Influence of some additives to aluminium species distribution in aluminium coagulants

Aluminium ions hydrolyse and polymerise into different species in water. Main aluminium species in aluminium coagulant solutions are monomeric Al species (Al1) and polymeric Al species Al13O4(OH)24(7+) (Al13). The aluminium species distribution in coagulant solutions can be influenced by many parameters. This paper studies influences of concentrations of total aluminium species (Al(t)) and other species--OH-, polysilicic acid and ferric species, which were added in aluminium coagulant solutions, on the aluminium species distribution through 27Al nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis. Results show that only Al1 and no Al13 exist in coagulant solutions at higher Al(t) concentrations (over 1 mol l(-1)), while both species exist at lower Al(t) concentrations (0.1 mol l(-1)). The increase of OH/Al value (molar ratio) increases the concentration of Al13 in coagulant solutions, while the addition of polysilicic acid and ferric species decreases the concentration of Al13.     

金刚烷胺模拟废水Fenton氧化及其中间产物分析

采用Fenton试剂氧化法处理模拟金刚烷胺废水,研究不同反应条件下Fenton试剂对金刚烷胺的去除效果,确定反应的最佳条件。结果表明:当反应温度为常温(23～25℃),pH为4,H2O2投加量为3000mg/L,H2O2与Fe2+的质量比为1.28时,处理含金刚烷胺浓度为500mg/L废水,CODCr去除率为30%～80%,处理效果良好。因此,Fenton试剂可以有效降解金刚烷胺。通过Fenton反应,金刚烷胺废水的可生化性得到提高,B/C由0提高到0.1～0.4。对Fenton氧化金刚烷胺的中间产物的分析发现,Fenton氧化反应5min后,系统中没有检出金刚烷胺。反应30min后,中间产物已基本完全降解。     

Hydrocarbons in the antennal gland secretion of female European beewolves, Philanthus triangulum (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae)

The antennae of female European beewolves (Philanthus triangulum, Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) contain unique gland reservoirs that are inhabited by the symbiotic bacterium ‘Candidatus Streptomyces philanthi’. The reservoir content is secreted into the subterranean brood cells where it serves a dual function: (1) It provides the larvae with spatial information about the orientation of cocoon spinning, and (2) it supplies the larva with the symbiotic bacteria that are needed for the protection of the cocoon against pathogenic microorganisms. We analyzed the hydrocarbon composition of the antennal gland secretion (AGS) by solid phase micro-extraction–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. We detected 28 substances, the majority of which were saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons, with minor amounts of some branched alkanes, two ketones, and three unknown substances. There was a strong dimorphism in the chemical composition of the AGS among beewolf females. The two morphs had either (Z)-9-pentacosene (C₂₅-type) or (Z)-9-heptacosene (C₂₇-type) as the main component, and they differed significantly in the relative amounts of most of the other AGS substances. The hydrocarbon composition of the AGS is very similar to that of the postpharyngeal gland of female beewolves, suggesting that the hydrocarbons are universally used for different purposes and transported into the gland from the hemolymph. The putative function of the hydrocarbons in the AGS is discussed.