Comparative study of the elimination of toluene vapours in twin biotrickling filters using two microorganisms Bacillus cereus S1 and S2

BACKGROUND: To investigate the microbial degradation performance of organic pollutants in the atmosphere using a biotrickling filter, two microorganism strains, Bacillus cereus S1 and Bacillus cereus S2, were selected, identified and inoculated into a twin biotrickling filter for comparison. RESULTS: Both strains showed good performance towards the degradation of model organic pollutants when gas flow rates ranged from 100 to 600 L h⁻¹. For S1, the total maximum removal efficiency (RE) of toluene was maintained nearly 100% not only at gas flow rates of 100 L h⁻¹ corresponding to empty bed residence time (EBRT) 199.44 s, but also at gas flow rates of 200 L h⁻¹ (EBRT = 99.72 s) and 300 L h⁻¹ (EBRT = 66.48 s). However, S2 had a much lower degradation capability; near 100% removal efficiency was obtained only at the gas flow rate of 100 L h⁻¹ although both bacteria belong to the same Bacillus cereus. With further increase in gas flow rate, the total REs for both S1 and S2 decreased slightly at first and then dropped sharply to 46% and 35%, respectively, at an EBRT of 33.24 s, corresponding to a gas flow rate of 600 L h⁻¹. Starvation for between 2 and 10 days resulted in the re‐acclimation times of both strains ranging between 1.0 and 15.5 h. CONCLUSION: Strain S1 would be a better choice for inoculation into a biotrickling filter than strain S2, because of its much higher toluene removal capacity and rapid recovery to full performance. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry     

On assertion-based encapsulation for object invariants and simulations

In object-oriented programming, reentrant method invocations and shared references make it difficult to achieve adequate encapsulation for sound modular reasoning. This tutorial paper surveys recent progress using auxiliary state (ghost fields) to describe and achieve encapsulation. It also compares this technique with encapsulation in the forms provided by separation logic. Encapsulation is assessed in terms of modular reasoning about invariants and simulations.     

基础锚栓预埋加固方案

结合工程实例 ,介绍轻钢结构系统基础锚栓预埋、加固解决方案 ,并介绍了加固系统的制作及使用方法 ,可供工程人员参考     

焊补法带压堵漏技术与不停车带压堵漏技术的应用

介绍了传统的焊补法堵漏及目前常用的不停车带压堵漏技术的基本原理、操作步骤以及密封剂类型，并对两种方法进行了比较。     

古老的铁艺再次辉煌

铁艺实用美观，唤起人们的怀旧情怀，从公共场所到家居装饰，应用广泛。介绍铁艺选择、使用、维护与保养知识，分析，预测铁艺的市场前景。     

凤滩水电厂自动发电控制策略

介绍了凤滩水电厂自动发电控制(AGC)策略的实现方法,重点介绍了修正等容量比例有功分配方法及相应措施.程序设计的原则是,机组紧跟目标负荷的情况下,在最佳效率下运行,同时减少机组开/停机次数、有功调节频率和跨越振动区次数,从而减少机组磨损,兼顾运行效率和机组运行安全.     

浅谈工程量清单模式下的合同签订

文章分析了工程量清单计价的费用组成,阐述了按照清单计价规范招投标的工程在合同签订时使用《合同示范文本》应注意的问题,并分析了合同履行过程中加强合同监督的必要性。     

徽派园林的保护、继承与创新

文章从对中国江南古典园林中重要的一支——徽派园林的现状分析出发,提出了对徽派园林保护和利用的方向和策略,阐述了对徽派园林加以继承和创新的意义和方法。     

中小学校的电气设计探讨

随着政府对教育的投入比重逐年提高．近年来新建改建的学校也越来越多．虽然学校的电气设计并不复杂。但变配电系统、照明及配电装置、弱电、防雷及接地等均有其一定的特殊性。其设计的深度直接影响到学生的学习环境和学校的经济利益。     

Lactic acid production from dining‐hall food waste by Lactobacillus plantarum using response surface methodology

BACKGROUND: Food waste generally has a high starch content and is rich in nutritional compounds, including lipids and proteins. It therefore represents a potential renewable resource. In this study, dining‐hall food waste was used as a substrate for lactic acid production, and response surface methodology was employed to optimise the fermentation conditions. RESULTS: Lactic acid biosynthesis was significantly affected by the interaction of protease and temperature. Protease, temperature and CaCO₃ had significant linear effects on lactic acid production, while α‐amylase and yeast extract had insignificant effects. The optimal conditions were found to be an α‐amylase activity of 13.86 U g^?1 dried food waste, a protease activity of 2.12 U g^?1 dried food waste, a temperature of 29.31 °C and a CaCO₃ concentration of 62.67 g L^?1, which resulted in a maximum lactic acid concentration of 98.51 g L^?1 (88.75% yield). An increase in inoculum size would be appropriate for accelerating the depletion of initial soluble carbohydrate to enhance the efficiency of α‐amylase in dining‐hall food waste fermentation. CONCLUSION: A suitable regression model for lactic acid production was developed based on the experimental results. Dining‐hall food waste was found to be a good substrate for lactic acid fermentation with high product yield and without nutrient supplementation. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry