在无有机碳源和缺氧条件下自养菌和异养菌脱氨氮作用

在无有机碳源和缺氧条件下,应用^15N示踪考察4株具有氨氧化作用的菌株在膜反应器中的氨氧化产气情况。当溶氧浓度（DO）〈0．5mg／L的缺氧条件下,自养菌Nitrosomonas sp．单株培养,能将6．3％的氨氮转化为氮气,^15N2产生量占氨氮消耗量的21．86％。自养菌株与异养菌株混合培养,可将30．86％的氨氮转化为氮气,^15N2产生量占氨氮消耗茸的80．38％。企无有机碳的条件下,自养菌和异养菌的协同代时作用,可大大提高缺氧氩氧化产氮气的效率。     

红假单胞菌去除养鱼废水三态氮及COD的研究

利用红假单胞菌(Rhodopseudomonas sp.)wps对鲫鱼养殖废水三态氮及COD进行处理.菌株wps对水体亚硝氮的去除率随菌浓的降低而降低,当添加菌液量降到0.4 mL(终浓度约为5×10⁴cell·mL^-1)时,其对亚硝氮的去除效果已不明显,但同时投加400μg碳源明显提高其亚硝氮去除率,高出对照20.06%;菌株wps对氨氮也有一定去除效果,但碳源的添加对氨氮的去除影响更大;同时施加0.4 mL wps菌液和40μg碳源对硝氮和COD的去除率分别比对照提高20.51%和22.03%.光照与否对其处理养鱼废水的效果影响不大.PCR-DGGE结果分析显示,菌株wps在与土著光合细菌的竞争中处于劣势.     

Removal of NH3 by a peat biofilter without and with nitrifier

Ammonia was deodorized using fibrous peat on laboratory-scale. The removal of NH₃ by the peat was principally by physical and chemical adsorption of NH₃ with functional groups of humic substances of the peat. The NH₃ adsorption capacities of the various peats tested ranged from 10 to 20 g-N/kg·dry peat, and were decreased by neutralization with Ca(OH)₂. The removal of NH₃ by nitrification could be achieved by seeding the peat with nitrifying bacteria. The maximum removal rate of NH₃ was about 70 percent of the nitrifying capacity which was, in this study, quantified by 48 h nitrifying capacity.     

Removal of chromium from industrial waste by using eucalyptus bark

Several low cost biomaterials such as baggase, charred rice husk, activated charcoal and eucalyptus bark (EB) were tested for removal of chromium. All the experiments were carried out in batch process with laboratory prepared samples and wastewater obtained from metal finishing section of auto ancillary unit. The adsorbent, which had highest chromium(VI) removal was EB. Influences of chromium concentration, pH, contact time on removal of chromium from effluent was investigated. The adsorption data were fitted well by Freundlich isotherm. The kinetic data were analyzed by using a first order Lagergren kinetic. The Gibbs free energy was obtained for each system and was found to be -1.879 kJ mol(-1) for Cr(VI) and -3.885 kJ mol(-1) for Cr(III) for removal from industrial effluent. The negative value of deltaG0 indicates the feasibility and spontaneous nature of adsorption. The maximum removal of Cr(VI) was observed at pH 2. Adsorption capacity was found to be 45 mg/g of adsorbent, at Cr(VI) concentration in the effluent being 250 mg/l. A waste water sample containing Cr(VI), Cr(III), Mg, and Ca obtained from industrial unit showed satisfactory removal of chromium. The results indicate that eucalyptus bark can be used for the removal of chromium.     

甘薯淀粉废水发酵生产微生物油脂的研究

研究了废水预处理方式及添加营养因子对产油菌株FR在甘薯淀粉废水中生长、产油及COD去除的影响。发现不经稀释的废水发酵效果优于稀释后的效果,采用淀粉酶液化处理、添加碳氮比、添加Mn2 均能够促进菌株FR生长、产油和COD去除,淀粉酶液化处理后的产油率可达45.3%,淀粉酶和糖化酶先后处理后的COD去除率可达66.3%。Mg2 的加入可以提高生物量。     

Removal of prioritary pesticides contamining r'mel ground water by using organic waste residues

