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The collection of plant tissue is quite different from animal tissue collection. The discussion of collection of plant and animal tissue by Dessauer et al.2S is detailed and helpful. However, the recommendations for procedures unique to plant tissue collection are somewhat misleading and outdated, especially when tropical collections are involved. Plant tissue can now be collected and transported as either fresh tissue (leaves and/or shoot cuttings) or preserved tissue the latter either as cryopreserved tissue (liquid nitrogen or dry ice) or as dried tissue (air-dried, herbarium-dried, lyophilized, or chemically dried). Ambient-temperature liquid chemical preservation techniques (such as those routinely done for herbarium plant specimens in the tropics) so far have been ineffective in maintaining adequate yields of high-quality DNA.15 It should be stressed again that the manner of collecting plant tissue is dictated by several other factors what macromolecule (DNA, RNA, or isozymes) will be examined, what type of nucleic acid extraction method will be used (or, more impor-... 

Relative humidity leads to the formation of a thin surface film on a metal when exposed to rain, fog, or dew formation. Xu et al. [52] monitored the dew formation process with a specially designed experimental arrangement. The results indicated that dust on the metal surface facUitates dew formation and increases atmospheric corrosion. Atmospheric corrosion requires both a thin film as well as some type of contaminant to initiate. The process of dew formation occurs much more rapidly in the presence of salts on the metal surface. Figures 10.13 and 10.14 compare the development and advancement of the dewing process on a clean and dust-contaminated surface, respectively [52]. Dew formation was monitored on mild steel (i) before dewing (ii) after 2 min (iii) after 4 min (iv) after 8 min and (v) after surfece drying (ambient temperature 13 °C, relative humidity 69). If the d.c. current for... 

Fig. 10.13 Dewing formation on miid steel surface taken at different moments (a) before dewing (b) after 2 min (c) after 4 min (d) after 8 min (e) after surface drying (ambient temperature 13 °C, reiative humidity 69%) [52].

Volatility is one of the most important properties of a hydrocarbon solvent. Volatility has a direct relation to the time it takes to evaporate the solvent and, therefore, to the drying time for the dissolved product. The desired value of volatility varies greatly with the nature of the dissolved product and its application temperature. Therefore, whether it be an ink that needs to dry at ambient temperature, sometimes very fast, or whether it be an extraction solvent, the volatility needs are not the same. 

The specimens have been cleaned according to the NFA 09.521 standard, dried at ambient temperature 5 minutes, immerged 10 minutes in the penetrant and hung up 10 minutes. The excess penetrant has been removed at the washing unit. The developer has been applied immediately after the drying, and the indications examination has been performed 5, 10 and 20 minutes after the developer application. 

To a suspension of AICI3 (89 g, 0.67 mol) in 1,2-dichloroethane (600 ml) chloroacctyl chloride (56ml, 0.70mol) was added dropwise at 0°C. After the addition was complete the mixture was kept at ambient temperature for 15 min, at which lime l-(2,2-dimethylpropanoyl)indole (30 g, 0.15 mol) was added over 3 h. After completion of the addition, the mixture was stirred for 15 min and then poured into ice-cold water. The mixture was extracted with 1,2-dichloroethane. The extract was washed with water (3 x) and aq. 5% NaHCOj (3 X), dried (Na2S04) and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was... 

Peroxodisulfates. The salts of peroxodisulfuric acid are commonly called persulfates, three of which are made on a commercial scale ammonium peroxodisulfate [7727-54-0] (NH4)2S20g potassium peroxodisulfate [7727-21-1] K2S20g and sodium peroxodisulfate [7775-27-1] Na2S20g. The peroxodisulfates are all colorless, crystalline soHds, stable under dry conditions at ambient temperature but unstable above 60°C. 

In dry air at room temperature this reaction is self-limiting, producing a highly impervious film of oxide ca 5 nm in thickness. The film provides both stabihty at ambient temperature and resistance to corrosion by seawater and other aqueous and chemical solutions. Thicker oxide films are formed at elevated temperatures and other conditions of exposure. Molten aluminum is also protected by an oxide film and oxidation of the Hquid proceeds very slowly in the absence of agitation. 

Season Ambient temperature Dry bulb, °C Wet bulb, °C Moisture, g/kg dry air Relative humidity, %... 

