Effect of biomass concentration on the specific solvent productivity ofClostridium acetobutylicum in chemostat culture

Summary Using a defined medium in chemostat culture, an inverse relationship between the biomass concentration and the specific butanol productivity has been observed. It is suggested that this is due to the cell population not being homogeneous, and that a change in the nutrient balance leads to a cha in the relative proportions of acidogenic, solventogenic and inert cells (spores).     

On-line estimation of biomass concentration during transient growth on yeast chemostat culture using light reflectance

The application of light reflectance for estimating biomass concentration was investigated on oxidative chemostat culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A correlation between light reflectance and dry weight was established for biomass concentrations from 0.5 to 10 g l^–1. The light reflectance signal was stable during the course of chemostat culture and proved to be sensitive to slight but fast changes in biomass concentration following shift-up in dilution rate, acetate pulse or during an oscillation. On-line estimated biomass revealed a larger time window of the biological response during spontaneous oscillations and could be used to predict carbohydrate storage.     

遥感技术支持下的植被生产力与生物量研究进展

目前广泛应用于植被生产力与生物量估算的遥感模型主要有经验模型、物理模型、半经验模型和综合模型 ,它们的应用受到诸如大气、背景、地形、植被覆盖率与结构等因素的影响。遥感技术的迅速发展及其它技术的应用 ,包括热红外、微波和激光遥感仪器以及多角度、高光谱和高分辨率技术等 ,正逐步消除或降低影响因素 ,进一步提高植被生产力与生物量估算的范围和精度     

Effect of photobioreactor inclination on the biomass productivity of an outdoor algal culture

The profiles of photon flux density incidented on a tubularloop photobioreactor in the day could be altered by inclining the bioreactor at an angle with the horizontal. The photon flux density at noon decreased with increasing angle of inclination, whereas the photon flux density in the early morning and late afternoon increased with increasing angle of inclination. The overall photosynthetic radiance received by the bioreactor inclined at 0, 25, 45, and 80 degrees was 1:0.89:0.77:0.62. Regardless of the angle of bioreactor inclination, the overall biomass output rate of a fed-batch culture over an 8-h/day period was comparable (26-36 g-biomass m(-2) bioreactor surface area day(-1)). As a bioreactor inclined at an angle occupied smaller land area, and daily biomass output rate per land area of a bioreactor inclined at 80 degrees (130 g-biomass m(-2) land) was about six times of that obtainable at horizontal position (21-g biomass m(-2) land). The bioenergetics growth yield from the absorbed photosynthetic radiance was not a constant but an inverse function of the photon flux density. The quasi-steady state chlorophyll content of the Chlorella cells varied between 36 and 63 mg g(-1) cells. Photoinhibition of the maximum photosynthetic capacity was not observed in this study.     

中国南方3种主要人工林生物量和生产力的动态变化

基于中国南方杉木、马尾松、桉树3种主要人工林的幼龄林、中龄林、近熟林、成熟林、过熟林5个不同年龄各3块1000 m2样地(共计45块)的建立和调查,采用样木回归分析法(乔木层)和样方收获法(灌木层、草本层、地上凋落物)获取不同林型不同林龄径级样木和其它基本数据,探讨了3种人工林各组分各层次林分生物量和生产力的分配特征及随林龄的变化规律,结果表明,林分生物量和生产力与林龄密切相关,增长模型的拟合度均较高,相关显著;杉木、马尾松、桉树人工林的生物量随林龄的增长呈增加趋势,成熟林的生物量分别为192.30、191.53、105.77 Mg/hm2,其中活体植物分别占95.76%—98.39%、75.01%—99.14%、85.60%—97.61%;生物量的层次分配乔木层占绝对优势,并随年龄而增加,其它层次所占比例较小,总体趋势为凋落物草本层灌木层;乔木层的器官分配以干所占比例最高,杉木、马尾松、桉树分别占54.89%—75.97%、49.93%—83.10%、51.07%—98.48%,随年龄的增加而增加,根的比例次之,枝叶所占比例较小,随林龄而下降;灌木层器官分配以枝的相对生物量较大,草本层的地上和地下分配规律不明显;与其它森林类型相比,杉木和马尾松的生物量处于中上游水平,桉树的生物量较低,但3种人工林的生产力均很高,分别为12.37、8.98、21.10 Mg hm-2a-1,均是光合效率高、固碳潜力大的中国南方速生丰产优良造林树种。     

