Methylene Blue Removal by Graphene Oxide/Alginate Gel Beads

Xianjun Liu,Baochen Cui,Shuzhi Liu,Qing Ma 한국섬유공학회 2019 Fibers and polymers Vol.20 No.8

Methylene blue (MB) adsorption capacity in water matrices depends highly on the properties of each componentof the adsorption systems. The most important one of these is the physicochemical properties of the adsorbent. A compositegel bead was prepared from graphene oxide (GO) and sodium alginate (SA) through a combination of freeze-drying andcross-linking with calcium chloride. Fundamental adsorption behavior of the gel beads for removal of MB from aqueoussolutions has been investigated. The pH had mild influence on the adsorption, while adsorption increased as the adsorbentdosage, initial concentration, and contact time increased. The kinetic adsorption fitted the pseudo second-order and intraparticlediffusion models. The isotherm data followed the Langmuir and Freundlich models. The maximum adsorptioncapacity from the Langmuir isotherm equation reached 357.14 mg/g. The results of the thermodynamic investigationsindicated that the adsorption reactions were spontaneous (ΔG<0, -13.79 kJ/mol), exothermic (ΔH<0, -46.7 kJ/mol). Inaddition, the adsorption capacity of the regenerated gel beads has little loss until four cycles.

Analysis of Emergency Demand Response Levels of Central Air-Conditioning

Xianjun Qi,Zongshuo Ji,Hongbin Wu,Jingjing Zhang,Hejun Yang 대한전기학회 2020 Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology Vol.15 No.6

Central air-conditioning (CAC) is a fl exible load which can be dispatched during an emergency demand response (EDR) program. However, consumers’ trade-off between thermal comfort levels (TCLs) and profi ts will aff ect the potential of CAC. Therefore, this paper proposes a method to evaluate CAC’S response levels. An EDR optimization model simulating consumers’ trade-off between TCLs and profi ts is established and it is solved by a particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm. Then the defi nition of EDR levels is presented to quantitatively analyze the capability of CAC providing the EDR. Furthermore, uncertainty of EDR levels caused by stochastic initial indoor temperature is analyzed through a Monte Carlo (MC) simulation. A case study shows the rationality of the presented method, and the eff ects of weight coeffi cients, compensation prices and penalty prices on EDR levels are also analyzed.

Subgingival microbiome in periodontitis and type 2 diabetes mellitus: an exploratory study using metagenomic sequencing

Xianjun Lu,Tingjun Liu,Jiani Zhou,Jia Liu,Zijian Yuan,Lihong Guo 대한치주과학회 2022 Journal of Periodontal & Implant Science Vol.52 No.4

Purpose: To explore differences in the subgingival microbiome according to the presence of periodontitis and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), a metagenomic sequencing analysis of the subgingival microbiome was performed. Methods: Twelve participants were divided into 4 groups based on their health conditions (periodontitis, T2D, T2D complicated with periodontitis, and generally healthy). Subgingival plaque was collected for metagenomic sequencing, and gingival crevicular fluids were collected to analyze the concentrations of short-chain fatty acids. Results: The shifts in the subgingival flora from the healthy to periodontitis states were less prominent in T2D subjects than in subjects without T2D. The pentose and glucuronate interconversion, fructose and mannose metabolism, and galactose metabolism pathways were enriched in the periodontitis state, while the phosphotransferase system, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and peptidoglycan biosynthesis, bacterial secretion system, sulfur metabolism, and glycolysis pathways were enriched in the T2D state. Multiple genes whose expression was upregulated from the red and orange complex bacterial genomes were associated with bacterial biofilm formation and pathogenicity. The concentrations of propionic acid and butyric acid were significantly higher in subjects with periodontitis, with or without T2D, than in healthy subjects. Conclusions: T2D patients are more susceptible to the presence of periodontal pathogens and have a higher risk of developing periodontitis. The pentose and glucuronate interconversion, fructose and mannose metabolism, galactose metabolism, and glycolysis pathways may represent the potential microbial functional association between periodontitis and T2D, and butyric acid may play an important role in the interaction between these 2 diseases. The enrichment of the LPS and peptidoglycan biosynthesis, bacterial secretion system, and sulfur metabolism pathways may cause T2D patients to be more susceptible to periodontitis.

