H2O2 metabolism during early ER stress.

Field Conversion of a Low-Firing Frame 7B Gas Turbine Power Plant to Ultra-Low Emission Combustion

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Demougeot ◽  
Jeffrey A. Benoit
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Water Injection ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
Environmental Controls ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
Technical Discussion

The search for power plant sustainability options continues as regulating agencies exert more stringent industrial gas turbine emission requirements on operators. Purchasing power for resale, de-commissioning current capabilities altogether and repowering by replacing or converting existing equipment to comply with emissions standards are economic-driven options contemplated by many mature gas turbine operators. NRG’s Gilbert power plant based in Milford, NJ began commercial operation in 1974 and is fitted with four (4) natural gas fired GE’s 7B gas turbine generators with two each exhausting to HRSG’s feeding one (1) steam turbine generator. The gas turbine units, originally configured with diffusion flame combustion systems with water injection, were each emitting 35 ppm NOx with the New Jersey High Energy Demand Day (HEED) regulatory mandate to reduce NOx emissions to sub 10 ppm by May 1st, 2015. Studies were conducted by the operator to evaluate the economic viability & installation of environmental controls to reduce NOx emissions. It was determined that installation of post-combustion environmental controls at the facility was both cost prohibitive and technically challenging, and would require a fundamental reconfiguration of the facility. Based on this economic analysis, the ultra-low emission combustion system conversion package was selected as the best cost-benefit solution. This technical paper will focus on the ultra low emissions technology and key features employed to achieve these low emissions, a description of the design challenges and solution to those, a summary of the customer considerations in down selecting options and an overview of the conversion scope. Finally, a technical discussion of the low emissions operational flexibility will be provided including performance results of the converted units.

scholarly journals Proteomic Analysis Reveals the Participation of Energy- and Stress-Related Proteins in the Response of Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E to Toluene

2005 ◽  
Vol 187 (17) ◽  
pp. 5937-5945 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Segura ◽  
Patricia Godoy ◽  
Pieter van Dillewijn ◽  
Ana Hurtado ◽  
Nuria Arroyo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Putida ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Cell Metabolism ◽  
Sugar Transport ◽  
Krebs Cycle ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Solvent Tolerance ◽  
Flight Mass Spectrometry ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Related Proteins

ABSTRACT Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E is tolerant to toluene and other toxic hydrocarbons through extrusion of the toxic compounds from the cell by means of three efflux pumps, TtgABC, TtgDEF, and TtgGHI. To identify other cellular factors that allow the growth of P. putida DOT-T1E in the presence of high concentrations of toluene, we performed two-dimensional gel analyses of proteins extracted from cultures grown on glucose in the presence and in the absence of the organic solvent. From a total of 531 spots, 134 proteins were observed to be toluene specific. In the absence of toluene, 525 spots were clearly separated and 117 proteins were only present in this condition. Moreover, 35 proteins were induced by at least twofold in the presence of toluene whereas 26 were repressed by at least twofold under these conditions. We reasoned that proteins that were highly induced could play a role in toluene tolerance. These proteins, identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry, were classified into four categories: 1, proteins involved in the catabolism of toluene; 2, proteins involved in the channeling of metabolic intermediates to the Krebs cycle and activation of purine biosynthesis; 3, proteins involved in sugar transport; 4, stress-related proteins. The set of proteins in groups 2 and 3 suggests that the high energy demand required for solvent tolerance is achieved via activation of cell metabolism. The role of chaperones that facilitate the proper folding of newly synthesized proteins under toluene stress conditions was analyzed in further detail. Knockout mutants revealed that CspA, XenA, and Tuf-1 play a role in solvent tolerance in Pseudomonas, although this role is probably not specific to toluene, as indicated by the fact that all mutants grew more slowly than the wild type without toluene.

scholarly journals Transmural distribution of metabolic abnormalities and glycolytic activity during dobutamine-induced demand ischemia

2008 ◽  
Vol 294 (6) ◽  
pp. H2680-H2686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad N. Jameel ◽  
Xiaohong Wang ◽  
Marcel H. J. Eijgelshoven ◽  
Abdul Mansoor ◽  
Jianyi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Coronary Stenosis ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Cardiac Work ◽  
Induced Demand ◽  
Systolic Thickening

