Estimation of metabolisable energy and net energy of rice straw and wheat straw for beef cattle by indirect calorimetry

Two experiments were conducted to estimate the metabolisable energy (ME) and net energy (NE) of rice straw and wheat straw for beef cattle. In each experiment, 16 Wandong bulls (Chinese indigenous yellow cattle) were assigned to 4 dietary treatments in a completely randomised design. Four dietary treatments included one corn silage-concentrate basal diet and three test diets in which the basal diet was partly substituted by rice straw (Exp. 1) or wheat straw (Exp. 2) at 100, 300 and 600 g/kg. Total collection of faeces and urine was conducted for 5 consecutive days after a 2-week adaption period, followed by a 4-d period where gas exchange measurements were measured by an open-circuit respiratory cage. Linear regression equations of rice straw- or wheat straw-associated ME and NE contribution in test diets against rice straw or wheat straw substitution amount were developed to predict the ME and NE values of rice straw and wheat straw. These regression equations resulted in ME and NE values (dry matter basis) of 6.76 and 3.42 MJ/kg for rice straw and 6.43 and 3.28 MJ/kg for wheat straw, respectively. The NE and ME requirement for maintenance of Wandong cattle fed a straw-based diet were 357 and 562 kJ·kg^?0.75·d^?1, respectively. The regression-derived ME and NE have lower standard errors and coefficients of variation than those estimated by any single substitution ratio. Our study found that the regression method based on multiple point substitution is more reliable than the substitution method for energy evaluation of feedstuffs for beef cattle.     

Solid-state anaerobic digestion of spent wheat straw from horse stall

The spent wheat straw from horse stall bedding has lower cellulose and hemicellulose contents, but higher volatile fatty acid content than raw wheat straw. Biogas production from solid-state anaerobic digestion (SS-AD) of spent wheat straw and raw wheat straw was compared in this study. The SS-AD tests were conducted at 22% total solids (TS) content using inoculum from a liquid AD system at three feedstock-to-inoculum (F/I) ratios of 2.0, 4.0, and 6.0. Daily methane yields of spent wheat straw peaked 8 and 3 days earlier than those of raw wheat straw at F/I ratios of 2.0 and 4.0, respectively. The highest methane yield of 150.0 L/kg volatile solids (VS) was obtained from spent wheat straw at an F/I ratio of 4.0, which was 56.2% higher than that of raw wheat straw. The corresponding cellulose and hemicellulose degradation of spent wheat straw was 24.1% and 49.4% higher than those of raw wheat straw, respectively.     

稻麦秸秆集中沟埋还田对麦田土壤物理性状的影响

通过5.5a的大田定位试验,将上季秸秆全量沟埋还田,设置秸秆沟埋还田深度为20、40 cm以及免耕秸秆不还田(对照)3个处理。研究秸秆沟埋还田对麦田土壤水势、温度的影响以及长期秸秆沟埋还田方式下,沟埋还田20 cm处理各埋草沟土壤容重、总孔隙度的变化。结果表明:秸秆沟埋还田具有降低土壤容重,增加土壤总孔隙度的作用,随着还田时间的增加,这种作用逐渐降低。当降雨量较大(26.6 mm)时,沟埋还田各处理水势值在短时间内上升的较快,而对照则相对较慢;当降雨量较小(10 mm)时,沟埋还田40 cm处理水势值上升速度大于沟埋还田20 cm,对照处理最慢;降雨过后的12d内,沟埋还田各处理水势值下降速度较对照更快;连续40d各处理土壤水势日均值大小为对照沟埋还田40 cm沟埋还田20 cm。土壤0—15 cm温度日较差大小为沟埋还田20 cm对照沟埋还田40 cm,土壤20 cm处日较差对照最大;沟埋还田20 cm处理0—15 cm以及沟埋还田40 cm处理0—20 cm土壤日均温高于对照,沟埋还田20 cm处理20 cm处土壤日均温与对照较为接近。在沿江稻麦轮作地区,秸秆集中沟埋还田具有较好的改善土壤物理性质的作用。     

