Polysaccharides; Classification,Chemical Properties,and Future Perspective Applications in Fields of Pharmacology and Biological Medicine (A Review of Current Applications and Upcoming Potentialities)

Journal of Polymers and the Environment - Polysaccharides are essential macromolecules which almost exist in all living forms, and have important biological functions, they are getting more...     

Flocculants—an Ecofriendly Approach

Although water-soluble synthetic polymers find wide applications as flocculants, the potential problem associated with their use is lack of biodegradability and high cost. Polysaccharides owing to their distinctive features like ability to undergo different chemical reactions, biodegradability and sustainability inspire hope to obtain effective, economical viable and safe substitute of the synthetic flocculants. In this regard, chemical modification of Cassia tora and guar gum was carried out through different substitution and grafting reactions. The modified products were tested against kaolin under laboratory conditions vis-a-vis polyacrylamide based synthetic flocculant.     

Water Retention Capacity of Polysaccharides from Prickly Pear Nopals of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Opuntia Ficus Indica</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Opuntia Litoralis</Emphasis>: Physical–Chemical Approach

Polysaccharides were isolated from nopals mucilage pulp and peel of Opuntia Ficus Indica (OFI) and Opuntia litoralis (OL) by aqueous extraction and purified by ultrafiltration. Studying the glycosyl residue composition, these polysaccharides were assumed to be rhamnogalacturonan I (RG-I). The macromolecular features of these compounds have been characterized by SEC/MALLS and by low shear viscosimetry. In the present work, we have undertaken a comparative study about different polysaccharides resulting from OFI and OL growing in different area. This comparison is to see the influence of the geographical area in which these two plants push on the mechanism of retention of water by the different polysaccharides extract. The polysaccharides resulting from the nopal peels of the two plants are highly methylated (>70%), thus they are much more hydrophobic especially for peels of OFI growing in the desert area than those resulting from pulps. Consequently, they probably prevent the evaporation of water in nopals by increasing their water retention capacity. Prickly pear nopals of OFI and OL contain a significant amount of water (>80%), carbohydrates (75% compared to the soluble matter), proteins (8% compared to the soluble matter) and salt (17% compared to the soluble matter). Thus, they represent an important source of water and alimentation especially in the arid and semi-arid areas.     

Microbial Enzymes Involved in Polyurethane Biodegradation: A Review

Plastics are present in a lot of aspects of everyday life. They are very versatile and resistant to microbial attack. Polyurethanes are used in several industries and are divided in polyester and polyether polyurethanes and there are different types among them. Despite their microbial resistance, they are susceptible to the attack of fungi and bacteria but the mechanism to elucidate its biodegradation are unknown. There are reports from bacteria and fungi that are capable of degrading polyurethane but the studies about the enzymes that attack the plastic are focused on bacterial enzymes only. The enzymes reported are of type esterase and protease mainly since these enzymes are very unspecific and can recognize some regions in the polyurethane molecule and hydrolyze it. Fungal enzymes have been studied prior the 1990s decade but recently, some authors report the use of filamentous fungi to degrade polyurethane and also report some characteristics of the enzymes involved in it. This review approaches polyurethane biodegradation by focusing on the enzymes reported to date.     

含氰化物废水生物处理研究进展

综述了含氰化物废水的主要处理技术和存在的问题,探讨了微生物降解氰化物的生物化学途径以及生物降解机理.介绍了影响氰化物生物降解性能的因素和含氰化物废水的生物处理特点,综述了含氰化物废水生物处理的最新研究进展,并展望了微生物降解氰化物技术的发展趋势与应用前景.     

Easing the Pain for Disputants: Fundamentals of Environmental Mediation

“If we don't change the way we are going, we will end up where we are headed,” the saying goes. Well, with respect to environmental disputes, we are changing the way we are going, and we are doing it primarily through mediation. We are reaching for and finding cooperative, collaborative, and less expensive ways of solving problems. We are using mediation to eliminate or minimize the side effects of environmental issues and problematic sites. We are avoiding or dramatically reducing the “transactional” costs that have devastated so many persons and businesses involved in environmental problems. And we are finding ways to utilize collective intelligence and minimize collective damage through mediation. It's definitely good business.     

