Rheological study of biodegradable blends of starch and polyvinyl alcohol

The rheological behavior of biodegradable blends of starch and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH) was measured as a function of temperature, shear rate, and moisture content using a capillary rheometer. An excellent correlation was found with a rheological model which was used as a means to characterize the influence of starch/PVOH content as well as a qualification of the viscosity for simulation studies. This model consisted of a power law dependence on shear rate, an Arrhenius dependence on temperature, and an exponential dependence on moisture.Paper presented at the Biodegradable Materials and Packaging Conference, September 22–23, 1993, Natick, Massachusetts.Guest Editor: Dr. Randall Shogren, USDA.     

Chlorinated components in lime used in production contaminated citrus pulp pellets from Brazil

In order to further understand the contamination of the citrus pulp pellets (CPP) that were exported to Europe in 1997 we examined both contaminated lime and CPP samples for the distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated benzenes (tri–hexa). Standard isotope dilution techniques were applied for all samples, which were analysed by selected ion monitoring high resolution GC–MS. Lime that is used in the production of CPP product is highly contaminated with PCBs and chlorobenzenes.     

Recent Contributions to the Preparation of Polymers Derived from Renewable Resources

The aim of this paper is to provide an update on the ongoing research of our laboratory in the field of polymeric materials derived from biomass components. The first section deals with the oxypropylation of different vegetable or animal biomass residues and the use of the ensuing polyols in different polyurethane formulations. Thus, foams, elastomers, and membranes were obtained and their properties compared favorably with those of equivalent materials prepared from petroleum-based sources. The second section is devoted to furan copolymers and their use in reversibly crosslinked elastomers via the Diels–Alder reaction and in the field of photosensitive materials. The third section describes novel approaches to the surface modification of cellulosic fibers to be employed in composite materials with polymeric matrices, consisting in the use of organometallics and siloxanes as coupling agents. The final two sections are devoted to a brief outline of the role of lignins and vegetable oils as additives in printing inks, varnishes, and paints.     

Magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer prepared by microwave heating for confirmatory determination of chloramphenicol in chicken feed using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Abstract

A magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer (MMIP) for chloramphenicol was prepared using a surface-imprinted and microwave-heating-induced polymerization method. The surfaces of the magnetic particles were first double-bond functionalized with 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate (γ-MPS), followed by the copolymerization of 4-vinyl pyridine (4-VP) and trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate (TRIM) in the presence of chloramphenicol as a template and 1,1-azobis(cyclohexane-carbonitrile) (ABCN) as an initiator in a mixture of dimethyl sulfoxide and water with microwave heating at 80°C. The magnetic polymer possesses supraparamagnetic properties and was used to concentrate and cleanup chicken feed extract, followed by chromatographic separation using a Lichrospher®100 RP C8 column and detection with two multi-reaction monitoring transitions at m/z 321→ 152 and m/z 321→ 257. The mean recoveries obtained at two spiking levels were in the range of 94.6–100% The relative intra- and inter-day standard deviations were in the range of 1.4–2.6% and 5.1–5.7%, respectively. The detection limit of the method was 0.12 µg kg^?1. This confirmatory method was successfully applied to determine chloramphenicol in chicken feed samples.     

Sorption of carbamazepine, 17α-ethinylestradiol, iopromide and trimethoprim to biomass involves interactions with exocellular polymeric substances

The sorption of carbamazepine (CBZ), iopromide (IOP), trimethoprim (TMP) and 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) was evaluated using four biomass types (pure ammonia oxidizing bacterial culture, two heterotrophic enrichment cultures with varying levels of oxygenase activity, and a full-scale nitrifying activated sludge (NAS) culture). CBZ and IOP did not sorb to the four biomass types. EE2 did not sorb to the pure culture but sorbed significantly to the heterotrophic cultures and NAS. TMP sorbed to the heterotrophic cultures and NAS, and was not evaluated for the pure culture. Three floc characteristics (hydrophobicity, median particle size, organic matter content) correlated moderately well with the EE2 organic matter sorption coefficient (K_OM,EE2). Zeta potential did not correlate well with K_OM,EE2 but did with K_OM,TMP, indicating that TMP sorption is more influenced by electrostatic factors than EE2. Once divalent cation-linked exocellular polymeric substances (EPS) were removed from flocs, EE2 and TMP sorption to the non-EPS (cellular) fraction decreased by approximately 50%. The correlation between K_OM,EE2 for the non-EPS cellular fraction deteriorated while the correlation between K_OM,TMP improved. EE2 seemed to sorb more strongly to EPS protein whereas TMP sorbed equally to polysaccharide and protein EPS. Attempts to develop predictive models were not successful. Pharmaceuticals that sorbed to biomass samples underwent biodegradation whereas those that did not sorb were not biodegraded, suggesting a relationship between sorption and pharmaceutical biotransformation.     

