The antifungal activity of the leaf gland volatile oil of sweet gale (Myrica gale) (Myricaceae)

Summary The antifungal activity of volatile oil obtained from the leaves of sweet gale (Myrica gale) has been investigated. Fungi, isolated from the leaves ofM. gale, were grown in liquid medium containing the oil and its effect on biomass production was gauged. The oil inhibited growth of all species of fungi to greater or lesser extent. Sesquiterpenes were more active than monoterpenes, and among the sesquiterpenes germacrone was marginally more active than -elemenone. These results support the proposition that the volatile oil ofM. gale has a role in resistance to fungal pathogens.     

Antimicrobial activity of silver loaded MnO2 nanomaterials with different crystal phases against Escherichia coli

Silver-loaded MnO_2 nanomaterials(Ag/MnO_2),including Ag/α-MnO_2,Ag/β-MnO_2,Ag/γ-MnO_2and Ag/δ-MnO_2 nanorods,were prepared with hydrothermal and impregnation methods.The bactericidal activities of four types of Ag/MnO_2 nanomaterials against Escherichia coli were investigated and an inactivation mechanism involving Ag~+ and reactive oxygen species(ROS)was also proposed.The bactericidal activities of Ag/MnO_2 depended on the MnO_2 crystal phase.Among these nanomaterials,Ag/β~-MnO_2 showed the highest bactericidal activity.There was a 6-log decrease in E.coli survival number after treatment with Ag/β~-MnO_2 for120 min.The results of 5,5-dimethyl-l-pyrroline-N-oxide spin-trapping measurements by electron spin resonance indicate OH and O_2~- formation with addition of Ag/β-MnO_2,Ag/γ-MnO_2 or Ag/δ-MnO_2.The strongest peak of OH appeared for Ag/β-MnO_2,while no OH or ·O_2~-signal was found over Ag/α-MnO_2.Through analysis of electron spin resonance(ESR) and Ag+elution results,it could be deduced that the toxicity of Ag~+ eluted from Ag/MnO_2 nanomaterials and ROS played the main roles during the bactericidal process.Silver showed the highest dispersion on the surface of β-MnO_2,which promoted ROS formation and the increase of bactericidal activity.Experimental results also indicated that Ag/MnO_2 induced the production of intracellular ROS and disruption of the cell wall and cell membrane.     

太湖微囊藻光合作用活性的周年动态变化

应用Phyto-PAM浮游植物荧光仪测定了太湖微囊藻光合作用活性的周年变化,并分析了微囊藻光合作用活性参数与环境因子之间的相互关系.结果显示:冬季期间,检测不到微囊藻的光合作用活性;春季期间,微囊藻的最大光量子产量(Fv/Fm)和有效光量子产量(ΔF/Fm')呈现出快速增加趋势;夏季期间,微囊藻的光合作用活性呈现出先增加后下降趋势;秋季期间,微囊藻的光合作用活性呈现出下降趋势.梅梁湾和湖心微囊藻的最大光量子产量分别在0.34~0.55和0.28~0.50之间,平均值分别为0.42和0.39,有效光量子产量分别在0.15~0.38和0.10~0.38之间,平均值分别为0.26和0.23;非光化学荧光淬灭(NPQ)呈现出先增加后下降趋势,在8月达到最大值.光响应曲线(RLC)的3个特征参数从3月到6月呈上升趋势,之后呈现出较大波动性.相关分析结果表明,太湖微囊藻的Fv/Fm、ΔF/Fm'和NPQ之间有显著的正相关性,且均随着水温升高而增加.Fv/Fm和ΔF/Fm'与最大电子传递速率(r ETRmax)之间显著正相关,r ETRmax与TN呈显著正相关;饱和光照强度点(Ik)与TP显著正相关,与TN/TP和NO-3显著负相关.总之,太湖微囊藻的光合作用活性与水华形成及发展动态相适应,控制全球气候变暖和削减氮、磷浓度有利于抑制微囊藻光合作用活性.     

Ti-Cu-Mn复合物负载石墨烯催化剂制备及其降解二甲苯性能

采用水热法制备了4种不同摩尔比的Cu-Mn-Ti/GS复合物催化剂,利用固定式反应床评价了其对二甲苯的催化氧化性能,并对催化剂进行了BET、XRD、SEM、TEM、XPS等表征,探讨了其对二甲苯的降解动力学.结果表明,当催化剂的Cu、Mn含量增加时,其比表面积有所降低,总孔容也降低,降解活性减小.催化剂中Cu-Mn呈现Cu_(1.5)Mn_(1.5)O_4和CuMn_2O_4两种晶格,活性组分有Cu~+、CuMn O和TiO_2.石墨烯载体的稳定性较好,Ti-Cu-Mn/GS(1∶1∶1)催化剂的颗粒分布较均匀,粒径也较小,降解二甲苯的T50为97℃,表现出较好的低温催化降解性能.催化剂对二甲苯的催化氧化降解过程符合一级反应动力学方程.     

