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Explain how electricity is produced using a hydrogen fuel cell.

Explain how electricity is produced using a hydrogen fuel cell.

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Write a brief summary about the article. TITLE: The significance of interspecific interactions in microbial biotechnology...

Write a brief summary about the article.

TITLE: The significance of interspecific interactions in microbial biotechnology

Recently the interest in using microorganisms in various biotechnological applications increased significantly. Various bacteria and fungi have a great potential in applications like biodegradation of organic wastes, biocontrol of agriculturally important phytopathogens, or biofuel production. The prime research interest of our group is the assessment of the interspecific interactions in microbial biotechnology. Mechanisms and bioactive compounds involved in microbial interactions are studied using the following two main research models: fungal based bioreactors for biodegradation of contaminated wastewaters and the interactions of the pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum conglutinans with biocontrol agents.

Bioreactors based on fungal biodegradation power have become a widely studied technology for biodegradation of various recalcitrant organic pollutants. However, laboratory studies using model contaminations and standard media are remote from the conditions of true wastewater treatment processes, and thus, recent investigations into the use of fungal bioreactors in the wastewater treatment process focus on real industrial effluents [1]. The biodegradation performance of fungal bioreactors in wastewater treatment that act under non-sterile conditions may be affected by the interaction with invading microorganisms. However, it is difficult to predict whether the effect will be positive or negative. As documented in many studies the biodegradation efficiency of mixed microbial cultures may exceed the biodegradation by single fungal strains but it may also result in poorer biodegradation efficiency [2]. In this respect, Pleurotus ostreatus was shown to be promising organism in the degradation of synthetic dyes when exposed to wastewater bacteria in fixed-bed bioreactors [3] and thus could be used for the development of bioreactors for wastewater treatment. The future research in this area should focus on metabolites formed during biodegradation under non-sterile conditions. Practically, all the information on this subject that can be found in the literature was obtained with pure microbial strains and may not be true for mixed microbial consortia [4].

In the case of the interactions of F. oxysporum with host plants and biocontrol agents, recent publications demonstrated that OMICs techniques can be applied, separately or in combinations, to deepen our understanding of the virulence and biocontrol of the phytopathogen F. oxysporum. These modern profiling analyses enable us to better identify sets of metabolites, proteins and genes involved in host-microbe interactions and in interactions between antagonists, compared to classic approaches. However, the studies often included various ´formae speciales´ of F. oxysporum and the information obtained is not always easily applicable to Fusarium oxysporum conglutinans studied in our group. For example the use of comparative genomics for analyses of different F. oxysporum forms is complicated by karyotype variations and a high number of genetic transposable elements in F. oxysporum genomes. For this reason further research on Fusarium oxysporum conglutinans is required.

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Derive the Navier Stokes equations to obtain the velocity profile and the flowrate Q for a...

Derive the Navier Stokes equations to obtain the velocity profile and the flowrate Q for a cylindrical tank with a stirrer.


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Consider the wall of Gypsum, Insulation, Concrete and Brick. It is located in a city for...

Consider the wall of Gypsum, Insulation, Concrete and Brick. It is located in a city for which the CDD is 800°C.days. The total area of the wall is 600 m2. The interior space is occupied and maintained at constant temperature 24 hours a day for a year. use the information below to answer these questions.

Tinside= 21°C

Toutside= 18°C

Gypsum: x=0.01 m, C=20 W/m2∙°C

Brick: x=0.12 m, k= 1 W/°C

Insulation: x=0.025 m, k= 0.04 W/°C

Block: x=0.20 m, C=5 W/m2∙°C

How much energy is required to cool the building over a year in GJ?

What is the cost to provide this energy if the cooling system is electrically and electricity costs $0.10/kWh with The COP for the cooling system is 2.4?

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A tank that initially contains H2O at 0.05 MPa and 100 ºC, is connected to a...

A tank that initially contains H2O at 0.05 MPa and 100 ºC, is connected to a water vapor line at 0.60 MPa and 200 ºC and is filled to a level where 90% (on a volumetric basis) is liquid. The 1 m3 tank is kept at 100 ºC during the process. Determine the quality of the gas in the second phase, the input mass in (kg) and the heat transfer, in kJ.

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Using the information below, produce a set of calibration figures for the control loop TICA1495. TI1495...

Using the information below, produce a set of calibration figures for the
control loop TICA1495.
TI1495 range = 100 to 420°C
TICA1495 SP = PV = 300°C
TCV1495 = 30%.

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illustrate the adsorption mechanisms of adsorbent on zeolite, ionic exchange resin and affinity chromatography.

illustrate the adsorption mechanisms of adsorbent on zeolite, ionic exchange resin and affinity chromatography.

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Which of the following statements are true and which are false? The decimal reduction time D...