不同水稻栽培模式下小麦秸秆腐解特征及对土壤生物学特性和养分状况的影响

采用尼龙网袋法于2007-2008年连续2a在水稻常规栽培和节水灌溉栽培模式下,研究小麦秸秆腐解特征、养分释放规律及对土壤微生物数量、酶活性和养分状况的影响.结果表明:秸秆还田后,在0-30d腐解较快,后期腐解速率逐渐变慢.90d时累计腐解率达到了48.9％-61.3％.秸秆中养分释放速率表现为K＞P＞N≈C.节水栽培模式下小麦秸秆还田腐解率和养分释放率均显著高于常规栽培.秸秆还田后,土壤微生物数量以及土壤脲酶、碱性磷酸酶和蔗糖酶活性均呈现“前期迅速增加,中期急剧减少,后期缓慢减少”的变化特征,而纤维素酶活性呈现“前期剧升、中期缓增、后期骤降”的变化趋势.小麦秸秆在节水栽培模式下还田土壤微生物数量和酶活性均显著高于常规栽培.适当增加秸秆用量可以提高微生物数量和酶活性,用量过高对细菌和放线菌数量有负效应.秸秆还田可显著提高土壤有机碳和养分含量.土壤有机碳、全氮、碱解氮和速效磷含量在整个试验期间均呈增加趋势.速效钾含量在秸秆还田30 d时达到最高,而后则逐渐降低.节水栽培模式下秸秆还田后土壤有机碳和养分含量的提高效应显著高于常规栽培.提高秸秆用量对土壤养分含量有显著的正效应.     

Effect of reactor configuration on biogas production from wheat straw hydrolysate

The potential of wheat straw hydrolysate for biogas production was investigated in continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) and up-flow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactors. The hydrolysate originated as a side stream from a pilot plant pretreating wheat straw hydrothermally (195 °C for 10–12 min) for producing 2nd generation bioethanol [Kaparaju, P., Serrano, M., Thomsen, A.B., Kongjan, P., Angelidaki, I., 2009. Bioethanol, biohydrogen and biogas production from wheat straw in a biorefinery concept. Bioresource Technology 100 (9), 2562–2568]. Results from batch assays showed that hydrolysate had a methane potential of 384 ml/g-volatile solids (VS)_added. Process performance in CTSR and UASB reactors was investigated by varying hydrolysate concentration and/or organic loading rate (OLR). In CSTR, methane yields increased with increase in hydrolysate concentration and maximum yield of 297 ml/g-COD was obtained at an OLR of 1.9 g-COD/l d and 100% (v/v) hydrolysate. On the other hand, process performance and methane yields in UASB were affected by OLR and/or substrate concentration. Maximum methane yields of 267 ml/g-COD (COD removal of 72%) was obtained in UASB reactor when operated at an OLR of 2.8 g-COD/l d but with only 10% (v/v) hydrolysate. However, co-digestion of hydrolysate with pig manure (1:3 v/v ratio) improved the process performance and resulted in methane yield of 219 ml/g-COD (COD removal of 72%). Thus, anaerobic digestion of hydrolysate for biogas production was feasible in both CSTR and UASB reactor types. However, biogas process was affected by the reactor type and operating conditions.     

Biomethanation of white rotted and brown rotted rice straw

Biomethanation of white rotted and brown rotted rice straw was taken for the present investigation and their efficiency on biomethanation has been tested. Rice straw was treated with white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium (P_C) and brown rot fungus Polyporus ostreiformis (P_O). Biogas and methane production was increased by about 34.73% and 46.19% in P_C-treated straw and 21.12% and 31.94% in P_O-treated straw respectively. VFA production has also been increased in P_C and P_O treated straw compared to control straw which were 76.73% and 30.69% respectively. Reduction of COD has also been found during biomethanation. The rate of reduction of COD during the initial period of digestion was 59.01%, 55.55% and 26.00% in P_C-treated, P_O-treated and control straw respectively after 21 days of digestion.     

施氮和秸秆还田对晚播小麦养分平衡和产量的影响

在大田条件下,研究了水稻秸秆还田和施氮量对晚播小麦产量、养分积累、秸秆养分释放及养分平衡的影响.结果表明: 水稻秸秆还田并配施适当的施氮量有利于提高晚播小麦籽粒产量.晚播小麦全生育期的干物质、氮、磷、钾积累量均随施氮量增加而显著增加,相同施氮量(270 kg N·hm^-2)下,秸秆还田处理的干物质、磷、钾积累高于不还田处理,氮积累则呈相反趋势.随着施氮量增加,秸秆腐解和养分释放率增加,且拔节后秸秆养分释放量占总释放量的比例降低;随生育进程的推进,秸秆的干物质、磷、钾释放量呈倒“N”型变化趋势,而氮释放量则呈“V”型变化趋势.计算养分表观平衡结果表明,秸秆还田并增加施氮量,养分总盈余量显著升高;在获得较高产量的施氮条件下,氮、钾素显著盈余,磷素投入较为合理.晚播小麦实行秸秆还田后,可适当增加氮肥用量至257 kg·hm^-2,并减少钾肥投入.     

