Essays Tagged: "Gelatin"

Exploring the Relation Between LSD and Serotonin in the Brain.

a number of ways. The most popular method has been orallythrough paper, sugar cubes, on a piece of gelatin, or by pill. It can also be administratedintravenously or intramuscularly; however, the effe ...

(9 pages) 153 1 3.9 Jun/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biochemistry

This essay is about how photocopiers work and how chemistry is involved in the process.

as written on a piece of paper with a special ink. The master was pressed faced down on the tray of gelatin which dissolved and absorbed the ink. Most blank sheets of paper were pressed on the inked g ...

(9 pages) 56 0 4.4 Dec/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Why doesn't jelly set when fresh pineapple is used?

Basic Problem:Jelly is made from protein, gelatin, this is dissolved in hot water and as it cools, it sets. For a childrens party it was decid ... se wells then they should get bigger as the enzyme in the pineapple juice will be breaking down the gelatin around the outside of the well, causing it to expand. The temperature and concentration will ... en the bigger the wells in the jelly will become, this is because the enzymes are breaking down the gelatin. I also predict that there should be some degree of proportionality related to the amount of ...

(9 pages) 36 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

How paintballs are made

on of food ingredients are then added. Finally, the key ingredient that gives the shell its shape - gelatin - is introduced.All the ingredients are mixed together for around half an hour before the ge ... um. This creates a continuous, thin sheet of gel called "gel ribbon". The cooling process cures the gelatin to the point where it can be molded into the hollow shell of the ball. The machine presses t ...

(2 pages) 19 0 4.8 Jun/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Solagen Case Study

rrently. Lastly, the easiest and most obvious option in any R+D project is to scrap the whole thing.Gelatin has been in production for over one hundred and fifty years. During that time the process ha ... ars. During that time the process has not been altered through advances in technology. Essentially, gelatin was made by craftsmen who had spent a good portion of their lives learning the ins and outs ...

(8 pages) 40 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Feeding yeast

nd the best food for it. I wanted to know what would make the yeast grow better. I used corn syrup, gelatin, grape juice and flour mixed with water. I thought that the corn syrup, which is high in pro ... ast reproduces. The flour, which is high in starch, I expect to produce some carbon dioxide and the gelatin, high in protein, not do much. And I expected the grape juice, which is high in natural suga ...

(3 pages) 1125 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Exhibit Report, Field Trip to the International Center of Photography

ene SmithTitle of the work: Marine Demolition Team Blastin gout a Cave on Hill 382, two JimaMedium: Gelatin SilverWrite a brief description, interpretation and evaluation of the image using the concep ... ate and change the world, not just record it.Title of the work: Mintaka and Valerie LaughingMedium: Gelatin SilverWrite a brief description, interpretation and evaluation of the image using the concep ...

(5 pages) 14 0 4.0 Jan/2009

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

quid which is usually in a small container, tube or flask. LSD can also be found in thin squares of gelatin. Usually LSD is taken orally, however, gelatin and liquid can be put in the eyes for a faste ...

(3 pages) 10 0 0.0 Sep/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Pineapple Lab

Extra Credit Pineapple LabAbstractCanned pineapple was mixed with liquid gelatin and placed in cold, room temperature, and hot water. After testing all three temperatures, o ... After testing all three temperatures, only the test tube placed in cold water solidified.BackgroundGelatin is a wholesome food protein derived from mammalian skin and bone. Gelatin solutions cannot b ... and bone. Gelatin solutions cannot be deep frozen because it separates of the solution into water (Gelatin). Ginger root, guava, kiwifruit, papaya, and pineapple contain an enzyme that prevents gelat ...

(2 pages) 0 0 0.0 Oct/2014

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

The jello wont gel

pberry and all who have it instantaneously crave more. Although it is quite pleasant to eat what is gelatin? Gelatine in basically a mixture of animal based proteins called collagen (1). They are two ... he collagen for gelation and package it to different requirements as specified by the consumer (2). Gelatin that is created this way will have an isotonic point of 7-9 (3). The acid process lowers the ...

(2 pages) 3 0 0.0 Dec/2014

Subjects: Science Essays > Biochemistry