TiO2/Li4Ti5O12/Na2Ti6O13复合催化剂的制备、表征及其光催化活性

采用反相微乳法,制备了TiO2/Li4Ti5O12/Na2Ti6O13复合催化剂,运用TG-DSC、XRD、SEM等分析方法对催化剂进行表征.在紫外光(λ=365 nm)照射下,以2,4-二氯苯酚(2,4-DCP)作为目标污染物,用P-25型TiO2作对照,研究了TiO2/Li4Ti5O12/Na2Ti6O13复合催化剂光催化降解2,4-DCP的特性.结果表明,制备的TiO2/Li4Ti5O12/Na2Ti6O13复合催化剂成带状纳米结构,其长度大于5μm,宽度约60 nm,厚度小于30 nm,结晶良好,分散性高,在紫外光照射下,50 min内对20 mg·L-1的2,4-DCP降解率达到了99.8%,表现出了比P-25型TiO2更高的光催化活性.     

纳米TiO2光催化氧化异丙醇和丙酮反应的研究

分别研究了纳米TiO2 在主波长为 364nm的汞灯光照下催化氧化i C3H7OH和CH3COCH3水溶液的反应速率 .通过XRD ,TEM ,BET和FT IR PAS对催化剂进行表征 ,粉末的晶型主要为锐钛矿型 .平均粒径在 1 5nm左右 ,比表面积为 1 0 1 0± 0 2m2 ·g- 1 ,FT IR PAS的检测结果表明 ,CH3COCH3是i C3H7OH光催化氧化的中间产物 ,其光催化氧化反应为 :i C3H7OH [O]CH3COCH3[O]CH3COOH[O]…[O]CO2 H2 O     

SiO2掺杂对Ru-TiO2催化剂的结构及其对丁二酸湿式氧化活性的影响

在TiO2粉末中掺杂SiO2,制备0—20%的SiO2TiO2载体.利用浸渍法在载体上负载Ru,制备Ru/SiO2TiO2催化剂.结果表明,催化剂的晶相以锐钛矿为主,晶粒尺寸为30—50nm.掺杂的SiO2主要为无定型,以5—15nm分散于催化剂中,比表面积随SiO2掺杂量的增加显著增大,但对TiO2的晶体结构无明显影响,也未形成Si—O—Ti键.Ru因粒径细化及含量过低未产生衍射峰.在300ml间歇式反应釜中,反应温度210—270℃,初始氧分压085MPa条件下,对丁二酸(74g·l-1,COD=7000mg·l-1)的催化湿式氧化结果表明,SiO2掺杂量对COD的去除率有显著影响,掺杂10%SiO2的催化剂对COD的去除率最高.在连续十次运行中,COD的去除率保持在85%左右,活性未见降低.     

新型饮用水除氟材料Bio-F除氟机制研究

采用了SEM、BET、FT-IR、XRD等现代分析测试方法,研究了Bio-F的表面微观结构及吸附氟离子机制.结果表明,Bio-F吸附氟离子后比表面积由12.411m2·g-1减少为10.692m2·g-1,平均孔容减少了0.004 cm3·g-1,最可几孔径分布在1.88nm左右.Bio-F吸附氟离子的过程包括离子交换和吸附作用,吸附方式包括物理吸附和化学吸附,离子交换时材料与氟离子结合可能形成Ca10(PO4)5CO3(OH)F.     

串珠状InNbO4光催化剂可见光下降解盐酸达克罗宁

采用柠檬酸溶胶-凝胶法制备了串珠状InNbO4光催化剂,利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)、紫外-可见漫反射(UV-vis DRS)和比表面积测定仪(BET)等手段对样品进行了表征.以盐酸达克罗宁为模型污染物考察了样品的可见光催化活性.结果表明,合成的串珠状InNbO4为单斜相结构,禁带宽度约为2.91 eV,比表面积为74.1 m2·g-1.串珠状InNbO4具有较高的光催化活性,在可见光下,pH值为7.35,催化剂用量为0.5 g·L-1时,能够有效地降解起始浓度为25 mg·L-1的盐酸达克罗宁溶液,并且降解速率可用一级动力学方程来描述.     

Sm3+/TiO2催化剂对光催化还原CO2和H2O合成CH3OH的影响

采用溶胶-凝胶法和溶胶-乳化-燃烧法制备了Sm3+/TiO2光催化剂,并用X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)、紫外可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)、红外光谱(IR)等分析技术表征了催化剂,考察了制备方法、离子掺杂量等对催化剂光催化还原CO2和H2O合成CH3OH实验的影响.实验结果表明,掺杂后的催化剂颗粒更均匀,比表面相应增加,溶胶-乳化-燃烧法制备的催化剂晶粒更小,比表面积更大,光催化活性更高.     

