Effects of growth with ethanol on fermentation and membrane fluidity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Saccharomyces cerevisiae HSc was grown with ethanol at concentrations up to 10% (v/v). The immediate effects of additions of externally added ethanol on CO₂ production and O₂ consumption of washed organisms were studied by stopped-flow membrane inlet quadrupole mass spectrometry. Fermentative activities of organisms grown with ethanol (0–5% v/v) showed similar sensitivities to inhibition by ethanol, whereas those grown with 10% (v/v) ethanol had become protected and were markedly less sensitive. The fluidity of subcellular membrane fractions was measured by determination of the temperature dependence of the rotational order parameter of the spin label 5-doxyl stearic acid (free radical) by electron spin resonance. Mitochondria prepared from yeasts grown with 0, 7 and 9% (v/v) ethanol showed similar overall fluidity, although differences in temperature-dependent behaviour indicate altered lipid composition or lateral phase separations. On the other hand the microsomal fraction from organisms grown with 9% ethanol showed a remarkable increase in fluidity. These data suggest that the protective effects of growth with ethanol near the limit of tolerance on fermentative activities may arise from altered plasma membrane fluidity properties.     

A prediction method for thermal conductivity of alternative refrigerants in the liquid phase

A prediction method for the thermal conductivity of halocarbon refrigerants in the saturated liquid state in the reduced temperature range 0.3 to well above 0.9 is presented in this paper. The aim of the method is to present a very simple calculation of the transport property useful for engineering purposes. The method determines thermal conductivity as a sole function of the reduced temperature and requires the knowledge of a parameter dependent upon easily available physical constants characteristic of each compound. The method is validated against experimental data available in the literature, giving average absolute deviations which are usually less than 5%, with maximum absolute deviations generally less than 10%. An extension of the method to estimate thermal conductivity of binary mixtures is also presented, along with a comparison with the few experimental data available in the literature.Paper presented at the Twelfth Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, June 19–24, 1994, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.     

液相对流对固液界面稳定性的影响

以模型合金丁二腈－乙醇的强制性晶体生长为基础，利用自行研制的液相对流驱动装置，详细考查了液相自然对流及强迫对流作用下，模型合金平界面失稳的动态生长过程，证实了液相的流动加快了液相温度与浓度分布的均匀化，从而增强了液／固界面的稳定性。并且随流动速度的增加，界面稳定性提高。     

正庚烷-甲苯-三甘醇三元体系液-液相平衡数据的测定与关联

利用气相色谱法测定了常压下２５℃、４０℃和５０℃时正庚烷－甲苯－三甘醇体系的液－液相平衡数据，采用峰面积归一化法定量，所得数据准确、可靠。用ＮＲＴＬ模型对所测数据进行了热力学关联，求出了相应的模型参数。用该模型对本三元体系进行了预测，结果令人满意。     

吸附法脱除乙烯中少量氧气的吸附剂研究

采用重量法在电子天平上研究了Ｃ２Ｈ４和Ｏ２单组份在５Ａ、１３Ｘ、丝光沸石和碳分子筛等不同吸附剂上的吸附平衡性质和扩散动力学性质。结果表明，在沸石类吸附剂上，Ｃ２Ｈ４的平衡吸附量远大于Ｏ２的平衡吸附量，Ｃ２Ｈ４的吸附扩散速率也大于Ｏ２的扩散速率；在碳分子筛吸附剂上Ｃ２Ｈ４的平衡吸附量大于Ｏ２的平衡吸附量，但Ｏ２的吸附扩散速率远大于Ｃ２Ｈ４的扩散速率，其扩散系数是Ｃ２Ｈ４的２３９倍。单柱评价结果表明，Ｃ２Ｈ４－Ｏ２混合组份通过该碳分子筛吸附剂时，Ｏ２的破点时间长，Ｃ２Ｈ４的纯度可达１００％。加压有利于选择吸附Ｏ２，而且加压吸附、常压脱附再生性能好。该碳分子筛是脱除高浓度乙烯中少量氧气的理想吸附剂。     

