甜高粱茎汁及茎渣同步糖化发酵工艺优化

为了提高甜高粱秸秆乙醇生产中茎汁和茎渣的利用,以甜高粱茎汁及其渣为发酵原料,对茎汁茎渣混合原料同步糖化乙醇发酵的工艺条件进行优化研究。采用Plackett-Burman(PB)筛选设计试验筛选出影响甜高粱茎秆渣汁同步糖化乙醇发酵的显著因素。采用响应面法建立了同步糖化发酵乙醇生产的乙醇产量数学模型。根据该模型进行了工艺参数的优化,以乙醇产量为指标,试验所得甜高粱茎秆渣汁同步糖化化乙醇发酵的优化工艺条件为:发酵温度36.58℃,混合纤维素酶添加量=23.5(FBU/m L)/35.25(CBU/m L),甜高粱渣汁质量体积比为8.2%,理论预测乙醇产量为89.2%,在此条件下进行验证试验,乙醇产量为88.98%,平均质量浓度,验证了数学模型的有效性,为提高甜高粱茎汁及茎渣混合原料同步糖化发酵产乙醇和提高发酵效率提供参考。     

固定化酵母发酵甜高粱茎秆汁工艺参数对酒精得率的影响

以甜高粱茎秆汁为原料，在摇瓶和反应器上对固定化酵母发酵甜高粱汁制取酒精过程中温度、pH值及固定化酵母粒子填充率三个主要工艺参数对酒精得率的影响进行了试验研究。摇瓶单因素试验结果表明：固定化酵母发酵甜高粱茎秆汁液制取酒精过程中，较优的温度、pH值和粒子填充率分别为34℃、4.5和25%。摇瓶的验证试验结果表明，总发酵时间为6h，发酵结束时酒精得率和总糖利用率分别为95.15%和88.65%；反应器放大验证试验结果显示，总发酵时间10 h，发酵结束时，酒精得率和总糖利用率为96.72%和99.86%。该研究为甜高粱制取酒精技术提供了有益的参考。     

利用甜高粱秸秆汁发酵生产丁醇、丙酮

该试验以甜高粱秸秆汁作为生产丙酮、丁醇的发酵原料,从5种丙酮-丁醇菌中选出能够利用甜高粱秸秆汁且丁醇产量高的Bacillus acetobutylicum Bd3菌作为试验菌株,并对该菌株的发酵条件进行优化,得到的优化条件为:糖度为10oBrix的甜高粱秸秆汁,玉米浆含量5 g/L,接种量6%(v/v),(NH4)2SO4 5 g/L,KH2PO4 0.4 g/L,CaCO3 6 g/L,温度32℃,pH6.8,丁醇产量达到10.29 g/L。     

甜高粱茎秆固态发酵生产燃料乙醇的工艺优化研究

为了开发新型生物质能源,研究了用甜高粱茎秆生产燃料乙醇的工艺参数,在单因素试验的基础上用正交试验进行工艺参数的优化。结果表明,发酵温度、pH值、酵母营养盐对甜高粱秆固态发酵乙醇产率、起酵速度和发酵周期有显著影响;而酵母类型和装料系数只影响乙醇产率和起酵速度,对发酵周期无明显影响。试验中当装料系数为80%、pH 3.5、采用丹宝利酵母,添加营养盐2进行发酵时,最佳工艺参数为：发酵温度为22℃或25℃,营养盐添加量为0.02%,酵母接种量为0.08%,在此条件下发酵,最高酒精度可达6.6%（V/V）。该研究结果为中国燃料乙醇的发展提供科学依据。     

固定化酵母粒子强化及其对甜高梁茎秆汁液乙醇发酵的影响

采用正交试验设计开展了三亚乙基四胺(TTA)和戊二醛(GLU)的浓度和处理时间对海藻酸钙固定化酵母粒子的化学强度影响的试验研究,并以甜高粱茎秆汁液为原料,在5 L的反应器中进行乙醇发酵试验,考察强化后的固定化酵母粒子对乙醇发酵的影响.结果表明,最优的固定酵母粒子强化处理的方案为TTA浓度为0.5%,处理时间为120 min;GLU浓度为0.5%,处理时间为8 min.连续8批次的甜高粱茎秆汁液乙醇发酵试验结果表明,最优组合强化后固定化酵母粒子用于乙醇发酵时,平均乙醇得率和变异系数(CV%)分别为84.78%和8.08%,而未强化的固定化酵母籽子为84.32%和9.68%,可见,最优组合强化后的固定化酵母粒子的发酵性能略优于未强化的固定化酵母籽子.该文为固定化酵母发酵甜高粱茎秆汁液制取生物乙醇技术的研究提供了参考.     

