Proteome response of Monascus pilosus during rice starch limitation with suppression of monascorubramine production

For centuries, red mold rice has been made by fermentation of cooked rice with Monascus species. However, the influence of different carbon sources on the metabolism of Monascus cells remains unclear. We compared the proteome response of Monascus pilosus to replacement of the rice starch fraction with lactose during cultivation, using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time-of-flight/time-of-flight mass spectrometry, and tandem mass spectrometry to identify the proteins expressed. The results showed that cell growth and monascorubramine pigment formation of M. pilosus were sensitive to rice starch limitation during cultivation. A total of 12 proteins were identified with statistically altered expression in the cells cultivated with lactose. These deregulated proteins were involved in glycolysis, TCA cycle, energy generation, protein folding, and peptide biosynthesis. The possible metabolic flux shifts induced by rice starch limitation were discussed. The results suggested that the suppression of monascorubramine formation could be related to the necessary energy-requiring adaptations executed in response to carbon depletion during rice starch limitation.     

Cloning and characterization of monacolin K biosynthetic gene cluster from Monascus pilosus

Monacolin K is a secondary metabolite synthesized by polyketide synthases (PKS) from Monascus, and it has the same structure as lovastatin, which is mainly produced by Aspergillus terreus. In the present study, a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clone, mps01, was screened from the BAC library constructed from Monascus pilosus BCRC38072 genomic DNA. The putative monacolin K biosynthetic gene cluster was found within a 42 kb region in the mps01 clone. The deduced amino acid sequences encoded by the nine genes designated as mokA- mokI, which share over 54% similarity with the lovastatin biosynthetic gene cluster in A. terreus, were assumed to be involved in monacolin K biosynthesis. A gene disruption construct designed to replace the central part of mokA, a polyketide synthase gene, in wild-type M. pilosus BCRC38072 with a hygromycin B resistance gene through homologous recombination, resulted in a mokA-disrupted strain. The disruptant did not produce monacolin K, indicating that mokA encoded the PKS responsible for monacolin K biosynthesis in M. pilosus BCRC38072.     

Enhanced anti-inflammatory activities of Monascus pilosus fermented products by addition of ginger to the medium

Hypercholesterolemia initiates the atherogenic process; however, chronic inflammation promotes atherogenesis. Monascus spp. fermented products are recognized for their anti-hypercholesterolemic effect, but their anti-inflammatory activity is not as significant as that of many plant-derived foods. To enhance the anti-inflammatory function of Monascus pilosus fermented products, ginger was added to the PDB medium at a ratio of 20% (v/v). The mycelia and broth were collected, freeze-dried, and extracted by ethanol for assays. Macrophage RAW264.7 was challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and coincubated with the extracts of fermented product cultured in ginger-supplemented medium (MPG) or extracts of fermented product cultured in regular PDB medium (MP) for 18 h. Human umbilical vein endothelial cell HUVEC was challenged with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and coincubated with the extracts of either MPG or MP for 6 h. The results showed that MPG significantly (p<0.05) lowered the production of macrophage pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, nitric oxide (NO), interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) by 68.53%, 84.29%, 32.55%, 84.49%, and 69.49%, respectively; however, MP had no inhibitory effect. MPG significantly downregulated the expression of p-IκB, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in macrophage by 42.16%, 50.87%, and 51.35%, respectively, while MP had no inhibition on COX-2 expression and only 16.64% and 19.22% downregulatory effect on iNOS and phosphorylated-IκB (p-IκB), respectively. Moreover, MPG significantly suppressed the expression of vessel cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and p-IκB in endothelial cell by 63.48% and 63.41%, respectively. LC/MS/MS analysis indicated that 6-gingerdiol was formed in the ginger-modified medium during fermentation. The results of this study will facilitate the development of Monascus spp. fermented products as antiatherosclerotic nutraceuticals.     

Proteolytic activity under nitrogen or sulfur limitation

Sand cultures were used to evaluate the effect of C, N, and S ratio on protein degradation by soil microorganisms. Sand was inoculated with soil and amended with defined nutrient media to produce limitation for C, N, or S. Limitation for N or S resulted in reduced biomass (total protein) and increased proteolytic activity as indicated by measurements of dye released from a commercial protease substrate (azocoll). Carbon limitation had little effect on proteolytic activity. As expected, utilization of carbon (glucose) was dependent upon the availability of N or S. Protein synthesis inhibitors (chloramphenicol and cycloheximide) suppressed proteolytic activity, suggesting a need for new gene expression in the response of organisms to N or S stress. Correlations of proteolytic activity and biomass among treatments revealed distinctly different relationships depending upon the availability of C, N, or S. The results of this experiment support a role of proteolytic activity in response of microorganisms to N or S deprivation and suggest that protease activity in soil is more strongly influenced by regulatory signals than by standing biomass.     

