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Chinese Journal of Biotechnology ; (12): 1322-1338, 2022.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM (Western Pacific) | ID: wpr-927783

ABSTRACT

Aerobic methane oxidizing bacteria (methanotrophs) can use methane as carbon source and energy source, eliminating 10%-20% of global methane. Methanotrophs can also effectively synthesize valuable methane-derived products. This article introduced the methane oxidizing mechanism of methanotrophs, and summarized the practical application and research hotspots of methanotrophs in the field of methane emission reduction in the landfill, ventilation air methane mitigation in coal mines, valuable chemicals biosynthesis, as well as oil and gas reservoir exploration. Main factors influencing the pollutant removal and the biosynthesis efficiency in various applications were also discussed. Based on the study of large-scale cultivation of methanotrophs, some measures to benefit the application and promotion of aerobic methane oxidizing biotechnology were proposed. This includes investigating the effect of intermediate metabolites on methanotrophs activity and population structure, and exploiting economical and efficient alternative culture media and culture techniques.


Subject(s)
Biotechnology , Carbon , Culture Media/chemistry , Methane/metabolism , Methylococcaceae/metabolism , Oxidation-Reduction
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Chemosphere ; 131: 91-103, 2015 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25800380

ABSTRACT

Landfill is the dominant disposal choice for the non-classified waste, which results in the stockpile of materials after a long term stabilization process. A novel landfill, namely renewable landfill (RL), is developed and applied as a strategy to recycle the residual materials and reuse the land occupation, aim to reduce the inherent problems of large land occupied, materials wasted and long-term pollutants released in the conventional landfill. The principle means of RL is to accelerate the waste biodegradation process in the initial period, recover the various material resources disposal and extend the landfill volume for waste re-landfilling after waste stabilized. The residual material available and risk assessment, the methodology of landfill excavation, the potential utilization routes for different materials, and the reclamation options for the unsanitary landfill are proposed, and the integrated beneficial impacts are identified finally from the economic, social and environmental perspectives. RL could be draw as the future reservoirs for resource extraction.


Subject(s)
Recycling/methods , Solid Waste/analysis , Waste Disposal Facilities , Biodegradation, Environmental , Risk Assessment
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Article in Chinese | WPRIM (Western Pacific) | ID: wpr-470232

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the relationship between blood vessel invasion (BVI) and clinicopathologic features and prognosis in patients with gastric cancer,and analyze related factors affecting the prognosis of patients.Methods The clinicopathological data of 206 patients with gastric cancer who were admitted to the Nanjing Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University from January 2007 to December 2010 were retrospectively analyzed.The BVI of surgical tumor specimens in all patients was detected by immunohistochemical staininng.All the patients were followed up via outpatient examination and telephone interview up to March 2014.The count data were analyzed using the chi-square test.The survival curve was drawn by Kaplan-Meier method.The survival analysis and univariate analysis were done using the Log-rank test,and multivariate analysis was done using the COX regression model.Results The BVI rate of 206 patients was 27.67% (57/206).The BVI rate of tumor tissues,tumor differentiation,perineural invasion,T stage,N stage and TNM stage in all patients with gastric cancer were compared,showing significant differences (x2=14.396,9.569,15.579,43.453,30.732,P < 0.05).After operation,188 patients were followed up for 6.0-60.0 months (median,34.0 months),with the follow-up rate of 91.26% (188/206).Among 188 patients with follow-up,the median survival time and 5-year cumulative survival rate in patients with BVI and with negative BVI were 32.4 months and 19.6%,40.7 months and 42.0%,respectively,with a significant difference in the survival of patients (x2 =9.364,P < 0.05).The results of univariate analysis showed that the diameter of tumor,tumor differentiation,perineural invasion,BVI,T stage,N stage and TNM stage were factors affecting the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer (x2=9.241,17.486,11.243,9.364,27.666,216.745,49.887,P < 0.05).The results of multivariate analysis showed that the diameter of tumormore than 5 cm,BVI,stage T4,stage N3 and stage Ⅲ were independent risk factors affecting the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer (HR =0.502,0.456,0.052,0.001,0.735; 95% confidence interval:0.334-0.754,0.289-0.720,0.004-0.664,0.000-0.006,0.159-3.398,P < 0.05).Conclusions BVI in patients with gastric cancer is associated with the progression of tumors.The diameter of tumor more than 5cm,BVI,stage T4,stage N3 and stage Ⅲ are independent risk factors affecting the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer,and BVI may be a predictor of poor prognosis of patients with gastric cancer.

