Effects of addition of condensed tannin on the structure and properties of silk fibroin film

Condensed tannin is a polymeric polyphenol compound, which has considerable protein‐binding ability and a variety of bioactivities, such as anti‐inflammatory, antithrombotic and antimicrobial activities. In this study, silk fibroin film was modified by adding condensed tannin. It was found that strong intermolecular interactions occurred between silk fibroin and tannin, and incorporation of 1–10% (w/w) tannin in the blend films resulted in more compact, stiffer but less elastic films. Swelling and dissolution trials showed that the addition of tannin significantly reduced the swelling and solubility of the films. The mechanical properties, swelling and solubility of the blend films varied as a function of tannin concentration, showing optimum values when containing 10% (w/w) tannin. The silk fibroin–tannin films all showed significant antioxidant activity and antibacterial activity against Gram‐positive bacteria, and the activities were positively related to the concentration of tannin. The results emphasized that the addition of condensed tannin could simultaneously improve the structural stability of silk fibroin film and impart functional properties. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry     

Differential effects of condensed and hydrolyzable tannin on polyphenol oxidase activity of attine symbiotic fungus

The leaf-cutting antAtta cephalotes is a generalist herbivore of the neotropics and collects leaf material to cultivate a fungus. It appears that this fungus, a Basidiomycete, is responsible for the ability of the ants to utilize most of the available woody plant species. Tannins and other phenolics are ubiquitous secondary chemicals in woody plants, and Basidiomycete fungi produce enzymes, such as polyphenol oxidase, that are capable of polymerizing and inactivating the phenolics. This study evaluates the effects of a condensed and a hydrolyzable tannin on the activity of polyphenoi oxidase and the growth of the fungus. I hypothesized that low concentrations of tannin would not inhibit polyphenol oxidase activity but high concentrations would inhibit the enzyme. Consequently, I predicted that only high concentrations of tannin would inhibit fungal growth. Laboratory assays with the fungus indicated that hydrolyzable tannin (tannic acid) and condensed tannin (quebracho tannin) differ in the mechanism of inhibition. Tannic acid does not inhibit polyphenol oxidase activity but does inhibit fungal growth. Quebracho tannin, however, inhibits both polyphenol oxidase activity and fungal growth. As predicted, both tannic acid and quebracho tannin primarily inhibit the fungus at high concentrations.     

Tolerance of acridids to ingested condensed tannin

Four species of Acridoidea were fed on wheat leaves with and without the condensed tannin, quebracho. In no case was it deleterious to survival and growth at levels below about 10% dry weight on the food. Similarly, consumption, digestibility, and utilization of food were unaffected at up to 10% dry weight. At higher concentrations, however, the consumption and the efficiency of conversion of digestion were reduced, although digestibility was little affected. The possible mechanisms for such tolerance are discussed, and contrast made with insects which are very sensitive to ingested condensed tannin.     

