Academic literature on the topic 'Degree of substitution'

Abstract The degree of substitution of protein-ligand conjugates can be determined from the change of the isoelectric point (pI) of the protein when ligand molecules are attached to its surface. Specifically, the pI values of conjugates with known degrees of substitution are obtained by isoelectric focusing electrophoresis and are used to generate a calibration curve that relates these two variables. The shape of the curve is sigmoidal and can be predicted by a theoretical model that takes into account the degree of substitution and the amino acid composition of the protein. By using such a calibration curve, one may estimate the degree of substitution of a given protein-ligand conjugate from its pI value. The applicability of the method is demonstrated with conjugates of pyridoxal 5-phosphate and avidin.

Different degrees of high degree of substitution cationic starch (HCS) were prepared and applied in paper coating. Effects of HCS on coating properties and coated paper properties were investigated, and the comparison of effects of HCS and PDMDAAC was made. The results show that the best amount of HCS in coating formula is between 2% and 4%. When the amount of HCS is 4%, whiteness of coated paper was the highest. The color density was the highest when the amount of HCS is about 4% and the degree of substitution is 0.64. HCS with degree of substitution 0.849 is better than PDMDAAC in some respects, and the print image density achieved satisfactorily.

Abstract Amino acid substitutions at nonconserved protein positions can have noncanonical and “long-distance” outcomes on protein function. Such outcomes might arise from changes in the internal protein communication network, which is often accompanied by changes in structural flexibility. To test this, we calculated flexibilities and dynamic coupling for positions in the linker region of the lactose repressor protein. This region contains nonconserved positions for which substitutions alter DNA-binding affinity. We first chose to study 11 substitutions at position 52. In computations, substitutions showed long-range effects on flexibilities of DNA-binding positions, and the degree of flexibility change correlated with experimentally measured changes in DNA binding. Substitutions also altered dynamic coupling to DNA-binding positions in a manner that captured other experimentally determined functional changes. Next, we broadened calculations to consider the dynamic coupling between 17 linker positions and the DNA-binding domain. Experimentally, these linker positions exhibited a wide range of substitution outcomes: Four conserved positions tolerated hardly any substitutions (“toggle”), ten nonconserved positions showed progressive changes from a range of substitutions (“rheostat”), and three nonconserved positions tolerated almost all substitutions (“neutral”). In computations with wild-type lactose repressor protein, the dynamic couplings between the DNA-binding domain and these linker positions showed varied degrees of asymmetry that correlated with the observed toggle/rheostat/neutral substitution outcomes. Thus, we propose that long-range and noncanonical substitutions outcomes at nonconserved positions arise from rewiring long-range communication among functionally important positions. Such calculations might enable predictions for substitution outcomes at a range of nonconserved positions.

The mechanism of phosphates sorption process on clinoptilolite was determined. The significant increase in zeolite sorption capacity was observed while interaction of zeolite and wastewaters with acid reaction. New active centers of zeolite are formed due to disalumination of its surface.

The work is devoted to determining the substitution parameters of some commercial cellulose ethers by solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy. The substitution parameters are the degree of substitution (DS) and molar substitution (MS). The objects of study are commercial additives based on hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) and hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose (HEMC). In this paper, the degree of substitution (DS) and molar substitution (MS) were determined, and the distribution of the substituents at positions C-2, C-3 and C-6 of the glucopyranose link was established. The calculation of the degree of substitution (DS) and molar substitution (MS) is based on an analysis of relative intensity values of the spectral regions in the solid-state NMR spectra of cellulose ethers and microcrystalline cellulose. Thus the degree of substitution and molar substitution was determined: MSHEC = 1,41 иDSHEC = 1,08; MSHPMC = 0,69 и DSHPMC = 1,78; MSHEMC = 0,74иDSHEMC = 2,19. Comparison of the results with the literature data shows the effectiveness of the method. The proposed method differs from other existing methods in that it is a simple and informative.

AbstractThe rare potassium zirconium silicate dalyite has been identified for the first time on Terceira, Azores, within syenitic ejecta of the Caldeira-Castelinho Ignimbrite Formation. New quantitative analyses of this dalyite were combined with the small number of published analyses from various locations worldwide to evaluate the mineral's compositional variability. Additionally, solid-state modelling has been applied to assess the site allocations of substituting elements. The new analyses yield the average formula (K1.84Na0.15)∑=1.99(Zr0.94Ti0.012Hf0.011Fe0.004)∑=0.967Si6.03O15. Model results predict the placement of substituting Hf and Ti in the octahedral site, and highlight the overall complexity in the incorporation of Fe, Mg and Ba. The combined dataset reveals that dalyite found within peralkaline granites and syenites is generally defined by higher Na↔K substitution and lower Ti↔Zr substitution relative to dalyite from highly potassic rocks. The Terceira dalyite exhibits a bimodal variation in the degree of Na↔K substitution which is attributed to a K-enrichment trend induced by late-stage pore wall crystallization and albitization, coupled with the control of pore size upon the degree of supersaturation required to initiate nucleation of dalyite in pores of varying size.

The word substitution errors from a corpus of 2,400 French slips of the tongue were grouped into several categories: contaminational, semantic, formal, and mixed cases; substitutions of syntagmatic codependents also occurred. Semantic and formal substitutions involved a resemblance between target and error. In addition, all substitutions exhibited a strong degree of word class and gender identity. The various types of resemblance were analyzed with reference to three-layer models of lexicalization. They did not make a lemma layer necessary, but stronger evidence came from another error category – semantic blends.

Content: Developing novel tanning agents from renewable biomass is regarded as an effective strategy for sustainable leather industry. In this study, a series of dialdehyde carboxymethyl cellulose (DCMC) were prepared by periodate oxidation of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) with varying degrees of substitution (DS: 0.7, 0.9 and 1.2). The structural properties of DCMC were characterized. Size Exclusive Chromatography measurements showed that CMC underwent severe degradation during periodate oxidation, resulting in the decline of weight-average molecular weight from 250,000 g/mol to around 13,000 g/mol. FT-IR analysis illustrated that aldehyde group was successfully introduced into DCMC. The aldehyde group content of DCMC decreased from 8.38 mmol/g to 2.95 mmol/g as the DS rose from 0.7 to 1.2. Interestingly, formaldehyde was found to be produced in DCMC, and its content was 159.4, 151.7 and 38.4 mg/L, respectively when the DS of CMC was 0.7, 0.9 and 1.2, respectively. Further analysis by HPLC found that fructose was formed during oxidative degradation, and was subsequently oxidized to generate formaldehyde. This was in accordance with the fact that higher DS resulted in lower formaldehyde content in DCMC. The whole reaction mechanism is still under investigation at the moment. Tanning trials showed that the shrinkage temperature and thickening rate of DCMC tanned leather decreased as the DS increased. This should be due to the difference in aldehyde content of DCMC. Leather tanned by DCMC-0.7 (DS of CMC was 0.7) had the highest shrinkage temperature of 81°C and thickening rate of 76%. It was noteworthy that the formaldehyde content in DCMC tanned leather was only 0.11-0.40 mg/kg even though DCMC contained a small amount of formaldehyde. In general, we hope the work on dialdehyde tanning agent derived from CMC could provide some essential data for the development of sustainable tanning material and process. Take-Away: 1. Higher degree of substitution (DS) of CMC resulted in lower aldehyde group content of DCMC. 2. The formaldehyde content of DCMC was negatively correlated with DS. 3. The tanning performance of DCMC with lower DS was better.

