5种提取方法对甲鱼油品质的影响

为探究酶解法、淡碱水解法、溶剂法、超声辅助溶剂法及蒸煮法这5种提取方法对甲鱼油品质的作用效果,以甲鱼脂肪为原料,采用气相色谱仪(GC)和顶空固相微萃取-气质联用仪(HS-SPME-GC-MS)对甲鱼油中脂肪酸组成及挥发性成分变化进行测定分析,并结合感官评价及理化指标分析。结果表明,5种提取方法对甲鱼油的感官与理化特性、脂肪酸组成及挥发性成分存在显著性差异(P<0.05),其中,超声辅助溶剂法的甲鱼油提取率最高,达78.51%,该方法提取的甲鱼油酸价(0.97 mg KOH·g^-1)、过氧化值(2.16 m Eq·kg^-1)均优于其他方法,并含有丰富的油酸、EPA和DHA。此外,超声辅助溶剂法的甲鱼油壬醛、己醛、2-壬酮、2-十一酮及1-戊烯-3-醇主体特征风味化合物的相对含量均较低,鱼腥味较淡,色泽透亮。综上表明,超声辅助溶剂法提取的甲鱼油品质优于其他提取方法。本研究可为今后优化甲鱼油提取方法提供理论依据。     

The potential of microdialysis to monitor organic and inorganic nitrogen compounds in soil

Plant nitrogen (N) acquisition is strongly controlled by the concentration of available inorganic and organic N in the soil solution and by biogeochemical processes in the rhizosphere. However, until now it was hardly possible to reliably estimate plant-available N in soil microsites. Here, a novel microdialysis approach based on passive diffusion sampling is presented and compared qualitatively and quantitatively with lysimeter and soil extraction techniques when analyzing two contrasting boreal soils. Further, preliminary dialysis membrane calibration issues for sampling plant-available N compounds are discussed. Due to its miniaturized design microdialysis was shown to be a suitable tool for continuous sampling of ammonium, nitrate and free amino acids from the soil solution with only minimal disturbance of the soil structure. Microdialysis proved to be outstanding regarding the possible spatial (<0.5 mm) and temporal (<30 min) resolution of soil solution N chemistry. The different methods for soil N sampling resulted in significantly different results. In lysimeter and soil extraction samples, nitrate and ammonium were found at the highest concentrations, while results from microdialysis revealed that the pool of plant-available amino acids was contributing most to the total N pool tested. Application of a standard N solution to the tested soils led to an immediate peak of recovery via the microdialysis probes followed by a rapid decrease due to the formation of a depletion zone at the probe surfaces. Therefore, this relatively new technique will not only provide essential data on diffusion rates of a variety of N compounds in the soil but might be used for monitoring quantitative and qualitative changes in plant-available N in soil microsites such as the rhizosphere.     

Comparative study of methods for DNA preparation from olive oil samples to identify cultivar SSR alleles in commercial oil samples: possible forensic applications

Virgin olive oil is made from diverse cultivars either mixed or single. Those ensure different tastes and typicity, and these may be also enhanced by the region of production of cultivars. The different olive oil labels correspond to their chemical composition and acidity. Labels also may correspond to a protected origin indication, and thus, such oils contain a given composition in cultivars. To verify the main cultivars used at the source of an olive oil sample, our method is based on DNA technology. DNA is present in all olive oil samples and even in refined oil, but the quantity may depend on the oil processing technology and oil conservation conditions. Thus, several supports were used to retain DNA checking different techniques (silica extraction, hydroxyapatite, magnetic beads, and spun column) to prepare DNA from variable amounts of oil. At this stage, it was usable for amplification through PCR technology and especially with the magnetic beads, and further purification processes were checked. Finally, the final method used magnetic beads. DNA is released from beads in a buffer. Once purified, we showed that it did not contain compounds inhibiting PCR amplification using SSR primers. Aliquot dilution fractions of this solution were successfully routinely used through PCR with different SSR primer sets. This enables confident detection of eventual alien alleles in oil samples. First applied to virgin oil samples of known composition, either single cultivars or mixtures of them, the method was verified working on commercial virgin oil samples using bottles bought in supermarkets. Last, we defined a protocol starting from 2 x 40 mL virgin olive oil, and DNA was prepared routinely in about 5 h. It was convenient to genotype together several loci per sample to check whether alleles were in accordance with those of expected cultivars. Thus, forensic applications of our method are expected. However, the method needs further improvement to work on all oil samples.     

