Shock production

Sterling, J. (1993). Septic shock products jockey for position after Centocor pulls Centoxin from trials. Genetic Engineering News 13, February 1, 1 16. 

As briefly reviewed above, various types of apparatus have been used according to each experimental purpose, but few methods allowed for the collection of materials produced, without incotporating surrounding contamination. Recently, we developed a simplified system for the shock technique, which can be applied to any form of material and which enables us to recover and examine shocked products witliout contamination [134,135]. Furthermore, this system can be used at extremely low temperatures to simulate reactions in space such as those caused by icy comet impacts. In tlris section, we describe chemical reactions disclosed by the new technique developed in our laboratory. These studies provide us witli useful infonnation on the means of creating the organic compounds found in the cosmos. 

Formation by a radical addition reaction The presence of methyl and ethenyl groups in the products indicates that shock waves destroyed the structure of benzene and formed some lower-molecular-weight radicals (e.g., methyl and ethenyl radicals). If we assume Uiat the formation of a MeNap or PhNap molecule is a result of attack by a methyl or a phenyl radical against naphthalene molecule, respectively, the yield relations in isomers estimated from tire reactivity indices would be 1-MeNap >2-MeNap and 1-PhNap >2-PhNap. These relative amounts are inconsistent with Uiose of the shock products. Therefore, it is unreasonable to invoke a radical reaction only for the reaction of MeBip and PhNap. 

PAHs found in carbonaceous chondrites show a compositional difference from the sliock-synthesized PAHs in this study. The former are predominantly condensed ring compormds, whereas the latter iu-e dominated by polyphenyl compounds. However, many PAHs reported to be present in carbonaceous chondrites could be produced by the shock reaction from benzene. Major species of PAHs in carbonaceous chondrites such as naphthalene, biphenyl, and phenanthrene were formed abundantly in this study. Fruthermore, the mutual ratios of structural isomers in tire Miuehison meteorite ]149], the Yamato-791198 meteorite [150], and the Yamato-74662 meteorite [151] resemble those of the shock products in our experiments in particular, the coincidence in the ratios of 2-MeNap/l-MeNap and fluorantliene/pyrene is striking. Tliis implies a genetic connection between the shock products and the organic materials in carbonaceous chondrites. 

We have utilized this wealth of background information in the design of our experiments. We use ultrafast laser techniques to drive sustained shocks into thin films of energetic materials, which are then interrogated using several different kinds of ultrafast spectroscopic and interferometric probes. The remainder of this chapter will describe these experiments in detail, especially the ultrafast laser shock production and characterization methods and the spectroscopic and interferometric anomalies caused by working with thin films, and present... 

CONTROLLED SHOCK PRODUCTION USING ULTRAFAST LASERS... 

The important observation in the above sequence is that the rapid collapse of the bubble causes initiation of explosion. However, from such sequences alone the exact mechanism responsible for the initiation is not clear. Various phenomena associated with the collapse of a bubble in a liquid have been studied jet formation [29-32], caused by involution of the bubble giving a high-speed jet which crosses the cavity in the direction of the initial shock production of a shock during the bubble rebound [29-32] and production of high temperature inside the collapsing bubble due to the adiabatic compression of the gas [22,33,34]. Experiments were designed to examine the influence of each phenomenon, and the conclusion was that the reaction was initiated by the rapid transfer of heat from the collapsed bubble to the crystal surface [28]. 

A base, formed by the bacterial degradation of histidine, and present in ergot and in many animal tissues, where it is liberated in response to injury and to antigen-antibody reactions. If injected it causes a condition of shock with dilatation of many blood vessels, loss of plasma from the capillaries to the tissues and a rapid fall in blood pressure. It is normally prepared from protein degradation products. 

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Eoamed polystyrene sheet has exceUent strength, thermal resistance, formabUity, and shock resistance, as weU as low density. It is widely known for its use in beverage cups, food containers, building insulation panels, and shock absorbent packaging. Polystyrene products can be recycled if suitable coUection methods are estabUshed. Eoamed polystyrene sheet can also be easily therm oformed (see Styrene plastics). 

The upper use temperature for annealed ware is below the temperature at which the glass begins to soften and flow (about Pa-s or 10 P). The maximum use temperature of tempered ware is even lower, because of the phenomenon of stress release through viscous flow. Glass used to its extreme limit is vulnerable to thermal shock, and tests should be made before adapting final designs to any use. Table 4 Hsts the normal and extreme temperature limits for annealed and tempered glass. These data ate approximate and assume that the product is not subject to stresses from thermal shock. 

Decomposition Hazards. The main causes of unintended decompositions of organic peroxides are heat energy from heating sources and mechanical shock, eg, impact or friction. In addition, certain contaminants, ie, metal salts, amines, acids, and bases, initiate or accelerate organic peroxide decompositions at temperatures at which the peroxide is normally stable. These reactions also Hberate heat, thus further accelerating the decomposition. Commercial products often contain diluents that desensitize neat peroxides to these hazards. Commercial organic peroxide decompositions are low order deflagrations rather than detonations (279). 

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