Previous research done in sociophonetic variation of second language speakers has often looked at constraints of formality affecting degree of foreign accent and how this degree of formality can have effects on what speaking styles speakers choose to employ. Furthermore, other social constraints of convergence and divergence of speech affect speaker speaking style. However, no known previous research has examined interdental fricative /θ ð/ substitution based on each speaker's interlocutor. This study explores second language speakers' English interdental fricative substitution sounds in terms of sociophonetic variation of formality and speaker interlocutor(s). Five native language pairs of Arabic, Cantonese, French, Portuguese, and Vietnamese origin were part of the study, comprising ten participants in total. The study finds age of English onset, as verified by the literature, to be the most determining factor for accurate articulation of these marked fricatives. However, other constraints for substitution choice are at hand including phonological limitations and estimated linguistic experience based on demographic information given by survey participants. The primary aim of the study is to associate some of the interdental fricative substitutions with a social variable. Data for the study include recordings of each participant reading a poem by him/herself, a dialogue with the other same native language participant, and a dialogue with a native speaker of American English. The data analysis examined the replacement sounds in terms of native language background, linguistic experience variables, and phonological constraints. In addition, quantities and ratios of specific replacement sounds for each participant per recording and per native language pair were compared and contrasted to find if speech accommodation theory (SAT), as proposed by Giles et al. (1991), played a role in any of the participants' choices for substitution. The study finds both convergence and divergence of interdental fricative substitutions to be characteristic of speakers with less linguistic experience in English. An additional stronger finding is that most participants' most common sound substitutions for the voiced and voiceless interdental fricatives were independent in place and manner, the voiced most commonly replaced by dental and alveolar plosives [ḏ d] and the voiceless most commonly replaced by labiodental fricative [f], which could be an indication of each fricative's acoustic and phonemic representation in each non-native speaker's phonological component, supported by findings of Brannen (2002). Some literature suggests that varying values of [continuant] in speakers' native languages are the means by which speakers choose the replacement sounds they do. However, such an explanation cannot be the only valid one when inherent variability comes into play and different places and manners of articulation are chosen for both interdental fricatives.

Este trabajo presenta los resultados de la investigación sobre la preparación y caracterización de las metilcelulosas a partir de las plantas anuales.

Las pastas del miscanthus, el cardo, y el eucalipto, se prepararon mediante el proceso IRSP (Impregnation Rapid Steam Pulping) y se blanquearon con las secuencias del TCF (Total Chloride Free), que usan peróxido de hidrógeno y hidróxido de sodio (NaOH). Con el aumento de la severidad del proceso de obtención de las pastas, la accesibilidad y la reactividad de las pastas aumentaron mientras que la viscosidad y el número de la kappa disminuyeron. Se desarrolló un nuevo y sencillo método de metilación para preparar las metilcelulosas a partir de la madera y las plantas anuales en el laboratorio. Cada metilcelulosa de las pastas blanqueadas con las secuencias del TCF se sintetizó en una mezcla de isopropanol con metano de yodo a 600C durante 22 horas después la pasta del TCF se mercerizó en una solución del hidróxido de sodio al 40% durante 1 hora. La mercerización y la metilación se repitieron para obtener un grado de sustitución (DS) más alto. Los resultados de la espectroscopía infrarroja de transformada de Fourier (FTIR) (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) mostraron que los grupos del OH de la celulosa habían sido sustituidos parcialmente por grupos del metoxil. Los modelos de sustitución supramolecular de las metilcelulosas se determinaron mediante espectroscopía de resonancia magnética nuclear del carbono-13. La viscosidad intrínseca de las metilcelulosas se midió con agua destilada, una solución al 4% de NaOH, o DMSO. Las propiedades reológicas de las metilcelulosas se midieron con DMSO, una solución al 4% de NaOH o agua destilada. Las metilcelulosas sintetizadas tenían unas propiedades similares a las metilcelulosas comerciales. Los volúmenes hidrosolubles y alcalinosolubles de la metilcelulosas se determinaron mediante extracción con disolventes.

Las metilcelulosas se prepararon a partir de pastas de lino, yute, cáñamo, sisal, y abacá mediante metilaciones heterogéneas y homogéneas. Estas pastas se blanquearonmediante el proceso ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free). La mutilación inhomogénea de las pastas blanqueadas mediante el proceso ECF se sintetizó en una mezcla de isopropanol con metano de yodo a 600C durante 22 horas después la pasta del ECF se mercerizó durante 1 hora en una solución de NaOH al 50%. La mutilación homogénea de la pasta blanqueada mediante ECF se realizó en DMSO con metano de yodo a 300C durante 48 horas. Para esta metilación homogénea se usó una metilcelulosa con un grado de sustitución más bajo, que se disolvió completamente en DMSO. La espectroscopía infrarroja de transformada de Fourier (FTIR) de las metilcelulosas mostró la existencia de grupos de metoxiles sobre las moléculas de metilcelulosa. Se utilizó la espectroscopia de resonancia magnética nuclear del carbono 13 para medir los grados de sustitución de las metilcelulosas. Los pesos moleculares de las metilcelulosas hidrosolubles se determinaron con la cromotagrafía de exclusión por tamaños (SEC). Las viscosidades intrínsecas se midieron en una solución de NaOH al 4%. Las metilcelulosas preparadas a partir de pastas de elevadas accesibilidades y reactividades tenían las mejores grados de sustitución, pesos moleculares, viscosidades y viscosidades intrínsecas.
Se investigaron las accesibilidades y reactividades de las pastas del ECF. Los volúmenes de glucosa y de xilosa de estas pastas se determinaron mediante HPLC (High performance liquid chromatography) después de la hidrólisis. Las accesibilidades de adsorción de yodo de estas pastas eran bajas y sus fragmentos accesibles estaban entre el 1,31% y el 5,16%. En la región amorfa, sus fragmentos accesibles estaban entre el 5% y el 24%. Las imágenes del SEM (Scanning Electrón Microscopy) mostraron que sus fibrillas tenían distintas estructuras morfológicas. Los resultados de la espectroscopía infrarroja de transformada de Fourier (FTIR) mostraron que, después de los pretratamientos, habían disminuido tanto la media de la intensidad de los enlaces de hidrógeno como los índices de cristalinidad relativos. Sus reactividades aumentaron significativamente después de la mercerización preliminar. Las accesibilidades y reactividades de la pasta del abacá se mejoraron con los tratamientos de impregnación con agua, la mercerización a 15 bares de presión, la explosión de vapor y la mercerización preliminar. La desintegración, el incremento de los huecos, el debilitamiento de la intensidad de los enlaces de hidrógeno, la depolimerización, y la decristalización son esenciales para mejorar las accesibilidades y las reactividades, pero el factor decisivo es la especie de la planta.