FLUENT在燃煤电厂大气污染控制领域的应用研究进展

介绍了FLUENT软件的基本原理、方法及主要特点,综述了其在燃煤电厂大气污染控制、大气污染扩散、大气污染物生成模拟方面的研究进展和实际应用情况,在此基础上,总结了FLUENT软件在燃煤电厂大气污染领域应用中存在的问题,并提出了今后的研究方向和发展趋势。     

清洁生产技术和清洁生产

阐述了清洁生产技术在实施清洁生产战略中的地位、清洁生产技术的基本概念和技术特点；分析了我国清洁生产技术开发领域存在的问题；提出了清洁生产的两种类型以及加强清洁生产技术开发和应用的措施；指出传统的先进生产技术不一定是清洁生产技术及清洁生产技术和末端治理技术的差别。     

高级氧化技术再生吸附剂的研究进展

对高级氧化技术再生吸附剂的研究现状进行了综述,重点介绍了光催化氧化技术、Fenton氧化技术、活化过硫酸盐氧化技术和臭氧氧化技术4种方法再生吸附剂的应用,分析了4种氧化技术用于吸附剂再生的机理,指出了各种再生方法存在的不足,并对后续的研究方向进行了展望。     

铬盐工业污染防治对策与建议

在对全国铬盐工业多家企业调研的基础之上,对铬盐工业的生产现状、主要生产工艺及排污节点、污染物排放特征、污染控制技术等进行了论述,指出了污染防治存在的问题,并提出了对策和建议。     

稠油废水破乳剂的研究进展

介绍了稠油废水的来源、特点和乳化成因,综述了稠油废水破乳剂的研究进展,分析了不同破乳剂的破乳机理和优缺点,并对破乳剂的发展方向进行了展望和建议。     

三维电极电催化氧化法处理废水的研究进展

综述了近几年国内外在三维电极电化学反应器方面的最新研究进展,分析了电源的输出形式、阴阳极板的布置方式、粒子电极的填充方式等因素对废水处理效果的影响,探讨了碳纳米材料等新材料在粒子电极载体上的应用,最后介绍了三维电极法与其他技术联用的最新研究,并指出了三维电极法存在的问题及今后的研究方向。     

淀粉絮凝剂在水处理中的研究进展

从氧化、羧基化、酯化、接枝共聚、醚化等改性方法入手,对淀粉絮凝剂的制备和应用进行了介绍,对比分析了各工艺的特点,总结了面临的问题,展望了今后的研究方向。指出:进一步丰富醚化剂的种类、对淀粉进行复合型改性、淀粉絮凝剂与传统絮凝剂复配使用是该领域的发展趋势。     

射流曝气技术在工业废水处理中的应用

介绍了射流曝气的基本原理及在废水好氧生物处理中的独特作用,阐述了射流曝气技术的性能特点,回顾了射流曝气技术在工业废水处理中的应用进展,列举了射流曝气技术在工业废水处理中的应用实例,最后指出了射流曝气技术的研究发展方向。     

电化学氧化处理生物难降解有机废水的研究进展

综述了电化学氧化技术的特点,通过电极材料、溶液pH、溶液中的离子等方面阐述了电化学氧化的作用机理和运行的最佳反应条件,并简单介绍电化学氧化与其他高级氧化、催化技术的协同作用,同时对今后的研究方向提出展望.     

燃煤飞灰中痕量元素的研究

综述了煤中痕量元素的含量分布、煤燃烧过程中痕量元素的分布转化规律,总结了痕量元素在飞灰中的富集规律和赋存状态,以及痕量元素的释放控制方法和技术,并探讨了今后的研究方向.     

电镀污泥资源化利用的研究进展

阐述了电镀污泥的特点及危害,对近年来国内外电镀污泥资源化利用方法的研究进展进行了综述,包括有价金属的回收技术、材料化技术等。系统地总结了各种资源化方法的优势及存在的问题,并对主要资源化技术的应用前景进行了分析。     

国外化工企业的绿色管理

总结了国外成功开展绿色管理的化工企业在实施绿色管理过程中的主要做法、经验,得出了企业发展绿色管理的几点启示,指出我国化工企业在实施绿色管理方面应该借鉴国外的成功经验。强调节能减排是绿色管理不同于环境管理的重点。     

挥发性有机化合物处理技术的研究进展

简要介绍了挥发性有机化合物（VOCs）的来源、危害以及控制的意义,对VOCs现有处理技术从回收方法和消除方法两个方面进行了详细评述,并指出其优势和不足。同时,着重阐述了光催化氧化法以及变压吸附技术的研究进展,并提出了进一步研究的方向。