Palladium-Loaded Hierarchical Flower-like Tin Dioxide Structure as Chemosensor Exhibiting High Ethanol Response in Humid Conditions

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (22) ◽  
pp. 1700847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia A. Zito ◽  
Tarcísio M. Perfecto ◽  
Diogo P. Volanti
Keyword(s):  
Tin Dioxide ◽  
Ethanol Response ◽  
High Ethanol

Activation of Melanocortin-4 Receptor by a Synthetic Agonist Inhibits Ethanolinduced Neuroinflammation in Rats

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (45) ◽  
pp. 4799-4805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osvaldo Flores-Bastías ◽  
Gonzalo I. Gómez ◽  
Juan A. Orellana ◽  
Eduardo Karahanian
Keyword(s):  
Prefrontal Cortex ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Ethanol Intake ◽  
Neuroinflammatory Response ◽  
Agonist Peptide ◽  
Melanocortin 4 Receptor ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
High Ethanol ◽  
The Brain

Background: High ethanol intake induces a neuroinflammatory response resulting in the subsequent maintenance of chronic alcohol consumption. The melanocortin system plays a pivotal role in the modulation of alcohol consumption. Interestingly, it has been shown that the activation of melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) in the brain decreases the neuroinflammatory response in models of brain damage other than alcohol consumption, such as LPS-induced neuroinflammation, cerebral ischemia, glutamate excitotoxicity, and spinal cord injury. Objectives: In this work, we aimed to study whether MC4R activation by a synthetic MC4R-agonist peptide prevents ethanol-induced neuroinflammation, and if alcohol consumption produces changes in MC4R expression in the hippocampus and hypothalamus. Methods: Ethanol-preferring Sprague Dawley rats were selected offering access to 20% ethanol on alternate days for 4 weeks (intermittent access protocol). After this time, animals were i.p. administered an MC4R agonist peptide in the last 2 days of the protocol. Then, the expression of the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 1-beta (IL-1β), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) were measured in the hippocampus, hypothalamus and prefrontal cortex. It was also evaluated if ethanol intake produces alterations in the expression of MC4R in the hippocampus and the hypothalamus. Results: Alcohol consumption increased the expression of MC4R in the hippocampus and the hypothalamus. The administration of the MC4R agonist reduced IL-6, IL-1β and TNF-α levels in hippocampus, hypothalamus and prefrontal cortex, to those observed in control rats that did not drink alcohol. Conclusion: High ethanol consumption produces an increase in the expression of MC4R in the hippocampus and hypothalamus. The administration of a synthetic MC4R-agonist peptide prevents neuroinflammation induced by alcohol consumption in the hippocampus, hypothalamus, and prefrontal cortex. These results could explain the effect of α-MSH and other synthetic MC4R agonists in decreasing alcohol intake through the reduction of the ethanol-induced inflammatory response in the brain.

scholarly journals Preparation and Gas Sensing Properties of PANI/SnO2 Hybrid Material

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1360
Author(s):  
Qiaohua Feng ◽  
Huanhuan Zhang ◽  
Yunbo Shi ◽  
Xiaoyu Yu ◽  
Guangdong Lan
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Material ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Tin Dioxide ◽  
Gas Adsorption ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Oxidative Polymerization ◽  
Environmental Pollutants ◽  
Decomposition Temperature ◽  
Benzene Vapor ◽  
Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer

A sensor operating at room temperature has low power consumption and is beneficial for the detection of environmental pollutants such as ammonia and benzene vapor. In this study, polyaniline (PANI) is made from aniline under acidic conditions by chemical oxidative polymerization and doped with tin dioxide (SnO2) at a specific percentage. The PANI/SnO2 hybrid material obtained is then ground at room temperature. The results of scanning electron microscopy show that the prepared powder comprises nanoscale particles and has good dispersibility, which is conducive to gas adsorption. The thermal decomposition temperature of the powder and its stability are measured using a differential thermo gravimetric analyzer. At 20 °C, the ammonia gas and benzene vapor gas sensing of the PANI/SnO2 hybrid material was tested at concentrations of between 1 and 7 ppm of ammonia and between 0.4 and 90 ppm of benzene vapor. The tests show that the response sensitivities to ammonia and benzene vapor are essentially linear. The sensing mechanisms of the PANI/SnO2 hybrid material to ammonia and benzene vapors were analyzed. The results demonstrate that doped SnO2 significantly affects the sensitivity, response time, and recovery time of the PANI material.

