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Rate of monomer utilization Constant consumption of monomer during polymerization process Monomer consumed early in the reaction... 

Mm3/year returned, between the Ebro and the Saja-Besaya River basins [35]. This water transfer was only introduced during the future scenarios, with a constant consumptive water transfer to the Saja-Besaya basin of 2.183 Mm3/month. 

The constant consumption of caffeine, nicotine, or almost any chemical can produce similar types of compensatory changes within your brain and lead to craving with their absence from the brain. This kind of response is exactly what your brain evolved to do for you its purpose is to be flexible and learn how to survive, to be plastic or adaptive to a changing environment... 

Furthermore, these workers varied the ethylene pressure at a constant consumption rate and concluded that the pressure of ethylene is totally independent of the value of the molar ratio r = TMEDA -BuLi for a constant alkyllithium concentration. They also reported that the catalyst efficiency (which was based on the observed and calculated molecular weights of polymer, assuming no chain transfer) was on the order of 40-50%. It should be emphasized that without TMEDA the oligomerization of ethylene does not take place, even though the monomer consumption rate and the initiator efficiency are independent of the quantity of TMEDA present in solution. Hay et al. (20, 21) suggested that TMEDA causes dissociation of the n-BuLi hexamer to give an inactive n-BuLi-TMEDA monomer. Further dissociation of this monomeric n-BuLi-TMEDA forms the free, n-BuLi monomer, which is the active species in the oligomerization reaction [Eqs. (9) and (10)]. 

The optimal ethanol consumption profile is obtained for a constant consumption rate. 

From a Roman perspective, Antony s constant consumption of sleep-inducing drink signals his broader surrender to the dangerously seductive charms of Egypt. Let witchcraft join with beauty, lust with both, Pompey exults to Menocrates,... 

The second action that prevents neuron damage and which could be considered, at least conceptually, as feedback control is oxygen consumption rate. Even though the brain normally operates at a constant consumption rate, recent experimental results (8) indicate that the rate decreases when the tissue oxygen tension drops. 

The USA no longer produce arsenic, but are the world s largest consumer. They had a relatively constant consumption in the order of about 25 000 tons per year between 1997 and 2002. In 2001, the predominant part of this (23000 tons) was used for wood preservatives, followed by nonferrous alloys and electronics (1000 tons), glass production (700 tons) and other (300 tons). The consumption of arsenic trioxide for agricultural chemicals fell from 13 500 tons in 1979 to 5000 tons in 1991 (Crund and Hanusch 2002), to 1500 tons in 1998 and (possibly) zero in 2000 and 2001. This is because of a progressive replacement of arsenic insecticides and herbicides by organic compounds (Reese 2001). 

Almost all contributions to MIRSP use a time-continuous formulation and consider constant consumption and/or production rates for the products at the sites. One exception is Persson and Gothe-Lundgren (2005) using a time-discrete formulation. Moreover, production planning decisions are incorporated besides routing and inventory management. The second exception propose Christiansen et al. (2011) where a solution procedure for a MIRSP with time-varying consumption rates is described (but no mathematical model). 

Equation 14.39, the mass balance for phosphate (B), includes a term that takes into account phosphate production from organic phosphorus (O as a first-order mineralization reaction (third term) in which is the mineralization rate constant. Consumption is due to phytoplankton growth and uptake by macrophytes. 

CVDs are associated with higher amounts of cholesterol in the blood. The major causes of heart diseases include stress, high intake of refined sugars or oils, and constant consumption of animal fats [89]. In coronary disease, initially atherosclerotic plaques originate in the arteries, which become narrower towards the lumen, resulting in a decrease in blood flow. Initially, low density lipoproteins (LDL) deposit at scratched sites in the arteries and become oxidized after the depletion of protective substances (tocopherols). With the oxidation of LDL, the lipoproteins are oxidized and stimulate inflammatory reactions. Consequently, this... 

Control of emissions Low consumption Low volatility, constant viscosity... 

Fig. 11. Water consumption during extended pressurization of an HDR reservoir. The amount of water required to maintain a constant pressure declines with the logarithm of time as the microcracks in the reservoir rock are slowly filled with the pressurized fluid.

Assays using equiUbrium (end point) methods are easy to do but the time requited to reach the end point must be considered. Substrate(s) to be measured reacts with co-enzyme or co-reactant (C) to produce products (P and Q) in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction. The greater the consumption of S, the more accurate the results. The consumption of S depends on the initial concentration of C relative to S and the equiUbrium constant of the reaction. A change in absorbance is usually monitored. Changes in pH and temperature may alter the equiUbrium constant but no serious errors are introduced unless the equihbrium constant is small. In order to complete an assay in a reasonable time, for example several minutes, the amount and therefore the cost of the enzyme and co-factor maybe relatively high. Sophisticated equipment is not requited, however. 

