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Purification of nattokinase by reverse micelles extraction from fermentation broth: effect of temperature and phase volume ratio
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Temperature-dependent solubilization of PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymers and their application for extraction trace organics from aqueous solutions
The effect of temperature on naphthalene solubilization in aqueous PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymer solutions has been investigated. Increasing temperature would enhance the apparent solubility of naphthalene in aq...
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Fluorescence investigation of affinity interaction between bovine serum albumin and triazine dye in reversed micelles
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Relationship between foaming properties and solution properties of protein/nonionic surfactant mixtures
The foaming properties of bovine serum albumin (BSA), in the absence and presence of Triton X-100 (TX-100), have been investigated using shaking tests. The results showed that increases in the TX-100 bulk conc...
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The preliminary study of hydration of polyuridylic acid (poly-U) by FT-IR
The FT-IR spectroscopy in the 4000 to 800cm−1 region at 22°C has been used to investigate the hydration process of poly-U at static equilibrium. From the changes of infrared intensity and shift of infrared freque...
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Fourier transform infrared study on the hydration of polycytidylic acid (poly C)
The Fourier transform infrared spectra and subtraction spectra of poly C film in the 4000 to 800 cm−1 region at 22°C were measured systematically as a function of relative humidity (from 0% to 100%) at static equ...
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FT far IR studies of YBa2Cu3Ox and Ln-Ba-Cu-O superconductor systems
An investigation of FT far IR spectra of YBa2Cu3Ox highT c superconductor and Ln-Ba-Cu-O systems were carried out at room and liquid nitrogen temperature, respectively. It indi...
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The preliminary study of hydration of phosphocholine by FT-IR
The process of hydration of phosphocholine was investigated using FT-IR. From the intensity changes and frequency shifts of some IR bands seen for the polar groups both PO 2 − ...