Proteomic response to intracellular proteins of Monascus pilosus grown under phosphate-limited complex medium with different growth rates and pigment production

Monascus pigments are important colorings in food applications. Rice containing potassium phosphate and sodium nitrate was reported as a good pigment-producing medium for Monascus in previous studies. We found that the lack of potassium phosphate in this medium depressed red pigment production in cultivated Monascus pilosus. However, the influence of phosphate limitation on the biochemical metabolisms concerning culture growth and pigment production in Monascus remains unknown. Here, we used proteomic analysis by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/TOF MS), tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS), and database interrogation to separate and identify the proteins of M. pilosus grown between the lack of potassium phosphate and the control media. Phosphate limitation to this complex medium induced an up-regulation of aldehyde dehydrogenase and several glycolytic enzymes in Monascus relative to the control. In contrast, the metabolic enzymes such as glucosamine:fructose-6-phosphate aminotransferase and ADP-ribosylation factor 1 were up-regulated in the control.     

Contrasting effects of nitrogen limitation and amino acid imbalance on carbon and nitrogen turnover in three species of Collembola

Soil animal detritivores play an important role in facilitating decomposition processes but little information is available on how the quality of dietary resources affects their stoichiometry of carbon (C) nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), and turnover of C and N. This study investigated how a fungal diet, Fusarium culmorum, with a low N content and imbalanced amino acid (AA) composition affected the physiology of three soil-dwelling collembolans (Folsomia candida, Protaphorura fimata and Proisotoma minuta) in comparison to a control diet, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with a high N content and balanced AA composition. We compared the elemental composition of animals, their growth rates and tissue replacement of C and N. We also measured the individual AA δ¹³C to investigate the extent that Collembola may rely on endogenous sources to compensate for scarcity of essential AAs. The results showed that animal's N content tracked closely the composition of their diets, decreasing from around 10 to 7% N from the high to low N diet. They also had a significant increase of C and a decrease of P. P. fimata was less affected than F. candida and P. minuta. The total incorporation of C and N in the animals due to growth and tissue replacement decreased from 11-17 to 6-12% DM d⁻¹ on the high and low N diet respectively with P. fimata experiencing the smallest change. Essential AAs δ¹³C did not always match perfectly between Collembola species and their diets; particularly on the low N diet. Isotope patterns of AAs indicate that bacteria may have been the alternative source of essential AAs. While the results of this study cannot be extrapolated directly to the dynamics of Collembola populations in the field, they serve to demonstrate their flexibility in adapting physiologically to the temporal and spatial patchiness of the soil environment.     

Carbon and nitrogen limitation to microbial respiration and biomass in an acidic solfatara field

The solfatara field is a unique ecosystem characterized by harsh conditions such as acidic soils. We examined the respiration rate and phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) content of solfatara soils and their responses to carbon and nitrogen addition to determine whether soil microbial respiration and biomass in a solfatara field are limited by substrate availability. Soil samples were collected from locations along a transect across a solfatara field in Oita Prefecture, Japan. The soil in the central part of the solfatara field was highly acidic (pH 2.4) and contained low amounts of carbon and nitrogen. Low basal respiration rates were detected in these soil samples. Measurements of substrate-induced respiration (SIR) and PLFA contents suggested that it was partly attributable to low microbial biomass. Addition of a carbon source (glucose) to the solfatara soil engendered a marked increase in the microbial respiration rate, whereas the nitrogen source (ammonium nitrate) application had no marked effect. Addition of both carbon and nitrogen caused a nearly eightfold increase in the microbial respiration rate and a threefold increase in the total PLFA contents. These results suggest that some acidophilic and/or acid-tolerant microorganisms exist in solfatara soil, but that their respiration and biomass are limited by low substrate availability.     