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Waste Manag ; 34(4): 791-7, 2014 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24556262

ABSTRACT

Leachate contains amounts of non-biodegradable matters with COD range of 400-1500mg/L after the biological treatment, and should be removed further to attain the Chinese discharge standards. Hydration reaction has the potential to combine and solidify some recalcitrant substances, and thus could be applied as the advanced leachate treatment process. It was found that COD and NH3N decreased from 485 to<250mg/L and 91 to 10mg/L, with the removal rate over 50% and 90% in the first 6d, respectively, and COD and NH3N removal capacity were around 23.7 and 9.2mg/g under the test conditions. The percentage of the substances with low Mn range of<1000 decreased from 32.9% to 3.2% in leachate after hydration reaction. Tricalcium aluminate, tricalcium silicate and dicalcium silicate were the most activity compounds successively for the pollutant removal in leachate, and hydration reaction could be the option for the advanced wastewater treatment process thereafter.


Subject(s)
Waste Management , Waste Products/analysis , Water Pollutants, Chemical/isolation & purification , Water/chemistry , Ammonium Compounds/analysis , Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning , Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared , X-Ray Diffraction
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Chemosphere ; 91(7): 1058-63, 2013 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23461837

ABSTRACT

Humic acids (HAs) that extracted from leachates from semi-aerobic and anaerobic landfills test field at different stabilization times were characterized by elemental composition, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and Carbon-13 Cross-Polarization Magic-Angle-Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ((13)C CP/MAS NMR). The higher sulfur (S) content of HA in the anaerobic landfill leachate after a short stabilization time showed that the S released from the organic matter degradation was more easily stabilized under anaerobic conditions, which indicate that HA from anaerobic landfill leachate was more chemically reactive and played a more important role in mobilizing heavy metal, especially mercury, at early landfill stabilization times. However, the S content of HA from the semi-aerobic landfill increased over time, suggesting that more S was stabilized in HA as the landfill stabilization time was extended. The analytical results for the FTIR and NMR showed that the HA from the anaerobic landfill contained more aromatic groups, while HA from the semi-aerobic landfill had more oxygen-containing groups. The aromatic components of the HA from both the anaerobic and semi-aerobic landfills increased over time, suggesting that the maturity and humification degree of HA increased during the stabilization process.


Subject(s)
Humic Substances/analysis , Refuse Disposal , Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis , Aerobiosis , Carbon Isotopes , Environmental Monitoring , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
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Waste Manag ; 32(3): 438-47, 2012 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22104617

ABSTRACT

Fluorescence excitation-emission matrix spectroscopy (EEMs) combined with fluorescence regional integration (FRI) analysis was used to investigate the composition and transformation of humic acid (HA) and fulvic acid (FA) from landfill. The EEMs of HAs at different landfill ages were characterized by two typical fluorescence chromophores with Ex/Em pairs at Ex=420-470 nm/Em=490-530 nm and Ex=345-375 nm/Em=450-465 nm. EEMs of FA were featured by other two distinctly different fluorophores with Ex/Em pairs at Ex=315-335 nm/Em=420-440 nm and Ex=255-275 nm/Em=425-455 nm. The results show that HA extracted from the refuse disposed in the year of 1989 was formed by connecting small-condensed aromatic structures with protein-like chains. Compared with HA extracted from the refuse disposed in the year of 1992, HA extracted from the refuse of 1996 had a higher fluorescence intensity and lower r(()(B)(,)(A)()) (the ratio of the fluorescence intensities of peak B and peak A) value. It contained low molar mass components, low aromatic condensation degree, and more easily oxidized substituents. This indicates that the landfill time strongly affects the EEMs characteristics of HA, and that the humification degree of HA increases with the landfill time. A red shift to a longer wavelength region and an increase of fluorescence intensity were observed when the concentration of HA was increased, suggesting that concentration had a great influence on the fluorescence characteristics of HAs. pH (2-12) also had significant effects on the fluorescence intensity, although it exerted no effect on the peak position of fluorescence of HA and FA. The results of FRI show that increasing concentration lead to more interactions among various structure components and that small molecular weight units tend to aggregate or be masked into more complicated and larger structures. The pH influence on the fluorescence intensity of HA seems mainly through molecular configuration, while the fluorescence intensity change with pH may be due to various substituents of FA.


