Biodegradation of Aliphatic and Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Specificity among Bacteria Isolated from Refinery Waste Sludge

Indigenous microorganisms, enriched and isolated from refinery waste sludge, were observed to possess a broad range of metabolic activities for mixtures of several classes of substrates of petroleum hydrocarbons, such as monoaromatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and n- and branched alkanes. Three of the best-growing bacterial isolates selectively enriched with these compounds were identified by 16S rDNA sequencing as belonging to the genera Enterobacter and Ochrobactrum. Two of them, Enterobacter sp. strain EK3.1 and Ochrobactrum sp. strain EK6 utilise a hydrocarbon mixture of the branched alkane 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane and the PAHs acenaphthylene and acenaphthene. Enterobacter sp. strain EK4 can grow with a mixture of 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecane, toluene, acenaphthylene and acenaphthene as carbon sources. Nucleic acid fingerprint analysis, by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) of the PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes, of the autochthonous bacterial community in contaminated soil samples showed complex and different community structures under different treatments of refinery waste sludge in landfarm areas. The characteristic peaks of the T-RFLP profiles of the individual, isolated degrading bacteria Enterobacter spp. and Ochrobactrum sp. were detected in the T-RFLP fingerprint of the bacterial community of the four months old treated landfarm soil, suggesting the enrichment of bacteria belonging to the same operational taxonomic units, as well as their importance in degrading activity.     

高分子重金属絮凝剂MAPEI的制备及性能研究

通过酰胺化反应将重金属络合剂巯基乙酸(TGA)接入高分子絮凝剂聚乙烯亚胺(PEI)的分子链中,合成了新型高分子重金属絮凝剂巯基乙酰聚乙烯亚胺(MAPEI),以达到用同一种絮凝剂既能除重金属又能除浊的目的.实验结果表明:①该絮凝剂对Cu2 有很好的捕集功能,Cu2 的最高去除率可达95%以上;②pH值对MAPEI除Cu2 、去浊的效果有一定的影响但影响不大,pH值低时除浊效果较好,pH值较高时除Cu2 效果较好;③当Cu2 和致浊物质共存时,会互相促进彼此的去除;④废水中Ca2 的存在会促进Cu2 的去除,Fe3 的存在会抑制Cu2 的去除.     

边缘海环境中陆源有机质的化学生物标志物研究进展

边缘海是陆地和大洋的连接带,是陆源物质向开阔海输送的主要途径,在全球碳循环过程发挥着重要的作用。示踪边缘海沉积有机碳的来源,可以为有机碳的分布、降解、迁移和转化等研究提供基础。本文从高等植物类脂化合物(如长链正构烷烃、正构烷醇、脂肪酸、甾醇等)、维管植物木质素和土壤有机质支链和类异戊二烯四醚(BIT)等几个方面,介绍了基于化学生物标志物示踪边缘海陆源有机质来源的研究进展。指出以包含木质素、BIT等指标在内的多重示踪方法和多端元模型是指示边缘海沉积有机质来源的良好方法,能够提供比单指标方法更为准确可靠的结果。