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.     

Highly efficient and selective removal of phosphate from wastewater of sea cucumber aquaculture for microalgae culture using a new adsorption-membrane separation-coordinated strategy

● A new adsorption-membrane separation strategy is used for phosphate removal. ● PVC/Zr-BT shows a selective adsorption ability to low-concentration phosphate. ● Low concentration of P below 0.05 mg/L was achieved in actual wastewater treatment. ● Algal biomass production served as a demonstration of phosphorus recycling. Enhanced phosphorus treatment and recovery has been continuously pursued due to the stringent wastewater discharge regulations and a phosphate supply shortage. Here, a new adsorption-membrane separation strategy was developed for rational reutilization of phosphate from sea cucumber aquaculture wastewater using a Zr-modified-bentonite filled polyvinyl chloride membrane. The as-obtained polyvinyl chloride/Zr-modified-bentonite membrane was highly permeability (940 L/(m²·h)), 1–2 times higher than those reported in other studies, and its adsorption capacity was high (20.6 mg/g) when the phosphate concentration in water was low (5 mg/L). It remained stable under various conditions, such as different pH, initial phosphate concentrations, and the presence of different ions after 24 h of adsorption in a cross-flow filtration system. The total phosphorus and phosphate removal rate reached 91.5% and 95.9%, respectively, after the membrane was used to treat sea cucumber aquaculture wastewater for 24 h and no other water quality parameters had been changed. After the purification process, the utilization of the membrane as a new source of phosphorus in the phosphorus-free f/2 medium experiments indicated the high cultivability of economic microalgae Phaeodactylum tricornutum FACHB-863 and 1.2 times more chlorophyll a was present than in f/2 medium. The biomass and lipid content of the microalgae in the two different media were similar. The innovative polyvinyl chloride/Zr-modified-bentonite membrane used for phosphorus removal and recovery is an important instrument to establish the groundwork for both the treatment of low concentration phosphate from wastewater as well as the reuse of enriched phosphorus in required fields.     

基于激光雷达和超级站监测的一次沙尘过程分析

利用南京市气溶胶激光雷达网和草场门超级站监测数据,对2022年3月2—3日南京地区一次沙尘污染过程的垂直特征和地面PM_2.5组分变化进行了分析。结果表明,草场门、八卦洲和土桥3处点位的气溶胶激光雷达均观测到消光系数和退偏振比在凌晨至清晨时段有垂直分层现象,说明高空输入的沙尘气团位于城市污染气团上空,而此时地面PM_2.5组分以二次无机盐(硝酸盐、硫酸盐和铵盐)为主。中午前后,各高度的退偏振比及消光系数发生突变,主要是由高空输入沙尘和城市污染气团的垂直混合引起的。随着日间大气垂直交换的加大,PM_2.5中地壳物质的浓度均值和占比显著上升,其中浓度从3 μg/m³升高至5 μg/m³,占比从3%上升至10%。     

飞机起落架材料防护技术现状及研究进展

介绍了飞机起落架高强度钢的防护工艺及其防护特点。传统的防护工艺主要是镀铬和镀镉工艺,目前出现了无氰镀镉-钛、高速火焰喷涂(HVOF)涂层、低氢脆刷镀镉等新型防护工艺。通过对各新型防护工艺与传统工艺的工艺性能及耐腐蚀性能进行对比发现,各新型防护工艺都能很好地取代传统的防护工艺应用于飞机起落架的保护。     

基于文献计量学的我国入海河口营养盐研究状况分析

为了解我国入海河口营养盐研究状况,基于中国知网和Web of Science数据库中1981－2017年我国入海河口营养盐研究期刊论文数据,借助CiteSpace软件文献分析功能,梳理了近40年来我国入海河口营养盐相关研究的发展态势与热点。结果表明:我国入海河口营养盐1981－2017年间的中英文论文发文量增长迅速,英文论文数量在2013年后大幅超过中文,体现了我国入海河口营养盐研究的高热度与国际化;随着时间的变化,我国入海河口营养盐研究的区域、内容和深度不断增加,2000年前主要关注营养盐的含量与分布特征,2000年后的研究内容扩增为营养盐的类型与含量、时空变化与影响因素、环境效应与引发机制、调控与治理等方面。新时期,我国入海河口营养盐研究应加强各类营养盐的形态与转换机制、生物地球化学循环过程与机理、生态环境效应与调控方面的研究;同时,应提升营养盐实时监控技术研究,在流域科学与地球关键带理论下开展入海流域-河口-近海营养盐一体化研究。     