Subject(s)
Benzopyrans/analysis , Humic Substances/analysis , Waste Products/analysis , Spectrometry, Fluorescence
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Article in Chinese | WPRIM (Western Pacific) | ID: wpr-814681

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#To survey E-cadherin (E-cad) expression in tumor tissue and serum of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients, and to observe the clinical significance of their expression.@*METHODS@#Forty-eight samples of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma tissue, 23 samples of erosive esophagitis tissue, 24 samples of normal esophagus tissue and the corresponding sera were obtained. We used immunohistochemistry (IHC) to detect expression of E-cad in the tissues and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to examine expression of E-cad in the serum. Furthermore, we collected complete clinicopathological data from the participating patients.@*RESULTS@#The expression level of E-cad in the esophageal squamous cell carcinoma tissue was lower than that in normal esophagus tissues and erosive esophagitis tissues (P<0.05). Moreover, the expression level of E-cad was related to the depth of invasion, the status of lymph node metastasis and the level of differentiation of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (P<0.05). The expression level of serum E-cad of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients was obviously higher than that in the serum of normal esophagus controls and erosive esophagitis patients (P<0.05). But the expression level of E-Cad in the serum of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients was unrelated to clinicopathological features. The expression level of E-cad in the tissue was not correlated with that in the serum(P=0.134).@*CONCLUSION@#The expression of E-cad in tissues may assistin the diagnosis and prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. The expression of E-cad in the serum may assistin the diagnostic screening of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.


Subject(s)
Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Antigens, CD , Cadherins , Blood , Metabolism , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell , Metabolism , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Esophageal Neoplasms , Metabolism , Immunohistochemistry
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J Environ Monit ; 13(5): 1464-9, 2011 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21468428

ABSTRACT

Mercury (Hg) distribution and migration in different landfill stabilization processes were evaluated in this study. Wide ranges of Hg concentrations were observed because of the heterogeneity and variability of landfill refuse. In addition, temporally variable conditions, including pH, organic matter, and vegetation cover, which influence Hg migration in landfills, may also affect the temporal distribution of Hg in landfill refuse. The main fraction of Hg, elemental Hg, decreased with time, while the stable fractions of Hg increased. The fulvic acid (FA) extracted from the landfill leachate had much lower overall Hg-complexation stability constants, which suggests that organic S groups might have been rapidly saturated by small amounts of Hg while leaving oxygen functional groups, such as carboxylic functional or phenolic groups, acting as the primary binding sites for Hg.


Subject(s)
Benzopyrans/analysis , Humic Substances/analysis , Mercury/analysis , Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis , Benzopyrans/chemistry , Chemical Fractionation , Environmental Monitoring , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Kinetics , Mercury/chemistry , Refuse Disposal , Water Pollutants, Chemical/chemistry
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Waste Manag Res ; 29(11): 1197-204, 2011 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21172951

ABSTRACT

Acetylene has been found to significantly inhibit biological activity of methanogens and thus might be applicable for reducing the generation and emission of methane from municipal solid waste landfills. However, acetylene is gaseous and so it is considered physically infeasible to directly apply this gas to waste in landfill conditions. In the present study, a novel acetylene release mechanism was tested, using a matrix of acetylene entrapped in high hydrophobic paraffin wax and/or rosin and calcium carbide capsules with a ratio of 1.0 g g(-1) matrix and a diameter of 10 mm to facilitate the gradual release of acetylene. A diffusion mechanism model (Q = &b.gamma; × t (0.5)) for the matrix was derived based on the T. Higuchi equation, and the effective diffusion coefficients (D(e)) were acquired by linear fitting. Additionally, it was found that D(e) remained constant when the rosin content was up to more than 20% g g(-1) matrix.


