Effects of cerium nitrate on the growth and physiological characteristics in Cyclocarya paliurusseedlings

Field studies were conducted to examine the effects of cerium on the growth and physiological characteristics ofCyclo-carya paliurusseedlings by spraying the foliage with different concentrations of ce...     

Direct fabrication of cerium oxide hollow nanofibers by electrospinning

Electrospinning technique was used to fabricate PVP/Ce(NO3)3 composite mierofibers. Different morphological CeO2 nanofibers were obtained by calcination of the PVP/Ce(NO3)3 composite microfibers and were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM),Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermal gravimetric and differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), and (FHR). SEM micrographs indicated that the surface of the composite fibers was smooth and became coarse with the increase of calcination temperatures. The diameters of CeO2 hollow nanofibers (300 nm at 600 ℃ and 600 nm at 800 ℃) were smaller than those of PVP/Ce(NO3)3 composite fibers (1-2 μm). CeO2 hollow nanofibers were obtained at 600 ℃ and CeO2 hollow and porous nanofibers formed by nanoparti-ties were obtained at 800 ℃. The length of the CeO2 hollow nanofibers was greater than 50 μm. XRD analysis revealed that the composite microfibers were amorphous in structure and CeO2 nanofibers were cubic in structure with space groupO5H-FM3m when calcination tem-peratures were 600-800 ℃. TG-DTA and FTIR revealed that the formation of CeO2 nanofibers was largely influenced by the calcination temperatures. Possible formation mechanism of CeO2 hollow nanofibers was proposed.     

Formation and characterization of cerium conversion coatings on magnesium alloy

Chemical conversion treatment by rare earth metal salt solution was considered as an alternative to chromium chemical conversion treatment to improve the corrosion resistance of magnesium alloys. In this study, cerium conversion coatings formed on AZ31 magnesium alloy were characterized and the formation mechanism was discussed. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） analysis showed that cerium conversion coating consisted of cerium hydroxides/oxides, in which both tetravalent cerium Ce（Ⅳ） and trivalent cerium Ce（Ⅲ） species co-existed. Cerium conversion coating was a two-layer structure. Atomic force microscopy （AFM） images revealed that the morphology of the inside layer was different from that of the outside one, which was responsible for the inherent adhesive weakness of the coating. Corrosion potential （Ecorr） measurements indicated that poor adhesion limited the improvement of the corrosion resistance of the coating. During the treating process, the increased pH value of the cerium salt solution led to the precipitation of cerium hydroxides/oxides. The formation kinetics of the coating followed a parabolic curve.     

Novel promoting effects of cerium on the activities of NO_x reduction by NH_3 over TiO_2-SiO_2-WO_3 monolith catalysts

A series of catalysts were prepared by doping different loadings of CeO2 over TiO2-SiO2-WO3 and used for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx by NH3. The experimental results showed that the selective catalytic reduction（SCR） performance and SO2-resistant ability of TiO2-SiO2-WO3 were greatly enhanced by the introduction of cerium. The catalyst containing 10% CeO2 showed the highest NO conversion in a wide temperature range and good N2 selectivity with broad operation temperature window at the gas hourly space velocity（GHSV） of 30000 h–1, which was a very promising catalyst for NOx abatement from diesel engine exhaust. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD）, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy（SEM-EDS）, N2 adsorption-desorption（BET） and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS）. The characterization results showed that the bigger pore radius, higher surface atomic concentration and dispersion of Ce and the abundant adsorbed oxygen on the surface of catalyst contributed to the best NH3-SCR performance of CeO2/TiO2-SiO2-WO3 catalyst containing 10% CeO2.     

Catalytic performance of cerium iron complex oxides for partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas

The cerium iron complex oxides oxygen carrier was prepared by the co-precipitation method. The reactions between methane and lattice oxygen from the complex oxides were investigated in a fixed micro-reactor system. The reduced oxygen carder could be re-oxidized by air and its initial state could be restored. The characterizations of the oxygen carders were studied using XRD, O2-TPD, and H2-TPR. The results showed that the bulk lattice oxygen of CeO2-Fe2O3 was found to be suitable for the partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas. There were two kinds of oxygen species on the oxygen carrier： the stronger oxygen species that was responsible for the complete oxidation of methane, and the weaker oxygen species （bulk lattice oxygen） that was responsible for the selective oxidation of methane to CO and H2 at a higher temperature. Then, the lost bulk lattice oxygen could be selectively supplemented by air re-oxidation at an appropriate reaction condition. CeFeO3 appeared on the oxygen carrier after 10 successive redox cycles, however, it was not bad for the selectivity of CO and H2.     

