scholarly journals Research and Analysis of Pressure-Maintaining Trapping Instrument for Macro-Organisms in Hadal Trenches

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 596
Author(s):  
Hao Wang ◽  
Jiawang Chen ◽  
Yuhong Wang ◽  
Jiasong Fang ◽  
Yuping Fang
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
High Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Explicit Method ◽  
Working Process ◽  
Ecosystem Research ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Pressure Tests ◽  
Orthogonal Tests

The ecosystem of the abyss is one of the fields that humans hardly know. The ultra-high hydrostatic pressure makes it very difficult to obtain abyssal organisms. Samples are often severely broken during recovery due to changes in environmental pressure, temperature, and other factors. Currently, there are no macro-organism samplers suitable for the abyss. The development of a pressure-maintaining sampler for the abyss is a prerequisite for abyssal ecosystem research. This paper mainly proposed a pressure-maintaining trapping instrument (PMTI) designed to work at a depth above 10,000 m. Unlike typical deep-sea equipment, this instrument is lightweight (about 65 kg in water). The instrument adopts a new structure, using a hollow piston as the sampling space and sealing the mechanism with O-rings at both ends of the piston, thus avoiding sealing methods such as ball valves and greatly reducing the weight of the equipment. The structure and working process of the instrument are described in detail in this paper. Meanwhile, in this paper, the movement resistance of the piston (mainly the resistance of the O-ring) is analyzed using a dynamic explicit method in Abaqus. The factors affecting the friction of the O-rings are analyzed via the method of orthogonal tests and ANOVA. In addition, high-pressure tests were conducted on key parts of the instrument, and the results showed that the instrument works well at 100 MPa.

scholarly journals Deep Sea Microbes Probed by Incoherent Neutron Scattering Under High Hydrostatic Pressure

2014 ◽  
Vol 228 (10-12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Peters ◽  
Nicolas Martinez ◽  
Grégoire Michoud ◽  
Anaïs Cario ◽  
Bruno Franzetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Neutron Scattering ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
High Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Deep Biosphere ◽  
Incoherent Neutron Scattering ◽  
Incoherent Neutron ◽  
High Pressure Environment ◽  
Marine Biosphere

AbstractThe majority of the biosphere is a high pressure environment. Around 70% of the marine biosphere lies at depths below 1000 m, i.e. at pressures of 100 bars or higher. To survive in these environments, deep-biosphere organisms have adapted to life at high pressure.

Effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure on Salmonella Inoculated into Creamy Peanut Butter with Modified Composition

2014 ◽  
Vol 77 (10) ◽  
pp. 1664-1668 ◽  
Author(s):  
TANYA D'SOUZA ◽  
MUKUND KARWE ◽  
DONALD W. SCHAFFNER
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Water Activity ◽  
High Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Peanut Butter ◽  
High Pressure Processing ◽  
Peanut Oil ◽  
Peanut Flour ◽  
Log Reduction ◽  
High Hydrostatic Pressure Processing

Peanut butter has been associated with several large foodborne salmonellosis outbreaks. This research investigates the potential of high hydrostatic pressure processing (HPP) for inactivation of Salmonella in peanut butter of modified composition, both by modifying its water activity as well by the addition of various amounts of nisin. A cocktail of six Salmonella strains associated with peanut butter and nut-related outbreaks was used for all experiments. Different volumes of sterile distilled water were added to peanut butter to increase water activity, and different volumes of peanut oil were added to decrease water activity. Inactivation in 12% fat, light roast, partially defatted peanut flour, and peanut oil was also quantified. Nisaplin was incorporated into peanut butter at four concentrations corresponding to 2.5, 5.0, 12.5, and 25.0 ppm of pure nisin. All samples were subjected to 600 MPa for 18 min. A steady and statistically significant increase in log reduction was seen as added moisture was increased from 50 to 90%. The color of all peanut butter samples containing added moisture contents darkened after high pressure processing. The addition of peanut oil to further lower the water activity of peanut butter further reduced the effectiveness of HPP. Just over a 1-log reduction was obtained in peanut flour, while inactivation to below detection limits (2 log CFU/g) was observed in peanut oil. Nisin alone without HPP had no effect. Recovery of Salmonella after a combined nisin and HPP treatment did show increased log reduction with longer storage times. The maximum log reduction of Salmonella achieved was 1.7 log CFU/g, which was comparable to that achieved by noncycling pressure treatment alone. High pressure processing alone or with other formulation modification, including added nisin, is not a suitable technology to manage the microbiological safety of Salmonella-contaminated peanut butter.

scholarly journals FabF Is Required for Piezoregulation ofcis-Vaccenic Acid Levels and Piezophilic Growth of the Deep-Sea Bacterium Photobacterium profundum Strain SS9