Subject(s)
Acetylene/analogs & derivatives , Methane/analysis , Paraffin/pharmacology , Refuse Disposal/methods , Resins, Plant/pharmacology , Acetylene/metabolism , Diffusion , Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions , Methane/antagonists & inhibitors , Methane/metabolism , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning , Models, Chemical , Paraffin/chemistry , Resins, Plant/chemistry , Time Factors
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Waste Manag ; 31(2): 331-41, 2011 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21067908

ABSTRACT

In this study, municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash was used as a blending in making ceramic brick based on its characterization and an orthogonal test was performed to determine the optimal mixture ratio of the materials. Besides, the fired bricks made in accordance with the optimal mixture ratio were characterized for performance, phase transformation, microstructure, leaching toxicity of the heavy metals in accordance with GB/T 2542-92 (Detection methods for bricks analysis, China) and by means of XRD, SEM and leaching toxicity analysis. It was found that the optimal mixture ratio of materials (MSWI fly ash:red ceramic clay:feldspar:gang sand) was 20:60:10:10 by mass, and the optimal sintering temperature was 950°C. Leaching results of heavy metals from sintered bricks were reduced considerably in comparison with those from green bricks prior to sintering process. The results as a whole suggested that utilization of MSWI fly ash in ceramic brick constituted a potential means of adding value.


Subject(s)
Carbon/chemistry , Ceramics/chemical synthesis , Construction Materials/analysis , Incineration , Particulate Matter/chemistry , Refuse Disposal , Aluminum Silicates , Ceramics/analysis , Ceramics/toxicity , Clay , Coal Ash , Compressive Strength , Construction Materials/toxicity , Metals, Heavy/analysis , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning , Salts/chemistry , Silicon Dioxide , X-Ray Diffraction
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Chemosphere ; 78(11): 1362-7, 2010 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20110102

ABSTRACT

An equilibrium dialysis combined with a (14)C-labeling method was used to study the abiotic association of phthalic acid esters (PAEs) with dissolved humic substances (HS) and its influence on the fate of PAEs in landfill leachate. Elemental analysis and FTIR spectral analysis were carried out on the humic acid (HA) and fulvic acid (FA) components of HS to examine the relationship between the structure of HS and the intensity of the association of the PAEs with HS (K(A)). The results show that the association intensity of HS with PAEs depends greatly on both the properties of the PAEs and the source of HS. The HS have a strong association reaction with dibutyl phthalic acid, which might explain the higher concentration of dibutyl phthalic acid detected in landfill leachate. The pH value strongly affects the K(A) of HS, and it decreases radically when the pH increase from 3.0 to 9.0. The non-specific hydrophobic interaction between HS and PAEs plays a more important role in the abiotic association of HS with PAEs. Elemental analysis and FTIR spectra suggest that the high K(A) values are related to the high aromatic content and larger molecular weight of HS.


Subject(s)
Dialysis/methods , Humic Substances/analysis , Phthalic Acids/chemistry , Water Pollutants, Chemical/chemistry , Benzopyrans/chemistry , Benzopyrans/isolation & purification , Esters/chemistry , Esters/isolation & purification , Molecular Structure , Phthalic Acids/isolation & purification , Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared , Water Pollutants, Chemical/isolation & purification
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Waste Manag Res ; 28(4): 347-54, 2010 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19854815

ABSTRACT

The inhibition effects and mechanisms of chlorinated methane, anthraquinone and acetylene on methanogenesis in the anaerobic digestion process of biodegradable solid wastes were investigated. It was found that both chloroform and acetylene could effectively inhibit methanogens. Acetylene inhibited the activity of methanogens, while chloroform inhibited metabolic process of methanogenesis. A central composite design (CCD) and response surface regression analysis (RSREG) were employed to determine the optimum conditions and interaction effects of chloroform and acetylene in terms of methane and hydrogen production. Acetylene promoted the inhibition efficiency (F = 31.14; P < 0.01) more effectively than chloroform (F = 2.46; P > 0.05). In addition, a maximum hydrogen production of 1.6 ml was estimated under the optimum conditions of chloroform concentration of 6.69 mg kg(-1) and acetylene concentration of 3.08 x 10(-3) (v/v). Chloroform had a significant effect on enhancing the production of propionic acid and a minimum molar ratio of acetic acid to propionic acid of 0.707 was reached with the chloroform concentration of 9.24 mg kg(-1) and acetylene concentration of 4.0 x 10(-3) (v/v). Hence, methanogens can be inhibited while the stabilization process of solid wastes can still work well. Moreover, co-inhibition technology practice at landfills was feasible and the environmental damage was negligible, according to the analysis and experimental results.