硅镁胶MgO·6SiO_2的制备及其对亚甲基蓝的吸附

以氯化镁和水玻璃为原料,采用水热法制备了氧化镁含量低于10%的新型硅镁胶MgO·6SiO2,讨论了体系pH值、水热时间和温度等因素对产物硅镁物质的量之比的影响,通过比表面积分析、电位滴定法对样品进行了表征,用亚甲基蓝溶液评价其吸附性能.结果表明,MgO·6SiO2的最佳制备条件为:调节pH值到9.5左右、水热12 h、水热温度110℃,pH为控制产物硅镁物质的量之比的决定性因素;硅镁胶MgO·6SiO2是多孔材料,比表面积为285 m2·g-1,表面零电荷点pHzpc为10.4;25℃时,对亚甲基蓝的最大吸附量可达151.52 mg·g-1,吸附过程符合Langmuir吸附模型.     

Ce/TiO_2/Fe_3O_4粒子电极光电催化降解藏红T模拟染料废水

采用化学共沉淀-超声辅助法,制备出磁性纳米材料Fe3O4,利用溶胶-凝胶法在Fe3O4表面包裹Ce/TiO2,得到磁性复合材料Ce/TiO2/Fe3O4.用XRD、SEM、BET等对其结构和性能进行了表征,催化剂主要以催化活性较高的锐钛矿相存在,Ce/TiO2包覆在纳米Fe3O4的表面形成多孔结构,复合材料具有LangmuirⅣ吸附-脱附等温线,比表面积76.68m2·g-1,平均孔径8nm,主要分布在4.5—15.4nm之间.通过电助光催化降解藏红T溶液研究了Ce/TiO2/Fe3O4的光电催化活性.在催化剂的加入量为6g·L-1,降解时间为60min,外加电压为5V,50mg·L-1的藏红T溶液的降解率可达到90%以上,COD去除率达84.7%.所制备的Ce/TiO2/Fe3O4在重复使用5次后仍能保持较好的光电催化活性.     

多孔TiO_2光催化降解罗丹明B水溶液

以SiO2为模板剂,采用溶胶-凝胶-碱洗的方法制备多孔TiO2催化剂。经TEM和BET分析表明,多孔TiO2粒径约为10 nm,且颗粒大小分布均匀,其比表面积较大,约为167.572 m2/g。通过罗丹明B水溶液的光催化降解实验,考察了多孔TiO2的光催化活性。实验结果表明,初始pH=6,初始浓度30 mg/L的罗丹明...     

Nd-Er/ZnO-TiO_2光催化剂制备及对酸性品红的光催化降解效应

本研究采用溶胶凝胶法,以钛酸丁酯[Ti(OC_4H_9)_4]和六水合硝酸锌[Zn(NO_3)_2·6H_2O]为前躯体,六水合硝酸钕[Nd(NO_3)_3·6H_2O]与五水合硝酸铒[Er(NO_3)_3·5H_2O]为掺杂改性材料制备出稀土共掺杂的Nd-Er/ZnO-TiO_2光催化剂。以有机染料酸性品红为目标降解物,分别比较加入助催剂H_2O_2与未加助催剂H_2O_2在可见光下同Nd-Er/ZnO-TiO_2光催化剂一起对光催化活性的影响。降解实验表明,在可见光照射下,样品1%Nd-1%Er/5%ZnO-TiO_2具有较高的催化活性,其最佳煅烧时间和煅烧温度分别为2 h和550℃;H_2O_2在整个光催化反应体系中充当助催剂,与光催化剂产生协同效应,提高光催化降解酸性品红反应速度。本研究还利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、比表面积分析仪(BET)、红外光谱仪(ATI-IR)对所制得的光催化材料进行表征。结果表明经稀土共掺杂改性后的ZnO-TiO_2光催化剂不仅粒径更小,比表面积也更大。     

