利用Biopro型设备转化废弃油脂制备生物柴油

为开发适应中国废弃油脂生物柴油转化的成套技术与装备,结合美国Biopro 380型设备,对中国的4种典型废弃油脂生物柴油转化工艺进行了系统研究,结果表明,甲醇回流温度65℃下,酯化反应时间2.5h、浓硫酸加入量0.5%、甲醇与游离脂肪酸摩尔比2.7∶1时,酯化混合物的酸值降至1～2?mg/g;转酯化反应在醇油摩尔比6∶1、催化剂NaOH的加入量1.0%（与废弃油脂的质量百分比）、反应时间60 min时,转酯化效果最佳;将该工艺条件应用于Biopro 380型设备中进行验证试验,获得的生物柴油产品质量指标基本符合中国生物柴油标准GB/T 20828-2007。     

固体催化剂催化牛油制取生物柴油工艺优化

利用固体催化剂催化废弃动物油脂制取生物柴油可以实现催化剂的重复利用、降低原料成本,从而提高生物柴油的市场竞争力。该文以牛油为原料,在自制固体催化剂Cs2O/γ-Al2O3的催化作用下与甲醇酯交换反应制备生物柴油。采用响应面法对反应过程进行了优化,试验考察了醇油摩尔比、催化剂用量、反应时间和反应温度等操作条件对酯交换反应的影响,并得到了最优反应条件,即反应温度66℃,醇油摩尔比10.5：1,催化剂用量5.3%,反应时间120 min,生物柴油的酯交换率达到95.5%。反应后固体催化剂在400℃下灼烧4 h后可以重复利用,重复利用8次后酯交换率下降不到6%。研究结果将为固体催化剂催化废弃动物油脂制取生物柴油的连续和产业化生产提供试验基础,为提高生物柴油的市场竞争力提供参考。     

利用菜籽油酶法生产生物柴油的初步研究

生物柴油作为可再生能源，对环境友好，引起了世界范围内的广泛关注。该文利用固定化脂肪酶－Novo435，在无有机溶剂存在的情况下，催化菜籽油与甲醇酯交换反应制取生物柴油，对影响酯交换反应过程的因素：甲醇与油脂的摩尔比、反应温度、反应时间、脂肪酶用量、转速、水分等进行深入研究，得到了菜籽油间歇酯交换反应的适宜工艺条件：转速200 r/min、醇油摩尔比1.5∶1、反应温度50℃、酶用量10%(与油脂的质量比)、反应10 h后菜籽油的酯交换率达到47％。水分的存在不利于固定化酶在无有机溶剂系统下催化菜籽油的酯交换反应，使酯交换率降低到30％。反应所需理论甲醇量分两次加入，反应26 h后，油脂的酯交换率达到80％。     

NaHSO4催化椰子油皂脚油酯化降酸工艺优化

以椰子油皂脚油为原料的生物柴油酯化效率与催化剂和结合反应装置的操作方法有关。以硫酸氢钠为催化剂结合设计的反应装置,对高酸值椰子油皂脚油进行预酯化反应研究。通过单因子试验探讨适用于反应装置的反应条件,并讨论不同的操作方式对反应速率和反应进程的影响。结果表明:最佳条件为:反应温度105℃,甲醇通入流速为0.825 mL/min,催化剂用量为5.0%,反应2 h下转化率>95%。催化剂重复使用9次后转化率78.15%;改变操作方法,0.1 MPa条件下反应,采用通入甲醇1.32 mL/min反应30 min,后常压条件下通入甲醇量0.825 mL/min,反应30 min,椰子油皂脚油酸值由106变为1.2 mg/g,转化率98.9%,并可缩短酯化时间1 h,油脂成品满足酯交换工序要求。精制的生物柴油成品所测试的技术指标符合德国现行生物柴油标准(DIN V 51606)。     

