Procedia ChemistryPub Date : 2016-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.proche.2016.01.020
Maria Goretti M. Purwanto
{"title":"The Role and Efficiency of Ammonium Sulphate Precipitation in Purification Process of Papain Crude Extract","authors":"Maria Goretti M. Purwanto","doi":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.01.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.01.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>It has been common to do fractionation (for example using ammonium sulphate as a precipitating agent) before doing a more sophisticated method for purification of a protein. The logic behind this is easy to understand, but in fact, the precipitation step often causes severe loss in yield and activity of the protein, making the whole purification effort too costly. In this work we evaluated the specific activity (thus, purification factor) and total activity (yield) during the purification process of papain from a crude extract using ion exchange chromatography (IEC), with and without prior fractionation using ammonium sulphate. Detail assays in each step were recorded and SDS-PAGE was also done to reveal the protein profile of the purification products.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20431,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.proche.2016.01.020","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81937613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Procedia ChemistryPub Date : 2016-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.004
Barbara Dunnett , Tracy Ward , Rachel Roberts , Jonathan Cheesewright
{"title":"Physical Properties of Highly Active Liquor Containing Molybdate Solids","authors":"Barbara Dunnett , Tracy Ward , Rachel Roberts , Jonathan Cheesewright","doi":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuel at Sellafield produces a nitric acid based Highly Active Liquor (HAL) waste. The liquor, containing fission products and process additives, is concentrated in an evaporator in order to reduce the volume and is then stored in Highly Active Storage Tanks (HASTs) prior to vitrification. Caesium phosphomolybdate (CPM) is precipitated during the evaporation process and can convert to zirconium molybdate (ZM) during storage.</p><p>During Post Operational Clean Out (POCO) of the HASTs, it is expected that their highly active content will be reduced by repeated cycles of washing using nitric acid and other reagents. Initial washings are likely to have a chemical composition comparable to concentrated HAL, becoming more dilute during the wash-out process. It is expected that the wash-out process will also recover significant quantities of molybdate solids (ZM, CPM or a mixture) from the HASTs.</p><p>In order to determine the processing challenges from such washings during POCO, the physical properties of varying concentrations of non-active HAL simulants containing molybdate solids have recently been measured by the UK's National Nuclear Laboratory. The following measurements are presented and discussed:</p><ul><li><span>•</span><span><p>Particle size distribution</p></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><p>Density</p></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><p>Settling behaviour of solids</p></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><p>Voidage of settled sediment beds</p></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><p>Viscosity</p></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><p>Yield stress</p></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><p>Influence of ZM morphology on physical properties</p></span></li></ul></div>","PeriodicalId":20431,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82022270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Procedia ChemistryPub Date : 2016-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.proche.2016.01.006
Bauke W. Dijkstra , Niels van Oosterwijk , Ali Rohman
{"title":"Structure and Catalytic Mechanism of 3-Ketosteroid Dehydrogenases","authors":"Bauke W. Dijkstra , Niels van Oosterwijk , Ali Rohman","doi":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.01.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.01.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>3-Ketosteroid dehydrogenases (KSTDs) are FAD-dependent enzymes that introduce a double bond in the A ring of 3-ketosteroid substrates to initiate degradation of the steroid nucleus. Δ<sup>1</sup>-KSTD desaturates the C1-C2 bond of the steroid, while Δ<sup>4</sup>-KSTD targets the C4-C5 bond. Crystal structures with bound products showed that Δ<sup>1</sup>- and Δ<sup>4</sup>-KSTD use different amino acid residues to catalyze an otherwise mechanistically very similar reaction (Δ<sup>1</sup>-KSTD: Tyr318, Tyr119, and Tyr487; Δ<sup>4</sup>-KSTD: Ser468, Tyr319, and Tyr466). However, the substrates are rotated by ∼40° about an axis perpendicular to their plane to bring the target bond (C1-C2 or C4-C5) in the right position.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20431,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.proche.2016.01.006","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82165580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Procedia ChemistryPub Date : 2016-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.proche.2016.03.017
Kho Chun Min , Zainal Arifin Ahmad , Siti Kartini Enche Ab Rahim , Norazharuddin Shah Abdullah