Effect of maize root mucilage on phosphate adsorption and exchangeability on a synthetic ferrihydrite

 This study was conducted to determine the influence of root mucilage (RM) from Zea mays, polygalacturonic acid (PGA), and galacturonic acid (GA), on the adsorption, desorption, and exchangeability of orthophosphate (P) on a synthetic ferrihydrite in deionized water. The adsorption rate and affinity on the oxide decreased in the order P>GA>PGA≥RM. The results suggest that P and GA were adsorbed by ligand exchange on Fe-OH surface sites, while RM and PGA might in addition also be adsorbed by hydrogen and van der Waals bonds to the oxide surface. Whereas P and GA could be adsorbed at sites located inside the micropores of ferrihydrite aggregates, PGA and RM probably remained on the external surfaces because of their large molecular weight. The preliminary adsorption of organic compounds decreased the subsequent P adsorption. The larger decrease of P adsorption occurred when dry ferrihydrite powder was directly added to the RM/water suspension. This effect was due to the flocculation of ferrihydrite aggregates, which limited the transport of P to the adsorption sites. Preliminary adsorption of GA also decreased P adsorption, because both compounds competed for the same Fe-OH sites. The ability of the organic compounds to desorb P from the ferrihydrite was not very pronounced and decreased in the order GA>PGA≥RM. The preliminary adsorption of organic compounds on the oxide resulted in an increase in isotopically exchangeable P in 300 min compared to the treatment without organic compounds. However, because of its higher affinity for the oxide surface, P exchangeability was not modified when P was added before the organic compounds. Received: 23 July 1999     

Prediction of mineralizable nitrogen in soils on the basis of an analysis of extractable organic N

Most of the nitrogen (N) in agricultural soils is organically bound, while the N uptake by plants and also the N losses from the soil-plant system into the environment are as inorganic N. The electro-ultrafiltration (EUF) method and the extraction by a CaCl₂ solution extract an organic N fraction (Norg) that is thought to provide information about the amount of rapidly mineralizable N in soils. This paper aims to illustrate various aspects regarding the biological meaning of the Norgfractions extracted by these two extraction methods and also the opportunities and limitations for predicting the mineralizable N based on an Norg analysis. From an evaluation of numerous data on EUF and CaCl₂ extract-able Norg fractions we concluded that these methods extract N compounds which can be used as indices for easily mineralizable soil N. However, both methods extract only some of the rapidly mineralizable N in soils, and some of the Norg ecxtracted appears to be from the more recalcitrant soil organic N. This was particularly true for the EUF-method. It may therefore be desirable to improve both the extractability and the selectivity of the extraction methods. This may be achieved by measuring extractable amino-N compounds instead of the total extractable Norg. Evaluating the numerous field experiments done during the last decade shows that the calibration factors obtained for extractable Norg were not the same for different growing seasons, geographical regions and management practices. Theoretically, for each combination of these factors separate calibrations would be necessary. It is this inflexibility which appears to be the most serious drawback for the use of extractable Norg fractions in practice. A possible solution may be to combine the flexibility of a simulation model with additional information obtained by the analysis of extract-able soil organic N. Further work in this direction may be desirable.     

