Biosorption of chromium (VI) from aqueous solution by seed powder of prickly pear (Opuntia ficus indica L.) fruits

ABSTRACT

The solid residue of the cold press oil extraction from prickly pear (Opuntia ficus indica L.) fruit seeds was evaluated as a low-cost biosorbent for biosorption of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions. Batch experiments were conducted as a function of initial pH, contact time, biosorbent dose, initial Cr(VI) concentration, and temperature. Biosorption was highly pH-dependent and found to be maximum at pH 1.0. Langmuir and Freundlich equations fitted very well with experimental data. The maximum monolayer adsorption capacity was 19.61 mg/g at 298 K and pH 1.0. Biosorption kinetics was controlled by the pseudo-second-order model. Thermodynamic parameters indicated that biosorption of Cr(VI) was a spontaneous, favorable and endothermic process. The activation energy was found to be 40.68 kJ.mol^?1.     

Field Performance of High Oleic Soybeans with Mutant FAD2-1A and FAD2-1B Genes in Tennessee

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] oil with high oleic acid (>75%) has increased oxidative stability and health benefits that are valuable for food, fuel, and industrial products. It has been determined that two naturally occurring mutations in genes FAD2-1A and FAD2-1B can combine to produce high oleic soybeans. The objective of this study was to test the effect of these mutant alleles on seed yield and oil and protein concentration. Molecular markers assisted in the creation of a population of 48 BC₃F_2:4 lines (93.75% expected genome commonality). Each line was classified into one of four genotypic groups where both FAD2-1A and FAD2-1B genes were either homozygous wild type or mutant, respectively. Twelve lines for each genotypic group were evaluated in three replications at six locations across Tennessee. There was no seed yield difference between the high oleic genotypic group and the other groups (P < 0.05). On the other hand, there were differences in fatty acid profiles and oil and protein concentrations. In combination, the mutant FAD2-1A and FAD2-1B alleles produced a mean of 803.1 g kg⁻¹ oleic acid. This is, on average, approximately 500 g kg⁻¹ more oleic acid compared to soybean lines with only one mutant FAD2-1 allele. The high oleic double mutant group had more total oil (228.0 g kg⁻¹) and protein (401.0 g kg⁻¹) compared to all other genotypic groups (P < 0.05). Overall, this specific combination of mutant FAD2-1A and FAD2-1B alleles appears to generate conventional high oleic soybeans without a yield drag.     

电子束和离子注入处理鸡冠花种子对当代(Mo)植株生长发育影响的初步研究

利用电子束和氮离子、氢离子注入处理普通鸡冠花干种子,试验结果表明,两种诱变处理均能显著抑制鸡冠花植株的生长、发育,并能有效地诱发花性状变异,变异株率可达0.5%—2%。电子束处理鸡冠花干种子的半致死剂量(LD50)经测定为1.2kGy左右;离子注入处理的半致死剂量随注入离子种类不同而不同,N 注入的半致死剂量(LD50)为1.6×1017/cm2,H 注入的半致死剂量应低于1.6×1016/cm2。鸡冠花干种子电子束处理的适宜剂量为1.5kGy左右,离子注入处理的适宜方法是N 1.6×1016/cm2。同时鸡冠花对高剂量辐照较不敏感,是一种耐强辐照的资源。     

Efficiency of Gold Nano Particles on the Autoxidized Soybean Oil Polymer: Fractionation and Structural Analysis

Polyunsaturated plant oils have gained great interest as monomers to produce biodegradable polymers obtained from renewable resources due to the limited existing sources of petroleum oil and environmental issues. Soybean oil was autoxidized by exposure to atomospheric oxygen at room temperature with or without the presence of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) 5–41 days. When the autoxidation process was catalyzed with Au NPs, the molecular weight of the oxidized oil was increased in 5 days. In contrast to this, without Au NPs, the oxidized oil was still a fluidized liquid. Autoxidized soybean oil polymer in toluene solution with gold NP showed a surface plasmon resonance at λ_max = 540 nm in a UV–VIS spectrometer and a fluorescence emission spectrum at λ_max = 450 nm, when it was irradiated at λ_max = 390 nm. The higher molecular weight of the polymeric oils was successively fractionated by the extraction from the solvent‐non‐solvent mixture CHCl₃/petroleum ether with the volume ratio of 5:15. Three polymeric oils fractions with different molecular weight (ca 1000, 4000, and 40,000 g/mol) were obtained. GC–MS analysis, ¹H‐NMR and GPC techniques were used in the structural analysis of the fractionated polymeric oils.     