The heterogeneity across the left ventricular wall is characterized by higher rates of oxygen consumption, systolic thickening fraction, myocardial perfusion, and lower energetic state in the subendocardial layers (ENDO). During dobutamine stimulation-induced demand ischemia, the transmural distribution of energy demand and metabolic markers of ischemia are not known. In this study, hemodynamics, transmural high-energy phosphate (HEP), 2-deoxyglucose-6-phosphate (2-DGP) levels, and myocardial blood flow (MBF) were determined under basal conditions, during dobutamine infusion (DOB: 20 μg·kg−1·min−1 iv), and during coronary stenosis + DOB + 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) infusion. DOB increased rate pressure products (RPP) and MBF significantly without affecting the subendocardial-to-subepicardial blood flow ratio (ENDO/EPI) or HEP levels. During coronary stenosis + DOB + 2-DG infusion, RPP, ischemic zone (IZ) MBF, and ENDO/EPI decreased significantly. The IZ ratio of creatine phosphate-to-ATP decreased significantly [2.30 ± 0.14, 2.06 ± 0.13, and 2.04 ± 0.11 to 1.77 ± 0.12, 1.70 ± 0.11, and 1.72 ± 0.12 for EPI, midmyocardial (MID), and ENDO, respectively], and 2-DGP accumulated in all layers, as evidenced by the 2-DGP/PCr (0.55 ± 0.12, 0.52 ± 0.10, and 0.37 ± 0.08 for EPI, MID, and ENDO, respectively; P < 0.05, EPI > ENDO). In the IZ the wet weight-to-dry weight ratio was significantly increased compared with the normal zone (5.9 ± 0.5 vs. 4.4 ± 0.4; P < 0.05). Thus, in the stenotic perfused bed, during dobutamine-induced high cardiac work state, despite higher blood flow, the subepicardial layers showed the greater metabolic changes characterized by a shift toward higher carbohydrate metabolism, suggesting that a homeostatic response to high-cardiac work state is characterized by more glucose utilization in energy metabolism.

Two Coordination Polymers Constructed from Pentanuclear Zinc Clusters with Triazolate and Benzenecarboxylate Ligands: Selective Gas Adsorption

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Wen Zhang ◽  
Yu-Ling Wang ◽  
Ying Liu ◽  
Qing-Yan Liu
Keyword(s):  
Porous Structure ◽  
Coordination Polymers ◽  
Gas Adsorption ◽  
3D Structure ◽  
Co2 Uptake ◽  
N2 Adsorption ◽  
Carboxylate Oxygen ◽  
Zinc Clusters ◽  
Solvent Molecules ◽  
3D Framework

Reactions of Zn(NO3)2·6H2O with 1,2,4-triazole (Htrz) and 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid (H3BTC) or 5-sulfoisophthalic acid (5-H3SIP) afforded two coordination polymers, {[Zn5(μ3-OH)2(trz)2(BTC)2(DMF)2]·x(solvent)}n (1) and {[Zn7(trz)8(5-SIP)2(H2O)4]·4(H2O)}n (2). Compound 1 has pentanuclear [Zn5(μ3-OH)2] clusters, which are linked by the triazolate ligands to give a 2D layer. The 2D layer is further bridged by BTC3− ligands to form a 3D framework. The 3D framework of 1 has 1D channels filled by solvent molecules. Desolvated 1 shows a moderate CO2 uptake and high CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 adsorption selectivities due to its carboxylate oxygen decorated pore environment. Compound 2 contains a rare 3D zinc-triazolate framework constructed from a pentanuclear [Zn5(trz)8] cluster wherein the five zinc atoms are arranged linearly. The 3D zinc-triazolate substructure has 1D open channels filled by 5-SIP3− ligands, which interact with the zinc-triazolate framework through Zn–O bonds, leading to a non-porous 3D structure of 2. Introduction of BTC3− into the zinc-triazolate system gave the porous structure of 1. While a variation of BTC3−, 5-SIP3− was introduced into the zinc-triazolate system yielding a non-porous structure of 2, demonstrating that the secondary ligands play an important role in the formation of the final structures.

scholarly journals Molecular Characterization of Reactive Oxygen Species in Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingyang Zhou ◽  
Chia-Chen Chuang ◽  
Li Zuo
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Myocardial Ischemia ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Heart Diseases ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Protective Mechanism ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion

Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is experienced by individuals suffering from cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart diseases and subsequently undergoing reperfusion treatments in order to manage the conditions. The occlusion of blood flow to the tissue, termed ischemia, can be especially detrimental to the heart due to its high energy demand. Several cellular alterations have been observed upon the onset of ischemia. The danger created by cardiac ischemia is somewhat paradoxical in that a return of blood to the tissue can result in further damage. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been studied intensively to reveal their role in myocardial I/R injury. Under normal conditions, ROS function as a mediator in many cell signaling pathways. However, stressful environments significantly induce the generation of ROS which causes the level to exceed body’s antioxidant defense system. Such altered redox homeostasis is implicated in myocardial I/R injury. Despite the detrimental effects from ROS, low levels of ROS have been shown to exert a protective effect in the ischemic preconditioning. In this review, we will summarize the detrimental role of ROS in myocardial I/R injury, the protective mechanism induced by ROS, and potential treatments for ROS-related myocardial injury.

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