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Showing papers on "Sodium propionate published in 2010"


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TL;DR: In this article, the backextraction of propionic acid from the loaded organic phase (tri-n-octylamine (TOA)+diluent) was studied using different techniques, like, temperature and diluent swing, using NaOH or trimethyl amine.

63 citations


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TL;DR: Gas chromatography and NMR analyses revealed that polymers accumulated in the cells were composed of LA, 3HB, and 3HV units, thus being identified as terpolymers, PLBVs, and 1H-NMR analysis suggested the existence of LA-3HV sequence in the terpolymer.
Abstract: Novel lactate (LA)-based terpolymers, P[LA-co-3-hydroxybutyrate(3HB)-co-3-hydroxyvalerate(3HV)]s (PLBVs), were produced in LA-overproducing mutant, Escherichia coli JW0885, which was found to be a superior host for the efficient production of LA-based polyesters. Recombinant E. coli JW0885 harboring the genes encoding LA-polymerizing enzyme (Ser325Thr/Gln481Lys mutant of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase from Pseudomonas sp. 61-3) and three monomer supplying enzymes [propionyl-CoA transferase, β-ketothiolase, and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (reduced form) (NADPH)-dependent acetoacetyl-CoA reductase] was aerobically grown on glucose with feeding of propionate as a precursor of 3-hydroxyvaleryl-CoA (3HV-CoA). Gas chromatography and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analyses revealed that polymers accumulated in the cells were composed of LA, 3HB, and 3HV units, thus being identified as terpolymers, PLBVs. In addition, 1H-NMR analysis suggested the existence of LA-3HV sequence in the terpolymer. When 100 mg/l of sodium propionate was added into the medium, 3HV fraction in the terpolymer linearly reached up to 7.2 mol%, while LA fraction was inversely decreased. This phenomenon could be due to the change in metabolic fluxes of lactyl-CoA (LA-CoA) and 3HV-CoA depending on the concentration of propionate fed into the medium.

57 citations


Patent
19 May 2010
TL;DR: In this article, the preparation method for super-capacitance material comprises: with meta-dihydroxybenzene and formaldehyde as the reacting material, with sodium acetate or sodium propionate or the mixture as additive, adding transition metal oxide during the gelling to obtain the uniform distributed RF aqueous gel with rich transition metal salt.
Abstract: The preparation method for super-capacitance material comprises: with meta-dihydroxybenzene and formaldehyde as the reacting material, with sodium acetate or sodium propionate or the mixture as additive, adding transition metal oxide during the gelling to obtain the uniform distributed RF aqueous gel with rich transition metal salt; then, with N2 or H2, drying on common pressure, and charring to obtain the final product with 400F/g-870F/g capacity.

6 citations


Journal Article
TL;DR: Results showed that bacilli and cocci were the main bacteria in the granules of A and B, respectively, and carbon sources affected the bacteria type and the SNPR efficiency, sodium propionate and sodium acetate were better than glucose.
Abstract: Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) for simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal (SNPR) was cultivated and studied in two lab-scale sequencing batch reactors (named as A & B) treating real domestic wastewater, additional carbon (sodium propionate and sodium acetate for A, glucose for B) was added to make the ratio of COD:N:P as 360:60:6, good SNPR was achieved at normal (18-27 degrees C) and low temperature (9-13 degrees C). The microbial community composition and distribution, distribution of cells and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and morphologies of the AGS were investigated using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), in situ fluorescent staining and scanning electron microscope (SEM), respectively. FISH results showed that ammonium-oxidizing bacteria comprised 12% of all the bacteria and were mainly located at the outer parts of the granules; phosphates accumulating organisms comprised 40% of all the bacteria and were mainly located in the inner parts of the granules. Nitrification was the rate controlling step; denitrifying phosphate accumulating organisms inside the granular sludge might be responsible for denitrification in the aerobic phase, which enabled effective SNPR. Live/dead fluorescent staining results showed that dead cells were distributed throughout the granules and live cells were principally distribution of polysaccharide (including alpha-mannopyranosyl, alpha-glucopyranosyl sugars and beta-D-glucopyranose polysaccharides) of EPS in AGS were influenced by different carbon sources, but the contents and distributions of protein and lipids were not, the contents of protein was the largest. Polysaccharide was responsible for the formation and maintenance of aerobic granular sludge. SEM results showed that bacilli and cocci were the main bacteria in the granules of A and B, respectively. Carbon sources affected the bacteria type and the SNPR efficiency, sodium propionate and sodium acetate were better than glucose.

4 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, an effective preservative to extend the shelf life of Rasogolla, a highly popular Bengal sweetmeat achieving the highest worth in all social and religious festivals in Bangladesh due to its special appeal of taste, as well as to assess the effect of preservative on its biochemical and microbial status.
Abstract: The study aims, to find out an effective preservative to extend the shelf-life of Rasogolla, a highly popular Bengal sweetmeat achieving the highest worth in all social and religious festivals in Bangladesh due to its special appeal of taste, as well as to assess the effect of preservative on its biochemical and microbial status. Rasogolla available in local market survives for too a short span (2-3days) to export in abroad since its processing and preservation still lie at a very infantile stage. In this research, Rasogolla was prepared in laboratory using calcium propionate, sodium metabisulfite, sorbic acid, sodium diacetate, sodium propionate, acetic acid, benzoic acid, sodium benzoate, butylated hydroxytoluene, butylated hydroxyanisole, P-4-hydroxybenzoate as preservatives followed by a comparative study on the biochemical and microbial status of both market and laboratory made Rasogolla. Sorbic acid and sodium metabisulfite exerted the highest effectiveness in extending Rasogolla’s shelf-life for 24 and 15 days, respectively, whereas the combination of sorbic acid (0.1%) and sodium metabisulfite (0.1%) was found more effective than their individual uses rendering the longer keeping ability up to 30 days ensuring color, flavor, taste and texture. Compositional analysis showed that total solid, moisture, fat, protein, carbohydrate and ash content of market Rasogolla were 75.87-83.17%, 16.83-24.13%, 2.86-4.31%, 5.2-7.94%, 64.26-73.30% and 0.30-0.61%, respectively, whereas those in laboratory made were 73.70-79.83%, 20.17-26.30%, 3.18-6.09% 6.9-8.59%, 61.18-65.25% and 0.30-0.61%, respectively. Market Rasogolla were found more susceptible for microbial growth and contamination than that prepared in laboratory. Keywords: Rasogolla, Preservative, Sorbic acid, Channa, Na-metabisulfite DOI = 10.3329/cerb.v14i1.3940 Chemical Engineering Research Bulletin 14 (2010) 19-24

3 citations