Carob pod: A new substrate for citric acid production by Aspergillus niger

The production of citric acid from carob pod extract byA. niger in surface fermentation was investigated. A maximum citric acid concentration (85.5 g/L), citric acid productivity (4.07 g/L/d), specific citric acid production rate (0.18 g/g/d), and specific sugar uptake rate (0.358 g/g/d) was achieved at an initial sugar concentration of 200 g/L, pH of 6.5, and a temperature of 30°C. Other kinetic parameters, namely, citric acid yield, biomass yield, specific biomass production rate, and fermentation efficiency were maximum at pH 6.5, temperature 30°C, and initial sugar concentration 100 g/L. The external addition of methanol into the carob pod extract at a concentration up to 4% (v/v) improved the production of citric acid.     

Production of α-keto acids Part I. Immobilized cells ofTrigonopsis variabilis containing D-amino acid oxidase

Whole cells ofTrigonopsis variabilis were immobilized by entrapment in Ca²⁺-alginate and used for the production of α-keto acids from the corresponding D-amino acids. The D-amino acid oxidase within the immobilized cells has a broad substrate specificity. Hydrogen peroxide formed in the enzymatic reaction was efficiently hydrolyzed by manganese oxide co-immobilized with the cells. The amino acid oxidase activity was assayed with a new method based on reversed-phase HPLC. Oxygen requirements, bead size, concentration of cells in the beads, flow rate, and other factors were investigated in a “ trickle-bed ” reactor.     

The thermal properties of poly(oxy-1,4-benzoyl), poly(oxy-2,6-naphthoyl), and its copolymers

The thermal properties, i.e., heat capacity, enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs function, and the transition behavior of the copolymer system of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and 2,6-hydroxynaphthoic acid have been studied based on differential scanning calorimetry. The heat capacities of the glass, crystal, and anisotropic melt are shown to be largely additive on a molar basis. Additivity is lost in the two transition regions, glass transition and disordering transition. Isothermal crystallization experiments on the copolymers revealed the existence of two types of crystals which melt at high temperature (fast-grown crystals) and low temperature (slowly grown crystals). The ATHAS computation method is used to bring heat capacities of the solid state into agreement with approximate frequency spectra. The changes in heat capacity at the glass transitions occur at 434°K for the poly(oxy-1,4-benzoyl) [33.2 J/(K mol)] and at 420°K for poly(oxy-2,6-naphthoyl) [46.5 J/(K mol)]. The copolymers have a transition range of above 100°K. The anisotropic melt is linked to the well-known condis state of poly(oxy-1,4-benzoyl) by a continuous changes in disorder and mobility without an additional first-order transition.     

Glucose utilization by lysine-producing fluoroacetate-sensitive mutants ofCorynebacterium glutamicum

A fluoroacetate-sensitive mutant was isolated fromCorynebacterium glutamicum, ATCC 21513, following mutagenesis with NTG. Batch fermentations show that in terms of growth kinetics, glucose utilization, and lysine formation, there are significant differences between the mutant and the parent. The mutant’s specific growth rate (0.22/h) is lower than that for the parent (0.34/h). Also, the yield expressed as lysine/glucose consumed does not alter as a function of the glucose concentration for the mutant, and is about 0.22, whereas for the parent, this coefficient decreases with increasing glucose concentration. The maximum specific rate of lysine production for the mutant is 1.3 g/L/h that is about two-fold higher than that for the parent.     

A path following algorithm for a class of convex programming problems

We present a primal-dual path following interior algorithm for a class of linearly constrained convex programming problems with non-negative decision variables. We introduce the definition of a Scaled Lipschitz Condition and show that if the objective function satisfies the Scaled Lipschitz Condition then, at each iteration, our algorithm reduces the duality gap by at least a factor of (1–/n), where is positive and depends on the curvature of the objective function, by means of solving a system of linear equations which requires no more than O(n³) arithmetic operations. The class of functions having the Scaled Lipschitz Condition includes linear, convex quadratic and entropy functions.     

基于SSPCM的新型储能型太阳能蒸馏器实验研究

本文基于定型相变材料(SSPCM)建立了新型储能型太阳能蒸馏器的实验系统,并分别对普通SSPCM和高导热SSPCM的蒸馏特性进行了实验研究.研究发现:与传统太阳能蒸馏器相比,基于普通SSPCM的储能型蒸馏器的日产量提升了 7.5％,采用高导热SSPCM的日产量提升了 39％.此外,本文还对蒸馏器结构进行了优化研究,研制...     

不同负荷下餐厨垃圾与水稻秸秆共消化厌氧产氢研究

进料负荷对餐厨垃圾与水稻秸秆混合厌氧发酵产氢过程有重要影响. 以进料负荷为影响因子, 设置温度均为55℃的餐厨垃圾与水稻秸秆混合厌氧发酵产氢实验, 其中进料负荷(以VS计)分别设置为(A)5kg?m-3?d-1、(B)10kg?m-3?d-1、(C)15kg?m-3?d-1, 分析厌氧产氢过程中产气量、产氢速率、pH、VFAs、氨氮、SCOD等参数的变化. 实验结果表明: B组发酵底物产气量最大, 为8664mL, 产氢速率也最大, 为748.3mL?h-1, 反应过程中pH始终维持在5.5±0.1内, 是厌氧产氢的最佳范围. 实验结束时, 各组VFAs、氨氮浓度分别为7292.46、8248.35、8558.24mg?L-1和544.48、754.31、1458.33mg?L-1. 同时各组SCOD浓度变化趋势相似. 在研究范围的最佳进料负荷下, 进行回流比分别为10%、30%、50%的实验, 结果显示30%回流比的产氢量最大, 为56039mL, 同时运行过程中系统稳定性较好. 综上所述, 进料负荷为10kg?m-3?d-1, 30%回流比的餐厨垃圾与水稻秸秆混合厌氧发酵产氢时, 微生物活性较好, 能够产生更多的氢气. 这一结果可为餐厨垃圾资源化提供参考依据.     

基于改进模拟退火算法的推动式生产-配送协调优化

为减小物资生产与配送不协调造成的成本及生产资源浪费,建立了考虑推动式生产调度的物资配送优化模型,并针对标准模拟退火算法受随机因素影响易陷入局部最优的缺点,设计带有回火与缓冷操作的改进模拟退火算法对模型求解,确定了优化的车辆配送路线以及物资生产计划。对比实验结果表明：相对于单纯的物资配送优化模型,考虑推动式生产调度的配送优化模型,能够有效减小物资滞留时间以及配送延误成本;相较于标准模拟退火算法,改进算法搜索到了更优解,且计算结果的标准差减小了93.42%,稳定性更好;同时,改进模拟退火算法具有较低的偏差率,在中小规模算例中求解质量较高,平均偏差率在0.5%以内。     

考虑残值变化和消费者低碳偏好的生产定价与销售激励机制

在消费者低碳偏好和产品残值变化下,研究制造商的碳减排、生产及定价联合决策、以及对销售商的销售激励契约设计问题。不同于以往的研究假设残值不变,本文考虑残值依赖于清仓期库存以及碳减排问题。提出委托代理模型,求解模型并从理论上分析残值的变化和碳减排成本对双方决策和收益的影响。研究表明,残值变化率的增加只导致制造商的收益和生产量下降,不影响制造商的碳减排、定价、销售契约及零售商的决策和收益,但碳减排成本将导致制造商的收益和双方决策变量的下降。最后通过算例分析验证了结论,对供应链的运营实践有指导意义。