The batch distillation of crude wood oil by direct liquefaction was studied; azeotropic distillations and some characterization were also performed. It was found that 26-33 percent of the crude wood oil could be distilled by simple batch vacuum distillations with pressures from 50-300 mm Hg. With the use of ethylene glycol and glycerol 29-85 percent more oil was distilled partly due to the azeotrope formed which allows the oil to boil at a reduced pressure. The water liberated and the polymerization which took place during the distillations were studied. It was found that fluid catalytic cracking bottoms eliminates polymerization when it is co-distilled with the crude wood oil. A novel scheme for the separation of the phenolic fraction by azeotropic distillation is presented.

Thesis (MTech (Chemistry))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015. / It has recently been confirmed that people consuming 7+ portions of fruit and vegetables daily have a lower risk of mortality from any cause. With a fifth of the population of South Africa falling below the poverty line, it has been found that rural adults have a very low daily intake of fruit and vegetables; at the same time rural children are consuming a primarily maize-based diet. This low dietary diversity translates into a higher level of infectious diseases in children younger than five years. Interventions at national level included promoting the growing of underexploited traditional indigenous vegetables and fruits in home gardens, in the hope that rural households would help themselves in diversifying their cereal-based diet, while using crops they are accustomed to in their environment. Ten indigenous South African fruits found in the Western Cape were evaluated for their potential to make a positive contribution to the diet of rural communities and were compared with Blueberry and Cranberry, the North American ‘gold standards’. The following determinations were carried out on 12 samples: Total Phenolic Content, Total Flavanols and Total Monomeric Anthocyanins were analysed using the Folin-Ciocalteu, Mazza and pH Differential methods. Total Antioxidant Capacity was assessed using the Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity (TEAC), DPPH and Molybdenum Reduction assays. The Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORACFL) was also determined. Iron Chelating Activity, one of the methods recommended to reflect other antioxidant mechanisms, was also investigated. The fruits possessing the highest concentration of Total Phenolic Content (Mazza) were Christmas berry, Bietou, Wild Olive and Wild Plum, at levels significantly higher than those of the two control berries, Blueberry and Cranberry. The fruits yielding the highest results for the TEAC assay were Wild Plum, Wild Olive, Tortoise berry, Christmas berry and Colpoon. The fruits giving the highest results for the DPPH assay were Wild Plum, Colpoon, Wild Olive, and Christmas berry. The fruits showing the highest results for the Molybdenum Reduction assay were Wild Olive, Wild Plum, Christmas berry, and Tortoise berry. The fruits yielding the highest results for the ORAC Total Antioxidant Capacity assay were Colpoon, Christmas berry, Wild Olive, Crossberry, Wild Plum, Waterberry followed by Blueberry and Cranberry. The results from the Iron Chelating Activity assay revealed a ranking of Christmas berry, Blueberry, followed by Num-num. On combining the results of eight assays, namely TPC (Mazza), TF, TA, TEAC, DPPH, TAC, TPC (FCR), ICA to give an Antioxidant Potency Composite Index, the fruits with the highest iv rankings were (1) Wild Plum, (2) Wild Olive, (3) Colpoon, and (4) Christmas berry. By comparison the northern hemisphere control berries ranked (5) Blueberry and (9) Cranberry. These findings show that by introducing even small servings of indigenous fruits into the diet, an important and inexpensive source of natural antioxidants could be accessed and the mean daily ORAC intake could thereby be boosted significantly by about 4,000 µmol Trolox Equivalents to bring the Total ORAC consumed to within optimum levels (6,000 µmol Trolox Equivalents and above). These bioactive plant compounds have the potential to deliver immense benefits to health to impoverished South African adults, as well as rural children, well beyond basic nutrition.

Thesis (MTech (Horticulture)--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. / A study was conducted to investigate the effects of various media composition and wounding treating on the in vitro propagation of Argyroderma subalbum and A. testiculare explants derived from mature plants, antioxidants and plant growth regulators (PGR) concentrations. One experiment consisted of 3 medium types including Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium strength, vitamin supplement. Fifteen replicates were used for each treatment. The shoots were then sub-cultured to ten replicate regenerated medium consisting of varying levels and combination of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and 10 μM 6-Benzyladenine (BA) supplements. In another experiment consisted of varying levels of auxins with MS medium strength, activated charcoal (AC) and vitamin supplements ten replicates were used for each treatment. Results indicated the positive role of cytokinins types’ 6-Benzyladenine (BA), 2-isopentyladenine (2iP) and Kinetin in inducing callus formation from wounded explants. The highest rate of friable callus formation of wounded explants was observed in media containing vitamin supplementation with BA at 10 μM. Callus formation significantly increased with the addition of vitamins at 10 μM on BA, 2iP and kinetin. With regards to the effects of various media composition and wounding explants on in vitro growth and regeneration of A. subalbum and A. testiculare, significant results were achieved with BA, 2iP and kinetin concentrations on explants discoloration and callus formation. The antioxidant treatment, AC did not reduce explants discoloration, but the induction of the callus was developed furthermore, results showed that IAA with BA concentrations without addition of AC there was significantly difference on both species but A. subalbum dominated with browning intensity (Chapter 3). Only sub-culturing of the explants succeeded in preventing explants discoloration and subsequently increased the number of shoots. The interaction between Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) concentrations combined with BA resulted in the most effective technique in reducing explants discoloration at the media contact point. This study provides an insight into the contributing factor and methods of overcoming the major problem of phenolic oxidation and promoting the in vitro growth and regeneration of A. subalbum and A. testiculare.

