光生物反应器脱除空气中CO2的模型研究

微藻光生物反应器具有脱除空气中CO₂能力。从光生物反应器构型、进气流速、混合传质,及微藻光合/呼吸速率等方面,探讨气升式光生物反应器脱除空气中CO₂效果,提出了时间离散化和集中参数法两种分析方法。运用集中参数法建立了气升式柱型光生物反应器脱除CO₂的数学模型,模拟了藻液中溶氧浓度（DO）、pH随时间的变化情况,及进气CO₂浓度影响,预测并验证了光照条件下出气CO₂、O2浓度的变化趋势。模拟结果和实验数据基本吻合,所提出的模型对光生物反应器的优化设计、微藻的高密度培养,及CO2去除能力预测具有参考意义。     

微藻固定CO2研究进展

空气中CO₂ 浓度升高所导致的温室效应已成为重大的环境问题 ,受到人们普遍关注。概述了高效固定CO₂ 微藻藻种的筛选和培养方法 ,分析了微藻固定CO₂ 的无机碳利用形式和浓缩机制 ,讨论了高效光生物反应器设计和运行目标 ,简要介绍了微藻 (酶 ) 膜生物反应器集成新技术。并认为今后的研究方向主要是在进一步探索微藻固定CO₂ 有关机理的基础上 ,构建高效固定CO₂ 的转基因微藻 ,开发高效膜生物反应集成系统。     

地质封存二氧化碳与深地微生物相互作用研究进展

地质封存将工业和能源相关领域生产活动产生的二氧化碳（CO₂）进行捕集并注入到深部地下岩石构造中,以实现长期储存的目标,是降低温室气体排放、实现CO₂长期封存的重要可行性手段之一。向深部地下地质构造中注入大量CO₂会导致深地环境发生显著变化,进而引起原生微生物活性及群落结构发生明显改变。因此,地质封存CO₂能够直接或间接影响深地微生物驱动的生物地球化学过程。同时,微生物在短期和长期的超临界CO₂（scCO₂）胁迫作用下,也会通过不同的适应性进化方式影响CO₂在地下环境中的迁移、转化和赋存形态。本文介绍了国内外二氧化碳捕获与封存发展现状以及地质封存CO₂影响条件下的scCO₂-水-微生物-矿物的相互作用领域的最新科研进展,并展望了利用深地微生物强化CO₂固定以及将其转化为高附加值产物的潜力。     

华北平原冬小麦田土壤胞外/内酶活性对长期CO2浓度升高的响应

针对农田胞外和胞内酶活性响应CO₂浓度升高认识不足的现状,依托华北平原冬小麦种植区北京昌平试验站长期开放式CO₂富集平台,设置常规和升高两组CO₂浓度处理,研究冬小麦田土壤胞外和胞内酶活性的变化及影响因素。结果表明:CO₂浓度升高促进胞外碳获取酶活性,不影响胞外氮获取酶活性以及全部胞内酶活性。通过量化碳、氮获取酶的胞外胞内比发现,CO₂浓度升高在冬小麦成熟期增强了碳获取酶胞外胞内比,但降低了氮获取酶胞外胞内比。胞外碳、氮获取酶活性都与土壤pH值呈负相关;而胞内碳获取酶活性与土壤含水量正相关,胞内氮获取酶活性与微生物生物量负相关。CO₂浓度升高导致上述大部分酶活性变化驱动因素的作用消失,仅存在土壤全氮与胞内碳获取酶活性负相关。研究结果强调了对胞内酶开展研究的重要性,为理解土壤过程对全球变化因素的响应提供了新见解。     

CO2生物转化关键酶固定体系构筑研究进展与挑战

酶催化CO₂还原制备高值化学品对缓解全球环境和能源危机具有重要意义,利用甲酸脱氢酶(formate dehydrogenase,FDH)或多酶级联还原CO₂制备甲酸/甲醇具有选择性高、条件温和的优势,但关键酶活性低、稳定性差和重复利用率低的问题限制了其规模化应用,酶的固定化为这些问题提供了有效解决方案。本文总结了近年来利用膜、无机材料、金属有机框架和共价有机框架等载体对酶进行固定化的研究进展,阐释了不同固定材料和固定方式的特点和优势;进一步总结了固定化酶与电催化或光催化耦联反应体系对CO₂还原的协同效果及应用,同时指出酶固定化技术和耦联反应体系目前存在的问题并对其发展前景进行了展望。     

改进指数模型对紫茉莉光合-光响应及CO2响应适用性研究

五种模型分别运用于紫茉莉的光合—光响应及CO₂响应曲线的拟合,研究其光合效率参数的变化,探讨紫茉莉光合—光响应及CO₂响应的最适模型。结果表明:(1)紫茉莉的光合—光响应及CO₂响应改进指数模型拟合R²均为0.999,拟合效果优于非直角双曲线、直角双曲线和直角双曲线修正模型。其饱和光强和最大净光合速率分别为797.299和7.879 μmolCO₂·m^-2·s^-1,饱和CO₂浓度和最大光合能力分别为1 264.447和16.783 μmol CO₂·m^-2·s^-1,均与实测值最接近;(2)五个模型拟合和预测的均方误差(MSE)、平均绝对误差(MAE),都是改进指数模型小于其他模型。改进指数模型为紫茉莉光合—光响应及CO₂响应曲线的最佳模型,实验结果可为紫茉莉的生理生态应用研究提供参考。     

修剪节位及修剪时期对四季蜜芒枝条生长及反季节开花的综合效应

五种模型分别运用于紫茉莉的光合—光响应及CO₂响应曲线的拟合,研究其光合效率参数的变化,探讨紫茉莉光合—光响应及CO₂响应的最适模型。结果表明:(1)紫茉莉的光合—光响应及CO₂响应改进指数模型拟合R²均为0.999,拟合效果优于非直角双曲线、直角双曲线和直角双曲线修正模型。其饱和光强和最大净光合速率分别为797.299和7.879 μmolCO₂·m^-2·s^-1,饱和CO₂浓度和最大光合能力分别为1 264.447和16.783 μmol CO₂·m^-2·s^-1,均与实测值最接近;(2)五个模型拟合和预测的均方误差(MSE)、平均绝对误差(MAE),都是改进指数模型小于其他模型。改进指数模型为紫茉莉光合—光响应及CO₂响应曲线的最佳模型,实验结果可为紫茉莉的生理生态应用研究提供参考。     

不同CO2浓度升高和氮肥水平对水稻叶绿素荧光特性的影响

为研究不同CO₂浓度升高和氮肥水平对水稻叶绿素荧光特性的影响,利用由开顶式气室（OTC）组成的CO₂浓度自动调控平台开展田间试验。以粳稻9108为试验材料,CO₂浓度设置CK（对照,环境大气CO₂浓度）、C₁（CO₂浓度比CK增加160 μmol/mol）和C₂（CO₂浓度比CK增加200 μmol/mol）3个水平;氮肥设置低氮（N₁：10 g/m²）、中氮（N₂：20 g/m²）和高氮（N₃：30 g/m²）3个水平。结果表明,在低氮条件下,与CK相比,C₁处理使拔节期的F_o上升4.8%（P=0.031）;C₂处理使拔节期的F_o上升6.3%（P=0.015）,F_v/F_m下降4.8%（P=0.003）,使孕穗期的F_o上升12.7%（P=0.039）,F_v/F_o下降18.2%（P=0.039）。在高氮条件下,与CK相比,C₂处理使灌浆期的F_m、F_v和F_v/F_m分别下降3.6%（P=0.039）、4.9%（P=0.013）和1.3%（P=0.039）。在中氮条件下,与CK相比,C₁和C₂处理的影响不明显。在整个生育期内,CO₂浓度升高与施氮处理交互作用对水稻叶绿素荧光特性的影响未到达显著水平。研究表明,大气CO₂浓度升高使水稻叶片光系统Ⅱ受损,抑制其电子传递能力、电子受体Q_A氧化还原情况、最大光化学效率和潜在活性,通过适量施氮可以有效地缓解其负面效应。     