2000 ◽  
Vol 182 (5) ◽  
pp. 1264-1271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric E. Allen ◽  
Douglas H. Bartlett
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Acyl Carrier Protein ◽  
Vaccenic Acid ◽  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Elevated Pressure ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Photobacterium Profundum

ABSTRACT To more fully explore the role of unsaturated fatty acids in high-pressure, low-temperature growth, the fabF gene from the psychrotolerant, piezophilic deep-sea bacteriumPhotobacterium profundum strain SS9 was characterized and its role and regulation were examined. An SS9 strain harboring a disruption in the fabF gene (strain EA40) displayed growth impairment at elevated hydrostatic pressure concomitant with diminishedcis-vaccenic acid (18:1) production. However, growth ability at elevated pressure could be restored to wild-type levels by the addition of exogenous 18:1 to the growth medium. Transcript analysis did not indicate that the SS9 fabF gene is transcriptionally regulated, suggesting that the elevated 18:1 levels produced in response to pressure increase result from posttranscriptional changes. Unlike many pressure-adapted bacterial species such as SS9, the mesophile Escherichia coli did not regulate its fatty acid composition in an adaptive manner in response to changes in hydrostatic pressure. Moreover, an E. coli fabF strain was as susceptible to elevated pressure as wild-type cells. It is proposed that the SS9 fabF product, β-ketoacyl–acyl carrier protein synthase II has evolved novel pressure-responsive characteristics which facilitate SS9 growth at high pressure.

scholarly journals High-Pressure Inactivation of Hepatitis A Virus within Oysters

2005 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 339-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin R. Calci ◽  
Gloria K. Meade ◽  
Robert C. Tezloff ◽  
David H. Kingsley
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
High Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Hepatitis A ◽  
Hepatitis A Virus ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
Direct Evaluation ◽  
Temperature Range

ABSTRACT Previous results demonstrated that hepatitis A virus (HAV) could be inactivated by high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) (D. H. Kingsley, D. Hoover, E. Papafragkou, and G. P. Richards, J. Food Prot. 65:1605-1609, 2002); however, direct evaluation of HAV inactivation within contaminated oysters was not performed. In this study, we report confirmation that HAV within contaminated shellfish is inactivated by HHP. Shellfish were initially contaminated with HAV by using a flowthrough system. PFU reductions of >1, >2, and >3 log10 were observed for 1-min treatments at 350, 375, and 400 megapascals, respectively, within a temperature range of 8.7 to 10.3�C. Bioconcentration of nearly 6 log10 PFU of HAV per oyster was achieved under simulated natural conditions. These results suggest that HHP treatment of raw shellfish will be a viable strategy for the reduction of infectious HAV.

Effect of high pressure on various diffusion mechanisms in oxygen-deficient ReBa2Cu3O7−x (Re = Y, Ho) single crystals

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (04) ◽  
pp. 1950039
Author(s):  
G. Ya. Khadzhai ◽  
N. R. Vovk ◽  
R. V. Vovk ◽  
I. L. Goulatis ◽  
O. V. Dobrovolskiy
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Electrical Resistivity ◽  
Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
High Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Diffusion Mechanisms ◽  
Diffusion Coalescence

The effect of high hydrostatic pressure on the relaxation of the electrical resistivity at room temperature of oxygen-nonstoichiometric [Formula: see text] (Re = Y, Ho) single crystals is investigated. The application of hydrostatic pressure has been revealed to significantly intensify the process of diffusion coalescence in the oxygen subsystem. At the same time, the intensity of the redistribution of labile oxygen is significantly changed when yttrium is replaced by holmium.

scholarly journals The multifaceted effects of DMSO and high hydrostatic pressure on the kinetic constants of hydrolysis reactions catalyzed by α-chymotrypsin

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (28) ◽  
pp. 16325-16333
Author(s):  
Lena Ostermeier ◽  
Rosario Oliva ◽  
Roland Winter
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
High Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Kinetic Constants ◽  
Antagonistic Effects ◽  
Hydrolysis Reactions

The cosolvent DMSO and high pressure have antagonistic effects on the kinetic constants of α-chymotrypsin-catalyzed hydrolysis reactions.

Marinitoga piezophila sp. nov., a rod-shaped, thermo-piezophilic bacterium isolated under high hydrostatic pressure from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent.

2002 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 1331-1339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karine Alain ◽  
Viggó Thór Marteinsson ◽  
Margarita L Miroshnichenko ◽  
Elisaveta A Bonch-Osmolovskaya ◽  
Daniel Prieur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Hydrothermal Vent ◽  
High Hydrostatic Pressure
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