Cu_xO(CuO-Cu_2O)纳米球催化剂制备及对CO_2电化学还原性能影响的研究

通过水热合成法制备Cu_xO(CuO-Cu2_O)纳米球催化剂,控制水热温度为180℃,合成时间为2h时,制备的催化活性最佳,CO_2还原的起峰电位可达-0.55V(vs.SHE),在-1.25V(vs.SHE)电位下的最大电流密度可达-20.5mA/cm~2。测试电容能达到800μF/cm~2,是同样的测试条件下的气体扩散电极(GDL)电容的4.7倍左右。SEM分析结果表明,其具有特殊的三维纳米球结构。BET分析结果表明,其比表面积达到约63.50m~2/g。Cu_xO180~(-2)/GDL电极的交换电流密度约为1.6×10~(-5)A/cm~2,高出同类研究的i0值(-10~(-10)A/cm~2)约5个数量级。     

ZnO纳米颗粒对SBR活性污泥活性的影响

建立了模拟的SBR反应器,并研究了ZnO纳米颗粒(ZnO-NPs)对SBR活性污泥活性的影响.结果表明低浓度(10mg/L)ZnO-NPs对活性污泥活性无明显抑制作用.较高浓度下,ZnO-NPs对活性污泥沉降性能?呼吸速率?EPS和SMP产量及其组成?有机物降解效率等具有明显影响.20,50,100mg/L ZnO-NPs使COD去除率分别降低8.1%, 19.5%和27.7%,使污泥沉降性能分别降低24.2%,35.0%和36.0%,使MLVSS/MLSS比值分别降低8.0%,14.7%和21%,使活性污泥呼吸速率抑制率达到54.0%, 79.0%和80.3%;使EPS产量分别降低29.0%,49.9%和65.4%,使SMP产量分别升高48.9%,102.6%和203.0%.研究表明,较高浓度ZnO-NPs能够抑制污泥代谢,降低活性污泥生物量,显著抑制活性污泥活性.     

纳米氧化锌、硫酸锌和AM真菌对玉米生长的影响

纳米氧化锌(Zn O)是应用最为广泛但具有一定生物毒性的金属型纳米颗粒(nanoparticles,NPs)之一,而丛枝菌根(arbuscular mycorrhizal,AM)真菌能改善宿主植物矿质营养和增强宿主植物抗逆性,但纳米Zn O和其他锌污染物之间的关系以及AM真菌对其生物效应的影响目前尚不清楚.通过温室盆栽试验,研究了单一或复合施加纳米Zn O、ZnSO_4(500mg·kg~(-1))时接种AM真菌Funneliformis mosseae BEG 167对玉米生长的影响.结果表明,纳米Zn O对AM真菌侵染和玉米植株生长有一定抑制作用,表现出植物毒性,且与同浓度(500 mg·kg~(-1))下的ZnSO_4作用类似.与非菌根对照相比,接种AM真菌降低了玉米植株的Zn含量或Zn吸收量,且在复合处理中对玉米生长表现出较好的促生作用.结果首次表明,纳米ZnO与ZnSO_4在生物毒性上存在复杂的交互作用,而接种AM真菌在二者复合污染时对玉米具有一定的保护作用.     

纳米SiO2在含阴离子表面活性剂低浊水处理中的应用

在含有阴离子表面活性剂-十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)的6 NTU高岭土悬浊液中,改变SDS的浓度,投加纳米SiO2与聚合铝PAC进行动态混凝实验与静沉实验,借助图像分析技术与分形理论,探讨了纳米SiO2与PAC处理含SDS低浊水的作用机理、絮凝效果与形态学特征.结果表明:①纳米SiO2与SDS使高岭土粒子表面负电性增强.纳米SiO2的絮凝机理以吸附架桥为主.②纳米SiO2对SDS的去除效果优于PAC.SDS浓度越高,去除效果越显著.但纳米SiO2对无机高岭土粒子的处理能力不如PAC,PAC絮凝后的上清液浊度低.当SDS浓度增至10 mg/L时,纳米SiO2对SDS的去除率高,而PAC对SDS的絮凝能力弱,PAC对无机颗粒的去除效果也下降.③助凝剂纳米SiO2较强的吸附活性能加快PAC絮体成长为结构密实的RLCA构型,分维值高,絮凝效果好.     

纳米氧化锌对斑马鱼肝脏的毒性效应

采用半静态急性实验方法,研究斑马鱼在浓度为0、0.05、0.1、5、10、25、50 mg·L-1的纳米氧化锌(nano-Zn O)中暴露4、24、96 h后,nano-Zn O对肝中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、丙二醛(MDA)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)的影响,肝脏中Bcl-2、Bax、p53和MDM2的mRNA表达量的变化以及暴露7、15、30 d时肝组织解剖结构变化情况.结果表明,与对照组相比,实验组表现为:1肝组织出现组织水肿,部分细胞质空泡化、细胞核固缩;2肝巨噬细胞增多,窦间隙增大;3肝中SOD活性升高、MDA含量增加、CAT活性降低;4肝脏中Bax/Bcl-2和p53的mRNA的表达量均升高;5 MDM2 mRNA的表达量表现为在低浓度组中降低,高浓度组中则升高.实验结果表明,nano-Zn O能引起斑马鱼肝脏发生氧化应激作用,使肝中抗氧化酶活性发生变化,并诱导肝脏中细胞凋亡相关基因的表达,使细胞发生凋亡且造成肝组织结构发生变化.     