Electrical and optical properties of oxygen doped GaN grown by MOCVD using N2O

Oxygen doped GaN has been grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition using N₂O as oxygen dopant source. The layers were deposited on 2″ sapphire substrates from trimethylgallium and especially dried ammonia using nitrogen (N₂) as carrier gas. Prior to the growth of the films, an AIN nucleation layer with a thickness of about 300? was grown using trimethylaluminum. The films were deposited at 1085°C at a growth rate of 1.0 μm/h and showed a specular, mirrorlike surface. Not intentionally doped layers have high resistivity (>20 kW/square). The gas phase concentration of the N₂O was varied between 25 and 400 ppm with respect to the total gas volume. The doped layers were n-type with carrier concentrations in the range of 4×10¹⁶ cm⁻³ to 4×10¹⁸ cm⁻³ as measured by Hall effect. The observed carrier concentration increased with increasing N₂O concentration. Low temperature photoluminescence experiments performed on the doped layers revealed besides free A and B exciton emission an exciton bound to a shallow donor. With increasing N₂O concentration in the gas phase, the intensity of the donor bound exciton increased relative to that of the free excitons. These observations indicate that oxygen behaves as a shallow donor in GaN. This interpretation is supported by covalent radius and electronegativity arguments.     

离子液体催化C_5馏分中二烯烃的聚合反应

合成了多种基于1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑阳离子的离子液体,并作为裂解C5馏分中混合二烯烃聚合反应的介质。考察了离子液体种类、反应温度、反应时间和添加Lew is酸对混合二烯烃聚合反应的影响。实验结果表明,以硝酸根为阴离子的离子液体对混合二烯烃的聚合反应具有一定的阻聚作用;以六氟磷酸根为阴离子的离子液体能明显促进混合二烯烃的聚合反应,提高二聚物的含量;添加Lew is酸(质量分数为1%的ZnCl2)的离子液体对混合二烯烃的聚合反应具有更明显的促进作用,其效果仅次于酸性氯铝酸类离子液体,反应温度以30℃以下为宜,温度过高将促使二聚物进一步聚合,形成三聚物乃至多聚物,降低二聚物的含量。     

创新铁路运输方式实现750m^3高炉富余铁水分流

针对750m^3高炉铁水生产富余状况，制订了富余铁水向铸铁机铸铁的调送方案，通过创新思维、系统挖潜、优化资源配置等措施的实施，保证了750m^3高炉的正常生产，取得了良好效果。     

K202A压缩机电机轴瓦超温的原因及对策

K202A压缩机的电机轴瓦采用的是动压轴承,经常持续升温。其主要原因是由于滑动轴承和轴之间是半液体摩擦,润滑油在轴颈及轴瓦之间没有形成具有足够压力的油膜,造成滑动轴承和轴局部形成半液体摩擦而产生大量的热量,又无法被带走引起的。文章通过验算K202压缩机电机滑动轴承温度,分析影响滑动轴承运行温度的因素,提出在原滑动轴承上开油楔及加装一台齿轮油泵为滑动轴承强制润滑,并且通过联轴器把电机和压缩机连接起来,用压缩机轴瓦托起电机轴,使电机轴颈和轴瓦之间处于液体摩擦状态,可有效地降低滑动轴承的运行温度。     

Advances in titanium metal injection molding

The approaches to production of titanium powder injection molded parts are reviewed. Historically, oxygen levels have been too high for structural use (particularly with the Ti-6Al-4V alloy). However, recent advances in starting powders, binders and sintering facilities now allow oxygen levels in the Ti-6Al-4V alloy to be controlled to about 0.2 wt.% oxygen. This should result in significant expansion of the titanium PIM market place into aerospace, automobiles, surgical instruments, dentistry, communication devices (such as computers and cell phones), knives and guns. __________ Translated from Poroshkovaya Metallurgiya, Vol. 46, No. 5–6 (455), pp. 118–125, 2007.