Subject(s)
Methane/metabolism , Refuse Disposal , Acetylene/metabolism , Anthraquinones/metabolism , Bacteria, Anaerobic , Biodegradation, Environmental
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Waste Manag ; 30(3): 446-51, 2010 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19880303

ABSTRACT

To elucidate the influence of landfill gas (LFG) emission on environmental factors, an ecological investigation that was primarily concerned with the characteristics of vegetation, cover soil, and solid waste in the landfill was carried out. Temporal and spatial variations in vegetation diversity and coverage and their effects on reducing the emission of methane in the landfill were investigated. The results showed that both vegetation coverage and diversity increased with elapsed landfill closure time. The transition trend of the vegetation species was from perennial plant (Phragmites australis) to annual plants. Perennial vegetation was the dominant type of vegetation during the early closure period, and annual vegetation coverage increased with closure time. Vegetation preferentially appeared in areas of comparatively high depth of cover soil, which was characterized by high moisture retentiveness that enabled vegetation growth. The concentrations of methane and carbon dioxide in the cover soil significantly decreased with increasing closure time. The concentrations of methane and carbon dioxide from bare cover soil were higher than those from vegetated cover soil whereas the CO(2) flux of bare cover soil was less than that of vegetated cover soil.


Subject(s)
Carbon Dioxide/chemistry , Methane/chemistry , Refuse Disposal/methods , Soil , Waste Management/methods , Biodegradation, Environmental , China , Cities , Ecology , Environmental Monitoring , Equipment Design , Gases , Plants/metabolism , Time Factors
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Article in Chinese | WPRIM (Western Pacific) | ID: wpr-387174

ABSTRACT

Objective To discuss the value of leukocyte-targeted myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) as a tool in observing the degree of acute rejection after heart transplantation. Methods Abdominal heterotopic cardiac transplantation was performed on 32 rats successfully, among which 8 isografts served as group A, and groups B, C and D involved 8 allografts respectively. The rats in groups B and C were treated with cyclosporine A (CsA) at a high dose (10mg· kg-1 · day-1 ), a low dose (3 mg · kg-1 · day-1 ) from 3rd day before transplantation respectively.The rats in groups A and D were untreated with CsA. MCE was performed during continuous intravenous SonoVue injection postoperatively on the third day after operation. We performed 2 types of MCE: perfusion imaging and leukocyte-targeted imaging. The images were obtained at 20 s and 5 min after injection of contrast agent. The value of the contrast image grayscale (GS) was measured by image analyzer (GS20s, GS5 min). GStarget was calculated as the GS5min minus the GS20s in the same rat.Postmortem histology was performed after observation. The degree of myocardial rejection was determined by HE-stained graft myocardium. Immunohistochemistry was performed to quantify the CD3-positive cells, and correlation analysis was performed between CD3-positive cell count and GS20s,GS5min, GStarget. Results Perfusion imaging showed no significant difference in myocardial GS20s of each group. Leukocyte-Targeted imaging exhibited a clear gradient in these groups (P<0. 05). There was significant difference in GStarget of each group (P<0. 001). Postmortem histology showed 0- Ⅰ grade rejection in group A, Ⅰ -Ⅱ grade rejection in group B, Ⅱ-Ⅲ grade rejection in group C, Ⅲ-Ⅳ grade rejection in group D. Immunohistochemistry revealed the CD3-positive cell infiltration was increased in turn from the group A to the group D. There was a significantly positive correlation between the CD3-positive cell count and GStarget ( r = 0. 86, P < 0. 001 ). Conclusion Leukocyte-targeted contrast echocardiography may thus offer a noninvasive and effective ultrasound imaging technique for detecting the degree of acute cardiac transplant rejection.