Effects of changes in applied nitrogen concentrations on nodulation,nitrogen fixation and nitrogen accumulation during the soybean growth period

ABSTRACT

The specific mechanism by which nitrogen application affects nodulation and nitrogen fixation in legume crops remains uncertain. To further study the effects of nitrogen application on soybean nodulation and nitrogen accumulation, three consecutive tests were performed during the VC-V4, V4-R1 (10 days), and R1-R2 (10 days) growth periods of soybean. In a dual-root soybean system, seedlings on one side were watered with a nutrient solution containing NH₄⁺ or NO₃^? as the N source (N+ side), and those on the other side were watered with a nitrogen-free nutrient solution (N- side). During the VC-R2 period, on the N+ side, high nitrogen treatment inhibited nodule growth and nitrogenase activity (EC 1.18.6.1), and the inhibition was significantly increased with increasing high nitrogen supply time (10 days, 20 days). When the high nitrogen treatment time reached 20 days, the specific nitrogenase activity (C₂H₄ μmol^?1 g^?1 nodule dry mass h^?1) was similar to that in the low nitrogen treatment, indicating that the nitrogen fixation capacity per gram of dry mass nodules was almost the same. Therefore, it is assumed that long-term high nitrogen treatment mainly reduces nitrogen fixation by reducing the nodule number. The effect of nitrogen concentration on the roots on the N+ side was greater than that on the N- side. Taken together, these results indicate that nitrogen application affects a contact-dependent local inhibition of root nodule growth, nitrogenase activity, and nitrogen accumulation. The whole plant systematically regulates specific nitrogenase activity, and high nitrogen inhibition is recoverable.     

The implications of exoenzyme activity on microbial carbon and nitrogen limitation in soil: a theoretical model

Traditional models of soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition are all based on first order kinetics in which the decomposition rate of a particular C pool is proportional to the size of the pool and a simple decomposition constant (dC/dt=kC). In fact, SOM decomposition is catalyzed by extracellular enzymes that are produced by microorganisms. We built a simple theoretical model to explore the behavior of the decomposition-microbial growth system when the fundamental kinetic assumption is changed from first order kinetics to exoenzymes catalyzed decomposition (dC/dt=KC×Enzymes). An analysis of the enzyme kinetics showed that there must be some mechanism to produce a non-linear response of decomposition rates to enzyme concentration—the most likely is competition for enzyme binding on solid substrates as predicted by Langmuir adsorption isotherm theory. This non-linearity also induces C limitation, regardless of the potential supply of C. The linked C and N version of the model showed that actual polymer breakdown and microbial use of the released monomers can be disconnected, and that it requires relatively little N to maintain the maximal rate of decomposition, regardless of the microbial biomass’ ability to use the breakdown products. In this model, adding a pulse of C to an N limited system increases respiration, while adding N actually decreases respiration (as C is redirected from waste respiration to microbial growth). For many years, researchers have argued that the lack of a respiratory response by soil microbes to added N indicates that they are not N limited. This model suggests that conclusion may be wrong. While total C flow may be limited by the functioning of the exoenzyme system, actual microbial growth may be N limited.     

Effect of microbial nitrogen immobilization during the growth period on the availability of nitrogen fertilizer for winter cereals

 Pot and field experiments were conducted to determine microbial immobilization of N fertilizer during growth periods of winter wheat and winter barley. In a pot experiment with winter wheat, Ca(¹⁵NO₃)₂ was applied at tillering [Zadok's growth stage (GS) 25)], stem elongation (GS 31) and ear emergence (GS 49). Rates of 100 mg N pot^–1, 200 mg N pot^–1 or 300 mg N pot^–1 were applied at each N application date. At crop maturity, ¹⁵N-labelled fertilizer N immobilization was highest at the highest N rate (3×300 mg N pot^–1). For each N-rate treatment about 50% of the total immobilized fertilizer N was immobilized from the first N dressing, and 30% and 20% of the total ¹⁵N immobilized was derived from the second and third applications, respectively. In field trials with winter wheat (three sites) and winter barley (one site) N was applied at the same growth stages as for the pot trial. N was also applied to fallow plots, but only at GS 25. N which was not recovered (neither in crops nor in soil mineral N pools) was considered to represent net immobilized N. A clear effect of N rate (51–255 kg N ha^–1) on net N immobilization was not found. The highest net N immobilization was found for the period between GS 25 (March) and GS 31 (late April) which amounted to 54–97% of the total net N immobilized at harvest (July/August). At GS 31, non-recovered N was found to be of similar magnitude for cropped and fallow plots, indicating that C from roots did not affect net N immobilization. Microbial biomass N (N_mic) was determined for cropped plots at GS 31. Although N_mic tended to be higher in fertilized than in unfertilized plots, fertilizer-induced increases in N_mic and net N immobilization were poorly correlated. It can be concluded that microbial immobilization of fertilizer N is particularly high after the first N application when crop growth and N uptake are low. Received: 6 July 1999     