Optimization of the analysis of flavor volatile compounds by liquid-liquid microextraction (LLME). Application to the aroma analysis of melons, peaches, grapes, strawberries, and tomatoes

A fast method based on liquid-liquid microextraction (LLME) has been developed for the analysis of volatile compounds in fruit and vegetable juices. The method was tested in an aqueous solution containing 49 common flavor compounds typically found in fruit aroma. Influence on extraction yield of the salts used, their levels, and the time of extraction was investigated. The efficiency of n-propyl gallate to inhibit the formation of secondary compounds from lipids during the crushing of fruit tissues was also tested. The proposed method was then applied to several authentic samples such as melons, peaches, grapes, strawberries, and tomatoes. The advantages and limitations of LLME are discussed.     

Major Extractable Organic Compounds in the Biologically Degradable Fraction of Fresh,Composted and Anaerobically Digested Household Waste

The recirculation of plant nutrients from urban areas to agriculture and horticulture and a need to reduce waste disposal by landfilling and incineration are the main reasons for recycling the biologically degradable fraction of household waste. However, before using the recycled material in agricultural and horticultural production it is necessary to make sure that the material does not contain any unwanted contaminants. In general, there is a lack of knowledge about organic contaminants in the degradable fraction of household waste and its compost and anaerobic digestion products. As a first step in a study of organic contaminants in household waste, and as part of the characterization of the degradation processes during composting and anaerobic digestion, the major extractable organic compounds were identified in the biologically degradable fraction of fresh, composted and anaerobically digested household waste. The organic compounds were isolated by supercritical fluid extraction using carbon dioxide as extraction medium. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was used for qualitative analyses. Natural products, such as fatty acids, fatty acid esters, n-alkanes, aliphatic alcohols, monoterpenes and triterpenes constituted the major organic components in the waste samples. In addition bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, frequently used as a plasticizer in polymers, was found in the extracts. In the chromatograms of the extracts of the fresh and composted household waste, fatty acids and fatty acid esters dominated with respect to peak heights and the number of peaks identified. In the anaerobically digested household waste n-alkanes were the dominating compound class. The pattern of the n-alkanes, also found in the fresh waste, possibly indicates a petrogenic origin of these compounds, perhaps caused by contamination during the collection of the household waste.     

基于三维荧光光谱的土壤溶解性有机质的提取

Soil dissolved organic matter(DOM) consists of many organic compounds and plays an important role in contaminant transport in the ecosystem. However, the effects of different extraction conditions on contents of different DOM components are poorly understood.We extracted DOM from three soils using different extraction times, solid to liquid ratios(SLR), and extraction solution(KCl)concentrations, and evaluated the extractions using three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix(EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy.The sum of the contents of the main DOM components(protein-, fulvic-, and humic-like compounds) increased by 0.6–3.5, 2.5–3.9,and 0.11–0.37 times(P 0.05) when SLR decreased from 1:2 to 1:10, the extraction solution concentration increased from 0.01 to 1.5 mol L~(-1), and extraction time increased from 10 to 300 min, respectively. The three-dimensional EEM fluorescence spectroscopy is a useful tool to characterize the components of DOM and evaluate DOM extraction in soils.     

PAHs and Petroleum Markers in the Atmospheric Environment of Alexandria City,Egypt

To evaluate the chemical fingerprint of hydrocarbons in airborneorganic matter in the arid environment of Alexandria City, Egypt,the compositions of aliphatic and aromatic compounds were determined in suspended particulate material collected from a street undergoing heavy traffic in central Alexandria and in bulkdeposition samples collected from a site representing an area increasingly influenced by human and industrial activities. Qualitative and quantitative characterizations of individual compounds were based on gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analyses. More than 100 organic compounds are quantified in each sample, including n-alkanes, isoprenoids, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs), sulfur-bearing heterocyclics, steranes/diasteranes, terpanes and aromatic steroids. The use of hydrocarbon profilesand ratios for identifying sources and processes is discussed.The molecular distribution of alkanes revealed that the mainsource of these compounds is from petroleum contamination withtrace input of vascular plant wax. The PAH profiles, especiallythe relative abundance of alkyl-PAHs and sulfur-containing heterocyclics, showed that PAHs are chiefly derived from trafficsources. The results further indicated that diesel vehicles aremore important PAH sources than gasoline vehicles. In addition,the source fingerprint of fossil fuel biomarkers such as steranes, terpanes and aromatic steroids agreed well with thefingerprint of unburned lubricating oil, which are probably contributed to vehicle exhaust emissions.     