Experience early in life affects voluntary intake of blackbrush by goats

Low nutritional quality and high levels of condensed tannins adversely affect voluntary intake of blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima Torr.) by goats. We studied: (1) how consumption of blackbrush or alfalfa pellets by young goats affected their consumption of those foods later in life, and (2) whether previous ingestion of blackbrush or alfalfa pellets affected the excretion of condensed tannins and total phenols from blackbrush in urine and feces, production of proline-rich proteins in saliva, excretion of nitrogen in feces, and mass of the liver, kidneys, parotid glands, and reticuloramen in goats. From 6 to 26 weeks of age, experienced goats were exposed to blackbrush, while inexperienced goats ate alfalfa pellets. Following exposure, both groups were offered older-growth blackbrush twigs (OG) or a choice between OG and current season's blackbrush twigs (CSG). A similar feeding trial was repeated nine months after exposure, and, in addition, both groups were offered a choice between OG ad libitum and alfalfa pellets at six levels of availability. Immediately after exposure, experienced goats ingested 95% more (P < 0.01) OG per unit of body weight than inexperienced goats, but both groups rejected CSG. Nine months after exposure, experienced goats ingested 27% more (P < 0.01) OG than inexperienced goats. Experienced goats ingested 30% more OG than inexperienced goats at every level of alfalfa pellet availability. The fate of condensed tannins and total phenols was similar for both groups, but experienced goats excreted 63% more (P < 0.05) uronic acids per unit of body weight. Neither experienced nor inexperienced goats produced proline-rich proteins in saliva. Experienced goats excreted 32% more (P < 0.01) nitrogen in feces per unit of nitrogen ingested than did inexperienced goats. The mass of the reticulorumen was 30% greater (P < 0.05) for experienced than for inexperienced goats one month after exposure, but did not differ 10 months after exposure. The mass of the liver, kidneys, and parotid glands did not differ between treatments. The results show that experience early in life can have profound and persistent effects on consumption of diets high in chemical defenses and low nutrional quality. The results also suggest that several physiological and morphological factors are involved.     

Variation in condensed tannin concentration of a temperate grass (Holcus lanatus) in relation to season and reproductive development

Holcus lanatus, a temperate grass, was found to contain low but measurable concentrations of condensed tannins (CT), according to the vanillin-HCl and the butanol-HCl methods. The variation in CT concentrations between different types of tissue including leaf age and reproductive versus nonreproductive tissue was examined. There was no evidence that floral tissue contained more CT than nonreproductive tissue. A sequential extraction and analysis procedure showed a decreasing proportion of free-unbound CT and greater preponderance of protein-bound and fiber-bound CT with increasing leaf age and in dead matter. Samples collected from an agricultural pasture on two sampling dates, January 24 and March 5, 1993, showed short-term temporal variation in free-unbound CT.     

表面活性剂在芡实栲胶提取中作用的初步研究

研究了表面活性剂在芡实栲胶提取中的作用。试验条件为 :6 5 %的乙醇水溶液 ,原料呈粒度为 0 .3cm方块 ,浸提温度 6 0℃ ,浸出时间 2h ,乙醇水溶液中的水使用蒸馏水 ,加入适量的表面活性剂 ,浸提液呈中性 ,结果可得栲胶 9%     

ADC生产中缩合废水的氨氮处理工艺

ADC发泡剂生产过程中的缩合废水治理问题是目前制约ADC行业生存和发展的关键问题,也是国内外同行业关注的焦点之一.通过对汽提-吹脱氨氮去除法处理缩合废水工艺的完善,达到回收物料、降低成本、提高氨氮处理率的废水处理效果.     

大孔吸附树脂的合成及其对凝结水中微量油的去除

根据油与水的结构特点,采用悬浮聚合的方法,设计合成了一种大孔吸附树脂,利用类萃取的原理能有效去除蒸汽凝结水中的微量油。模拟蒸汽凝结水配成5～10 mg/L的含油水样,在60～80℃,10 BV/h的流速条件下,经过大孔吸附树脂除油后,出水油≤1 mg/L,达到锅炉补给水的使用要求,提高了蒸汽凝结水及热能的利用效率,在石化行业中具有一定的应用前景。     

浓缩洗衣粉的性能改进实例

对目前市面上部分常见的浓缩洗衣粉产品溶解性能进行针对性的研究,通过对消费者洗衣习惯的调查,并对TQ浓缩粉的质量反馈情况进行跟踪和实验。分析后发现,消费者的洗涤习惯,尤其是极端的洗涤条件是造成白色粘附物残留在衣物上的最大因素,并按此提出了产品解决方案。     

Effects of cotton condensed tannin,maysin (Corn) and pinitol (soybeans) onHeliothis zea growth and development

Maysin, a flavone glycoside from corn silks, inhibits ingestion, and thus growth, ofHeliothis zea (Boddie) larvae. Pinitol from soybeans inhibitedH. zea growth by the same mechanism. Despite the widely held assumption that tannins inhibit growth by inhibiting assimilation, cotton condensed tannin inhibitedH. zea growth by reducing ingestion; no evidence was found for a reduction in assimilation. Neonate larvae are shown to be much more sensitive to allelochemics than larvae that have fed on control diet before being transferred to diet containing plant allelochemics.Reference to a company and/or product named by the department is only for purposes of information and does not imply approval or recommendation of the product to the exclusion of others which may also be suitable.Published with the approval of the director of the Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station as Miscellaneous Paper No. 968, Contribution No. 514 of the Department of Entomology and Applied Ecology, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19711.     

