Monitoring of the microbial community composition in saline aquifers during CO2 storage by fluorescence in situ hybridisation

This study reveals the first analyses of the composition and activity of the microbial community of a saline CO₂ storage aquifer. Microbial monitoring during CO₂ injection has been reported. By using fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH), we have shown that the microbial community was strongly influenced by the CO₂ injection. Before CO₂ arrival, up to 6 × 10⁶ cells ml⁻¹ were detected by DAPI staining at a depth of 647 m below the surface. The microbial community was dominated by the domain Bacteria that represented approximately 60% to 90% of the total cell number, with Proteobacteria and Firmicutes as the most abundant phyla comprising up to 47% and 45% of the entire population, respectively. Both the total cell counts as well as the counts of the specific physiological groups revealed quantitative and qualitative changes after CO₂ arrival. Our study revealed temporal outcompetition of sulphate-reducing bacteria by methanogenic archaea. In addition, an enhanced activity of the microbial population after five months CO₂ storage indicated that the bacterial community was able to adapt to the extreme conditions of the deep biosphere and to the extreme changes of these atypical conditions.     

Sediment Source Assessment in a Lowland Watershed Using Nitrogen Stable Isotopes1

Fox, James F., Charles M. Davis, and Darren K. Martin, 2010. Sediment Source Assessment in a Lowland Watershed Using Nitrogen Stable Isotopes. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 46(6):1192–1204. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2010.00485.x Abstract: Sediment sources and transported sediments were sampled in a lowland watershed with pronounced fine sediment storage in the streambed. Sediments were analyzed for carbon and nitrogen content and stable nitrogen isotopic composition. Analysis of the data shows that temporarily stored streambed sediments dominate the sediment load during moderate- and low-flow hydrologic events. Modeling of sediment transport and nitrogen elemental and isotopic mass balance was performed for the watershed for a 12-month time period using a continuous, conceptual-based model. The model results show that during moderate- and low-flow hydrologic events, the streambed is slowly downcutting. During very high-flow hydrologic events, deposition is pronounced in the streambed and sediment is replenished to the bed. Nitrogen model results show that elemental and isotopic nitrogen of streambed sediments vary substantially over the simulation period. In this manner, the streambed in a lowland watershed functions as a temporary storage zone that, in turn, can impact the nitrogen elemental and isotopic signature of sediments. The variation could significantly impact estimates of sediment provenance using nitrogen tracer-based methods. Future work should consider both hydrologic and biogeochemical control on the nitrogen isotopic signature of sediments in small lowland watersheds and streams where a significant portion of deposited fines are temporarily stored.     

非稳定状态下除磷过程的特点研究

为了研究非稳定状态下生物除磷的特点,采用序批式间歇反应器(SBR),通过不同的进水方式(连续进水和瞬时进水),系统地考察了进水体积、NOX-N、限制曝气等因素对除磷过程的影响。结果表明,在温度为(23±0.5)℃、pH为7.0～8.0时,厌氧搅拌期连续进水的比释磷量(单位质量污泥(以MLSS计)的释磷量(以PO43-P计))比瞬时进水时高出42.11%。在运行条件相似的情况下,厌氧搅拌期的比释磷量与每周期进水体积无关。相对于连续进水,瞬时进水更有助于促进微生物利用有机底物进行自身的生长。限制曝气对连续进水和瞬时进水的释磷过程都存在明显的影响,在DO小于0.1mg/L的情况下,2者的比释磷量相对非限制曝气时分别降低了57.14%和55.56%。在连续进水时,NOX-N的反硝化结束伴随着释磷速率的突然升高。利用贮存作用并不能每次都成功地抑制丝状菌污泥膨胀。     

金沙江头塘小流域人工林有机碳及其剖面分布特征

采用野外调查、室内分析并结合相关的方法,研究探讨了金沙江头塘小流域7种不同植被恢复人工林土壤剖面层次有机碳(SOC)含量、有机碳密度(SOCD)和有机碳储量及分布特征。结果表明,不同林分类型及土层间土壤SOC含量存在明显差异:就整个土层(0~100 cm)而言,7种林分土壤SOC平均含量介于6.46±1.67~24.95±2.32 g·kg–1,大小依次为柳杉林旱冬瓜林圆柏林栓皮栎林圣诞树林墨西哥林藏柏林,且差异显著(p0.05);7种林分土壤SOC含量均出现表聚现象,从表层到深层都呈现递减趋势,且具有一定的规律性;7种林分土壤容重总体上均表现为随土层深度的增加逐渐增加,土壤容重表现为:柳杉林栓皮栎林圣诞树林圆柏林旱冬瓜林墨西哥柏林、藏柏林;7种林分土壤有机碳密度垂直分布和土壤有机碳含量垂直分布特征一致,随土层深度增加土壤有机碳密度减少,以表土10 cm的土壤有机碳密度最大;有机碳储量均随着土层加深所占比例逐渐降低,同时土壤有机碳主要集中于土层0~40 cm内,分别占总有机碳的65.60%(圣诞树林)、63.16%(旱冬瓜林)、54.41%(墨西哥柏林)、58.56%(圆柏林)、62.96%(藏柏林)、61.70%(栓皮栎林)和56.37%(柳杉林),0~40 cm土层土壤有机碳占总有机碳的百分比均达到50%以上。     

