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Ionic Liquid Fluorohydrogenates and Their Applications
The recent results are described on the developments of ionic liquid (IL) fluorohydrogenates with high ionic conductivities and wide electrochemical windows. Several cyclic ammonium cations have been found to be combined with fluorohydrogenate anions giving a vacuum stable ionic liquid fluorohydrogenates, Cat+[(FH)2.3F]â. N-ethyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium fluorohydrogenate, EMPyrro(FH)2.3F, and N-allylpyrridinium fluorohydrogenate, APyrrid(FH)2.3F, exhibit wide electrochemical windows of around 5 V. A fluorohydrogenate fuel cell (FHFC) using HF-deficient IL, 1-ethyl-3-methyl- imidazolium fluorohydrogenate, EMIm(FH)1.3F, as the electrolyte operates at 120{degree sign}C without humidification. The maximum output power so far obtained in the preliminary cell test is 41 mWcm-2 (0.41 V and 100 mA cm-2) at 40{degree sign}C without humidification
Hydro-bio-geomechanical properties of hydrate-bearing sediments from Nankai Trough
This paper is not subject to U.S. copyright. The definitive version was published in Marine and Petroleum Geology 66 (2015): 434-450, doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2015.02.033.Natural hydrate-bearing sediments from the Nankai Trough, offshore Japan, were studied using the Pressure Core Characterization Tools (PCCTs) to obtain geomechanical, hydrological, electrical, and biological properties under in situ pressure, temperature, and restored effective stress conditions. Measurement results, combined with index-property data and analytical physics-based models, provide unique insight into hydrate-bearing sediments in situ. Tested cores contain some silty-sands, but are predominantly sandy- and clayey-silts. Hydrate saturations Sh range from 0.15 to 0.74, with significant concentrations in the silty-sands. Wave velocity and flexible-wall permeameter measurements on never-depressurized pressure-core sediments suggest hydrates in the coarser-grained zones, the silty-sands where Sh exceeds 0.4, contribute to soil-skeletal stability and are load-bearing. In the sandy- and clayey-silts, where Sh < 0.4, the state of effective stress and stress history are significant factors determining sediment stiffness. Controlled depressurization tests show that hydrate dissociation occurs too quickly to maintain thermodynamic equilibrium, and pressureâtemperature conditions track the hydrate stability boundary in pure-water, rather than that in seawater, in spite of both the in situ pore water and the water used to maintain specimen pore pressure prior to dissociation being saline. Hydrate dissociation accompanied with fines migration caused up to 2.4% vertical strain contraction. The first-ever direct shear measurements on never-depressurized pressure-core specimens show hydrate-bearing sediments have higher sediment strength and peak friction angle than post-dissociation sediments, but the residual friction angle remains the same in both cases. Permeability measurements made before and after hydrate dissociation demonstrate that water permeability increases after dissociation, but the gain is limited by the transition from hydrate saturation before dissociation to gas saturation after dissociation. In a proof-of-concept study, sediment microbial communities were successfully extracted and stored under high-pressure, anoxic conditions. Depressurized samples of these extractions were incubated in air, where microbes exhibited temperature-dependent growth rates.PCCTs were developed with funding to Georgia Tech from the DOE/Chevron Joint Industry Project (JIP), with additional funds from the Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc. The JIP also funded the Georgia Tech participation in Sapporo. USGS participation in Sapporo was funded through a technical assistance agreement with Chevron (TAA-12-2135/CW928359). Some USGS developments on the IPTC were funded under Interagency Agreement DE-FE0002911 with the U.S. Department of Energy, with additional support from the U.S. Geological Survey. Core acquisition and Japanese participation in this study was supported by the Research Consortium for Methane Hydrate Resources in Japan (MH21 Research Consortium) to carry out Japan's Methane Hydrate R&D Program conducted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Distinct temporal integration of noradrenaline signaling by astrocytic second messengers during vigilance
Astrocytes may function as mediators of the impact of noradrenaline on neuronal function. Activation of glial α1-adrenergic receptors triggers rapid astrocytic Ca2+ elevation and facilitates synaptic plasticity, while activation of β-adrenergic receptors elevates cAMP levels and modulates memory consolidation. However, the dynamics of these processes in behaving mice remain unexplored, as do the interactions between the distinct second messenger pathways. Here we simultaneously monitored astrocytic Ca2+ and cAMP and demonstrate that astrocytic second messengers are regulated in a temporally distinct manner. In behaving mice, we found that while an abrupt facial air puff triggered transient increases in noradrenaline release and large cytosolic astrocytic Ca2+ elevations, cAMP changes were not detectable. By contrast, repeated aversive stimuli that lead to prolonged periods of vigilance were accompanied by robust noradrenergic axonal activity and gradual sustained cAMP increases. Our findings suggest distinct astrocytic signaling pathways can integrate noradrenergic activity during vigilance states to mediate distinct functions supporting memory
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Single point mutation in tick-borne encephalitis virus prM protein induces a reduction of virus particle secretion
Flaviviruses are assembled to bud into the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and are secreted through the vesicle transport pathway. Virus envelope proteins play important roles in this process. In this study, the effect of mutations in the envelope proteins of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus on secretion of virus-like particles (VLPs), using a recombinant plasmid expression system was analysed. It was found that a single point mutation at position 63 in prM induces a reduction in secretion of VLPs. The mutation in prM did not affect the folding of the envelope proteins, and chaperone-like activity of prM was maintained. As observed by immunofluorescence microscopy, viral envelope proteins with the mutation in prM were scarce in the Golgi complex, and accumulated in the ER. Electron microscopic analysis of cells expressing the mutated prM revealed that many tubular structures were present in the lumen. The insertion of the prM mutation at aa 63 into the viral genome reduced the production of infectious virus particles. This data suggest that prM plays a crucial role in the virus budding process
Key Findings of the Worldâs First Offshore Methane Hydrate Production Test off the Coast of Japan: Toward Future Commercial Production
Marine methane hydrate in sands has huge potential as an unconventional gas resource; however, no field test of their production potential had been conducted. Here, we report the worldâs first offshore methane hydrate production test conducted at the eastern Nankai Trough and show key findings toward future commercial production. Geological analysis indicates that hydrate saturation reaches 80% and permeability in the presence of hydrate ranges from 0.01 to 10 mdarcies. Permeable (1â10 mdarcies) highly hydrate-saturated layers enable depressurization-induced gas production of approximately 20,000 Sm3/D with water of 200 m3/D. Numerical analysis reveals that the dissociation zone expands laterally 25 m at the front after 6 days. Gas rate is expected to increase with time, owing to the expansion of the dissociation zone. It is found that permeable highly hydrate-saturated layers increase the gasâwater ratio of the production fluid. The identification of such layers is critically important to increase the energy efficiency and the technical feasibility of depressurization-induced gas production from hydrate reservoirs
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