Achieving Open Access to Conservation Science

Conservation science is a crisis discipline in which the results of scientific enquiry must be made available quickly to those implementing management. We assessed the extent to which scientific research published since the year 2000 in 20 conservation science journals is publicly available. Of the 19,207 papers published, 1,667 (8.68%) are freely downloadable from an official repository. Moreover, only 938 papers (4.88%) meet the standard definition of open access in which material can be freely reused providing attribution to the authors is given. This compares poorly with a comparable set of 20 evolutionary biology journals, where 31.93% of papers are freely downloadable and 7.49% are open access. Seventeen of the 20 conservation journals offer an open access option, but fewer than 5% of the papers are available through open access. The cost of accessing the full body of conservation science runs into tens of thousands of dollars per year for institutional subscribers, and many conservation practitioners cannot access pay‐per‐view science through their workplace. However, important initiatives such as Research4Life are making science available to organizations in developing countries. We urge authors of conservation science to pay for open access on a per‐article basis or to choose publication in open access journals, taking care to ensure the license allows reuse for any purpose providing attribution is given. Currently, it would cost $51 million to make all conservation science published since 2000 freely available by paying the open access fees currently levied to authors. Publishers of conservation journals might consider more cost effective models for open access and conservation‐oriented organizations running journals could consider a broader range of options for open access to nonmembers such as sponsorship of open access via membership fees. Obtención de Acceso Abierto a la Ciencia de la Conservación     

Representation of the world's biophysical conditions by the global protected area network

Protected areas (PAs) are often implemented without consideration of already existing PAs, which is likely to cause an overrepresentation of certain biophysical conditions. We assessed the representativeness of the current PA network with regard to the world's biophysical conditions to highlight which conditions are underprotected and where these conditions are located. We overlaid terrestrial and marine PAs with information on biophysical conditions (e.g., temperature, precipitation, and elevation) and then quantified the percentage of area covered by the PA network. For 1 variable at a time in the terrestrial realm, high temperature, low precipitation, and medium and very high elevation were underrepresented. For the marine realm, low and medium sea surface temperature (SST), medium and high sea surface salinity (SSS), and the deep sea were underrepresented. Overall, protection was evenly distributed for elevation across the terrestrial realm and SST across the marine realm. For 2 variables at a time, cold and very dry terrestrial environments had mostly low protection, which was also the case for low SST and low and medium SSS across most depths for marine environments. Low protection occurred mostly in the Sahara and the Arabian Peninsula for the terrestrial realm and along the Tropic of Capricorn and toward the poles for the marine realm. Although biodiversity measures are of prime importance for the design of PA networks, highlighting biophysical gaps in current PAs adds a frequently overlooked perspective. These gaps may weaken the potential of PAs to conserve biodiversity. Thus, our results may provide useful insights for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to establish a more comprehensive global PA network.     

Quantitative composition of the defensive secretion ofBledius species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) is adapted to naturally occurring predators

Summary The adaptation of defensive secretions to their target organisms was examined for the abdominal gland secretions ofBledius furcatus, B. spectabilis andB. arenarius. Therefore the target organisms of the secretion of theseBledius species (i.e. their predators) had to be identified. At the collection sites examined these were the earwigLabidura riparia, the antCataglyphis bicolor, the flyLispe candicans, different carabids of the generaPogonus, Dichirotrichus, Dyschirius, Bembidion andCalathus and the wading birdsHaematopus ostralegus andCalidris alba. The secretion of the abdominal glands contains the toxin ptoluquinone dissolved in either-dodecalactone and 1-undecene (B. furcatus andB. spectabilis) or in octanoic acid and octyloctanoate (B. arenarius). The ratio of these solvents is species-specific. Application experiments using some of the natural insect predators (L. riparia, C. bicolor, Pogonus, Di. gustavii, Dyschirius) revealed that these solvent ratios provided a more effective deterrent than other possible ratios. Thus by combining the solvents in certain ratios, the capability of cuticular penetration and therefore the effectiveness of the defensive secretions are adapted to their natural targets.     

Democracy versus development: New urban debates

The politics of development includes subtexts of choice, as underpinned by community consensus (or lack of it), against the larger backdrop of a liberal democracy, with its intricate power structures that influence the choice of concepts and often lead to complicity rather than consent. A dilemma exists between the understanding of field-level practitioners and that of academics, whose understandings of progress differ. Progress can (and often does) imply long-term change across generations whereas development is often more a matter of crisis management and delivering tangible results to end-users. This makes it a bone of contention across political systems, irrespective of local or global dynamics. Development can emerge as a tool to be wielded for power and further political mileage at the expense of progress. Progress cannot be studied as a counterpoint to development as the sense of history is often missing in development interventions. Development tends to be piecemeal as its very logic often stems from the rationale of power. This is not to suggest, however, that development is only about politics; it is definitely more than the politics of everyday life and involves all of civil society that requires its critical and immediate attention. In this sense, it has become a priority for politicians with an underlying agenda designed to out-manouevre dissent and all statements of protest.     

