Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID Nos. 1 or 20 or having at least 55% sequence identify therewith and/or capable of hybridising under medium stringency conditions to the complementary sequence of SEQ ID Nos. 1 or 20, or the complementary sequence of said sequences, wherein said nucleotide sequence encodes or is complementary to a sequence which encodes a heat labile alkaline phosphatase and to a recombinant heat labile alkaline comprising: (a) all or a significant part of an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID No. 2; or (b) all or a significant part of an amino acid sequence which has at least 60% sequence identify with SEQ ID No. 2 as well as methods for the manufacture thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID Nos. 1 or 20 or having at least 55% sequence identify therewith and/or capable of hybridising under medium stringency conditions to the complementary sequence of SEQ ID Nos. 1 or 20, or the complementary sequence of said sequences, wherein said nucleotide sequence encodes or is complementary to a sequence which encodes a heat labile alkaline phosphatase and to a recombinant heat labile alkaline comprising: (a) all or a significant part of an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID No. 2; or (b) all or a significant part of an amino acid sequence which has at least 60% sequence identify with SEQ ID No. 2 as well as methods for the manufacture thereof.

Abstract: The use of turbulent contactors to simultaneously absorb selected acid gas components from a gas stream and flash off hydrocarbons entrained in a liquid stream which include a solvent or reagent for the selected gas component. In particular, the method comprises feeding the gas stream and liquid stream into a first contactor where they are contacted co-currently and subjected to turbulent mixing conditions, and passing the multi-phase flow from the first contactor to a second contactor. The multi-phase flow from the second contactor is subsequently separated into a gas phase and a liquid phase.