Extraction of heavy metals from soils using biodegradable chelating agents

Metal pollution of soils is widespread across the globe, and the clean up of these soils is a difficulttask. One possible remediation technique is ex-situ soil washing using chelating agents. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is a very effective chelating agent for this purpose but has the disadvantage that it is quite persistent in the environment due to its low biodegradability. The aim of our work was to investigate the biodegradable chelating agents [S,S]-ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid (EDDS), iminodisuccinic acid (IDSA), methylglycine diacetic acid (MGDA), and nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) as potential alternatives and compare them with EDTA for effectiveness. Kinetic experiments showed for all metals and soils that 24 h was the optimum extraction time. Longer times only gave minor additional benefits for heavy metal extraction but an unwanted increase in iron mobilization. For Cu at pH 7, the order of the extraction efficiency for equimolar ratios of chelating agent to metal was EDDS > NTA> IDSA > MGDA > EDTA and for Zn it was NTA > EDDS > EDTA >MGDA > IDSA. The comparatively low efficiency of EDTA resulted from competition between the heavy metals and co-extracted Ca. For Pb the order of extraction was EDTA > NTA >EDDS due to the much stronger complexation of Pb by EDTA compared to EDDS. At higher concentration of complexing agent, less difference between the agents was found and less pH dependence. There was an increase in heavy metal extraction with decreasing pH, but this was offset by an increase in Ca and Fe extraction. In sequential extractions EDDS extracted metals almost exclusively from the exchangeable, mobile, and Mn-oxide fractions. We conclude that the extraction with EDDS at pH 7 showed the best compromise between extraction efficiency for Cu, Zn, and Pb and loss of Ca and Fe from the soil.     

碱性pH对马鲛鱼肌球蛋白热聚集行为的影响

为探究碱性条件下pH对马鲛鱼肌球蛋白热聚集行为的影响,以马鲛鱼肌球蛋白为研究对象,探究在加热条件下pH（7.0、8.0、9.0）对肌球蛋白的结构和理化性质（溶解度、浊度、二级结构、总巯基含量、表面疏水性）的影响,未加热组作为空白对照组。结果表明：对照组肌球蛋白在pH（7.0、8.0、9.0）下溶解度从68.00%升高到82.00%、浊度变化不明显;加热组则有较大差异,溶解度从30.00%增加到94.00%,浊度吸光值从0.49降低到0.23;加热组pH 9.0的肌球蛋白α-螺旋含量减少,在所有组中含量最低,为45.60%,β-折叠含量增加,为10.60%;加热组的巯基含量呈下降趋势,由70.45 nmol/mg减少到50.11 nmol/mg,碱性pH下的蛋白质有助于巯基向分子间和分子内二硫键的转化;随着pH值的增加,对照组肌球蛋白的表面疏水性系数依次增加,而加热组下降,但加热组肌球蛋白的表面疏水性系数仍然远高于对照组。综上所述,通过探究碱性条件下肌球蛋白热聚集体的性质,有助于对其热聚集进行调控,获得一种热稳定性较好的肌球蛋白溶液,对以后研究其作为乳化剂添加到食品中有重要意义。     

辐照食品分析检测技术的研究进展

本文介绍了国内外辐照食品检测技术的研究进展，着重对化学分析法、电子自旋共振(ESR)法及热释光分析(TL)法进行了阐述，并对今后辐照食品检测技术的研究提出了建议。     

冶炼烟气净化：所有步骤在一台设备内完成

介绍Kimre公司的SXF^TM半错流洗涤器的结构、优点和应用。该洗涤器采用卧式并流气液接触方式,可根据需要分隔成不同操作段,在由交织单丝构成的纤维介质上完成气体的冷却、净化和除沫。与传统立式逆流填料塔相比,该洗涤器的优点为：高度低,泵、阀门、控制器等可在地面安装,容易操作和维修;液气比范围宽;可进行多级操作,包括在一台设备内完成多个化学过程。如用于冶炼烟气净化,所有步骤可在一台设备内完成。列举了化肥厂造粒塔气体净化、磷酸厂气体除氟和硫酸厂干燥塔除沫等应用实例。     

Aggregation pheromone for the pepper weevil,Anthonomus eugenii cano (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): Identification and field activity

This study describes the identification of an aggregation pheromone for the pepper weevil,Anthonomus eugenii and field trials of a synthetic pheromone blend. Volatile collections and gas chromatography revealed the presence of six male-specific compounds. These compounds were identified using chromatographic and spectral techniques as: (Z)-2-(3,3-dimethylcyclohexylidene)ethanol, (E)-2-(3,3-dimethylcyclohexylidene)ethanol, (Z)-(3,3-dimethylcyclohexylidene)acetaldehyde, (E)-(3,3-dimethylcyclohexylidene)acetaldehyde, (E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienoic acid (geranic acid), and (E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol (geraniol). The emission rates of these compounds from feeding males were determined to be about: 7.2, 4.8, 0.45, 0.30, 2.0, and 0.30µg/male/day, respectively. Sticky traps baited with a synthetic blend of these compounds captured more pepper weevils (both sexes) than did unbaited control traps or pheromone-baited boll weevil traps. Commercial and laboratory formulations of the synthetic pheromone were both attractive. However, the commercial formulation did not release geranic acid properly, and geranic acid is necessary for full activity. The pheromones of the pepper weevil and the boll weevil are compared. Improvements for increasing trap efficiency and possible uses for the pepper weevil pheromone are discussed. A convenient method for purifying geranic acid is also described.The mention of firm names or trade products does not imply endorsement or recommendation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture over other firms or similar products not mentioned. All programs and services of the U.S. Department of Agriculture are offered on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status or handicap.     

Applications of one-cycle control to improve the interconnection of a solid oxide fuel cell and electric power system with a dynamic load

Adding distributed generation (DG) is a desirable strategy for providing highly efficient and environmentally benign services for electric power, heating, and cooling. The interface between a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), typical loads, and the electrical grid is simulated in Matlab/Simulink and analyzed to assess the interactions between DG and the electrical grid. A commercial building load profile is measured during both steady-state and transient conditions. The load data are combined with the following models that are designed to account for physical features: a One-Cycle Control grid-connected inverter, a One-Cycle Control active power filter, an SOFC, and capacitor storage. High penetration of DG without any power filter increases the percentage of undesirable harmonics provided by the grid, but combined use of an inverter and active power filter allows the DG system interconnection to improve the grid tie-line flow by lowering total harmonic distortion and increasing the power factor to unity.     

尾盐水兑卤试验研究

对钾肥生产车间排出的高钾含量尾盐水进行了回收钾的兑卤试验,结果表明,在高温季节按7∶1～8∶1的比例兑卤,可满足工艺回收钾的要求.     

深井破碎围岩条件下煤巷锚杆构件合理配套

基于徐州矿区张小楼井24302工作面运输平巷的地质条件，在深井破碎围岩条件下进行了煤巷锚杆支护试验，介绍了锚网带索支护技术参数和不同构件配合支护的巷道矿压显现．根据顶板锚杆螺母撕裂和穿过托板与钢带导致的锚杆支护失效问题，在实验室完成了锚杆、托板、钢带和螺母等支护构件配合的力学性能试验．试验表明：直径20mm的螺纹钢锚杆杆体性能稳定，破断载荷均在186kN，杆体和螺母的螺纹配合完好，顶圆底四方螺母能与托板和钢带很好地配合，外接圆直径为38mm的六方螺母与托板和钢带不能很好地配合．深井高应力破碎围岩条件对锚杆支护系统中的锚杆、锚固剂、托板、钢带和螺母等构件的力学性能配合要求高，它们的力学性能应基于锚杆的破断力合理配套．     

3D finite element and experimental study of the size requirements for measuring toughness on tempered martensitic steels

The fracture properties of the tempered martensitic steel Eurofer97, which is among the main candidates for fusion power plant structural applications, were studied with two sizes of pre-cracked compact specimens (0.35T C(T) and 0.87T C(T)). The fracture toughness behavior was characterized within the temperature range −80 to −40 °C. The ductile-to-brittle transition reference temperature, as defined in the ASTM standard E1921, was around T₀ ≈ −75 °C. At −60 °C, it was found that two sets of toughness data obtained with 0.35T and 0.87T C(T) specimens are not consistent with the size adjustments recommended in the ASTM standard. It was then shown that the underlying reason of this inconsistency is an inappropriate specimen size limit of the ASTM standard for this type of steel. From published fracture toughness data on the tempered martensitic steel F82H steel, similar results were also highlighted. 3D finite elements simulations of the compact specimens were performed to compare the stresses and deformations at the onset of fracture. A local approach model based on the attainment of a critical stress and a critical volume was used to study the constraint loss phenomenon. Within the framework of this model, the strong toughness increase by reducing the specimen size could be satisfactorily explained.