Energy content decrease and viable-not-culturable status induced by oxygen limitation coupled to the presence of nitrogen oxides in Rhizobium "hedysari"

 Rhizobium "hedysari" HCNT1 and Sinorhizobium meliloti 41 were investigated and compared for their ability to shift from a typical aerobic, growth-supporting metabolism to O₂–limiting, low-energy-expending, basal activities. Such metabolic conversion leads bacteria to stop reproduction although allows them to survive. Once anaerobic, both rhizobia started to consume their internal energy budget and most of the cells remained metabolically active for a long time, as revealed by microscope-based analyses. However, although R. "hedysari" HCNT1 also maintained the same number of culturable cells, S. meliloti 41 started to reduce this number almost immediately when anaerobic incubation took place. In the presence of NO₂ ^– the ability of R. "hedysari" HCNT1 to restore normal growth reduced drastically. A mutant strain, previously obtained by inactivation of the gene encoding nitrite reductase (nirK), did not burn up internal adenosine triphosphate when exposed to the same O₂–limiting conditions in the presence of NO₂ ^–. This finding indicated that NO₂ ^–-reduction activity in the wild type strain, HCNT1, results in a decrease in cell energy content and culturability. Therefore, R. "hedysari" HCNT1 and S. meliloti 41 follow different paths to reduce the internal energy pool towards the so-called viable-not-culturable state that can be reached within a relatively large interval of internal energy charge, depending upon the bacterial strain. Received: 25 May 1999     

Effects of nitrogen supply on growth and nitrogen uptake by Miscanthus sinensis during establishment

The effect of nitrogen (N) supply on growth and N uptake of Miscanthus sinensis during the establishment was determined. Seven different N addition regimes were compared in a nutrient solution experiment. In the treatments N111 (severe deficient), N222 (moderate deficient), N333 and N444 (optimal for maximum growth) different N concentration ranges were held constant during the entire growing season. In the treatments N144, N414 and N441 plants were subjected to low (1) N concentration in one of three experimental periods, whereas the N concentration was high (4) in the other two periods. Depending on the N demand of the plants, N concentrations were adjusted to 250–500 μM (N1), 500–1000 μM (N2), 1250–2500 μM (N3) and 2500–5000 μM (N4) when the N concentration in the N222 treatment had dropped below 100 μM. The other elements in the solution were replenished according to the estimated element ratios in the plants. As a reference the potassium concentration in the solution was measured regularly. During the first year plants with a non-limited N supply (N444) produced new tillers and increased the length of individual tillers until the end of the growing season. This resulted in a 48% shoot dry matter increase late in the growing season between August and October and a linear increase of cumulative N uptake between July and October. Limited N supply during the entire growing season (N111, N222) caused lower shoot yields but rhizome and particularly root dry weights were less affected. Significant final yield losses were also observed when the N supply was limited only during the first 7 weeks of growth (N144). By contrast, final shoot yield was hardly affected when the plants were exposed to limited N supply over a period of 9 weeks at the end of the growing season (N441). In the second year regrowth of shoots in spring was affected by the previous year's N supply, since five weeks after the beginning of regrowth, shoot dry matter was significantly positively correlated with N contents in rhizomes and shoots in the previous October. Our results show, that N supply at the beginning of the growing season has a major effect on final yield in the first establishment year of M. sinensis. However, from the second year on, the capacity of N reserves in rhizomes and roots affects spring growth much more than current N supply.     

