白酒丢糟的酸酶联合水解糖化工艺

为充分利用白酒丢糟资源,探讨了酸酶联合水解法对其进行糖化以获得可发酵糖的可行性。以木糖和还原糖浓度为指标,研究温度、固液比、混合酸浓度和时间等因素对酸解效果的影响;在此基础上分析纤维素酶对酸解残渣(AHR)的酶解历程,并利用扫描电镜(SEM)、红外光谱(FTIR)和X-衍射(XRD)技术考察不同水解阶段丢糟的结构特性变化。结果表明,丢糟在温度为100℃、固液比为1:12g/mL和酸浓度为2.0%的条件下经混合酸水解120min可获得59.32g/L还原糖和6.49g/L木糖,该酸解阶段的半纤维素和纤维素转化率分别为77.38%和62.50%,木质素溶出率为43.50%。AHR在纤维素酶用量为4000U/g原料、温度为45℃和pH值为4.8的条件下继续作用2.5h可获得13.27g/L还原糖,该酶解阶段的纤维素转化率为66.67%,酶解率高达90.73%。结构特性研究表明,水解作用前后的丢糟形貌结构变化明显,孔隙率和比表面积增加,有利于纤维素酶对AHR中纤维结晶区的作用。FTIR和XRD结果显示,水解前后的特征组分所对应的吸收峰强度发生了变化,相对结晶度逐渐提高。白酒丢糟经酸酶联合水解作用转化为可发酵糖具有可行性。该研究可为丢糟生物质发酵制备乙醇提供理论基础。     

超低浓度马来酸水解玉米芯纤维素

为考察超低浓度马来酸对玉米芯纤维素的水解性能,该文采用高温液态水预处理和超低马来酸水解相结合的两步法。3,5-二硝基水杨酸(DNS)比色法和高效液相色谱法(HPLC)分析表明,第一步预处理(200℃,10min,4MPa,500r/min,液固比20:1mL/g)玉米芯可获得12.24g/L还原糖,半纤维素转化率91.76%,损失3.61%的纤维素;其残渣进行第二步酸水解(质量分数0.1%,220℃,20min,4MPa,500r/min,液固比20:1mL/g)可获得9.94g/L还原糖,纤维素转化率达95.17%,约1/3转化为糖。气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)分析表明,第二步水解液中含有多种木质素降解副产物,如苯酚、苯甲酸等,带有多种活泼基团,可能与糖降解物反应,加快葡萄糖降解正反应的进行。改进反应器,使得糖降解物和木质素降解物及时排出,可提升马来酸水解性能,为马来酸在生物质水解领域的应用提供参考。     

膨化预处理玉米秸秆提高还原糖酶解产率的效果

为了提高玉米秸秆的可发酵还原糖转化率,采用膨化技术对玉米秸秆木质纤维素进行预处理。扫描电镜观察,玉米秸秆的纤维束受到破坏,木质素包裹作用减弱,纤维素酶的空间作用面积提高。红外光谱分析表明有部分半纤维素和少量木质素水解;X射线衍射测定纤维素结晶度降低了12.68%。通过进一步纤维素酶解试验,与未处理的相比膨化处理后原料酶解时间可缩短16 h,未经膨化处理原料还原糖的酶解产率为13.48%,膨化处理后原料还原糖的酶解产率可达24.91%。结果表明,膨化预处理技术可明显提高玉米秸秆木质纤维素的能源化利用效率。该     

玉米秸秆稀酸水解糖化法影响因子的研究

该文通过分析水解还原糖成分,研究了温度、时间、稀酸浓度、固形物含量对水解效率的影响;并结合残渣组分分析研究了稀酸水解过程中纤维素、半纤维素降解的规律.研究表明:在试验条件下玉米秸秆的水解主要以半纤维素为主,随着温度、稀酸浓度和水解时间的增加,纤维素的水解逐渐增强.当水解温度超过1000C后,水解得糖率迅速增加,超过110℃,纤维素开始水解;玉米秸秆的水解在前40 min就基本完成,过长的水解时间对水解效率的提高意义不大;水解的酸浓度应控制在1.5%左右;玉米秸秆在低固含物的条件下,水解效率相对较高.方差分析结果显示:温度、酸浓度对水解效率的影响最大,温度和固含物的影响次之,粒径的影响不显著;温度和酸浓度、温度和时间的交互作用对试验结果有影响显著.根据方差分析,最佳水解条件A3B2C3D1E1:温度125℃、时间80 min、稀酸浓度1.5%、固形物含量7.5%,在该条件下水解还原糖得率为32.71%.     