Fertilization of tropical rice: A case study on Bangkok plain

This study consisted of a survey on the nutritional status of rice plants in relation to nutrient application and yield in 70 farmers' fields in four provinces of Bangkok plain during the 1977 wet season. In addition a series of fertilizer experiments were carried out on rice experimental stations in the same provinces to study yield response to N and P fertilization and to develop a fertilizer recommendation system based on plant analysis.The average grain yield in the survey was 3.2 t ha^–1 and the early (high yielding varieties), medium (local) and late maturity (local) types yielded 3.3, 2.8 and 3.0 t ha^–1, respectively. The average amount of fertilizers applied to these maturity types were 33, 15 and 7 kg N ha^–1 and 15, 8 and 6 kg P ha^–1, respectively. Regression analysis indicated only a slight correlation between yield and any level of fertilizer application. On experimental stations yields over 6 t ha^–1 were obtained with applications of N over 100 kg ha^–1 and P over 22 kg ha^–1. Evaluation of nutritional status of plants based on plant analysis showed that in all provinces there were strong and widespread nutrient deficiences primarily of N and secondarily of P, and possibly of some other nutrients. Fertilizer application based on plant analysis gave high yield responses. It was concluded that the major constraints of yield on Bangkok plain are too low fertilizer application especially of N, and unbalanced fertilization of N and P.     

Thermal history and its implications: A case study for ion exchange

Glasses containing monovalent species can be chemically strengthened by the replacement of smaller ions in the glass with larger external ions in the near glass surface. This type of ion exchange puts glass surface under high compressive stress (CS). Glass mainly fails from tension with the presence of surface flaws. Chemical strengthening can change the stress at the flaw tip from tension to compression and further stop the flaw from propagating. Glass damage resistance is therefore significantly improved. For the same glass composition, glass thermal histories can affect the magnitude and depth of the CS generated during ion exchange. In this study, the impact of thermal history on glass physical properties and ion exchange attributes in one alkali-containing glass formed by fusion draw process was investigated. Multiple thermal treatments were done to rewrite the glass thermal histories. Glass density, refractive index, and ion-exchange properties as a function of the thermal treatment were studied. It is concluded that ion exchange-related properties change dramatically with the glass thermal history.     

气相法聚乙烯工艺冷凝态操作模式的稳定性和动态行为

气相法聚乙烯工艺冷凝态操作模式由于显著提高了循环气移热能力和反应器时空产率,已成为流化床乙烯聚合工艺的主流操作模式。建立了气相法聚乙烯工艺冷凝态操作模式的数学模型,包括流化床反应器模型,多级换热器模型和反应温度、压力以及循环气组成的控制模型。基于此,采用流程模拟方法,计算了系统在反应器温度采用闭环控制时的稳态解;根据系统对小扰动的动态响应特点,定性判断了反应器温度采用开环控制和闭环控制时聚合反应系统的稳定性;考察了系统对1-己烯分压和催化剂进料速率的阶跃响应特性。结果表明,反应器温度采用闭环控制时,聚合反应系统在所考察操作条件下均是稳定的,而采用开环控制时,解曲线被分叉点分割为稳定区域和不稳定区域。反应器温度对1-己烯分压阶跃变化的动态响应表明聚合反应系统存在长、短周期两类振荡,表明冷凝态操作模式下乙烯聚合反应过程是一个多控制回路耦合的复杂过程。     

