The interaction of the monomeric chlorophyll Q-band electronic transition with solvents of differing physical-chemical properties is investigated through two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2DES). Chlorophyll constitutes the key chromophore molecule in light harvesting complexes. It is well-known that the surrounding protein in the light harvesting complex fine-tunes chlorophyll electronic...

Chemical interactions' as well as 'physical interactions' play an important part in solvation. Some equilibria are reversed on transfer froni protic to dipolar aprotic solvents and this behaviour can be interpreted and predicted through the solvent activity coefficients of the appropriate solutes. Some extrathermodynamic assumptions for the evaluation of single ion solvent activity coefficients...

In the present work, a membrane contactor with asymmetric flat-sheet poly(vinyltrimethylsilane) (PVTMS) membranes was proposed for the CO2 desorption process from physical solvents at elevated trans-membrane pressures. Different solvents were studied: water, a mixture of polyethylene g...

Membrane contactors offer promising performances for the intensification of gas liquid absorption processes. Impressive volume reduction factors compared to packed columns have been reported, mostly in chemical solvents (e.g. CO2 post combustion capture with MEA). A very limited number studies addressed however potentialities membrane physical Moreover, interplay between and energy requirement,...

Traditional photonic sensing based on the change of balanced reflection of photonic structures can hardly distinguish chemical species with similar refractive indices. Here a sensing method based on the dynamic reflection spectra (DRS) of photonic crystal gel has been developed to distinguish even homologues, isomers and solvents with similar structures and physical properties. There are inhere...

We report here the first systematic study of the effect of impurities and additives (e.g., water, chloride, and cosolvents) on the physical properties of room-temperature ionic liquids. Remarkably, it was discovered that the viscosity of mixtures was dependent mainly on the mole fraction of added molecular solvents and only to a lesser extent upon their identity, allowing viscosity changes duri...

The study of a UV-VIS spectrum of 8-hydroxyquinoline (8HQ) in different solvents can provide relevant information concerning the influence of the medium on the electronic structure of the solute or the nature and strength of the specific solvent-solute intraor intermolecular interactions. The electronic absorption spectra of 8-hydroxyquinoline in various solvents have very different features du...

Crystallization is often used for manufacturing drug substances. Advances of crystallization have achieved control over drug identity and purity, but control over the physical form remains poor. This review discusses the influence of solvents used in crystallization process on crystal habit and agglomeration of crystals with potential implication for dissolution. According to literature it has ...

Microorganisms have mechanisms that enable them to tolerate lethal concentrations of toxic compounds. This feature has been exploited in a wide range of bioprocesses that range from bioremediation applications to production of fine chemicals in two-phase reaction media. The ability to modify the physical properties of cellular membranes has long been put forward as a protection mechanism that e...

We present a high-throughput method to determine rapidly and simultaneously the solubility and the diffusivity of CO(2) in pure solvents and mixtures using segmented flow in a microchannel. Gas bubbles are injected via a T-junction into the liquid stream and the evolution of the bubbles' lengths are followed visually. We measure both solubility and diffusion coefficient from the shrinkage and e...