Shipment and Storage. Sulfur dichloride, if kept dry, is noncorrosive at ambient temperatures, thus carbon steel and Hon can be used Hi the constmction of tanks, piping, and dmms. However, when water or humidity is present, materials resistant to hydrochloric acid must be used, eg, glass-lined pipe. Teflon, titanium, HasteUoy C, or possibly a chemically resistant, glass-reiaforced polyester. Threaded pipe joHits should be assembled with Teflon tape. Hoses should be constmcted with a Teflon inner lining with the outer tube constmcted of Neoprene or braided 316 stainless steel protected by an adequate thickness of Teflon. Sulfur dichloride should be stored away from heat and away from dHect rays of the sum. Toluene and sulfur dichloride react exothermically when catalyzed by Hon or ferric chloride. Safety precautions should be foUowed when such a mixture is present (165). 

Reduction of sulfur dioxide to sulfur includes an industrially important group of reactions (227). Hydrogen sulfide reduces sulfur dioxide even at ambient temperature in the presence of water, but in the dry state and in the absence of a catalyst, a temperature of ca 300°C is required. 

Chemical Properties. Anhydrous sodium sulfite is stable in dry air at ambient temperatures or at 100°C, but in moist air it undergoes rapid oxidation to sodium sulfate [7757-82-6]. On heating to 600°C, sodium sulfite disproportionates to sodium sulfate and sodium sulfide [1313-82-2]. Above 900°C, the decomposition products are sodium oxide and sulfur dioxide. At 600°C, it forms sodium sulfide upon reduction with carbon (332). 

The second Hquefaction process is carried out at temperatures from 261 to 296 K, with Hquefaction pressures of about 1600—2400 kPa (16—24 atm). The compressed gas is precooled to 277 to 300 K, water and entrained oil are separated, and the gas is then dehydrated ia an activated alumina, bauxite, or siHca gel drier, and flows to a refrigerant-cooled condenser (see Drying agents). The Hquid is then distilled ia a stripper column to remove noncombustible impurities. Liquid carbon dioxide is stored and transported at ambient temperature ia cylinders containing up to 22.7 kg. Larger quantities are stored ia refrigerated iasulated tanks maintained at 255 K and 2070 kPa (20 atm), and transported ia iasulated tank tmcks and tank rail cars. 

Because of their ordered stmcture, molecular sieves have high capacity at low water concentrations and do not exhibit a capiHary condensation pore-filling mechanism at high water concentrations. The desiccating properties of the material are stiU good at elevated temperatures (Fig. 10). A dew point of —75° C can be obtained in a gas dried at 90°C with a molecular sieve that adsorbs water to the level of 1 wt %. In normal operations at ambient temperature, dew points of < — 100° C have been measured. 

The gas turbine is a high-volume air machine. The compressor air power required is usually between 50-70 percent of the total power produced by the turbine. Thus, the ambient temperature affects the output of the gas turbine. On hot days, the gas turbine produces less output than on cold days. In dry climates, the use of evaporative cooling in the gas turbine decreases the effective inlet temperature and increases the power output of the unit. 

Locations having low ambient temperature or high humidity may adversely affect the insulation level of the bus system. In this case an ordinary space heater may not be adequate and a separate anti-condensation arrangement may become imperative to dry the condensate and to maintain a high dielectric strength. This may be achieved by ... 

In suspension processes the fate of the continuous liquid phase and the associated control of the stabilisation and destabilisation of the system are the most important considerations. Many polymers occur in latex form, i.e. as polymer particles of diameter of the order of 1 p.m suspended in a liquid, usually aqueous, medium. Such latices are widely used to produce latex foams, elastic thread, dipped latex rubber goods, emulsion paints and paper additives. In the manufacture and use of such products it is important that premature destabilisation of the latex does not occur but that such destabilisation occurs in a controlled and appropriate manner at the relevant stage in processing. Such control of stability is based on the general precepts of colloid science. As with products from solvent processes diffusion distances for the liquid phase must be kept short furthermore, care has to be taken that the drying rates are not such that a skin of very low permeability is formed whilst there remains undesirable liquid in the mass of the polymer. For most applications it is desirable that destabilisation leads to a coherent film (or spongy mass in the case of foams) of polymers. To achieve this the of the latex compound should not be above ambient temperature so that at such temperatures intermolecular diffusion of the polymer molecules can occur. 

Ambient Dry-Bulb Temperature External outdoor temperature as indicated by a dry-bulb thermometer and expressed in degrees Fahrenheit. 

Paints based on phenolic resins are oil modified to permit drying at ambient temperatures. They are very suitable for most industrial atmospheres. Paints with a higher standard of chemical resistance are required for equipment that is splashed by corrosive process liquors. 

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