Factors influencing productivity of fermentations employing recombinant microorganisms

Advances in molecular biology and the exploitation of recombinant DNA procedures for the expression of heterologous genes in microbial hosts offer an opportunity to develop fermentation processes more scientifically and less empirically than has been feasible previously. Nevertheless, the highly interdisciplinary nature of the task makes this a complex undertaking. The relationships between microbial physiology and plasmid copy number, plasmid stability, and gene expression are not well documented for host/vector systems and appear to be highly system specific. In an effort to account for these complex biological interactions which can exceed our intuitive capabilities, mathematical models have been designed to aid in process analysis and development activities. Fermentation strategies based on certain physiological assumptions are beginning to be reported for recombinant systems. Representative efforts in these areas indicate the broad scope of considerations involved in developing fermentation processes for recombinant microorganisms and the opportunities for further research in this field.     

不同强度人为干扰对马尾松地上部分生物量及生产力的影响

采用平均标准木法及分层切割法研究了不同干扰强度对马尾松林地上部分生物量和生产力的影响．并对3个林分蓄积量、各器官相对比例进行了比较分析。结果表明。马尾松林分地上部分总生物量、各器官生物量及净生产力均随干扰强度的减轻而增加,轻度干扰有利于林分生物量和蓄积量的积累及生产力的提高。     

三峡库区植被生物量和生产力的估算及分布格局

三峡工程对三峡库区的生态环境将会产生巨大影响,对库区生物量和生产力的本底研究具有重要的科学意义和历史价值.以108块临时样地及森林资源清查数据为基础,对三峡库区植被生物量和生产力进行估算,结果表明:(1)三峡库区植被总生物量和年生产力分别为1.17×108t、1.77×107t,占全国森林植被的0.91%和3.62%,均高于全国平均水平;(2)三峡库区马尾松林生物总量最多,达到4.14×107t,常绿阔叶林单位面积生物量最高,为85.60t hm-2;(3)竹林的NPP最高,为10.10t a-1 hm-2,柏木林最低,仅为4.21t a-1 hm-2;(4)三峡库区植被平均生物量和NPP均呈现"东高西低,北高南低"的分布格局,与经纬度没有明显相关性;(5)森林植被平均生物量随着海拔上升而增加,在海拔为1500～1800m范围内达到最大值59.05t hm-2,随后迅速下降.(6)NPP随海拔变化呈现"先减后增随后又减"的规律,最大值出现在900～1200m区段,为7.07t a-1 hm-2;(7)库区海拔在300～1500m间的森林植被总生物量和总生产力分别为8.15×107t和10.38×106t a-1,占整个库区的83.58%和83.83%.     

中短轮伐期杨树纸浆林LAI及生物生产力的研究

研究了中短轮伐期杨树纸浆林ＬＡＩ的动态变化,ＬＡＩ与透光率的关系,林分的生物生产力及林分的经济生物量生产．结果表明,ＬＡＩ随林龄和密度的增大而递增,３个杨树无性系间是ＮＬ８０３５１＞Ｉ６９＞Ｉ７２;ＬＡＩ与透光率的关系可用Ｍ．Ｍｏｎｓｉ和Ｔ．Ｓａｅｋｉ修正的消光方程来描述,消光系数为０．８１８;林分地上部分年净生物生产力与ＬＡＩ密切相关,其关系可用指数函数来表达;４年生时,不同密度及不同无性系间林分的生物生产力、生物量分配模式存在较大差异,以１１１１株·ｈｍ－２林分的生产力最高,约为５００株·ｈｍ－２林分的１４倍．３个无性系中以ＮＬ８０３５１最高,Ｉ７２杨最低;林分地上部分干木质部、枝木质部及皮的干物质累积趋势可用Ｒｉｃｈａｒｄｓ方程描述．４年生时,作为化学浆材的林分经济生物量是１１１１＞８３３＞６２５＞５００株·ｈｍ－２,作为磨木浆材的林分经济生物量是５００＞６２５＞８３３＞１１１１株·ｈｍ－２．无性系间均以ＮＬ８０３５１的林分经济生物量最高,Ｉ７２杨最低．     