{"title":"Mass Transport Analysis in Linear Microdialysis Probes Utilizing Structural Characterization Technique","authors":"Kho Chun Min , Zainal Arifin Ahmad , Siti Kartini Enche Ab Rahim , Norazharuddin Shah Abdullah","doi":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.03.017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.03.017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Microdialysis is a separation technique widely used for sampling and monitoring purposes. Microdialysis requires a (microdialysis) probe to be inserted to the designated area of study. Separation procedure is completed by using a selective semi-permeable membrane attached to the microdialysis proe. Despite being a well-established technique, there are still issues regarding the performance of the microdialysis probe. The biggest issue is arguably that the concentration of solutes collected via microdialysis sampling represents only 20-30% of the original concentration from the sampling site. This issue can be resolved by understanding mass transport phenomena within the microdialysis probe and its surroundings. One straightforward, yet sustainable way to analyze mass transport is through the use of computational modelling. In this paper, a mathematical framework, representing glucose recovery from a quiescent media using a microdialysis probe of linear design was described. Governing equations, boundary conditions and operational parameters were justifiably selected. Different diffusion coefficients were used to describe the mass transport through the quiescent media, semi-permeable membrane and the probe's lumen. Subsequently, the influence of some identified parameters, on the overall recovery is examined. Scanning electron microscopy imaging was used to study the physical characteristics of the microdialysis membrane, thus being utilized to estimate the diffusion coefficient values. The impact of using different diffusion coefficient values on the overall recovery was also discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20431,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.proche.2016.03.017","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85152537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Procedia ChemistryPub Date : 2016-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.028
Dmitrii Kolupaev , Michail Logunov , Alexader Mashkin , Konstantin Bugrov , Konstanin Korchenkin , Andrei Shadrin , Konstanin Dvoeglazov
{"title":"Used Mixed Oxide Fuel Reprocessing at RT-1 Plant","authors":"Dmitrii Kolupaev , Michail Logunov , Alexader Mashkin , Konstantin Bugrov , Konstanin Korchenkin , Andrei Shadrin , Konstanin Dvoeglazov","doi":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.028","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.028","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Reprocessing of the mixed uranium-plutonium spent nuclear fuel of the BN-600 reactor was performed at the RT-1 plant twice, in 2012 and 2014. In total, 8 fuel assemblies with a burn-up from 73 to 89 GW day/t and the cooling time from 17 to 21 years were reprocessed. The reprocessing included the stages of dissolution, clarification, extraction separation of U and Pu with purification from the fission products, refining of uranium and plutonium at the relevant refining cycles. Dissolution of the fuel composition of MOX UNF in nitric acid solutions in the presence of fluoride ion has occurred with the full transfer of actinides into solution. Due to the high content of Pu extraction separation of U and Pu was carried out on a nuclear-safe equipment designed for the reprocessing of highly enriched U spent nuclear fuel and Pu refining. Technological processes of extraction, separation and refining of actinides proceeded without deviations from the normal mode. The output flow of the extraction outlets in their compositions corresponded to the regulatory norms and remained at the level of the compositions of the streams resulting from the reprocessing of fuel types typical for the RT-1 plant. No increased losses of Pu into waste have been registered during the reprocessing of BN-600 MOX UNF an compare with VVER-440 uranium UNF reprocessing.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20431,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.028","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85267869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Procedia ChemistryPub Date : 2016-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.060
E. Mendes , T. Ducasse , M. Miguirditchian , M. Bertrand
{"title":"Application of the Pyrochemical DOS, Developed by the CEA, within Reprocessing of CERCER Transmutation Fuel Targets","authors":"E. Mendes , T. Ducasse , M. Miguirditchian , M. Bertrand","doi":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.060","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.060","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Pyrochemical technology using high-temperature molten salts and molten metal media presents a potential interest for an overall separation and transmutation strategy for long-lived radionuclides. Within the frame of the two French acts on radioactive waste management, a pyrochemical R&D program was launched at the CEA Marcoule in the late 90's. The second step is the actinides back-extraction, which consists in a liquid/liquid oxidative stripping of the An from aluminium matrix into molten chloride media. The DOS process has been successfully demonstrated for treatment of oxide type fuels within the last years: the core of the process has been already assessed and the studies have shown high selectivity and a quantitative recovery of actinides.</p><p>Within the framework of the SACSESS European research program, the pyrochemical activities focused on applications of the DOS process to reprocess CERCER transmutation targets. These particular type of fuels consist of a mixture of minor actinides (MA) oxides diluted in an inert (oxide MgO) matrices. The behaviour of matrices material was first investigated regarding the solubility in the fluoride salt, starting from both oxide powders or sintered pellets. Further investigations focused on the reductive extraction behaviour of Mg in metallic Al. The impact of Mg on the efficiency of An reductive extraction was also studied using uranium simulating the behaviour of MA oxides.