Polysaccharidzus?tze in eiwei?reichen Lebensmitteln

Zusammenfassung Aus der Literatur bekannte Verfahren zur Isolierung von Polysacchariden aus eiweißreichen Lebensmitteln, insbesondere Frischkäsen, erwiesen sich im praktisch interessanten Bereich (0,01–0,2% Bindemittelzusatz) als wenig brauchbar. Stattdessen wird folgende Probenaufbereitung vorgeschlagen: 1. Entfettung der Proben mit einem Gemisch von Äthanol, Diäthyläther und Petroläther; 2. vollständige Hydrolyse der Proteine mit Pepsin, Pronase E und einem Gemisch von Aminopeptidase M und Prolidase; 3. Abtrennung der Polysaccharide von den niedermolekularen Substanzen und von Enzymresten durch Gelfiltration an Biogel P-2; 4. Konzentrierung der polysaccharidhaltigen Fraktion durch Gefriertrocknung, Ultrafiltration oder Eindampfen.- Das Verfahren wurde am Beispiel von Speisequark und Doppelrahmfrischkäse erprobt, ist im Prinzip aber verallgemeinerungsfähig.

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Polysaccharide additives in foods rich in proteinsI. Sample preparation for estimation, especially in fresh cheese

Summary Published procedures for the isolation of polysaccharides from foods rich in proteins, especially fresh cheese, proved not very useful for the concentration in question (0,01–0.2%). We, instead, propose the following sample preparation: 1. Removal of lipids by an ethanol - ethyl ether - petrol ether mixture; 2. complete hydrolysis of proteins with pepsin, pronase E and a mixture of Amnopeptidase M and prolidase; 3. separation of the polysaccharides from the low molecular substances and from enzyme residues by gel filtration on Biogel P-2; 4. concentration of the polysaccharides containing fraction by freeze drying, ultrafiltration or evaporation. - The method was tested with quarg and double cream fresh cheese, it can, however, be adopted to use in other products.

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Deutsches Wollforschungsinstitut, Aachen.     

Chemical technology of natural gas – its present state and prospects

Against the background of long-term availability of natural gas, its present technology and future prospects are described. Particular emphasis is put on the oxidative coupling of methane to C₂₊ hydrocarbons: (1) Catalyst development, activity, selectivity and deactivation as well as reactor operation are discussed; (2) a tentative process scheme is put forward and its economics evaluated with respect to ethylene production.     

Anforderungen an Stahl‐ und Verbundknoten bei Stützenausfall in einem Rahmentragwerk

Eine lokale Schädigung innerhalb der Tragstruktur (z. B. Stützenausfall durch Anprall oder Explosion) kann zu einem Versagen der Gesamtstruktur und damit zum Einsturz des Gebäudes führen. Um solch ein globales Versagen durch lokale Schädigung zu vermeiden, muss innerhalb der Tragstruktur eine Umlagerung der Schnittgrößen ermöglicht werden, d. h., es müssen sich alternative Lastpfade ausbilden können. Solch eine Umlagerung, z. B. von einem reinen Biegezustand in einen gemischten Biege‐/Membranspannungszustand, bedingt unter Umständen sehr große Verformungen, die zu großen Deformationen der Anschlüsse führen. Im Rahmen eines europäischen RFCS‐Forschungsprojektes wurde versucht, mit Hilfe sehr duktiler Anschlussausbildungen die Robustheit von Stahl‐ und Verbundrahmentragwerken zu verbessern. Hauptaugenmerk bei der Konzeption der Anschlüsse war dabei, den Material‐ und Fertigungsaufwand der Anschlüsse so gering wie möglich zu halten und die Umlagerungsmöglichkeiten für außergewöhnliche Bemessungssituationen vornehmlich über das Vorhalten hoher Verformungskapazitäten der Anschlüsse zu aktivieren. Aus diesem Grund wurden hier nachgiebige teiltragfähige Anschlüsse gewählt. Als außergewöhnliche Bemessungssituation wurde in diesem Projekt schwerpunktmäßig der Stützenausfall in einem Rahmentragwerk betrachtet. (RFCS Research Fund for Coal and Steel) Requirements on steel‐ and composite joints for the load case column removal. Local failure in a structure (e. g. sudden column loss due to impact or explosion) may lead to progressive collapse propagation of the global structural system resulting in a total collapse. To avoid progressive collapse initiated by local damage a redistribution of force from the damaged part of the structure has to be enabled by alternate load paths. Activation of alternate load paths by change of the bearing mechanism from pure bending state to more or less pure membrane state is a measure that is only possible by allowing large deformations resulting in high deformation requirements for the joints. In the course of an European RFCS research project ductile joint solutions have been developed to improve the robustness as characteristic of the structure. Main focus of the joint design was to obtain the required deformation capacity for accidental design situations mainly from ductile joint and cause at the same time only few additional material and fabrication costs for the joints. As a result semi‐rigid and partial‐strength joint solutions have been chosen. Objectives within the project were to determine requirements of the joints concerning deformation capacity as well as M‐N‐resistance to enable the activation of catenary action for the load case notional column removal.     