Effects of sodium diacetate on the fermentation profile, chemical composition and aerobic stability of alfalfa silage

Xianjun Yuan,AiYou Wen,Seare T. Desta,Jian Wang,Tao Shao 아세아·태평양축산학회 2017 Animal Bioscience Vol.30 No.6

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of sodium diacetate (SDA) on fermentation profile, chemical composition and aerobic stability of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) silage. Methods: Fresh alfalfa was ensiled with various concentrations of SDA (0, 3, 5, 7, and 9 g/kg of fresh forage). After 60 days of the ensiling, the samples were collected to examine the fermentative quality, chemical composition and aerobic stability. Results: The application of SDA significantly (p<0.05) decreased silage pH with the lowest value in silage with 7 g/kg of SDA. The proliferations of enterobacteria, yeasts, molds and clostridia were inhibited by SDA, resulted in lower ethanol, propionic and butyric acid concentrations and dry matter loss in SDA treated silages than control. The increasing SDA linearly decreased free amino acid N (p<0.001), ammonia N (p = 0.018) and non-protein N (p<0.001), while linearly increased water soluble carbohydrate (p<0.001) and peptide N (p<0.001). It is speculated that SDA accelerated the shift from homofermentative to heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria during the silage fermentation, indicated by lower lactic acid production in SDA-9 than SDA-7 silages after 60 days of ensiling. Alfalfa silages treated with SDA at 7 g/kg had highest Flieg’s point and remained stable more than 9 d during aerobic exposure under humid and hot conditions in southern China. Conclusion: SDA may be used as an additive for alfalfa silages at a level of 7 g/kg.

Study on treatment of acid mine drainage by nano zero-valent iron synergistic with SRB immobilized particles

Xianjun Wang,Junzhen Di,Bing Liang,Yu Yang,Yanrong Dong,Mingxin Wang 대한환경공학회 2021 Environmental Engineering Research Vol.26 No.5

In view of the serious pollution and high cost of treatment of acid mine drainage (AMD) in coal mine, the polyving akohol (PVA) and boric acid embedding cross-linking method was used to prepare the immobilized particles for treatment of AMD with sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and nano zero-valent iron (nano-Fe⁰) as the main body. In order to explore the specification and dosage of each matrix component of immobilized particle, a series of single factor tests and orthogonal tests were carried out to determine the optimal ratio of each matrix component. The results shows that when the SRB quality additive percentage was 30%, the nano-Fe0 dosage was 4%, the corn cob particle size was 60 mesh and the dosage was 3%, the SO₄<SUP>2-</SUP>, Cr<SUP>6+</SUP> and Cr<SUP>3+</SUP> removal rates were 82.99%, 99.78% and 38.78%, respectively, the TFe and COD release rates were 4.26 ㎎·L<SUP>-1</SUP> and 1,033.4 ㎎·L<SUP>-1</SUP>, respectively, and the pH value was 8.04, and the treatment effect was the best.

Improvement of Fermentation and Nutritive Quality of Straw-grass Silage by Inclusion of Wet Hulless-barley Distillers' Grains in Tibet

Yuan, Xianjun,Yu, Chengqun,Shimojo, M.,Shao, Tao Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2012 Animal Bioscience Vol.25 No.4

