Electrochemical degradation of naproxen from water by anodic oxidation with multiwall carbon nanotubes glassy carbon electrode.

Naproxen (NPX) degradation was investigated by anodic oxidation both at constant potential and by cyclic voltammetry, using this last technique for optimizing reaction conditions and catalyst properties. Three multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)-promoted electrodes were used (MWCNT, MWCNT-COOH and MWCNT-NH) and a two steps oxidation process was observed in all the cases. At the optimized conditions (volume of MWCNT = 15 μL), the influence of the scan rate indicates the diffusion-adsorption control of the process.

Direct addition of liquid propylene oxide to dried materials for destruction of Salmonellae.

Propylene oxide added in liquid form to dried materials (e.g., animal by-products) is highly effective for destroying salmonellae.

Effect of pH, sodium chloride, and sodium nitrite on enterotoxin A production.

The combined effects of pH, sodium chloride, and sodium nitrite were studied by using a dialysis sac technique in brain heart infusion broth. Growth and enterotoxin A production by Staphylococcus aureus strain 100 were found to decrease with the addition of sodium nitrite, with a decrease in pH from 7.0, and with an increase in sodium chloride concentration.