Study examines artemisinin-based combination therapy as first-line treatment for malaria
When a mosquito begins to nibble on you, it is not merely feeding on your blood, it is also injecting its saliva into your skin. If that saliva happens to be full of parasites carrying malaria or other diseases from its last victim, then most likely you will become infected, too.
The first-line treatment for malaria, caused by the P. Falciparum parasite, is artemisinin-based combination therapy, which provides a one-two punch. The drug artemisinin (derived from the Asian Artemisia annua or sweet wormwood) is combined with a quinoline-based compound. Artemisinin weakens the parasite by oxidizing it; the quinoline drug kills it.
Improved Catalyst May Translate to Petrochemical Production Gains chemeurope.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chemeurope.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Enhanced Zeolite Catalyst Could Increase Petrochemical Production Profits
Written by AZoMApr 28 2021
Aromatics are the main building blocks of polymers, or plastics, that are used to make everything from PET bottles to carry water to breathable, wrinkle-proof polyester clothing. These petrochemicals make up a particular, value-added sector of the energy business.
Aromatics are major building blocks of polymers, or plastics, that turn up as everything from PET bottles for water to breathable, wrinkle-resistant polyester clothing. Image Credit: University of Houston
The technique for refining crude oil into beneficial aromatic streams for derivative use generally involves using a catalyst to enable chemical reactions. Of the different types of catalysts, most of them are zeolites porous aluminosilicates such as ZSM-5, an exclusive synthetic zeolite copiously used in the advancement of chemicals in isomerization and alkylation.
Date Time
Improved Catalyst May Translate to Petrochemical Production Gains
Aromatics are major building blocks of polymers, or plastics, that turn up as everything from PET bottles for water to breathable, wrinkle-resistant polyester clothing.
Jeffrey Rimer is the Abraham E. Dukler Professor at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering.
Aromatics are major building blocks of polymers, or plastics, that turn up as everything from PET bottles for water to breathable, wrinkle-resistant polyester clothing. These petrochemicals comprise a specialized, value-added sector of the energy industry. The process for refining crude oil into useful aromatic streams for derivative use often involves the usage of a catalyst to facilitate chemical reactions. Among the various types of catalysts, many are zeolites – porous aluminosilicates – such as ZSM-5, a unique synthetic zeolite prolifically used in the upgrading of chemicals in alkylation and isomerization. Petrochemicals p
Improved catalyst may translate to petrochemical production gains eurekalert.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eurekalert.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.