Prenatal diagnosis of inborn errors in peroxisomal β-oxidation

In recent years, an increasing number of inherited diseases in man have been recognized in which there is an impairment in the peroxisomal β-oxidation of very-long-chain fatty acids. In general, these disorders are associated with severe neurological and physical abnormalities and death within the first years of life. In this paper we describe our experience with regard to the prenatal diagnosis of a number of different inborn errors of peroxisomal β-oxidation. Eleven pregnancies at risk were monitored by measuring very-long-chain fatty acid levels as well as very-long-chain fatty acid β-oxidation in cultured chorionic villous fibroblasts and/or amniotic fluid cells. Five affected fetuses were identified. It is concluded that prenatal diagnosis in this group of diseases can be done reliably using cultured chorionic villous fibroblasts or amniotic fluid cells.     

Vitamins,folic acid and neural tube defects: Comments on investigations in the United States

No clear answer concerning whether multivitamin/folate supplementation prevents neural tube defects (NTDs) is provided by three studies in the United States. All these studies are occurrence in nature, no recurrence studies having been conducted. The Atlanta Birth Defects Study is subject to pronounced memory and recall biases, the length between event and interview being as long as 16 years. In a second study (Boston University), objections can be raised to certain aspects of the experimental design, and the claim that 22 per cent of women started vitamins sufficiently early after pregnancy diagnosis to influence NTD formation is suspicious. Our NICHD case control study of 541 women in California and Illinois revealed no evidence for multivitamins or folic acid preventing NTDs. U.S. public policy-makers face difficulties in applying results of recurrence or occurrence studies in high-risk areas to low-risk areas in the U.S.     

纳米催化剂Pd/SnO2的制备及催化还原硝酸盐反应的调控

采用热分解法制备了SnO2载体,并用浸渍法制备了Pd/SnO2催化剂.同时,采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)、扫描电镜(SEM)及BET比表面积仪等对所制载体和催化剂材料进行了分析表征.结果表明,热分解法和浸渍法都能够获得纳米材料,SnO2及Pd/SnO2的粒径均在9～10nm左右,比表面积分别达到144.99m·2g-1和147.36m·2g-1.在以甲酸为还原剂的Pd/SnO2催化还原硝酸盐体系中,在Pd与SnO2负载比为2%～7%,反应温度为20～50℃和甲酸投加量4.0～24.0mmol·L-1的条件下,催化活性为0.70～9.48mg·min-·1g-1,且催化活性随着负载比、温度和甲酸投加量的增大而增大,随着pH的升高先升后降,最佳pH为3.反应温度升高及pH降低都能够提高Pd/SnO2的选择性.甲酸-Pd/SnO2催化还原硝酸盐体系中还原反应的调控策略为:反应温度宜控制在40～50℃内,这样可同时获得较高的催化活性和选择性,温度过高对催化活性和选择性影响很小,温度过低则会同时降低催化活性和选择性;控制pH为3时,可以获得最大的催化活性及较好的选择性,pH升高会降低Pd/SnO2的催化活性和选择性,pH降低会导致催化活性迅速降低,但对选择性影响不大;甲酸与硝酸盐的物质的量比宜大于4:1,此时可以有效地抑制pH的上升,同时获得较高的催化活性和选择性,甲酸与硝酸盐的物质的量比小于4:1时,会同时降低Pd/SnO2的催化活性和选择性.     

污染减排对城市降水和环境空气质量的影响

文章以2005～2008年湖南省二氧化硫、烟尘和工业粉尘的减排情况以及城市环境空气质量监测结果为基础,分析了大气污染减排对湖南省城市降水和城市环境空气质量的影响,阐述了大气污染减排取得的环境效益,为湖南省下一步的污染减排和环境管理政策及措施的制定提供了依据。     

