Long and Medium-Term Research: Solvent Design for Separation of Biomolecules Using Supercritical Fluids

中长期研究：利用超临界流体分离生物分子的溶剂设计本奖项由国外卓越中心中长期研究项目资助。它使美国科学家和工程师能够在国外公认的卓越研究中心进行三到十二个月的研究。该计划的奖励为联合研究提供了机会，并利用独特或互补的设施、专业知识和国外的实验条件。该奖项将支持David Tomasko博士与Neil R. Foster博士在新南威尔士大学进行为期11个月的博士后研究访问。以超临界流体为基础，可以开发适用于食品、化妆品和制药行业的分离工具。这些领域严格的毒性和纯度要求需要高度特定的设计，必须基于精确的实验数据。脂肪酸，甘油三酯及其混合物的溶解度将在纯和共溶剂改性的SCF中进行测量，以帮助这种要求苛刻的应用的分离设计。该应用程序的独特性表明，一种新的分离技术适用于美国传统技术占主导地位的领域。奖励建议提供资金支付国际旅费和11个月的津贴和受扶养人津贴。

Long and Medium-Term Research: Solvent Design for Separation of Biomolecules Using Supercritical Fluids This award is under the Long and Medium-Term Research at Foreign Centers of Excellence Program, which enables U.S. scientists and engineers to conduct three to twelve months of research abroad at research centers of proven excellence. The program's awards provide opportunities for joint research, and the use of unique or complementary facilities, expertise and experimental conditions abroad. This award will support an eleven-month postdoctoral research visit by Dr. David Tomasko to work with Dr. Neil R. Foster at the University of New South Wales. Separation tools suitable for use in the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries can be developed using supercritical fluids as a basis. The stringent toxicity and purity requirements in these fields require highly specific designs which must be based on exact experimental data. Solubilities of fatty acids, triglycerides, and their mixtures will be measured in pure and cosolvent modified SCF's to aid the separation design for this demanding application. The uniqueness of this application demonstrates a novel separation technique applicable in an area that is dominated by conventional technology in the United States. The award recommendation provides funds to cover international travel and a stipend for eleven months and a dependent allowance.