牛粪堆肥过程中有机态氮的动态变化

利用外源微生物进行牛粪高温好氧堆肥试验,研究堆肥过程中不同形态有机态氮组分的变化规律。结果表明,全氮与酸水解氮均呈下降趋势,与不加外源微生物处理相比,外源微生物处理只是加速全氮与酸水解氮含量的降低,并没有引起氮素过多的损失;氨基酸态氮呈现先降低后增加的趋势,堆肥结束时,外源微生物处理含量明显高于不加微生物处理;酰胺态氮与氨基糖态氮各处理含量都在升温期、高温期增加,然后随着堆肥温度的下降而降低,在腐熟期则呈现较平稳的走势。在堆肥的不同时期,外源微生物处理酰胺态氮含量明显低于不加微生物处理,而氨基糖态氮则相反。     

Influence of the timing of nitrogen additions during synthetic grape must fermentations on fermentation kinetics and nitrogen consumption

Nitrogen deficiencies in grape musts are one of the main causes of stuck or sluggish wine fermentations. In the present study, we have supplemented nitrogen-deficient fermentations with a mixture of ammonium and amino acids at various stages throughout the alcoholic fermentation. The timing of the nitrogen additions influenced the biomass yield, the fermentation performance, the patterns of ammonium and amino acid consumption, and the production of secondary metabolites. These nitrogen additions induced a nitrogen-repressed situation in the cells, and this situation determined which nitrogen sources were selected. Glutamine and tryptophan were the main amino acids consumed in all the fermentations. Ammonium is the preferred nitrogen source for biomass production but was hardly consumed when it was added in the final stages of the fermentation. The higher ammonium consumption in some fermentations correlated with a greater synthesis of glycerol, acetate, and acetaldehyde but with a lower synthesis of higher alcohols.     

生活垃圾堆肥过程中有机态氮形态的动态变化

利用接种不同外源微生物进行城市生活垃圾的堆肥试验,研究在堆肥过程中不同形态有机态氮组分的变化规律。结果表明,随着堆肥的进行,全氮与酸水解性氮含量均呈下降的趋势,其中外源微生物处理能加速全氮与酸水解性氮含量的降低,但至堆肥结束时,与不加外源微生物处理相比,并没有引起氮素的损失。氨基酸态氮含量则呈现先降低后增加的趋势,堆肥结束时,外源微生物处理氨基酸态氮含量明显高于不加微生物处理,表明外源微生物处理可促进氨基酸态的形成;酰胺态氮与氨基糖态氮含量有相同的变化趋势,各处理都是在堆肥的升温期、高温期增加,随着堆肥温度的下降而降低,在堆肥的腐熟阶段,则呈现较为平稳的走势。但相对于堆肥的不同时期,由于处理不同,酰胺态氮与氨基糖态氮含量有明显的差异,其中外源微生物处理酰胺态氮含量明显低于不加微生物处理,而氨基糖态氮则相反。     

Soil mineral nitrogen transformations during succession in the piedmont of north carolina

Variations in patterns of ammonification and nitrification among and within four sites at each of three stages of old field succession (old field to pine to deciduous hardwoods) were evaluated by laboratory incubations in May and August 1979. Each experiment included mineral nutrient-minus-nitrogen (?N) and supplemental ammonium (+ N) treatments to examine limitations on nitrification.In general, nitrate production was highest and ammonium accumulation was lowest in old field soils compared to pine or hardwood soils. However, there was considerable overlap in response, and variation due to locality within site and site within successional stage exceeded that attributable to successional stage alone.Ammonium addition enhanced nitrification in soil from all old field sites, only one pine forest site and no hardwood site. Addition of nutrients less nitrogen (?N) had no effect in any soil. Correlations between other soil variables and changes in ammonium and nitrate during incubation varied among successional stage and in some instances between dates.     

