BACKGROUND: The current shift from a fossil-resource based economy to a more sustainable, bio-based economy requires development of alternative production routes based on utilization of biomass for the many chemicals that are currently produced from petroleum. Muconic acid is an attractive platform chemical for the bio-based economy because it can ...
The desulfurization and dephosphorization performances have been considered to be the most challenging operations for refining ultra-clean steel. The distribution ratios of sulfur and phosphorus in the form of L-i = (%i)/[%i] as well as slag capacity concepts of sulfide and phosphate capacities in the form of Cim- proportional to (% i(m-)) have bee...
Polymer solutions with a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) undergo reversible phase separation when heated above their cloud point temperature (T-CP or CPT). As such, they have been proposed for a wide range of biomedical applications, from injectable drug depots to switchable coatings for cell adhesion. However, in systematic studies, the...
On-chip Raman sensing enabled by large-scale photonic integration is a promising technology for biological and healthcare applications. In this contribution we give a review the current status of on-chip Raman sensing with a particular focus on the ultimate performances. We discuss the limitations in terms of detection limit and the different paths...
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Enzymes are central to both metabolism and information processing in cells. In both cases, an enzyme’s ability to accelerate a reaction without being consumed in the reaction is crucial. Nevertheless, enzymes are transiently sequestered when they bind to their substrates; this sequestration limits activity and potentially compromises information pr...
In this paper, a process of selective extraction and separation of vanadium (IV) from acid leaching solution of spent oil hydrotreating catalyst by a solvent extraction method with P204 as an extractant was proposed. Because the leaching solution contained a large amount of elements such as nickel, aluminium and iron, the effects of various conditi...
In this paper, a process of selective extraction and separation of vanadium (IV) from acid leaching solution of spent oil hydrotreating catalyst by a solvent extraction method with P204 as an extractant was proposed. Because the leaching solution contained a large amount of elements such as nickel, aluminium and iron, the effects of various conditi...
While the transport of ions and electrons in conventional Li-ion battery cathode materials is well understood, our knowledge of the phonon (heat) transport is still in its infancy. We present a first-principles theoretical investigation of the chemical trends in the phonon frequency dispersion, mode lifetimes, and thermal conductivity in the series...
The solubility of the LiCl-SrCl2-H2O system along with its sub-binary systems LiCl-H2O and SrCl2-H2O at 323.15 K and 348.15 K has been measured via the Isothermal Dissolve Equilibrium (IDE) method. The gauged solubility for the LiCl-H2O and SrCl2-H2O binary systems is consistent with the result reported in literature. In view of the measured solubi...
