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Lpplications of continuous, underway measurement to marine science include measurements of chemical variability in the upper ocean, especially near coastal fronts and streamers (i, 2) determination of the in situ concentrations of trace metals (3) and of dissolved gases near the air-sea interface 4, 5) assessment of the types, concentrations, and variations of planktonic communities (6) investigation of the mixing and lateral dispersion of pollutants in the sea (7) and the acquisition bf spatially adequate ground truth for remote sensing of fisheries stocks and oceanic prop-... 

When a process is continuous, nucleation frequently occurs in the presence of a seeded solution by the combined effec ts of mechanical stimulus and nucleation caused by supersaturation (heterogeneous nucleation). If such a system is completely and uniformly mixed (i.e., the product stream represents the typical magma circulated within the system) and if the system is operating at steady state, the particle-size distribution has definite hmits which can be predic ted mathematically with a high degree of accuracy, as will be shown later in this section. 

A continuous lipidic cubic phase is obtained by mixing a long-chain lipid such as monoolein with a small amount of water. The result is a highly viscous state where the lipids are packed in curved continuous bilayers extending in three dimensions and which are interpenetrated by communicating aqueous channels. Crystallization of incorporated proteins starts inside the lipid phase and growth is achieved by lateral diffusion of the protein molecules to the nucleation sites. This system has recently been used to obtain three-dimensional crystals 20 x 20 x 8 pm in size of the membrane protein bacteriorhodopsin, which diffracted to 2 A resolution using a microfocus beam at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. 

Often pilot plant or research data for developing a process are obtained on a batch operation. Later, a continuous process will usually prove that smaller equipment can be used and that the operation. vill be more economical. Normally batch mixing requires 10%-25% more power than continuous [29] for stable conditions how ev-er, the reaction time for continuous flow is always longer than the reaction time for batch flow, but the practical result may show batch time cycle is increased by filling,... 

Another advantage of Liquid Recycle is that multiple reactors may be arranged in series with the effluent from one passing on to the next. The alkene concentration is less in the downstream reactors, but reaction conditions can be adjusted to optimize each reactor s performance. In back mixed reactors in continuous operation, the effluent from the reactor is the same as the catalyst solution throughout the reactor. By placing reactors in series, the first reactor can be optimized for high rates and later reactors for high conversion. 

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