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The organic air pollutant cumene hydroperoxide interferes with NOantioxidant role in rehydrating lichen
2013
Organic pollutants effects on lichens have not been addressed. Rehydration is critical for lichens, a burst of free radicals involving NO occurs. Repeated dehydrations with organic pollutants could increase oxidative damage. Our aim is to learn the effects of cumene hydroperoxide (CP) during lichen rehydration using Ramalina farinacea (L.) Ach., its photobiont Trebouxia spp. and Asterochloris erici. Confocal imaging shows intracellular ROS and NO production within myco and phycobionts, being the chloroplast the main source of free radicals. CP increases ROS, NO and lipid peroxidation and reduces chlorophyll autofluorescence, although photosynthesis remains unaffected. Concomitant NO inhibit…
Preparation of fungal conidia impacts their susceptibility to inactivation by ethanol vapours.
2009
Abstract A common protocol employed for the preparation of conidia employs flooding a fungal colony grown on semi-solid media under optimum conditions with an aqueous solution. In contrast, conidia produced in a natural environment are usually not hydrated when disseminated in air and can be produced under water stress. In order to simulate the latter conditions, cultures were grown at different water activities and conidia were dry-harvested on the lid by turning the dishes upside-down then gently tapping the bottom of the box. This study aimed at assessing the effect of the preparation of fungal conidia on their inactivation by ethanol vapours. Firstly ethanol vapours (either 0.30 or 0.45…
Effects of postharvest partial dehydration and prolonged treatments with ethylene on transcript profiling in skins of wine grape berries.
2010
For certain food products, postharvest controlled stresses or treatments with specific elicitors are applied to induce desired physical/chemical changes and/or to positively affect phytochemical content. This is the case of wine grapes where both strategies, singularly applied or coupled, can be used to modulate berry composition and, as a consequence, affect wine quality traits. Since the knowledge of the effects of these postharvest treatments on berry metabolism and the regulation of gene expression is very limited, a large-scale transcriptome analysis has been carried out, using an oligo-based microarray (14,562 probes) on skins of wine grape (Vitis vinifera L.) berries subjected to deh…
D2 and H2 adsorption capacity and selectivity in CHA zeolites: Effect of Si/Al ratio, cationic composition and temperature
2020
International audience; The work deals with the effect of composition of CHA zeolites on the adsorption and separation of H2 and D2 under cryogenic temperatures. In the first part of this work the effect of Si/Al ratio and cationic composition on single gas adsorption of H2 and D2 was studied at 77.4 K. It was found that the adsorption capacities increase with Al content up to Si/Al = 2.1. Unexpectedly, Na-CHA zeolite with the highest Al content (Si/Al = 1.1) adsorbs only negligible amount because of the collapse of the zeolite structure upon dehydration at 400°C. The Na-and Li-containing chabazites with Si/Al = 2.1 possess similar adsorption capacities. In contrast, progressive replacement…
Irreversible modifications of the porous microstructure of soluble anhydrite β-CaSO4 induced by hydration-dehydration cycles
2006
26 pages; The internal surface area of hexagonal (soluble) primary anhydrite CaSO4 produced by dehydration of gypsum decreases by about 70 % when the anhydrite is successively subjected to rehydration and dehydration at room temperature in humid air and in vacuum respectively. In the rehydration step, the hemihydrate is formed; its dehydration yields secondary anhydrite. Additional hydration-dehydration cycles in the same conditions have a much smaller effect. The first cycle also brings about a modification of the t-plot, which reveals that the micropores of primary anhydrite are irreversibly healed. Mercury intrusion porosimetry shows that the primary dehydration of gypsum also generates …
Study of the action of phosphate ions contained in the mixing water of the hydration of a Portland cement.
2005
Cementation is considered as the most attractive solution for the conditioning of low and intermediate radioactive wastes. The species contained in these wastes can strongly influence the reactivity of the cement pastes, it is in particular the case of the ortho-phosphate ions which are found in the evaporation concentrates. The aim of our work was to determine the influence of these ions on the hydration and the rheological properties of the cement pastes at early age as well as the mechanical and physical properties on the hardened material.
Influence of the stereochemistry and of the functionality of organic molecules on the hydration of cementitious compounds
2015
The current limited knowledge on the interactions between organic admixtures and mineral phases as well as their influence on the hydration mechanisms of the Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) represents a real limitation in the development of new organic products with improved and controlled properties. Here, this study intended to understand why and how organic admixtures modify the setting time of OPC by progressively varying the characteristics of simple organic molecules such as their charge, functional groups (hydroxyl, hydroxy-carboxylate, carboxylate, sulfonate and phosphonate) and the stereochemistry of their hydroxyl groups.The different retardations induced by the organic molecules s…
Influence of the slag content on the hydration of blended cement
2015
International audience; Slag is increasingly used for replacing a part of clinker. The addition of slag modifies the hydration process and so the physico-chemical properties (such as porosity, transport properties) of cementitious materials. Indeed the evolution of the physico-chemical properties are determined by the hydration kinetics of the anhydrous phases and the composition of the hydrated phases. The hydration process of slag blended cement is still under investigation due to the complex interactions between clinker and slag. The aim of this work is to link the evolution of slag blended cement properties (such as bound water, chemical shrinkage, mineralogy, porosity) to the hydration…
Influence of boric acid on the hydration of magnesium phosphate cement at an early age
2015
International audience; Magnesium phosphate cements (MPCs) are receiving increasing attention because of their outstanding properties of fast setting and hardening, good volume stability and excellent bonding to old concrete structures. Their main area of application is thus rapid repair works, but they may also offer prospects for the stabilization / solidification of deleterious waste.The main constituents of MPCs are magnesium oxide (calcined, or hardburnt, magnesia) and a water-soluble acid phosphate, which is most often diammonium hydrogen phosphate (NH$_4$)$_2$HPO$_4$. To avoid the release of noxious gaseous ammonia during the hardening process, potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KH$_2$P…
Involvement of the plasma membrane in saccharomyces cerevisiae resistance to hydric perturbations : key role of ergosterol
2011
Preservation of microorganisms of interest (ferments, probiotics) in dry form is widespread in the industry. However, the dehydration processes lead to variable survival rates according to the group, species and strain of microorganism considered, but also according to the type of process used (drying, freeze drying, freezing). The plasma membrane (PM), by its position between the intra-and extracellular environment, is a target of hydric perturbations. Changes in this structure during hydric stresses are described to be directly involved in microorganism death. Understanding of membrane responses occurring during a dehydration/rehydration cycle is essential to maximize the survival of micr…