Higher plant terpenoids: A phytocentric overview of their ecological roles

Characteristics of higher plant terpenoids that result in mediation of numerous kinds of ecological interactions are discussed as a framework for this Symposium on Chemical Ecology of Terpenoids. However, the role of terpenoid mixtures, either constitutive or induced, their intraspecific qualitative and quantitative compositional variation, and their dosage-dependent effects are emphasized in subsequent discussions. It is suggested that little previous attention to these characteristics may have contributed to terpenoids having been misrepresented in some chemical defense theories. Selected phytocentric examples of terpenoid interactions are presented: (1) defense against generalist and specialist insect and mammalian herbivores, (2) defense against insect-vectored fungi and potentially pathogenic endophytic fungi, (3) attraction of entomophages and pollinators, (4) allelopathic effects that inhibit seed germination and soil bacteria, and (5) interaction with reactive troposphere gases. The results are integrated by discussing how these terpenoids may be contributing factors in determining some properties of terrestrial plant communities and ecosystems. A terrestrial phytocentric approach is necessitated due to the magnitude and scope of terpenoid interactions. This presentation has a more broadly based ecological perspective than the several excellent recent reviews of the ecological chemistry of terpenoids.     

Direct Defense or Ecological Costs: Responses of Herbivorous Beetles to Volatiles Released by Wild Lima Bean (Phaseolus lunatus)

In response to feeding damage, Lima bean releases herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPV), which are generally assumed to attract carnivorous arthropods as an indirect defense. While many studies have focused on such tritrophic interactions, few have investigated effects of HIPV on herbivores. I used natural herbivores of wild Lima bean and studied their responses to jasmonic acid-induced plants in an olfactometer and in feeding trials. Both Cerotoma ruficornis and Gynandrobrotica guerreroensis (Chrysomelidae) significantly preferred control plants to induced ones in the olfactometer, and they avoided feeding on induced plants. In contrast, Curculionidae significantly preferred HIPV of the induced plant to those of the control in one plant pair and did not choose in the case of a second pair. In feeding trials, no choice occurred in the first plant pair, while control leaves were preferred in the second. Release of HIPV deterred Chrysomelid herbivores and, thus, acted as a direct defense. This may be an important addition to indirect defensive effects. Whether or not HIPV released by induced plants attracted herbivorous Curculionidae, thus incurring ecological costs, varied among plants. Such differences could be related to various HIPV blends released by individual plants.     

Monitoring of an hydraulic structure affected by ASR: A case study

Relevant and effective instruments and techniques must be selected for monitoring hydraulic structures affected by Alkali-Silica Reaction (“ASR”). A program aiming at assessing the condition of a hydraulic structure affected by ASR is presented in this paper. The structure has been exhibiting signs of ASR for more than 30 years and shows various levels of damage.The program encompassed different components, consisting of: (1) stress measurement, (2) evaluation of concrete condition by nondestructive methods without drilling (seismic tomography), (3) the evaluation of the mechanical, physical and petrographic properties of the concrete determined from cores recovered from full-length boreholes.The results of this case study suggest that ASR may generate relatively little damage in structures and that the concrete mechanical properties do not seem to be significantly affected despite high expansion levels measured in this structure. A major crack was localized with the seismic tomography. The monitoring program will be used to follow the development of ASR in the structure.     

Seasonal Variation in Concentrations of Fiber, Crude Protein, and Phenolic Compounds in Leaves of Red Alder (Alnus Rubra): Nutritional Implications for Cervids

We sought to determine whether changes in chemical composition could be a factor in increased utilization of red alder (Alnus rubra) by the two cervids, the Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) and Roosevelt elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti), during the fall in parts of the Douglas fir region of the Pacific Northwest. We found that concentrations and astringency of phenolic compounds decreased from spring through fall, while crude protein content remained high. We conclude that red alder leaves provide a significant source of digestible protein for cervids during fall, when availability of nutrients in most forage species is generally declining.     