Which of the following statements are true and which are false?

The decimal reduction time D is the heating time in min at a certain temperature required for the number of viable microbes to be reduced to 10% of the original number.

The z value is the temperature increase required for a ten-fold decrease in D.

Thermal death time is the heating time required to give commercial sterility.

Thermal death time does not depend on the initial microbial load.

The D value does not depend on the initial microbial load.

The D value of a microorganism is independent of the food item.

The D value of a microbe is a measure of the thermal resistance of the microbe.

If the number of microbes in a process has to be reduced from an initial load of 106 to a final 104, the required thermal death time will be 10D.

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I need new ideas for chemical engineering project, new ideas plz , thanks

I need new ideas for chemical engineering project, new ideas plz , thanks

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We have Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition , as chemical engineer what should I choose , I...

We have Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition , as chemical engineer what should I choose , I mean which project? It’s big competition, I need your help to advice me , for example prepare new product or something like that? If anyone has any idea plz help me , I will appreciate your help. Thank you

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A copper-nickel diffusion couple is annealed at 1025 C for 100 hours. The specimen is partially...

A copper-nickel diffusion couple is annealed at 1025 C for 100 hours. The specimen is partially sectioned into sequential thin layers, each of 50 micrometers thick, located around the original Cu/Ni interface. The sections are analyzed using an electron microprobe with the following results:

Section Number Atomic Percent Cu
1 100
2 100
3 100
4 99.5
5 99.0
6 98.3
7 97.0
8 94.5
9 90.7
10 83.4
11 70.7
12 50.0
13 27.7
14 10.4
15 2.8
16 0.6
17 0.0
18 0.0

Determine the diffusion coefficient for Cu-Ni at 1025 C using the Boltzmann-Matano method.

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Assume that the distribution coefficient (Kd) for Hg(II) is 104.9 (log Kd=4.9), the concentration of suspended...

Assume that the distribution coefficient (Kd) for Hg(II) is 104.9 (log Kd=4.9), the concentration of suspended sediments (Csed) is 10 mg L-1, the settling velocity (vs) of the silt-size particles is 4.17 cm hr-1, the area (A) of the water body is 50 km2 and the mean depth (H) is 6 m. What is the rate constant for removal of Hg(II) by scavenging, in units of per day?

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**PLEASE ANSWER ALL SUB-QUESTIONS AND EXPLAIN STEP BY STEP. PLEASE INCLUDE FORMULAE IN CORRECT FORMAT NOT...

**PLEASE ANSWER ALL SUB-QUESTIONS AND EXPLAIN STEP BY STEP. PLEASE INCLUDE FORMULAE IN CORRECT FORMAT NOT COMPUTED VERSIONS, PLEASE INCLUDE NOMENCLATURE FOR ALL FORMULAE USED.THANK YOU!***


Methyl alcohol and water are brought into contact in such a way that the two components form a layer 1.00 cm thick on top of a 3cm deep layer of water. Both components(water and methyl alcohol) are mutually diffusing into each other at 270C, there is no mixing of water and methyl alcohol and they are fully miscible. Calculate the following:

(1) The rate of diffusion of methyl alcohol into water, include a rough diagram indicating all given variables.

(2) The rate of diffusion of water into methyl alcohol

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Design a fluidized bed gasifier with a required syngas output of 2.5 m3/min (standard conditions) using...

Design a fluidized bed gasifier with a required syngas output of 2.5 m3/min (standard conditions) using a cylindrical cross section. The air-to-fuel ratio should be 70% of the stoichiometric requirements and sawdust will be used as fuel. The ultimate analysis is as follows: C=49.7%; H=6.2%; O=42.53%, N=0.7%; S=0.17%, and ash =0.7%. The superficial velocity should be 0.03 m/s and the air density at standard conditions is equal to 1.2 kg/m3. About 25 kg of biomass is used every hour. [MW: C = 12, H = 1, O = 16, N = 14, S = 32]

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The compression ratio is 10 in the air standard Otto cycle. Pressure at the beginning of...

The compression ratio is 10 in the air standard Otto cycle. Pressure at the beginning of the compression stroke is 1XY kPa and the temperature is 15 ºC. The heat transfer to the air for each cycle is 18XY kJ / kg air. Draw the T-s and P-v diagrams. (x=9 y=8).

Note: Accept that specific temperatures do not change with temperature. Take k = 1.4 and Cp = 1.0031 kJ / kg-K.

a)

For question 1, we draw the temperature and pressure values ​​at the end of each condition in the cycle by drawing a table.

b)

Write the thermal efficiency for Question 1.

c)

For Question 1, write down the mean effective pressure. (Unit kPa)

d)

Calculate the efficiency of the Carnot machine operating between the maximum and minimum temperatures in Question 1.

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