The Column-07-01-2011

The Column

Termite study

July 14, 2011

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A study of the processes that termites use to break down plant cell walls could provide new enzymatic pretreatment processes for the production of biofuels.

PBDEs in pasture

July 12, 2011

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In the first controlled study of PDBE concentrations looking at soil, grass and the milk of cows grazed on flood-prone land on industrial river catchments, it was found that even if the land itself becomes polluted these river sediments do not introduce an increased health risk in cow?s milk.

SIC vs HPLC

July 05, 2011

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As a separation technique, it is claimed that sequential injection chromatography (SIC) has a number of advantages over HPLC, but also suffers from some limitations.