木糖乙醇发酵技术研究进展与前景

本文对木糖乙醇发酵技术的国内外研究进展状况进行了综述。阐述了半纤维素（占纤维质的20％-35％）的充分利用是植物纤维质资源生产燃料乙醇经济可行的关键，其中成熟的木糖乙醇发酵技术是实现纤维质能源产业化的关键技术。并针对目前国际上木糖发酵生产乙醇技术的研究现状和最新进展，提出了未来的研究方向。     

Preliminary evaluation of purified lignin and hemicellulose as prebiotics candidates for Atlantic Salmon,Salmo salar L.

A study was conducted to investigate the potential of purified lignin and hemicellulose as prebiotics in diets for Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., postsmolt in seawater (30 ppt) at 14.9 ± 1.2°C. Triplicate groups of fish (initial individual body mass of 101.6 ± 1.2 g) were fed either the fishmeal-dense (32% of fishmeal) control diet (A) or one of the nine diets (15% fishmeal) supplemented with lignin:hemicellulose ratios (% diet:% diet) of 0.05:0 (B), 0.25:0 (C), 0.50:0 (D), 1.00:0 (E), 0:0.05 (F), 0:0.25 (G), 0:0.50 (H), 0.05:0.25 (I), and 0.25:0.50 (J) for 12 weeks in a complete randomized experimental design. At the end of the experiment, the thermal-unit growth coefficient (TGC) was significantly lower in salmon fed diets with 0.50% and 1.00% purified lignin than those fed the control diet, while there was no significant difference between the other treatments and the control diet (P < 0.05). The feed efficiency (FE) was significantly lower in salmon fed diets with 0.50% and 1.00% purified lignin and 0.05% hemicellulose than those fed the control diet, while there was no significant difference between the other treatments and the control diet (P < 0.05). The hepatosomatic index (HSI), intestinal villus length, and apparent digestibility coefficient (ADC) of nutrients in diets were similar (P > 0.05) among all the diets. This study demonstrated that inclusions of up to 0.25% of dietary purified lignin alone, and 0.25%–0.50% of dietary hemicellulose alone or in combination with dietary lignin can be considered as candidate prebiotics in Atlantic salmon nutrition.     

Root tensile strength of terrace hedgerow plants in the karst trough valleys of SW China: Relation with root morphology and fiber content

Root tensile strength is commonly affected by root morphology and fiber content, which combinedly affect the effectiveness of terrace hedgerow on controlling soil erosion in sloping farmland. However, the relationships between these root characteristics are still elusive. This study aimed to compare the root tensile strength, root morphologies, and root fiber contents, and quantify their differences among different plant species. Complete root systems of three terrace hedgerow plant species, i.e., O. bodinieri, V. villosa, and D. lablab L. were sampled for detecting root morphologies and fiber contents at different slope positions on a representative hillslope in karst trough valley. Single root specimens were collected to measure root tensile properties for these three plant species. Results showed that most root morphological parameters were the highest in O. bodinieri, followed by D. lablab L. Three plant species presented the same dominant diameter class as < 1.0 mm, and root volumes as < 1.50 cm³. Cellulose with contents closing to 50% was the main fiber type, and increased significantly linearly with the increasing root diameter in both O. bodinieri and V. villosa. The highest tensile strength and Young's modulus were found in D. lablab L., while the best ultimate tensile force and ultimate elongation were displayed in O. bodinieri. Root diameter showed negative power relationships with tensile strength and Young's modulus, a positive power relationship with ultimate tensile force, and a positive linear relationship with ultimate elongation. Our results will deepen the understanding of the terrace hedgerow functions for controlling soil erosion worldwide.