Kwong Tsz Yan Alex. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-84). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Declaration --- p.iii / Acknowledgement --- p.iv / Table of contents --- p.v / List of tables --- p.ix / List of figures --- p.x / Chapter Chapter One : --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- The outbreak of SARS --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Characteristics of triclosan --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Environmental fate of triclosan --- p.3 / Chapter 1.4 --- Treatment methods for triclosan --- p.5 / Chapter 1.5 --- Ti02 photocatalysis --- p.6 / Chapter 1.6 --- Addition of hydrogen peroxide to the photocatalytic system --- p.9 / Chapter 1.7 --- Gas chromatography/ ion trap mass spectrometry analysis --- p.10 / Chapter 1.8 --- Scope of work --- p.11 / Chapter Chapter Two : --- Experimental --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1 --- Chemical reagents --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2 --- Photocatalytic experiments --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3 --- "Analysis of 2,8-DCDD and triclosan by GC/ITMS" --- p.15 / Chapter 2.4 --- Optimization of GC/ITMS conditions --- p.17 / Chapter 2.5 --- Analysis of other reaction intermediates by GC/MS (full scan mode) --- p.18 / Chapter 2.6 --- "Analysis of 2,4-dichlorophenol and triclosan by GC/MS (SIM mode)" --- p.20 / Chapter 2.7 --- Effect of hydrogen peroxide concentration on triclosan degradation --- p.20 / Chapter 2.8 --- Determination of total organic carbon (TOC) removal --- p.21 / Chapter 2.9 --- UV-Visible spectrometry --- p.21 / Chapter Chapter Three : --- Results --- p.22 / Chapter 3.1 --- Selection of precursor ions for GC/ITMS analysis --- p.22 / Chapter 3.2 --- Optimization of GC/ITMS conditions --- p.25 / Chapter 3.3 --- "Analysis of 2,8-DCDD and triclosan by GC/ITMS" --- p.27 / Chapter 3.4 --- "Analysis of 2,4-dichlorophenol and triclosan by GC/MS (SIM mode)" --- p.29 / Chapter 3.5 --- "Quantitative measurement of 2,8-DCDD in UV irradiated samples" --- p.31 / Chapter 3.6 --- Photocatalytic oxidation of triclosan by UV at 365nm --- p.33 / Chapter 3.7 --- TOC removal in triclosan degradation --- p.35 / Chapter 3.8 --- Identification of intermediates in photocatalytic oxidation of triclosan --- p.36 / Chapter 3.9 --- Quantitative measurement of the intermediates in photocatalytic oxidation of triclosan --- p.41 / Chapter 3.10 --- Effect of hydrogen peroxide concentration on triclosan degradation --- p.43 / Chapter 3.11 --- Effect of hydrogen peroxide concentration on TOC removal --- p.46 / Chapter 3.12 --- "Effect of hydrogen peroxide concentration on 2,4-dichlorophenol generation during triclosan degradation" --- p.47 / Chapter 3.13 --- "Photocatalytic degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol" --- p.49 / Chapter 3.14 --- "Identification of intermediates in photocatalytic oxidation of 2,4-dichlorophenol" --- p.50 / Chapter 3.15 --- "Quantitative measurement of the intermediates in photocatalytic oxidation of 2,4-dichlorophenol" --- p.54 / Chapter Chapter Four : --- Discussions --- p.56 / Chapter 4.1 --- "Photochemical conversion of triclosan to 2,8-DCDD" --- p.56 / Chapter 4.2 --- Proposed mechanism of triclosan degradation --- p.57 / Chapter 4.3 --- "Proposed mechanism of 2,4-dichlorophenol degradation" --- p.63 / Chapter 4.4 --- TOC removal in triclosan degradation --- p.65 / Chapter 4.5 --- Effect of hydrogen peroxide concentration on photocatalytic oxidation of triclosan --- p.65 / Chapter 4.6 --- "Adverse environmental and human health effects of 2,8-DCDD" --- p.69 / Chapter 4.7 --- "Adverse environmental and human health effects of 2,4-dichlorophenol" --- p.71 / Chapter 4.8 --- "Discharge limitations for 2,4-dichlorophenol" --- p.73 / Chapter Chapter Five : --- Conclusions --- p.75 / References --- p.77

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Thesis (M.S.)--California Polytechnic State University, 2009. / Title from PDF title page; viewed on February 3, 2010. Major professor: W. Keith Patterson, Ph.D. "Presented to the faculty of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo." "In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree [of] Master of Science in Agriculture." "November 2009." Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-70).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Institute of Paper Chemistry, 1961. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 90-94).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Institute of Paper Chemistry, 1963. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-74).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Institute of Paper Chemistry, 1963. / Bibliography: leaves 114-117.

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