乙醇预处理麦秆的酶解性能研究简

采用H2 SO4催化和自催化乙醇法对麦秆进行预处理,比较预处理后麦秆的主要化学组成、纤维素酶解性能和半同步糖化发酵生产乙醇特性,并进行物料衡算。结果表明：H2 SO4催化和自催化乙醇预处理过程中纤维素固体回收率大于90％。添加非离子表面活性剂吐温20和吐温80没有显著提高H2 SO4催化乙醇预处理后纤维素的酶解葡萄糖得率及半同步糖化发酵过程中乙醇的产量,而对自催化乙醇处理后麦秆的酶解和半同步糖化发酵过程有一定程度的促进作用,相应的酶解葡聚糖转化率由72.7％提高到85.0％,而半同步糖化发酵过程中乙醇质量浓度提高了11.4％。物料衡算结果表明：酸催化和自催化乙醇预处理后葡聚糖回收率分别为91.0％和95.4％;半同步糖化发酵生产乙醇的得率分别为10.4和11.6 g（按100 g原料计）。     

Organosolv pulping of wheat straw by use of phenol

A central composite design was used to investigate the influence of the cooking conditions (time, temperature and phenol concentration) for wheat straw with phenol-water mixtures on the properties of the pulp obtained (yield and holocellulose, -cellulose, lignin and ethanol-benzene extractable contents) and the pH of the resulting wastewater. A second-order polynomial model consisting of three independent process variables was found to accurately describe the organosolv pulping of wheat straw. The equations derived predict the yield, the holocellulose, -cellulose, lignin and ethanol-benzene extractable contents of the pulp, and the pH of the wastewater with multiple-R, R² and adjusted-R² high values. The process variables must be set at low variables in order to ensure a high yield and pH. Conversely, if high holocellulose and -cellulose contents, and low lignin and ethanol-benzene extractable contents are desired, then a high temperature (200°C), long cooking time (120 min), and intermediate phenol concentration (65%) must be used.     

碳氮比对模拟水稻秸秆田间厌氧发酵系统甲烷生产和秸秆降解的影响

利用自制的厌氧发酵装置模拟田间厌氧发酵产生物甲烷的条件,通过添加不同量的尿素,研究C/N对水稻秸秆厌氧发酵产生物甲烷和秸秆降解的影响。设置了C/N为15∶1、20∶1、25∶1、30∶1和对照(53∶1)等五个处理,测定各处理的产气量、甲烷含量和秸秆木质纤维素含量。结果表明C/N对厌氧发酵产气进程有一定影响,峰值出现的时间、峰值的大小在不同处理之间均有差异:以C/N为25∶1的处理峰值出现的最早,较对照早5 d出现;以C/N为20∶1的峰值最高,较对照提高了27. 55%。C/N对厌氧发酵累积产气量和累积甲烷产量有显著影响,以C/N为20∶1的处理累积产气量(4 235. 00 mL)和累积甲烷产量(1526. 34mL)最高,相比对照组的累积产气量和累积甲烷产量分别提高了30. 78%和51. 31%。C/N对水稻秸秆降解也有显著影响。以20∶1和25∶1处理对秸秆降解的效果最好,其中20∶1处理的总降解率、纤维素降解率和半纤维素降解率分别达到了51. 33%、55. 31%和53. 05%,25∶1处理分别为50. 00%、53. 08%和49. 42%。上述结果表明通过添加尿素调节C/N能够提高水稻秸秆厌氧发酵的产生物甲烷效率和促进秸秆降解,以C/N为(20～25)∶1处理的促进效果最好。     

微生物处理对秸秆结构的影响

使用红外光谱、X射线衍射及扫描电镜对4种经固态培养的微生物降解稻草秸秆的效果进行了研究,并与原稻草粉进行结构对比分析。结果表明：经过高碳低氮培养,秸秆木质素均有明显降解,其中黄孢原毛平革菌达到37.17%。扫描电镜发现秸秆的表面形态和内部结构发生了明显改变,红外光谱中芳香环与醚键吸收明显减少,X射线衍射得到的结晶度最大下降了5.60%。     

Biodelignification of wheat straw by different fungal associations

Seven strains of fungi were tested individually as well as in different combinations to determine their lignin degrading ability using wheat straw as natural substrate. When tested individuallyPhanerochaete chrysosporium caused a maximum loss in total organic matter (26.45%) as well as in the lignin component (28.93%). The associations between different groups: white-rot plus white-rot, white-rot plus brown-rot and white-rot plus soft-rot fungi revealed that in certain combinations the ligninolysis was enhanced to variable extent.Deadalea flavida plusP. chrysosporium was the best association to bring about a lignin loss of 36.27%.     