脂肪酶连续催化桐油酯交换反应制取生物柴油

为了提高酶法催化桐油制取生物柴油的生产效率,找到适合其工业化生产的工艺,该文探索了固定化脂肪酶连续催化桐油与甲醇酯交换反应制取生物柴油的连续反应工艺条件,在流化床反应器中、43℃的反应温度下,考察了反应液体积流量、脂肪酶填充密度、醇油摩尔比、反应连续时间等因素对单根反应器内连续酯交换反应的影响,得到了单根反应器连续反应条件：反应液体积流量为0.33 mL/min,醇油摩尔比为0.75︰1,脂肪酶填充密度为0.15 g/mL,酯交换率达22%;利用4根相同反应器串联操作,操作参数与单根反应器相同,油脂一次加入,在进入每根反应器前向反应液中加入油脂酯交换反应所需理论甲醇量的1/4,在该连续反应工艺条件下,桐油的酯交换率达到88%～92%。结果发现,本连续反应工艺条件比间歇反应具有更高的生产效率,可以应用于酶法制取生物柴油的工业化生产中。     

碱性脂肪酶固定化条件及其催化生物柴油的研究

该文以改性的硅胶为载体,通过戊二醛交联固定化碱性脂肪酶,得到较佳固定化条件：当戊二醛浓度为0.8 g/L,给酶量为30 U/g时,酶活回收率效率达到90%以上。通过改变溶剂的种类、给酶量、含水率、底物摩尔比、甲醇的流加方式等参数,考察了脂肪酸和甲醇在固定化碱性脂肪酶催化下合成生物柴油的工艺条件,试验结果表明在20 mL正己烷,给酶量7.5 g（12 U/g）,脂肪酸10 g,酸醇摩尔比为1︰1.2,含水率4%条件下,分3次加入甲醇,40℃反应8 h,反应体系酯化率达到了82%。     

碳基固体酸催化剂加压催化合成生物柴油

为了减少生物柴油制备过程中传统催化剂对环境的污染,开发新型固体催化剂具有重要意义。该文以纤维素为原料,采用碳化-磺化法制备了碳基固体酸催化剂,并利用SEM(scanning electron microscope)、BET比表面积测试法、XRD(X-ray diffraction)和NH3-TPD(NH3-temperature programmed desorption)对其结构进行表征。研究了碳基固体酸催化剂催化棕榈酸和甲醇通过酯化反应制备生物柴油的工艺条件,考察了不同醇酸摩尔比、反应时间、反应温度及催化剂用量对转化率的影响,并对比了加压条件下碳基固体酸催化剂与浓硫酸和对甲苯磺酸的催化活性。试验结果表明,当醇酸摩尔比10:1,反应温度110℃,反应时间2 h,碳基固体酸催化剂用量为棕榈酸质量的5%时,转化率可达到98.11%。在加压条件下,碳基固体酸的催化活性高于浓硫酸和对甲苯磺酸,且催化剂在使用4次后,转化率仍在60%以上。通过GC-MS分析得出制备的生物柴油甲酯质量分数为93.8%。该研究为纤维素基碳基固体酸制备生物柴油提供了依据。     

高酸值米糠油酯化脱酸成生物柴油原料

为充分利用高酸值米糠毛油,将其脱酸成生物柴油原料。采用酯化脱酸方法,通过对多种酯化脱酸催化剂的比较,结果表明氧化锌具有较强的催化活性。氧化锌作为米糠油酯化脱酸的催化剂,分别考察了甘油添加量、催化剂添加量、反应温度、反应时间对酯化脱酸的影响。得到了以下较优工艺参数：真空度为0.1 MPa,甘油添加量为理论甘油量1.044 g,催化剂添加量为油质量的0.1%,反应温度200℃,反应时间6 h。在此优化条件下,米糠油的酸值从38.14 mg/g降至5.17 mg/g,满足了作为生物柴油生产原料的要求。     

废鸡油脂制取生物柴油试验研究

生物柴油作为一种绿色清洁替代型燃料,受到科研和产业界的广泛重视,原料油脂的廉价稳定供应是生物柴油产业化的关键.该文对来源于鸡肉制品加工的废鸡油作为生物柴油原料的潜力进行了探索,在NaOH催化剂作用下,通过与甲醇转酯化反应制备生物柴油.试验考察了醇油摩尔比、NaOH用量、反应温度、反应时间等因素对油脂转化率的影响,并对制备的生物柴油样品进行了燃料指标分析.结果表明,炼制鸡油较为适宜的转酯化反应条件为反应温度50℃、醇油摩尔比9:1、NaOH用量1.3%、反应时间90～120 min,获得油脂转化率约90%.试验生物柴油样品多项理化指标能够满足EN14214生物柴油标准及国内O#柴油标准.     