磷酸活化纺织固体废弃物制备活性炭及表征

以纺织固体废弃物为原料,磷酸为活化剂,采用一步活化法制备活性炭。采用正交实验研究了磷酸浓度、浸渍时间、活化温度和活化时间对活性炭吸附性能的影响,得到最佳工艺条件,借助氮吸附等温线、BET方程、BJH方程、SEM和FTIR分析了活性炭孔结构和表面化学性质。结果表明:最佳工艺条件为磷酸浓度40%(质量分数)、浸渍时间24h、活化温度500℃、活化时间30min。最佳条件下活性炭碘值为967mg/g,亚甲基蓝值为112mL/g,BET比表面积为1107.51m2/g,总孔容积为1.239cm3/g,中孔容积为1.024cm3/g,中孔占82.65%。活性炭表面具有羟基、羰基、内酯基和多种含磷官能团。     

Fenton试剂对垃圾渗滤液中腐殖酸的去除特性

采用Fenton试剂处理反渗透浓缩渗滤液,通过腐殖酸相对含量(UV₂₅₄),COD_Cr,TOC,腐殖酸对COD_Cr去除的贡献比(α)及氧化/混凝去除率比(φ)等表征手段,比较不同初始pH,H₂O₂投量〔c(H₂O₂)〕和Fe2+投量〔c(Fe2+)〕对渗滤液COD_Cr和UV₂₅₄的去除效果. 结果表明:在试验范围内,UV₂₅₄去除率(48.5%～78.2%)高于COD_Cr去除率(40.3%～62.5%);腐殖酸对COD_Cr去除的贡献比(α>0.77)远高于反应前(α_〖WTBZ〗00.61),说明腐殖酸的降解影响和控制着整个体系COD_Cr的去除. 混凝作用(COD_{Cr coag},UV254 coag)受氧化作用(COD_{Cr oxid},UV254 oxid)的影响并与之拮抗,氧化作用越大混凝作用越小. 当c(H₂O₂)/c(Fe2+)>2时,氧化作用占优势;当c(H₂O₂)/c(Fe2+)<1.2时,混凝作用占主导. 当初始pH为4.0,c(H₂O₂)为240 mmol/L,c(Fe2+)为40 mmol/L,反应时间为2 h时,COD_Cr和UV₂₅₄的氧化/混凝去除率比最大(φCOD_Cr8.6,φ _<sub>UV2546.0),COD_Cr,UV₂₅₄,HA和FA去除率分别达到62.5%,78.2%,95.0%和62.7%.      

Removal of humic acid from aqueous solution by cetylpyridinium bromide modified zeolite

Natural zeolite was modified by loading cetylpyridinium bromide (CPB) to create more e cient sites for humic acid (HA) adsorption. The natural and CPB modified zeolites were characterized with X-ray di raction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The e ects of various experimental parameters such as contact time, initial HA concentration, solution pH and coexistent Ca2+, upon HA adsorption onto CPB modified zeolites were evaluated. The results showed that natural zeolite had negligible a nity for HA in aqueous solutions, but CPB modified zeolites exhibited high adsorption e ciency for HA. A higher CPB loading on natural zeolites exhibited a larger HA adsorption capacity. Acidic pH and coexistent Ca2+ were proved to be favorable for HA adsorption onto CPB modified zeolite. The kinetic process was well described by pseudo second-order model. The experimental isotherm data fitted well to Langmuir and Sips models. The maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of CPB modified zeolite with surfactant bilayer coverage was found to be 92.0 mg/g.     

Chemical characteristics of cloudwater over Maoer Mountain district

Samples of cloudwater, rainwater and ambient aerosol were collected over Maoer Mountain in the northeast of Guangxi Province in March 1988. The pH value of cloudwater ranged from 3.37 to 6.20 with a mean value of 4.34. SO42- , NO3- , NH4+, Ca2+ and H+ were the principal ionic species of cloudwater. The advance of cold fronts into Maoer Mountain appeared to lead to higher major ionic concentration and acidity than that of warm fronts. The relative acidity and concentration of NO3- of cloudwater were much greater than that of aerosol samples. With the exception of. NO3- and H+, most of the concentration of SO42- and NH4+ in cloudwater came from the nucleation scavenging of aerosol. Gaseous nitric acid and organic acid from local may be one of the important source of cloudwater acidity. Compared with other sites, Maoer Mountain can be as a clean contrast station for studying acidic precipitation in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces.