Abstract:
Phytochemical products are obtained by a semi- continuous method of culturing plant cells in vitro by introducing into the medium an elicitor capable of stimulating the production of the phytochemical, separating intact cells and product phytochemical from the medium, replenishing the medium at least once and optionally adding additional elicitor, and recovering excess cells from the replenished medium and further product phytochemical.
Abstract:
The continuous processing of food products with steam, such as for blanching or cooking of vegetal products. The apparatus comprises a heating module and holding module. The heating module includes a pervious conveyor through which steam is emitted to heat and agitate the products thereon allowing uniform treatment of relatively thick layers of product. The holding module, comprising a compartmentalized conveyor, holds the heated products at an elevated temperature to complete processing without additional heat input.
Abstract:
Hard to simulate, readily distinguishable from counterfeits, optical interference authenticating devices are provided by depositing two coatings (28,30 Fig. 2; 30,32, Fig. 4) on a substrate (26), each coating comprising at least one optical interference layer, the material of each layer being selected so that the two coatings together and separately have different spectral reflectance and spectral transmittance characteristics at different angles of incidence of light thereon. The substrate may be, for example, a polyester film and a first one of the coatings is sufficiently radiation absorbing of, say infra red radiation that at least one portion of that coating can be removed by an infra red laser beam (34) through, for example, a mask (36) to provide a readily distinguishable pattern (42) on the substrate. The first coating (30) may be, for example, a multilayer absorber coating containing Inconel, aluminium or some other suitable material, while the other coating (28, Fig. 2; 32, Fig. 4) which is insufficiently radiation absorbing by, for example, infra red radiation to be substantially resistant to excavation solely by the infra red laser beam may be, for example, a multilayer coating of Zr0 2 or Si0 2 etc. If the first coating is outermost from the substrate (Fig. 2) then only the first coating will be excavated by the infra red laser beam. If the second coating is outermost from the substrate (Fig. 4) then both the first and the second coatings will be excavated by the infra red laser beam.
Abstract:
The apparatus relates to a jet pump or apparatus which displaces a main fluid by a pressurised driving liquid. The apparatus has a duct (13) to receive the main fluid, and a driving liquid manifold (14) cooperating with the duct to receive the pressurised driving liquid. First and second sets of inwardly facing jet nozzles (64, 65) are disposed adjacent a transverse plane of the duct and penetrate the duct side wall (42) to pass the driving liquid into the duct at a mixing portion (50) of the duct having a constant cross-sectional area. The first and second sets of jet nozzles are inclined at angles (71, Fig. 4; 74, Fig. 5) to the duct axis so that the first nozzles are inclined at a greater angle than the second nozzles. Efficiency of the pump is improved by admitting pressurised gas into the duct and providing the pump with a diverging outlet portion (18) to act as diffuser.
Abstract:
A viewing angle colour sensitive lighting accessory comprising a sheet member (1) capable of transmitting light, emitting from a visible light source (2), forwardly towards an area from which light is to be perceived, at least one optical interference multilayer coating (3) on the sheet member and means (4, 6) for securing the sheet member to the light source. The coating has a transmittance which is a function of wavelength and angle of incidence, and in most instances, of state of polarization of the visible light thereto so that the light perceived from the light source has a particular colouration and, if desired, polarization at a particular viewing angle to the coating. The light source may be, for example, an incandescent light source or a light guide, or any other luminaire. The means for securing the sheet member to the light source preferably removably secures the sheet member thereto.
Abstract:
A method of converting a feed solid polycrystalline of alumina into a hydronium conductor requires the preselection of an appropriate feed ceramic preferably with a chemical forumula; and with a t(S) of 0.37 ± 0.03 wherein The crystallographic lattice is altered by placing the solid feed ceramic in an ionic solution or melt containing two or more ionic species of different ionic radii; the composition of the melt or solution being written: M,, M 2 (M 3 ...) X where M, and M 2 (and M 3 etc.) are ions of dissimilar size and as examples sodium, potassium, lithium and hydronium ions. After a time the material is removed, washed and subjected to a field effect exchange whereby the desired hydronium conducting solid ceramic having the following chemical composition is achieved; where (a) (b) (c) = 0→I and a + b + c = I and Z is a stabilizer of the β" phase.
Abstract translation:β氧化铝的进料固体多晶体转换成水合氢导体的方法需要优选与化学forumula适当进料陶瓷的预选; (Na0.6K0.4)2 O(3 / O MgO)的测试/测试秒Al2O3和与+/- 12时37分0时03 worin的AF(测试版)的晶体晶格是通过将固体进料在陶瓷改变 离子溶液的或熔融的含有两个或多个离子种类不同离子半径的; 熔体或溶液的组成被写入:M1,M2(M3 ...)X其中,M1和M2(和M3等)是不同大小的离子和作为例子钠,钾,锂和水合氢离子。 的时间之后的材料被除去,洗涤并进行场效应交换由此得到所需水合氢传导固体陶瓷具有以下化学组合物被实现; (H 3 O + _a /钠+ _ B / K + _c)2OŽ的β/β秒氧化铝,其中的(a)(B)(C)= 0->升且a + b + c = L和Z是的稳定剂 秒β相。