Study on a novel flat renewal supported liquid membrane with D2EHPA and hydrogen nitrate for neodymium extraction

The Nd(III) extraction in flat renewal supported liquid membrane(FRSLM),with polyvinylidene fluoride membrane and renewal solution including HNO3 solution as the stripping solution and di(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid(D2EHPA) dissolved in kerosene as the membrane solution,was investigated.The effects of pH in the feed phase,volume ratio of membrane solution to stripping solution,concentra-tion of HNO3 solution and concentration of carrier in the renewal phase on extraction of Nd(III) were also studied,respectively.As a result,the optimum extraction conditions of Nd(III) were obtained when concentration of HNO3 solution was 4.00 mol/L,concentration of D2EHPA was 0.100 mol/L,and volume ratio of membrane solution to stripping solution was 1.00 in the renewal phase,and pH was 4.60 in the feed phase.When initial concentration of Nd(III) was 2.00×10-4 mol/L,the extraction percentage of Nd(III) was up to 92.9% in 75 min.     

Using EIS to evaluate anti-corrosion properties of the SiC_p/5A06 aluminium MMC treated by cerium conversion coatings

This paper evaluated the protection effect of the cerium conversion coatings on the SiCp/5A06 Al composite and the 5A06 Al alloy.Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) was employed to examine the variation of the electrochemical variables of the samples treated and immersed in 3.5% NaCl solution at 35 °C for 1 h,which showed the enhancement of charge transfer resistance(Rt) and coating film resistance(Rc),i.e.,the corrosion resistance of the conversion coated samples was improved.The best protection effect was found for the samples treated for 60 min with 1000 μg/g CeCl3·7H2O/3.5% NaCl solution at 45 °C,followed with dried at 100 °C for 30 min.SEM/EDS examinations confirmed that the enhancement in corrosion resistance properties of these materials was due to the precipitation of cerium oxides/ hydroxides over the cathodic intermetallics and SiC particulates.The XPS results revealed that the conversion coatings were composed of CeO2,Ce2O3,Ce(OH)3,Ce(OH)4,and Al2O3.     

多策略代谢工程大肠杆菌高效生产辅酶Q10

Escherichia coli BW25113 was metabolically engineered for CoQ10 production by replacing ispB with ddsA from Gluconobacter suboxydans. Effects of precursor balance and reduced nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) availability on CoQ10 production in E. Coli were investigated. The knockout of pykFA along with pck overexpression could maintain a balance between glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and pyruvate, increasingCoQ10 production. Replacement of native NAD-dependent gapA with NADP-dependent gapC from Clostridium acetobutylicum, together with the overexpression of gapC, could increase NADPH availability and then enhanced CoQ10 production. Three effects, overcxpressions of various genes in CoQ biosynthesis and central metabolism,different vectors and culture conditions on CoQ10 production in E. Coli, were all investigated. The investigation of different vectors indicated that low copy number vector may be more beneficial for CoQ10 production in E. Coli.The recombinant E. Coli (AispB::ddsA, ApykFA and ΔgapA::gapC), harboring the two plasmids encoding pck, dxs,idi and ubiCA genes under the control of PT5 on pQE30, ispA, ddsA from Gluconobacter suboxydans and gapC from Clostridium acetobutylicum under the control of PBAD on pBAD33, could produce CoQ10 up to 3.24 mg.g-1 dry cell mass simply by changing medium from M9YG to SOB with phosphate salt and initial culture pH from 7.0 to 5.5. The yield is unprecedented and 1.33 times of the highest production so far in E. Coli.     

