Aqueous and organic extracts of Trigonella foenum-graecum L. inhibit the mycelia growth of fungi

Aqueous extracts from various plant parts of fenugreek (3%) (aerial parts: leaves and stems (LS), roots (R), ground seeds (GS) and not ground seeds (NGS)) and petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanolic fractions of the aerial parts were assayed to determine their antifungal potential against Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium graminearum, Alternaria sp., Pythium aphanidermatum, and Rhizoctinia solani. All fenugreek plant parts showed antifungal potential and the magnitude of their inhibitory e ects was species and plant parts dependent. R extract was shown less toxic (30.38%), whereas NGS extract expressed the strongest inhibition, with an average of 71.44%, followed by GS (58.56%) and LS (57.1%). Screening indicated that P. aphanidermatum was the most resistant species, with an average inhibition of 34.5%. F. graminearum, Alternaria sp. and R. solani were the most sensitive species, and were similarly inhibited (63.5%). The stability test indicated that the aqueous extracts of all plant parts lost approximately 50% of their relative activity after one month of storage at 4°C, whilst they lost 60%–90% of their activity when stored at ambient temperature for one month. The antifungal activity resided mainly in the methanol fraction and the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of methanol fraction witch caused total inhibition of R. solani and Alternaria sp. was 60 g/ml. Results of current study suggested that the constituents of Trigonella foenum-graecum have potential against harmful pathogenic fungi. Therefore, fenugreek could be an important source of biologically active compounds useful for developing better new antifungal drugs.     

Removal of antibiotics from aqueous solution by using porous adsorbent templated from eco-friendly Pickering aqueous foams

The aqueous foam template without any solvent and only using the particles stabilizer has attracted much attention for preparation of the porous adsorbents. Herein, a novel porous adsorbent was fabricated via thermal-initiated polymerization of Pickering aqueous foams, which was stabilized by the natural sepiolite (Sep) and pine pollen, and utilized for the removal of antibiotic from aqueous solution. The stabilizing mechanism of Pickering aqueous foam of that the Sep was modified with the leaching substance from pine pollen and arranged orderly around the bubble to form a dense “shell” structure was revealed. The adsorbents possessed the hierarchical porous structure and excellent adsorption performance for antibiotic of chlorotetracycline hydrochloride (CTC) and tetracycline hydrochloride (TC). The equilibrium adsorption capacities of CTC and TC were achieved with 465.59 and 330.59 mg/g within 60 min at 25°C, respectively. The adsorption process obeyed Langmuir model and pseudo-second-order adsorption kinetic model. This work provided eco-friendly approach for fabricate porous adsorbents for wastewater treatment.     

末端产物对乙醇型发酵菌群产氢能力及代谢进程的影响

利用连续流搅拌槽式反应器(CSTR)在一定条件下驯化成功的乙醇型产氢发酵菌群,通过静态培养实验,以葡萄糖为碳源,利用缓冲液控制反应体系pH值,通过不同的pH值环境使产氢发酵菌群末端产物生成比例发生改变,考察了不同的末端产物生成比例对菌群产氢能力的影响.结果表明,在液相末端产物总量相当的情况下,乙醇生成比例高时氢气产量也较高.通过外加乙醇和乙酸进行静态产氢实验发现,乙醇对发酵产氢的抑制作用不明显,同对照组相比,外加40 mmol/L时氢气产量仅下降了34%,而乙酸的存在对菌群的发酵产氢有较强的抑制,外加乙酸浓度为10 mmol/L时即对产氢发酵产生明显抑制,浓度为40 mmol/L时产氢量较对照组降低了84.3%,液相末端产物也大幅降低,混合菌群最终形成乙醇型发酵应是菌群自然选择的结果.     

沙质滩涂吸附水中油的实验研究

通过实验研究了沙质滩涂对可溶性油吸附的基本规律以及吸附等温线关系,分析了沙质滩涂粒径、温度、pH和盐度与吸附量的关系.研究结果表明,各沙质滩涂体的吸附动力学曲线和吸附等温线分别符合对数型和直线型理想吸附,沙质滩涂对可溶性油的吸附平衡时间约为10 h;沙质滩涂对海水中可溶性油的吸附量随盐度增加和滩涂体粒度变细其吸附量越大,随温度和pH值的增大而减小.     