短程蒸馏处理菜籽毛油和碱催化制备生物柴油工艺研究

生物柴油是一种环境友好型生物质燃料。为了获得较高纯度的生物柴油,该研究采用短程蒸馏技术处理菜籽毛油以脱除自由脂肪酸和色素,并以氢氧化钾为催化剂,与甲醇进行转酯化反应制备生物柴油。通过单因素和响应曲面分析获得较好的生物柴油制备工艺条件,醇油比6.3∶1(mol/mol),催化剂碱量1.01%(m/m),反应时间为47.5 min,反应温度60℃,生物柴油的转化率达到94%,制备所得的生物柴油性质与0#柴油相似,为生物柴油的大规模生产提供技术基础。     

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。     

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.     

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

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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.     

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.     

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

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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,     

Variation in quality parameters between and within 14 Nordic tree fruit and berry species

Abstract

A 3-year study was carried out to investigate quality parameters in 14 tree fruit and berry species grown in southern Norway. The species were blueberry, apple, aronia, sour cherry, sweet cherry, red raspberry, strawberry, blackcurrant, gooseberry, red currant and elderberry, harvested along with wild bilberry, cloudberry and lingonberry. Significant differences between species were identified for all quality parameters. The coefficient of variation between species was lowest for pH (12.5%), dry matter (18.9%) and soluble solids (25.3%), followed by titratable acids (59.3%), total phenolics (83.8%), antioxidant capacity FRAP (85.7%) and antiradical power by the DPPH-assay (97.8%), total monomeric anthocyanins (132%) and ascorbic acid (137%). Average coefficient of variation within species were lower and ranged from 4 (pH) to 62% (ascorbic acid). Only the FRAP values were significantly affected by harvesting year with lower levels in 2004 than in 2005 and 2006. There were significant interactions between species and harvesting year for dry matter, soluble solids, pH, ascorbic acid and FRAP. The results indicate generic ranges in composition within species independent upon growing location and climate, and the composition of the tree fruits and berries is not likely to deviate from these ranges. It is concluded that desirable composition of tree fruits and berries and their products should primarily be achieved by selection among species rather than searching fors broadened variation within individual species.     

Potassium Fixation and Release Characteristics in Rhizosphere and Nonrhizosphere Soils for a Rapeseed–Rice Cropping Sequence

Potassium (K) fixation and release in soil are important factors in the long-term sustainability of a cropping system. Changes in K concentration and characteristics of K fixation and release in rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils in the rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)–rice (Oryza sativa L.) rotation were investigated using a rhizobox system. The concentrations of different forms of K in both rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils decreased with plants compared to without plants, regardless of K fertilizer application. Potassium uptake by crops mainly came from the rhizosphere soil. In the treatment without K fertilizer (–K), the main form of K supplied by the soil to the crops was 1.0 mol L^?1 nitric acid (HNO₃) nonextractable K, followed by nonexchangeable K, and then exchangeable K. In the treatment with K fertilizer (+K), the main K forms supplied by the soil to the crops were exchangeable K and nonexchangeable K. The amount and rate of K fixation after one cycle of the rapeseed–rice rotation was greater in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The amount and rate of K fixation of soil in the +K treatment were significantly less than in the –K treatment. The cumulative amounts of K released with 1.0 mol L^?1 ammonium acetate (NH₄OAc) and 1.0 mol L^?1 HNO₃ extraction increased with the increasing numbers of extractions, but the K-releasing power of soil by successive extraction decreased gradually and finally became almost constant. The release of K was less in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The release of K in the +K treatment was similar to that in the –K treatment in rhizosphere soil, but the K release in nonrhizosphere soil was greater with the +K than the –K treatment. Overall, the information obtained in this study will be helpful in formulating more precise K fertilizer recommendations for certain soils.