The distribution of nutrient elements in cell wall and other fractions of the herbage of some grasses and legumes

The distribution of 10 nutrient elements was assessed in three fractions of herbage samples of perennial ryegrass, tall fescue, white clover and lucerne. The cell wall fraction, prepared by mechanical disintegration of undried material, contained the following proportions of the total herbage content of the major elements: N, 2.9–16.4%; P, 3.0–6.9%; S, 3.6–17.2%; Ca, 11.3–51.8%; Mg. 6.4–27.6% and K, 0.1–1.7%. Substantial though more variable proportions of the trace element cations, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu were also present in the cell wall fraction. The extent to which the elements were soluble in water was assessed by analysis of the water-insoluble fraction prepared from freeze-dried samples of each herbage. The proportions of the total herbage content of the major elements soluble in water were: N, 30–57%; P, 80–92%; S, 35–71%; Ca, 48–69%; Mg. 65–83% and K, 90–96%. With the trace element cations the proportions soluble in water were more variable, though they were generally less than 70% of the total. The extent to which the various elements were soluble in 80% aqueous ethanol was assessed by analysis of the insoluble fraction prepared from freeze-dried materials. With each of the major elements, smaller proportions of the total herbage content were soluble in 80% ethanol than in water, which may reflect in part the lower solubility of proteins and pectin. With the trace element cations, the differences in solubility between 80% ethanol and water were generally small and inconsistent.     

Ammonium Accumulation Caused by Reduced Tonoplast V-ATPase Activity in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant vacuoles are unique compartments that play a critical role in plant growth and development. The vacuolar H⁺-ATPase (V-ATPase), together with the vacuolar H⁺-pyrophosphatase (V-PPase), generates the proton motive force that regulates multiple cell functions and impacts all aspects of plant life. We investigated the effect of V-ATPase activity in the vacuole on plant growth and development. We used an Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. double mutant, vha-a2 vha-a3, which lacks two tonoplast-localized isoforms of the membrane-integral V-ATPase subunit VHA-a. The mutant is viable but exhibits impaired growth and leaf chlorosis. Nitrate assimilation led to excessive ammonium accumulation in the shoot and lower nitrogen uptake, which exacerbated growth retardation of vha-a2 vha-a3. Ion homeostasis was disturbed in plants with missing VHA-a2 and VHA-a3 genes, which might be related to limited growth. The reduced growth and excessive ammonium accumulation of the double mutant was alleviated by potassium supplementation. Our results demonstrate that plants lacking the two tonoplast-localized subunits of V-ATPase can be viable, although with defective growth caused by multiple factors, which can be alleviated by adding potassium. This study provided a new insight into the relationship between V-ATPase, growth, and ammonium accumulation, and revealed the role of potassium in mitigating ammonium toxicity.     

Refining Genotypes and Phenotypes in KCNA2-Related Neurological Disorders

Pathogenic variants in KCNA2, encoding for the voltage-gated potassium channel K_v1.2, have been identified as the cause for an evolving spectrum of neurological disorders. Affected individuals show early-onset developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, intellectual disability, and movement disorders resulting from cerebellar dysfunction. In addition, individuals with a milder course of epilepsy, complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia, and episodic ataxia have been reported. By analyzing phenotypic, functional, and genetic data from published reports and novel cases, we refine and further delineate phenotypic as well as functional subgroups of KCNA2-associated disorders. Carriers of variants, leading to complex and mixed channel dysfunction that are associated with a gain- and loss-of-potassium conductance, more often show early developmental abnormalities and an earlier onset of epilepsy compared to individuals with variants resulting in loss- or gain-of-function. We describe seven additional individuals harboring three known and the novel KCNA2 variants p.(Pro407Ala) and p.(Tyr417Cys). The location of variants reported here highlights the importance of the proline(405)–valine(406)–proline(407) (PVP) motif in transmembrane domain S6 as a mutational hotspot. A novel case of self-limited infantile seizures suggests a continuous clinical spectrum of KCNA2-related disorders. Our study provides further insights into the clinical spectrum, genotype–phenotype correlation, variability, and predicted functional impact of KCNA2 variants.     

重铬酸钾滴定法测定金属化球团中氧化亚铁含量

确定了试样以盐酸分解,重铬酸钾滴定法测定金属铁和亚铁合量,再减去金属铁含量,通过换算得到氧化亚铁含量。通过对不同条件下的试验优化,建立了重铬酸钾滴定法测定金属化球团中氧化亚铁含量试验方法,其测定结果的相对标准偏差为0.41%~0.94%,回收率大于96.0%。     