Physiology of the yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus during batch and chemostat cultures with glucose as the sole carbon source

Growth, substrate consumption, metabolite formation, biomass composition and respiratory parameters of Kluyveromyces marxianus ATCC 26548 were determined during aerobic batch and chemostat cultivations, using mineral medium with glucose as the sole carbon source, at 30 degrees C and pH 5.0. Carbon balances closed within 95-101% in all experiments. A maximum specific growth rate of 0.56 h(-1), a biomass yield on glucose of 0.51 g g(-1), and a maximum specific consumption of oxygen of 11.1 mmol g(-1) h(-1) were obtained during batch cultures. The concentration of excreted metabolites was very low at the culture conditions applied, representing 6% of the consumed carbon at most. Acetate and pyruvate were excreted to a larger extent than ethanol under the batch conditions, and the protein content accounted for 54.6% of the biomass dry weight. Steady states were obtained during chemostats at dilution rates of 0.1, 0.25 and 0.5 h(-1). At the two former dilution rates, cells grew at carbon limitation and the biomass yield on glucose was similar to that obtained under the batch conditions. Metabolite formation was rather low, accounting for a total of 0.005 C-mol C-mol(-1) substrate. At 0.5 h(-1), although the biomass yield on glucose was similar to the value obtained under the above-mentioned conditions, the cultivation was not under carbon limitation. Under this condition, 2-oxoglutarate, acetate, pyruvate and ethanol were the prevalent metabolites excreted. Total metabolite formation only accounted to 0.056 C-mol C-mol(-1) of substrate. A very high protein and a low carbohydrate content (71.9% and 9.6% of biomass dry weight, respectively) were measured in cells under this condition. It is concluded that K. marxianus aligns with the so-called aerobic-respiring or Crabtree-negative yeasts. Furthermore, it has one of the highest growth rates among yeasts, and a high capacity of converting sugar into biomass, even when carbon is not the limiting nutrient. These results provide useful data regarding the future application of K. marxianus in processes aimed at the production of biomass-linked compounds, with high yields and productivities.     

Assessing scale‐dependent effects on Forest biomass productivity based on machine learning

Estimating forest above‐ground biomass (AGB) productivity constitutes one of the most fundamental topics in forest ecological research. Based on a 30‐ha permanent field plot in Northeastern China, we modeled AGB productivity as output, and topography, species diversity, stand structure, and a stand density variable as input across a series of area scales using the Random Forest (RF) algorithm. As the grain size increased from 10 to 200 m, we found that the relative importance of explanatory variables that drove the variation of biomass productivity varied a lot, and the model accuracy was gradually improved. The minimum sampling area for biomass productivity modeling in this region was 140 × 140 m. Our study shows that the relationship of topography, species diversity, stand structure, and stand density variables with biomass productivity modeled using the RF algorithm changes when moving from scales typical of forest surveys (10 m) to larger scales (200 m) within a controlled methodology. These results should be of considerable interest to scientists concerned with forest assessment.     