This study evaluated pesticide contamination of R'mel ground water located in northwest Morocco. The study area is densely populated and thriving, with intensive agriculture. Various techniques, including stir bar sorptive extraction (SBSE) and gas chromatography with mass spectroscopy detection (GC-MS), were used for the quantitative determination of 13 pesticides including alachlor, aldrin, atrazine, chlorpyrifos, chlorfenvinphos, dieldrin, alpha-endosulfan, endrin, hexachlorobenzene, beta-HCH, gamma-HCH (lindane), simazine and trifluralin. The survey results showed that contamination by pesticide residues is widespread in the area. With the exception of atrazine, the average concentrations were all below the regulatory limits established by the European Union. The potential of ten natural organic substances to eliminate pesticides included in the European Water Framework Directive was evaluated. The absorbents with the highest removal efficiency were date and olives stones and, to a Lesser degree, Raphanus raphanistrum and Cistus ladaniferus. The adsorption tests gave very satisfying results and pointed to the possible application of these supports as ecoLogical remediation techniques to prevent pesticide pollution of aquatic ecosystems.     

Removal and recovery of phosphorus from water by means of adsorption onto orange waste gel loaded with zirconium

Orange waste, an available biomass, was immobilized with zirconium(IV) to investigate its feasibility for phosphate removal from an aquatic environment. Kinetics, effects of pH and foreign anions, and the adsorption isotherm for phosphate have been examined. The adsorption capacity has been compared to that of two commercially available adsorbents such as zirconium ferrite and MUROMAC XMC 3614. The prepared gel was an effective adsorption gel for phosphate removal with a reasonably high sorption capacity of 57mg-P/g, which was four times higher than that of zirconium ferrite. The highest removal of phosphate was observed at low pH, whereas higher pH suppressed phosphate removal, but even up to pH 9 more than 85% phosphate removal was observed. Adsorbed phosphate was eluted by NaOH solution. Fixed bed column-mode experiments confirmed the complete adsorption of phosphate in continuous-mode operation. Throughout the operating conditions, zirconium was not leaked.     

A wood based low-temperature biochar captures NH3-N generated from ruminant urine-N, retaining its bioavailability

Aims

Ammonia (NH₃) can be volatilised from the soil surface following the surface application of nitrogenous fertilisers or ruminant urine deposition. The volatilisation of NH₃ is of agronomic and environmental concern, since NH₃-N is a form of reactive nitrogen. Ammonia adsorption onto biochar has the potential to mitigate NH₃ losses, but to date no studies have examined the potential for reducing NH₃ losses when biochar is present in the soil matrix.

Methods

We used ¹⁵N-enriched urine to examine the effect of incorporating a wood based low-temperature biochar into soil on NH₃ volatilisation. Then, we extracted the urine-treated biochar and compared its potential to act as a plant N source with fresh biochar, while growing ryegrass (Lolium perenne).

Results

The NH₃ volatilisation from ¹⁵N-labelled ruminant urine, applied to soil, was reduced by 45% after incorporating either 15 or 30?t ha^?1 of biochar. When the urine-treated biochar particles were transferred into fresh soil, subsequent plant growth was not affected but the uptake of ¹⁵N in plant tissues increased, indicating that the adsorbed-N was plant available.

Conclusions

Our results show that incorporating biochar into the soil can significantly decrease NH₃ volatilisation from ruminant urine and that the NH₃-N adsorbed onto the biochar is bioavailable. Further studies are now required to assess the temporal dynamics of the N pools involved.     

Removal of lead from aqueous solutions by agricultural waste maize bran

Maize bran is a low cost biosorbent that has been used for the removal of lead(II) from an aqueous solution. The effects of various parameters such as contact time, adsorbate concentration, pH of the medium and temperature were examined. Optimum removal at 20 degrees C was found to be 98.4% at pH 6.5, with an initial Pb(II) concentration of 100 mg l(-1). Dynamics of the sorption process and mass transfer of Pb(II) to maize bran were investigated and the values of rate constant of adsorption, rate constant of intraparticle diffusion and the mass transfer coefficients were calculated. Different thermodynamic parameters viz., changes in standard free energy, enthalpy and entropy were evaluated and it was found that the reaction was spontaneous and exothermic in nature. The adsorption data fitted the Langmuir isotherm. A generalized empirical model was proposed for the kinetics at different initial concentrations. The data were subjected to multiple regression analysis and a model was developed to predict the removal of Pb(II) from an aqueous solution.     

