Volatiles from the bark of trembling aspen, Populus tremuloides Michx. (Salicaceae) disrupt secondary attraction by the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

Summary. Coupled gas chromatographic-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) analysis of the Porapak Q-captured volatiles from the bark of trembling aspen, Populus tremuloides Michx., revealed four compounds that consistently elicited antennal responses by mountain pine beetles (MPBs), Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins. One of these, 1-hexanol, disrupted the capture of MPBs in multiple-funnel traps baited with the aggregation pheromones trans-verbenol and exo-brevicomin and the host kairomone myrcene, a blend of semiochemicals that mediates the secondary attraction response in which beetles mass attack and kill living pines. The other three EAD-active aspen bark volatiles, benzyl alcohol, benzaldehyde and nonanal, were inactive alone, but in binary and ternary combinations contributed to a disruptive effect in an additive and redundant manner when all four aspen bark volatiles were tested in all possible binary and ternary blends. The best ternary blend and the quarternary blend achieved ≥ 80% disruption. The quarternary blend enhanced the disruptive effect of the antiaggregation pheromone verbenone in traps, raising the disruptive effect to 98%, and also enhanced the inhibition of attack on attractant-baited lodgepole pines. This is the first demonstration of specific compounds from the bark of angiosperm trees that disrupt the secondary attraction response of sympatric coniferophagous bark beetles. The results support the hypothesis that such bark beetles are adapted to recognize and avoid non-host angiosperm trees by responding to a broad spectrum of volatiles that can act in various blends with equal effect. Received 27 October 1997; accepted 20 February 1998.     

Simultaneous removal of ammonium and phosphate by zeolite synthesized from coal fly ash as influenced by acid treatment

Zeolite synthesized from fly ash （ZFA） without modification is not efficient for the purification of NH4＋ and phosphate at low concentrations that occur in real effluents, despite the high potential removal capacity. To develop an effective technique to enhance the removal efficiency of ammonium and phosphate at low concentrations, ZFA was modified with acid treatment and the simultaneous removal of ammonium and phosphate in a wide range of concentration was investigated. It was seen that when compared with untreated ZFA, only the treatment by 0.01 mol/L of H2SO4 significantly improved the removal efficiency of ammonium at low initial concentrations. The behavior was well explained by the pH effect. Treatment by more concentrated H2SO4 led to the deterioration of the ZFA structure and a decrease in the cation exchange capacity. Treatment by 0.01 mol/L H2SO4 improved the removal efficiency of phosphate by ZFA at all initial P concentrations, while the treatment by concentrated H2SO4 （≥0.9 mol/L） resulted in a limited maximum phosphate immobilization capacity （PIC）. It was concluded that through a previous mild acid treatment （e.g. 0.01 mol/L of H2SO4）, ZFA can be used in the simultaneous removal of NH4＋ and P at low concentrations simulating real effluent.     

海洋环境对直升机基础产品腐蚀行为影响研究

目的 研究螺栓、卡箍等直升机基础产品在海洋大气环境下腐蚀和力学性能随时间的变化规律,采用结构模拟连接件,验证直升机防护体系对基础产品的防护效果。方法 通过将螺栓、卡箍和连接件在外场暴露不同时间,在此期间定期对试验件表面状态和力学性能进行测试,分析海洋环境对直升机基础差的影响和机上防护方法的可靠性。结果 经过2a腐蚀后,螺栓表面发生了明显的腐蚀,但是腐蚀深度不大,抗拉强度维持在18.3 MPa,剪切强度从27.99 MPa下降到26.52 MPa。卡箍发生了腐蚀,橡胶材料老化严重,推出力降低80%,基本丧失锁紧性能。有涂层保护的典型连接件,表面厚度为66 mm,色差为0.3,光泽度变化1%,各项参数与未暴露时相比变化不大。结论 在海洋大气环境下,螺栓、卡箍等在未采取防护措施的情况下不建议使用,机上采用的防护措施有效,可对基体起到很好的保护作用。     

