Kinetics of pentachlorophenol co-metabolism removal by micro-aeration sequencing batch reactor process

Jianhui Wang,Guolong Xie,Xin Qi,Ruifeng Ming,Bin Zhang,Hai Lu 한국화학공학회 2022 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.39 No.6

Four carbon sources (including trehalose, glucose, acetic acid, and yeast extract) were used as the co-metabolicmatrix of pentachlorophenol (PCP). The effect of the carbon sources on the process of acclimatization and degradationof PCP was investigated. The acclimatization rate of carbon sources with different substrates, the activities ofmicrobial enzymes in the co-metabolism process, and the control of co-metabolism reaction conditions were evaluated. The kinetic model of co-metabolic degradation of PCP in micro aerated sequencing batch reactor (SBR) wasestablished based on the Monod equation. The model was applied to fit the operating conditions of the micro aeratedSBR process in this study. The experimental results showed that the type and concentration of metabolic matrix greatlyinfluenced the degradation rate of PCP, and its trehalose, glucose, and acetic acid enhanced the degradation of PCP. Inparticular, the strengthening effect of trehalose was pronounced. When trehalose was used as a co-metabolic carbonsource, the time required for PCP degradation to a predetermined degree was shortened to one-fifth of the original,PCP removal rate exceeded 95%. At the same time, yeast extract inhibited the biodegradation of PCP when it was usedas an additional matrix carbon source. After the co-metabolism carbon source was added to the system, the proliferationrate of the microorganism was increased, and the key enzymes of PCP degradation were induced in the system. When the co-metabolic carbon source concentration was high, it accelerated active enzymes’ induction and maintainedhigh activity; 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride-electron transport system (TTC-ETS) activity reached about 7.6mgTF/(gTSS·H), and 2-(p-iodophenyl)-3-(p-nitrophenyl)-5-phenyl Tetrazolium chloride-electron transport system(INT-ETS) activity reached 63.5mgINTF/(gTSS·H). When the concentration of co-metabolism carbon source wasextremely high, the co-degradation of toxic organic compounds was inhibited, leading to a decrease in the co-degradationrate. The kinetic model optimized the co-metabolism substrate. The degradation rate of PCP was increased by54.9% by micro-aeration-co-metabolism. The kinetic model was used to fit the microaerobic reaction process of microaeration SBR. The relevant result was in agreement with the experimental result by 97.6%.

Equivalent and identification of integrated coupling parameter of variable speed constant frequency brushless doubly fed generator

Yiding Wang,Jianhui Su,Jidong Lai,Bao Xie,Yong Shi,Hongru Yu 전력전자학회 2022 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.22 No.1

Brushless doubly fed generator (BDFG) generally adopts double closed-loop vector control strategies. Owing to the influence of BDFG coupling parameters, the accuracy of feedforward decoupling parameters is very important; however, the complexity of the BDFG model makes its winding parameters difficult to identify. On the basis of the characteristics of the BDFG system control model and the decoupling control conditions, this study proposes a method for identifying the integrated coupling parameter. This method first uses particle swarm optimization to identify the coefficients of the current closed-loop transfer function. Then, the values of the integrated coupling parameters are calculated on the basis of the relationship between the coefficients of the current closed-loop transfer function and the integrated coupling parameters of the BDFG. This method bypasses the challenge of directly identifying BDFG winding parameters and can be used directly to design the controller. Experiments are performed using a 30 kW BDFG platform to prove the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method.

Granularity and Laxative Effect of Ultrafine Powder of Dendrobium officinale

DanDan Luo,Chao Qu,ZhenBiao Zhang,JianHui Xie,LieQiang Xu,HongMei Yang,CaiLan Li,GuoSheng Lin,HongFeng Wang,ZiRen Su 한국식품영양과학회 2017 Journal of medicinal food Vol.20 No.2

