The invention is a high-throughput voltage screening crystallographic device and methodology that uses multiple micro wells and electric circuits capable of assaying different crystallization condition for the same or different proteins of interest at the same of different voltages under a humidity and temperature controlled environment. The protein is solubilized in a lipid matrix similar to the lipid composition of the protein in the native environment to ensure stability of the protein during crystallization. The invention provides a system and method where the protein is transferred to a lipid matrix that holds a resting membrane potential, which reduces the degree of conformational freedom of the protein. The invention overcomes the majority of the difficulties associated with vapor diffusion techniques and essentially reconstitutes the protein in its native lipid environment under “cuasi” physiological conditions.

The invention is a high-throughput voltage screening crystallographic device and methodology that uses multiple micro wells and electric circuits capable of assaying different crystallization condition for the same or different proteins of interest at the same of different voltages under a humidity and temperature controlled environment. The protein is solubilized in a lipid matrix similar to the lipid composition of the protein in the native environment to ensure stability of the protein during crystallization. The invention provides a system and method where the protein is transferred to a lipid matrix that holds a resting membrane potential, which reduces the degree of conformational freedom of the protein. The invention overcomes the majority of the difficulties associated with vapor diffusion techniques and essentially reconstitutes the protein in its native lipid environment under “cuasi” physiological conditions.

The invention is a high-throughput voltage screening crystallographic device and methodology that uses multiple micro wells and electric circuits capable of assaying different crystallization condition for the same or different proteins of interest at the same of different voltages under a humidity and temperature controlled environment. The protein is solubilized in a lipid matrix similar to the lipid composition of the protein in the native environment to ensure stability of the protein during crystallization. The invention provides a system and method where the protein is transferred to a lipid matrix that holds a resting membrane potential, which reduces the degree of conformational freedom of the protein. The invention overcomes the majority of the difficulties associated with vapor diffusion techniques and essentially reconstitutes the protein in its native lipid environment under “cuasi” physiological conditions.

The invention is a high-throughput voltage screening crystallographic device and methodology that uses multiple micro wells and electric circuits capable of assaying different crystallization condition for the same or different proteins of interest at the same of different voltages under a humidity and temperature controlled environment. The protein is solubilized in a lipid matrix similar to the lipid composition of the protein in the native environment to ensure stability of the protein during crystallization. The invention provides a system and method where the protein is transferred to a lipid matrix that holds a resting membrane potential, which reduces the degree of conformational freedom of the protein. The invention overcomes the majority of the difficulties associated with vapor diffusion techniques and essentially reconstitutes the protein in its native lipid environment under “cuasi” physiological conditions.

A low energy desalination system with a venturi device includes a saline water feed, a pump, and a venturi device. The pump provides saline water to the nozzle of the venturi device. The fluid flowing through the nozzle speeds up at the throat or constricted region of the device. This results in a reduction in pressure at the throat of the device. The reduced pressure at the throat of the device makes the fluid susceptible to evaporation which causes a certain amount of water to evaporate from the saline water. Freshwater vapor from the fluid flows through a freshwater vapor outlet at the throat of the venturi device to a freshwater tank and the concentrated brine remaining in the venturi device flows toward the diffuser of the venturi device and then to a brine tank.

The present invention is directed to a process for separating an olefin copolymer from volatile gases using a flash separator. The flash separator can be used with a solution or high pressure process. The mass transport of volatile gases from the viscous polymer melt is increased.

The present invention is directed to a process for separating an olefin copolymer from volatile gases using a flash separator. The flash separator can be used with a solution or high pressure process. The mass transport of volatile gases from the viscous polymer melt is increased.

A method of producing dimethoxymethane oligomers (DMMn), the method comprising: reacting a formaldehyde source and dimethoxymethane monomer (DMM1) in the presence of an acidic catalyst to produce a reaction effluent comprising DMMn and unreacted DMM1; and separating, from the reaction effluent, DMM1-2 including unreacted DMM1 and DMMn having a chain length n equal to 2 (DMM2), dimethoxymethane oligomers having a chain length n in the range of from 2-5 (DMM2-5), dimethoxymethane oligomers having a chain length n of ≥5 (DMM5+), or a combination thereof, wherein the separating comprises distillation in the presence of at least one alcohol, a distillate fuel, or both.

A method of producing dimethoxymethane oligomers (DMMn), the method comprising: reacting a formaldehyde source and dimethoxymethane monomer (DMM1) in the presence of an acidic catalyst to produce a reaction effluent comprising DMMn and unreacted DMM1; and separating, from the reaction effluent, DMM1-2 including unreacted DMM1 and DMMn having a chain length n equal to 2 (DMM2), dimethoxymethane oligomers having a chain length n in the range of from 2-5 (DMM2-5), dimethoxymethane oligomers having a chain length n of ≥5 (DMM5+), or a combination thereof, wherein the separating comprises distillation in the presence of at least one alcohol, a distillate fuel, or both.

In a method of analyzing solid form properties of a substance, which including the step of solidifying the substance, the solidified substance is obtained in one of a plurality of wells of a multi-well plate. In the multi-well plate the at least one of the plurality of wells has a bottom made of a thermoplastic polyimide. The method further includes analyzing the solidified substance in the well of the multi-well plate by X-ray diffraction. Thereby, the analysis includes providing X-ray through the solidified substance and a bottom of the well and evaluating the X-ray which passed the solidified substance and the bottom of the well. Such method and multi-well plate provide a durable and cost efficient system allowing a high quality analysis of solid form properties of the substance and an efficient and safe processing of the substance.