旁路水解酸化强化污泥过程减量运行性能与机理研究

旁路水解酸化技术既能实现污泥减量,又能为污水脱氮除磷补充碳源。采用水解酸化作为污泥旁路减量化技术,研究其污泥减量的运行性能和机理,同时考察了对污水处理工艺污染物去除的影响。采用污泥水解酸化旁路处理,得到污泥减量率为30%,其中水解酸化的贡献为0.7%,延长污泥龄贡献为17.1%,能量解偶联等贡献为12.2%。污泥水解酸化旁路处理对污水生物处理工艺的出水水质以及微生物活性影响不显著。水解酸化过程中会降低微生物脱氮活性,但对污水处理主反应器中微生物活性影响较小。污泥旁路水解酸化污泥减量工艺中,对污泥减量机理的解析,需要综合考虑水解酸化与污泥龄等对污泥减量效果的影响。     

SCR脱硝机组空气预热器堵塞治理建议

燃煤机组安装SCR脱硝装置后,空气预热器堵塞成为普遍现象,严重影响机组的安全性、经济性。通过对空气预热器堵塞物成分分析,提出治理空气预热器堵塞技术路线,结合实际运行中出现的问题,探寻SCR脱硝机组氨逃逸率高、SO_3浓度高、排烟温度低的原因,并且分析这些因素对空气预热器堵塞程度的影响,建议从保持催化剂活性,确保NO_x浓度,氨逃逸率均匀分布,防止氨过喷,降低入炉煤含硫量,提高锅炉排烟温度等方面,综合治理空气预热器堵塞,并提出详细的建议。     

微直流电场对大肠杆菌生长代谢活性的作用

对大肠杆菌（Escherichia coli,DH5α）培养液在连续培养时分别通入不同强度的直流电场,研究了其在持续直流电刺激下的生长曲线、pH曲线、ATP酶活性、胞内总蛋白含量、细胞膜通透性以及细菌微观形态变化.结果表明,适宜的直流电能够促进大肠杆菌增殖;大肠杆菌的ATP酶活在25 mA电流作用下在对数生长前期、对数...     

Satellite Observations of Lava Lake Activity at Nyiragongo Volvano, Ex-Zaire, during the Rwandan Refugee Crisis

In June 1994 the summit crater of Nyiragongo volcano, located in the Great Lakes region of central Africa, began to fill with new lava, ending nearly 12 years of quiescence. An earlier eruption of the volcano in 1977 had culminated in the catastrophic draining of a lava lake through fissures in the crater wall, feeding highly mobile lava flows which reached the outskirts of Goma and killed more than 70 people. By July 1994, as many as 20,000 Hutu refugees were arriving in Goma every hour, only 18km south from the summit of Nyiragongo. The exodus brought more than one million people to the camps near the town raising fears of a repeat of the 1977 eruption. This paper examines the role that satellite remote sensing could have played in surveillance of the volcano during this time, and demonstrates the potential for monitoring this and other volcanoes in the future. Images recorded by the spaceborne Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) – freely available over the Internet – provide semi-quantitative information on the activity of the volcano. The aim of this paper is to promote the wider use of readily available technologies.     

Chemical composition and antimicrobial activities of the essential oil from the seeds of Enterolobium contortisiliquum (leguminosae)

Seeds of Enterolobium contortisiliquum were subjected to steam distillation to obtain a light yellow essential oil in a yield of 3 ml/kg of seeds. The major components of the oil were identified using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and were furfural, limonene, linalool, estragole, carvone, and apiole with carvone representing more than 50% of the total composition. Antimicrobial activities of the essential oil were determined against four species of gram positive bacteria (Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococcus luteus) and two gram negative bacteria (Klebsiella pneumoniae, Serratia Marcescencs). The essential oil inhibited the growth of all tested bacteria but was most effective against the gram positive bacteria. Chemicals that are responsible for the antibacterial effect of the essential oil were determined using the bio-autography thin layer chromatography (TLC) technique. The active compounds responsible for the activity were found to be carvone and estragole.     

PCDFs的Ah受体结合能力的定量结构效应关系

应用单苯环氯取代方法取G₁～G₁₀10个分子结构描述符,通过正向逐步线性回归方法构建对于Ah受体结合能力的定量结构-性质相关(QSAR)模型.与有关文献相比,此模型能更好地预测多氯代二苯并呋喃(PCDFs)竞争结合Ah受体logEC₅₀值,各自变量间不存在共线性.模型可以较好地反映PCDFs分子Ah受体结合能力与其分子氯取代位点之间的关系.