title: Determination of spherosomes from lees materials.
abstract: To evaluate the effectiveness in adsorbing organochlorine compounds such as chloroform, dichloromethane, or benzene by lees materials, the determination of spherosomes from different lees materials was established by using a hemacytometer under an optical microscope. Rice bran, wheat bran, rapeseed, linseed, okara, and sakekasu were used for this investigation, and activated carbon was also used as a standard adsorbent material. The number of spherosomes varied from 1.82 x 10(10) particles/g for sakekasu to 4.95 x 10(10) particles/g for wheat bran. There was a high correlation between the removal efficiency in adsorbing organochlorine compounds such as chloroform, dichloromethane, or benzene by lees materials and the number of spherosomes from different lees materials.
authors.affiliation: Kobe Pharmacertical University, 4-chome, Motoyamakita-machi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-8558, Japan. a-adachi@kobepharma-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Atsuko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamamoto
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okano
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D029741:Brassica rapa / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000737:chemistry*; D012275:Oryza / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010944:Plants / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000737:chemistry; D014908:Triticum / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated