This study aims to investigate, from a technical and an environmental perspective, various alternatives for acetic acid concentration for maximizing acetic acid production, its purity, and in the meantime, minimizing the energy usage and the environmental impact. Liquid–liquid extraction followed by azeotropic distillation using …
Development of in-line PAT methodologies has increased the ability for companies to perform real-time monitoring and control of bioprocesses. For concentration measurement, this study shows that IoR technology compares favorably with traditional methods of concentration measurement such as conductivity and osmolality.
The anodes for this process were traditionally lead-based alloys, but newer methods use titanium or stainless steel. The cathode is either a strip of very pure copper which the new copper plates on to, or stainless steel which it has to be removed from later.
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Another method of concentration of ores is the Froth Flotation Method. This is the process for concentration of primarily sulphide ores. It has the advantage over gravity separation because it can collect even the extremely fine particles of minerals.
The grade-recovery curves have been known to be one of the well-known and accepted process methods of analysis and the performance assessment of several concentration process units in the world of mineral processing and …
This paper presents a method for removing methylene blue from an aqueous solution using a fixed-bed adsorption process onto sawdust. In the article, the method of continuous measurement of methylene blue concentration in the process of sorption on sawdust was used.
Pre-concentration of HM, often referred to as a mineral processing route, is focused on the rejection of waste (gangue) minerals in the early or initial stages of the mineral concentration process.
However, wet-lab experiments are labor-intensive and time-consuming. To accelerate the evaluation process, we develop a deep learning method called MBC-Attention to regress the experimental minimum inhibitory concentration of AMPs against Escherichia coli. The proposed model outperforms traditional machine learning methods.
Hemoglobin (Hb) concentration is most commonly measured for anemia diagnosis. Methods to measure Hb are usually invasive (requiring a blood sample); however, advances in diagnostic …
Abstract. Gravity Concentration — the separation of minerals by virtue of specific gravity — is one of the oldest forms of mineral processing. Whilst its relative importance has declined in the twentieth century, the high cost of alternative processes, along with the development of a range of high capacity devices has led to something of a ...
Surrogate virus recovery data is essential to test virus concentration methods as well as process control for the surveillance system especially when RNA of the target organisms cannot be quantified exactly or is difficult to determine.
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The urinary exosome isolation concentration (particles/mL) and purity (particles/µg protein) of each method were quantified and compared. In strategies vi-viii, UF and MEQ were used to concentrate the urine and isolated exosome fractions in SEC-based isolation methods before and after SEC. 3.2.
Dilution - Dilution is the process of reducing the concentration of a solute in a solution by simply adding more solvent to the solution, such as water. Dilution refers to the process of adding additional solvent to a solution to decrease its concentration.
Electrochemical methods of CO2 separation offer potentially cheap, low-energy, scalable carbon capture technologies. In this Primer, Diederichsen et al. provide an overview of the experimentation ...
Solvent-based extraction methods such as Soxhlet, maceration both static and dynamic, ultrasonic-assisted extraction, and microwave-assisted extraction require a solvent to complete the extraction process.
The concentration of ore is a method of removing gangue particles or other impurities in order to purify the ore. This process is also called Ore-dressing and benefaction.
The concentration of ore, also known as ore enrichment, is the process of removing gangue particles from ore in order to enhance the percentage of metal in the ore. The difference in physical or chemical properties of the ore and the impurities determines the procedures used to remove impurities from the ores.
Here, we propose an approach to efficiently and rationally design anti-freezing electrolyte concentrations via the freeze concentration process. Freeze concentration is a process of concentrating dilute solution by precipitating ice or hydrates at target low temperatures ( Tt ).
The energy required by each fruit juice conversion into a proposed hydrate formation process was estimated. Findings from this research could lead to the development of a technical support tool and a method for long-term juice concentration production analysis and process design.
This review focuses on membrane-based methods of virus concentration from aqueous media. The discussion is centered on the two most commonly used sample concentration techniques: virus …
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Determining the concentration of protein samples generally is accomplished either by measuring the UV absorbance at 280 nm or by reacting the protein quantitatively with dyes and/or metal ions (Bradford, Lowry, or BCA assays). For purified proteins, UV absorbance remains the most popular method beca …
Extractive metallurgy is a branch of metallurgical engineering wherein process and methods of extraction of metals from their natural mineral deposits are studied. The field is a materials science, covering all aspects of the types of ore, washing, concentration, separation, chemical processes and extraction of pure metal and their …
The hazardous aspects and labour-intensive nature of the method encouraged commercial companies to promote enclosed, disposable faecal concentration systems which claim to have comparable sensitivity to the Ridley Allen Method in recovering parasites.
The presented DNA extract characterization process provides measures of DNA quantity and quality applicable to microbial detection methods development and validation studies. Evaluating DNA quality and quantity results in a better understanding of process LOD and contributing factors to suboptimal a …
Concentration with centrifugal filters post-extraction were able to concentrate DNA but a large net loss was observed. For the concentration of historic, retrospectively extracted DNA, centrifugal methods are able to concentrate DNA extracts previously too dilute for analysis.
Abstract. Various mechanistic and black-box models were applied for on-line estimations of viable cell concentrations in fed-batch cultivation processes for CHO cells. Data from six fed-batch cultivation experiments were used to identify the underlying models and further six independent data sets were used to determine the performance of the ...
Conventional concentration methods do not always enable a sustainable and gentle concentration. The innovative gas hydrate technology addresses this point with its energy-saving, gentle character, and high concentration potential. In this study, the concentration of fruit juices and model solutions using CO 2 hydrate technology was …
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Therefore, assurance of the absence of viruses typically dictates clearance using a combination of orthogonal methods within the downstream processes; these viruses can originate from the expression cell line by introduction from the environment or from growth medium, reagents, or other in-process materials.
This process uses a series of physical steps and high temperatures to extract and purify copper from copper sulfide ores, in four basic steps: 1) froth flotation, 2) thickening, 3) smelting, and 4) electrolysis. Following mining, transporting, and crushing to a consistent gravel or golf ball-size, the crushed ore is further processed at a mill ...
A novel 'dilution tube method' (DTM) which is a modification of the 'dilution method' (DM) is hereby described for the determination of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and …
This review focuses on membrane-based methods of virus concentration from aqueous media. The discussion is centered on the two most commonly used sample concentration techniques: virus adsorption and elution (VIRADEL) and crossflow ultrafiltration (CFUF).
Glucose is the most important carbohydrate fuel in the body. In the fed state, the majority of circulating glucose comes from the diet; in the fasting state, gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis maintain glucose concentrations. Very little glucose is found in the diet as glucose; most is found in more complex carbohydrates that are broken down to …
When the calibration curve is not a straight-line, the method's sensitivity is a function of the analyte's concentration. In Figure 2.4.1, for example, the value of bε is greatest when the analyte's concentration is small and it decreases continuously for higher concentrations of analyte.
RO, based on molecular sieving by membranes, is a concentration process without phase change, so this needs the lowest energy consumption among the three methods of concentration. In this process, however, the lifetime of membrane and the need for the frequent maintenance for membrane cleaning restrict its application.
This chapter provides an overview of separation and concentration technologies used in the food industry. It explains their underlying principles, associated advantages and limitations. Physical separation methods are generally suitable for removing suspended solids from slurries or for separating solid particles of mixtures.
The previous section of this chapter discussed how the terms "concentrated" and "dilute" could be applied to describe the concentration of a solution, compared to another homogenous mixture. The following paragraphs will describe the processes through which the relative concentration of a solution can be altered and how those changes …
