Preliminary Studies on Converting Agricultural Waste into Biodegradable Plastics – Part III: Sawdust

Summary Hardwood sawdust was derivatized either by carboxymethylation, glutaration, maleiation, phthallation, or succination in order to produce anionic materials suitable for complexation with soy protein isolate. Blending each derivative with soy protein isolate resulted in instant precipitation of gels. Infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry suggested that each derivative formed a complex with protein. Reaction products could be dried into pellets exhibiting tensile strengths between 0.9–2.4 MPa, suggested that these materials could be promising candidates for biodegradable structural materials.     

A field experimental study of lignin sand stabilizing material (LSSM) extracted from spent-liquor of straw pulping paper mills

A new technique was introduced for sand stabilization and re-vegetation by use of lignin sand stabilizing material(LSSM). LSSM is a reconstructed organic compound with lignin as the most dominant component from the extracts of black-liquor issued by straw pulp paper mills. Unlike the polyvinyl acetate or foamed asphalt commonly used for dune stabilization, the new material is plant-friendly and can be used with virescence actions simultaneously. The field experimental study was conducted since 2001 in China‘s Northwest Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and has been proved that LSSM is effective in stabilizing the fugitive dunes, making the arenaceous plants survive and the bare dune vegetative. The advisable solution concentration is 2% and the optimal field spraying quantity is 2.5L/m^2 The soil nutrients of the stabilized and greened dune, such as organic matter, available phosphorous and total nitrogen are all increased compared with the control treatment, which is certainly helpful to the growth of arenaceous plants. The technique is worthwhile to be popularized because it is provided not only a new method for desertification control but also an outlet for cleaning contaminants issued from the straw paper mills.     

有机碳源物对淹水土壤中氮素转化的影响

八周淹水培养试验表明：木质素对土壤矿质氮影响不大，纤维素则影响强烈，而淀粉的影响比纤维素更为强烈持久．硫铵与纤维素或淀粉配施时，氮的固持作用大于矿化作用，在培养期间均没有释放出氮素．在八周时间内．氨基酸态氮趋向增加，表明是微生物对氮素的固持作用；氨基糖态氮占全氮比例很低而且变化不大；其它有机组分氮在短期内的变化没有明显的规律性．     

Renewable biomass-derived lignin in transportation infrastructure strengthening applications

Lignin is considered as nature's most abundant aromatic polymer co-generated during papermaking and biomass fractionation. There are different types of lignins depending on the source (hardwood, softwood, annual crops, etc.) and recovery process. Recently, an emerging class of lignin products, namely sulphur-free lignins, from biomass conversion processes, solvent pulping and soda pulping, have generated interesting new applications owing to their versatility. As the renewable energy industry is expanding into developing the next generation of biofuels based on cellulosic biomass (e.g. corn stover, forest products waste, switch grass), abundant supply of sulphur-free lignin will become available as co-products for which value-added engineering applications are being sought. This paper discusses the potential for utilising lignin-containing biofuel co-products for stabilisation of geo-foundation beneath road pavements. Laboratory test results indicate that the biofuel co-products were effective in stabilising the Iowa class 10 soil (CL or A-6(8) soil classification). Utilisation of cellulosic biomass-derived lignin in transportation infrastructure strengthening applications appears to be one of the many viable answers to the profitability of the bio-based products and the bioenergy business from the perspectives of sustainable infrastructure systems.     

浆纸污水处理及中水回用处理技术研究

针对大型浆纸工业生产企业废水污染物成分复杂,且可生化性差的特点,确定污水处理及深度处理后回用工艺为物理＋氧化沟生化＋物化法,并在实际工程的调试和使用过程中展开对浆纸工业污水的处理技术研究,得到了很好的处理效果,为浆纸污水处理设计及中水回用处理技术研究,工程建设和运行管理提供了有价值的经验数据。     

氮修饰木素对土壤生化特性的影响

文章通过氮修饰木素对土壤生化特性影响的研究,旨在探索工业木素资源的高效利用途径。研究结果表明,在培养土壤(总培养期4个月)中直接掺入1%的工业木素,土壤微生物量(C,N)、土壤净N矿化率除培养初期有一定的影响外,在其余时间内几乎没有显著变化,但土壤微生物代谢熵值(qCO2)在大多数培养时间内有明显增加,说明掺入工业木素对土壤微生物的生理状况产生一定的负面作用。与此相对,掺入氮修饰木素对土壤微生物的正常生长没有不利的影响。比较两类氮修饰木素产品(高压和常压工艺产品),常压工艺生产的氮修饰木素的总含氮较低,但该产品在前3个月的氮矿化率高于加高压工艺生产的氮修饰木素。两类氮修饰木素中结合的氮在整个培养过程中都表现出较好的缓释性。上述研究结果为氮修饰木素的生产和农业应用提供了重要的科学基础。     