两步法高效水解水稻秸秆制取木糖和葡萄糖

在序批式高压反应釜反应器中,采用两步法研究了水稻秸秆在稀硫酸水溶液中水解为木糖和葡萄糖,系统考察了反应温度、反应时间、水稻秸秆用量和稀酸浓度对水稻秸秆水解反应的影响。实验结果表明:与传统一步法酸水解相比,采用两步法酸水解水稻秸秆,既可以得到很高的木糖产率,又可以得到较高的葡萄糖产率;反应温度、反应时间和酸浓度对水稻秸秆酸水解产物的分布和产率有着重要影响。第一步水解反应中,当底物用量为1.5 g,酸浓度为0.5%wt时,140℃反应120 min,木糖产率高达162.6 g·kg-1;第二步水解反应中,当底物用量为0.5 g,酸浓度为1.0%wt时,180℃反应120 min,葡萄糖产率高达216.5 g·kg-1。本研究为农业废弃物水稻秸秆的高效和高值资源化利用提供了新的策略。     

木质纤维素乙醇发酵研究进展

以木质纤维素为原料生产燃料乙醇,首先要对原料进行预处理得到可发酵糖,在稀酸水解木质纤维素得到的糖液中,除含有葡萄糖、木糖等六碳糖和五碳糖外,根据水解温度、酸浓度和时间的不同,还含有不同浓度的发酵抑制剂。因此,在研究木质纤维素稀酸水解糖液的乙醇发酵中,对代谢木糖成乙醇的菌种的研究、对代谢发酵抑制剂微生物的研究、对稀酸水解糖液的脱毒方法的研究以及对稀酸水解糖液不同发酵方式的乙醇发酵研究等非常重要。本文重点介绍了以上几个方面近几年研究的进展。     

苎麻纤维质酶降解生产生物燃料乙醇的工艺

在微生物预处理苎麻韧皮的基础上，进行了pH值、酶用量、葡萄糖浓度和原料处理方式等对苎麻纤维质酶降解的单因子试验和正交试验。结果表明，苎麻纤维质酶解的起始pH值为5.0左右，总糖转化率最高，达72.361％；在一定的酶浓度范围内，随着酶量的增加，苎麻纤维质的总糖转化率提高，酶的适宜用量为：木聚糖酶5％、纤维素酶10％；水解液中葡萄糖浓度在0.5％以下时，苎麻纤维质的总糖转化率不受影响，葡萄糖浓度在0.5％以上时，随着水解液中葡萄糖含量的增加，总糖转化率下降；苎麻纤维质酶解过程中，对原料进行机械处理，有利于提高酶的水解效率；苎麻纤维质酶解的最适条件为：pH值4.5～5.5、纤维素酶浓度8%～11％、葡萄糖浓度小于0.5%、原料不洗直接进行剪碎处理。     

Br离子液体中微波辐射加热促进稻草秸秆酸水解制备还原糖

为了探讨微波辐射及离子液体对酸催化植物纤维素水解的促进作用, 以稻草秸秆为原料,在[Bmim]Br离子液体介质中,用微波辐射加热促进纤维素的酸水解,并对水解产物中的还原糖进行了测定。着重考察了微波辐射功率、微波辐射时间、硫酸浓度、反应温度等因素对还原糖收率的影响。结果表明,在[Bmim]Br离子液体介质中,用微波辐射加热促进稻草酸水解制备还原糖的最佳条件是：30.0 mL质量分数为10.0%的硫酸、[Bmim]Br10.0 mL、微波辐射温度85℃、微波辐射时间45 min、微波辐射功率500 W,在此条件下还原糖的收率达到了22.94%,而常规酸水解得到的还原糖收率为14.50%。显然,在[Bmim]Br离子液体介质中,微波辐射加热促进稻草酸水解所得还原糖收率大于常规酸水解的所得还原糖收率。由此可知,离子液体介质中,微波辐射加热能够促进植物纤维素的酸水解,并显著缩短糖化时间,使得还原糖的收率提高。     