城市小型景观水体CO2与CH4排放特征及影响因素

淡水生态系统被认为是大气温室气体排放的重要来源,尤其在人类活动影响下,其排放强度可能进一步增强。城市小型景观水体是城市生态系统的重要组成,具有面积小、数量大以及人类干扰强的特征,其温室气体排放特征及影响因素尚不清楚。选择重庆市大学城8个景观水体和周边2个自然水体为对象,于2019年1、4、7、10月,利用漂浮箱和顶空法分析了水体CO₂与CH₄的溶存浓度及排放通量,旨在揭示城市小型景观水体CO₂与CH₄排放强度、时空变异特征以及影响因素。结果表明,10个小型水体CO₂、CH₄的溶存浓度范围分别为10.75-116.25 μmol/L和0.09-3.61 μmol/L（均值分别为（47.6±29.3）μmol/L、（1.13±0.56）μmol/L）,均为过饱和状态;漂浮箱法实测的8个景观水体CO₂和CH₄排放通量均值分别为（72.7±65.9）mmol m^-2 d^-1和（2.31±3.48）mmol m^-2 d^-1（顶空法估算值为（69.7±82.0）mmol m^-2 d^-1和（3.69±2.92）mmol m^-2 d^-1）,是2个自然水体的3.5-6.1和2.0-4.5倍,呈较强的CO₂、CH₄排放源;居民区景观水体CO₂和CH₄排放略高于校园区,均显著高于对照的自然水体;CO₂排放夏季最高,秋季次之,冬、春季最低,CH₄呈夏季>秋季≈春季>冬季的季节模式,温度和水体初级生产共同影响CO₂和CH₄排放的季节模式;水生植物分布对景观水体CO₂、CH₄排放有显著影响,有植物分布的水域比无植物水域平均高1.97和2.94倍;漂浮箱法和顶空法测得气体通量线性关系较好,但顶空法测得CO₂通量在春季明显偏低,而CH₄则普遍偏高。相关分析表明,景观水体碳、氮浓度、pH值以及DO等对CO₂排放具有较好的指示性,CH₄排放通量主要与水体中碳、磷浓度有关。城市小型景观水体CO₂、CH₄排放通量远高于大部分已有自然水体的研究结果,呈一种较强的大气温室气体排放源,在区域淡水系统温室气体排放清单中具有重要贡献,未来研究中应给以更多关注。     

C4作物FACE(free-air CO2 enrichment)研究进展

持续迅速上升的大气二氧化碳浓度([CO₂])是全球变暖最大的驱动因子,但其作为光合作用底物直接增加了作物的生产力。相比C₃作物,人们对未来高浓度CO₂情形下C₄作物的响应规律认识较少。与封闭或半封闭气室研究相比,FACE(free-air CO₂ enrichment)试验在空气自由流动的大田条件下对作物表现进行研究,它提供了对未来作物生长环境的真实模拟,因此提供了评估CO₂肥料效应以及揭示植物响应机制的最好机会。作为人类重要的粮食和饲料来源,高粱和玉米是最重要的C₄作物。在简介美国玉米和高粱FACE系统的基础上,综述了FACE情形下高浓度CO₂(模拟本世纪中叶大气CO₂浓度,即550 μmol/mol)对两大作物生理、生长和产量以及土壤特性等方面的影响,同时比较了与气室研究结果的异同点。(1)FACE使干旱条件下两作物光合作用显著增强,但湿润条件下没有影响;FACE条件下高粱出现光合适应现象,而玉米没有;(2)FACE使两作物气孔导度大幅下降,导致叶温升高、蒸腾速率下降、蒸发蒸腾总量减少或没有变化、叶片总水势和水分利用效率增加或没有变化;(3)FACE对两作物物候期和化学组分影响很少;(4)FACE使干旱条件下两作物生长和产量略有增加,但湿润条件下没有影响;(5)FACE使高粱田土壤丛枝状菌根真菌的长度和易提取胶状物质浓度显著增加,导致水稳性土壤团聚体增加;FACE对高粱田N₂O或含氮气体(N₂O+N₂)的排放没有影响;(6)高浓度CO₂对两作物气孔导度的影响FACE试验明显大于气室试验,而对生长和产量的影响呈相反趋势。阐明CO₂与基因型、土壤湿度和大气温度间的互作效应及其机制是下一轮C₄作物FACE研究优先考虑的方向,技术的不断进步已为利用大型FACE系统来研究这些互作效应提供了可能。     

Characterization of photosynthesis, photoinhibition and the activities of C4 pathway enzymes in a superhigh-yield rice, Liangyoupeijiu

Characteristics of photosynthetic gas exchange, photoinhibition and C₄ pathway enzyme activities in both flag leaves and lemma were compared between a superhigh-yield rice (Oryza sativa L.) hybrid, Liangyoupeijiu and a traditional rice hybrid, Shanyou63. Liangyoupeijiu had a similar light saturated assimilation rate (Asat) to Shanyou63, but a much higher apparent quantum yield (AQY), carboxylation efficiency (CE) and quantum yield of CO₂ fixation (ΦCO₂). Liangyoupeijiu also showed a higher resistance to photoinhibition and higher non-radiative energy dissipation associated with the xanthophyll cycle than Shanyou63 when subjected to strong light. In addition, Liangyoupeijiu had higher activities of the C₄ pathway enzymes in both flag leaves and lemmas than Shanyou63. These results indicate that higher light and CO₂ use efficiency, higher resistance to photoinhibition and C₄ pathway in both flag leaf and lemma may contribute to the higher yield of the superhigh-yield rice hybrid, Liangyoupeijiu.     