好氧条件下生物转鼓同步脱硫脱硝性能及相应动力学模型的优化

为探究高效同步脱硫脱硝的生物工艺,以生物转鼓反应器为实验对象,研究了好氧条件下SO2质量浓度、NOx质量浓度、营养液体积和气体停留时间(EBRT)的变化对生物转鼓同步脱硫脱硝效果的影响,并用动力学模型拟合值与实验数据进行了对比.实验结果表明:生物转鼓同步脱硫脱硝最适条件为SO2质量浓度1200 mg·m-3,NOx质量...     

十溴联苯醚在单次暴露的孕和非孕SD大鼠血液内的吸收分布

五溴联苯醚、八溴联苯醚被禁以后,十溴联苯醚（BDE-209〉97%）是现在唯一仍在全球范围内广泛使用的多溴联苯醚阻燃剂。BDE-209在环境介质和生物体,甚至人体的血液、母乳中普遍存在,而且BDE-209的环境含量呈上升趋势。在实验室条件下,BDE-209可以通过生物代谢,或光降解、热降解转换形成毒性更强的低溴代PBDEs、羟基甲氧基PBDEs、致癌物多溴二苯并二噁英/呋喃（PBDD/DFs）。所以BDE-209的环境行为及生物效应成为环境污染物领域研究的热点之一。目前,关于BDE-209对妊娠期生物体的暴露研究还是很少。研究了十溴联苯醚在单次暴露的孕和非孕SD大鼠血液内的吸收代谢。结果表明,BDE-209可以被孕和非孕SD大鼠吸收,孕和非孕SD大鼠血液中吸收的BDE-209都可以快速的排出。BDE209在孕和非孕SD大鼠体内存在脱溴代谢,主要的脱溴代谢物是3种nona-BDE（sBDE-206,-207,-208）和五种octa-BDEs（BDE-196,-197/204,-198/203）,其中3种nona-BDEs是主要的代谢物,而BDE-207是nona-BDEs中含量最大的单体。BDE-209及其脱溴代谢物nona-BDEs的清除速率,在SD孕鼠的体内快于SD非孕鼠,而且在暴露实验的后期还存在统计意义的显著差异性。     

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。     

天津市滨海新区地震地质灾害评价与分区研究

收集了天津市滨海新区大量的工程地质勘察资料,针对滨海新区场地工程地质条件,从地震地质背景、历史震害的影响出发,依照相应规范和地质类比等方法,通过滨海新区活动断层影响、砂土液化、软土震陷的评判,探讨了滨海新区在未来强震作用下可能出现的地震地质灾害类型及空间分布特征。     

震后灾害链生机制及其对汶川地震城镇重建的影响

汶川8级大地震对地表产生强烈扰动,导致次生山地灾害极度发育,影响到震后灾害的活动特征及其相应的减灾对策。震后松散固体物质急剧增加、流域微地貌变化明显(沟道堵塞严重)、水文变化利于侵蚀和洪峰,使得灾害群发链生:崩塌、滑坡→泥石流→堰塞湖→溃决洪水(泥石流),8月中旬灾区各地因强降雨而大规模爆发泥石流堵塞河道,洪水冲毁掩埋重建城镇,给地震重灾区造成巨大损失。从以汶川县映秀镇为例,在阐述灾害链研究成果的基础上,分析震后灾害链的形成条件、成灾过程以及对城镇重建居民点的危害特点,进而提出灾害防治措施,为灾后城镇建设防灾减灾提供参考建议。