«It's a fascinating paper,» says Sandy Dasgupta, a chemist at the University of Texas, Arlington, who pioneered an environmentally friendly, ice - based version of a commonly used technique for separating
the compounds in complex mixtures, called ice chromatography.
Not exact matches
The hydrothermal conditions of the experiments, which also mimic early Earth settings (a proximity to volcanic activity and impact craters), released a
complex mixture of oxygen - rich
compounds, the probable result of oxidative processes that occurred
in the parent body.
«What we decided to do was not to use a
complex mixture such as sweat that we can not control very much,» she says, «but, on the other end, try to use a simple component that we know is
in sweat and assess how much smelling this
compound can affect the physiology of the woman.»
Aroma, which is produced by a
complex mixture of volatile
compounds, plays an important role
in consumers» perceptions of fresh fruits and vegetables.
«The research opens up opportunities for using different reagents
in nano - DESI, allowing for detailed analysis of different classes of
compounds in bewilderingly
complex mixtures,» said Dr. Sergey A. Nizkorodov, an Associate Professor of chemistry at University of California, Irvine.
Air pollution consists of a
complex mixture of
compounds in gaseous (eg, NO2, SO2, CO, O3), liquid, and solid phases.
However, whole foods like fruit and nuts are a very
complex mixture of
compounds, many having a beneficial effect by modulating gut microbiota or directly inhibiting inflammation
in gut epithelial cells.
A known carcinogen derived from burning coal, it is a
complex mixture of hundreds of
compounds, many of which are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, meaning you breathe them
in.