Hemos estudiado los factores que influyen en el peso molecular (Mw) de las metilcelulosas hidrosolubles preparadas a partir de plantas anuales. El tiempo y la temperatura de impregnación y las condiciones de cocción influyeron de manera diferente en el peso molecular (Mw) de metilcelulosas preparadas a partir de los cardos recogidos en primavera y en verano, el miscanthus y el eucalipto. Se compararon los efectos de los pretratamientos (la impregnación con agua, la mercerización preliminar, la mercerización con presión y la explosión de vapor) en la pasta del abacá. Cuando se pretrató la pasta del abacá, su metilcelulosa hidrosoluble consiguió un peso molecular más alto. De entre los pretratramientos analizados, la explosión de vapor resultó el más adecuado. Para conseguir metilcelulosas con un peso molecular más alto deben perfeccionarse las condiciones de la preparación de las pastas blanqueadas mediante ECF. La especie de las plantas es el factor decisivo para conseguir el peso molecular más alto de las metilcelulosas y para seleccionar los pretratamientos más adecuados.

Los parámetros del proceso de obtención de pastas, las condiciones de la metilación, las especies de las plantas, los pretratamientos, y la estructura morfológicas de las pastas influyó en los grados de sustitución de las metilcelulosas preparadas a partir de plantas anuales. Una severidad de impregnación más alta, una temperatura del proceso de obtención de pastas más alta y un incremento del tiempo del mismo proceso consiguieron grados de sustitución más altos. Un aumento de reactivos de la metilación causó un aumento de grado de sustitución. Las pastas obtenidas de distintas especies produjeron grados de sustitución diferentes, trabajando con las mismas condiciones de metilación. Los pretratamientos aumentaron el grado de sustitución de las metilcelulosas.

Esta investigación contribuye a encontrar las condiciones apropiadas para metilcelulosas diseñadas a medida, sintetizadas a partir de plantas anuales. Esta investigación demuestra que estas plantas tienen la capacidad de ser preparadas para conseguir metilcelulosas de alta calidad y de alto valor aptas para distintas aplicaciones, como la industria alimentaria, la de la construcción o la farmacéutica. La industria puede utilizar estas plantas anuales de crecimiento rápido para producir metilcelulosas, con lo que, además, se evitará el uso de madera.

Palabras clave: abacá, accessibilidad, blanqueo mediante TCF, cáñamo, cardo, eucalipto, grado de sustitución, lino, metilación, metilcelulosa, miscanthus, peso molecular, plantas anuales, proceso de obtención de pasta IRSP, sisal, yute.
Preparation and characterization of methylcelluloses from some annual plants
were investigated.

Miscanthus, cardoon, and eucalyptus pulps were produced by Impregnation Rapid Steam Pulping (IRSP) process and bleached by Total Chloride Free (TCF) sequences using hydrogen peroxide and sodium hydroxide. With an increase of pulping severities, accessibilities and reactivities of bleached pulps increased while viscosities and kappa numbers decreased. A novel facile methylation was developed in order to prepare methylcelluloses from wood and annual plants. Each methylcellulose of TCF bleached pulps was synthesized in isopropanol slurry with iodomethane at 600C for 22 hours after the TCF bleached pulp was mercerized in 40% NaOH solution for 1 hour. The mercerization and methylation were repeated in order to obtain a higher degree of substitution (DS). Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectra showed OH groups of cellulose were partially substituted by methoxyl groups. Supramolecular substitution patterns of methylcelluloses were determined by 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Intrinsic viscosities of methylcelluloses were measured in distilled water, 4% NaOH solution, or dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO). Rheological properties of methylcelluloses were measured in DMSO, 4% NaOH solution or distilled water, in which the synthesized methylcelluloses had similar properties as commercial methylcelluloses. Watersoluble and alkali-soluble contents of methylcelluloses were determined by solvent
extraction.

We used iodomethane to synthesize methylcelluloses from Elemental Chloride Free (ECF) bleached abaca, hemp, flax, jute, and sisal pulps via heterogeneous and homogeneous methylations. The heterogeneous methylation was carried out in isopropanol with iodomethane at 600C for 22h after a ECF bleached pulp was mercerized in excessive 50% NaOH solution for one hour at ambient temperature. The homogeneous methylation was carried out in dimethyl sulfoxide with iodomethane at 300C for 48h using a methylcellulose of low degree of substitution. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectra of the synthesized methylcelluloses showed the existence of methoxyl groups on methylcellulose molecules. The degrees of substitution of the synthesized methylcelluloses were measured by 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The molecular weights of the waterVI soluble methylcelluloses were determined by Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC). Intrinsic viscosities of the synthesized methylcelluloses were measured in 4% NaOH solution. Methylcelluloses with better properties, such as greater degrees of substitution, molecular weights, viscosities, and intrinsic viscosities, were prepared from the pulps with higher accessibilities and reactivities. The factors influencing the preparation of methylcelluloses from these pulps were discussed.

Pretreatments (water-soaking, pre-mercerization, mercerization under a pressure of 15 bars, and steam explosion) were used to improve the accessibilities and reactivities of celluloses of bleached flax, hemp, sisal, abaca, and jute pulps for the synthesis of methylcellulose. Glucose and xylose contents of these pulps were determined by High Performance Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC) after hydrolysis. Degrees of crystallinity of these pulps were determined by X-ray Diffraction (XRD) spectra. Figures of Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) showed that their fibrils had different morphological structures. The iodine adsorption accessibilities of these pulps were low and accessible fractions ranged from 1.3% to 5.2%. Accessible fractions in amorphous cellulose were calculated in the 5% to 18% range. The accessibilities of these pulps were hemp pulp > flax pulp > sisal pulp > jute pulp > abaca pulp. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectra showed that mean hydrogen bond strengths were weakened and relative crystallinity indexes were decreased by pretreatments. The accessibility and reactivity of the abaca pulp were improved by water soaking, mercerization under 15 bars pressure, steam explosion and preliminary mercerization, of which steam explosion and pre-mercerization were the
best treatments. Species was the main factor for the accessibility and reactivity.

We studied the factors that influenced the molecular weights (Mw) of watersoluble
methylcelluloses prepared from annual plants and juvenile eucalyptus. Miscanthus and cardoon stalks, and bleached pulps of abaca, jute, sisal, hemp, and flax were used as the annual plant materials. A higher concentration of NaOH solution during the impregnation led to a spring cardoon methylcellulose having a lower molecular weight. As the impregnation times increased, so did the molecular weights of the water-soluble methylcelluloses of spring cardoon. The impregnation conditions had less influence on the methylcelluloses of summer cardoon than on the methylcelluloses of spring cardoon. As the cooking times increased, so did the molecular weights of miscanthus methylcelluloses. A lower pulping severity increased the molecular weight of eucalyptus methylcellulose. The preliminary treatments (water soaking, pre-mercerization, mercerization under pressure and
steam explosion) improved the molecular weights of water-soluble abaca methylcelluloses. The steam explosion method was the best of the preliminary treatments for the abaca pulp. Different species led to different molecular weights for methylcelluloses synthesized from ECF bleached pulps, and these were further improved by preliminary mercerization. The molecular weight of -cellulose methylcellulose changed as the ratio of the methylation reagent was varied. In order to synthesize an optimum Mw of methylcellulose, the different raw materials can be chosen, the pulping parameters adjusted (including impregnation and cooking), the cellulose pretreated, and the methylcellulose conditions changed. The plant species is the decisive factor for the Mw of methylcellulose.

