Pb(II) adsorption from aqueous solutions by raw and treated biomass of maize stover – A comparative study

The potential to remove Pb(II) ion from wastewater treatment systems using raw and treated maize stover through adsorption was investigated in batch experiments. To achieve this, batch mode experiments were conducted choosing specific parameters such as pH (2–8), dosage concentration (2–30 g L⁻¹), contact time (5–180 min), temperature (20–45 °C) and metal ion concentrations (10–50 mg L⁻¹). Adsorption was pH-dependent showing a maximum at pH value 5. The equilibrium sorption capacities of raw and treated maize stover were 19.65 and 27.10 mg g⁻¹, respectively. The adsorption data fitted well to the Langmuir isotherm model. Kinetic studies revealed that the adsorption process followed pseudo-second-order model. The calculated thermodynamic parameters showed that the adsorption of Pb(II) was spontaneous and exothermic in nature. Consequently, this study demonstrated that both raw and treated maize stover could be used as adsorbents for the treatment of Pb(II) from industrial wastewaters.     

玉米根内和根际土壤溶磷细菌生物学特性研究

从玉米根内和根际土壤中分离筛选到22株溶磷细菌。根据16SrRNA基因序列分析,2株溶磷效果最好的菌株分别被鉴定为伯克霍尔德氏菌(Burkholderia sp.SY9)和泛菌(Pantoea sp.Gym7c)。同时对菌株SY9和Gym7c的溶磷能力和植物促生特性进行了进一步研究。利用磷酸钙和开阳磷矿矿粉研究了菌株释放P、Ca和Fe的效能。液体培养条件下,菌株在在磷酸钙培养基中的生长好于在开阳磷矿粉培养基中的生长,同时菌株能够合成铁载体。菌株SY9从开阳磷矿粉中释放P、Ca,和Fe的能力比菌株Gym7c强。然而菌株Gym7c从磷酸钙中释放P和Ca的能力比菌株SY9强。菌株Gym7c主要是通过合成的有机酸溶解磷酸钙并释放其中的P和Ca,而菌株SY9是通过合成的有机酸和铁载体溶解开阳磷矿粉并释放出其中的P、Ca,和Fe。溶解开阳磷矿粉的有机酸主要是葡萄糖酸而溶解磷酸钙的有机酸主要包括丁二酸、丙酸、苹果酸和酒石酸等。菌株Gym7c能够合成生长素、铁载体和1-氨基环丙烷-1-羧酸脱氨酶。菌株SY9和Gym7c对酸碱、盐和温度均表现出一定的抗性。     

吉林省玉米虚拟水地域分异研究

虚拟水是解决水资源短缺和水资源安全的新概念,已成为国际水资源研究的新动向.通过对吉林省48个县（市、区）1998-2010年玉米虚拟水含量的计算,分析和探讨了其时空分异特征.吉林省1998-2010年玉米虚拟水总量呈波动趋势,2010年达最大值.各县（市、区）玉米虚拟水含量差别较大,中部地区玉米虚拟水含量较低,东部和西部地区玉米虚拟水含量较高.梨树县玉米虚拟水含量明显低于其他县（市、区）,玉米种植耗水量最小;白城市市辖区玉米虚拟水含量最高,玉米种植耗水量最大.     

施入城市生活垃圾堆肥对玉米植株重金属分布及土壤养分的影响

以玉米为供试作物,研究施入生活垃圾堆肥对土壤和玉米各器官重金属分布规律及对土壤养分的影响。结果表明：连续3年施肥,土壤速效养分的含量明显增加;土壤重金属呈现累积,但含量远远低于二级土壤标准（GB 15618—1995）;植株中重金属含量表现为根部〉茎秆〉叶片〉籽粒,Cd在植株根部富集,但未大量向其他部位转移,玉米植株地上部分重金属含量明显低于饲料卫生标准（GB 13078—2001）。由此推断,在短期内（3年）,年施入60 000 kg·hm^-2的垃圾堆肥能提高土壤肥力,且暂时不会引起土壤重金属污染,也不影响玉米植株的饲用;使用多年后应及时监测,以保证安全性。     

Toxic effects of chlortetracycline on maize growth, reactive oxygen species generation and the antioxidant response

The toxicity of chlortetracycline (CTC) on maize (Zea mays L.) growth and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation was studied. The root and shoot lengths and fresh weights of maize seedlings were inhibited by CTC treatment (p < 0.05). Root length was more sensitive than other parameters with the EC₁₀ value of 0.064 mg/L. The spin trapping technique followed by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis was used to quantify the ROS production. The ROS generated in maize roots after exposure to CTC was identified as hydroxyl radical (.OH). The EPR signal intensity correlated positively with the logarithm of CTC concentrations exposed (p < 0.05). The dynamic changes of malondialdehyde (MDA) contents and the antioxidative enzyme activities in maize roots were also determined. As compared to the control group, CTC was found to significantly increase MDA content. Treatment of maize roots with the.OH scavenger sodium benzoate (SB) reduced the MDA content and enhanced the antioxidative enzyme activities. The results demonstrated the harmfulness of CTC at high dose to maize in the early developmental stage, and clarified that the inducement of.OH is one of the mechanisms of CTC toxicity.     