Ethanol production from artificial domestic household waste solubilized by steam explosion

Solubilization of domestic household waste through steam explosion with subsequent ethanol production by the microbial saccharification and fermentation of the exploded product was studied. The effects of steam explosion on the changes of the density, viscosity, pH, and amounts of extractive components in artificial household waste were determined. The composition of artificial waste used was similar to leftover waste discharged from a typical home in Japan. Consecutive microbial saccharification and fermentation, and simultaneous microbial saccharification and fermentation of the steam-exploded product were attempted usingAspergillus awamori, Trichoderma viride, andSaccharomyces cerevisiae, the ethanol yields of each process were compared. The highest ethanol yield was obtained with simultaneous microbial saccharification and fermentation of exploded product at a steam pressure of 2 MPa and a steaming time of 3 min.     

一株氨化细菌的分离、鉴定及氨氮降解能力的初步分析

养殖水体中高浓度的氨态氮及硝态氮是导致鱼虾发病的直接或间接因素1, 特别是近几年来,不断发生养殖生物氨氮中毒的事件, 给水产养殖业带来了严重的经济损失2, 因此对养殖水体中氨氮浓度的控制以及如何解决养殖水体中的氨氮污染问题, 已成为净化养殖水质的研究热点。       

Removal of PO4 and NH4 from wastewaters by UASB methanogenic fermentation

The removal of PO₄ and NH₄ from wastewaters was investigated by stimulating the formation of precipitates containing PO₄ and NH₄ in granulated sludge in UASB methanogenic fermentation. In a synthetic wastewater containing volatile fatty acids, the removal efficiencies of PO₄ and NH₄ were 85 (influent=406 mg/l) and 60% (influent=100 mg/l), respectively, when 8 mM Ca and 8 mM Mg were added in the influent. In a heat-treated liquor of sewage sludge, a PO₄ removal efficiency of 70% (influent=53 mg/l) was achieved by the addition of 2 mM Ca and 3.5 mM Mg; removal of NH₄, however, was not observed during the experimental periods.     

Removal of ethylacetate vapor from waste gases by a trickle-bed air biofilter

Biofilter system is a relatively new process that has been proven to be more cost-effective than traditional technologies such as carbon adsorption, liquid scrubbing, condensation, thermal incineration, and catalytic incineration for removing low-strength volatile organic compounds from waste gases. The trickle-bed air biofilter (TBAB) performance for ethylacetate (EA) removal was evaluated under different influent loadings. In the pseudo-steady states, the elimination capacity increased, but the removal efficiency decreased with increased influent loading. More than 95 and 90% removal efficiencies could be achieved for EA loadings below 490 and 810 g m(-3) h(-1), respectively. The TBAB appears to be very effective for controlling EA emission under low to high loading conditions, and the effectiveness could be maintained over 190 days of laboratory operation.     

西双版纳不同热带森林下土壤铵态氮和硝态氮动态研究

用顶盖埋管法(Close-Top Tube Incubations)就西双版纳3种热带森林（热带季节雨林、片断热带雨林、橡胶林）研究了土壤铵态氮（NH４-N）和硝态氮（NO３-N）以及土壤氮素矿化速率的季节动态情况。结果表明：西双版纳3种不同林型土壤NH４-N、NO３-N和氮素矿化速率均具有明显的季节性变化。NH４-N以干热季（4月末）最高（平均为26.92 mg*kg－1）和干季（2月末）最低(平均为12.01 mg*kg－1);NO３-N则以雨季中期（7月中旬）最高(平均为8.9 mg*kg－1）和干季（2月末）最低(平均为4.04 mg*kg－1）;矿化速率则以干热季（(2月末～4月末)最高(平均为0.496 mg*kg－1*d－1）,以雨季（7月中旬～11月初）最低(平均为0.0037 mg*kg－1*d－1）。就不同林型而言,季节雨林年均氮矿化速率(0.319 mg*kg－1*d－1)>片断热带雨林(0.25 mg*kg－1*d－1)>橡胶林(0.074 mg*kg－1*d－1)。     

Effects of a cyperus papyrus L. swamp on domestic waste water

The effectiveness of a papyrus swamp for the removal of nutrients from domestic waste water was investigated in a small tropical swamp in Kenya. The study was conducted in a man-made impoundment transformed into a swamp which receives sewage effluents discharged into a stream.Spatial and temporal distribution of nutrients were determined in the swamp from October 1980 to August 1981. They included the measurement of nitrogen and phosphorus, together with temperature, pH, conductivity and dissolved oxygen.A comparison between the water quality characteristics of the input versus the output from the swamp indicated significant decreases in the mean temperature and conductivity by 20 and 23%, respectively. Dissolved oxygen was reduced by 85%, ammonium by 77% and orthophosphate by 80%.The results obtained indicate that papyrus swamps are efficient in nutrient removal for the purpose of domestic waste water renovation.     