The pulping parameters, the methylation conditions, the species, the pretreatments, and the morphological structures of pulps influenced the degrees of substitution of the methylcelluloses prepared from the annual plants. A higher impregnation severity, a higher pulping temperature, and a longer pulping time caused a higher degree of substitution. An increase of methylation reagents led to an increase of degree of substitution. Methylcelluloses of different degrees of substitution were synthesized from the pulps of different species when a same methylation condition was used. The pretreatments increased the degrees of substitution of methylcelluloses.

This investigation contributes to find appropriate conditions for the production of methylcellulose from annual plants. The present investigation demonstrates these annual plants have the capacities to produce upgraded and high quality methylcelluloses for varied applications, such as additives of foods, construction, pharmaceutics, polymerization, paints, and detergents etc. The industry can utilize these annual fast-growth plants to produce methylcelluloses. Therefore, a lot of wood will be saved.

Keywords: abaca, accessibility, annual plants, cardoon, degree of substitution, eucalyptus, flax, hemp, IRSP pulping, jute, methylation, methylcellulose, miscanthus, molecular weight, sisal, steam explosion, TCF bleaching.

O amido, encontrado abundantemente na natureza, é formado por dois polímeros: a amilopectina e a amilose. Ambos polímeros possuem excelentes qualidades industriais tais como, a biodegradabilidade e o baixo custo de obtenção. Entretanto, a amilopectina possui baixa solubilidade em solução aquosa. Para expandir a gama de aplicações deste polímero como, por exemplo, a produção de filmes biodegradáveis solúveis em água e que possam ser usados como revestimento de proteção no transporte de alimentos, ainda se fazem necessários alguns estudos. Um deles é tentar correlacionar como a funcionalização do seu esqueleto polimérico pode afetar a reação de formação destes filmes. Neste sentido, o objetivo desta Dissertação de Mestrado foi estudar a síntese da carboximetil amilopectina (CMAm) variando-se a pressão, temperatura e razão entre água e solvente orgânico. Sintetizamos várias CMAm a partir da amilopectina de milho ceroso, por meio de uma reação heterogênea utilizando hidróxido de sódio e ácido cloroacético. Empregou-se uma mistura de dimetilsulfóxido (DMSO) e água como solvente, com uma proporção variável entre 0 a 50% de água, para as pressões ambiente (758,3 mmHg) e reduzida (80 ± 20 mmHg) e para as temperaturas 70 e 80 ºC. Para cada uma das condições sintéticas estudadas, obtivemos CMAm com graus de substituição (GS) diversos. Os GS foram determinados por titulações condutimétricas com hidróxido de amónio e para as amostras sintetizadas com 0 a 40% de água foram confirmados por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (HPLC), obtendo-se uma boa correlação entre estes valores (R2 de 0,94263). Atribuiu-se os picos referentes às estruturas monossubstituídas (2-; 3- ou 6-mono-O-carboximetil glicose), dissubstituídas (2,3-; 2,6- ou 3,6-di-O carboximetil glicose) e trissubstituídas (2,3,6-tri-O-carboximetil glicose) por meio da cromatografia líquida acoplada a espectrometria de massa (LC-MS). A síntese realizada a 70 oC, pressão reduzida apresenta uma distribuição de CMAm substituída mais homogênea do que as demais condições sintéticas estudadas. Por medidas de potencial zeta em função do pH, determinaram-se para as CMAm de GS 0,86 e 0,43 o ponto isoelétrico no pH de 3,6 e 4,6; respectivamente. O espalhamento dinâmico de luz mostrou que a funcionalização da amilopectina com grupos carboximetílicos levou a abertura da sua estrutura inicial, extremamente ramificada, permitindo a formação de agregados maiores em solução aquosa para as amostras sintetizadas a 80 ºC sob pressão reduzida. Em contraste, as sínteses a 70 ºC nas pressões ambiente e reduzida provocaram uma diminuição no tamanho dos agregados em solução aquosa em função do GS. Por fim, a análise por microscopia ótica e eletrônica de varredura dos filmes de CMAm sintetizadas neste trabalho mostraram que são totalmente dependentes do GS, tipo de substituinte e o tamanho dos agregados em solução aquosa.
Starch is abundant in nature and composed by two polymers: amylopectin and amylose. Both biopolymers have excellent industrial characteristics, such as biodegradability and low cost. However, amylopectin has a very low solubility in aqueous solution. In order to expand the uses this biopolymer, for instance, the production of aqueous soluble and biodegradable films for food packing, there are still many open fields to study. One of them is to find the correlation between how the functionalization of the polymer backbone can affect the film formation process. For this reason, the goal of this work was to study the synthesis of carboxymethyl amylopectin (CMAm) varying the employed pressure, temperature and the ratio of water and organic solvent. Several CMAm were synthetized using amylopectin from maize, by means of an heterogeneous reaction using sodium hydroxide and chloroacetic acid. We have used a mixture of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and water as reaction solvent with variable ratio of 0 to 50% of water, employed ambient (758,3 mmHg) or reduced (80 ± 20 mmHg) pressure and temperatures of 70 and 80 ºC. The degree of substitution (DS) were determined for every synthetic condition studied in this work. The DS were determined through conductometric titration with ammonium hydroxide. The DS of the samples synthesized with 0 to 40% of water, were confirmed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), with good correlation between these values (R2 of 0,94263). The peaks of the monosubstituted structures (2-; 3- ou 6-mono-O-carboxymethyl glucose), disubstituted (2,3-; 2,6- ou 3,6-di-O carboxymethyl glucose) e trisubstituted (2,3,6-tri-Ocarboxymethyl glucose) were attributed by liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The synthesis made at 70 oC, reduced pressure, showed a more even distribution of substituted CMAm than the other synthetic conditions analyzed in this work. The isoelectric point of CMAm of DS of 0.86 and 0.43 were determined by zeta potential as function of pH. They were, respectively of pH 3.6 and 4.6. The dynamic light scattering showed that the funcionalization of the amylopectin with carboxymethyl groups has opened the initial branched polymer backbone, for samples synthesized at 80 ºC under reduced pressure, forming large aggregates in aqueous solution. On the other hand, the synthesis at 70 ºC at ambient and reduced pressures has caused a reduction of the aggregates sizes in aqueous solution as function of increasing DS. The optic and electronic scan microscopies of the CMAm films showed that they are completely dependent on DS, sort of susbstituents and sizes of the aggregates in aqueous solution.

