Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of making methacrylic acid, or a carboxylic derivative thereof, from itaconic acid, isomers, or precursors thereof. A starting material comprising an acid selected from the group consisting of itaconic acid, citraconic acid, mesaconic acid, citric acid, aconitic acid, isocitric acid and mixtures thereof, is subjected to contact with 0.1 eq. to 3.0 eq. of a base, at a temperature of 150°C to 350°C, under the influence of a transition metal-containing heterogeneous catalyst. A better yield at lower temperatures is achieved.
Abstract:
The invention relates to environmentally friendly methods of reducing and/or preventing fouling on a surface of a component that is in contact with water. The invention further relates to a cooling system that is suited for employing the methods of the invention, and to a power plant, comprising such cooling system.
Abstract:
Cyclopentyl 2,7,7-trimethyl-5-oxo-4-(4-pyridinyl)-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-3- quinolinecarboxylate and similar compounds are potentiators of auxin-induced somatic embryogenesis in plants. In particular, the inventors have discovered certain of these compounds induce somatic embryogenesis in Arabidopsis in the presence of 2,4-D. Also tested is BAY K 8644. Methods of inducing somatic embryogenesis comprise exposing selected plant tissues, e.g. seed embryos, to auxins, e.g. 2.4-D and the compounds.
Abstract translation:环戊基2,7,7-三甲基-5-氧代-4-(4-吡啶基)-1,4,5,6,7,8-六氢-3-喹啉羧酸酯和类似化合物是生长素诱导的体细胞胚发生的增强剂 植物。 特别地,本发明人发现这些化合物中的某些化合物在2,4-D存在下诱导拟南芥中的体细胞胚发生。 还测试了BAY K 8644.诱导体细胞胚发生的方法包括将所选择的植物组织,例如, 种子胚,到生长素,例如 2.4-D和化合物。
Abstract:
The invention relates to a lignocellulose preservative composition comprising in the range of from 50 to 98 wt% of a pyrolysis oil obtainable by pyrolysis of lignocellulosic material, a polymerisable furan compound and a catalyst for polymerising the furan compound in a catalytically effective amount. The invention further relates to a process for producing preserved lignocellulosic material comprising impregnating lignocellulosic material by immersion in such composition and subsequently curing the impregnated material and to preserved lignocellulosic material obtainable by such process and to an engineered wood or non- wood product comprising such lignocellulosic material.
Abstract:
Disclosed is the oxidation of uronic acids, such as galacturonic acid, to the corresponding aldaric acids (characterized by the formula HOOC-(CHOH)n-COOH, with n being an integer of from 1 to 5) such as galactaric acids. The starting material comprising the uronic acid is subjected to oxygen under the influence of a supported gold catalyst and in the presence of a base. The oxidation occurs in good selectivity and yield, under unexpectedly mild conditions. A source of galacturonic acids is pectin, such as that derived from sugar beet pulp.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an apparatus for fast and homogeneously heating a liquid product to a heating temperature by means of resistive heating, the apparatus comprising at least two vertically mounted, longitudinal, heating chambers that are arranged in series. The invention further relates to a process for fast and homogeneously heating a liquid product to a heating temperature by means of resistive heating in such apparatus comprising (a) continuously supplying the liquid product to the first heating chamber in series and flowing the liquid product continuously through the at least two heating chambers; (b) continuously generating an electrical current through the liquid product flowing through the heating chambers by continuously applying an electrical potential over each heating chamber, wherein the direction of the current is continuously alternated with a frequency of at least 500 Hz, to obtain heated liquid product; and (c) continuously discharging heated liquid product from the last heating chamber in series, wherein the liquid product has an electrical conductivity of at least 0.03 S/m.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a process for the preparation of isoidide from isosorbide. An aqueous solution of isosorbide is subjected to epimerization in the presence of hydrogen under the influence of a catalyst comprising ruthenium on a support, preferably a carbon support. The process of the invention can be conducted using a relatively low hydrogen pressure, and leads to a desired distribution of epimers, favoring isoidide over isomannide and isosorbide.
Abstract:
The present invention provides materials and methods for DNA amplification, in particular linear amplification methods using RNA polymerase. These methods permit high- throughput sequencing of pictogram amounts of DNA and are of use in a range of applications including genome-wide profiling of transcription factors and epigenetic DNA and histone modifications, global transcript profiling, mapping of chromatin conformations, as well as for forensic use and archaeological studies.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for the production of sugars, in particular glycosides, from bulbs, comprising the steps of a) inducing gummosis in a bulb;b) optionally separating the gum from the bulb to obtain the gum;c) optionally extracting the sugar from the gum under polar or semipolar conditions.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method that allows obtaining succinic acid or succinic anhydride from biomass, with good yield, under mild conditions and yet avoiding fermentative processes. The method comprises obtaining levulinic acid from biomass, and converting the levulinic acid into succinic acid. According to the invention, the latter process is conducted by subjecting succinic acid to elevated temperature in the presence of nitric acid. Preferably vanadium pentoxide is added as a catalyst.