We produced a-amylase from banana peel by Bacillus subtilis through solid state fermentation (SSF). Addition of yeast extract, corn steep liquor, sodium dodesyl sulphate (SDS) and Tween-80 enhanced the a-amylase production under preoptimized fermentation conditions. Maximum enzyme yield (10.25 U/mL) was observed at 35°C after 24 hours of SSF in growth medium containing 0.1% yeast extract, 1% co...

Article history: Received 18 June 2014 Accepted 7 May 2015 Available online xxxx

A novel green controlled synthesis method is proposed in this paper. Mesoporous alumina was prepared by using sodium aluminate extracted from red mud as an aluminum source. The influence mechanism of temperature, template agent and concentration on MA properties studied systematically. results show that the mesoporous γ-alumina has a good catalytic activity short-range arrangement, medium acidi...

Nanosized copper aluminate (CuAl(2)O(4)) spinel particles have been prepared by a precursor approach with the aid of ultrasound radiation. Mono-phasic copper aluminate with a crystallite diameter of 17nm along the (311) plane was formed when the products were synthesized using Cu(NO(3))(2) x 6H(2)O and Al(NO(3))(3) x 9H(2)O as starting materials, with urea as a precipitation agent at a concentr...

The title compound, di(strontium/lead) hexa-aluminate, is a member of the solid solution series (Sr2-x Pb x )Al6O11. It contains two statistically occupied M (2+) (M = Sr, Pb) sites [both with site symmetries ..m; Sr:Pb occupancy ratios = 0.756 (2):0.244 (2) and 0.8968 (19):0.1032 (19)] that are located in the voids of an aluminate framework. The M (2+) sites are surrounded by six and seven O a...

Sugar molecules adsorbed at hydrated inorganic oxide surfaces occur ubiquitously in nature and in technologically important materials and processes, including marine biomineralization, cement hydration, corrosion inhibition, bioadhesion, and bone resorption. Among these examples, surprisingly diverse hydration behaviors are observed for oxides in the presence of saccharides with closely related...

Glucose, maltodextrin, and sucrose exhibit significant differences in their alkaline reaction properties and interactions in aluminate/silicate cement slurries that result in diverse hydration behaviors of cements. Using 1D solution- and solid-state (13)C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), the structures of these closely related saccharides are identified in aqueous cement slurry solutions and a...