Mild alkaline/oxidative pretreatment of wheat straw

A new mild alkaline/oxidative pretreatment of wheat straw prior to enzymic hydrolysis was carried out. It consists of a first alkaline (1% NaOH for 24 h) step, which mainly solubilises hemicellullose and renders the material more accessible to further chemical attack, and a second alkaline/oxidative step (1% NaOH and 0·3% H₂O₂ for 24 h), which solubilises and oxidises lignin to minor polluting compounds. The entire process was carried out at low temperature (25–40°C) using a low concentration of chemicals, resulting in a relatively low cost and waste liquors containing only trace amounts of dangerous pollutants derived from lignin. Recovery of cellulose after the double pretreatment reached 90% of that contained in the starting material, with a concomitant 81% degradation of lignin. The action of a commercial cellulase on the cellulose obtained produced a syrup with a high concentration of reducing sugars (220 mg/ml), of which a large percentage was glucose.     

Biomethanation of lantana weed and biotransformation of its toxins

The utility of Lantana camara as a substrate for biogas production and the fate of its toxins after biomethanation process was studied. Both fresh and predigested lantana leaves along with cattle dung were subjected to anaerobic batch digestion for a period of 50 days. Fresh lantana did not produce any biogas. However, predigested lantana did produce biogas but only up to a concentration of 50% (w/w, on dry weight basis). Both, the quantity and quality of biogas was better when cattle dung was supplemented with predigested lantana. Biotransformation of lantana toxins (lantadenes) during the biomethanation process was noticed.     

小麦秸秆水浸提液对五种植物化感作用的研究

该文研究了不同浓度的小麦秸秆水浸提液对徐州地区2种玉米(郑单958和农大108)和3种常见玉米田间杂草(马唐、稗草和反枝苋)种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响。结果表明:当小麦秸秆浸提液浓度分别大于75、50和25 g·L~-1时,马唐、稗草和反枝苋种子的萌发受到显著的抑制;当小麦秸秆浸提液浓度分别大于50和37.5 g·L~-1时,玉米郑单958和农大108种子的萌发受到显著的抑制;但当小麦秸秆浸提液浓度大于37.5 g·L~-1时,马唐、稗草和反枝苋幼苗根和芽的生长均受到明显的抑制;当小麦秸秆浸提液浓度小于75 g·L~-1时,玉米郑单958和农大108幼苗根与芽的生长受到明显的促进,且郑单958幼苗叶片中叶绿素的含量以及郑单958的POD酶活性均得到提高。该研究结果表明较高浓度的小麦秸秆浸提液(50 g·L~-1)会抑制杂草的生长,有利于玉米郑单958的生长,为小麦秸秆还田和玉米田杂草的生态防治提供了理论基础。     

秸秆还田下施氮量对稻茬晚播小麦土壤氮素盈亏的影响

在大田条件下,研究了不同施氮量对秸秆还田下晚播小麦土壤矿质氮含量变化、秸秆氮释放及小麦产量的影响.结果表明： 0～50 cm土层土壤矿质氮含量随着施氮量的增加而显著增加,随生育进程的推进,N₂₇₀和N₃₆₀处理下层土壤的矿质氮显著积累.秸秆氮素释放量随施氮量增加而增加,越冬至拔节期氮释放量最低,拔节至成熟期释放量占总释氮量的50%以上.全生育期施氮量超过180 kg·hm^-2,土壤氮素开始出现显著的盈余,播种至拔节期氮素表观盈余量显著高于拔节至成熟期.籽粒产量在270 kg·hm^-2施氮量下最高, 更高施氮量下氮素利用效率显著降低.施氮量为270 kg·hm^-2时,有利于秸秆全量还田下晚播小麦兼顾产量和生态效益.     