Properties of Oleogels Formed With High‐Stearic Soybean Oils and Sunflower Wax

In an effort to develop alternatives for harmful trans fats produced by partial hydrogenation of vegetable oils, oleogels of high‐stearic soybean (A6 and MM106) oils were prepared with sunflower wax (SW) as the oleogelator. Oleogels of high‐stearic oils did not have greater firmness when compared to regular soybean oil (SBO) at room temperature. However, the firmness of high‐stearic oil oleogels at 4 °C sharply increased due to the high content of stearic acid. High‐stearic acid SBO had more polar compounds than the regular SBO. Polar compounds in oil inversely affected the firmness of oleogels. Differential scanning calorimetry showed that wax crystals facilitated nucleation of solid fats of high‐stearic oils during cooling. Polar compounds did not affect the melting and crystallization behavior of wax. Solid fat content (SFC) showed that polar compounds in oil and wax interfered with crystallization of solid fats. Linear viscoelastic properties of 7% SW oleogels of three oils reflected well the SFC values while they did not correlate well with the firmness of oleogels. Phase‐contrast microscopy showed that the wax crystal morphology was slightly influenced by solid fats in the high‐steric SBO, A6.     

简易包种法防治油菜跳甲的初报

[目的]采用简易包种法筛选有效防治油菜跳甲的化学药剂。[结果]杀虫单处理后平均保苗率在83%以上,而吡虫啉的防治效果最差,平均保苗率低于45%;三唑磷处理后出苗第9天,平均保苗率达85%;出苗第9天经吡虫啉.马拉硫磷的处理平均保苗率达88.79%;出苗第3天,氟虫腈.三唑磷混配剂处理后平均保苗率达89.64%;出苗第9天除氟虫腈.辛硫磷混配剂外,其余氟虫腈的混配剂处理后,平均保苗率在85%以上;杀虫单.辛硫磷混配剂处理后平均保苗率高于84%;出苗后第9天杀虫单.氟虫腈混配剂平均保苗率为93.43%。[结论]杀虫单和三唑磷单剂、吡虫啉.马拉硫磷混配剂、氟虫腈.三唑磷、氟虫腈.马拉硫磷、氟虫腈.杀虫单、杀虫单.辛硫磷的种衣剂对防治油菜跳甲在生产上有一定的应用价值。     

Variation in fatty acid composition of the different acyl lipids in seed oils from fourSesamum species

Seeds from different collections of cultivatedSesamum indicum Linn. and three related wild species [specifically,S. alatum Thonn.,S. radiatum Schum and Thonn. andS. angustifolium (Oliv.) Engl.] were studied for their oil content and fatty acid composition of the total lipids. The wild seeds contained less oil (ca. 30%) than the cultivated seeds (ca. 50%). Lipids from all four species were comparable in their total fatty acid composition, with palmitic (8.2–12.7%), stearic (5.6–9.1%), oleic (33.4–46.9%) and linoleic acid (33.2–48.4%) as the major acids. The total lipids from selected samples were fractionated by thin-layer chromatography into five fractions: triacylglycerols (TAG; 80.3–88.9%), diacylglycerols (DAG; 6.5–10.4%), free fatty acids (FFA; 1.2–5.1%), polar lipids (PL; 2.3–3.5%) and steryl esters (SE; 0.3–0.6%). Compared to the TAG, the four other fractions (viz, DAG, FFA, PL and SE) were generally characterized by higher percentages of saturated acids, notably palmitic and stearic acids, and lower percentages of linoleic and oleic acids in all species. Slightly higher percentages of long-chain fatty acids (20∶0, 20∶1, 22∶0 and 24∶0) were observed for lipid classes other than TAG in all four species. Based on the fatty acid composition of the total lipids and of the different acyl lipid classes, it seems thatS. radiatum andS. angustifolium are more related to each other than they are to the other two species.     

葡萄籽中多酚类物质的提取及其对清除自由基的保健作用

用乙酸乙酯 -水作提取剂从葡萄籽中提取多酚类物质 ,研究了提取过程中温度、压力、沉淀条件等因素对产物性质的影响 ,获得了适宜的操作条件。结果表明 ,当温度为 40～ 5 0°C,真空度为0 .0 6～ 0 .0 8MPa时 ,可有效防止提取产物的氧化、缩合 ,并能获得较高的提取率 ,还对提取产物的结构及对清除自由基的保健作用进行了讨论     

Effect of puffing on oil characteristics ofAmaranth (Rajgeera) seeds

Puffing or popping is a common method of processingAmaranthus cruentus (Syn.Amaranthus paniculatus L. or Rajgeera) grain. Investigations into the effect of this processing treatment have shown the percent unsaturation in the oil to decrease from 75.5% to 62.3%. The maximum effect is on linoleic acid, the quantity of which decreased sharply from 46.8% to 27.0%. Squalene also increased by 15.5%, due to puffing of amaranth seeds.     

浮法玻璃微气泡与硫澄清

从芒硝澄清机理出发,主要谈了对微气泡问题的认识,介绍了浮法玻璃生产对熔制火焰气氛的要求,提出了消除微气泡应注意的问题.