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As probes must be manufactured individually for each different tube type, the probe development is an important factor for the economic use of the method. The classical procedure of probe development is a combination of experience and experiment. The new probe design is based on the experience with already manufactured probes. For an evaluation of the new design the probe must be manufactured. If the probe design is complicated, for example due to dual exciter coil arrangement or segmented differential detector coil systems, the costs of the development can be very high. Therefore a method for the pre-calculation of the probe performance is extremely useful. 

The geological sciences are involved in studying the naturally occurring materials of the earth and solar system (i) to understand the fimdamental processes of crustal formation on earth and solar system evolution, and (2) to evaluate the crustal materials of potential economic value to man. Prior to the 1930 s, analyses were carried out exclusively using classical analytical techniques, with detection limits on the order of o.oi-o.i % (mass fraction). The number of elements contained in any sample could be as extensive as the periodic table, but very few of these could be determined. The development of instrumental techniques revolutionized the analysis of geochemical samples, beginning in the 1930 s. 

Our approach for chiral resolution is quite systematic. Instead of randomly screening different chiral acids with racemic 7, optically pure N-pMB 19 was prepared from 2, provided to us from Medicinal Chemistry. With 19, several salts with both enantiomers of chiral acids were prepared for evaluation of their crystallinity and solubility in various solvent systems. This is a more systematic way to discover an efficient classical resolution. First, a (+)-camphorsulfonic acid salt of 19 crystallized from EtOAc. One month later, a diastereomeric (-)-camphorsulfonic acid salt of 19 also crystallized. After several investigations on the two diastereomeric crystalline salts, it was determined that racemic 7 could be resolved nicely with (+)-camphorsulfonic acid from n-BuOAc kinetically. In practice, by heating racemic 7 with 1.3equiv (+)-camphorsulfonic acid in n-BuOAc under reflux for 30 min then slowly cooling to room temperature, a cmde diastereomeric mixture of the salt (59% ee) was obtained as a first crop. The first crop was recrystallized from n-BuOAc providing 95% ee salt 20 in 43% isolated yield. (The optical purity was further improved to -100% ee by additional recrystallization from n-BuOAc and the overall crystallization yield was 41%). This chiral resolution method was more efficient and economical than the original bis-camphanyl amide method. 

In view of the size of operation being contemplated, it is unlikely that homogeneous catalysts will play a primary role in the production of synthetic oil. However, from the standpoint of the chemical industry, the complex mixture of products obtained from the classical Fischer-Tropsch process is generally unattractive owing to the economic constraints imposed by costly separation/purification processes. What is needed is a catalyst system for the selective conversion of CO/H2 mixtures to added-... 

Another environmental issue is the use of organic solvents. The use of chlorinated hydrocarbons, for example, has been severely curtailed. In fact, so many of the solvents favored by organic chemists are now on the black list that the whole question of solvents requires rethinking. The best solvent is no solvent, and if a solvent (diluent) is needed, then water has a lot to recommend it. This provides a golden opportunity for biocatalysis, since the replacement of classic chemical methods in organic solvents by enzymatic procedures in water at ambient temperature and pressure can provide substantial environmental and economic benefits. Similarly, there is a marked trend toward the application of organometal-lic catalysis in aqueous biphasic systems and other nonconventional media, such as fluorous biphasic, supercritical carbon dioxide and ionic liquids. ... 

Schematic description of economic systems, following Figure 13.3 (a) Classical, (b) environmental, and (c) sustainable economic systems.

For any conversion, the theoretical upper limit of rin is 100%, which corresponds to the ideal case with no dissipations. To approach this limit in practice requires the investment of greater and greater capital and/or time. The tradeoff, then, is the classical one operating costs (for fuel) versus capital (for equipment and time). The important point here is that attainment of the optimal, economic design can be greatly facilitated by the application of Second-Law analysis (i.e., exergy analyses) to processes, devices, and systems. 

Unlike some of the more classic AJH bioassays, the one presented here allows for the rapid (ca. 36 hrs) elimination of inactive compounds, saving the more intensive labor for only the more promising compounds. An additional advantage is that only a relatively small amount of material is needed for the bioassay. Since the test organism, T. ru, is a major economic pest insect with a broad host range, it can be assumed that, unlike M. sexta or 0. faciatus, it has a rather well developed detoxification systems. Thus, compounds active on T. rri are more likely to be active on other economically important insect pests. 

Operations involving the distillation of hydrocarbons and the hydrogenation of acety lene impurities can be combined in different ways. The final decision depends on the pyrolysis feedstock, the degree of recovery desired for the different products, and economic data. Figure 117 offers au illustration of a classic system. The effluents, which make up a combined liquid/gas phase, are sent to a demethanizer normally operating at a piessme of about 3.2.10 Pa, and where the methane is condensed at the cop around — lOO C... 

Figure 21-17. Concentration profile of an artificial two-component mixture (A and B) with linear conditions assumed. The SMB system consists of 12 columns (3 per zone). The profiles symbolize the movement of the peaks from the start to the end of a tact. More columns in combination with shorter shifting times will resnlt in an optical nonmoving steady state concentration profile. It is obvious from the figure that an SMB system makes optimal use of the total stationary phase in the system and has to be much more economic in comparison to classical batch elution.

Although technically and economically feasible artificial vision systems have been developed for the food industry, based on classic RGB video cameras, the... 

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