this paper criticizes the model and the new definition for osmotic pressure given by parsafar et al. [j. sci. i. r. iran, vol. 10, no. 4, 233 (1999)]. the model is a closed system containing 1 kg of solvent plus m mole of solute at constant temperature and under pressure p0 + ? where p0 is the standard pressure and ? is the osmotic pressure of the corresponding m molal solution. while the total...

Pseudomonas sp. strain ST-200, which is capable of conversion of cholesterol, was isolated from humus soil. This organism effectively modified cholesterol dissolved in an organic solvent by dehydrogenation and oxygenation. When the organism was grown in a medium overlaid with a 10%/ volume of a mixed organic solvent (p-xylene and diphenylmethane; 3:7, vol/vol) containing cholesterol (20 mg/ml),...

1,3-butadiene, bd is produced from c4-cut by extractive distillation. the separation of 1,3-butadiene from c4-cut is not possible through the conventional distillation processes, because several mixtures have consisted of close boiling points constituents and make azeotrope. the basf extraction distillation process in bd unit of jam and amirkabir petrochemical company improves the relative vola...

Assessment of C(60) nanotoxicity requires a variety of strategies for dispersing it into biological systems. Our objective was to determine organic solvent/surfactant combinations suitable for this purpose. We used Escherichia coli (ATCC# 25254) to determine the cytotoxicity of C(60) in solvents at concentrations up to 100 ppm. In this preliminary study we hypothesized that C(60) toxicity is di...