Modeling of the denitrification/anaerobic digestion process of salmon fishery wastewater in a biofilm tubular reactor

The literature has paid scarce attention to the modeling of the denitrification-anaerobic digestion process in packed bed biofilm tubular reactors used to treat wastewater. The present study obtained a steady-state model for industrial salmon fishery wastewater treatment in a biofilm tubular reactor, including pH as a variable and the effect of biomass on hydrolysis. The axial profile of the reactor components and process efficiency were predicted with deviations below 6%. The optimal operating zone for the process was found at hydraulic retention time (HRT)>1.5d and inlet protein concentration (S(prot,0))<3000 mgTOCL(-1). Based on our results, we concluded that the removal of organic matter and nitrogen compounds depended mainly on HRT. The effluent pH was mainly affected by the C/N ratio, where a decrease increases pH. Organic matter removal was related with the anaerobic digestion process, while denitrification influenced mostly nitrate and nitrite removal.     

Cross-reactivity of anti-Salmonella egg-yolk antibodies to Salmonella serovars

The cross-reactivity of egg yolk antibodies specific to antigens of Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium to killed bacterial cells of common Salmonella serovars were tested using an indirect Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Egg yolk antibodies were produced against purified fimbriae, flagella and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of S. Enteritidis strain ATCC13076 and flagella, LPS and outer membrane proteins (OMP) of S. Typhimurium strain ATCC13311. For immunological specificity of egg yolk antibodies against killed bacterial cells, we found that the titers of the anti-S. Enteritidis egg yolk antibodies were higher than those of the anti-S. Typhimurium antibodies. In the evaluation of cross-reactivity of these egg yolk antibodies to various Salmonella serovars, we observed that the anti-S. Enteritidis antibodies exhibited more specific affinity than those of the anti-S. Typhimurium antibodies. All S. Enteritidis strains reacted specifically with the anti-S. Enteritidis fimbrial and flagellar egg yolk antibody whereas anti-S. Enteritidis LPS and anti-S. Typhimurium LPS, OMP and flagellar antibodies displayed non–specific reactivity to all Salmonella serovars used in this study. This finding suggests that it may be possible to design a anti-fimbrial egg yolk antibody of S. Enteritidis as a diagnostic tool and a cocktail of OMP and LPS antigens of S. Enteritidis and S. Typhimurium could be used for administering broad spectrum passive immunity to protect against the colonization of pathogenic Salmonella strains in food animals.     

Binding of aluminum to human serum transferrin,human serum albumin and rat serum proteins

Abstract

Human serum transferrin (HSTF), human serum albumin (HSA) and rat serum were compared for their interaction with AlCl₃ , in a Tris‐HCl buffer solutions (pH 7.4). The AlCl₃ was tested in series of concentrations in the range of 50 μM up to 500 μM . HSTF, HSA and their 1:1 mixture and rat serum were incubated at 37°C with series of AlCl₃ concentrations. The protein profile of the incubated solutions were compared to control using SDS‐PAGE and FPLC tests. The results indicated that HSTF was more specifically responsive to AlCl₃showing a characteristic increase in its UV absorption, peak and area dimensions. Simultaneously, HSA was less affected, but it showed a significant shift with an increase in molecular weight accompanied with a change in its profile. The respective bands of transferrin and albumin in rat serum behaved similarly. The SDS‐PAGE and FPLC data coincided and confirmed the preferential affinity of HSTF to bind with Al³⁺ . These results support the suggestion of using HSTF for monitoring levels of Al³⁺ in human blood samples of exposed population. The importance of further developing such a biomarker is the increased demand for early detection of the hazardous levels of Al³⁺ in relation to its long term neurotoxic adverse effects.     

砂土滑动液化的初步分析

本文针对大量的滑坡现场观察到的滑体滑动引起严重的砂土液化现象描述了液化引起的危害。初步给出了砂土滑动液化的定义;分析了砂土滑动液化形成的机理以及砂土滑动液化势评价的初步设想。     

从液化石油气球罐裂纹看球罐隐患

介绍液化石油气球罐检验发现的裂纹情况,分析裂纹原因,指出裂纹本质是焊接接头氢脆裂纹,并提出防范措施。还建议尽快制定液化石油气球罐安全管理规定,以规范定期检验,消除事故隐患     

污水处理场厌氧反应器的结构设计要点

介绍污水处理场厌氧反应器的结构特点和工艺要求。为保证安全生产及对污水的处理能力，设计中利用无粘结预应力抗拉能力强、抗裂能力高的特点重点解决好温度应力、裂缝宽度等问题，使得污水处理的厌氧工艺更具推广优势。     

轴对称杯形件反挤压的简化滑移线解

此文介绍了一种求解轴对称塑性成形问题的新方法——简化滑移线法,并得到了轴对称杯形件反挤压变形力的简化滑移线解.计算结果表明,简化滑移线解高于限解,更接近真实载荷,是求解轴对称塑性成形问题的一种简单而实用的新方法.     

印楝素对亚洲玉米螟的生物活性及蛋白质合成的影响

室内生物测定表明,印楝素对玉米螟幼虫具有明显的毒杀作用和抑制生长发育的活性.浓度3×10-6 ~15×10-6印楝素处理幼虫,均出现活动性降低、化蛹延迟、蛹出现畸形的现象,甚至形成永久性幼虫,且与处理浓度有一定的相关性.同时发现,经印楝素处理后,亚洲玉米螟48h蛹蛋白质的含量和组分与对照相比出现明显的差异,含量与处理浓度有较好的相关性.SDS-PAGE结果显示, 经3×10-6 ~15×10-6印楝素处理,昆虫的蛹均出现分子量Mr55×103、50×103两种新蛋白组分,减少了21. 6×103、20×103两种蛋白组分;另外10×10-6和15×10-6印楝素处理还减少了22×103蛋白组分, 15×10-6处理还出现9×103新蛋白组分; 这6种差异蛋白可能是印楝素分子作用的相关蛋白. 图2表1参20