微生物燃料电池恒电流预培养阳极生物膜分析表征

阳极性能是影响微生物燃料电池(Microbial Fuel Cells,MFCs)性能的关键因素之一,同时阳极的接种挂膜过程是影响微生物燃料电池启动效率的关键因素.因此,本课题组提出了预培养阳极作为微生物燃料电池的一种新型阳极的概念,在三电极体系下,通过外加恒定电流预培养阳极,在不同条件下对阳极表面进行电化学选择和生物膜驯化以丰富生物膜结构和厚度.结果表明,阳极的性能与预培养电流大小密切相关,预培养阳极CF-4i(外加4 A·m-2电流密度)通过循环伏安法、塔菲尔曲线、电化学阻抗谱测试,性能好于其他测试组及对照组,装配阳极CF-4i的微生物燃料电池能实现最大功率密度968.20 m W·m-2,是对照组的2.53倍.同时,通过共聚焦显微镜观察发现,生物膜大体分两层,外层的活细胞及内层的死细胞,外层活细胞长在内层死细胞之上.这种结构分布表明,阳极生物膜中的活细胞部分绝大多数都分布于生物膜的外侧,而不是均布于整个阳极生物膜中;同时这也表明不是整个阳极生物膜都具有新陈代谢活性,但死亡的细胞可以继续积累在电极表面附近,活的外层膜负责电流的产生,而内层的死细胞作为一种导电基质.     

A real-time optimization method for economic and effective operation of electrostatic precipitators

ABSTRACT

Electrostatic precipitators (ESP) have been considered as the main particulate matter (PM) removal facility in the energy industry. This paper presents a real-time optimization method for a one-chamber industrial ESP in an ultra-low emission power plant with an intelligent optimization system (IOS). The IOS seeks to optimize the energy consumption of ESP subject to the outlet concentration requirement in real-time. A coordination control logic is designed to regulate the optimized operation set points with varying operation conditions. The operation optimized by the IOS is compared with the operations under PID (proportion-integral-derivative) and manual control. The results show that the IOS improves the emission compliance rate from 95% of manual control to 100% and the medium concentration is tuned to be 46.6% closer to the emission target. Furthermore, a good balance between emission and energy consumption is achieved, with 35.50% energy conservation for the same emission upper limit of 30 mg/m³. These results prove that the IOS significantly contributes to the efficient operation and economic PM removal by ESP for the energy industry.     

Current status and system construction of used-furniture recycling in China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - To promote the development of the green and low-carbon wood industry and explore the current status and trend of China’s used-furniture...     

Bioleaching of copper from metal concentrates of waste printed circuit boards by a newly isolated Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strain Z1

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - The goal of this study is to determine the potential of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strain Z1 in bioleaching of metal concentrates of waste...     

石油污染土壤微生物修复过程中植物毒性变化规律

植物幼苗生长发育和叶片的生化指标能综合反映土壤石油污染的程度及其生态毒性的强弱.为探究植物对石油污染土壤生态毒性的指示效果和污染土壤在生物修复过程中毒性的变化规律,本研究采用3株对石油烃具有良好降解效果的降解菌构建混合菌体系,开展石油污染土壤模拟微生物修复实验.文章考察了5种典型植物指示不同修复时期土壤生态毒性强弱的可行性与敏感性,并进一步从生态学角度揭示修复过程中石油污染土壤生态毒性的变化规律.结果表明,小麦和萝卜相对于莴苣、黑麦草和小青菜而言,更适宜作为石油污染土壤的指示生物.石油污染土壤的生态毒性随着微生物修复过程的进行呈先上升后下降的趋势,石油污染土壤生态毒性在修复的第8 d达到最大.不同的供试植物对石油污染的响应存在一定的差异.小麦和萝卜的生长发育指标能较为敏感地指示石油污染土壤在微生物修复过程中的生态毒性,可作为石油污染土壤微生物修复效果的指示生物.     

Association of individual green space exposure with the incidence of asthma and allergic rhinitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The association between allergic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR), and green space (GS) remains controversial. Our study aimed to summarize and synthesize the association between individual GS exposure and the incidence of asthma/AR. We systematically summarized the qualitative relationship between GS exposure and asthma and AR. The pooled odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) was used to estimate the effect of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) on asthma and AR. A total of 21 studies were included for systematic review, and 8 of them underwent meta-analysis. In the meta-analysis of current asthma, the 0?<?radius?≤?100 m group, 100?<?radius?≤?300 m group, and 500?<?radius?≤?1000 m group presented weak negative associations between the NDVI and current asthma. For ever asthma, slight positive associations existed in the 0?<?radius?≤?100 m group and 300?<?radius?≤?500 m group. In addition, the NDVI might slightly reduce the risk of AR in radius of 100 m and 500 m. Our findings suggest that the effects of GS exposure on asthma and AR were not significant. Differences in GS measurements, disease diagnoses and adjusted confounders across studies may have an impact on the results. Subsequent studies should consider potential confounding factors and use more accurate GS exposure measurements to better understand the impact of GS exposure on respiratory disease in the population.