Theoretical prediction of transport coefficients of antimony doped tin dioxide

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (11) ◽  
pp. 15277-15281
Author(s):  
Rundong Wan ◽  
Kaicheng Jiang ◽  
Zhengfu Zhang ◽  
Ying Lei ◽  
Guocai Tian
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Prediction ◽  
Tin Dioxide ◽  
Transport Coefficients

Development of an ethanolic two-phase system (ETPS) based on polypropylene glycol 2000 + ethylene glycol + ethanol for separation of hydrophobic compounds

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filipe Smith Buarque ◽  
Cleide Mara Faria Soares ◽  
Ranyere Lucena de Souza ◽  
Matheus Mendonça Pereira ◽  
Álvaro Silva Lima
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Phase System ◽  
Polypropylene Glycol ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Hydrophobic Compounds ◽  
Ethanol Content ◽  
Coexisting Phases ◽  
Phase Water ◽  
High Ethanol

Two-phase water-free systems containing high ethanol content in the coexisting phases can selectively partition hydrophobic molecules from natural biomass.

A pre-injury high ethanol intake in rats promotes brain edema following traumatic brain injury

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 739-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weichuan Wu ◽  
Runfa Tian ◽  
Shuyu Hao ◽  
Feifan Xu ◽  
Xiang Mao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Edema ◽  
Ethanol Intake ◽  
High Ethanol

scholarly journals β-Glucosidase Activity of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum UNQLp 11 in Different Malolactic Fermentations Conditions: Effect of pH and Ethanol Content

Fermentation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Natalia S. Brizuela ◽  
Marina Arnez-Arancibia ◽  
Liliana Semorile ◽  
María Ángeles Pozo-Bayón ◽  
Bárbara M. Bravo-Ferrada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pinot Noir ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Red Wines ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Glucosidase Activity ◽  
Sorptive Extraction ◽  
Ethanol Content ◽  
Volatile Precursors ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
High Ethanol

Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strain UNQLp 11 is a lactic acid bacterium with the potential to carry out malolactic fermentation (MLF) in red wines. Recently, the complete genome of UNQLp 11 was sequenced and this strain possesses four loci of the enzyme β-glucosidase. In order to demonstrate that these glucosidase enzymes could be functional under harsh wine conditions, we evaluated the hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (p-NPG) in synthetic wine with different ethanol contents (0%, 12%, and 14% v/v) and at different pH values (3.2, 3.5, and 3.8). Then, the hydrolysis of precursor n-octyl β-D-glucopyranoside was analyzed in sterile Pinot Noir wine (containing 14.5% v/v of ethanol, at different pH values) by headspace sorptive extraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HSSE-GC/MS). The hydrolysis of p-NPG showed that β-glucosidase activity is very susceptible to low pH but induced in the presence of high ethanol content. Furthermore, UNQLp 11 was able to release the glycosilated precursor n-octyl, during MLF to a greater extent than a commercial enzyme. In conclusion, UNQLp 11 could improve the aromatic profile of the wine by the release of volatile precursors during MLF.

Stability improvement for dried droplet pretreatment by suppression of coffee ring effect using electrochemical anodized nanoporous tin dioxide substrate

2020 ◽  
Vol 187 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanchao Liu ◽  
Jie Pan ◽  
Zhenlin Hu ◽  
Yanwu Chu ◽  
Muhammad Shehzad Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tin Dioxide ◽  
Coffee Ring ◽  
Coffee Ring Effect ◽  
Ring Effect

Study on Mechanism of Removing the Organic Matter in Heavy Oil Sewage by the Electric Flocculation Method

2012 ◽  
Vol 535-537 ◽  
pp. 2201-2208
Author(s):  
Yong Wang ◽  
Jie Nian Jie ◽  
Zhi Yong Li ◽  
Li Guo Wang ◽  
Jiang Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Heavy Oil ◽  
Tin Dioxide ◽  
Electrochemical Treatment ◽  
Oily Wastewater ◽  
Treatment Technology ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Treatment Technologies ◽  
Oily Wastewater Treatment

Oily sewage is one of the wastes produced in the oil industry production process and its quantity has been increasing year by year, which influences the environment and human health severely. Electric flocculation method is one of the wide application electrochemical treatment technologies for the oily wastewater treatment at home and abroad, which has higher efficiency than other technologies at the aspect of the organic pollutants degradation. A simulative experiment device dealing with heavy oil sewage by the electric flocculation method has been designed in this paper. The mechanism of the electric flocculation method in removing organic matter of the heavy oil sewage by analyzing the change of the composition and content of the organic matter in water samples before and after the process of the electric flocculation has been studied. Research results show: the carbon/tin dioxide electrode is better than the carbon/ ruthenium dioxide electrode in removing organic matter; most alkanes matters in the oily wastewater have been removed in the dispersing oil form by the electric flocculation; as the current density increases, the types and quantity of the response organic matter can be improved while types of the new synthetic organics increase. At the same time, this paper provides a theory support in specific optimization of the electricity flocculation flotation in oily wastewater treatment technology and process.

Enhanced gas sensing performance of tin dioxide-based nanoparticles for a wide range of concentrations of hydrogen gas

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (36) ◽  
pp. 18512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pratanu Nag ◽  
Sanhita Majumdar ◽  
Ali Bumajdad ◽  
Parukuttyamma Sujatha Devi
Keyword(s):  
Tin Dioxide ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Hydrogen Gas ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Sensing Performance
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