单宁为模板水热合成纳米二氧化钛及其对铀的吸附性能

本文利用单宁可与金属离子形成稳定配合物的性质，以不同的单宁为模板，水热合成了纳米二氧化钛(T-NTO)，用FT-IR，XRD，BET，SEM，TEM对合成的T-NTO的结构及形貌进行表征，并探究其对铀的吸附性能。结果表明，以单宁为模板水热法合成可以明显提高纳米二氧化钛的比表面积，从而提高其吸附容量；所制备的T-NTO对铀有较强的吸附能力，并且以不同单宁为模板制备的T-NTO对铀（UO22+）的吸附容量存在明显差异，杨梅单宁为模板合成的纳米二氧化钛(BT-NTO)粒径最小，比表面积达到96.61 m2／g；T-NTO对铀的吸附等温线符合Langmuir方程，BT-NTO在318K时对铀的吸附容量高达0.7054 mmol／g；而吸附动力学符合准二级动力学方程，吸附速率较快；共存阳离子Zn2+、Mg2+、Pb2+、Cu2+、Mn2+、Na+及共存阴离子Cl-、SO42-、CO32-对BT-NTO吸附铀的影响很小，而F-的影响较大，但可通过引入Al3+来减小F-的影响。解吸实验表明, 0.1 mol／L的HNO3溶液可使吸附的铀解吸下来，BT-NTO可多次重复使用。     

牛血清白蛋白纳米球接枝杨梅单宁的制备以及吸附去除水体中Pb2+的性能

采用去溶剂法和杨梅单宁-戊二醛固化接枝制备得到杨梅单宁（BT）接枝牛血清白蛋白（BSA）纳米球（BSA-BT-NSs）吸附材料，并系统探讨了其在不同吸附条件下对水体中Pb²⁺的吸附去除性能。研究结果表明：50%用量杨梅单宁（基于BSA-NSs量）接枝固化得到的BSA-BT-NSs具有较好的球形结构和良好的分散性。在吸附实验中，Pb²⁺初始浓度为250mg/L、pH 5.0、温度为298K 条件下吸附20min，BSA-BT-NSs（0.4g/L）对Pb²⁺的吸附效果最佳，最大吸附容量为76mg/g，优于多数同类型吸附材料。BSA-BT-NSs对Pb²⁺吸附过程符合Langmuir方程和准二级吸附动力学模型，且吸附后的BSA-BT-NSs经0.1mol/L 硝酸进行解吸取得了92.04％的良好解吸效果，并可再次重复使用。进一步分析其Pb²⁺吸附机理，表明BSA-BT-NSs中的氨基氮原子、羟基和羧基氧原子作为电子供体参与了与Pb²⁺的空轨道发生配位作用。     

单宁基酚胺型螯合树脂的制备及对Cr(VI)的吸附

杨梅单宁先与氯化亚砜反应制得氯代单宁,再与聚乙烯亚胺交联合成单宁基酚胺型螯合树脂。通过FTIR、SEM、EDS和XPS对单宁基酚胺型螯合树脂的结构进行表征,并考察了螯合树脂对Cr(VI)的吸附性能。在单宁的分子结构侧链引入氨基,能有效改善单宁基螯合树脂对Cr(VI)的吸附性能,螯合树脂对Cr(VI)的吸附主要为还原吸附,铬主要以Cr(III)的形式吸附到树脂上;在温度为318 K、pH为2.0、Cr(VI)初始质量浓度为500 mg/L时,单宁基酚胺型螯合树脂对Cr(VI)的最大吸附量达到364.46 mg/g;当Cr(VI)初始质量浓度低于20 mg/L时,树脂对铬的吸附率达到95%以上;单宁基酚胺型螯合树脂对Cr(VI)的吸附过程符合Langmuir等温吸附模型和准二级吸附动力学方程。该树脂在含铬废水处理方面具有潜在的应用前景。