Photodegradation of new amino acid derivatives suitable for chelating agents in pulp bleaching applications

The purpose of this study was to evaluate photodegradabilities of the following new low-nitrogen chelating agents: N-bis[(carboxymethoxy)ethyl]glycine (compound 1), N-bis[(1,2-dicarboxyethoxy)ethyl]glycine (compound 2) and N-bis[(1,2-dicarboxyethoxy)ethyl]aspartic acid (compound 3). At first photodegradation of these chelating agents as uncomplexed Na-compound 1–3 and Cu(II) complexes were tested, both in lake and distilled water, by exposing them to near-UV region radiation at the range of 315–400 nm. Uncomplexed Na-compounds 2 and 3 were selected to sunlight exposure experiments carried out in lake and distilled water. Compound 3 was also tested in sunlight as Cu and Ca complexes in both solutions. Photodegradation of Na₆-compound 3 in distilled water was studied by exposing it to radiation at the wavelength of 253.7 nm. Photodegradation products were analysed by means of GC-MS (gas chromatography with mass selective detector).

The results demonstrated that compound 1 was quite photostable even as Cu complex while compounds 2 and 3 were found to be photodegradable. Over 90% reduction of compound 3 was achieved during one week and 80% reduction of compound 2 in two weeks' time when they were added as Na salt to lake water and exposed to sunlight. Compound 3 as Cu complex degraded totally in the sunlight in less than one week. In the case of compound 3, the degradation rate decreased depending on the counter cation in the order Cu > Na  Ca. The study demonstrated that photodegradation of Na₆-compound 3 does not result in total mineralization of the compound. A photodegradation pathway for Na₆-compound 3 is proposed.     

Synthesis of some novel (2-oxo-3-(arylimino) indolin-1-yl)-N-aryl acetamides and evaluation as antimicrobial agents

A series of sixteen 2-oxo-3-(arylimino) indolin-1-yl)-N-aryl acetamide derivatives were synthesized, characterized by physical and spectral data (IR, ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and mass spectrometry), and evaluated for their antibacterial and antifungal activities against various pathogenic microorganisms. Some of the synthesized compounds showed promising antibacterial and antifungal activities, the best being 2-(3-(4-chlorophenylimino)-2-oxoindolin-1-yl)-N-(3-methoxyphenyl) acetamide.     

气相色谱/质谱联用法测定饮用水源水中苯胺类化合物

采用液液萃取-气相色谱/质谱联用法测定饮用水源水中19种苯胺类化合物,选择DB-5MS色谱柱,讨论了pH值对回收率的影响.方法在0.500 mg/L～5.00 mg/L范围内线性良好,19种苯胺类化合物的检出限为0.016μg/L～0.067 μg/L,标准溶液平行测定的RSD为1.2％ -13.2％,实际样品加标回收...     

Simultaneous extraction of Cr(VI) and Cu(II) from humic acid with new synthesized EDTA derivatives

Soil washing is one of the few permanent treatment alternatives for removing metal contaminants. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and its salts (EDTA) is very effective at removing cationic metals and has been utilized globally. However it is ineffective for anionic metal contaminants or metals bound to soil organic matter. The simultaneous removal of cationic and anionic metal contaminants by soil washing is difficult due to differences in their properties. The present study evaluated the potential of a washing process using two synthesized EDTA-derivatives, C₆HEDTA (2,2′-((2-((carboxymethyl)(2-(hexanoyloxy)ethyl)amino)ethyl)azanediyl)diacetic acid) and C₁₂HEDTA (2,2′-((2-((carboxymethyl) (2-(dodecanoyloxy)ethyl)amino)ethyl)azanediyl)diacetic acid), which consist of a hydrophilic polycarboxylic moiety and a hydrophobic moiety with a monoalkyl ester group. A series of equilibrium batch experiments at room temperature were conducted to investigate the efficacy of C₆HEDTA and C₁₂HEDTA as extractants for both oxyanion Cr(VI) and cationic Cu(II). Results showed that either C₆HEDTA or C₁₂HEDTA can extract both Cr(VI) and Cu(II) from humic acid simultaneously. However, C₆HEDTA was less effective for Cr(VI) probably because it has no surface activities to increase solubility of humic acid, like C₁₂HEDTA. Extraction of Cr(VI) was mainly attributed to the decreased surface tension and enhanced solubility of organic matter. Extraction of Cu(II) was attributed to both the Cu(II) chelation and enhanced solubility of humic acid. It was demonstrated that the hydrophilic polycarboxylic moiety of C₁₂HEDTA chelates cations while the monoalkyl ester group produces surface active properties that enhance the solubility of humic acid.     

