China’s carbon neutrality: an extensive and profound systemic reform

● China has pledged ambitious carbon peak and neutrality goals for mitigating global climate change. ● Major challenges to achieve carbon neutrality in China are summarized. ● The new opportunities along the pathway of China’s carbon neutrality are discussed from four aspects. ● Five policy suggestions for China are provided. China is the largest developing economy and carbon dioxide emitter in the world, the carbon neutrality goal of which will have a profound influence on the mitigation pathway of global climate change. The transition towards a carbon-neutral society is integrated into the construction of ecological civilization in China, and brings profound implications for China’s socioeconomic development. Here, we not only summarize the major challenges in achieving carbon neutrality in China, but also identify the four potential new opportunities: namely, the acceleration of technology innovations, narrowing regional disparity by reshaping the value of resources, transforming the industrial structure, and co-benefits of pollution and carbon mitigation. Finally, we provide five policy suggestions and highlight the importance of balancing economic growth and carbon mitigation, and the joint efforts among the government, the enterprises, and the residents.     

Low-temperature caproate production,microbial diversity,and metabolic pathway in xylose anaerobic fermentation

● Converting xylose to caproate under a low temperature of 20 °C by MCF was verified. ● Final concentration of caproate from xylose in a batch reactor reached 1.6 g/L. ● Changing the substrate to ethanol did not notably increase the caproate production. ● Four genera, including Bifidobacterium , were revealed as caproate producers. ● The FAB pathway and incomplete RBO pathway were revealed via metagenomic analysis. Mixed culture fermentation (MCF) is challenged by the unqualified activity of enriched bacteria and unwanted methane dissolution under low temperatures. In this work, caproate production from xylose was investigated by MCF at a low temperature (20 °C). The results showed that a 9 d long hydraulic retention time (HRT) in a continuously stirred tank reactor was necessary for caproate production (~0.3 g/L, equal to 0.6 g COD/L) from xylose (10 g/L). The caproate concentration in the batch mode was further increased to 1.6 g/L. However, changing the substrate to ethanol did not promote caproate production, resulting in ~1.0 g/L after 45 d of operation. Four genera, Bifidobacterium, Caproiciproducens, Actinomyces, and Clostridium_sensu_stricto_12, were identified as the enriched caproate-producing bacteria. The enzymes in the fatty acid biosynthesis (FAB) pathway for caproate production were identified via metagenomic analysis. The enzymes for the conversion of (C_n+2)-2,3-Dehydroxyacyl-CoA to (C_n+2)-Acyl-CoA (i.e., EC 1.3.1.8 and EC 1.3.1.38) in the reverse β-oxidation (RBO) pathway were not identified. These results could extend the understanding of low-temperature caproate production.     

基于可靠度的变压器声功率遗传算法研究

换流变压器是高压直流换流站中主要的噪声源,对换流变压器噪声的预测精度直接影响到后期整个换流站噪声预测模型的准确性,因此,准确获得换流变压器的声功率至关重要。根据《声学 户外声传播衰减 第2部分:一般计算方法》(ISO 9613-2:1996)中的户外声传播声功率计算方法,构建了声源声功率反推数学模型。利用某变压器周围大量测点现场实测数据,结合可靠度理论,识别并剔除了实测点中受相干声场影响较大的点,实现了换流变压器声功率反演计算,并对测点个数的选取进行了初步研究及优化。与其他声功率测量方法相比,该方法操作简单,对仪器设备要求较低,适用于复杂的声学环境,具有一定的应用前景。     

典型进口含铜原料熔炼烟气中重金属的释放特性

为了解我国进口含铜原料熔炼烟气中重金属的释放特性,以近年进口申报的铜精矿、铜锍、铜转炉渣和含铜污泥4种典型含铜原料为研究对象,通过高温管式炉模拟研究不同含铜物料、熔炼温度、熔剂添加比例等条件下,熔炼烟气中重金属的释放特性.结果表明,4种进口含铜原料熔炼烟气中As、Pb质量分数较高,进口铜精矿和含铜污泥熔炼烟气重金属质量...     

三峡水库入库溪流中麦氏花翅蜉(蜉蝣目:四节蜉科)的生活史研究

开展水生昆虫生长过程研究对掌握研究区域水生生物的生物学特征和研究区域生态环境状况等均具有重要作用,可为构建和完善研究区域河流生态环境保护体系提供科学参考。于2017年逐月对香溪河库湾入库支流(螃蟹溪)中的一种水生昆虫——麦氏花翅蜉(Baetiella macani)的种群进行了研究,基于大小频率法、幼虫期有效积温条件进行了生活史性状分析和验证。结果显示:麦氏花翅蜉为三化性昆虫,包含一个冬季世代和两个夏季世代。冬季世代幼虫的发育历期为3~4个月,所需有效积温为1 286 ℃;夏季世代幼虫的发育历期为1~2个月,所需有效积温为757 ℃。研究结果丰富了中国地区水生昆虫的生活史性状信息,并首次呈现了花翅蜉属的生活史特征。     