Effect of sub-acute exposure to TiO2 nanoparticles on oxidative stress and histopathological changes in Juvenile Carp （Cyprinus carpio）

Increasing application of nanotechnology highlights the need to clarify and understand nanotoxicity. Mammalian and in vitro studies have raised concerns about the toxicity of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO₂-NPs), but there are limited data on ecotoxicity to aquatic organisms. In this work, the sub-acute toxicity of TiO₂-NPs to carp (Cyprinus carpio) was assessed. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD) activities and lipid peroxidation (LPO) levels in liver, gill and brain tissues of carps varied with concentration of TiO₂-NPs suspensions and exposure time (up to 8 d). As a result, 100 and 200 mg/L TiO₂-NPs caused statistically significant decrease in SOD, CAT and POD activities and significant increase in LPO levels in tissues (P < 0.05), suggesting that the fish exposed to these two concentrations of TiO₂-NPs suffered from the oxidative stress. The extent of depletion of antioxidant enzymes activities and the elevation of LPO in the liver was the greatest, indicating that the liver might be the most susceptible organ to TiO₂-NPs exposure. In addition, carps had gill pathologies including edema and thickening of gill lamellae as well as gill filaments, and liver pathologies including necrotic and apoptosis hepatocytes after exposed to 100 and 200 mg/L TiO₂-NPs for 20 d. These results indicated a potential risk from TiO₂-NPs released into the aqueous environment.     

Induction of apoptosis and cytokine markers in colon cancer cells by magnesium oxide (MgO) nanoparticles

Magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgONP) are predominantly utilized in industrial products. This study was undertaken to elucidate the mechanisms underlying toxic effect of MgONP in human colon cancer (HT 29) cells over 48 hr period. Cytotoxicity was evaluated by using MTT and neutral red uptake assays. Data demonstrated that MgONP reduced cell viability in concentration- and time-dependent manner. MgONP induced oxidative stress by decreasing glutathione (GSH) concentrations and elevation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lipid peroxidation levels. Increased caspase-3 enzyme activity and greater condensed, damaged chromosome was observed following MgONP exposure in HT 29 cells. The level of interleukin-4 (IL-4), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), and DNA fragmentation were significantly higher in MgONP incubated cells. The results showed that MgONP-induced toxicity in HT 29 cells may be mediated through oxidative stress.     

Acute toxicity of copper oxide nanoparticles to Daphnia magna under different test conditions

The acute toxicity of monodispersed 6 nm and <100 nm poly-dispersed copper oxide nanoparticles toward Daphnia magna was assessed using 48 h immobilization tests. CuSO₄ was used as a reference. Four different exposure conditions were tested, to study whether the toxicity of the nanoparticle suspensions changed in a way similar to what is known for dissolved Cu: first in ISO standard test conditions (pH 7.8), second with slight acidity (pH 6.5), third in the presence of citric acid, and fourth in the presence of humic acid. For all four exposure conditions, the toxicity of Cu employed in the three forms followed the same sequence, i.e., CuSO₄ > monodispersed 6 nm CuO ? poly-dispersed CuO. The toxicity of all Cu forms decreased from pH 6.5, ? pH 7.8, > pH 7.8 + citric acid, to ? pH 7.8 + humic acid. This pattern is in agreement with concentrations of Cu²⁺ calculated using the equilibrium model MINTEQ. These findings show that the acute toxicity of copper oxide nanoparticles is governed by test water composition and the chemical species Cu²⁺.     

纳米银的体内毒性及毒作用机制研究进展

很多研究表明纳米银对机体的消化系统、呼吸系统、生殖系统等多个系统均会产生毒作用,且其毒作用受到多种因素的影响。目前关于纳米银的毒作用机制尚未明确,研究发现纳米银的毒作用机制可能与银离子释放,活性氧自由基产生,氧化应激的发生,炎症反应等有关,最新研究指出纳米银的毒性作用还可能与内质网应激和自噬有关,本文将就纳米银的体内毒性及毒作用机制进行综述。     

纳米颗粒暴露评价研究综述

对国外最新的人造纳米颗粒的暴露评价方法和研究结果进行综述,旨在为我国今后工作现场的职业卫生暴露评价提供指导。检索和查阅2000—2010年发表的涉及纳米颗粒暴露评价的同行评审期刊的英文文献和报告,并对暴露评价设备和方法进行比较和分析,归纳描述部分研究结果,总结纳米颗粒暴露评价的特殊性和挑战,探讨解决这些问题的关键步骤。最后,提出今后在职业现场开展纳米暴露评价的2个可行的方法。