Inoculationin vitro of wheat seedlings and wheat straw cultures withBacillus azotofixans

Bacillus azotofixans is a recently described species capable of fixing molecular nitrogen efficiently.Ecological studies performed in monoxenic wheat cultures, both in 0.7% agar and in vermiculite-sand mixture, showed that no acetylene reduction occurred and that this bacteria did not grow when supplied only with the wheat plant root exudates. However, after glucose addition to the 0.7% agar cultures, acetylene reduction ability (ARA) was detected. Comparing ARA for media with glucose both with and without plants, it was observed that the plants supply some component leading to the increase of the nitrogenase activity, since the ARA doubled in the samples containing plants.In wheat straw cultures a fast growth of the bacteria was observed in the first 24 hours after inoculation, but no acetylene reduction was detected. After glucose addition to the media with and without straw, nitrogenase activity was detected.     

Optimization of organic acid pretreatment of wheat straw

The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of different organic acids (maleic, succinic, and oxalic acid) on enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation yields of wheat straw. It was also aimed to optimize the process conditions (temperature, acid concentration, and pretreatment time) by using response surface methodology (RSM). In line with this objective, the wheat straw samples were pretreated at three different temperatures (170, 190, and 210°C), acid concentrations (1%, 3%, and 5%) and pretreatment time (10, 20, and 30 min). The findings show that at extreme pretreatment conditions, xylose was solubilized in liquid phase, causing an increase in cellulose and lignin content of biomass. Enzymatic hydrolysis experiments revealed that maleic and oxalic acids were quite effective at achieving high sugar yields (>90%) from wheat straw. In contrast, the highest sugar yields were 50–60%, when the samples were pretreated with succinic acid, indicating that succinic acid was not as effective. The optimum process conditions for maleic acid were, 210°C, 1.08% acid concentration, and 19.8 min; for succinic acid 210°C, 5% acid concentration, and 30 min; for oxalic acid 210°C, 3.6% acid concentration, and 16.3 min. The ethanol yields obtained at optimum conditions were 80, 79, and 59% for maleic, oxalic and succinic acid, respectively. © 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 32:1487–1493, 2016     

In vitro degradation of wheat straw by anaerobic fungi from small ruminants

Abstract

Anaerobic ruminal fungi may play an active role in fibre degradation as evidenced by the production of different fibrolytic enzymes in culture filtrate. In the present study, 16 anaerobic fungal strains were isolated from ruminal and faecal samples of sheep and goats. Based on their morphological characteristics they were identified as species of Anaeromyces, Orpinomyces, Piromyces and Neocallimastix. Isolated Neocallimastix sp. from goat rumen showed a maximum activity of CMCase (47.9 mIU ml^?1) and filter paper cellulase (48.3 mIU ml^?1), while Anaeromyces sp. from sheep rumen showed a maximum xylanolytic activity (48.3 mIU ml^?1). The cellobiase activity for all the isolates ranged from 178.0 – 182.7 mIU ml^?1. Based on the enzymatic activities, isolated Anaeromyces sp. from sheep rumen and Neocallimastix sp. from goat rumen were selected for their potential of in vitro fibre degradation. The highest in vitro digestibility of NDF (23.2%) and DM (34.4%) was shown for Neocallimastix sp. from goat rumen, as compared to the digestibility of NDF and DM in the control group of 17.5 and 25.0%, respectively.     

麦秸翻压还田对隔茬冬小麦旗叶抗性的生理效应

为了揭示秸秆翻压还田对冬小麦旗叶叶片衰老及抗性指标的变化规律,试验设置4个小麦秸秆翻压还田量(0、4500、6000、7500kg/hm2),测定分析了冬小麦旗叶叶绿素含量、光合速率、丙二醛(MDA)含量、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性、过氧化物酶(POD)活性及可溶性蛋白质含量等抗性指标。结果表明,秸秆还田可明显减缓冬小麦植株衰老过程中叶片叶绿素的降解和光合速率下降,并有效调节叶片超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)活性下降、可溶性蛋白质含量下降和丙二醛(MDA)含量的增加,延缓了冬小麦生育后期叶片的衰老;通过对各抗性指标与光合速率的相关性分析表明,各抗性指标在抑制冬小麦衰老过程中的作用大小依次为:丙二醛>可溶性蛋白质>POD活性>SOD的活性(丙二醛-0.999**;可溶性蛋白质0.997**;POD活性0.976*;SOD活性0.954*)。综合各处理的抗性指标得出,处理Ⅲ(6000kg/hm2)在提高作物后期抗逆性能力方面表现较好,处理Ⅳ(7500kg/hm2)表现较差。