Ce travail est consacré à la synthèse de nouveaux polymères donneurs de liaison Hydrogène et à leur utilisation comme partenaire dans la construction de nouveaux films multicouches préparés par le procédé d’élaboration en couche-par-couche (LbL). Plus particulièrement, une nouvelle réaction impliquant des mercaptoalcools non protégés et le poly(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorostyrène) (PPFS) a été développé et appliquée à la synthèse de nouveaux polymères donneurs de liaisons H. Ce couplage régiosélectif et chimiosélectif de type « click » avec un thiol hétérofonctionnel peut être utilisée pour préparer une bibliothèque de polymères qui diffèrent de par leur degré de substitution (DS) et/ou leur fonctionnalité en groupements associatifs. Le contrôle de ces paramètres structuraux permet de moduler leur force d’interactions avec des partenaires accepteurs de liaison H variés, comme la poly(4-vinyl pyridine) (P4VP), le poly(acrylate de n-butyle) (PBA) et le poly(oxyde d'éthylène) (PEO), de telle façon que tous les types de mélanges binaires (mélange non miscible, partiellement ou totalement miscible, ou complexe interpolymère) peuvent être obtenus. Ensuite, les dérivés de PPFS donneurs de liaisons H ont été utilisés en partenariat avec le P4VP pour élaborer avec succès de nouveaux films multicouche dont la force motrice est l’établissement de liaisons H. L'influence de nombreux paramètres relatifs à la structure des polymères donneurs (DS, structure chimique du groupement associatif), au type de modification chimique subie par le substrat sur lequel est élaboré le film multicouche (monocouche auto-assemblée vs. polymère greffée en conformation de type brosse) ou encore des paramètres expérimentaux liés aux conditions de dépôt (concentration des solutions de dépôt, nature du partenaire adsorbé en premier) a été étudiée. Plus particulièrement, le mécanisme de croissance ainsi que les caractéristiques de surface du film ont été évalués
This work deals with the design of novel hydrogen-bond donor polymers and their use as partner in new tailor-made multilayered films prepared by the layer-by-layer (LbL) process. In this context, a novel regioselective and chemoselective “click-type” reaction of unprotected mercaptoalcohols onto poly(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluoro-styrene) (PPFS) has been developed, and applied to the synthesis of new hydroxylated H-bond donor polymers. This coupling with heterofunctional thiol is used to prepare a library of polymers differing in the degree of substitution (DS) and/or functionality. The fine control of these parameters makes it possible to tune their interaction ability with various acceptor polymers such as poly(4-vinyl pyridine) (P4VP), poly(n-butyl acrylate) (PBA) and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), such that all possible scenarios (immiscible blend, partially or totally miscible blend or interpolymer complex) can be achieved. Subsequently, the resulting H-bond donor polymers (PPFS derivatives) were used to successfully build-up multilayered films with using P4VP as partner via layer-by-layer (LbL) through the dip deposition process. The influence of various parameters related to structure of the partners (DS, nature of the PPFS derivatives), the chemical structure of the surface onto which the film is built-up (self-assembled monolayer vs. polymer brush) and the deposition process (concentration of deposition solutions, nature of the first deposited partner) was in-depth evaluated, on both the growth mechanism and on the surface features of the multilayered films

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Currently, seek to technologies for new materials that minimize environmental problems, it leads researchers to develop polymers from renewable and biodegradab le sources, such as cellulose and its derivatives.The cellulose acetate is produced by replacing the hydroxyl groups present in the cellobiose by acetilas groups, one of the first man - made polymers.It is mainly used in membranes, films, fibers, filters, as component in adhesives and pharmaceuticals. In the present work , was studied deacetylationversus time of a commercial cellulose acetate , starting with 2.5 DS , by alkaline hydrolysis,was studied the kinetics of the reaction and determining the degree of sub stitution (DS) by Standard Test Methods of Testing Cellulose Acetate ASTM D 871 - 96.For comparison, the deacetylation was carried out in homogeneous and heterogeneous media.FTIR was used to characterize the typical functional groups in the samples. Samples of deacetylated CA with GS 1.8, 2.0, 2.2 together with the cellulose and the CA 2.5 were thermally characterized by the DSC technique , whereby it was obtained water desorption temperature, melting and Tg of the material.By DRX technique it was possible to assess morphological characteristics of the CA with different DS , as the crystallinity index ( Ic ) . The CA deacetylated (DS = 2,3) and the commercial CA (DS = 2.5) were analyzed in the DMA, which was determined storage modulus , loss modulus and glass transit ion temperature ( Tg ) of the material s. It was not ed that the Tg of the sample DS =2.3 is higher than DS =2.5 being more crystalline ; and this leads to increased rigidity, restricting the mobility of chains . Biodegradability of CA was analyzed, with DS 2,5 , in simulated soil with soil, manure, sand and demineralized water in times of 0 days and 6 months.To characterize the CA biodegraded was used DMA technique to test the tensile modulus and mechanical - dynamic thermal. By DMA analysis it was concluded that, as the AC is biodegraded, its mechanical properties are changed, like the storage module with increased biodegradation and loss modulus which decreased. The DSC analysis, XRD and FTIR were also performed to characterize the CA degradation , withDS 2,5 , and this ag ree with the DNA results . Through analyzes it can be concluded that the CA chains were degraded, but the mass loss was not significant.The CA,with GS2,3 , was biodegradation for 3 months and compared with the CA biodegradability , with GS 2.5 , by DMA technique .
Atualmente, buscam-se tecnologias para novos materiais capazes de minimizar os problemas ambientais, isso leva os pesquisadores a desenvolverem polímeros derivados de fontes renováveis. O acetato de celulose é produzido pela substituição dos grupos hidroxilas presente na celobiose por grupos acetilas , sendo um dos primeiros polímeros produzidos pelo homem. É usado principalmente em membranas, filmes , fibras, filtros , como componente em produtos adesivos e farmacêuticos . No presente trabalho foi estudada a desacetilação em função do tempo do acetato de celulose comercial, com GS inicial de 2,5 , por hidrólise alcalina , estudada a cinética da reação e determinado o grau de substituição (GS) pela norma Standard Test Methods of Testing Cellulose Acetate ASTM D 871 - 96. Para comparação, a desacetilação foi realizada em meio homogêneo e heterogêneo.O FTIR foi usad o para caracterização d os grupos funcionais típicos nas amostras. As amostras de AC desacetiladas com GS de 1,8, 2,0, 2,2 juntamente com a celulose e o AC 2, 5 for am caracterizadas termicamente pela técnica de DSC, onde se obteve a temperatura de dessorção de água, fusão e a Tg dos materiais. Pela técnica de DRX foi possivel avaliar caracteristicas morfológicas dos AC com diferentes GS, como o índice de cristalinida de (Ic). O AC desacetilado (GS=2, 3 ) e o AC comercial (GS=2, 5 ) foram analisados no DMA onde foi determinado o módulo de armazenamento, módulo de perda e a temperatura de transição vítrea ( Tg) dos materiais. Notou - se que a Tg da amostra com GS=2, 3 é maior do que a com GS=2, 5 por ser mais cristalino; o que leva a maior rigidez, restringindo a mobilidade das cadeias. Foi analisada a biodegradabilidade do AC , com GS 2,5, em solo simulado com terra (23%) , esterco (23%) , areia (23%) e água desmineraliza da (31%) nos tempos de 0 dias a 6 meses . Para caracterização do AC biodegradado foi usada a técnica de DMA com ensaio no módulo de tensão e térmico dinânico-mecânico. Pela análise de DMA foi possível concluir que conforme o AC é biodegradado suas propriedades mecânicas foram alteradas, como o módulo de armazenamento que aumentou com biodegradação e o módulo de perda que diminuiu . As análises de DSC, DRX e FTIR também foram realizadas para caracterização da biodegradação do AC, com GS 2,5, que corroboraram c om os resultados de DMA. Chegou - se a conclusão, pelas análises, que as cadeias do AC foram degradadas, porém a perda de massa não foi significativa. O AC, com GS 2,3, foi biodegradado por 3 meses e comparado com biodegradabilidad e do AC com GS 2,5 pela técnica de DMA.