糠醛渣的纤维素酶水解及其最优纤维素转化条件

该文对糠醛渣的纤维素酶水解特性进行了研究,探索利用玉米芯制糠醛联产燃料乙醇工业化生产的可行性。分析糠醛渣组分,表明其半纤维素质量分数为3.1%,纤维素为31.6%,说明糠醛生产过程对玉米芯的预处理基本满足高效酶解糖化糠醛渣并转化乙醇的要求;通过纤维素酶用量、温度、pH值、固液比、转速等因素进行条件优化,确定最佳水解条件：每克底物酶用量为6.7FPU,固液质量体积比1︰6,pH5.2,转速80 r/min;在糠醛渣水解体系中加入吐温80,结果表明在酶施用量较低情况下（6.7 FPU/g）,吐温80对提高糠醛渣水解转化率效果更为明显;通过最优化水解条件,使糠醛渣纤维素转化率达到78%,据此初步判定以糠醛渣为原料转化乙醇的工业化生产具有较大潜力。     

螺杆挤压连续汽爆玉米秸秆的稀酸水解效果

对采用螺杆挤压连续汽爆方法处理的玉米秸秆进行酸水解,探讨稀硫酸和稀盐酸在酸浓度、反应时间、反应温度及固液比等因素对经过处理的玉米秸秆水解效果的影响。结果表明：在硫酸水解正交试验中,影响水解过程的因素由主到次分别为：原料类型、固液比、水解温度、酸浓度和水解时间。其优化条件为：硫酸浓度3%,水解温度110℃,水解时间60 min,固液比1︰15,此时120℃下汽爆10 min的原料的水解效果最好,还原糖得率可达39.7%。在盐酸水解的正交试验中,影响水解过程的因素由主到次分别为：水解温度、原料类型、水解时间、酸浓度和固液比。在最优条件下,即采用120℃下汽爆6 min的原料,在盐酸浓度为3%,水解温度 110℃,水解时间60 min,固液比1︰20的条件下进行水解,还原糖得率为42.0%。结果表明,螺杆挤压连续汽爆方法能有效提高玉米秸秆在稀酸条件下的水解能力。     

低氮和干旱胁迫对富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的影响

【目的】以富士（Fuji）、 秦冠（Qinguan）嫁接在平邑甜茶（Malus hupehensis Rehd.）上的当年生盆栽苗为试验材料,采用砂培方法,研究了缺氮胁迫和干旱对富士和秦冠生长情况、 光合参数、 植株各部位氮磷钾含量及氮素利用效率的影响,分析比较了低氮干旱条件下富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的差异,以期为果树生产高效肥水利用提供理论指导。【方法】试验共设四个处理: 正常氮正常水（ZZ）、 低氮正常水（DZ）、 正常氮干旱（ZG）、 低氮干旱（DG）。氮素和水分均设置两个水平,分别为正常氮（6 mmol/L NO-3-N）、 低氮（0.3 mmol/LNO-3-N）、 正常供水（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的80%~85%）、 干旱处理（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的60%~65%）。【结果】富士和秦冠的生物量（茎和叶）、 株高茎粗等生长指标以及光合速率、 气孔导度、 蒸腾速率均为正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）,并且相对应处理下秦冠的以上指标均高于富士;正常供水下,缺氮处理使富士、 秦冠的根冠比比正常氮处理均有所增加,富士提高了2.05%,秦冠提高了22.40%。富士和秦冠的氮、 磷、 钾含量均表现出正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）; 氮、 钾元素含量在植株各部位的分布顺序依次是叶＞根＞茎,磷元素则是根＞叶＞茎;光合氮素利用效率（PNUE）和氮素利用效率表现为秦冠处理之间差异极显著,富士处理之间差异不显著;秦冠的PNUE和NUE明显高于富士,在低氮正常水（DZ）处理下,秦冠氮肥利用率比富士高42.07%,在低氮干旱（DG）处理下高64.14%;低氮胁迫下富士和秦冠的NUE显著提高,并且秦冠提高的幅度高于富士。【结论】施用氮肥能够显著提高富士与秦冠的干物质量,同等水肥条件下,秦冠生长优于富士;水分亏缺会减少叶片对氮的吸收,干旱条件下适度增施氮肥,可提高果树的抗旱能力;低氮干旱胁迫下秦冠的生长指标、 光合指标及氮素利用效率指标均优于富士,表现出较强的抗低氮干旱胁迫的能力。     