Lignin and its effects on litter decomposition in forest ecosystems

Lignin is a major component of plant litter. In this review, we found lignin comprises a complex class of organic compounds whose concentration differs greatly both between and within plant species. There are many analytical methods for detecting the composition and structure of lignins. As lignins are enormously complex compounds, chemical assay is difficult and different methods vary with the results. Lignin plays a significant role in the carbon cycle, sequestering atmospheric carbon into the living tissues of woody perennial vegetation. It has also great effects on nitrogen dynamics of forest ecosystems as well as other ecological processes. Lignin is one of the most slowly decomposing components of dead vegetation, contributing a major fraction of the material that becomes humus as it decomposes. Lignin is highly correlated with decomposition of litter. Thus, there is evidence that the lignin concentration is a more influential factor than the other chemical concentrations, in determining the rate of leaf litter decomposition of different forest ecosystems. Although a great number of researchers have addressed lignin's role in litter decomposition, still there are many aspects of lignin biogeochemistry that are not known. This lack of information hinders complete amalgam of lignin effects on litter decomposition processes and dynamics of nutrient cycling.     

挂膜生长的白腐真菌处理草浆造纸黑液废水

比较了几株白腐真菌在造纸黑液废水中的挂膜生长状况及其对黑液废水的处理效果．结果表明，在pH6．0的废水中添加葡萄糖1．0g／L，酒石酸铵0．2g／L及适量无机盐时，黄孢原毛平革菌(Phanerochaete chrysosporium)和侧耳菌(Pleurotus ostieatus)以及本实验室自选的白腐真菌S22的挂膜状况和对黑液废水的处理效果最好．废水中添加的葡萄糖和酒石酸铵的浓度分别为1．0g／L和0．2g／L时，侧耳菌的挂膜和对黑液废水的处理效果最佳．S22菌在pH10．0时其木质素降解率和COD去除率最高，分别可达84％和69％．黄孢原毛平革菌、侧耳菌和S22菌能够在碱性较强的废水中生长挂膜并显著降解木质素，表现出对废水很强的适应能力．生物膜对黑液废水的半连续化处理结果表明了生物膜法的优越性．图8表1参14     

Carbon isotopic and biochemical fingerprints of sedimentary organic matter in lower Narmada and Tapi rivers,north-west coast of India

Sources of organic matter (OM) in lower Narmada and Tapi river-estuaries were examined using organic carbon to nitrogen ratio (C_org/N), stable carbon isotope ratio (δ¹³C_org) and lignin phenol biomarkers. The signature of lower C_org (av. 0.50%) and higher δ¹³C_org (av. –20.3‰) in Narmada and, higher C_org (av. 0.85%) and lower δ¹³C_org (av. –22.8‰) in Tapi highlight the difference in OM characteristics of both systems, nevertheless they flow adjacent to each other. The OM in Tapi was predominated by fresh plant tissues, as indicated by higher Λ8?=?1.2–3.2?mg/100?mg C_org, lower Ad/Al_v?=?0.22–0.46 and lower LPVI?=?17–23. The plant OM present in the sediments of Narmada was previously degraded and mixed with soil. The OM contribution from algae was restricted to estuarine stations in both the rivers, which was ～50% in Narmada and ～35% in Tapi. The contribution of OM from fresh vascular plant was higher (20% to 63%) in Tapi than Narmada (2% to 35%). This study illustrated the benefits of using lignin phenols along with C_org/N and δ¹³C_org to identify the potential OM sources in two large river–estuary systems of India, which highlighted the complex interaction of natural and anthropogenic processes acted on the terrestrial OM compositions.     

白腐菌漆酶催化聚合造纸废水中木素的研究

为了证实漆酶对从造纸厂二沉池出水提取出的木素的催化聚合作用,研究了白腐菌采绒革盖菌Coriolus versicolor漆酶对木素聚合的影响。在有氧条件下,通过添加漆酶和少量ABTS介体到水样中,用紫外分光光度计测定了其中木素浓度变化,利用凝胶色谱法分析了酶催化聚合木素前后的分子量的变化。结果表明:酶处理6h以后,废水中木素浓度从93.1mg/L下降到17.2mg/L。酶处理2h以后,从造纸厂污水分离的木素的分子量从31251上升到58610。造纸废水中木素及其衍生物被聚合后通过絮凝沉淀除去,从而实现废水色度与COD降低,进而为造纸废水回用提供可能。