Soil metaproteomics: a review of an emerging environmental science. Significance,methodology and perspectives

Soil is a dynamic system in which microorganisms perform important tasks in organic matter transformations and nutrient cycles. Recently, some studies have started to focus on soil metaproteomics as a tool for understanding the function and the role of members of the microbial community. The aim of our work was to provide a review of soil proteomics by looking at the methodologies used in order to illustrate the challenges and gaps in this field, and to provide a broad perspective about the use and meaning of soil metaproteomics. The development of soil metaproteomics is influenced strongly by the extraction methods. Several methods are available but only a few provide an identification of soil proteins, while others extract proteins and are able to separate them by electrophoresis but do not provide an identification. The extraction of humic compounds together with proteins interferes with the latter's separation and identification, although some methods can avoid these chemical interferences. Nevertheless, the major problems regarding protein identification reside in the fact that soil is a poor source of proteins and that there is not enough sequence‐database information for the identification of proteins by mass spectrometric analysis. Once these pitfalls have been solved, the identification of soil proteins may provide information about the biogeochemical potential of soils and pollutant degradation and act as an indicator of soil quality, identifying which proteins and microorganisms are affected by a degradation process. The development of soil metaproteomics opens the way to proteomic studies in other complex substrates, such as organic wastes. These studies can be a source of knowledge about the possibility of driven soil restoration in polluted and degraded areas with low organic matter content and even for the identification of enzymes and proteins with a potential biotechnological value.     

Multiresidue method for determination of 35 pesticides in virgin olive oil by using liquid-liquid extraction techniques coupled with solid-phase extraction clean up and gas chromatography with nitrogen phosphorus detection and electron capture detection

A method for the multiresidue determination of 35 pesticides (30 insecticides and five herbicides) in olive oil by gas chromatography (GC) is described. Three liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) procedures based on (i) partition of pesticides between acetonitrile (ACN) and oil solution in n-hexane, (ii) partition of pesticides between saturated ACN with n-hexane and oil solution in n-hexane saturated with ACN, and (iii) partition of pesticides between ACN and oil were tested for the optimization of the highest pesticide recoveries with the lowest oil residue in the final extracts. Experimental tests were preformed in order to study the efficiency of different clean up procedures with N-Alumina, Florisil, C18, and ENVI-Carb solid-phase extraction (SPE) cartridges for the compounds analyzed by GC-nitrogen phosphorus detection. A second step of clean up was also performed for the compounds analyzed by GC-electron capture detection (ECD), by using phenyl-bonded silica (Ph), diol-bonded silica (Diol), cyanopropyl-bonded silica (CN), and amino propyl-bonded silica (NH2) SPE cartridges. LLE of the oil solution in hexane with ACN followed by an ENVI-Carb SPE clean up of the extract gave the best results for all target compounds. The ACN extract was additionally cleaned through a Diol-SPE cartridge for the determination of pesticides analyzed mainly by GC-ECD. Pesticide recoveries form virgin olive oil spiked with 20, 100, and 500 microg/kg concentrations of pesticides ranged from 70.9 to 107.4%. The proposed method featured good sensitivity, pesticide quantification limits were low enough, and the precision, expressed as relative standard deviation, ranged from 2.4 to 12.0%. The proposed method was applied successfully for the residue determination of the selected pesticides in commercial olive oil samples.     