Emulsifier Composition of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (SLN) Affects Mechanical and Barrier Properties of SLN‐Protein Composite Films

Protein films can be applied to improve food quality and to reduce packaging waste. To overcome their poor water barrier properties, lipids are often incorporated. The function of incorporated lipid depends on the interface between filler and matrix. This study aimed to tailor the properties of a protein–lipid film by designing the oil/water interface to see if the concept of inactive/active filler is valid. Therefore, we varied the emulsifier stabilizing solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) to promote (via β‐lactoglobulin) or to minimize (via Tween 20) interactions between particle surface and protein. SLN were incorporated into protein films and film properties were determined. Addition of SLN led to significantly decreased water vapor permeability (WVP) of protein films. However, WVP was mainly affected by the emulsifiers and not by the lipid. Protein‐stabilized SLN (BS) replaced a lacking protein in the protein network and therefore did not influence the mechanical properties of the films at ambient temperature. BS‐composite films were temperature sensitive, as lipid and sucrose palmitate melted at temperatures above 40 °C. Tween 20‐stabilized SLN (TS) led to reduced tensile strengths, probably due to perturbative effects of TS and plasticizing effects of Tween 20. Dynamic mechanical analysis showed that TS and Tween 20 increased film mobility. Melting of lipid and emulsifiers, and temperature‐dependent behavior of Tween 20 led to a strong temperature dependence of the film stiffness. By designing the interface, particles can be used to tailor mechanical properties of protein films. Tuned edible films could be used to control mass transfers between foods.     

Phytochemical composition and in vitro antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of essential oils of three endemic Soqotraen Boswellia species

The chemical composition of three essential oils obtained from the barks of three endemic Boswellia species namely, Boswellia dioscorides, Boswellia elongata and Boswellia socotrana which were collected from the Soqotra Island (Yemen), was investigated. In parallel to that evaluation of their antimicrobial and antioxidant activities was also carried out. The investigation led to the identification of 72, 70 and 67 constituents for B.dioscorides, B. elongata, and B. socotrana, respectively. The B. dioscorides oil was found to have a high content of monoterpene hydrocarbons (32.8%) with α-thujene (9.3%) and α-pinene (8.3%) as main components. Whereas, the essential oil of B. elongata was characterised by high diterpene content (31.7%), in which incensol (14.8%) was found to be the major constituent. On the other hand, the oil obtained from the B. socotrana was found to be predominated of monoterpene hydrocarbons (26.4%) and oxygenated monoterpenes (30.7%) with p-cymene (13.0%), 2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-acetophenone (16.3%) and camphor (11.6%). All essential oils possessed antimicrobial activity especially against Gram-positive bacteria with MIC-values between 1.8 and 17.2 mg/ml. Furthermore, the DPPH-radical scavenging assay exhibited only weak antioxidant activities (28%) at 1.0 mg/ml.     

How platinum oxide affects the degradation analysis of PEM fuel cell cathodes

In this work, proton exchange membrane fuel cell cathodes are degraded with accelerated-stress-tests.These PtCo containing cathodes are analyzed at begin-of-life and end-of-test with a dedicated diagnostic procedure. For every individual load point, the oxygen transport resistance and voltage losses due to the formation of platinum oxides were obtained in addition to commonly measured electrochemical surface area, high frequency resistance, as well as cathode ionomer resistance. These data were used to break down the voltage losses into six different contributors. With this break down, performance gains and performance losses were determined at end-of-test. At low current densities, it was found that voltage losses due to degradation are dominated by the loss of specific activity and catalyst surface area - in line with the state-of-the-art knowledge. But by quantifying the losses from platinum oxide formation explicitly, we show that end-of-test an unassigned voltage loss is not only present at highest current densities, but already at low current density. More precisely, the unassigned voltage loss shows a linear increase with decreasing half cell voltage and is independent from the chosen accelerated stress test. As this unassigned loss depends on half cell voltage, it might arise from ionomer adsorption.