Synthetic biology for CO2 fixation

Recycling of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into fuels and chemicals is a potential approach to reduce CO₂ emission and fossil-fuel consumption. Autotrophic microbes can utilize energy from light, hydrogen, or sulfur to assimilate atmospheric CO₂ into organic compounds at ambient temperature and pressure. This provides a feasible way for biological production of fuels and chemicals from CO₂ under normal conditions. Recently great progress has been made in this research area, and dozens of CO₂-derived fuels and chemicals have been reported to be synthesized by autotrophic microbes. This is accompanied by investigations into natural CO₂-fixation pathways and the rapid development of new technologies in synthetic biology. This review first summarizes the six natural CO₂-fixation pathways reported to date, followed by an overview of recent progress in the design and engineering of CO₂-fixation pathways as well as energy supply patterns using the concept and tools of synthetic biology. Finally, we will discuss future prospects in biological fixation of CO₂.     

Highly Efficient Solar‐Driven Carbon Dioxide Reduction on Molybdenum Disulfide Catalyst Using Choline Chloride‐Based Electrolyte

Conversion of CO₂ to energy‐rich chemicals using renewable energy is of much interest to close the anthropogenic carbon cycle. However, the current photoelectrochemical systems are still far from being practically feasible. Here the successful demonstration of a continuous, energy efficient, and scalable solar‐driven CO₂ reduction process based on earth‐abundant molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) catalyst, which works in synergy with an inexpensive hybrid electrolyte of choline chloride (a common food additive for livestock) and potassium hydroxide (KOH) is reported. The CO₂ saturated hybrid electrolyte utilized in this study also acts as a buffer solution (pH ≈ 7.6) to adjust pH during the reactions. This study reveals that this system can efficiently convert CO₂ to CO with solar‐to‐fuel and catalytic conversion efficiencies of 23% and 83%, respectively. Using density functional theory calculations, a new reaction mechanism in which the water molecules near the MoS₂ cathode act as proton donors to facilitate the CO₂ reduction process by MoS₂ catalyst is proposed. This demonstration of a continuous, cost‐effective, and energy efficient solar driven CO₂ conversion process is a key step toward the industrialization of this technology.     

光呼吸研究进展

光呼吸是指植物绿色组织依赖光能吸收O₂并释放CO₂的过程,它被认为是一个浪费能量的过程。正常生长的C₃植物光呼吸可损耗光合产物的25%~30%,在干旱、高温、高光等逆境胁迫下,该损耗可高达50%,因此,显著提高C₃植物的生产力可通过减少光呼吸通量来实现。尽管光呼吸对植物生产力的负面影响明显,但它对植物一些必要生理活动可能起着重要作用,其中包括参与光保护、H₂O₂信号发生、氮代谢、光氧化和抗逆反应等。该文对光呼吸的改造优化需要把握好平衡点与适配度。基于Rubisco改造、CO₂浓缩机制(CCM)和光呼吸支路创建的光呼吸改造研究进展进行了综述。通过了解调控光呼吸提高植物光能转化效率方面的最新进展, 可望为光呼吸代谢的分子调控及改良研究提供指导。     

Metabolism of homoacetogens

Homoacetogenic bacteria are strictly anaerobic microorganisms that catalyze the formation of acetate from C₁ units in their energy metabolism. Most of these organisms are able to grow at the expense of hydrogen plus CO₂ as the sole energy source. Hydrogen then serves as the electron donor for CO₂ reduction to acetate. The methyl group of acetate is formed from CO₂ via formate and reduced C₁ intermediates bound to tetrahydrofolate. The carboxyl group is derived from carbon monoxide, which is synthesized from CO₂ by carbon monoxide dehydrogenase. The latter enzyme also catalyzes the formation of acetyl-CoA from the methyl group plus CO. Acetyl-CoA is then converted either to acetate in the catabolism or to cell carbon in the anabolism of the bacteria. The homoacetogens are very versatile anaerobes, which convert a variety of different substrates to acetate as the major end product.     

Conversion of CO2 into biomass by microalgae: how realistic a contribution may it be to significant CO2 removal?

