Ciprofloxacin-sensitive and ciprofloxacin-resistant Campylobacter jejuni are equally susceptible to natural orange oil-based antimicrobials

A total of 10 ciprofloxacin-sensitive (ciprofloxacin minimum inhibitory concentration, MIC < 0.5 μ g/ml) and 10 ciprofloxacin-resistant (MIC 16 to 32 μ g/ml) presumptive C. jejuni were further characterized and evaluated for their inhibition by natural orange oil fractions. Partial species identification was performed by using a hippuricase gene-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. One of the isolates appeared to be atypical and failed to hydrolyze hippurate. Of the ciprofloxacin-resistant C. jejuni isolates tested, six were found to have their quinolone resistance determined by a C → T mutation in codon 86 of gyrA. Both groups of ciprofloxacin-sensitive and –resistant C. jejuni isolates were most susceptible to cold-pressed terpeneless Valencia orange oil (C4) which yielded inhibition zones from 44.0 ± 1.4 to 80 ± 0.0 mm. Less inhibitory responses were recorded for 5-fold concentrated Valencia orange oil (C3) and distilled d-limonene (C7) which exerted similar effects on both ciprofloxacin-sensitive and –resistant C. jejuni isolates. In general, ciprofloxacin-resistant and –sensitive C. jejuni isolates were equally susceptible to the respective orange oil fractions.     

Photocatalytic degradation of an azo dye using N-doped NaTaO3 synthesized by one-step hydrothermal process

N-doped NaTaO₃ compounds (NaTaO_3−xN_x) with nano-cubic morphology were successfully synthesized by one-step hydrothermal method and Methyl Orange (MO) was used as a model dye to evaluate their photocatalytic efficiency under visible-light irradiation. The as-prepared NaTaO_3−xN_x samples were characterized by various techniques, such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra and GC-MS. The results indicate that NaTaO_3−xN_x displays a pure perovskite structure when the synthesis temperature is higher than 180 °C. Moreover, as observed by SEM images, the particles of resultant NaTaO_3−xN_x show cubic morphology with the edge length of 200-500 nm, which can be easily removed by filtration after photocatalytic reaction. Doping of N increases the photocatalytic activity of NaTaO₃, and NaTaO_2.953N_0.047 shows the highest visible-light photocatalytic activity for the degradation of MO. Based on the experiment results, a possible mechanism of the photocatalysis over NaTaO_3−xN_x and the photodegradation pathway of MO were proposed.     

铁掺杂纳米二氧化钛溶胶的制备及性能研究

文章采用一种简单的方法于低温条件下制备出掺铁纳米TiO2溶胶。通过在可见光条件下对吖啶橙的光催化降解,对掺铁纳米TiO2溶胶和纳米TiO2溶胶的光催化活性进行了研究比较,结果表明掺铁纳米TiO2溶胶的光催化活性较高,铁的掺杂量为1%时光降解效果较好。     

低温湿式化学法制备ZnO纳米棒阵列膜及其光催化活性研究

采用一种简单的低温湿式化学方法,即将预处理好的锌片直接放人5%甲酰胺水溶液中,在65℃烘箱中加热24 h,在锌片基底上成功制备出了大面积具有良好取向的ZnO纳米棒阵列.用XRD、SEM、DRs、PL等测试手段对其进行了表征.研究结果表明,ZnO纳米棒是六方钎锌矿晶,与基底垂直,具有沿(002)晶面择优生长的特征.另外,该阵列薄膜在379 nm附近发出强荧光,禁带宽度为Eg=3.28 eV.以自镇流高压汞灯为光源、以ZnO纳米棒为催化剂处理水中的甲基橙.结果显示,ZnO纳米棒的光催化反应为一级反应,表观速率常数与甲基橙的初始浓度有关.     

微波催化氧化法处理甲基橙废水

采用微波催化氧化法处理模拟甲基橙废水,考察了微波功率、辐射时间、H2O2用量、活性炭用量对甲基橙去除率的影响。在微波功率630w、辐射时间9min、H2O2用量10mL／L,活性炭用量10g／L的条件下,甲基橙的去除率达到90％左右,并对实际染料废水、炼焦废水、炼油废水、餐饮废水进行了处理,取得了满意的结果。     

水溶液中甲基橙的超声化学降解动力学研究

研究了水溶液中甲基橙的超声化学降解动力学。结果表明 ,水溶液中甲基橙可通过超声化学方法降解 ,降解动力学为一级反应 ,降解速率常数为 -2 .2 5× 10 - 3m in- 1。甲基橙降解速率随初始浓度的升高而降低 ,随介质温度的下降而升高 ,随介质酸度的变化而变化。 H2 O2 、F e2 +和 I- 等自由基促进剂可有效加速甲基橙的降解     

TiO2纳米管光电催化降解酸性橙染料

采用电化学阳极氧化法在金属钛表面制备锐钛矿型TiO2纳米管,并以TiO2纳米管薄膜为阳极,考察溶液pH、外加偏压以及NaC1浓度对酸性橙的光电催化降解反应的影响.实验结果表明:在溶液pH为3.0、外加偏压为2.5V、NaCl浓度为0.05 mol/L的最佳实验条件下反应30 min,酸性橙降解率可达99.99％;TiO2纳米管重复使用25次,酸性橙降解率仍可达94.57％.     

新生MnO2对甲基橙废水的脱色特性研究

以化学法合成的新生MnO2作吸附剂,对水中甲基橙染料进行吸附脱色研究,探讨了影响吸附的因素和吸附机理。结果表明：新生Mn2对甲基橙的吸附符合Langmuir吸附等温式,吸附速率大,吸附前溶液pH值是影响染料脱色效果的最主要因素,吸附后溶液pH和温度影响较小。在实验条件下可使甲基橙脱色率达99％。     

负载Pt对锐钛矿-板钛矿双相TiO_2光催化性能的影响

采用水热法合成了板钛矿-锐钛矿双相TiO_2,通过浸渍和氢还原法将贵金属Pt负载在双相TiO_2表面制成Pt/双相TiO_2催化剂。TEM表征结果显示:Pt/双相TiO_2催化剂中Pt的晶粒尺寸很小,晶粒尺寸分布较窄;低负载量(质量分数0.2%和2.0%)时,Pt晶粒在TiO_2表面分布非常均匀,Pt负载量达到4.0%时,Pt晶粒在TiO_2表面的分散性变差。光催化活性实验结果表明:负载Pt能显著提高双相TiO_2催化剂的甲基橙降解率;2.0%Pt/双相TiO_2催化剂的光降解性能最佳。光催化活性提高的主要原因是由于Pt颗粒的电子贮存能力促进了光生电子-空穴对的分离。     

分光光度法测定水中十六烷基三甲基溴化铵

基于甲基橙(MO)在水体中和阳离子表面活性剂发生的褪色反应,采用分光光度法测定十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB),优化了试验条件,讨论了干扰物质的影响。MO与CTAB在10%乙醇-水溶液中反应形成淡黄色离子缔合物,以MO的最大吸收波长470 nm为测定波长,CTAB质量浓度在0 mg/L～13.1 mg/L范围内遵守朗伯-比尔定律,吸光系数为17.48 L/(g.cm),方法检出限为0.364 mg/L,标准溶液平行测定的RSD为2.3%,样品加标回收率为91.8%～107%。