Resistance and biosorption mechanism of silver ions by Bacillus cereus biomass

Biosorption of silver ions onto Bacillus cereus biomass was investigated. Overall kinetic experiments were performed for the determination of the necessary contact time for the attainment of equilibrium. It was found that the overall biosorption process was best described by pseudo second-order kinetic model. The crystals detected by scanning electron microscope and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy suggested the precipitation was a possible mechanism of biosorption. The molecular genetics of silver resistance of B. cereus biomass was also detected and illustrated by a whole cell sensor tool.     

Efficacy of natural biocide on control of microbial induced corrosion in oil pipelines mediated by Desulfovibrio vulgaris and Desulfovibrio gigas

We compared the efficacy of a natural biocide with four chemical tetrakishydroxymethyl phosphonium sulfonate, benzyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, and formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, to control microbial induced corrosion in oil pipelines. The efficacy of biocides were monitored against Desulfovibrio vulgaris and Desulfovibrio gigas in experimental pipes by measuring cell counts, H2S production, Fe(II) production, production of extracellular polymeric substances and structure of biofilm. The treatment with cow urine had minimum planktonic cell counts of 3 102 CFU/mL as well as biofilm cell counts of 9 101 CFU/mL as compared with tetrakishydroxyl methyl phosphonium sulfonate, benzyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, formaldehyde and glutaraldehyde. Sulfide production was the lowest with cow urine (0.08 mmol/L), followed by tetrakishydroxymethyl phosphonium sulfonate 0.72 mmol/L. On day 90 of treatment, Fe(II) production was also found to be the lowest with cow urine. The scanning electron microscopic studies indicated that the biofilm bacteria were killed by cow urine. These results demonstrate the cow urine mediated control of microbially induced corrosion, and this is indicative of its potential as a viable substitute of toxic biocides. To the best of our knowledge, this seems to be the first report which screens possible biocidal activity by cow urine as compared to the most common biocides which oil industry is currently using.     

澳大利亚“碳税”方案仅剩精神可嘉？

当前,澳大利亚联邦政府努力为澳经济引入碳排放定价机制,以便实现节能减排的目的。然而,数月来,这项被称为“碳税”的方案却遇到越来越大的阻力,近期更是遭到反对党、工会和企业等多方的合力抵制。     

诱导结晶磷回收技术处理低浓度含磷废水研究

诱导结晶技术是近年发展的新型废水处理技术。采用自设计的诱导结晶反应器,反应器形式与Phosnix相似,但结构相对简单,无Phosnix反应器的内外同心筒结构,并增加了过渡区。研究了HRT、[PO43-]、[Ca2+]/[PO43-]对诱导结晶处理低浓度含磷废水的影响规律,并以实验室双泥系统厌氧上清液为原水,考察了结晶反应器长期运行效果。研究表明,在一定范围增加HRT、[PO43-]或[Ca2+]/[PO43-]均可提高磷酸盐去除率,但超过一定数值后,再继续增加对提高磷酸盐去除效果的贡献很小,[PO43-]或[Ca2+]/[PO43-]过高还会导致均相结晶出现,使磷酸盐去除率下降;研究给出了一定条件下的最佳HRT、[PO43-]或[Ca2+]/[PO43-];运行效果试验表明,诱导结晶反应器在进水平均磷酸盐浓度仅为23.6 mg/L的情况下,磷酸盐的平均去除率仍可达到55.2%,该技术在处理低浓度含磷水方面较具应用前景。     

关键要在机制创新上破题

近来,转制科研机构的改革发展问题,成了科技界的一个热门话题。原因是部分转制科研机构,自企业化转制推进十年来,仍然起色不大,效益不佳,在发展甚至在生存上都存在着很多困惑。于是,就有了对国家和省里推进的十年企业化转制改革政策的重新评估和反思。据了解,反思的结论无外乎以下几种：一是科研机构企业化转制转错了,应该再转回来,     

环境保护“十二·五”规划——目标、任务与动力

围绕国家和自治区的总体要求,结合包头市实际,明确了包头市“十二·五”环境保护工作的指导思想、总体目标,以削减总量、改善质量、防范风险为主线,按环境要素提出了“十二·五”环境保护工作的重点任务和动力机制,为科学编制“十二·五”环境保护规划奠定了基础。     