马尾松-阔叶树混交异龄林生物量与生产力分配格局

在25年生的马尾松林下分别套种1年生火力楠、闽粤栲、苦槠、格氏栲、青栲和拉氏栲幼苗,经过16a的培育后形成了郁闭的针阔混交异龄林。应用分层平均标准木收获法,建立相对生长方程,对上述6种混交林及马尾松纯林的生物量与生产力分配格局进行了研究。6个混交林的林木总生物量分别为216·41、260·06、221·92、221·65、246·13t/hm2及201·04t/hm2,而马尾松纯林的生物量为204·37t/hm2;其中地上部分占81·4%~83·7%,林分之间差异较小。在混交林中,处于主林层的马尾松生物量占林分总生物量的比例为73·5%~85·4%。在各林分生物量组成中,干材生物量最大,占总生物量的56·4%~64·8%,其它组分所占的比例依次为根(16·3%~18·6%)>枝(9·0%~16·9%)>皮(4·9%~7·3%)>叶(1·1%~4·3%)。生物量的空间结构在马尾松纯林和混交林之间存在明显差异,混交林中0~9m高度的生物量分配比例(67·1%)明显大于马尾松纯林(53·7%);混交林中,在2~3m高度就出现了枝、叶的分布,而马尾松纯林中则出现在13~14m。混交林中,阔叶树根系的生物量主要集中于0~40cm土层,占根系总生物量的74%~99%,60cm以下土层则根系分布很少,而马尾松的根系则主要分布于土壤表层(0~20cm)和60cm以下土层,分别占总生物量的26%和49%。各混交林分的净初级生产力为10·60~15·25t/(hm2·a),而马尾松纯林的生产力仅7·34t/(hm2·a)。林分净初级生产力(NPP)与光合器官/地上部分生物量比(X1)、细根生物量/地下部分生物量比(X2)存在显著的非线形关系:NPP=5·5745+1·1985X1+2·6479X22。在所研究的林分中,细根(d<2mm)生物量占林分总生物量的平均比例为0·2%,但细根生产力占林分净生产力的平均比达2·9%。     

A novel polyculture growth model of native microalgal communities to estimate biomass productivity for biofuel production

Native polyculture microalgae is a promising scheme to produce microalgal biomass as biofuel feedstock in an open raceway pond. However, predicting biomass productivity of native polycultures microalgae is incredibly complicated. Therefore, developing polyculture growth model to forecast biomass yield is indispensable for commercial-scale production. This research aims to develop a polyculture growth model for native microalgal communities in the Minamisoma algae plant and to estimate biomass and biocrude oil productivity in a semicontinuous open raceway pond. The model was built based on monoculture growth of polyculture species and it is later formulated using species growth, polyculture factor (k_value), initial concentration, light intensity, and temperature. In order to calculate species growth, a simplified Monod model was applied. In the simulation, 115 samples of the 2014–2015 field dataset were used for model training, and 70 samples of the 2017 field dataset were used for model validation. The model simulation on biomass concentration showed that the polyculture growth model with k_value had a root-mean-square error of 0.12, whereas model validation provided a better result with a root-mean-square error of 0.08. Biomass productivity forecast showed maximum productivity of 18.87 g/m²/d in June with an annual average of 13.59 g/m²/d. Biocrude oil yield forecast indicated that hydrothermal liquefaction process was more suitable with a maximum productivity of 0.59 g/m²/d compared with solvent extraction which was only 0.19 g/m²/d. With satisfactory root-mean-square errors less than 0.3, this polyculture growth model can be applied to forecast the productivity of native microalgae.     

川西山地主要人工林种群根系生物量与生产力

采用标准地法,对四川西部山地主要人工林的根系进行了研究,结果表明(1)用D2H估测单株林木根系生物量的适合模型均以幂函数模型为最佳,所筛选统计模型的相关系数较高,在0.94～0.99之间;(2)根系总生物量大小排序为日本落叶松＞峨眉冷杉＞四川红杉＞川西云杉,分别为37.832、24.907、18.320t/hm2和15.982 t/hm2,各级根的生物量占总根量的比例各不相同;(3)根系生物量集中在分布土层0.00～40.00cm,川西云杉占97.88%,四川红杉占96.78%,峨眉冷杉占95.65%,日本落叶松占99.72%;尤其在0.00～20.00cm土层分布的根最多,分别占77.13%,77.13%,65.02%和80.66%;在0.00～20.00cm,20.00～40.00cm和40.00～60.00cm的各层根系生物量分配比例,川西云杉为34121,四川红杉为2461,峨眉冷杉为1571,日本落叶松为63141;(4)川西云杉、四川红杉、峨眉冷杉和日本落叶松人工林种群根系的生物量密度分别为10.782t/(hm2·m),8.230t/(hm2·m),14.546 t/(hm2·m)和13.211 t/(hm2·m);(5)川西云杉、四川红杉、峨眉冷杉和日本落叶松人工林种群根系生产力分别为0.57、0.83、0.71 t/(hm2·a)和1.64 t/(hm2·a).     