A framework to measure the wildness of managed large vertebrate populations

As landscapes continue to fall under human influence through habitat loss and fragmentation, fencing is increasingly being used to mitigate anthropogenic threats and enhance the commercial value of wildlife. Subsequent intensification of management potentially erodes wildness by disembodying populations from landscape-level processes, thereby disconnecting species from natural selection. Tools are needed to measure the degree to which populations of large vertebrate species in formally protected and privately owned wildlife areas are self-sustaining and free to adapt. We devised a framework to measure such wildness based on 6 attributes relating to the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of vertebrates (space, disease and parasite resistance, exposure to predation, exposure to limitations and fluctuations of food and water supply, and reproduction). For each attribute, we set empirical, species-specific thresholds between 5 wildness states based on quantifiable management interventions. We analysed data from 205 private wildlife properties with management objectives spanning ecotourism to consumptive utilization to test the framework on 6 herbivore species representing a range of conservation statuses and commercial values. Wildness scores among species differed significantly, and the proportion of populations identified as wild ranged from 12% to 84%, which indicates the tool detected site-scale differences both among populations of different species and populations of the same species under different management regimes. By quantifying wildness, this framework provides practitioners with standardized measurement units that link biodiversity with the sustainable use of wildlife. Applications include informing species management plans at local scales; standardizing the inclusion of managed populations in red-list assessments; and providing a platform for certification and regulation of wildlife-based economies. Applying this framework may help embed wildness as a normative value in policy and mitigate the shifting baseline of what it means to truly conserve a species.     

Some polyphagous Homoptera gain protection from their natural enemies by feeding on the toxic plantsSpartium junceum andErythrina corallodendrum (Leguminosae)

Summary Interactions were studied among alkaloid-containing legumes (Erythrina corallodendrum andSpartium junceum) and non-toxic plants (Citrus sinensis, Cucurbita moschata andEuphorbia tirucalli), several polyphagous homopterans,Aphis craccivora (Aphididae),Icerya purchasi, I. aegyptiaca (Margarodidae),Lepidosaphes ulmi (Diaspididae) andPlanococcus citri (Pseudococcidae), and some major natural enemies of these homopterans. Significant reductions in survival due to negative effects of alkaloid containing as compared with non-alkaloidal plants were recorded for the predatorsRodolia cardinalis andChilocorus bipustulatus, but not forCryptolaemus montrouzieri (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae),Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) andSympherobius sanctus (Neuroptera: Sympherobiidae). The development time of the larvae or pupae ofR. cardinalis, C. carnea andS. sanctus was longer on the toxic plants than on the non-toxic ones. The percentage of parasitism ofA. craccivora collected from the non-alkaloidal plantsVicia palaestina andMelilotus albus was much higher than that onS. junceum. The parasitoid complexes ofA. craccivora differed between both plant groups. The nutritive value of honeydew ofI. purchasi andA. craccivora, as expressed by the life span ofEncyrtus infelix (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) adults, was also investigated. Life spans were significantly longer when the wasps fed on honeydew produced on non-alkaloidal plants (C. sinensis andPittosporum tobira) than on alkaloid containing plants whenI. purchasi — but notA. craccivora — was the producer. It is suggested that the chemical defense ofE. corallodendrum andS. junceum is exploited by polyphagous phytophages to reduce predation. In nature, population growth and density of four of the investigated homopterans are conspicuously high when they developed on the alkaloid containing plant species, and very low on non-alkaloid plants. The efficiency of their natural enemies may be reduced by sequestration of alkaloids (or other toxic plant compounds) or their transfer into excreted honeydew. Therefore it is assumed that a generalist phytophagous homopteran may be protected from its natural enemies, although at different rates of efficiency, if it can safely sequester the host allelochemical when it develops on toxic species within its host range.     

