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The degradation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in supercritical methanol was investigated with the aim of developing a process for chemical recycling of waste plastics. A batch reactor was used at temperatures of 573–623 K under an estimated pressure of 20 MPa for a reaction time of 2–120 min. PET was decomposed to its monomers, dimethyl terephthalate and ethylene glycol, by methanolysis in supercritical methanol. The reaction products were analysed using size-exclusion chromatography, gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, and reversed-phase liquid chromatography. The molecular weight distribution of the products was obtained as a function of reaction time. The yields of monomer components of the decomposition products including by-products were measured. Continuous kinetics analysis was performed on the experimental data.

The present results indicate that in vivo blockade of 5-HT(2A) receptors leads to an inhibition of intimal hyperplasia in rabbit vein graft. It is suggested that an increased function of endothelium-derived NO through a reduction in endothelial superoxide production may be a possible underlying mechanism for this. These novel findings support the clinical usefulness of sarpogrelate for preventing intimal hyperplasia in vein graft after bypass grafting.

The enrichment of useful trace components in air was carried out using a new two-bed pressure swing adsorption (PSA) process that utilized an enriching reflux (ER) cycle designed specifically for enriching the heavy component. Another new feature of this PSA process was the use of parallel equalization (PEQ), which not only saved recompression energy, but also favorably exchanged the axial concentration distribution between the two columns. These new PSA concepts were demonstrated by experimentally enriching Xe and CO 2 in air using 13X MS zeolite. ER PSA substantially enriched both gases to values as high as 80 times the feed concentration with 90% recovery using a pressure ratio of only 12.5. This enrichment was far superior to that achieved with a conventional stripping reflux (SR) PSA cycle, which was limited thermodynamically to the pressure ratio and was typically less than half of it. A parametric study revealed the effects of the pressure ratio, half-cycle time, feed flow rate, flow rate ratio (enriched gas/ feed), and several different PEQ schemes on the enrichment of each gas. Increases in the flow rate and pressure ratios resulted in increases in the enrichments of both gases, whereas increases in the feed flow rate and half-cycle time revealed maxima in the enrichments. Partial PEQ through the upper half of the column nearer to the feed (lean) end was also determined to be superior to other PEQ schemes.

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Patients with CLI on dialysis enjoyed satisfactory freedom from MALE and limb salvage, but survival and AFS were significantly less than reported for IBG in patients with CLI who did not receive dialysis. In addition, patients with an EF <40%, lower serum albumin (<3.0 g/dL), or non-ambulatory status experienced particularly poor clinical outcomes after IBG.

The paper focuses on development of new adsorbent material of aluminophosphate (FAM-Z05) which could be subsequently used in utilization of waste heat below 373 K. To evaluate this new material, water vapor adsorption isotherms of FAM-Z05 were measured at several temperatures. Furthermore, an attempt was made to improve the heat exchanger by coating FAM materials onto fin tube type heat exchanger. Then, the dehumidification performance of direct cooling and heating desiccant system was evaluated.It was found that the water vapor adsorption isotherms of FAM-Z05 were characterized by S-shape and the adsorption character of FAM-Z05 was dependent on temperature. Further, the new adsorbent of FAM-Z05 was able to adsorb water vapor in lower regeneration temperature than FAMZ02 and FAM-Z01, which was attributed to FAM-Z05 ability to adsorb water vapor in high humidity range. However, when FAM-Z05 is used in low humidity range, the dehumidification performance of FAM-Z05 might be lower than those of FAM-Z01 and FAM-Z02.

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