Formation of fermentation products and extracellular protease during anaerobic growth of Bacillus licheniformis in chemostat and batch-culture

For a relaxed (rel-), protease producing (A-type) and a stringent (rel+), not-protease producing (B-type) variant of Bacillus licheniformis we determined fermentation patterns and products, growth parameters and alkaline protease-production (if any) in anaerobic, glucose-grown chemostats and batch-cultures. Glucose is dissimilated via glycolysis and oxidative pentose phosphate pathway simultaneously; the relative share of these two routes depends on growth phase (in batch) and specific growth rate (in chemostat). Predominant products are lactate, glycerol and acetaldehyde for A-type batches and acetaldehyde, ethanol, acetate and lactate for B-type batches. Both types show a considerable acetaldehyde production. In chemostat cultures, the fermentation products resemble those in batch-culture. From the anaerobic batches and chemostats, we conclude that the A-type (with low ATP-yield) will have a YATPmax of probably 12.9 g/mol and the B-type (with high ATP-yield) a YATPmax of about 10.1 g/mol. For batch-cultures, both types have about the same, high Yglucose (12 g/mol). So, the slow-growing A-type has a relatively high efficiency of anaerobic growth (i.e. an efficient use of ATP) and the fast-growing B-type a relatively low efficiency of anaerobic growth. In aerobic batch-cultures, we found 48, respectively 41% glucose-carbon conversion into mainly glycerol and pyruvate, respectively acetate as overflow metabolites in the A- and B-type. In both aerobic and anaerobic batch-cultures of the A-type, protease is produced predominantly in the logarithmic and early stationary phase, while a low but steady production is maintained in the stationary phase. Protease production occurs via de novo synthesis; up to 10% of the total protease in a culture is present in a cell-associated form. Although anaerobic protease production (expressed as protease per amount of biomass) is much higher than for aerobic conditions, specific rates of production are in the same range as for aerobic conditions while, most important, the substrate costs of anaerobic production are very much higher than for aerobic conditions.     

高温蛋白酶产生菌的筛选及其产酶条件和酶学性质分析

从徂徕山温泉附近土样中分离到9株产高温蛋白酶菌株,选取一株碱性蛋白酶高产菌株L7为出发菌株,进行显微形态、16S rRNA基因序列分析,将其初步鉴定为短芽孢杆菌(Brevibacillus sp.)。研究该菌株发酵条件,确定产酶的最佳培养基组成为葡萄糖40 g/L,蛋白胨20 g/L,磷酸氢二钠1.4 g/L,氯化钙0.6 g/L,硫酸镁0.4 g/L,通过培养基优化,酶活达到103.08 U/mL。最佳培养条件为250 mL三角烧瓶中装液量50 mL、pH8.0、培养温度为55℃、培养时间为24 h。对该菌株酶学性质研究,L7菌株所产高温蛋白酶的最适温度为55℃,最适pH为10,并且具有良好的温度稳定性和pH稳定性,酶活性受PMSF强烈抑制。     

Estimating net primary productivity of grasslands from field biomass measurements in temperate northern China