Microalgae have been proposed as a CO₂ removal option to contribute to climate change avoidance and problems coming from the use of fossil fuels. However, even though microalgae can be used to fix CO₂ from air or flue gases, they do not permit long-term CO₂ storage because they are easily decomposed. On the other hand, microalgae can contribute to an enhancement in human sustainability by producing biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels in addition to the production of other useful chemicals and commodities. Moreover, microalgae can contribute to enhancing the sustainability of waste treatment processes, reducing the energy consumed, and improving the recycling of nutrients contained within them. This paper reviews the potential contribution of these processes and the existing knowledge in these areas.     

Rational Design of Nanocatalysts with Nonmetal Species Modification for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Converting CO₂ to valuable carbonaceous fuels and chemicals via electrochemical CO₂ reduction by using renewable energy sources is considered to be a scalable strategy with substantial environmental and economic benefits. One of the challenges in this field is to develop nanocatalysts with superior electrocatalytic activity and selectivity for targeted products. Nonmetal species modification of nanocatalysts is of great significance for the construction of distinctive active sites to overcome the kinetic limitations of CO₂ reduction. These types of modification enable the efficient control of the selectivity and significantly decrease the reaction overpotential. Herein, a comprehensive review of the recent progress of nonmetal species modification of nanocatalysts for electrochemical CO₂ reduction is presented. After discussing some fundamental parameters and the basic principles of CO₂ reduction, including possible reaction pathways in light of theoretical modeling and experiments, the identification of active sites and elucidation of reaction mechanisms are emphasized for unraveling the role of nonmetal species modification, such as heteroatom incorporation, organic molecule decoration, electrolyte engineering, and single‐atom engineering. In the final section, future challenges and constructive perspectives are provided, facilitating the accelerated advancement of mechanism research and practical applications of green carbon cycling.     

Le vie fotosintetiche C3, C4 e CAM nel contesto ecologico

Abstract

Ecological aspects of C₃, C₄ and CAM photosynthetic pathways. - Three different photosynthetic CO₂ fixation pathways are known to occur in higher plants. However all three pathways ultimately depend on the Calvin-Benson cycle for carbon reduction. The oxygenase activity of RuBP carboxilase is responsible for photorespiratory CO₂ release. Both C₄ and CAM pathways behave as a CO₂ concentrating mechanism which prevent photorespiration. The CO₂-concentrating mechanism in C₄ plants is based on intracellular symplastic transport of C₄ dicarboxylic acids from mesophyll-cells to the adjacent bundle-sheath cells. On the contrary in CAM plants the CO₂-concentrating mechanism is based on the intracellular transport of malic acid into and out of the vacuole.

The C₄ photosynthetic pathway as compared to the C₃ pathway permits higher rates of CO₂ fixation in high light and high temperature environments at low costs in terms of water loss, given the stability of the photosynthetic apparatus under such conditions.

CAM is interpreted as an adaptation to arid environments because it enables carbon assimilation to take place at very low water costs during the night when the evaporative demand is low. Nevertheless many aquatic species of Isoetes and some relatives are CAM, suggesting the adaptive role of CAM to environments which become depleted in CO₂.

The photosynthetic carbon fixation pathway certainly contributes to the ecological success of plants in different environments. However the distribution of plants may also reflect their biological history. On the other hand plants with different photosynthetic pathways coexist in many communities and tend to share resources in time. In any case some generalizations are possible: C₄ plants enjoy an ecological advantage in hot, moist, high light regions while the majority of species in desert environments are C₃; CAM plants are more frequent in semiarid regions with seasonal rainfall, coastal fog deserts, and in epiphytic habitats in tropical rain forests.     

Lettuce production and antioxidant capacity are differentially modified by salt stress and light intensity under ambient and elevated CO2

As a consequence of the increasing importance of vegetables in the human diet, there is an interest in enhancing both the productivity and quality of vegetables. A number of factors, including plant genotype and environmental growing conditions, can impact the production and quality of vegetables. The objective of this study was to determine whether elevated CO₂, salinity, or high light treatments assayed individually, or salinity or high light in combination with elevated CO₂, increased biomass production and antioxidant capacity in two lettuce cultivars. Elevated CO₂ and its combination with salinity or high light increased biomass production in both cultivars, while high light treatment alone increased production in green-leaf lettuce but not in red-leaf lettuce. On the other hand, elevated CO₂ and its combination with salinity or high light increased the antioxidant capacity of both cultivars, while high light treatment alone increased the antioxidant capacity of red-leaf lettuce, but not of green-leaf lettuce.