壳聚糖及其衍生物在环境污染治理中的应用

综述了壳聚糖及其衍生物在环境污染治理方面的应用进展。分别介绍了壳聚糖及其衍生物在水处理、土壤修复、大气污染防治和其他环境治理领域中对环境污染物的去除效果。对壳聚糖及其衍生物在环境治理领域的发展前景和未来的研究方向进行了展望。     

Cellular damages in the Allium cepa test system, caused by BTEX mixture prior and after biodegradation process

Petroleum and derivatives have been considered one of the main environmental contaminants. Among petroleum derivatives, the volatile organic compounds benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) represent a major concern due to their toxicity and easy accumulation in groundwater. Biodegradation methods seem to be suitable tools for the clean-up of BTEX contaminants from groundwater. Genotoxic and mutagenic potential of BTEX prior and after biodegradation process was evaluated through analyses of chromosomal aberrations and MN test in meristematic and F₁ root cells using the Allium cepa test system. Seeds of A. cepa were germinated into five concentrations of BTEX, non-biodegraded and biodegraded, in ultra-pure water (negative control), in MMS 4 × 10⁻⁴ M (positive control) and in culture medium used in the biodegradation (blank biodegradation control). Results showed a significant frequency of both chromosomal and nuclear aberrations. The micronucleus (MN) frequency in meristematic cells was significant for most of tested samples. However, MN was not present in significant levels in the F₁ cells, suggesting that there was no permanent damage for the meristematic cell. The BTEX effects were significantly reduced in the biodegraded samples when compared to the respective non-biodegraded concentrations. Therefore, in this study, the biodegradation process showed to be a reliable and effective alternative to treat BTEX-contaminated waters. Based on our results and available data, the BTEX toxicity could also be related to a synergistic effect of its compounds.     

七种萘有机化合物对活性污泥的抑制作用

本文依据呼吸法测定的微生物耗氧速率,研究了七种萘有机化合物对活性污泥的抑制作用,建立了微生物相对呼吸速率与抑制物浓度之间的定量方程,据此方程计算了七种化合物在废水生物处理系统中的建议最高可容许浓度以及对微生物呼吸的半抑制浓度EC_（50）,并得到了EC_（50）与正辛醇-水分配系数lgK_（ow）之间的线性回归方程。     

颗粒物中苯并噻唑及其衍生物的污染特征及暴露评价

在城市内选取包括城市背景空气、市区以小型客车为主的路边和大量大型货车通行的3个路边采样点进行了空气中PM_2.5和PM₁₀的采集,建立了利用超高效液相色谱串联三重四级杆质谱仪（UPLC-MS/MS）对颗粒物中苯并噻唑及其5种衍生物（BT、2-NH₂-BT、2-OH-BT、MBT、MTBT）的检测方法,并对其污染特征及暴露风险进行了分析.结果显示,3点位PM_2.5和PM₁₀样品中均为BT的浓度最高,占总浓度的44.4%~55.2%;各化合物浓度呈路边环境高于城市背景环境,表明高制动频率导致路边空气中含有较多的轮胎磨损颗粒物;除2-NH₂-BT外,其它4种BTs化合物与PM_2.5和PM₁₀的浓度之间具有较好的线性关系,表明二者具有相同的来源;各化合物在PM_2.5和PM₁₀中浓度的比值（PM_2.5/PM₁₀）范围为0.41~0.95,说明BTs更易于富集在较细颗粒物中或轮胎磨损排放的细颗粒较多.暴露评价结果显示,路边工作者对BTs的日呼吸暴露量大于其他人,可能具有更高的健康风险其中BT的贡献量最大.     

我国桐油发展战略与对策

桐油是我国的特产资源，其价值之高，用途之广，早已引起许多国家的重视；其化学结构之特殊，化学性质之活泼，引起许多化学工作者的兴趣，而致力于桐油化学科学的研究。我国种植油桐历史修久，远在公元前六世纪有文记载。新中国成立后，党 和政府非常重视，周总理曾亲自主持全国油桐工作会议，油桐得到了空前发展。     

The solar transformity of petroleum fuels

Petroleum fuels are the primary energy basis for transportation and industry. They are almost always an important input to the economic and social activities of humanity. Emergy analyses require accurate estimates with specified uncertainty for the transformities of major energy and material inputs to economic and environmental systems. In this study, the oil refining processes in Italy and the United States were examined to estimate the transformity and specific emergy of petroleum derivatives. Based on our assumptions that petroleum derivatives are splits of a complex hydrocarbon mixture and that the emergy is split based on the fraction of energy in a product, we estimated that the transformity of petroleum derivatives is 65,826 sej/J ± 1.4% relative to the 9.26E+24 sej/year planetary baseline. Estimates of the specific emergies of the various liquid fuels from Italian and U.S. refineries are within 2% of one another and the relationship of particular values varies with the refinery design. Our average transformity is only 1.7% larger than the current estimate for petroleum fuels determined by back calculation, confirming the accuracy of this transformity in existing emergy analyses. The model uncertainty between using energy or mass to determine how emergy is split was less that 2% in the estimate of both the transformity and specific emergy of liquid fuels, but larger for solid and gaseous products. This study is a contribution to strengthen the emergy methodology, providing data that can be useful in the analysis of many human activities.