Study on transport of Dy（III） by dispersion supported liquid membrane

The transport of Dy(III) through a dispersion supported liquid membrane (DSLM) consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride membrane (PVDF) as the liquid membrane support and dispersion solution including HCl solution as the stripping solution and 2-ethyl hexyl phosphonic acid-mono-2-ethyl hexyl ester (PC-88A) dissolved in kerosene as the membrane solution, was studied. The effects of pH value, initial concentration of Dy(III) and different ionic strength in the feed phase, volume ratio of membrane solution and stripping solution, concentration of HCl solution, concentration of carrier, different stripping agents in the dispersion phase on transport of Dy(III) were also investigated, respectively. As a result, when the concentration of HCl solution was 4.0 mol/L, concentration of PC-88A was 0.10 mol/L, and volume ratio of membrane solution and stripping solution was 40:20 in the dispersion phase, and pH value was 5.0 in the feed phase, the transport effect of Dy(III) was the best. Ionic strength had no obvious effect on transport of Dy(III). Under the optimum condition studied, when initial concentration of Dy(III) was 0.8 × 10^?4 mol/L, the transport rate of Dy(III) was up to 96.2% during the transport time of 95 min. The kinetic equation was developed in terms of the law of mass diffusion and the theory of interface chemistry. The diffusion coefficient of Dy(III) in the membrane and the thickness of diffusion layer between feed phase and membrane phase were obtained and the values were 1.99 × 10^?7 m²/s and 15.97 μm, respectively. The results were in good agreement with experimental results.     

Inactivation of FhuA at the cell surface of Escherichia coli K-12 by a phage T5 lipoprotein at the periplasmic face of the outer membrane

Inactivation of phage T5 by lysed cells after phage multiplication is prevented by a phage-encoded lipoprotein (Llp) that inactivates the FhuA outer membrane receptor protein (K. Decker, V. Krauel, A. Meesmann, and K. Heller, Mol. Microbiol. 12:321-332, 1994). Using FhuA derivatives carrying insertions of 4 and 16 amino acid residues and point mutations, we determined whether FhuA inactivation is caused by binding of Llp to FhuA and which regions of FhuA are important for inactivation by Llp. Cells expressing Llp were resistant not only to phage T5 but to all FhuA ligands tested, such as phage phi 80, colicin M, and albomycin, and they were strongly reduced in the uptake of ferrichrome. Most of the FhuA derivatives which were not affected by Llp were, according to a previously published FhuA transmembrane topology model, located in periplasmic turns and in the TonB box close to the periplasm. Since the ligands bind to the cell surface, interaction of FhuA with Llp in the periplasm may induce a FhuA conformation which impairs binding of the ligands. This conclusion was supported by the increase rather than decrease of colicin M sensitivity of two mutants in the presence of Llp. The only Llp-resistant FhuA derivatives with mutations at the cell surface contained insertions of 16 residues in the loop that determines the permeability of the FhuA channel and serves as the principal binding site for all FhuA ligands. This region may be inactivated by steric hindrance in that a portion of Llp penetrates into the channel. Outer membranes prepared with 0.25% Triton X-100 from cells expressing Llp contained inactivated FhuA, suggesting Llp to be an outer membrane protein whose interaction with FhuA was not abolished by Triton X-100. Llp solubilized in 1.1% octylglucoside prevented T5 inactivation by FhuA dissolved in octylglucoside.     

Use of the pre-pro part of Staphylococcus hyicus lipase as a carrier for secretion of Escherichia coli outer membrane protein A (OmpA) prevents proteolytic degradation of OmpA by cell-associated protease(s) in two different gram-positive bacteria

Heterologous protein secretion was studied in the gram-positive bacteria Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus carnosus by using the Escherichia coli outer membrane protein OmpA as a model protein. The OmpA protein was found to be translocated across the plasma membrane of both microorganisms. However, the majority of the translocated OmpA was similarly degraded in B. subtilis and S. carnosus despite the fact that the latter organism does not secrete soluble exoproteases into the culture medium. The finding that purified OmpA, which was added externally to the culture medium of growing S. carnosus cells, remained intact indicates that newly synthesized and exported OmpA is degraded by one or more cell-associated proteases rather than by a soluble exoprotease. Fusion of the mature part of OmpA to the pre-pro part of a lipase from Staphylococcus hyicus allowed the efficient release of the corresponding propeptide-OmpA hybrid protein into the supernatant and completely prevented the cell-associated proteolytic degradation of the mature OmpA, most likely reflecting an important function of the propeptide during secretion of its natural mature lipase moiety. The relevance of our findings for the biotechnological use of gram-positive bacteria as host organisms for the secretory production of heterologous proteins is discussed.