生态环境准入制度衔接成效、问题和优化建议

《中华人民共和国环境影响评价法》实施二十年以来,生态环境分区管控、规划环评、项目环评等制度共同筑牢了生态环境准入的防线,但也出现了管理边界不清晰、管理成效体现不足、制度联动机制保障不健全等问题,本文通过剖析典型规划中生态环境分区管控、规划环评、项目环评三项制度各自发挥的作用,调研部分地区管理实践,提出优化生态环境准入制度的对策建议：一是生态环境分区管控应发挥宏观引领和维护国家生态环境稳定的作用,与国民经济社会发展规划、生态环境保护规划等指导性规划同步研究、同期发布;二是规划环评应进一步筑牢“承上启下”的核心作用,上收部分规划环评的审查权限,提升规划环评文件质量,强化环评要求落实情况监督;三是项目环评应在生态环境准入制度体系中进一步优化简化,对环境影响可控、环保措施成熟的建设项目,可推动项目环评和排污许可两证合一,进一步强化建设主体的责任意识,通过制度整合发挥管理效能。     

Unraveling SO2-tolerant mechanism over Fe2（SO4）3/TiO2 catalysts for NOx reduction

Developing low-temperature SO₂-tolerant catalysts for the selective catalytic reduction of NO_x is still a challenging task. The sulfation of active metal oxides and deposition of ammonium bisulfate deactivate catalysts, due to the difficult decomposition of the as-formed sulfate species at low temperatures（<300 °C）. In recent years, metal sulfate catalysts have attracted increasing attention owing to their good catalytic activity and strong SO₂ tolerance at hi...     

End-of-life vehicles research development in Malaysia: a comprehensive review with the integrated conceptual model of innovative sustainable manufacturing elements

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - The end-of-life vehicles (ELV) issue has become an essential topic in the fast-growing automotive industry. This study utilizes comprehensive...     

焦化废水缓冲体系的存在证明与集水调节池中水质结构调控

采用FeSO4对焦化废水原水进行pH调节,发现焦化废水原水中存在酸碱缓冲体系,具有很强的酸碱缓冲能力.焦化废水原水pH值约为9.6时,HCO3-、CN-、HS-、S2-、NH3、C6H5O-和胺类等以共轭碱的形式存在,对应的缓冲容量较高;随着pH的降低,共轭碱所占比例逐渐减少,对应的弱酸分布分数逐渐增多,缓冲容量逐渐减小;当pH调节至中性时,pH与pKa值接近,共轭碱与弱酸的分布分数近似相等,废水的缓冲容量有升高的趋势.在调节pH的过程中,由于FeSO4的水解、沉淀与络合作用,在投加量为2.0 g.L-1,反应时间15 min时,焦化废水中的氰化物、硫化物、油分及COD的去除量分别为1.5 mg CN-.g-1、27.3 mg S2-.g-1、15 mg总油.g-1及504 mg COD.g-1,pH影响各种污染物的形态分布而实现水质结构的调控.     

考虑机组启停下含负荷侧调用的电力系统调度研究

为了解决新能源波动性导致电力系统调峰能力严重不足的问题,针对极端情况下负荷和新能源功率严重不匹配的情况下提出了一种考虑机组启停含负荷侧调用的电力系统调度方法,首先根据负荷和新能源功率相减拟合得到等效负荷,其次根据等效负荷和火电机组最大最小技术出力的关系确定火电机组的功率分配、负荷侧调用和机组启停情况,然后对比了不含机组启停、仅考虑机组启停和含负荷侧调用考虑机组启停调度方法下的限电成本、限电率和启停成本,最后通过仿真验证了本文调度方法的可行性。     

生物炭及炭基肥对油麦菜生长及吸收重金属的影响

以水稻土和油麦菜为供试对象,通过盆栽试验研究了水稻秸秆生物炭和炭基肥对农田土壤物理化学性质,油麦菜生长及吸收Cd,Cu,Pb和Zn的影响.结果表明,稻杆炭及其炭基肥的施入可改善土壤理化性质,除铵态氮外各项指标均明显提高,油麦菜地上部生物量呈增加趋势.油麦菜各部位Cd,Cu,Pb和Zn的含量均随处理水平呈递减趋势,且根系>茎叶,其中,高剂量炭基肥处理降低效果最佳,油麦菜茎叶Cd,Cu,Pb和Zn最高可分别降低34.78%、29.37%、46.59%和40.95%;油麦菜各部位对Cd,Cu,Pb和Zn的富集随处理水平呈递减趋势,而茎叶对Cd,Cu和Zn的转运系数呈增加趋势,稻秆炭及其炭基肥的施用均能显著减少油麦菜可食部位对Cd,Cu,Pb和Zn的吸收.