Biodiversity and ecogeography of wild Lactuca spp. in some European countries

Staff members of the Department of Botany of Palacký University in Olomouc and Gene Bank Department – Workplace Olomouc, Research Institute of Crop Production in Prague, Czech Republic, conducted an expedition in seven European countries (Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland) in August/September 1999 to collect wild Lactuca spp. germplasm and study its geographic distribution, ecology and biodiversity. During the mission, more than 600 locations were visited resulting in the collection of 602 seed samples (accessions) of wild Lactuca species and 13 seed samples of related genera (Chondrilla and Mycelis). Lactuca serriola f. serriola, L. serriola f. integrifolia, L. saligna and L. viminea subsp. chondrilliflora were prevalent in southern Europe (Italy, France), however, only L. serriola was common in central and western Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland). The greatest diversity of Lactuca species was found in France, where also the most seed samples (165) were collected. The most characteristic habitats with a high density of Lactuca spp. populations were observed along roads and highways, grassy ditches, ruderal communities, and dust-heaps. Natural infections by powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum) and downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) on some wild Lactuca spp. were observed. Recent observations concerning the geographic distribution, population structure, habitats, and natural occurrence of diseases of Lactuca spp. are discussed. This assemblage of genetic resources of Lactuca spp. can serve as the basis of future studies of species diversification, spatial population structure, plant microevolution, domestication processes, and genetic variability of host-parasite interactions.     

Pasture Vegetation Elemental Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a new technique for the analysis of plant material. This study investigates the application of LIBS to pasture-based plant samples. The LIBS measurements were obtained from pelletized pasture samples (100 samples) that had been also analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) following microwave digestion for calibration and comparison purposes. Comparisons for elements sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), boron (B), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) showed that LIBS could be used for almost all the standard profile total elements with concentrations down to low mg/kg levels (observed error of Na: 0.024 percent, K: 0.18 percent, Mg: 0.016 percent, Ca: 0.073 percent, P: 0.017 percent, Mn: 31 mg/kg, Fe: 150 mg/kg, Zn: 6.6 mg/kg, and B: 1.1 mg/kg). Elemental analysis at less than mg/kg levels was not possible using LIBS. The elements S and Cu were particularly difficult to analyze with reliability using LIBS at the concentration levels found in the plant samples. Replacing microwave digestion and subsequent ICP analysis with a direct analysis of dried plant samples using LIBS has the potential to improve the productivity and reduce the cost of testing.     

Properties of anaerobically digested and composted municipal solid waste assessed by linking soil mesofauna dynamics and nitrogen modelling

We have studied the effect of anaerobically digested (ADMSW) and composted municipal solid waste (CMSW) on mineralization and foodweb dynamics to verify the hypothesis that ADMSW would immobilize N right after addition to soil in contrast to addition with CMSW. Another hypothesis was that the mesofauna (enchytraeids and microarthropods) would stimulate N release from the decomposer community. We measured excretion of -N and urea-N from the mesofauna and hypothesized that enchytraeids would release urea. ADMSW and CMSW were amended to pots with sandy loam and barley. The pots were divided into treatments with or without mesofauna. Mesofauna, plant N and biomass, soil N and ergosterol (fungal biomass) were measured over a 113-day period of four equidistant samplings. Soil respiration, N mineralization and N release by the mesofauna were modelled from concurrent studies. ADMSW- and CMSW-treated soils initially (<20 days) immobilized N. The amendments did not increase plant growth substantially, and this was probably due to N-limitation in the early stages of plant growth. Enchytraeid abundance was about three times higher in ADMSW- than CMSW-treated soils, indicating that ADMSW contained more labile compounds, bacteria, and microfauna. The mesofauna did not affect N-content, but the cumulated -N excreted by the mesofauna was estimated to be substantial and about one-fifth of total plant N in ADMSW. An explanation for this discrepancy might be that in the absence of the mesofauna, other members of the detrivore and microbivore community performed the mesofauna’s function. Neither enchytraeids nor microarthropods excreted urea.     