The estimated value of world cmde mineral production in 1992 was 1.6 trillion ia terms of 1992 dollars, a tenfold increase since 1950 in terms of constant dollars (4). This represents the value of mineral materials as mined or otherwise extracted from the earth, and does not reflect the value added through processing. The aimual world consumption of selected mineral commodities for 1992 is given in Table 4. 

Account must be taken in design and operation of the requirements for the production and consumption of xenon-135 [14995-12-17, Xe, the daughter of iodine-135 [14834-68-5] Xenon-135 has an enormous thermal neutron cross section, around 2.7 x 10 cm (2.7 x 10 bams). Its reactivity effect is constant when a reactor is operating steadily, but if the reactor shuts down and the neutron flux is reduced, xenon-135 builds up and may prevent immediate restart of the reactor. 

The pulp and paper industry and potable and wastewater treatment industry are the principal markets for aluminum sulfate. Over half of the U.S. aluminum sulfate produced is employed by the pulp and paper industry. About 37% is used to precipitate and fix rosin size on paper fibers, set dyes, and control slurry pH. Another 16% is utilized to clarify process waters. The alum sold for these purposes is usually Hquid alum. It is frequendy acidic as a result of a slight excess of H2SO4. Aluminum sulfate consumption by the pulp and paper industry is projected to remain constant or decline slightly in the near term because of more efficient use of the alum and an increased use of alkaline sizing processes (13). 

Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand are the three main mbber-producing countries in the wodd in 1994 they contributed 73% to the wodd s natural mbber production, which was some 5.7 x 10 t (74). In the eady 1990s the relative consumption of natural mbber has remained faidy constant at 38—39% of total mbber consumption, despite competition from synthetic mbber. 

Wire. Tantalum wire is used primarily as the anode lead wire in soHd tantalum capacitors. Since the 1970s, the average weight of tantalum in a sohd tantalum capacitor has dropped from several hundred milligrams to less than 50 mg but the consumption of tantalum powder for capacitors has remained relatively constant because of the dramatic increase in the number of capacitors manufactured. The weight of wire per capacitor has remained relatively constant and thus wire consumption has increased steadily. 

As a reactant molecule from the fluid phase surrounding the particle enters the pore stmcture, it can either react on the surface or continue diffusing toward the center of the particle. A quantitative model of the process is developed by writing a differential equation for the conservation of mass of the reactant diffusing into the particle. At steady state, the rate of diffusion of the reactant into a shell of infinitesimal thickness minus the rate of diffusion out of the shell is equal to the rate of consumption of the reactant in the shell by chemical reaction. Solving the equation leads to a result that shows how the rate of the catalytic reaction is influenced by the interplay of the transport, which is characterized by the effective diffusion coefficient of the reactant in the pores, and the reaction, which is characterized by the first-order reaction rate constant. 

Economic Aspects. The Dow Chemical Company and Aqualon Co. are the only hsted principal producers of EC and HEEC products woddwide. Consumption has remained constant over the past several years, and the products ate not expected to grow in the future. Production is estimated at 5000 t/yr, roughly equally divided between The Dow Chemical Company and Aqualon Co. As with other cellulose ethers, the price for EC and HEEC varies by grade. 

Japan, as of January 1, 1989, had a total capacity of 28 thousand metric tons of monochlorobenzene and 49 thousand tons of dichlorobenzenes. The Japanese prices have remained fairly constant since 1985. The Japanese consumption of -dichlorobenzene is 81% for moth control, 11% for PPS resins, and 8% for dye-stuffs. There has been very Htde export from Japan of chlorobenzenes and imports have been mainly -dichlorobenzene from the United States, Germany, Prance, and the United Kingdom. 

There are 20 manufacturers of chlorosulfuric acid in Europe, Asia, and AustraHa, plus manufacturers in Brazil and Mexico (37). The two United States manufacturers are E. I. du Pont de Nemours Co., Inc. having a capacity in excess of 30,000 t/yr (38), and Gabriel Chemical Co. having a capacity of 13,600 t/yr (39). The United States and Canadian consumption is about 27,000 t/yr. Pricing from 1988 through the early 1990s has held constant at 386/1, down 6% from previous years (38). 

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