氮素有机替代对东北黑土区土壤微生物碳磷资源限制的影响

  【目的】  土壤微生物数量和结构普遍受到碳 (C),氮 (N)、磷 (P)等养分有效性的影响,研究不同施肥措施对东北黑土区土壤理化性质、微生物量和酶活性的影响,深入了解土壤微生物养分资源限制状况及其变化规律,为提高土壤生物肥力提供理论依据。  【方法】  试验设在黑龙江省哈尔滨市,土壤类型为黑土,种植制度为玉米单作。试验开始于2019年,共设9个处理:不施肥 (CK)、习惯施肥 (FP)、推荐施肥 (OPT)、推荐施肥不施氮 (–N);有机氮替代推荐施氮量的10% (M1)、20% (M2)、30% (M3)、40% (M4) 和50% (M5)。玉米收获后,采集0—20 cm土壤样品,测定土壤含水量、pH、有机质、全氮、速效磷、速效钾、可溶性有机碳、可溶性有机氮、微生物量碳、微生物量氮和4种土壤酶 (酸性磷酸酶、β-D-葡萄糖苷酶、L-亮氨酸氨基肽酶、β-N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖苷酶) 活性。  【结果】  与OPT处理相比,有机氮替代化肥氮处理提高了土壤速效养分含量 (可溶性有机碳、有效磷、速效钾) 和微生物量 (微生物量碳、微生物量氮),其中可溶性有机碳、有效磷和速效钾的含量随替代比例的增加分别增加了15.5%～46.6%、1.4%～18.5%和2.4%～18.8%;MBC和MBN的含量随有机替代比例的增加分别增加了1.4%～19.9%和0.04%～22.7%。PCA分析显示出CK、化肥处理 (FP、OPT、–N) 和有机氮替代化肥氮处理 (M1、M2、M3、M4、M5) 下的土壤酶活性具有显著差异;RDA分析进一步表明有效磷 (F = 14.1,P = 0.002) 是影响酶活性变化的主要理化因子,解释了不同处理间酶活性差异的36.1%。酶化学计量散点图显示出试验点的土壤微生物均受到磷的限制,FP处理下的土壤微生物还受到碳的限制。此外,与CK相比,有机氮替代化肥氮显著提高了β-D-葡萄糖苷酶与酸性磷酸酶的比值,但是矢量角度在不同有机替代处理间并无显著差异。  【结论】  在本试验区中,未施肥处理下土壤微生物受到碳和磷的共同限制,习惯施肥和优化施肥均会加剧微生物的碳限制。有机氮替代化肥氮可以显著提高土壤的养分含量与生物肥力,解除土壤微生物的碳限制,并显著减轻土壤微生物的磷限制。但是磷限制的减轻效果并未随有机氮替代化肥氮比例的增加而显著增加,考虑到有机肥养分释放较为缓慢,具体的有机替代比例还需开展长期试验。     

Analysis of manure and soil nitrogen mineralization during incubation

Understanding the N-cycling processes that ensue after manuring soil is essential in order to estimate the value of manure as an N fertilizer. A laboratory incubation of manured soil was carried out in order to study N mineralization, gas fluxes, denitrification, and microbial N immobilization after manure application. Four different manures were enclosed in mesh bags to allow for the separate analysis of manure and soil. The soils received 0.15 mg manure N g^–1 soil, and the microcosms were incubated aerobically and sampled throughout a 10-week period. Manure addition resulted in initial NH₄-N concentrations of 22.1 to 36.6 mg kg^–1 in the microcosms. All manured microcosms had net declines in soil mineral N. Denitrification resulted in the loss of 14.7 to 39.2% of the added manure N, and the largest N losses occurred in manures with high NH₄-N content. Increased soil microbial biomass N amounted to 6.0 to 8.6% of the added manure N. While the microcosms as a whole had negative N mineralization, all microcosms had positive net nitrification within the manure bags. Gas fluxes of N₂O and CO₂ increased in all manured soils relative to the controls. Our results show that measurement of microbial biomass N and denitrification is important to understand the fate of manure N upon soil application.     

生物质热解过程中氮迁移转化机理研究进展

生物质热解产物中热解气和热解油具有较高能源利用价值,可作为替代燃料或化工原料,但伴随热解过程迁移至热解气/油中的氮元素不仅会影响其品质,热解气/油进一步利用后也会污染大气环境。该研究围绕生物质资源制备清洁能源的总目标,系统分析生物质热解过程中氮迁移转化机理,重点论述气相氮、液相氮和焦炭氮的生成与转化机理。通过总结前人研究,得出生物质热解气中的含氮物质主要为HCN、NH3等,其中NH3主要来源于氨基酸热解释放的氨基以及HCN在焦炭表面的水解转化;HCN主要来源于腈、含氮杂环等一次热解产物的二次裂解;热解油中的含氮物质主要为含氮杂环、腈与酰胺,其中含氮杂环主要由部分氨基酸片段或氨基酸间的脱水缩合反应产生;腈主要来源于氨基酸分子脱H2反应以及酰胺脱H2O反应;酰胺主要来源于NH3与羧基的置换反应。不同生物质种类与热解工况下氮的迁移转化特性复杂多样,生物质种类以及热解过程中的压力、停留时间、升温速率、温度、热解气氛、粒径、催化剂等因素均会影响热解过程中氮的迁移转化路径,最终影响生物质热解气/油中含氮物质的组成及分布。进一步提出生物质热解过程中氮排放控制未来研究方向,以期为实现农村生物质资源高效清洁利用提供参考。