Incorporating sorption/desorption of organic pollutants into river water quality model

Preliminary research was conducted about how to incorporate sorption/desorption of organic pollutants with suspended solids and sediments into single-chemical and one-dimensional water quality model of Jinghang Canal.Sedimentation-resuspension coefficient k3 was deduced; characteristics of organic pollutants, concentrations and components of suspended solids/sediments and hydrological and hydraulic conditions were integrated into k3 and further into river water quality model; impact of sorption/desorption of organic pollutants with suspended solids and sediments on prediction function of the model was discussed. Results demonstrated that this impact is pronounced for organic pollutants with relatively large Koc and Kow, especially when they are also conservative and foc of riversuspended solids/sediments is high, and that incorporation of sorption/ desorption of organic pollutants into river water quality model can improve its prediction accuracy.     

Rapid treatment of atrazine-contaminated water by nickel/iron bimetallic system

The utility of nickel/iron in the remediation of atraz.ine-contaminated water was investigated. The experimental results showed that nickel/iron had effective catalytic activity in dechlorinating atraz.ine under acidic conditions. The dechlonnation reaction approximately followed the first-order kinetics under the experimental conditions( nickel/iron: 1.0 g/250 ml: Ca~r~ = 20.0 mg/L), the reaction rate increased with decreasing pH value of the reaction solution and increasing the proportion of Ni: Fe within 2.95 %. For condition with 2.95% nickel/iron, the reaction rate constants were 0.07518( R = 0.9927), 0.06212( R = 0.9846) and 0.00131 min^-1 ( R = 0.9.565) at pH = 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0, respectively. HPLC analysis was used to monitor the decline of atraz.ine concentration.     

重金属人体生物有效性、吸收及毒性研究中的肠道细胞模型

重金属污染对人体健康产生极大威胁,因而备受关注.肠道吸收是人体重金属暴露的主要途径之一,因此,重金属的生物有效性、肠道吸收过程和毒性研究成为当前的研究热点.体外胃肠模拟法和动物模型被广泛用于重金属的相关研究,然而体外胃肠模拟法缺少人体肠道细胞成分,动物模型与人体存在着物种差异且实验成本高.鉴于此,研究者开发了能够部分模拟人体肠道上皮功能的体外肠道细胞模型.此模型作为研究生物有效性的重要工具,能模拟肠道对重金属的吸收转运过程,并能够结合分子生物学等技术、采用多学科交叉的研究方法探索重金属的肠吸收和肠毒性的分子机制.本文系统介绍了人肠上皮的结构功能、肠道上皮细胞对重金属吸收转运机制、肠道细胞模型的发展及其在重金属相关研究中的应用与优缺点,总结了肠细胞模型功能验证指标和优化方法.同时,还对肠道微流控培养系统(芯片肠道)和肠类器官等三维肠细胞模型技术的最新进展进行了介绍和展望.     

基于SMART原则的煤矿企业安全文化评价

为改善煤炭企业安全状况,根据近年中国煤矿事故进行统计和分析,构建了煤矿企业安全文化模糊综合评价模型.通过分析煤矿企业安全文化的主要因素和咨询专家,基于SMART从组织承诺、管理参与、员工授权、奖惩系统、报告系统、教育培训6个方面建立了煤矿企业安全文化指标体系.根据模糊数学理论建立了煤矿企业安全文化模糊综合评价模型,并对模型进行了实例验证.以T煤矿、S煤矿、X煤矿为例进行了安全文化分析,结果表明,安全文化等级从小到大的顺序为X煤矿、T煤矿和S煤矿,S煤矿、T煤矿评价结果为"一般好"(达到可以生产的水平),而X煤矿评价结果为"不好"(停止生产).建立的模糊综合评价模型可对煤矿企业进行总体安全文化评价,其中煤矿企业安全文化指标体系教育培训和奖惩系统是安全文化建设的关键.     

矿物超细颗粒的形成机制、结构特征及其环境行为和效应

矿物超细颗粒在自然环境中普遍存在,具有独特的环境行为和效应,对元素地球化学循环、污染物迁移转化和生态环境演变等有重要影响.矿物超细颗粒的环境行为和效应与其形成过程和结构特征密切相关.综述了物理、化学和生物过程驱动的矿物超细颗粒的形成机制,介绍了用于表征矿物超细颗粒结构特征的显微镜、光谱、质谱和同步辐射技术,分析了矿物超细颗粒在环境中的迁移转化及其与污染物的吸附、氧化还原和催化转化作用,总结了矿物超细颗粒的食物链积累、生物和生态毒性等环境效应,并对颗粒结晶路径、风险管控和微纳界面调控等重要研究方向进行了展望.超细颗粒是连接微观物质与宏观矿物晶体之间的桥梁,全面认识复杂基质中矿物颗粒的环境属性及其与污染物的微观作用机制,有助于指导矿物超细颗粒在环境污染修复中的应用,从而优化功能材料的设计,促进绿色低碳纳米技术的发展.