硫化亚铁纳米粒子吸附地下水中的镉

用羧甲基纤维素钠(CMC)作为稳定剂制备FeS纳米粒子,研究FeS纳米粒子对地下水中镉的吸附性能。讨论了反应时间、CMC添加量、腐殖酸对CMC-FeS纳米粒子吸附镉的影响。结果发现,FeS纳米粒子吸附镉的动力学过程符合准二级动力学,吸附等温线符合Freundlich模型。吸附量随CMC添加量的增加而增加,当CMC和FeS的摩尔比增加到0.0010时,吸附量最大,此后随着CMC添加量的增大,吸附量又降低。腐殖酸(HA)的加入有利于FeS纳米粒子对镉的吸附。     

磷酸低温活化蔗渣基中孔生物炭及其影响因素

以甘蔗渣为原料,磷酸为活化剂,采用低温活化法制备蔗渣基中孔生物质炭.采用L9(34)4因素3水平正交实验,探讨制备蔗渣基中孔生物质炭的实验方案与工艺条件;分析了浸渍比、烘干时间、活化温度、活化时间在3个不同水平下,对蔗渣基生物质炭碘吸附值、亚甲基蓝吸附值的影响.结果表明,对蔗渣基生物质炭孔结构和得率影响最大的因素是活化温度,影响最小的因素是烘干时间;实验范围内,提高活化温度有利于材料中孔结构的形成;最佳条件下制备的蔗渣基生物质炭其低温氮气等温吸附线有明显的回滞环, BET比表面积和总孔容分别为939 m2/g和1.35 mL/g,中孔占总孔容比例为89%,亚甲基蓝吸附值高达240 mg/g,远高于木质净水用活性炭国家一级标准(135 mg/g),属于典型的中孔炭.     

介孔铁锆复合氧化物的制备及其对Cr(VI)的吸附性能

以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)为模板剂,以铁(Fe)和锆(Zr)为原料,采用不同Fe/Zr摩尔比例,制备出Fe/Zr复合氧化物吸附剂,对吸附剂的比表面积、孔径分布、晶型结构和零点电位(pHzpc)进行了表征.筛选吸附容量最佳的Fe/Zr吸附剂,考察了吸附条件对其去除水中Cr(VI)效果的影响,探讨了吸附动力学和等温线规律.结果表明:最佳吸附剂的Fe/Zr摩尔比为5/1,具有典型的介孔材料结构特征;该吸附剂在pH为2~8范围内均有良好的除Cr(VI)效率;30 min内即可达到吸附平衡,最大吸附容量为60.90 mg/g.介孔Fe/Zr复合氧化物与现有除Cr(VI)吸附剂相比具有更高的吸附能力,是一种具有较好应用潜力的水处理除Cr(VI)吸附剂.     

ZnO nanoparticles induced cytotoxicity on human pulmonary adenocarcinoma cell line LTEP-a-2

Novel nanoparticles (NPs) such as zinc oxide (ZnO) NPs are widely produced and applied in our daily lives at a rapid pace. Thus, the toxicity of ZnO NPs should be monitored as an important standard for environmental risk assessment. Here we assessed the in vitro cytotoxicity of ZnO NPs on human pulmonary adenocarcinoma cells LTEP-a-2 by tetrazolium salt colorimetric assay of cell proliferation in the presence or absence of ZnO NPs. ZnO NPs-induced morphological changes in LTEP-a-2 cells were examined by light and scanning electron microscopy. The mechanism by which ZnO NPs impose the cytotoxic effect was investigated by a combination of active oxygen test, lactose dehydrogenase-release assay, and apoptosis detection. Results showed that ZnO NPs significantly inhibited the proliferation and induced evident morphological changes (cell shrinkage and chromosome condensation) in LTEP-a-2 cells. Additionally, ZnO NPs increased the level of intracellular reactive oxygen species and induced the formation of apoptotic vesicles as well as the lysis of cell nuclei. Zn²⁺ ions released from ZnO NPs into aqueous solution are important components that exert cytotoxic effects on LTEP-a-2 cells. This study provides new insights to the cytotoxicity of ZnO NPs against human health.     

纳米硒化银的生物合成及其对染料的吸附去除

利用菌株Pantoea sp.IMH实现了硒化银纳米颗粒的生物合成,同时,结合高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)、能谱成像(EDX-mapping)、X射线粉末衍射(XRD)等多种表征手段对硒化银纳米颗粒进行了表征分析.结果表明,所合成的硒化银纳米颗粒的粒径为10~20 nm,其纳米颗粒的晶面间距为0.225 nm,对应于Ag2Se的(031)晶面.所合成的纳米颗粒的衍射环对应的标准Ag2Se晶面为(013)、(031)和(113)面.XRD结果表明,纳米颗粒的晶面为(111)、(112)和(004)晶面,说明菌株IMH能够合成纳米硒化银晶体.通过以不同电性的染料分子亚甲基蓝(阳性)、日落黄(阴性)、靛蓝(中性)作为目标分子进行吸附去除应用探索,发现硒化银纳米颗粒对阳性和中性染料分子有良好的吸附去除效果.这是由于硒化银纳米颗粒表面带有负电荷(Zeta电位分别为-11.8 m V(p H=5)、-13.0 m V(p H=7)、-13.0 m V(p H=9)).本研究为硒化银纳米颗粒的生物合成提供了新思路,拓展了硒化银纳米颗粒的合成方法.     

Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles by Trichoderma sp. WL-Go for azo dyes decolorization

Developing an eco-friendly approach for metallic nanoparticles synthesis is important in current nanotechnology research. In this study, green synthesis of gold nanoparticles(AuNPs) was carried out by a newly isolated strain Trichoderma sp. WL-Go. UV–vis spectra of Au NPs showed a surface plasmon resonance peak at 550 nm, and transmission electron microscopy images revealed that the Au NPs were of varied shape with well dispersibility.The optimal conditions for Au NPs synthesis were HAuCl_4 1.0 mmol/L, biomass 0.5 g and pH 7–11. Moreover, the bio-Au NPs could efficiently catalyze the decolorization of various azo dyes. This research provided a new microbial resource candidate for green synthesis of Au NPs and demonstrated the potential application of bio-Au NPs for azo dye decolorization.     

Comparative cytotoxicity of nanoparticles and ions to Escherichia coli in binary mixtures

The objective of this study was to understand toxicity of mixture of nanoparticles (NPs) (ZnO and TiO₂) and their ions to Escherichia coli. Results indicated the decrease in percentage growth of E. coli with the increase in concentration of NPs both in single and mixture setups. Even a small concentration of 1 mg/L was observed to be significantly toxic to E. coli in binary mixture setup (exposure concentration: 1 mg/L ZnO and 1 mg/L TiO₂; 21.15% decrease in plate count concentration with respect to control). Exposure of E. coli to mixture of NPs at 1000 mg/L (i.e., 1000 mg/L ZnO and 1000 mg/L TiO₂) resulted in 99.63% decrease in plate count concentration with respect to control. Toxic effects of ions to E. coli were found to be lesser than their corresponding NPs. The percentage growth reduction was found to be 36% for binary mixture of zinc and titanium ions at the highest concentration (i.e., 803.0 mg/L Zn and 593.3 mg/L Ti where ion concentrations are equal to the Zn ions present in 1000 mg/L ZnO NP solution and Ti^+ 4 ions present in 1000 mg/L TiO₂ NP solution). Nature of mixture toxicity of the two NPs to E. coli was found to be antagonistic. The alkaline phosphatase (Alp) assay indicated that the maximum damage was observed when E. coli was exposed to 1000 mg/L of mixture of NPs. This study tries to fill the knowledge gap on information of toxicity of mixture of NPs to bacteria which has not been reported earlier.     

微米级核壳量子点团聚体在生物膜中的扩散与溶解及其毒性

包括量子点在内的人工纳米颗粒是近年来突出的环境污染物,为确定其在生物膜中的扩散过程和特征,应用TIRF（全内反射荧光）、FRAP（荧光漂白后恢复）等技术,研究了CdTe/CdS/ZnS核壳式量子的微米级的团聚体在细菌Comamonas testoteroni生物膜表面的吸附动力学、生物膜内部的扩散及其在生物膜中的溶解和毒性.结果表明:通过TIRF技术观察到生物膜可快速吸附>1 μm的CdTe/CdS/ZnS核壳式量子点团聚体,而且通过CLSM（激光扫描共聚焦荧光显微镜）进行深度扫描发现,量子点团聚体吸附到生物膜表面后可以进一步扩散到生物膜深层,在25 min内可穿透45 μm的生物膜,并在生物膜中随深度呈线性分布特征.FRAP分析表明,量子点团聚体被生物膜固定后还具有较强的移动性,漂白区的荧光强度在5 min可恢复30%.量子点团聚体在生物膜中会溶解产生Cd2+、Zn2+等重金属离子,从而对生物膜产生毒性并杀死细菌.研究显示,虽然纳米颗粒进入环境中会形成微米级的团聚体,但依然可以进入生物膜,对水生微生物生态系统产生危害.TIRF、CLSM和FRAP技术是研究纳米颗粒物在生物膜表面吸附和内部扩散动力学的有效工具.      

纳米银在环境水样和实验介质中的理化性质和毒性效应

纳米银在自然环境中的理化性质可能严重影响其环境效应,本文的目的是为了比较纳米银在自然水样和实验介质条件下的理化性质和毒性效应.实验表征了粒径4 nm表面包裹物为油胺的纳米银,在不同介质条件下的粒径和团聚性,并进一步研究了不同环境介质条件下纳米银暴露对枯草芽孢杆菌的毒性效应.透射电镜照片显示油胺包裹的4 nm纳米银在环境介质中发生明显团聚.油胺包裹的4 nm纳米银暴露会抑制培养基中细菌的生长速率,降低生理盐水溶液中细菌的存活率.纳米银在实验条件下对细菌的毒性呈一定剂量效应关系,但是在环境水样中剂量效应关系不明显.低浓度纳米银在环境水样中的毒性比其在实验介质中弱.纳米银的透析袋暴露实验中,细菌的存活率有显著提升,揭示纳米银与细菌的直接相互作用对毒性效应有重要作用.与实验条件的培养基和生理盐水介质相比,环境水样中的纳米银更趋向以团聚形式存在,与细菌的相互作用几率减小,因此纳米银在环境介质中对细菌的毒性会降低.     

红球菌LSJ-6介导的金纳米颗粒的合成及其对亚甲基蓝的吸附去除

从湖南省冷水江市的土样中分离筛选到一株对重金属具有高抗性的菌株.16S rRNA基因序列分析可知,该菌株属于红球菌属(Rhodococcus),命名为Rhodococcus sp.LSJ-6.最适生长条件为30℃,pH为7,好氧.研究发现该菌株可以介导金纳米颗粒的合成,且纳米颗粒的大小随体系pH升高(pH 5~9)而减小(15~3 nm).当温度升高时(20~40℃),颗粒大小无显著性差异,但形貌的多样性减小.进一步研究了不同条件下合成的纳米颗粒对亚甲基蓝的吸附去除,发现在pH为9,30℃时合成的金纳米颗粒对亚甲基蓝的吸附去除率最高,可达96%.本研究为生物合成金纳米颗粒的环境应用奠定了基础.