Zeolitic products formed by hydrothermal treatment of coal fly ash (FA) with KOH aqueous solution under various reaction conditions were examined. Only linde F-type zeolite (K2Al2Si2O8·3H2O) was newly formed at atmospheric pressure, except formation of a small amount of kalsilite (KAlSiO4) at longer reaction time. The yield of the linde F zeolite was highest when reaction time, temperature, KOH...

Direct plating or cold enrichment or both have been used to isolate Yersinia spp. from feces. Freeze-shock double enrichment and KOH treatment have been recommended for recovery of Yersinia enterocolitica from surface waters and food, respectively. These techniques were evaluated as alternatives for rapid recovery of Yersinia spp. from feces. Stool samples were homogenized in buffered saline an...

BACKGROUND Insufficient data exist on the production of compound A during closed-system sevoflurane administration with newer carbon dioxide absorbents. METHODS A modified PhysioFlex apparatus (Dräger, Lübeck, Germany) was connected to an artificial test lung (inflow at the top of the bellow approximately/= 160 ml/min CO2; outflow at the Y piece of the lung model approximately/= 200 ml/min, s...

PURPOSE To assess the utility of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in diagnosing fungal keratitis and compare its sensitivity and specificity with those of the conventional microbiologic techniques used in the authors' laboratory. METHODS A prospective nonrandomized investigation was undertaken at a tertiary-care ophthalmic facility to evaluate 40 eyes of 40 patients with presumed fungal kerati...