En 2030, la chimie du végétal occupera 30% de la chimie totale en France. Les bioressources offrent l’opportunité de substituer les produits issus de la pétrochimie. Avec un taux de pénétration stable de 25-30% selon les prévisions de l’ADEME, les biotensioactifs constituent une voie de valorisation des produits issus de l’agriculture. Les sources lipophiles et hydrophiles nécessaires à l’obtention de ces composés amphiphiles peuvent être totalement naturelles. Ainsi, la graine de chia de la variété Oruro® a été utilisée comme source de la partie hydrophile représentée par le mucilage. Le mucilage surfacique de la graine de cette variété domestiquée en France est constitué de polysaccharides, de protéines et de minéraux. Il peut être extrait de façon efficace par cavitation ultrasonore en milieux aqueux. La composition et les propriétés du mucilage sont liées au temps d’extraction. Ce mucilage constitue une source hydrophile pour l’obtention d’esters amphiphiles. La source lipophile choisie est l’amande de Irvingia gabonensis issue d’une variété riche en beurre laurique haut myristique (51%) et laurique (38%). Les triglycérides de ce beurre sont constitués par des mélanges en acides gras saturés. Ce sont de bons candidats pour l’alimentation, la nutrition et aussi l’industrie et la production de biotensioactifs technofonctionnels. Le travail vise donc la valorisation simultanée du mucilage et de l’huile de I. gabonensis par la synthèse de biotensioactifs. Deux voies de synthèse pour l’obtention des esters amphiphiles ont été explorées. La première voie a impliqué la mise en œuvre de la réaction de transestérification entre le glucose et le laurate de méthyle en milieu eutectique profond DES Chlorure de choline/glucose. La deuxième voie fait appel à la catalyse acide en milieu organisé par la mise en œuvre de la réaction d’estérification du glucose ou du mucilage avec les acides gras laurique C12:0, et myristique C14:0 en présence de l’acide dodécylbenzène sulfonique (ADBS). Les études des réactions d’estérification ont préalablement été réalisées à partir du glucose puis transposées au mucilage. L’utilisation de l’ADBS doté d’un double rôle en tant que catalyseur de Brönsted et tensioactif favorise la mise en contact des réactifs, catalyse la réaction la réaction d’estérification entre les hydroxyles du glucose ou des polysaccharides et les groupes carboxyliques des acides gras laurique C12:0 et myristique C14:0 et par conséquent permet l’obtention des esters de glucose de degré de substitution DS=1-2. Les propriétés tensioactives et émulsionnantes sont comparables de ces esters de glucose sont comparables à celles d’un ester commercial Olivem 1000, un mélange d’olivate de sorbitan et d’olivate de cétéaryl. La réaction entre le mucilage de chia Oruro® et le mélange d’acides gras de I. gabonensis en présence de l’ADBS a permis une modification structurale profonde du biopolymère. Sa lipophilisation est obtenue par la double monoacylation des sites hydroxyles du mucilage par le mélange d’acides gras laurique C12:0 et myristique C14:0. La viscosité intrinsèque du mucilage acylé est très faible (6,34 dL/g) par rapport à celle du mucilage brut (36,18 dL/g) utilisé en tant que réactif de départ. Il en découle un changement profond de propriétés techno-fonctionnelles du mucilage acylé
In 2030, vegetal-based chemistry will occupy 30% of total chemistry in France. Bioresources offer the opportunity to substitute products from petrochemicals. With a stable penetration rate of 25- 30% according to ADEME forecasts, biosurfactants are a way of adding value to agricultural products. The lipophilic and hydrophilic sources needed to obtain these amphiphilic compounds can be completely natural. Thus, the chia seed of the Oruro® variety has been used as a source of the hydrophilic part represented by the mucilage. The surface mucilage of the seed of this variety domesticated in France is made up of polysaccharides, proteins and minerals. It can be extracted effectively by ultrasonic cavitation in aqueous media. The composition and properties of the mucilage are related to the extraction time. This mucilage constitutes a hydrophilic source for obtaining amphiphilic esters. The lipophilic source chosen is the Irvingia gabonensis almond from a variety rich in high myristic (51%) and lauric (38%) butter. The triglycerides of this butter are made up of mixtures of saturated fatty acids. They are good candidates for food, nutrition and also industry and production of technofunctional biosurfactants. The work is therefore aimed at the simultaneous valorization of the mucilage and oil of I. gabonensis by the synthesis of biosurfactants. Two synthesis routes for obtaining amphiphilic esters have been explored. The first pathway involved the implementation of the transesterification reaction between glucose and methyl laurate in a deep eutectic medium DES Choline chloride/glucose. The second pathway involved acid catalysis in an organized medium by the implementation of the esterification reaction of glucose or mucilage with lauric C12:0 and myristic C14:0 fatty acids in the presence of dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (DBSA). The studies of the esterification reactions were previously carried out using glucose and then transferred to mucilage. The use of DBSA with a dual role as a Brönsted catalyst and surfactant promotes the contact of the reagents, catalyzes the esterification reaction between the hydroxyl groups of glucose or polysaccharides and the carboxylic groups of the C12:0 lauric and C14:0 myristic fatty acids and therefore allows the glucose esters of degree of substitution DS=1-2 to be obtained. The surfaceactive and emulsifying properties of these glucose esters are comparable to those of a commercial Olivem 1000 ester, a mixture of sorbitan olivate and cetearyl olivate. The reaction between chia Oruro® mucilage and the fatty acid mixture of I. gabonensis in the presence of ADBS resulted in a profound structural modification of the biopolymer. Its lipophilization is obtained by the double monoacylation of the hydroxyl sites of the mucilage by the mixture of lauric C12:0 and myristic C14:0 fatty acids. The intrinsic viscosity of the acylated mucilage is very low (6.34 dL/g) compared to that of the crude mucilage (36.18 dL/g) used as starting reagent. This results in a profound change in the techno-functional properties of the acylated mucilage