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Sci Total Environ ; 407(10): 3385-91, 2009 May 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19217144

ABSTRACT

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) composition in landfill leachate would vary as the disposal time extended. Leachates with different ages were collected from Laogang Refuse Landfill of Shanghai, the largest landfill in China with a placement scale of 7600 t refuse per day. To characterize COD composition in leachate, samples were size-fractioned into suspended fractions (>0.45 microm), colloid fraction (0.45 microm

Subject(s)
Biodegradation, Environmental , Water Pollutants, Chemical/chemistry , Water Pollution, Chemical , Conservation of Natural Resources , Filtration , Principal Component Analysis , Time Factors , Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis
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J Hazard Mater ; 163(2-3): 1084-9, 2009 Apr 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18752890

ABSTRACT

Biological pretreatment efficiently remove organic matter from landfill leachate, but further removal of refractory hydrophobic organic chemicals (HOCs) is hard even with advanced treatment. In this work, three-stage-aged refuse bioreactor (ARB) efficiently removed chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of fresh leachate produced in Shanghai laogang landfill, from 8603 to 451 mg L(-1) and 1368 to 30 mg L(-1), respectively. In downstream treatment, 3 g L(-1) powder-activated carbon (PAC), granular-activated carbon (GAC) and biomimetic fat cell (BFC) removed 89.2, 73.4 and 81.1% HOCs, but only 24.6, 19.1 and 8.9% COD, respectively. Through the specific HOCs accumulation characteristics of BFC, about 11.2% HOCs with low molecular weight (<1000 Da) in the biologically treated leachate were concluded. Since HOCs are competitively trapped by dissolved organic matters (DOM), the ultimate removal of HOCs from leachate is unreachable by activated carbon or BFC. It was also found that the biologically treated leachate effluent exhibited a wide molecular weight distribution (34-514,646 Da). These constitutes are derived from both autochthonous and allochthonous matters as well as biological activities.


Subject(s)
Organic Chemicals/isolation & purification , Water Pollutants, Chemical/isolation & purification , Water Purification/methods , Adipocytes , Biomimetics , Charcoal , Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
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Article in Chinese | WPRIM (Western Pacific) | ID: wpr-435467

ABSTRACT

Purpose To study the expression of HPV L1 protein and p16 in various cervical lesions and to explore the value of HPV L1 protein and p16 immunostaining in predicting the progression from CIN1 to CIN3 and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).Methods Expression of HPV L1 protein and p16 in 18 cases of CIN1, 9 cases of CIN2, 8 cases of CIN3 and 6 cases of SCC was detected by immunohistochemistry.Results The average positive rates of HPV L1 protein in cervical lesions were 26.8%, and HPV L1 protein was positive in 38.9% of CIN1 and 44.4% of CIN2, but in 0 of CIN3 and SCC. In contrast, the average positive rate of p16 protein in cervical lesions was 68.3%, p16 protein was positive in 38.9% of CIN1and 77.8% of CIN2, but in 100% of CIN3 and SCC. p16-/HPV L1+ and p16-/HPV L1- cases represented 61.1% of CIN1, but 0 of CIN3 and SCCs, whereas p16+/HPV L1- cases represented 100% of CIN3 and SCC.Conclusions Expression of HPV L1 protein decreases whereas p16 protein increases with lesion progression. p16+/HPV L1- cases have the potential for progression, whereas p16-/HPV L1+ and p16-/HPV L1- cases may not be progressive lesions or potentially in remission.

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J Hazard Mater ; 151(2-3): 805-10, 2008 Mar 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17643818

ABSTRACT

To improve the regeneration ability of biomimetic fat cell (BFC), an innovative agent for hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) removal, BFC was modified through introducing 1, 3, 5-benzenetricarboxyl trichloride with trifunctional group and heterocyclic piperazine in this research. Modified biomimetic fat cell (MBFC) has a good lindane removal capacity close to that of BFC and powder activated carbon (PAC), and the lindane removal is 97.68, 96.65 and 98.36% with 7 mg/L lindane initial concentration, respectively. At the same time, 20 mg/L MBFC or PAC is sufficient for 10 microg/L lindane removal, and in 20-60 mg/L doses range the lindane removal by both MBFC and PAC can reach 99.0%; When the doses is below 10 mg/L, MBFC showed better lindane removal than PAC and MBFC even could reach 96.8% lindane removal in 5 mg/L dose. Lindane removal by MBFC could be held on 95% above in first 6-time reuse. Though the lindane removal by MBFC decreased with the reuse time increasing, MBFC still could remove 80 % lindane after 9 times regeneration. In contract with BFC, MBFC showed obvious advantage on the regeneration. The lindane removal mechanism by MBFC, similar with BFC, includes bioaccumulation by MBFC nucleolus-triolein and adsorption by MBFC membrane, and the bioaccumulation is the main way.


