基于SRXRF和XANES研究Pb对玉米种子萌芽的影响及其分布和形态特征

以受不同浓度Pb胁迫下的玉米种子萌芽试验为基础,结合SRXRF研究Pb对玉米种子萌芽的影响和Pb在玉米种子的微区分布特征,利用X射线吸收近边结构技术(XANES)对萌芽玉米种子不同部位中Pb的化学形态进行分析,藉以了解种子对Pb的吸收和转化规律。结果表明,玉米种子的发芽率、根芽伸长量随培养溶液中Pb(NO3)2浓度增加而降低。种子发芽率、平均芽长、平均根长与暴露Pb浓度间的方差分析P-value分别为2.0×10!3,1.4×10!4和2.39×10!8,均小于0.01,为极显著差异,说明Pb胁迫对种子萌芽和根芽生长造成了极显著影响,且对根长抑制作用更大。SRXRF分析结果表明,种皮和胚结构是玉米种子富集Pb的主要部位,Pb富集在胚结构中将抑制种子萌芽。各种子样品的Pb-LⅢ(13035 eV)边XANES谱图相同,为同一种Pb形态,拟合结果显示其含74.3%的氯化磷酸铅和24.2%硬脂酸铅,说明Pb主要以氯化磷酸铅的形式沉积于玉米体内,并有少部分以与羧基结合的有机铅形式存在。     

Saccharification of corn fiber using enzymes fromAureobasidium sp. strain NRRL Y-2311-1

Crude enzyme preparations fromAureobasidium sp. strain NRRL Y-2311-1 were characterized and tested for the capacity to saccharify corn fiber. Cultures grown on xylan, corn fiber, and alkaline hydrogen peroxide (AHP)-pretreated corn fiber produced specific levels of endoxylanase, amylase, protease, cellulase, and other activities. Using equal units of endoxylanase activity, crude enzymes from AHP-pretreated corn fiber cultures were most effective in saccharification. Multiple enzyme activities were implicated in this process. Pretreatment of corn fiber with AHP nearly doubled the susceptibility of hemicellulose to enzymatic digestion. Up to 138 mg xylose, 125 mg arabinose, and 490 mg glucose were obtained per g pretreated corn fiber under conditions tested. The use of brand or trade names may be necessary to report factually on available data. The USDA neither guarantees nor warrants the standard of the product, and the use of the name by USDA implies no approval of the product to the exclusion of others that may also be suitable. All programs and services of the USDA are offered on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, or handicap.     

玉米麦根酸测定方法研究

禾本科作物麦根酸类物质(MAs)分泌量的准确、快速测定,对于铁营养高效育种及缺铁耐性的生理研究具有重要价值。以玉米自交系为材料,根据麦根酸类物质的溶铁特性,建立了ICP-AES间接测定麦根酸类物质的方法,改良了脱氧麦根酸(DMA)的UV-HPLC直接测定法,并与传统的比色法测定结果进行比较。结果表明,采用ICP-AES法,以Fe2O3粉末作为活化对象,与采用Fe(OH)3的传统方法测定结果相比,结果稳定,t(ICP-AES)=4.080>t0.05(15)=2.131重复性好,RSD(n=3,%)=3.3,说明ICP-AES法是评价玉米及其它禾谷类作物麦根酸类物质分泌量的一种简单、快速的方法。改良的UV-HPLC法也具有准确、高效的特点,可应用于禾谷类作物DMA分泌量的直接测定。     

Thermal Effects on Hydrothermal Biomass Liquefaction

Batch pressure vessels commonly used for hydrothermal liquefaction have typical heating times in the range of 30 to 60 min. Thermodynamically, the complex set of reactions are path dependent, so that the heating rate can possibly affect yields and the composition of the resultant liquid products. It is postulated that the mode of heat transfer becomes an uncontrolled variable in kinetic studies and can seriously impact scale-up. To confirm this hypothesis and minimize these heat-transfer-related artifacts, we designed a batch pressure vessel equipped with an induction heating system, which allows the reduction of heat-up times by about two orders of magnitude to several seconds, compared to tens of minutes with standard pressure reactors. This system was used to study the direct liquefaction of corn stover and aspen wood with a pretreatment. The heating rate was found to have no significant effect on the composition of the liquid products. However, the liquid yields are dependent on the heating rate. Varying the cooling rate does not show obvious effects. The results confirm that the heating rate, as governed by the mode of heat transfer, is an important factor that needs to be considered during scale-up.     