This thesis deals with the preparation of chemically and/or enzymatically modified cellulose. This modification can be either irreversible or reversible. Irreversible modification is used to prepare cellulose derivatives as end products, whereas reversible modification is used to enhance solubility in the preparation of regenerated cellulose. The irreversible modification studied here was the preparation of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) using extended mercerization of a spruce dissolving pulp. More specifically the parameters studied were the effect of mercerization at different proportions of cellulose I and II in the dissolving pulp, the concentration of alkali, the temperature and the reaction time. The parameters evaluated were the degree of substitution, the filterability and the amount of gel obtained when the resulting CMC was dissolved in water. Molecular structures of CMC and its gel fractions were analysed by using NIR FT Raman spectroscopy. It was found that the alkali concentration in the mercerization stage had an extensive influence on the subsequent etherification reaction. FT Raman spectra of CMC samples and their gel fractions prepared with low NaOH concentrations (9%) in the mercerization stage indicated an incomplete transformation of cellulose to Na-cellulose before carboxymethylation to CMC. Low average DS values of the CMC, i.e. between 0.42 and 0.50 were obtained. Such CMC dissolved in water resulted in very thick and semi solid gum-like gels, probably due to an uneven distribution of substituents along the cellulose backbone. FT Raman spectra of CMC samples and their gel fractions mercerized at higher alkaline concentration, i.e. 18.25 and 27.5% in the mercerization stage, indicated on the other hand a complete transformation of cellulose to Na-cellulose before carboxymethylation to CMC. Higher average DS values of the CMC, i.e. between 0.88 and 1.05 were therefore obtained. When dissolved in water such CMC caused gel formation especially when prepared from dissolving pulp with a high fraction of cellulose II. The reversible modification studied was the dissolution of cellulose in NaOH/ZnO. Here the effect of enzyme pretreatment was investigated by using two mono-component enzymes; namely xylanase and endoglucanase, used in consecutive stages. It was found that although the crystallinity and the specific surface area of the dissolving pulp sustained minimal change during the enzymatic treatment; the solubility of pulp increased in a NaOH/ZnO solution from 29% for untreated pulp up to 81% for enzymatic pretreated pulp.
Baksidetext Cellulose can be chemically and/or enzymatically modified. Irreversible modification is used to prepare cellulose derivatives as end products, reversible modification to enhance solubility in the preparation of regenerated cellulose. The irreversible modification studied here was the preparation of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) using extended mercerization of a spruce dissolving pulp. More specifically the parameters studied were the effect of mercerization at different proportions of cellulose I and II in the dissolving pulp, the concentration of alkali, the temperature and the reaction time. It was found that the alkali concentration in the mercerization stage had an extensive influence on the subsequent etherification reaction. The content of cellulose II had little effect on degree of substitution (DS) at low NaOH concentration, but tended to decrease DS at higher NaOH concentration in both cases compared with cellulose I. It was also found that the content of cellulose II correlates with the gel formation obtained when the CMC is dissolved in water. The reversible modification studied was the dissolution of cellulose in NaOH/ZnO. Here the effect of enzyme pretreatment was investigated by using two mono-component enzymes; namely xylanase and endoglucanase, used in consecutive stages. It was found that the solubility of pulp increased in a NaOH/ZnO solution from 29% for untreated pulp up to 81% for enzymatic pretreated pulp.

Perceived objects are unitary entities that enter our consciousness as organized wholes distinct from other entities and from empty parts of the environment, that are amenable to bodily interactions, and that possess several features such as a three-dimensional structure, a location in space, a colour, a texture, a weight, a degree of rigidity, an odour, and so on. In this chapter, we will discuss perceptual processes responsible for forming such units within and between sensory channels, typically for the purpose of recognition. Our discussion of multisensory interactions in object perception will provide a useful domain for illustrating the key notion of optimal multisensory integration and for introducing Bayesian models of perception. These models provide important novel ways of addressing classical problems in the philosophy of perception, in influential historical approaches such as the Gestalt theory of perception, and in applications to rehabilitation based on sensory substitution.

During last four decades the world has been significantly impacted by globalization and rapid technological changes. This in turn had major effects on the global economy. Several developing and socialist economies that earlier followed closed door and import substitution policies started to open their economies to world trade and investments. Some such countries, as India, managed to achieve a degree of economic prosperity over the last few years after opening their economy. The analyses in this book show that there are significant benefits from international trade and investment to emerging economies that possess critical-level initial conditions in technology, infrastructure, and ease of doing business, and have friendly policies. Focusing on Indian firms, the book spans the period from the pre-reform era to the post-reform era, when the market was responding to policy reforms and global market dynamics. It analyses firm-level behaviour with systematic theory and corresponding rigorous econometrics and qualitative information from field study across the country. In the Pre-reforms era, it was mostly small and medium scale firms that contributed to exports while most large firms were inward oriented in search of monopoly profits. This changed significant in the Post-reform era owing increased competitive conditions especially multinational firms. Large firms started to play important role in international trade and investment behaviour by acquiring world class technology and organizational practices.

The international law of occupation—as it has developed since the nineteenth century—traditionally regulates the conduct and obligations of occupying forces. Very little is said about the obligations of an occupied State, or a ‘victim’ State. This chapter focuses on a limited practice of the European Court of Human Rights in developing some principles in this respect. The main emphasis is put on the landmark judgment Ilascu v Moldova and Russia, in which, for the first time, the Court has found that a State, which lost effective control over a part of its territory and was unable to exercise its jurisdiction there, still had some positive obligations deriving from its de jure jurisdiction. It is argued that the Court’s approach represented a new development in international law, which traditionally considered human rights obligations to be primarily triggered by an effective territorial control. It is further discussed that it might be quite difficult to reconcile positive obligations towards people remaining in occupied territories with a State’s obligation to refrain from supporting separatist regimes. Substitution of effective control for the concept of ‘positive obligations’ necessitates a very delicate assessment of different political, diplomatic, judicial, and other measures, which requires a high degree of sensitivity on the part of the international court. The scope of the positive obligations of an injured State vis-à-vis the positive obligations of an occupying State needs to be elucidated further.

The chapter presents a small open-economy model to study the first-round effects of international food-price shocks in developing countries. First-round shocks are defined as changes in headline inflation that, holding core inflation constant, help implement relative price adjustments. The model features three goods (food, a generic traded good, and a non-traded good), varying degrees of tradability of the food basket, and alternative international asset market structures. First-round effects depend crucially on the asset market structure. Under complete markets, inter-temporal substitution prevails, making the inflationary impact of international food price shocks proportional to the food share in consumption, which in developing countries is typically large. Under financial autarky, the income channel is dominant, and first-round effects are instead proportional to the country’s food trade balance, which is typically small. The results cast some doubt on the view that international food price shocks inherently have large inflationary effects in developing countries.

Web services substitution is a promising solution that enables process continuity of SOA-based applications associated with composite Web services (WSs). This chapter proposes an approach that assesses the impact of substitution on the composition and selects the best substitute, from a pool of substitutes, in order to reduce potential conflicts due to different ontologies with other peers in this composition, for example. Two types of impact along with their assessment metrics are defined: local (semantic/policy compatibility matching degree) and global (QoS satisfaction degree). This chapter addresses the selection issue as an optimization problem whose main objective is to minimize the efforts to put into resuming the ongoing composition under some temporal constraints. A set of experiments are conducted as a proof of concept and the findings show that our approach provides the necessary means for achieving Web services substitution with minimal disruption time.