芳烃化合物水溶解度及分配系数的估算

将分子连接性指数法(Molecular Connectivity Index,MCI)与几何平均连接性指数法(Geometrical Mean Connectivity Index,GMCI)相结合,改进了GMCI的点价计算方法。使用新方法计算了34种芳烃化合物0～4阶指数的点价值,并分别通过对溶解度和点价值,分配系数和点价值进行逐步多元回归分析,建立了新的指数和溶解度、分配系数之间的定量关系模型,回归方程的相关系数为0.961、0.962,都达到了良好级,估计标准误差为0.3454、0.2674,优于MCI法和GMCI法。     

孔石莼水溶性抽提液抑制3种海洋赤潮藻的生长

研究了孔石莼水溶性抽提液对3种赤潮藻(赤潮异弯藻、中肋骨条藻和塔玛亚历山大藻)生长的影响.在实验的前4d内,孔石莼水溶性抽提液(0 25～2 0g·L-1)对各赤潮藻种的生长皆表现出明显的抑制效应,最大抑制效应表现在接种后的第2～3d.各藻种生长受抑制的量随孔石莼水溶性抽提液浓度的增加而增加,当孔石莼水溶性抽提液的浓度达2 0g·L-1时,赤潮异弯藻和中肋骨条藻被完全致死,塔玛亚历山大藻的生长受到强烈抑制.实验后期(5d后),低浓度处理组(0 25～1 0g·L-1)的藻种加速生长,表现为促进效应.经高温处理后的孔石莼水溶性抽提液对赤潮异弯藻和中肋骨条藻的抑制效应完全消失,对塔玛亚历山大藻的抑制效应明显减弱.     

四乙基愈创木酚液相·OH氧化SOA产率及特征分析:初始浓度的影响

液相化学过程作为二次有机气溶胶（SOA）形成的一种必不可少的途径,引起了学界对大气化学的广泛关注.由于其反应复杂性,反应机制、产物特性及对SOA质量的贡献还没有完全理解.本文选择四乙基愈创木酚（4-ethylguaiacol,EG）为前体物,系统地研究了初始浓度（0.03、0.3和3 mmol·L^-1）的EG液相·OH氧化形成的液相二次有机气溶胶（aqSOA）特性的影响.用黑炭-气溶胶质谱（SP-AMS）测定aqSOA产率和氧化特性,气相色谱-质谱联用仪（GC/MS）、离子色谱（IC）测定产物和低分子有机酸.紫外分光光度计（UV-vis）和高效液相色谱测定了类腐殖质（HULIS）等表征光吸光产物的形成.结果表明,不同初始浓度（mmol·L^-1）下aqSOA的O/C都表现为随着反应时间延长而升高,分别在0.42~0.61（0.03 mmol·L^-1）、0.49~0.84（0.3 mmol·L^-1）和0.49~0.63（3 mmol·L^-1）之间变化.SP-AMS测定aqSOA组分发现高初始浓度时二聚体（C₁₆H₁₈ O₂⁺,m/z 302）量明显高,说明高浓度下更容易发生聚合反应.UV-vis分析表明,随光氧化反应的进行,250 nm处吸光明显增强,可能是由于250 nm处新的吸光性产物生成所致.反应过程中生成的HULIS浓度不断升高,与UV-vis测定的300~400 nm区域内吸光度增强结论一致,说明水相反应形成了棕色碳.IC检测到产物中含有小分子有机酸：甲酸、乙醇酸和草酸,其中甲酸浓度最高.GC/MS检测到aqSOA中含酮、单聚体和二聚体等,说明发生了官能团化和聚合化过程.     

γ—BHC在水相模拟生态系中的分布和异构化

γ－ＢＨＣ在水体中消失一半所需的时间为１６．８ｄ。水生生物都能很快地从水体中吸收γ－ＢＨＣ，并迅速达到最大体内浓度。其中，以鱼体内浓度最高，螺次之，浮萍和金鱼藻少。γ－ＢＨＣ在水生生物体内也能产生异构化，主要异构化产物为α、δ－ＢＨＣ。但它们的异构化率都低于０．０３％。     

Recent Industrial Applications of Lignin: A Sustainable Alternative to Nonrenewable Materials

Lignin represents a vastly under-utilized natural polymer co-generated during papermaking and biomass fractionation. Different types of lignin exist, and these differ with regard to isolation protocol and plant resource (i.e., wood type or agricultural harvesting residue). The incorporation of lignin into polymeric systems has been demonstrated, and this depends on solubility and reactivity characteristics. Several industrial utilization examples are presented for sulfur-free, water-insoluble lignins. These include materials for automotive brakes, wood panel products, biodispersants, polyurethane foams, and epoxy resins for printed circuit boards.     

水中硝基苯的快速气相色谱测定

直接进水样气相色谱法快速测定水中的硝基苯，分别采用2％QF－1＋1．5OV－1ChromosorbWAW－DMCS（80-100目）（Ⅰ）和5％聚乙醇-6000101白色担体（40－60目）（Ⅱ）为固定相的两种不锈钢柱，FID检测器，对硝基苯完成分离，本法进样4μl的检测限为0．25mg／L，能满足应急污染监测的需要。对柱Ⅰ，提出了一种改善分离的方法．