Modeling for local dynamic behaviors of phenol biodegradation in bubble columns

A coupled three-dimensional (3-D) model, combining hydrodynamics with biochemical reactions, was developed to simulate the local transient flow patterns and the dynamic behaviors of cell growth and phenol biodegradation by yeast Candida tropicalis in the bubble-column bioreactor, using the computational fluid dynamic (CFD) method. In order to validate this proposed model effectively, the validation of the local hydrodynamic characteristics of the gas-mineral salt solution (gas-liquid) two-phase system, with the phenol concentration of 1200 mg/L, and with the absence of cells, was performed in a square-sectioned bubble column bioreactor using the LDA system and conductivity probe. Furthermore, the validation of phenol biodegradation behaviors by yeast Candida tropicalis at different initial concentrations of phenol and cell was also carried out in the above bubble-column bioreactor. The results indicated that the model simulations had a satisfying agreement with the experimental data. Finally, the local instantaneous flow and phenol biodegradation features including gas holdup, gas velocity, liquid velocity, cell concentration and phenol concentration inside the bioreactor were successfully predicted in different-scale bubble columns by the proposed model. © 2006 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2006     

热带假丝酵母发酵生产长链二元酸的节能减排措施

热带假丝酵母发酵生产长链二元酸在菌体、空气、烃类(油)和水的四相发酵体系中完成,发酵过程需氧量大、放热量高,提纯过程多处存在升温、降温过程,生产成本高。采用"倒推法"分析了装置公用工程消耗的主要影响因素,通过节能改造,余热、废汽与废水回收,正常生产每年可节省生产成本390余万元。     

睡莲花提取物对酪氨酸酶的抑制作用及其动力学研究

采用紫外分光光度计测定多巴醌,得到了睡莲花提取物对酪氨酸酶的抑制率;以L-酪氨酸为底物,采用酶动力学的方法研究了睡莲花提取物对酪氨酸酶单酚酶活性的抑制作用及抑制机制。结果表明,睡莲花提取物对酪氨酸酶具有明显抑制作用,其中30%乙醇洗脱部位抑制效果最好,其对酪氨酸酶单酚酶活性的抑制作用表现为可逆反竞争型抑制;50%乙醇洗脱部位对酪氨酸酶单酚酶活性的抑制作用表现为可逆性抑制,低浓度时为混合型,高浓度时为竞争型。     

噻吩类杂环化合物抗白色念珠菌药敏研究

针对钯催化偶联反应合成的一系列新型噻吩类杂环化合物,采用滤纸片和平板培养法研究其抑菌活性。结果表明,实验中噻吩类化合物样品对白色念珠菌作用显著,最低抑制质量浓度（MIC）分别为25和50mg/L。     

赤藓糖醇发酵工艺优化

以解脂假丝酵母CGMCC2．2088为出发菌株,经过菌种选育得生产菌株为研究对象,对该菌株的发酵培养基和培养条件进行优化,其发酵最适温度为32％,对数生产期溶氧控制在30％,发酵期溶氧控制在20％,发酵结果糖醇含量达到181．6g／L。     

空调器清洗杀菌剂的杀菌效果及其对金属腐蚀性的研究

试验表明 ,研制的空调器清洗杀菌剂对金黄色葡萄球菌 (ATCC 6 5 38)和白色念珠菌(ATCC 10 2 31)作用 30s ,可使杀灭率达到 10 0 0 0 % ;对黑曲霉作用 4min ,可使杀灭率达到10 0 0 0 %。该空调器清洗杀菌剂喷雾至空调器散热片表面 ,作用 2min ,对自然菌的平均灭除率即可达到 99 99%。该清洗剂对空调散热片铝片无腐蚀 (R0 )。     

微生物降解棉酚的响应面分析优化

利用SAS软件的Plackett-Burman设计法对微生物固态发酵脱毒棉酚的发酵参数进行筛选,得出3个影响较大的重要因素,即料水比、发酵时间、装料量,再用SAS软件二次响应面分析法进行回归分析,得到了各因素的优化水平值,经过响应面法的优化,脱毒事提高近20%。     

不同湿度下球孢白僵菌对杨毒蛾的致病力

温度在25℃、空气相对湿度分别为(95±5)%、(85±5)%、(75±5)%、(65±5)%时,用球孢白僵菌感染杨毒蛾的2龄幼虫。试验表明,相对湿度越高白僵菌的致病力越高,杨毒蛾幼虫的死亡率也越高,各湿度下幼虫的LT50分别为6.799、8.325、10.672、12.597d。     

Antimicrobial Activity of Ozone against Pathogenic Oral Microorganisms on Different Denture Base Resins

ABSTRACT

The present study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of gaseous ozone against specific oral pathogens on denture base resins. 1080 round samples were prepared (10mm-diameter, 2mm-thickness). Candida albicans, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus gordonii, and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, polyamide-Deflex, heat-cured polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA)-QC-20, and cold-cured-PMMA-Meliodent. The doses and durations: 25, 50 and 100µg/ml, 5, 10, 20, 30 minutes. For Cell viability (CV) MTT was used. 100µg/ml was most effective dose for C. albicans, S .gordonii, and A. actinomycetemcomitans were in heat-cured-PMMA and polyamide for S.mutans. For polyamide, lowest CV was 43% in S.mutans and A.actinomycetemcomitans. CV of heat-cure and cold-cure PMMA were 31% and 32% in S.gordonii, respectively. CV was similar for all resins and durations in S.mutans and A.actinomycetemcomitans and for polyamide for C.albicans and for heat-cure PMMA for S.gordonii. 30-min ozone application killed 80% of all microorganisms in all resins except for C.albicans in polyamide (65% cell death) and cold-cure PMMA (57% cell death). Optimal dose/duration combination was 100 µg/ml-10 min. Gaseous ozone can be considered as an effective cleansing agent for denture base resins.     

Tribological studies of α-lipoic acid esters as effective environmentally friendly multifunctional lubricant additives

Enzymatic synthesis of six esters of α-lipoic acid with different fatty alcohols and diols was carried out to produce novel compounds with lubricant additive properties. The synthetic route was mild and efficient with good yields. The synthesized compounds were characterized by IR, NMR, and mass spectral studies and screened for their thermal stability, antiwear (AW), extreme pressure (EP), and antioxidant (AO) properties. The tribo tests in a synthetic base fluid indicated that all the synthesized compounds act as antiwear and extreme pressure additives. All the prepared esters exhibited very good thermal stability and excellent antioxidant properties with better performance compared to commercial antioxidant BHT as determined by differential scanning calorimetry.