Hydrolyzation process

Kamnerdpetch, C., Weiss, M., Kasper, C., Scheper, T. (2007). An improvement of potato pulp protein hydrolyzation process by the combination of protease enzyme systems. Enzyme Microb. Technol., 40, 508-514. 

Hydrolyzer Process. The development of continuous hydrolysis provides basic improvements in the processing of fats into soap. There are several advantages over the kettle process (1) better quality soaps can be... 

It is also discussed in the literature that, under moist conditions, basic complexes can be formed by reaction of zinc phosphate with inorganic ions or with carboxylic groups of the resin used, which lead, by reaction with metal ions, to so-called adhesion, cross-linking and inhibitor complexes [5.67-5.69]. Under the assumption, that the hydrolyzation process is the prerequisite for the effectiveness of zinc phosphates, this means that such pigments need a certain time before becoming active [5.69]. 

The aim of phosphate borate combinations was to accelerate the readiness to hydrolyze [5.78] because,e as discussed in Section 5.2.5.1, the hydrolyzation process is one prerequisite for the effectiveness of zinc phosphates but these pigments need a certain time for activation. The improved anticorrosive activity of zinc phosphate molybdates is attributed to the inhibitive effect of water-soluble molybdate ions [5.55]. 

An interesting feature is that the plateau in the ethanol level is the same for all three temperatures. When the plateau is reached, the polymerization process appears to dominate the hydrolyzation process. Another interesting feature is that the water level does not go to zero. There is a minimum indicating polymerization has begun before complete hydrolysis of all alkoxy groups. Beyond the minimum, the water level increases logarithmically with time. The rate of increase of the water level increases with increased temperature indicating that polymerization speeds up with temperature. The data for water level extends to the gel point, so increases in temperature shorten the time to gel. 

When an unhydrolyzed polyacrylamide polymer is dissolved in a caustic solution, a reaction starts immediately between the alkaline agent (NaOH) and the amide (NH2) groups of the polymer molecules. This reaction, which is nothing different from the hydrolyzation process (hydrolysis) of the polyacrylamide molecules, progresses continuously either for several hours or several days, depending on the nature of the polymer used. 

During the hydrolyzation process the viscosity of the polyacrylamide solution starts increasing at a high rate, until the viscosity reaches a maximum. At this moment, when the maximum viscosity is reached, the polyacrylamide molecules have already been partially hydrolyzed to a... 

Reproducibility of the deposition of polyeleetrolytes onto membranes should be improved to reduce the deviations in the data. In most cases, the performance reproducibility of the double-sided polyelectrolyte deposition method is a bit low and should be improved in comparison to the single-sided method to make it commercially feasible. This has been explained by the morphology of the membrane support materials, poorly controlled thickness of the support, unknown factors affecting the membrane support during the hydrolyzation process, and so forth. 

The following acid-catalyzed cyclizations leading to steroid hormone precursors exemplify some important facts an acetylenic bond is less nucleophilic than an olelinic bond acetylenic bonds tend to form cyclopentane rather than cyclohexane derivatives, if there is a choice in proton-catalyzed olefin cyclizations the thermodynamically most stable Irons connection of cyclohexane rings is obtained selectively electroneutral nucleophilic agents such as ethylene carbonate can be used to terminate the cationic cyclization process forming stable enol derivatives which can be hydrolyzed to carbonyl compounds without this nucleophile and with trifluoroacetic acid the corresponding enol ester may be obtained (M.B. Gravestock, 1978, A,B P.E. Peterson, 1969). 

In a widely used industnal process the mixture of ethylene and propene that is obtained by dehydrogenation of natural gas is passed into concentrated sulfunc acid Water is added and the solution IS heated to hydrolyze the alkyl hydrogen sulfate The product is almost exclusively a sin gle alcohol Is this alcohol ethanol 1 propanol or 2 propanoH Why is this particular one formed almost exclusively" ... 

Carbamates such as Aldicarb undergo degradation under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Indeed the oxidation of the sulfur moiety to the sulfoxide and sulfone is part of the activation of the compound to its most potent form. Subsequent aerobic metaboHsm can completely mineralize the compound, although this process is usually relatively slow so that it is an effective iasecticide, acaricide and nematocide. Anaerobically these compounds are hydrolyzed, and then mineralized by methanogens (61). 

