The oxygen production of a photosynthetic gas exchanger containing Chlorella pyrenoidosa (1% packed cell volume) was measured when various concentrations of carbon dioxide were present within the culture unit. The internal carbon dioxide concentrations were obtained by manipulating the entrance gas concentration and the flow rate. Carbon dioxide percentages were monitored by means of electrodes...

New materials capable of binding carbon dioxide are essential for addressing climate change. Here, we demonstrate that amyloids, self-assembling protein fibers, are effective for selective carbon dioxide capture. Solid-state NMR proves that amyloid fibers containing alkylamine groups reversibly bind carbon dioxide via carbamate formation. Thermodynamic and kinetic capture-and-release tests show...

Isoquinoline-degrading microbial cultures were isolated from oil- and creosote-contaminated soils. The establishment of initial enrichment cultures required the use of emulsified isoquinoline. Once growth on isoquinoline was established, isoquinoline emulsification was no longer required for utilization of isoquinoline as the sole source of carbon and nitrogen by these cultures. An isoquinoline...

It is well established that carbohydrate utilization is impaired in the fasted animal (1, 2). It has also been recently demonstrated that surviving liver slices prepared from fasted rats are incapable of converting C14-labeled glucose to CO2 and fatty acids to the same extent as are slices from livers of non-fasted rats (3). In an attempt to localize the level at which glucose utilization is su...

It has recently been shown in our laboratories that a soil microorganism, Pseudomonas No. 7, can grow in pure culture in the presence of testosterone as the sole source of carbon (1). Manometrically, oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide evolut,ion were noted with this st,eroid as substrate. At the end of the incubation period, definite amounts of testosterone had disappeared. These results were int...

This photocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide laboratory experiment is designed for an advanced undergraduate chemistry or chemical engineering majors laboratory course. It introduces the science of emerging sustainable energy technologies through hands-on experimentation. By photo-irradiating a glass flask containing water, catalyst, and carbon dioxide, students explore the potential of new...

When looking at the effects of diesel engine exhaust on the environment, it is important to first look at the composition of the exhaust gases. Over 99.5% of the exhaust gases are a  combination of  nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water. With the exception of carbon  dioxide, which contributes about  5% of the total volume, the diesel engine exhaust consists of  elements which are part of...

The ability to maintain a dual lifestyle of colonizing the ruminant gut and surviving in nonhost environments once shed is key to the success of Escherichia coli O157:H7 as a zoonotic pathogen. Both physical and biological conditions encountered by the bacteria are likely to change during the transition between host and nonhost environments. In this study, carbon starvation at suboptimal temper...

Different crops, seasons, greenhouse’s structures and planting area need different concentration of carbon dioxide which fertilized in greenhouse. Measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide accurately in greenhouse is very important to fertilize carbon economically and reasonably Concentration of carbon dioxide measuring equipments were often used in chemical industry and environment fields,...