In order to develop methods that would enlarge the feed resources in Tibet, mixtures of hulless-barley straw and tall fescue were ensiled with four levels (0, 10%, 20%, and 30% of fresh weight) of wet hulless-barley distillers' grains (WHDG). The silos were opened after 7, 14 or 30 d of ensiling, and the fermentation characteristics and nutritive quality of the silages were analyzed. WHDG addition significantly improved fermentation quality, as indicated by the faster decline of pH, rapid accumulation of lactic acid (LA) (p<0.05), and lower butyric acid content and ammonia-N/total N (p<0.05) as compared with the control. These results indicated that WHDG additions not only effectively inhibited the activity of aerobic bacteria, but also resulted in faster and greatly enhanced LA production and pH value decline, which restricted activity of undesirable bacteria, resulting in more residual water soluble carbohydrates (WSC) in the silages. The protein content of WHDG-containing silages were significantly higher (p<0.05) higher than that of the control. In conclusion, the addition of WHDG increased the fermentation and nutritive quality of straw-grass silage, and this effect was more marked when the inclusion rate of WHDG was greater than 20%.

Ellagic acid exerts anti‑fibrotic effects on hypertrophic scar fibroblasts via inhibition of TGF‑β1/Smad2/3 pathway

Liu Xianjun,Gao Xinxin,Li Hao,Li Zhandong,Wang Xiaoe,Zhang Li,Wang Bo,Chen Xinxin,Meng Xianglong,Yu Jiaao 한국응용생명화학회 2021 Applied Biological Chemistry (Appl Biol Chem) Vol.64 No.5

Hypertrophic scar (HS) is a kind of serious pathological scar with no currently effective treatment. HS fibroblasts (HSFs) are the main effector cells for HS formation. Ellagic acid (EA) exerts regulatory effects in some diseases, but its role in HS remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of EA on the fibrotic phenotypes of HSFs and to further investigate the downstream signaling mechanism. The cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay was used to perform cytotoxicity and proliferation assays. HSFs migration was assessed using wound healing and transwell assays. HSFs contraction was measured by a collagen lattice contraction assay and detection of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) expression. The levels of mRNA and protein were determined by qPCR and western blotting, respectively. The results showed that EA inhibited the proliferation, migration, and contraction of HSFs and collagen expression in HSFs in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, EA not only suppressed the Smad2/3 pathway but also reversed TGF-β1- induced activation of the Smad2/3 pathway and up-regulation of the fibrotic cellular phenotypes in HSFs. These findings demonstrate that EA exerts anti-fibrotic effects on HSFs by blocking the TGF-β1/Smad2/3 pathway, which indicates that EA is a potential therapeutic candidate for treatment of HS.

최적 엑티비티 가속대안 선정 방법론

리현군(LI, XIANJUN),곽한성(Gwak, Han-Seong),이동은(Lee, Dong-Eun) 대한건축학회 2017 大韓建築學會論文集 : 構造系 Vol.33 No.6

Project schedule compression (or crashing) is frequently required at the planning and construction stages. It is an important technique for all construction participants. Existing studies solved many aspects of this issue. They improved the practicality of the crashing method by considering the diversity and uncertainty of the time-cost function of an activity. This paper presents a system called optimal activity acceleration methods selection system (OAAM). The method generates an activity time-cost function using historical activity acceleration data which administrates overmanning and overtime at job site, defines the productivity efficiency functions which model the effects of overmanning and overtime on activity duration and cost, calculates adjusted activity time and cost attributed to activity acceleration, and identifies optimal activity acceleration alternatives for crashing. It implements the time-cost tradeoff (TCT) using genetic algorithm (GA) and identifies the most economical combination of activity acceleration alternatives to achieve a target schedule compression. A case study is presented to verify the validity of the method.

최적 공기단축 전략수립 방법론

리현군(Li, xianjun),이동은(Lee, Dong-Eun) 대한건축학회 2016 대한건축학회 학술발표대회 논문집 Vol.36 No.2

Spatial Distribution of Nitrifers and Nitrification Associated with Aggregates along A 2000 Year Chronosequence of Rice Cultivation

Xiaoping Xin,Xianjun Jiang,Liu Wei 한국토양비료학회 2014 한국토양비료학회 학술발표회 초록집 Vol.2014 No.6