跨流域环境污染联合处置机制初探——以苏鲁边界环保联席治污为例

随着经济的发展,流域水环境污染已成为制约区域经济和社会发展的关键性因素,流域跨界污染对上下游城市的水资源配置、社会稳定、经济可持续性等都提出严峻挑战。苏鲁边界九县（市）创造性地开展区域环境保护联席会议联防联治机制,为解决跨流域污染问题探索出了一条新路。     

纳米零价铁铜双金属对铬污染土壤中Cr(Ⅵ)的还原动力学

采用液相还原法制备纳米零价铁铜双金属(n ZVI/Cu),通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和X射线衍射(XRD)对其进行形貌观测和表征分析,用制备的n ZVI/Cu修复Cr(Ⅵ)污染的土壤,研究了不同反应条件对修复效果的影响,探讨了还原动力学规律.结果表明,n ZVI/Cu对土壤中的Cr(Ⅵ)有很好的降解效果,反应初始p H为7,温度为30℃时,加入2 g·L~(-1)的n ZVI/Cu材料,在10 min内Cr(Ⅵ)含量为88 mg·kg~(-1)的污染土壤中的Cr(Ⅵ)去除率可以达到99%以上.改变n ZVI/Cu加入量、p H值、反应温度以及添加腐殖酸都会对Cr(Ⅵ)的去除效果产生影响.改变p H值和反应温度对去除土壤中Cr(Ⅵ)的影响都比较明显,p H值越小,反应温度越高Cr(Ⅵ)的去除效果越好,添加腐殖酸对去除土壤中的Cr(Ⅵ)有一定的影响.n ZVI/Cu降解Cr(Ⅵ)的过程符合伪一级还原动力学模型,还原速率与反应温度的关系符合阿仑尼乌斯(Arrhenius)定律,反应活化能Ea为104.26 k J·mol~(-1).     

Biosorption mechanisms involved in immobilization of soil Pb by Bacillus subtilis DBM in a multimetal-contaminated soil

Mechanisms of soil Pb immobilization by Bacillus subtilis DBM, a bacterial strain isolated from a heavy-metal-contaminated soil, were investigated. Adsorption and desorption experiments with living bacterial cells as well as dead cells revealed that both extracellular adsorption and intracellular accumulation were involved in the Pb2＋removal from the liquid phase. Of the sequestered Pb（II）, 8.5% was held by physical entrapment within the cell wall, 43.3% was held by ion-exchange, 9.7% was complexed with cell surface functional groups or precipitated on the cell surface, and 38.5% was intracellularly accumulated.Complexation of Pb2＋with carboxyl, hydroxyl, carbonyl, amido, and phosphate groups was demonstrated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic analysis. Precipitates of Pb5（PO4）3OH, Pb5（PO4）3Cl and Pb10（PO4）6（OH）2that formed on the cell surface during the biosorption process were identified by X-ray diffraction analysis. Transmission electron microscopy–energy dispersive spectroscopic analysis confirmed the presence of the Pb（II）precipitates and that Pb（II） could be sequestered both extracellularly and intracellularly.Incubation with B. subtilis DBM significantly decreased the amount of the weak-acid-soluble Pb fraction in a heavy-metal-contaminated soil, resulting in a reduction in Pb bioavailability, but increased the amount of its organic-matter-bound fraction by 71%. The ability of B.subtilis DBM to reduce the bioavailability of soil Pb makes it potentially useful for bacteria-assisted phytostabilization of multi-heavy-metal-contaminated soil.     

彝族农户引入生物质炉CDM减排量估算与效益分析

以四川省凉山彝族自治州高效低排生物质炉推广项目为例,利用联合国清洁发展机制(CDM)项目方法学AMS.II.G估算了该项目的温室气体(GHG)减排量,并对其效益进行分析。凉山州农户安装使用了37 992台高效低排生物质炉。项目基准线调查结果表明,基准线情景下农户薪柴年使用量Bold值为5.6 t,主要用于炊事与取暖;非可再生生物质比例fNRB,y值为86%。37 992台生物质炉的年减排量为165 966 t CO2e,每年的减排收益为952.6万元。一定程度上改善了彝族农户生活质量,减少室内空气污染物排放;每年可节约157 494 t薪柴,占凉山州各类林地年薪柴供应量的3.3%,有利于森林资源的保护。