Faculty positions: Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Faculty positions: Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Faculty positions:Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Assessing the effectiveness of conservation measures: Resolving the “wicked” problem of the Steller sea lion

“Wicked” problems are those that are complex and that change when solutions are applied. Many conflicts in conservation fall into this category. The study approached the problem of how to constrain the apparent wickedness of a problem in the conservation management of a species by using simple empirical indicators to carry out iterative assessment of the risk to a population and to document how this risk evolves in relation to the addition of new data and the implementation of management actions. Effects of high levels of uncertainty within data and also concerning population structure were examined through stochastic simulation and by exploration of scenarios. Historical trends in the example used, the Steller sea lion, showed rapid declines in abundance in some regions during the 1980s. The current total population is 130,000-150,000 Steller sea lions through Alaska and British Columbia and this number has been stable since about 1990 in spite of regional differences in population dynamics. Regional differences in the sequence of changes in the number of pups and non-pups, suggested that an internal re-distribution of juveniles could have happened between 1980 and 1990. Current productivity also appears close to the long-term mean. Stochastic population projection using various scenarios showed that, based upon this history, the risk of extinction for the population has declined and is below reasonable thresholds for considering the population to be endangered. The trends in risk suggest that management actions taken since 1990 have probably been effective. Consequently, the conservation management objectives for the Steller sea lion are probably being met. The approach provides a mechanism, based upon experience and scenario analysis, for exploring future policy options and may help to constrain the debate amongst stakeholders about the cost-benefit trade-offs associated with different options.     

Soil-profile distribution of primary and secondary plant-available nutrients under conventional and no tillage

Nutrient distributions under no tillage (NT) compared with conventional disk-and-bed tillage (CT) management in the warm, humid region of the southeastern USA need to be assessed so that future placement, quantity, and type of fertilizers can be altered, if necessary, to efficiently match crop demands. We determined soil-profile distributions of pH, N, P, S, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu to a depth of 0.9 m at the end of 8.5 years of continuous CT and NT management on a Weswood silty clay loam (fine, mixed, thermic Fluventic Ustochrept) in southcentral Texas. Most dramatic changes occurred within the 0–0.05 m depth, where soil under NT had lower pH, Fe, and Cu than under CT, but greater P, K, Zn, and Mn. Greater P and K under NT than under CT also occurred below the till-zone (0.15–0.3 m). At a depth of 0–0.3 m, soil under NT contained greater amounts of extractable P, K, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu than under CT. Nitrogen fertilization had little effect on nutrient distributions, except resulting in greater extractable K at 0–0.05 m and greater nitrate at 0–0.15 m. Few changes in soil-profile distributions were observed for extractable S, Ca, Mg, and Na. Long-term continuous use of NT on this fine-textured, high-fertility (except for N) soil had no apparent adverse effects on nutrient distributions relative to CT, but enhanced conservation and availability of P, K, Zn, Fe, Mn, and Cu near the soil surface where crop roots proliferate.     

Macroinvertebrates in North American tallgrass prairie soils: effects of fire, mowing, and fertilization on density and biomass

The responses of tallgrass prairie plant communities and ecosystem processes to fire and grazing are well characterized. However, responses of invertebrate consumer groups, and particularly soil-dwelling organisms, to these disturbances are not well known. At Konza Prairie Biological Station, we sampled soil macroinvertebrates in 1994 and 1999 as part of a long-term experiment designed to examine the effects and interactions of annual fire, mowing, and fertilization (N and P) on prairie soil communities and processes. For nearly all taxa, in both years, responses were characterized by significant treatment interactions, but some general patterns were evident. Introduced European earthworms (Aporrectodea spp. and Octolasion spp.) were most abundant in plots where fire was excluded, and the proportion of the total earthworm community consisting of introduced earthworms was greater in unburned, unmowed, and fertilized plots. Nymphs of two Cicada genera were collected (Cicadetta spp. and Tibicen spp.). Cicadetta nymphs were more abundant in burned plots, but mowing reduced their abundance. Tibicen nymphs were collected almost exclusively from unburned plots. Treatment effects on herbivorous beetle larvae (Scarabaeidae, Elateridae, and Curculionidae) were variable, but nutrient additions (N or P) usually resulted in greater densities, whereas mowing usually resulted in lower densities. Our results suggest that departures from historical disturbance regimes (i.e. frequent fire and grazing) may render soils more susceptible to increased numbers of European earthworms, and that interactions between fire, aboveground biomass removal, and vegetation responses affect the structure and composition of invertebrate communities in tallgrass prairie soils.