Microbial detoxification of waste rubber material by wood-rotting fungi

The extensive use of rubber products, mainly tires, and the difficulties to recycle those products, has resulted in world wide environmental problems. Microbial devulcanisation is a promising way to increase the recycling of rubber materials. One obstacle is that several microorganisms tested for devulcanisation are sensitive to rubber additives. A way to overcome this might be to detoxify the rubber material with fungi prior to the devulcanisation. In this study, 15 species of white-rot and brown-rot fungi have been screened with regard to their capacity to degrade an aromatic model compound in the presence of ground waste tire rubber. The most effective fungus, Resinicium bicolor, was used for detoxification of rubber material. Increase in growth of the desulfurising bacterium Thiobacillus ferrooxidans in presence of the rubber treated with Resinicium bicolor compared to untreated rubber demonstrated that detoxification with fungi is possible.     

Nitrogen Acquisition from Atmospheric NH3 by Lolium perenne

Ammonia (NH₃) is the third most abundant N species in the atmosphere and, due to various natural and anthropogenic sources, can reach high concentrations in some areas. While some plants show effects of toxicity, others are capable of using this N-form and grow well without any utilization of soil-N. Acquisition of atmospheric NH₃ will affect the acid-base balance of the plants as absorption and dissolution causes an alkalinisation (production of OH^?) and assimilation of NH₃ results in an acidification (generation of H⁺). As there is only a limited capacity for biochemical disposal of excess H⁺ in shoots, pH regulation may involve H⁺/OH^? extrusion into the media via roots and transport of (in)organic ions between roots and above-ground parts of the plant. Our aim therefore was to assess NH₃ acquisition by Lolium perenne and to study the effects of gas phase NH₃ on growth, acid-base balance and mineral composition of the plants. The experiments therefore included application of a range of ¹⁴NH₃ to the shoots and of ¹⁵N as NO₃^?, NH₄⁺ or NH₄NO₃ to the roots, from which the amount of gas phase NH₃ acquisition could be quantified. Analysis of the mineral composition provided data for calculation of acid-base balance as well as for water use efficiencies of the plants. The results indicate that over the range of NH₃ supplied, plants from all treatments could utilize gas-phase NH₃ as demonstrated by increases in growth and in N and C use efficiencies. Plants receiving NO₃^? via their roots had a higher capacity to use gaseous NH₃ than those growing with NH₄⁺. NH₃ assimilation in shoots reduced both the acid load with NH₄⁺ nutrition and the alkaline load with NO₃^? supply to the roots. The results of the experiments are discussed in relation to possible acid-base regulation mechanisms of the whole plant.     

Removal of estrogenic activity of endocrine-disrupting genistein by ligninolytic enzymes from white rot fungi

Endocrine-disrupting genistein was treated with the white rot fungus Phanerochaete sordida YK-624 under ligninolytic condition with low-nitrogen and high-carbon culture medium. Genistein decreased by 93% after 4 days of treatment and the activities of ligninolytic enzymes, manganese peroxidase (MnP) and laccase, were detected during treatment, thus suggesting that the disappearance of genistein is related to ligninolytic enzymes produced extracellularly by white rot fungi. Therefore, genistein was treated with MnP, laccase, and the laccase-mediator system with 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HBT) as a mediator. HPLC analysis demonstrated that genistein disappeared almost completely in the reaction mixture after 4 h of treatment with either MnP, laccase, or the laccase-HBT system. Using the yeast two-hybrid assay system, it was also confirmed that three enzymatic treatments completely removed the estrogenic activity of genistein after 4h. These results strongly suggest that ligninolytic enzymes are effective in removing the estrogenic activity of genistein.