In ligand substitution reactions, one or more ligands around a metal ion are replaced by other ligands. In many ways, all inorganic reactions can be classified as either substitution or oxidation-reduction reactions, so that substitution reactions represent a major type of inorganic process. Some examples of substitution reactions follow: The operational approach was first expounded in 1965 in a monograph by Langford and Gray. It is an attempt to classify reaction mechanisms in relation to the type of information that kinetic studies of various types can provide. It delineates what can be said about the mechanism on the basis of the observations from certain types of experiments. The mechanism is classified by two properties, its stoichiometric character and its intimate character. The Stoichiometric mechanism can be determined from the kinetic behavior of one system. The classifications are as follows: 1. Dissociative (D): an intermediate of lower coordination number than the reactant can be identified. 2. Associative (A): an intermediate of larger coordination number than the reactant can be identified. 3. Interchange (I): no detectable intermediate can be found. The intimate mechanism can be determined from a series of experiments in which the nature of the reactants is changed in a systematic way. The classifications are as follows: 1. Dissociative activation (d): the reaction rate is more sensitive to changes in the leaving group. 2. Associative activation (a): the reaction rate is more sensitive to changes in the entering group. This terminology has largely replaced the SN1, SN2 and so on type of nomenclature that is still used in physical organic chemistry. These terminologies are compared and further explained as follows: Dissociative [D = SN1 (limiting)]: there is definite evidence of an intermediate of reduced coordination number. The bond between the metal and the leaving group has been completely broken in the transition state without any bond making to the entering group. Dissociative interchange (1d= SN1): there is no definite evidence of an intermediate. In the transition state, there is a large degree of bond breaking to the leaving group and a small amount of bond making to the entering group.

Abstract Electrotactile (electrocutaneous) stimulation for sensory substitution and augmentation possesses a variety of sensory attributes, including intensity, pitch, and more qualitative factors relating to the degree of comfort or discomfort of the stimulus. This study examined the roles of electrode geometry (size and presence or absence of a coaxial ground plane), and intensity control method (voltage or current), on the relative comfort of the electrotactile stimulus on the tongue. Only electrode size was found to significantly affect comfort, with larger electrodes resulting in more preferable percepts.

Specific Research Objective. Develop a theory of technology adoption to analyze the role of promotional tools such as advertising, product sampling, demonstrations, money back guarantees and warranties in inducing technological change. Use this theory to develop criteria for assessing the optimal use of marketing activities in launching new agricultural input technologies. Apply the model to analyze existing patterns of marketing budget allocation among promotional tools for various agricultural input industries in the United States and Israel. Background to the Topic. Marketing tools (money-back guarantees [MBG] demonstration, free sampling and advertising) are used extensively to induce the adoption of agricultural inputs, but there is little understanding of their impacts on the diffusion of new technologies. The agricultural economic literature on technology adoption ignores marketing efforts by the private sector, which may result in misleading extension and technology transfer policies. There is a need to integrate marketing and economic approaches in analyzing technology adoption, especially in the area of agricultural inputs. Major Conclusion. Marketing tools play an important role in reducing uncertainties about product performance. They assist potential buyers to learn both about objective features, about a product, and about product fit to the buyer's need. Tools, such as MBGs and demonstration, provide different information about product fit but also require different degrees of cost for the consumer. In some situations they can be complimentary and optimal strategy combines the use of both. In other situations there will be substitution. Sampling is used to reduce the uncertainty about non-durable goods. An optimal level of informational tools declines throughout the life of a product but stays positive at a steady state. Implications. Recognizing the heterogeneity of consumers and the sources of their uncertainty about new technologies is crucial to develop a marketing strategy that will enhance the adoption of innovation. When fit uncertainty is high, allowing an MBG option, as well as a demonstration, may be an optimal strategy to enhance adoption.

Many pharmaceutical compounds are active at very low doses, and a portion of them regularly enters municipal sewage systems and wastewater-treatment plants following use, where they often do not fully degrade. Two such compounds, CBZ and LTG, have been detected in wastewater effluents, surface waters, drinking water, and irrigation water, where they pose a risk to the environment and the food supply. These compounds are expected to interact with organic matter in the environment, but little is known about the effect of such interactions on their environmental fate and transport. The original objectives of our research, as defined in the approved proposal, were to: Determine the rates, mechanisms and products of photodegradation of LTG, CBZ and selected metabolites in waters exposed to near UV light, and the influence of DOM type and binding processes on photodegradation. Determine the potential and pathways for biodegradation of LTG, CBZ and selected metabolites using a white rot fungus (Pleurotusostreatus) and ADP, and reveal the effect of DOM complexation on these processes. Reveal the major mechanisms of binding of LTG, CBZ and selected metabolites to DOM and soil in the presence of DOM, and evaluate the effect of this binding on their photodegradation and/or biodegradation. We determined that LTG undergoes relatively slow photodegradation when exposed to UV light, and that pH affects each of LTG’s ability to absorb UV light, the efficiency of the resulting reaction, and the identities of LTG’sphotoproducts (t½ = 230 to 500 h during summer at latitude 40 °N). We observed that LTG’sphotodegradation is enhanced in the presence of DOM, and hypothesized that LTG undergoes direct reactions with DOM components through nucleophilic substitution reactions. In combination, these data suggest that LTG’s fate and transport in surface waters are controlled by environmental conditions that vary with time and location, potentially affecting the environment and irrigation waters. We determined that P. ostreatusgrows faster in a rich liquid medium (glucose peptone) than on a natural lignocellulosic substrate (cotton stalks) under SSF conditions, but that the overall CBZ removal rate was similar in both media. Different and more varied transformation products formed in the solid state culture, and we hypothesized that CBZ degradation would proceed further when P. ostreatusand the ᵉⁿᶻʸᵐᵃᵗⁱᶜ ᵖʳᵒᶠⁱˡᵉ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵗᵘⁿᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ˡⁱᵍⁿⁱⁿ ᵈᵉᵍʳᵃᵈᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ. ᵂᵉ ᵒᵇˢᵉʳᵛᵉᵈ ¹⁴C⁻Cᴼ2 ʳᵉˡᵉᵃˢᵉ ʷʰᵉⁿ ¹⁴C⁻ᶜᵃʳᵇᵒⁿʸˡ⁻ labeled CBZ was used as the substrate in the solid state culture (17.4% of the initial radioactivity after 63 days of incubation), but could not conclude that mineralization had occurred. In comparison, we determined that LTG does not degrade in agricultural soils irrigated with treated wastewater, but that P. ostreatusremoves up to 70% of LTG in a glucose peptone medium. We detected various metabolites, including N-oxides and glycosides, but are still working to determine the degradation pathway. In combination, these data suggest that P. ostreatuscould be an innovative and effective tool for CBZ and LTG remediation in the environment and in wastewater used for irrigation. In batch experiments, we determined that the sorption of LTG, CBZ and selected metabolites to agricultural soils was governed mainly by SOM levels. In lysimeter experiments, we also observed LTG and CBZ accumulation in top soil layers enriched with organic matter. However, we detected CBZ and one of its metabolites in rain-fed wheat previously irrigated with treated wastewater, suggesting that their sorption was reversible, and indicating the potential for plant uptake and leaching. Finally, we used macroscale analyses (including adsorption/desorption trials and resin-based separations) with molecular- level characterization by FT-ICR MS to demonstrate the adsorptive fractionation of DOM from composted biosolids by mineral soil. This suggests that changes in soil and organic matter types will influence the extent of LTG and CBZ sorption to agricultural soils, as well as the potential for plant uptake and leaching.