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JUPITER, Fla., Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dyadic International, Inc. ("Dyadic") (OTC Pink: DYAI), a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzyme and protein products for the bioenergy, industrial enzyme and biopharmaceutical industries, today announced that it has completed a private placement of $3,000,000 in convertible subordinated secured promissory notes (the "Notes") to five investors. (Logo:...

University of Utah chemists find new way to design important molecules University of Utah chemists developed a method to design and test new catalysts, which are substances that speed chemical reactions and are crucial for producing energy, chemicals and industrial products. By using the new method, the chemists also made a discovery that will make it easier to design future catalysts. The discovery: the sizes and electronic properties of catalysts interact to affect how well a catalyst...

University of Alberta chemistry researchers have discovered an active catalyst that has the potential to improve the efficiency and environmental impact of manufacturing processes used to make products such as agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals. The research led by U of A chemistry professor Steven Bergens targeted the organic compounds known as amides, which are raw materials used by many industries to make a variety of chemical products. Bergens and his research team found that combining...

University of Alberta chemistry team produces a 'game changing' catalyst University of Alberta Chemistry Professor Steve Bergens and his graduate student Jeremy Johns have discovered a catalyst that has the potential to revolutionize the chemical industry by reducing its environmental footprint, improving efficiency and minimizing risks. Their findings were published in a top international chemistry journal Angewandte Chemie this month and provide the chemical industry with a potential...

Water acts as an 'adhesive' in biological enzyme substrate compounds In biologically active enzyme substrate compounds, as can be found in medicines, water plays a more decisive role than has been imagined up to now. The surrounding water acts like an "adhesive", in order to keep the substrate at the right place on an enzyme. For this, the dynamism of the water is retarded. Scientists at the RUB under Prof. Dr. Martina Havenith (Physical Chemistry) in close cooperation with the group of...

Professor André Hudson's research could advance algaecide development Algaecide is no crime. Consider that some strains of algae produce toxins lethal to wildlife, fish and plants. Even the less harmful varieties suck oxygen out of water, suffocating living creatures in lakes, ponds, pools and aquariums. Recent algal blooms in the Great Lakes, for instance, threaten critical ecosystems. Rochester Institute of Technology scientist André Hudson and colleagues have figured out how to...

DES PLAINES, Ill., Sept. 8 , 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that Fujian Meide Petrochemical Co. Ltd. selected it to provide key technology to help meet the growing Chinese demand for propylene, a petrochemical used in plastics production. The new propane dehydrogenation unit at the facility will use UOP's C3 Oleflex(TM) technology to produce propylene, a material used in the production of materials such as films and packaging. UOP will provide...

Max Planck researchers analyze the structure of an iron storage protein Microbes are omnipresent on earth. They are found as free-living microorganisms as well as in communities with other higher organisms. Thanks to modern biological techniques we are now able to address the complex communities and study the role of individual microorganisms and enzymes in more detail. Microbacterium arborescens is a bacterium, which can be found in the guts of herbivorous caterpillars. The Department...

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Heavy Duty Diesel (HDD) Catalysts market. The global market for heavy-duty diesel (HDD) catalysts is forecast to reach $2.6 billion by the year 2017, spurred by rigorous emission control regulations for heavy-duty on-road and off-road vehicles across the world. Technological advancements, improvement in diesel engine quality, drive towards fuel efficiency, durability and reduction of toxic environmental pollutants will have a...

DES PLAINES, Ill., Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that it has been selected by Jiangsu Haili Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. to provide key technologies to produce propylene, cumene and phenol at its facility in Dafeng City, Jiangsu Province, China. The facility will use UOP C3( )Oleflex(TM) process technology to convert propane to propylene, a substance used in the production of materials such as films and packaging. Additionally, the...