氟硅酸钾滴定法测定粗制氟化钠中二氧化硅

采用硝酸-氢氟酸混合酸为消解溶剂,通过微波消解技术对粗制氟化钠进行快速消解,并用氟硅酸钾滴定法测定其二氧化硅含量。选择饱和氯化钾溶液替代固体氯化钾作为沉淀剂,考察了消解酸体系、饱和氯化钾溶液用量、沉淀温度、沉淀放置时间、共存元素干扰及指示剂选择等条件对测定结果的影响并进行优化。确定了最优测试条件：以8 mL硝酸+2 mL氢氟酸为消解溶剂,以8 mL饱和氯化钾溶液为沉淀剂,控制沉淀温度为20~25 ℃、沉淀放置时间为15 min,选择50 g/L氯化钾-50%乙醇溶液洗涤沉淀,采用溴麝香草酚蓝-酚红指示剂。该方法应用于回收粗制氟化钠中二氧化硅含量的测定可大幅度缩短分解试样的时间,有效降低检测成本,回收率为99.15%~100.63%,相对标准偏差（RSD,n=8）小于1%,与传统高温碱熔法测定结果相符,方法的准确度和精密度较好。     

高温熔融-电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定含铁尘泥中5种有害元素

准确、快速地测定含铁尘泥中有害元素,对含铁尘泥节能降废项目研究及综合利用有着重要的指导意义。实验针对含铁尘泥试样因含碳量高,导致常规酸溶解方法如果不增加除碳步骤则很难完全分解试样的问题,采用高温熔融法将试样制成熔融液后倾倒于稀酸中溶解的方法,解决了碳含量高难溶解的问题。采用四硼酸锂-碳酸锂混合熔剂在高温下将试样熔融,熔融液高温倾倒于稀酸中制成澄清溶液,由于骤冷,试样炸裂成微小玻璃珠,无迸溅,操作简单,使得后续溶解过程快速完成,从而建立了电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱(ICP-AES)测定P、Pb、K、Na、Zn共5种有害元素的方法。按照实验方法测定含铁尘泥中P、Pb、K、Na、Zn,测定值的相对标准偏差(RSD,n=9)在1.4%～5.7%之间,加标回收率在96%～110%之间。研究结果表明方法能够满足含铁尘泥样品中5种元素的定量分析要求。     

邻菲罗啉-硫氰酸钾-水体系液固分离钴(Ⅱ)

当分析元素含量极低时,往往要求在测定之前辅以化学分离预富集手段以纯化富集待测物和除去干扰基体。实验利用邻菲罗啉和硫氰酸钾作为微痕量Co²⁺的络合剂,建立了一种液固体系分离富集微痕量Co²⁺的新方法。分别考察了邻菲罗啉溶液用量、硫氰酸钾溶液用量、酸度对分离效率的影响。结果表明,当体系中Co²⁺含量为100 μg时,控制体系pH=2~6,加入1.00 mL 1.5 g/L邻菲罗啉溶液、1.00 mL 0.1 mol/L硫氰酸钾溶液、1.00 mL 10 g/L EDTA溶液、1.00 mL 40 g/L硫脲溶液,震荡静置后,Co²⁺与邻菲罗啉、硫氰酸钾反应生成的离子缔合物定量沉淀到溶液底部,而Cd²⁺、Fe³⁺、Zn²⁺、Ni²⁺、Cu²⁺、Pb²⁺、Al³⁺、Ag⁺等离子仍留在水相中,从而实现了Co²⁺与这些离子的定量分离。方法成功用于合成水样中微痕量Co²⁺的定量分离,富集率在97.2%～98.6%之间。     

用生产废液回收钽制备氟钽酸钾除钨工艺研究

为了从湿法冶金生产钽、铌废液中回收Ta,先用石灰乳对生产废液进行前期处理，获得含7％～12％Ta的磷石灰渣．然后将其在HF-H2SO14-MIBK体系中萃取，得到钨杂质含量高的K2TaF7最后采用重结晶法对K2Taf7进行提纯。结果表明，用HF＋HNO3作溶剂，加热温度在90℃左右，固液比为1：14，重结晶提纯高钨K2TaF7钨杂质含量达到10μg．g^-1，符合生产高比容钽粉用K2TaF7允许钨杂质含量要求。     

溶解和离子交换反应中K+的快速测定

离子溶液中快速传递及反应动力学过程的跟踪研究在实验上较为困难 ,为此基于离子选择性电极建立溶液中离子活度即时采集系统 ,并结合活度系数模型准确计算离子浓度 .该方法测定速度快 ,最小间隔为 1s,且所得离子浓度最大偏差小于 2 % .用此方法测定了硫酸钾溶解过程以及钛酸钾离子交换反应过程中钾离子浓度的变化 ,获得传统方法难以测定的数分钟内相关动态过程受溶剂、pH值的影响结果 .该方法可推广应用于研究其他各种动态过程 (如溶解、结晶、沉淀、离子交换、吸附和扩散等过程 )     

硫酸钾生产出现问题的机理分析及改进建议

曼海姆法硫酸钾生产装置出现 3个问题 :原料 KCl中有机碳的分析结果非常高 ;测定副产盐酸总酸度 ,加 1～ 2滴甲基橙不显红色 ;分析副产盐酸中 SO4 2含量超标 (≥ 0 .1% )。分析产生以上问题的原因并提出解决措施