正十六烷微生物吸附降解的荧光显微研究

使用激光扫描共聚焦显微镜（CLSM）系统,以罗丹明123（Rhodamine123）为荧光探针,定量研究了石油组分正十六烷在石油降解菌（大庆油田石油污染土壤中的优势菌种,革兰氏阴性G^-、黄杆菌属Flavobacterium）细胞膜上的吸附降解动态变化过程。研究发现：微生物培养体系加入正十六烷120s后,正十六烷在菌株膜上的浓度变化在不断增大,呈现出不规则的锯齿状攀升;在攀升过程中,峰谷之间出现明显有“节奏”的振荡传递;在0～508内,正十六烷处于吸附运输的加速阶段;在50—120s内,正十六烷不断被吸附并累积于细胞膜表面,处于吸附积累阶段,使用幂指数定律建立该微生物膜上的正十六烷的动力学方程,确定其动力学级数为2级,微生物降解正十六烷的速率常数为6×e^-5。     

苯酚分子印迹聚合物的合成、表征及吸附性能研究

以苯酚为模板,2-Vpy为功能单体,EGDMA为交联剂,采用本体聚合方式在氯仿溶剂中合成了一系列分子印迹聚合物,并通过静态吸附实验对聚合物的选择吸附性进行评价.结果显示,以氯仿作为致孔剂,模板分子与功能单体的摩尔比为1∶2时,聚合物对模板分子的印迹因子为3.96,最大表现结合量(Qmax)为120.7 mmol/g,具...     

Evaluation of fungal potentiality for bioconversion of domestic wastewater sludge

This study was undertaken to screen the filamentous fungi isolated from its relevant habitats (wastewater, sewage sludge and sludge cake) for the bioconversion of domestic wastewater sludge. A total of 35 fungal strains were tested against wastewater sludge (total suspended solids, TSS 1%-5% w/w) to evaluate its potentiality for enhancing the biodegradability and dewaterability using liquid state bioconversion(LSB) process. The strains were divided into five groups i. e. Penicillium, Aspergillus, Trichoderma, Basidiomycete and Miscellaneous, respectively. The strains WWZP1003, SCahmA103, SCahmT105 and PC-9 among their respective groups of Penicillium,Aspergillus, Trichoderma and Basidiomycete played potential roles in terms of separation (formation of pellets/flocs/filaments),biodegradation(removal of COD) and filtration(filterability) of treated domestic wastewater sludge. The Miscellaneous group was not considered due to its unsatisfactory results as compared to the other groups. The pH value was also influenced by the microbial treatment during fermentation process. The filterability of treated sludge was improved by fungal treatment, and lowest filtration time was recorded for the strain WWZP1003 and SCahmA103 of Penicillium and Aspergillus groups respectively compared with other strains.     

铬渣冷固结球团的还原实验及其解毒机理

铬渣中六价铬对人体和生态环境都有严重的危害,必须进行处理。在铬渣加入粘结剂、煤粉或铁精矿粉制成冷固结球团,在一定温度下进行还原解毒。实验表明,在1200℃以下用煤气铬渣球团,铬渣基本解毒;在1400℃熔炼还原后的铬渣球团,可使铬全部还原成金属铬或Cr7C3,在铁碳化合物存在的情况下,可形成(Fe·Cr)7C3,铬渣彻底解毒,并能回收铬渣中的Cr、Fe等元素。故可将铬渣制成冷固结球团进行还原解毒,进行高温熔炼后,可达到铬渣无害化、资源化处理。     

活性污泥胞外多聚物的研究进展

本文阐明研究胞外多聚物的重要性入手,从它的性质,来源,在污水和污泥处理中各方面的影响作用,以及胞多聚物的分离提取方法几方面,综述了活性污泥胞外多聚物的研究发展和现状,并提出了一些可供进一步的探索的问题。