Sexual Predators,Energy Development,and Conservation in Greater Yellowstone

Abstract: In the United States, as elsewhere, a growing debate pits national energy policy and homeland security against biological conservation. In rural communities the extraction of fossil fuels is often encouraged because of the employment opportunities it offers, although the concomitant itinerant workforce is often associated with increased wildlife poaching. We explored possible positive and negative factors associated with energy extraction in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), an area known for its national parks, intact biological diversity, and some of the New World's longest terrestrial migrations. Specifically, we asked whether counties with different economies—recreation (ski), agrarian (ranching or farming), and energy extractive (petroleum)—differed in healthcare (gauged by the abundance of hospital beds) and in the frequency of sexual predators. The absolute and relative frequency of registered sex offenders grew approximately two to three times faster in areas reliant on energy extraction. Healthcare among counties did not differ. The strong conflation of community dishevel, as reflected by in‐migrant sexual predators, and ecological decay in Greater Yellowstone is consistent with patterns seen in similar systems from Ecuador to northern Canada, where social and environmental disarray exist around energy boomtowns. In our case, that groups (albeit with different aims) mobilized campaigns to help maintain the quality of rural livelihoods by protecting open space is a positive sign that conservation can matter, especially in the face of rampant and poorly executed energy extraction projects. Our findings further suggest that the public and industry need stronger regulatory action to instill greater vigilance when and where social factors and land conversion impact biological systems.     

Comparison of the insecticidal effects of water extracted and intact aromatic plants onAcanthoscelides obtectus,a bruchid beetle pest of kidney beans

Summary Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) is one of the most damaging pests of kidney beans,Phaseolus vulgaris L. worldwide. However, aromatic plants from the families Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae and Poaceae can protect kidney beans by direct or delayed insecticidal effect, through increased adult mortality and inhibition of beetle reproduction (both oviposition and adult emergence). The efficiency of hydrodistillated and intact plants fromThymus vulgaris andT. serpyllum, Mentha piperata, Rosmarinus officinalis, Satureia hortensis, Eucalyptus globulus, Laurus nobilis, Origanum vulgare, andCymbopogon nardus was compared. For both extracts,Origanum vulgare had the best effect. The insecticidal effect was induced by more than the essential oils because no significant difference was noticed between distilled and intact plants extract. Inhibition of reproduction was particularly important. These results suggest that lipidic as well as non lipidic, allelochemicals, such as phenolics, or non-protein amino-acids, or flavonoids may be involved in the toxicity of aromatic plants to this beetle.     

Rapid,recurring, structured survey versus bioblitz for generating biodiversity data and analysis with a multispecies abundance model

A bioblitz inexpensively and quickly generates biodiversity data, but bioblitzes are often conducted with haphazard, unreplicated sampling. Results tend to be taxonomically, geographically, or temporally biased, lack metadata, and consist of lists of observed taxa that do not enable further analyses or correction for imperfect detection. A rapid, recurring, structured survey (RRSS) uses a structured sampling design and temporal and spatial replication to survey randomly selected sites on a conservation property. We participated in a loosely structured bioblitz and a subsequent RRSS at Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve in Springville (St. Clair County), Alabama (USA) to compare observed richness derived from the 2 survey approaches. The RRSS data structure enabled us to fit models that accounted for imperfect detection to estimate abundances, occupancy probabilities, and habitat associations. The loosely structured bioblitz data could not be used in such models. We present a new integrated multispecies abundance model that we applied to avian RRSS data. Our model extension enables estimation for the community, employs data augmentation to estimate the number of undetected species, and incorporates covariates. The RRSS generated a more comprehensive and less biased list of observed taxonomic richness than the loosely structured bioblitz (e.g., 73 vs. 45 bird species and 104 vs. 63 insect families from the RRSS vs. loosely structured bioblitz, respectively). Models fit to the RRSS data identified seasonal patterns in avian community composition and allowed for estimation of habitat–occupancy relationships for insect taxa. The RRSS protocol has potential for broad transferability as a standardized, quick, and inexpensive way to inventory biodiversity and estimate ecological parameters while providing an outreach opportunity.     

Sequestration of cucurbitacin analogs by New and Old World chrysomelid leaf beetles in the tribe Luperini

Summary Two South American polyphagous leaf beetles,Diabrotica speciosa andCerotoma arcuata, selectively accumulated the bitter tasting compound 23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin D in their body after ingesting root tissues of cucurbit plants. Similarly, three Asian Cucurbitaceae-feeding specialists in the genusAulacophora were found to sequester the same compound. Cucurbitacin analogs were shown to deter feeding by a bird predator, indicating an allomonal role for these compounds in cucurbitacin-associated chrysomelid leaf beetles both of New and Old Worlds. The strong affinity to cucurbitacins, selective sequestration of the analogs and consequent protection from predators suggested an ecological adaptation mechanism developed in common among these two geographically isolated subtribes in the Luperini.