汽爆玉米秸秆同步糖化发酵产乙醇的工艺优化

该文对同步糖化发酵玉米秸秆生产纤维乙醇的工艺条件进行了研究,分别利用单因素试验和正交试验考察了影响发酵的工艺条件。结果显示：温度37℃、pH值4.8、底物15%（质量分数）、表面活性剂Tween-20 0.15%（质量分数）、纤维素酶用量30 U/g、酵母用2%的葡萄糖溶液活化,接种量5‰（相对底物干质量）、培养基的组成：KH2PO4 2.5 g/L,(NH4)2SO4 2.0 g/L,MgSO4·7H2O 0.15 g/L,CaCl2 0.35 g/L、发酵时间60 h为同步糖化发酵（SSF）生产乙醇的最优工艺条件,该条件下乙醇的体积分数为2.85%,乙醇得率达理论值的88.12%。     

固定化酵母粒子强化及其对甜高粱茎秆汁液乙醇发酵的影响

采用正交试验设计开展了三亚乙基四胺(TTA)和戊二醛(GLU)的浓度和处理时间对海藻酸钙固定化酵母粒子的化学强度影响的试验研究，并以甜高粱茎秆汁液为原料，在5 L的反应器中进行乙醇发酵试验，考察强化后的固定化酵母粒子对乙醇发酵的影响。结果表明，最优的固定酵母粒子强化处理的方案为：TTA浓度为0.5%，处理时间为120 min；GLU浓度为0.5%，处理时间为8 min。连续8批次的甜高粱茎秆汁液乙醇发酵试验结果表明，最优组合强化后固定化酵母粒子用于乙醇发酵时，平均乙醇得率和变异系数(CV%)分别为84.78%和8.08%，而未强化的固定化酵母籽子为84.32%和9.68%，可见，最优组合强化后的固定化酵母粒子的发酵性能略优于未强化的固定化酵母籽子。该文为固定化酵母发酵甜高粱茎秆汁液制取生物乙醇技术的研究提供了参考。     

温度对固定化酵母酒精分批发酵的影响及动力学模型

该文以甜高粱茎秆汁液为原料,探讨了温度（25～37 ℃）对甜高粱汁固定化酵母酒精分批发酵的影响,并对不同温度下固定化酵母乙醇发酵的动力学模型进行了研究。结果表明：温度的升高可以提高细胞生长速率,但过高的温度却阻碍了细胞的生长,从而影响了酒精的产量。应用Hinshelwood模型,分别对酒精发酵过程中细胞生长动力学和酒精合成动力学进行了模拟,得到25～34℃范围内不同温度下各种动力学参数。在此基础上,进一步研究了温度同细胞生长动力学参数之间的内在联系,得到酒精分批发酵过程中酵母细胞质量浓度的变化同温度以及底物质量浓度之间的一般关系式,验证试验结果表明,该模型具有很好的适用性。     

以菊芋粉为原料同步糖化发酵生产燃料乙醇

利用粟酒裂殖酵母（Schizosaccharomyces pombe）能发酵菊芋未水解糖液高产乙醇的特点提出了以菊芋粉为原料,同步糖化发酵生产燃料乙醇的新工艺。在摇瓶中考察了原料预处理方法、原料浓度和初始pH值对乙醇发酵的影响,进而在5 L发酵罐中考察了未调控pH值和恒定pH值与通气情况对乙醇发酵的影响。结果表明：该菌株最适pH值为4.0;100目筛分的菊芋粉发酵效果良好,115℃灭菌处理优于121℃,在此条件下,菊芋粉浓度200 g/L时,乙醇产量达到66.58 g/L,理论转化率为85.88%;发酵液pH值下降对乙醇发酵没有影响,通入适量氧气会导致乙醇产量的下降,这表明粟酒裂殖酵母进行乙醇发酵时不需要供氧;通入氮气保持厌氧环境不能显著提高乙醇产量,不通气进行乙醇发酵也达到高的转化率,因此在工业生产中,不必保持厌氧发酵环境。在此基础上,对菊芋粉补料发酵进行了试验,补料至菊芋粉终浓度为300 g/L,发酵终点乙醇浓度为94.81 g/L,理论转化率为81.54%。这些研究工作,为以菊芋为原料的燃料乙醇工业化生产提供技术依据。     

耐高温东方伊萨酵母乙醇发酵特性

燃料乙醇作为一种可再生清洁能源,越来越受到人们的广泛关注,选育出一株耐高温乙醇发酵菌株对于提高乙醇发酵效率、降低能耗和生产成本具有重要意义。该文对分离自烟叶腐解物中的耐高温乙醇发酵菌株HN-1进行生理生化特性试验及分子生物学鉴定,并对其发酵特性进行初步研究。结果表明:HN-1菌株为东方伊萨酵母,能够利用葡萄糖和果糖发酵生产乙醇,但不能利用木糖、半乳糖等。该菌株的最适生长温度为38℃,乙醇发酵的合适温度范围为38~45℃,且随着发酵温度的升高,乙醇生成速率加快,发酵时间缩短。38℃乙醇发酵的最适葡萄糖浓度为120 g/L,乙醇产量为58.19 g/L,乙醇产率为0.460 g/g。利用玉米秸秆水解液发酵,乙醇产量为20.74 g/L,乙醇产率为0.468 g/g,达到葡萄糖理论转化率的91.6%。该研究为生物乙醇的高温发酵提供了宝贵的菌种资源和技术支撑。     

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,     

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.     

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.