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Bioethanol by Merck - initiative for green solvents

Merck's Bioethanol is the first product in the new green solvents product line. It is a high-quality, non-synthetic ethanol produced from sugar cane more

Tailored to your process

If consistency matters in your upstream process, choose Merck! We offer you chemically defined cell culture media precisely tailored to your needs - in any volume required, in consistently high quality, and rounded off by comprehensive services more

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• Decomposition of textile products in the ground

  Like all organic materials, textiles will decompose under the influence of water and microorganisms in the ground. Under comparable environmental conditions, it depends mainly on the raw materials used whether the decomposition process takes place over the course of months, years, decades or even ce more

• BASF and CSM establish 50-50 joint venture for biobased succinic acid

  BASF and Purac, a subsidiary of CSM, are establishing a joint venture for the production and sale of biobased succinic acid. The company will be named Succinity GmbH and will be operational in 2013. The establishment of Succinity GmbH is subject to filing with the relevant competition authorities. T more

• Breeding of potatoes producing novel starches with improved properties

  It is possible to breed potatoes in such a way that they produce new types of starch for use as a new and improved plant-based raw material in the construction, paper, glue, fodder and food industries. These results are described in Xingfeng Huang’s PhD thesis, which he will defend obtain his doctor more

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• Outsourcing to India and China: Cultural diffculties with the perception of costs
  

  Aparna Singh (AS), Program Manager for the Chemicals Materials and Foods team at Frost & Sullivan India, recently caught up with Mr. Steve Fishwick (SF), Projects Group Director, AstraZeneca at the Frost & Sullivan's Global Life Sciences Summit 2006 at Goa, India. He was one of the key speakers at this premium summit. more

• Isolation of Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts from Human Foreskin by One-step Enzyme Incubation Using Liberase Research Grade Products
  

  For the in vitro testing of pharmaceutical, cosmetic and chemical products conventional cell cultures are increasingly being replaced by three-dimensional (3D) cell culture models with organ-specific characteristics. Using tissue engineering techniques, a living human skin equivalent has been developed at the Fraunhofer IGB which mimics the normal human skin. The fabrication of the 3D skin model requires the isolation and growth of primary keratinocytes and fibroblasts from human skin tissue. For the isolation of the cells it is necessary to dissociate the skin tissue in the dermal and epidermal layer without destroying the cells. Usually, cell isolation is performed in a two-step protocol. Following dissociation of both layers with dispase, collagenases are used to release the fibroblasts from the dermis. The goal of all cell isolation procedures is to maximize the yield of dissociated cells that are viable and functionally active. more

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• Standardisation of the sour cassava starch reduces the processing time by fermentation water monitoring

  Summary This work investigated the pH, titratable acidity and total solids of the cassava starch fermentation water, using the traditional method and a method modified through the addition of glucose. Sour cassava starch production controlled by the characteristic of the fermentation water produ more

• Diosgenin quantification, characterisation and chemical composition in a tuber collection of Dioscorea spp. in the state of Jalisco, Mexico

  Summary Dioscorea spp. tubers are known commonly as camote de cerro to the state of Jalisco, México. Besides its use as food, it contains diosgenin, a raw material used widely for synthesising steroid hormones. The purpose of the present research was to determine diosgenin contents by gas chroma more

• Aroma characterization of flaxseed oils using headspace solid‐phase microextraction and gas chromatography‐olfactometry

  Summary Flax seed oil (FSO) has a distinct flavor among various types of vegetable oil. However, molecular information on FSO volatiles remains limited. In this study, a total of 60 compounds of FSO pressed from three main cultivars in Xinjiang, China, were tentatively identified and then semi‐ more

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• Production and Market of L-Arginine in China

  From 2009 to now, L-arginine industry in China enjoys a rapid development, posting a CAGR exceeding 15% CAGR in output. In 2011, the capacity of L-arginine increased to about 6,500t/a. Many production lines for L-arginine production adopting biological fermentation method have appeared along with th more

• 2012 Deep Research Report on Global and China Synthesis Polypeptide Drug Industry

  2012 Deep Research Report on Global and China Synthesis Polypeptide Drug Industry was professional and depth research report on China Synthesis Polypeptide Drug industry. The report firstly introduced Synthesis Polypeptide Drug basic information included Synthesis Polypeptide Drug definition classif more

• Southern Africa Infrastructure Report Q3 2012

  Botswana BMI View: We have upgraded our outlook for Botswana’s construction industry growth over the medium term, based on exceptionally strong growth seen in 2011. Real growth of 25.4% is estimated for the year, driven primarily by ongoing investment into the electricity sector. In light of this, w more

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