Glucoraphasatin and glucoraphenin, a redox pair of glucosinolates of brassicaceae, differently affect metabolizing enzymes in rats

Brassica vegetables are an important dietary source of glucosinolates (GLs), whose breakdown products exhibit anticancer activity. The protective properties of Brassicaceae are believed to be due to the inhibition of Phase-I or induction of Phase-II xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes (XMEs), thus enhancing carcinogen clearance. To study whether GLs affect XMEs and the role of their chemical structure, we focused on two alkylthio GLs differing in the oxidation degree of the side chain sulfur. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were supplemented (per oral somministration by gavage) with either glucoraphasatin (4-methylthio-3-butenyl GL; GRH) or glucoraphenin (4-methylsulfinyl-3-butenyl GL; GRE), at 24 or 120 mg/kg body weight in a single or repeated fashion (daily for four consecutive days), and hepatic microsomes were prepared for XME analyses. Both GLs were able to induce XMEs, showing different induction profiles. While the inductive effect was stronger after multiple administration of the higher GRH dosage, the single lower GRE dose was the most effective in boosting cytochrome P-450 (CYP)-associated monooxygenases and the postoxidative metabolism. CYP3A1/2 were the most affected isoforms by GRH treatment, whereas GRE induced mainly CYP1A2 supported oxidase. Glutathione S-transferase increased up to approximately 3.2-fold after a single (lower) GRE dose and UDP-glucuronosyl transferase up to approximately 2-fold after four consecutive (higher) GRH doses. In conclusion, the induction profile of these GLs we found is not in line with the chemopreventive hypothesis. Furthermore, the oxidation degree of the side chain sulfur of GLs seems to exert a crucial role on XME modulation.     

水媒法提取食用油技术研究进展

该文提出了水媒法提油技术的概念。水媒法提油技术是指以水为主要媒介的提油技术(水媒法),可辅以或不辅以与水互溶的可食用物质(例如乙醇)、食品级酶、超声波、微波等处理以破坏油料细胞壁和/或破乳的食用油提取方法。水媒法的提油过程主要分为分成破碎、提取、破乳和分离四个阶段。水媒法发展至今60余年,已全面发展了水代法、水酶法和乙醇水提法等多种制油技术。目前水媒法的产业化还存在一些问题,如油料的预处理、酶的种类与成本等。但是,水媒法绿色健康、符合可持续发展要求,随着工艺设备、分离技术等的发展,该技术将更加完善,成为未来未来取代传统工艺的新主流。该文将水媒法研究领域的成果进行归纳总结并为其未来发展提供理论参考。     

Influence of time, surface-to-volume ratio, and heating process (continuous or intermittent) on the emission rates of selected carbonyl compounds during thermal oxidation of palm and soybean oils

The aim of this work was to compare the emission rates of selected carbonyl compounds (CC) produced by palm and soybean oils when heated at 180 degrees C in the presence of air, through different time intervals and at different surface-to-volume ratios ( S/ V), in continuous and intermittent processes. The CC were collected and derivatized onto silica C18 cartridges impregnated with an acid 2,4-dinitrophenylhidrazine solution, followed by extraction with acetonitrile and analysis by HPLC-UV and, in some cases, HPLC-MS with electrospray ionization. Among the CC quantified, namely, acetaldehyde, acrolein, propanal, butanal, hexanal, 2-heptenal, and 2-octenal, acrolein was the main emission in both oils and all S/ V ratios, followed by hexanal and 2-heptenal. The soybean oil has presented greater emission rates of acrolein than palm oil. When different S/ V ratios used during the heating process of the oil were compared, the emission rates, in general, were directly related to them, although saturated and nonsaturated CC have had different behaviors toward oxidation reactions. During intermittent heating, there was a trend of increasing emission rates of saturated aldehydes, whereas the opposite was observed with unsaturated aldehydes, probably due to the reactivity of the double bond present in these compounds.     