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20431,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.060","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83780815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Storage of Defective Fuel Pins in SFR Core","authors":"Dan-Tiberiu Costin , Lionel Desgranges , Teodora Retegan , Christian Ekberg","doi":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.053","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.053","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>An open fuel pin failure is a breach in the fuel pin cladding that allows direct contact between the primary coolant and the nuclear fuel. In this paper we focus on the sodium-fuel interactions in a Sodium cooled Fast neutrons Reactor (SFR), reviewing the main aspects of the fuel pin failure evolution with an emphasis on the Reaction between the Oxide fuel and the Sodium (ROS). This reaction leads to the formation of an uranoplutonate phase with approximately half the density of the initial oxide. In turn this can cause significant fuel swelling and the potential further degradation of the fuel pin. The maximal fuel swelling due to the formation of the uranoplutonate can be estimated for non-irradiated fuel based on the physico-chemical properties of the pellets, as further described in this paper.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20431,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.053","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83978006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Uranium and Plutonium Extraction by N,N-dialkylamides Using Multistage Mixer-settler Extractors","authors":"Yasutoshi Ban, Shinobu Hotoku, Nao Tsutsui, Asuka Suzuki, Yasuhiro Tsubata, Tatsuro Matsumura","doi":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.022","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.022","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><em>N,N</em>-Dialkylamides (monoamides) are known as extractants for U and Pu, and many studies have been carried out mainly by single-stage batch method. We have focused on two monoamides: <em>N,N</em>-di(2-ethylhexyl)-2,2-dimethylpropanamide (DEHDMPA) and <em>N,N</em>-di(2-ethylhexyl)butanamide (DEHBA), and proposed a multistage extraction process for recovering U and Pu by these monoamides. A continuous counter-current experiment was carried out to demonstrate the validity of this process. This process consisted of two cycles, and the 1st cycle and the 2nd cycle employed DEHDMPA and DEHBA as extractants, respectively. The feed solution for the 1st cycle was 5.1<!--> <!-->mol/dm<sup>3</sup> (M) nitric acid containing 0.92<!--> <!-->M U, 1.6<!--> <!-->mM Pu, and 0.6<!--> <!-->mM Np. The raffinate collected in the 1st cycle was used as the feed for the 2nd cycle. The ratios of U recovered in the U fraction and U-Pu fraction were 99.1% and 0.8%, respectively, and the ratios of U in the used solvents were <0.04%. The ratio of Pu recovered in the U-Pu fraction was 99.7%, and the ratio of Pu in the used solvents was in the order of 10<sup>–3</sup>–10<sup>–4</sup>%. The concentration ratio of U with respect to Pu in the U-Pu fraction was 9, and this indicated that Pu was not isolated. The decontamination factor of U with respect to Pu in the U fraction was obtained as 4.5×10<sup>5</sup>. These results supported the validity of the proposed process.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20431,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.proche.2016.10.022","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80345730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Procedia ChemistryPub Date : 2016-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.proche.2016.03.057
Faisal Budiman , Tan Wai Kian , Khairunisak Abdul Razak , Atsunori Matsuda , Zainovia Lockman
{"title":"The Assessment of Cr(VI) Removal by Iron Oxide Nanosheets and Nanowires Synthesized by Thermal Oxidation of Iron in Water Vapour","authors":"Faisal Budiman , Tan Wai Kian , Khairunisak Abdul Razak , Atsunori Matsuda , Zainovia Lockman","doi":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.03.057","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.03.057","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this work, iron oxide nanosheets (NSs) and nanowires (NWs) were fabricated by thermal oxidation of iron foils at 500 and 800<!--> <!-->°C in the presence of water vapour. Oxidation resulted in multi-scale oxide with the surface oxide comprising of α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and inner oxide comprising of mostly Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>. The mechanism of formation is discussed to be based on stress-driven mechanism and diffusion paths of iron ions. It was found that the NSs formed could adsorb 112<!--> <!-->mg/L aqueous Cr(VI) and the NWs could adsorb 200<!--> <!-->mg/L of Cr(VI). It is suggested that the Cr(VI) removal by the iron oxide NSs/NWs due to the electrostatic reaction between the adsorbent and adsorbate.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20431,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.proche.2016.03.057","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82220865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Procedia ChemistryPub Date : 2016-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.proche.2016.03.061
Nurul Khalidah Yusop , Nurulakmal Mohd Shariff , See Chin Chow , Ahmad Badri Ismail
{"title":"Structural and Electrical Characterizations of CuNi Thin Film Resistors","authors":"Nurul Khalidah Yusop , Nurulakmal Mohd Shariff , See Chin Chow , Ahmad Badri Ismail","doi":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.03.061","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.proche.2016.03.061","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This work studied the development of Cu-Ni for thin film resistor; specifically reported in this paper is the surface morphology and resistance. Films were deposited on the substrate of commercialized flame retardant (generally known as FR4) printed circuit board by using thermal evaporator. The thickness of the film was set to 100<!--> <!-->nm and the dc current was maintained at 26 A. The sheet resistance and bulk resistivity of the thin films were measured via four-point probe test. The stability of thin film resistor was measured through temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR). According to the experimental results, it can be seen that the sheet resistance of the thin film resistor decreased with increasing copper composition.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20431,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.proche.2016.03.061","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81523420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}