Uptake, translocation, and debromination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in maize

Uptake, translocation and debromination of three polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), BDE-28, -47 and -99, in maize were studied in a hydroponic experiment. Roots took up most of the PBDEs in the culture solutions and more highly brominated PBDEs had a stronger uptake capability. PBDEs were detected in the stems and leaves of maize after exposure but rarely detected in the blank control plants. Furthermore, PBDE concentrations decreased from roots to stems and then to leaves, and a very clear decreasing gradient was found in segments upwards along the stem. These altogether provide substantiating evidence for the acropetal translocation of PBDEs in maize. More highly brominated PBDEs were translocated with more difficulty. Radial translocation of PBDEs from nodes to sheath inside maize was also observed. Both acropetal and radial translocations were enhanced at higher transpiration rates, suggesting that PBDE transport was probably driven by the transpiration stream. Debromination of PBDEs occurred in all parts of the maize, and debromination patterns of different parent PBDEs and in different parts of a plant were similar but with some differences. This study for the first time provides direct evidence for the acropetal translocation of PBDEs within plants, elucidates the process of PBDE transport and clarifies the debromination products of PBDEs in maize.     

Nitrous oxide emissions from a maize field during two consecutive growing seasons in the North China Plain

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from a maize field in the North China Plain (Wangdu County, Hebei Province, China) were investigated using static chambers during two consecutive maize growing seasons in the 2008 and 2009. The N₂O pulse emissions occurred with duration of about 10 days after basal and additional fertilizer applications in the both years. The average N₂O fluxes from the CK (control plot, without crop, fertilization and irrigation), NP (chemical N fertilizer), SN (wheat straw returning plus chemical N fertilizer), OM- 1/2N (chicken manure plus half chemical N fertilizer) and OMN (chicken manure plus chemical N fertilizer) plots in 2008 were 8.51, 72.1, 76.6, 101, 107 ng N/(m²·sec), respectively, and in 2009 were 33.7, 30.0 and 35.0 ng N/(m²·sec) from CK, NP and SN plots, respectively. The emission factors of the applied fertilizer as N₂O-N (EFs) were 3.8% (2008) and 1.1% (2009) for the NP plot, 3.2% (2008) and 1.2% (2009) for the SN plot, and 2.8% and 2.2% in 2008 for the OM-1/2N and OMN plots, respectively. Hydromorphic properties of the investigated soil (with gley) are in favor of denitrification. The large differences of the soil temperature and water-filled pore space (WFPS) between the two maize seasons were suspected to be responsible for the significant yearly variations. Compared with the treatments of NP and SN, chicken manure coupled with compound fertilizer application significantly reduced fertilizer loss rate as N₂O-N.     

滇池流域套作玉米对蔬菜农田地表径流污染流失特征的影响

采用田间小区试验,在自然降雨条件下,对滇池流域蔬菜(豌豆、西葫芦、马铃薯)单作与玉米套作蔬菜两种种植模式下农田地表径流的产生量与径流污染(TN、TP、COD、SS)的浓度进行了分析研究.结果表明:蔬菜单作和玉米套作蔬菜种植模式下地表径流量分别为94.7～128.9m·3hm-2和52.6～76.4m·3hm-2.蔬菜单作种植模式下地表径流中TN、TP、COD和SS浓度分别为10.6～35.8、0.79～3.23、54.6～224.1和35.0～478.3mg·L-1,流失量分别为1.74～2.39、0.18～0.26、7.71～10.59和10.4～21.7kg·hm-2;地表径流TP流失量以马铃薯单作模式最大,其余径流污染流失量以豌豆单作种植模式最大.玉米与蔬菜套作种植模式下地表径流中TN、TP、COD和SS浓度分别为11.7～23.8、0.23～3.54、26.5～222.1和49.7～541.3mg·L-1,流失量分别为0.82～1.22、0.10～0.16、4.17～6.03和8.71～12.6kg·hm-2;地表径流污染流失量均以玉米套作西葫芦种植模式最小.玉米套作蔬菜种植模式显著减少蔬菜农田地表径流量和径流污染流失,对地表径流量、地表径流TN、TP、COD和SS流失量的最大削减率分别为44.5%、53.1%、46.4%、52.1%和42.2%.     

茄子秸杆活性炭对染料废水的吸附性能研究

以茄子秸秆为原料，ZnCl2为活化剂制备粉末状活性炭，主要研究了活性炭对染料废水的吸附性能；以活性红X-3B和酸性蓝RL为模型染料，考察了染料初始浓度、pH值、活性炭投加量和吸附时间等对染料脱色率的影响。结果表明，染料初始浓度和活性炭投加量对染料脱色率影响较大。初始浓度为300mg／L时，活性炭的最佳投加量分别为1g／L和1．4g／L；在最佳工艺条件下，脱色率分别在93％和98％以上，COD去除率分别为94．5％和86．4％，出水水质达到国家一级《纺织染整工业水污染物排放标准》（GB 4287—1992）。     

利用酸法和酶法水解玉米芯发酵生产木糖醇

利用稀硫酸和纤维素酶预处理玉米芯,得到不同木糖含量的水解液,并利用热带假丝酵母进行发酵.结果表明,酸法获得水解液中的木糖浓度较高,酸法水解组中木糖醇产量和转化率均略高于酶法水解组,两者间差异不显著.