生物质水热液化产物特性与利用研究进展

近年来,由于水热液化技术可以将高含水率的生物质直接转化为生物原油而极具潜力,引起了人们的广泛关注。该文综述了生物质水热液化研究的最新进展,简述了生物质水热液化的产物分离流程,着重分析了水热液化4种产物(生物原油、水相产物、固体残渣和气体)的产物特性及其利用方式。在4项产物中,生物原油可作为燃料或者从中提炼高附加值产品,水热液化水相可以进行微藻养殖、经厌氧发酵产甲烷或者利用微生物电解池产生氢气等,固体残渣通过进一步处理后可作为生物炭使用,气相产物可作为温室的气体肥料。另外,该文总结了生物质中关键元素在水热液化产物中的分布规律,展望了水热液化技术未来研究方向,以期能为生物质水热液化研究提供参考与借鉴。     

Membrane Dialysis Extraction (MDE): A Novel Approach for Extracting Toxicologically Relevant Hydrophobic Organic Compounds from Soils and Sediments for Assessment in Biotests

Goal, Scope and Background   Organic solvents are routinely used to extract toxicants from polluted soils and sediments prior to chemical analysis or bioassay. Conventional extraction methods often require the use of heated organic solvents, in some cases under high pressure. These conditions can result in loss of volatile compounds from the sample and the degradation of thermally labile target analytes. Moreover, extracts of soils and sediments also frequently contain substantial quantities of organic macromolecules which can act as sorbing phases for target analytes and in doing so interfere with both chemical analysis and bioassays. Membrane dialysis extraction (MDE) is described as a simple, passive extraction method for selectively extracting toxicologically relevant hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) from polluted soils and sediments and anaylzed for its applicability in ecotoxicological investigations. Methods   Toxicologically relevant hydrophobic organic compounds were extracted from wet and dry sediments by sealing replicate samples in individual lengths of pre-cleaned low-density polyethylene (LD-PE) tubing and then dialysing in n-hexane. The efficacy of the MDE method for use in ecotoxicological investigations was assessed by testing the concentrated extracts in the neutral red assay for acute cytotoxicity, in the EROD assay for the presence of dioxin-like compounds and in the Danio rerio fish egg assay for embryotoxic and teratogenic effects. Conditions of the sediment sample (with or without water content), dialysis membrane length and duration of dialysis were analyzed with respect to their impact on three endpoints. Results of the MDE investigations were compared to data obtained in samples prepared using conventional Soxhlet extraction. Results and Discussion   The membrane dialysis extraction was found to be at least as efficient as Soxhlet methodology to extract toxicologically relevant HOCs from sediment samples. In most cases, MDE-derived extracts showed a higher toxicological potential than the Soxhlet extracts. Lack of any significant effects in any MDE controls indicated these differences were not caused by contamination of the LD-PE membrane used. The elevated toxicological potential of MDE extracts is most likely the result of enhanced bioavailability of toxic compounds in consequence of lower amounts of organic macromolecules (i.e. sorbing phases) in the MDE extracts. This effect is probably the result of a size-selective restriction by the LD-PE membrane. Conclusion   Membrane dialysis extraction was found to be a simple, efficient and cost-effective method for the extraction of sediment samples. MDE can be used to extract toxicologically relevant hydrophobic organic compounds from both wet and dry sediments without the risk of loosing volatile and thermally labile target analytes. The size-selectivity of the LD-PE membrane also appears to have the capacity to increase the bioavailablity of potential target analytes in the resulting extracts by retaining much of the organic macromolecules present in the sample. Thus, results suggest that MDE may be particularly useful for the extraction of toxicologically relevant hydrophobic organic compounds from soils and sediments for bioassays and other ecotoxicological investigations. Recommendation and Perspective   Further validation of MDE has been initiated and the applicability of the methodology to other sample types will be investigated. Of particular interest is the potential application of MDE to recover hydrophobic target analytes from biological samples such as muscle, other soft tissues and blood.     