Subject(s)
Biomimetics , Hexachlorocyclohexane/chemistry , Water Purification/methods , Water/chemistry , Adsorption , Chemistry, Organic/methods , Chlorides/chemistry , Hexachlorocyclohexane/analysis , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning , Models, Chemical , Organic Chemicals/chemistry , Temperature , Thermogravimetry , Time Factors , Waste Disposal, Fluid/methods , Water Pollutants, Chemical
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Waste Manag ; 28(5): 896-903, 2008.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17376666

ABSTRACT

Humic acid (HA) and fulvic acid (FA) extracted from landfills at different landfill ages were characterized by elemental composition, (13)C CP/MAS NMR, and TMAH-Py-GC/MS. The elemental composition analysis revealed high O/C and low H/C ratios in the FA, indicating a high proportion of O-alkyl and carboxylic acids in the FA. The analytical results of (13)C CP/MAS NMR suggested that there were more oxygenated aliphatic carbons and fewer aromatic carbons in FA than in HA. The Py-GC/MS products showed that the HA and FA extracted from the refuse in the landfill were mainly composed of various lignin-derived compounds. Oxidized aromatic acid derivatives originated from the oxidation of side-chains of lignin-like compounds, and this process played a significant role in the process of HA and FA formation in the landfill. All of the results demonstrated that the degree of humification increased with landfill age.


Subject(s)
Benzopyrans/chemistry , Humic Substances/analysis , Refuse Disposal/methods , Carbon Isotopes , Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/methods , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy/methods
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J Hazard Mater ; 153(1-2): 885-91, 2008 May 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17959305

ABSTRACT

Traditional composting operation may take over 2 weeks for the primary stage. The enhancement of the composting process will shorten the operation time and thus reduce the composting space and production costs. In this work, a microbial inoculum originated from the MSW leachate was used for the enhancement of the biodegradation of organic fractions of MSW (namely OFMSW hereinafter) in the composting process. The leachate generated from OFMSW composting was cultivated in the presence of foreign nutritions of beef extract, peptone, K(2)HPO(4) and CaCO(3), respectively. The rough microbial inoculum was then harvested from the cultivated leachate and employed for the enhancement of OFMSW composting. One percent of the rough inoculum was mixed with 99% of the organic wastes (on wet basis). When the composting process proceeded at Day 7, the leachate thus generated was re-cultivated with the said nutrition and introduced into fresh organic wastes for another 7-day composting; repeating this step and the final generated leachate (namely final inoculum) was used for the fresh organic waste composting process. Seeding effects in terms of composting parameters (temperature, oxygen uptake rate, pH, cellulase, microbial numbers, moisture content, and nitrogen concentrations) were tested and the data were collected as reported in this paper. It was found that the temperature in the composting system seeded with the final inoculum could reach over 55 degrees C for the duration of over 96 h, and the numbers of thermophilic bacteria, actinomyces and molds in the refuse, increased by approximately 100%, 70% and 50%, respectively, after a 20-day primary composting. pH maintained at 7.0 with slight fluctuation, thus facilitating the microbial behaviors of cellulose depletion. Meanwhile, the oxygen uptake rate (OUR) and cellulase activity was observed to increase by some 50% and 26%, respectively. The development trend of nitrogen concentrations also indicated that the microorganisms in the final inoculum had the ability to endure the extreme temperature of 70 degrees C. Hence, it can be concluded that the final inoculum developed with leachate recirculated cultivation can work well, benefited from the indigenous communities present to efficiently accelerate the OFMSW composting process.


Subject(s)
Bacteria/metabolism , Refuse Disposal/methods , Soil , Water Pollutants, Chemical , Ammonia/metabolism , Bacteria/isolation & purification , Cellulase/metabolism , Colony Count, Microbial , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Nitrates/metabolism , Nitrogen/metabolism , Oxygen/metabolism , Temperature
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