营养限制对厌氧序批操作反应器的影响及其恢复重建过程

研究了在厌氧条件下以葡萄糖为基质的序批操作反应器(ASBR)中营养物浓度限制对基质吸收和储存的影响及其恢复重建过程。结果表明,营养物限制条件下,发酵细菌表现为过量吸收基质并储存为糖原,形成隐性增殖以维持其细胞的正常结构和代谢功能;而甲烷菌由于无储存能力,其表现为活性逐渐降低。短期营养限制条件下(1个周期),基质中无磷时,储存量增加29%;基质中无氮时,储存量增加90%;基质中既无氮也无磷时,储存量增加26%。长期(31个周期)营养限制(基质中氮磷含量减小50%)下,胞内储存糖原量可高达正常状态下的4.8倍,但甲烷活性减少为正常状态下的17.78%。营养物限制对发酵细菌影响较小,对甲烷菌影响较大。将氮磷浓度恢复正常后,反应器的产甲烷能力恢复较快,出水COD经31周期后恢复正常,而胞内糖原在85周期后恢复正常。     

厌氧条件下序批操作与连续操作对基质利用的影响

研究了在厌氧条件下以葡萄糖为基质的序批操作与连续操作反应器中微生物利用基质的不同途径。结果表明,在连续操作中,反应器内的VFA及污泥中的糖原含量保持不变,葡萄糖被用于产生甲烷和微生物增殖,两者分别占进水COD的79.34%和20.62%。在序批操作中,当进水结束时,50.17%的葡萄糖被转化为糖原储存于细胞体内,反应器内的VFA、产生的甲烷及微生物增殖分别占进水COD的25.05%、11.56%和13.22%;当反应结束时,葡萄糖转化为甲烷和微生物细胞的部分分别占进水COD的78.13%和20.6%,积累的VFA及储存的糖原被微生物代谢。两种不同操作模式下葡萄糖的代谢途径不同,序批式反应器中由于糖原储存的存在,减缓了VFA的积累,为厌氧系统的高效、稳定运行提供了保证。     

火电厂液氨贮存风险评价中典型事故影响范围计算

对火电厂液氨贮存风险评价中的三类典型事故（化学爆炸、管道泄漏和贮罐整体破裂）影响范围的计算方法进行了探讨。以某火电厂2×1000MW机组为例,当发生化学爆炸事故时,爆炸冲击波损害等级1、2、3、4的影响区域半径分别为78.3、156.6、391.5和1044m;管道泄漏和贮罐整体破裂所引发的中毒事故中,后者对环境的影响较大。若事故发生后10min内得到有效控制,则在F大气稳定度、1.5m/s风速条件下,贮罐整体破裂半致死浓度的影响区域半径（r值）为344.6m,大于管道泄漏r值（205.8m）;若事故发生后不考虑控制措施,则在F大气稳定度、1.5 m/s风速条件下,贮罐整体破裂半致死浓度的影响区域半径r值为561 m。     

含体积型缺陷加筋球壳拱顶的稳定性分析

当大型储罐拱顶出现体积型缺陷时,最常见的破坏形式是拱顶外压失稳破坏。因此,针对含体积型缺陷的加筋拱顶,对其缺陷发生的最不利位置及拱顶稳定性进行了大量的有限元计算,提出了含缺陷加筋拱顶临界失稳载荷的实用计算公式,以供建立含缺陷加筋拱顶的安全评定方法参考。     

A stochastic approach for the operation of a wind and pumped storage plant under a deregulated environment

To improve the competiveness in the energy market, it is necessary that the wind power plants provide guaranteed power generation, although, it is not possible to forecast power availability from wind power plant accurately. This paper presents a stochastic model and solution technique for the combined operation of wind and pumped storage power plants to improve the power availability and increasing the profit considering uncertainties of wind power generation. In this model, uncertainties in wind data have been forecasted for grid connected day-ahead market using Weibull distribution model. The imbalances in the forecasted wind data and the market demand have been reduced by operating the pumped storage power plant. In this stochastic mixed integer problem, pumped storage plant can take the supply either from the grid or from the wind power plant for the pumping operation to store the energy in order to utilize this energy during peak hours for increasing the overall revenue. The reliability of the pumped storage is improved by replacing the conventional unit with the adjustable speed type pumped storage unit. In order to prove the optimality of the solution, two case studies were considered. In case study–I, scheduling is provided by operating the conventional pumped storage unit, whereas in case study–II, adjustable speed pumped storage unit has been used. It has been found that the adjustable speed pumped storage unit has further reduced the imbalance between generated power and demand. The complete approach has been formulated and implemented using AMPL software.     

某橡胶减振垫加速贮存老化试验及寿命预测

分析了减振垫的贮存环境应力及失效机理,建立了减振垫的性能退化模型及加速模型。选取直接描述减振垫工作特性的品质因数为性能退化参数,通过加速老化试验,在较短的试验时间内确定了减振垫的贮存寿命。