Extraktion von Schwermetallen aus Böden mit Ionenaustauscherharz

Extraction of Heavy Metals from Soils by Ion Exchangers The aim of this investigation was to optimize an extraction method for the analysis of available heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn) in soils. LEWATIT was used as an ion exchanger (IEX) which absorbs heavy metals specificly. A special extraction vessel with two chambers was developed to recover the IEX from the soil solution. Nitric acid was used for the desorption of heavy metals from the ion exchanger. The described method measures water soluble and exchangeable ions as well as acid soluble heavy metals. The amount of acid soluble heavy metals can be regulated by conditioning the IEX with K⁺. Using an IEX conditioned with 30% K⁺, the maximum change of pH in the soil solution was 2 units. This is the same range of acidity changes occuring in the rhizosphere of plants by nutrient uptake. The extract contains no organic compounds. Thus the co-determination of stabil organic complexes is excluded. Accordingly, this method is also feasible for the investigation of forest soils with humic layers.     

Method development and sample processing of water,soil, and tissue for the analysis of total and organic mercury by cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometry

Atomic Fluorescence-based methods have been developed for measuring ultratrace levels of mercury (Hg) in environmental (water, soil) and biological (fish tissue) samples. In addition, methods for preparation of water, soil, and tissue samples have been developed. For the analysis of total Hg in soil, sediment and fish the samples are digested with concentrated nitric acid in sealed glass ampules, and subsequently autoclaved. Water samples are digested using standard brominating procedures. A Merlin Plus, PS Analytical atomic fluorescence spectrometer (AFS) system equipped with an autosampler, vapor generator, fluorescence detector and a PC based integrator package is used in the determination of total Hg. The determination of Hg mercury species in water, without pre-derivatization, involves adsorbent pre-concentration of the organomercurials onto sulfydryl-cotton fibers. The organic Hg compounds are eluted with a small volume of acidic KBr and CuSO₄ and extracted into dichloromethane. Sediment, soil and tissue samples are homogenized and the organomercurials first released from the sample by the combined action of acidic KBr and CuSO₄ and extracted into dichloromethane. The initial extracts are subjected to thiosulfate clean-up and the organomercury species are isolated as their chloride derivatives by cupric chloride addition and subsequent extraction into a small volume of dichloromethane. Analysis of organic Hg compounds is accomplished by capillary column chromatography coupled with atomic fluorescence detection.     

Mechanical, barrier, and antimicrobial properties of apple puree edible films containing plant essential oils

Edible films, as carriers of antimicrobial compounds, constitute an approach for incorporating plant essential oils (EOs) onto fresh-cut fruit surfaces. The effect against Escherichia coli O157:H7 of oregano, cinnamon, and lemongrass oils in apple puree film-forming solution (APFFS) and in an edible film made from the apple puree solution (APEF) was investigated along with the mechanical and physical properties of the films. Bactericidal activities of APFFS, expressed as BA50 values (BA50 values are defined as the percentage of antimicrobial that killed 50% of the bacteria under the test conditions) ranged from 0.019% for oregano oil to 0.094% for cinnamon oil. Oregano oil in the apple puree and in the film was highly effective against E. coli O157:H7. The data show that (a) the order of antimicrobial activities was oregano oil > lemongrass oil > cinnamon oil and (b) addition of the essential oils into film-forming solution decreased water vapor permeability and increased oxygen permeability, but did not significantly alter the tensile properties of the films. These results show that plant-derived essential oils can be used to prepare apple-based antimicrobial edible films for various food applications.     

挥发性有机物污染土壤蒸气抽排模型研究进展

土壤蒸气抽排是一种当前国外广泛应用的土壤现场修复技术,它能经济高效地去除非饱和带土壤中的挥发性有机污染物。本文详细叙述了土壤蒸气抽排中的地下抽排气体流场模型和污染物去除模型的发展过程和研究现状;描述了适合不同情况的一维、二维和三维抽排气体流场模型,以及不存在非水相液体和存在非水相液体的两类污染物去除模型的特点和适用条件;总结了运用各种模型,分析土壤气透性、污染物挥发性和抽排流速等主要因素对土壤蒸气抽排去污效果的影响及所取得的研究成果;对土壤蒸气抽排模型的研究和运用中目前需要解决的问题及发展前景进行了展望。