Data on field biomass measurements in temperate grasslands of northern China (141 samples from 74 sites) were obtained from 23 Chinese journals, reports and books. Net primary productivity (NPP) of grasslands was estimated using three algorithms (peak live biomass, peak standing crop and maximum minus minimum live biomass), respectively, based on availability of biomass data in sites. 135 samples which have aboveground biomass (AGB) measurements, have peak AGB ranges from 20 to 2021 g m^–2 (mean = 325.3) and the aboveground NPP (ANPP) ranges from 15 to 1647.1 g m^–2 per year (mean = 295.7). 72 samples which have belowground biomass (BGB) measurements, have peak BGB ranges from 226.5 to 12827.5 g m^–2 (mean = 3116) and the belowground NPP (BNPP) ranges from 15.8 to 12827.5 g m^–2 per year (mean = 2425.6). In total 66 samples have the total NPP (TNPP), ranging from 55.3 to 13347.8 g m^–2 per year (mean = 2980.3). Mean peak biomass and NPP varied from different geographical sampling locations, but they had a general rough regularity in ten grasslands. Meadow, mountain and alpine grasslands had high biomass and NPP (sometimes including saline grassland). Forested steppe, saline grassland and desert had median values. Meadowed and typical steppes had low biomass and NPP (sometimes including desert). The lowest biomass and NPP occurred in deserted steppe and stepped desert. Grassland ANPP has significant positive relationships with annual and summer precipitation as well as summer temperature (all p<0.01). However, grassland BNPP and TNPP have more significant negative relationships with summer temperature (p<0.01) than with annual temperature (p<0.05). The analysis of climate – productivity correlations implied that aboveground productivity is more controlled by rainfall, whereas belowground and total productivity is more influenced by temperature in the temperate grasslands of northern China. The present study might underestimate grassland NPP in northern China due to limitation of biomass measurements. Data on relative long-term aboveground and belowground biomass dynamics, as well as data of standing dead matter, litterfall, decomposition and turnover, are required if grassland NPP is to be more accurately estimated and the role of temperate grasslands in the regional to global carbon cycles is to be fully appreciated. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Forest biomass,productivity and carbon cycling along a rainfall gradient in West Africa

Net Primary Productivity (NPP) is one of the most important parameters in describing the functioning of any ecosystem and yet it arguably remains a poorly quantified and understood component of carbon cycling in tropical forests, especially outside of the Americas. We provide the first comprehensive analysis of NPP and its carbon allocation to woody, canopy and root growth components at contrasting lowland West African forests spanning a rainfall gradient. Using a standardized methodology to study evergreen (EF), semi‐deciduous (SDF), dry forests (DF) and woody savanna (WS), we find that (i) climate is more closely related with above and belowground C stocks than with NPP (ii) total NPP is highest in the SDF site, then the EF followed by the DF and WS and that (iii) different forest types have distinct carbon allocation patterns whereby SDF allocate in excess of 50% to canopy production and the DF and WS sites allocate 40%–50% to woody production. Furthermore, we find that (iv) compared with canopy and root growth rates the woody growth rate of these forests is a poor proxy for their overall productivity and that (v) residence time is the primary driver in the productivity‐allocation‐turnover chain for the observed spatial differences in woody, leaf and root biomass across the rainfall gradient. Through a systematic assessment of forest productivity we demonstrate the importance of directly measuring the main components of above and belowground NPP and encourage the establishment of more permanent carbon intensive monitoring plots across the tropics.     

Active heterotrophic biomass and sludge retention time (SRT) as determining factors for biodegradation kinetics of pharmaceuticals in activated sludge

The present study investigates the biodegradation of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) by active biomass in activated sludge. Active heterotrophs (X_bh) which are known to govern COD removal are suggested as a determining factor for biological PhAC removal as well. Biodegradation kinetics of five polar PhACs were determined in activated sludge of two wastewater treatment plants which differed in size, layout and sludge retention time (SRT).Results showed that active fractions of the total suspended solids (TSS) differed significantly between the two sludges, indicating that TSS does not reveal information about heterotrophic activity. Furthermore, PhAC removal was significantly faster in the presence of high numbers of heterotrophs and a low SRT. Pseudo first-order kinetics were modified to include X_bh and used to describe decreasing PhAC elimination with increasing SRT.     

海洋低温蛋白酶菌株发酵条件的研究(Ⅱ)

建立了海洋低温蛋白酶菌株(Pseudomonasalcaligenes简写为Pa040523)发酵最适pH值、温度、时间、接种量、通气量分别为5·5、12℃、72h、7%、170mL;在最适发酵条件下,Pa040523菌株50L发酵罐中低温蛋白酶活性为1,976·2U/mg。