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10 2020
All biological processes are in some way pH-dependent. Our human bodies, and those of other organisms, need to maintain specific -- and constant -- pH regulation in order to function. Changes in pH can have serious biological consequences or, as researchers at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) found, serious benefits.The findings are published Oct. 23 in the journal Science Advances. All biological processes are in some way pH-dependent. Our human bodies, and those of other organisms, need to maintain specific -- and constant -- pH regulation in order to function. Changes in pH can have serious biological consequences or, as r...
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10 2020
Recently, a research team led by Prof. WANG Guanghui from Qingdao institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Prof. ZHANG Wenhua from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), reported a new Ni3Al1-oxide hollow nanosphere (h-Ni3Al1-800) derived from Ni3Al1 layered double hydroxide grafted on hollow polymer spheres (HPS@Ni3Al1-LDH) by calcination at 800℃ under air, where the selectivities towards unsaturated alcohols are always higher than 99 % at almost full conversions.
Alcohols are important compounds widely used in the food, fragrance, pharmaceutical and bulk/fine chemical industries. α,β-unsaturated alcohols is a kind of alcohol that can be produced via the hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes.
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09 2020
Recently, QIBEBT research group firstly found the ring-opening polymerization was initiated by sonicating liquid metal in fluidic lactones. Liquid metals (LMs) are promising for applications in flexible electronics and biomimetic functional composites. Nanometerization and surface modification of LMs are usually used to improve their substrate affinity and processing properties. In mo...
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09 2020
A research team led by Prof. CUI Guanglei and ZHAO Jingwen from Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) is one step closer to solving this storage problem. The team has focused on Zinc anode and Graphite cathode based Dual-ion batteries (DIBs) due to their low cost and high-voltage capabilities, making them a great candidate for large, grid-scale storage devices. They published their findings on August 18 in the peer-reviewed journal Angewandte Chemie’s international edition. With grid-scale renewable energy on the rise, many scholars have shifted their attention from energy generation to energy storage. Whether it is solar cells converting sunlight into power, or windmills transforming air currents into electrical cur...
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08 2020
Recently, the Marine Carbon Sequestration and Energy Microbiology Research Group led by Pro. ZHANG Yongyu from Qingdao institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), carried out a 520-day experiment on the degradation of macroalgal U. prolifera, in cooperation with China University of Petroleum, Xiamen University and other units. Based on the experiment, the researchers explained the possible long-term carryover effects of the collapse of the green tide on the coastal DOC pools and microbial communities and analyzed the fate of macroalgal organic carbon.
The world's largest green tide caused by Ulva prolifera has been occurring continually in the Yellow Sea, China for more than ten years. It has become a serious marine ecological disaster.
Through systematic research, scientists have fully und...
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08 2020
Cells, the tiny building blocks of life, can be frustratingly difficult to identify and organize, especially when grouped together against a background of numerous and varied microbes. Scientists based in China have now improved one method, called Raman-activated cell sorting (RACS), to achieve such precision that they have already discovered two novel enzymes. They published their results on August 7th in Science Advances. Enzymes are molecules that catalyze metabolisms. Discovery and mining of enzymes, such as those producing oils or fixing carbon dioxide, have been a key mission of the biotechnology industry. However, this mission can be very slow and tedious. To ...