Constipation is a common disorder that is a significant source of morbidity among people around the world ranging from 2% to 28%. Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo is a traditional herbal medicine and health food used for tonicity of the stomach and promotion of body fluid production in China. This study aimed to prepare the ultrafine powder of Dendrobium officinale (UDO) and investigate its laxative effect and potential mechanism in mice with diphenoxylate-induced constipation. Results indicated that the mean diameter (d50) of UDO obtained by ball milling was 6.56 lm. UDO (62.5, 125, and 250 mg/kg, p.o.) could significantly enhance the gastrointestinal transit ratio and promote fecal output. Moreover, UDO treatment resulted in significant increases in the serum levels of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), gastrin (Gas), motilin (MTL), and substance P (SP), and obviously decreased serum contents of somatostatin (SS). Taken together, UDO, which can be easily obtained through milling to a satisfactory particle size, exhibited obvious laxative effect in diphenoxylate-induced constipated mice, and the mechanism might be associated with elevated levels of AChE, Gas, MTL, SP, and reduced production of SS. UDO has the potential for further development into an alternative effective diet therapy for constipation.

Timing and tectonic settings of the Late Paleozoic intrusions in the Zhusileng, northern Alxa: implication for the metallogeny

Mingming Fei,Mao Pan,Chunlin Xie,Jianhui Wang,Hansen Zhao 한국지질과학협의회 2019 Geosciences Journal Vol.23 No.1

The Zhusileng–Hangwula tectonic zone, located in the northern Alxa area, is a key site for understanding the evolution of the Paleo-Asian Ocean (PAO) and related mineral formation. We report the major and trace elements and zircon U-Pb ages of newly discovered mafic and intermediate to felsic intrusive rocks in the Zhusileng area. LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb analyses of the Echenghei diabase and Haierhan and Heipingshan granites yielded crystallization ages of 305 Ma, 284 Ma, and 271 Ma, respectively. The Late Carboniferous mafic rocks have high MgO and Fe2O3T contents and low K2O and TiO2 contents, and are characterized by depletion of HREEs and notably negative Nb-Ta anomalies, with enrichment of Rb, Ba, and U, which indicate an enriched mantle source. The Early Permian granites of the Zhusileng area are highly differentiated I-type granitoids sourced from mixing of mantle and crust, are high-K calc-alkaline and enriched in LREEs, and exhibit moderately to strongly negative Eu anomalies. All the intrusive rocks formed in a post-collisional extensional environment, which indicates that the branch of the PAO in the northern Alxa area had closed before the Early Permian. The Cu-Mo/Au mineralization in the Zhusileng area formed in the Middle to Late Permian and is genetically linked to the Late Paleozoic post-collisional rifting magmatism from after the closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean.

Angelica sinensis Supercritical Fluid CO2 Extract Attenuates D-Galactose-Induced Liver and Kidney Impairment in Mice by Suppressing Oxidative Stress and Inflammation

Zhi-Zhun Mo,Zhi-Xiu Lin,ZiRen Su,Lin Zheng,Hui-Lin Li,JianHui Xie,Yan-Fang Xian,Tie-Gang Yi,Shui-Qing Huang,Jian-Ping Chen 한국식품영양과학회 2018 Journal of medicinal food Vol.21 No.9

Angelica sinensis (AS, Danggui in Chinese) is an important herbal component of various traditional formulae for the management of asthenia and its tonic effects. Although AS has been shown to ameliorate cognitive damage and nerve toxicity in D-galactose (D-gal)-elicited senescent mice brain, its effects on liver and kidney injury have not yet been explored. In this work, mice were subjected to hypodermic injection with D-gal (200 mg/kg) and orally gavaged with AS (20, 40, or 80 mg/kg) once a day for 8 successive weeks. Results revealed that AS significantly improved liver and kidney function as assessed by organ index and functional parameters. In addition, AS pretreatment effectively ameliorated the histological deterioration. AS attenuated the MDA level and markedly enhanced the activities and gene expressions of antioxidative enzymes, namely Cu, Zn-SOD, CAT, and GPx. Furthermore, AS markedly inhibited the D-gal-mediated increment of expressions of inflammatory cytokines iNOS, COX-2, IκBα, p-IκBα, and p65 and promoted the IκBα expression level in both hepatic and renal tissues. In sum, AS pretreatment could effectively guard the liver and kidney of mice from D-gal-induced injury, and the underlying mechanism was deemed to be intimately related to attenuating oxidative response and inflammatory stress.