As in all the processes, the process condensate and all other sources of waste urea—NH —water contamination go to a waste recovery unit which includes a urea hydrolyzer. The final water discharge is then below 3—5 ppm of NH and urea. 

Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide. HPAM (6) can be prepared by a free-radical process ia which acrylamide is copolymerized with incremental amounts of acryUc acid or through homopolymerization of acrylamide followed by hydrolysis of some of the amide groups to carboxylate units. 

The amide group is readily hydrolyzed to acrylic acid, and this reaction is kinetically faster in base than in acid solutions (5,32,33). However, hydrolysis of N-alkyl derivatives proceeds at slower rates. The presence of an electron-with-drawing group on nitrogen not only facilitates hydrolysis but also affects the polymerization behavior of these derivatives (34,35). With concentrated sulfuric acid, acrylamide forms acrylamide sulfate salt, the intermediate of the former sulfuric acid process for producing acrylamide commercially. Further reaction of the salt with alcohols produces acrylate esters (5). In strongly alkaline anhydrous solutions a potassium salt can be formed by reaction with potassium / /-butoxide in tert-huty alcohol at room temperature (36). 

The sulfuric acid hydrolysis may be performed as a batch or continuous operation. Acrylonitrile is converted to acrylamide sulfate by treatment with a small excess of 85% sulfuric acid at 80—100°C. A hold-time of about 1 h provides complete conversion of the acrylonitrile. The reaction mixture may be hydrolyzed and the aqueous acryhc acid recovered by extraction and purified as described under the propylene oxidation process prior to esterification. Alternatively, after reaction with excess alcohol, a mixture of acryhc ester and alcohol is distilled and excess alcohol is recovered by aqueous extractive distillation. The ester in both cases is purified by distillation. 

CO, and methanol react in the first step in the presence of cobalt carbonyl catalyst and pyridine [110-86-1] to produce methyl pentenoates. A similar second step, but at lower pressure and higher temperature with rhodium catalyst, produces dimethyl adipate [627-93-0]. This is then hydrolyzed to give adipic acid and methanol (135), which is recovered for recycle. Many variations to this basic process exist. Examples are ARCO s palladium/copper-catalyzed oxycarbonylation process (136—138), and Monsanto s palladium and quinone [106-51-4] process, which uses oxygen to reoxidize the by-product... 

Secondary Acetate Processes. There is no commercial process to directiy produce secondary cellulose acetate sufficientiy soluble in acetone to produce fiber. Hence, the cellulose is completely acetylated to the triacetate during the dissolution step and then hydrolyzed to the required acetyl value. 

Vinyl alcohol does not exist as a monomer, but Herrmann and Haehnel (1) were able to obtain the desired product poly(vinyl alcohol) [9002-89-5] (PVA), by polymerizing vinyl acetate and then hydrolyzing the resultant poly(vinyl acetate). This process is employed for the commercial production of PVA even now. The principal concern of the discoverers was development of a suture for surgical operations the fiber then obtained was not suited for clothing use (2). 

Sodium antimonate contains less antimony than either antimony trioxide or pentoxide and is thus less effective. However, its unique pH and low refractive index makes the antimonate the most desirable synergist for polymers that hydrolyze when processed with acidic additives or in polymers for which deep color tones are specified. Sodium antimonate costs approximately 3.30—4.40/kg and can be obtained from either Elf Atochem NA under the Thermoguard name or from Anzon Inc. as a Timinox product. 

Although stable at ambieat temperature, calcium fluoride is slowly hydrolyzed by moist air at about 1200°C, presumably to CaO and HF. Calcium fluoride is not attacked by alkahes or by reactive fluorine compounds, but is decomposed by hot, high boiling acids, as ia the reactioa with coaceatrated sulfuric acid which is the process used to produce hydrogea fluoride. Calcium fluoride is slightly soluble ia cold dilute acids, and somewhat more soluble ia solutioas of alumiaum hahdes. 

Plasteins ate formed from soy protein hydrolysates with a variety of microbial proteases (149). Preferred conditions for hydrolysis and synthesis ate obtained with an enzyme-to-substrate ratio of 1 100, and a temperature of 37°C for 24—72 h. A substrate concentration of 30 wt %, 80% hydrolyzed, gives an 80% net yield of plastein from the synthesis reaction. However, these results ate based on a 1% protein solution used in the hydrolysis step this would be too low for an economical process (see Microbial transformations). 

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