秸秆稀酸水解液的气相色谱／质谱法研究

在秸秆两步稀酸水解工艺中,用气相色谱/质谱(GC/MS)法对其水解液中的单糖成分进行测定,采用2%硼氢化钠的氨溶液将稀酸水解液中的单糖还原成糖醇,然后在甲基咪唑催化剂的作用下和乙酸酐在水相中直接反应生成乙酰化的糖醇,用二氯甲烷萃取后进行GC/MS测定.研究结果表明:秸秆稀酸水解液中有五种单糖,主要是木糖和葡萄糖,其次是阿拉伯糖、半乳糖和少量的甘露糖;利用此方法测定了一批秸秆稀酸水解液,得到了该秸秆稀酸水解过程的最佳的反应时间.该方法可快速、准确测定秸秆稀酸水解液中单糖的浓度,为水解工艺的研究提供一种有效的分析方法.     

High speed measurement of corn seed viability using hyperspectral imaging

Corn is one of the most cultivated crops all over world as food for humans as well as animals. Optimized agronomic practices and improved technological interventions during planting, harvesting and post-harvest handling are critical to improving the quantity and quality of corn production. Seed germination and vigor are the primary determinants of high yield notwithstanding any other factors that may play during the growth period. Seed viability may be lost during storage due to unfavorable conditions e.g. moisture content and temperatures, or physical damage during mechanical processing e.g. shelling, or over heating during drying. It is therefore vital for seed companies and farmers to test and ascertain seed viability to avoid losses of any kind. This study aimed at investigating the possibility of using hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technique to discriminate viable and nonviable corn seeds. A group of corn samples were heat treated by using microwave process while a group of seeds were kept as control group (untreated). The hyperspectral images of corn seeds of both groups were captured between 400 and 2500 nm wave range. Partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) was built for the classification of aged (heat treated) and normal (untreated) corn seeds. The model showed highest classification accuracy of 97.6% (calibration) and 95.6% (prediction) in the SWIR region of the HSI. Furthermore, the PLS-DA and binary images were capable to provide the visual information of treated and untreated corn seeds. The overall results suggest that HSI technique is accurate for classification of viable and non-viable seeds with non-destructive manner.     

Study on the optimal algorithm prediction of corn leaf component information based on hyperspectral imaging

Genetic algorithm (GA) has a significant effect in the band optimization selection of Partial Least Squares (PLS) correction model. Application of genetic algorithm in selection of characteristic bands can achieve the optimal solution more rapidly, effectively improve measurement accuracy and reduce variables used for modeling. In this study, genetic algorithm as a module conducted band selection for the application of hyperspectral imaging in nondestructive testing of corn seedling leaves, and GA-PLS model was established. In addition, PLS quantitative model of full spectrum and experienced-spectrum region were established in order to suggest the feasibility of genetic algorithm optimizing wave bands, and model robustness was evaluated. There were 12 characteristic bands selected by genetic algorithm. With reflectance values of corn seedling component information at spectral characteristic wavelengths corresponding to 12 characteristic bands as variables, a model about SPAD values of corn leaves acquired was established by PLS, and modeling results showed r = 0.7825. The model results were better than those of PLS model established in full spectrum and experience-based selected bands. The results suggested that genetic algorithm can be used for data optimization and screening before establishing the corn seedling component information model by PLS method and effectively increase measurement accuracy and greatly reduce variables used for modeling.     

催化加氢不同预处理玉米秸秆制取多元醇的研究

以玉米秸秆为研究对象,采用5%硫酸和5%氢氧化钠对其进行预处理,通过对解聚前后玉米秸秆官能团表征和成分分析,发现酸、碱处理后秸秆中大部分半纤维素和木质素被脱除,其中先碱后酸、先酸后碱处理后秸秆的木质素含量由28.04%分别下降至11.54%和12.14%,而纤维素相对含量由42.02%分别增加到75.12%和77.68%。通过浸渍法制备的非贵金属5%Ni-15%W/MCM-41催化剂用于催化转化预处理秸秆制取多元醇,结果表明:与未经处理的玉米秸秆多元醇得率21.00%相比,先碱后酸、先酸后碱处理的玉米秸秆催化转化多元醇得率分别达到60.72%和61.40%。α-葡萄糖和β-葡萄糖的加氢结果显示乙二醇(EG)和1,2-丙二醇(1,2-PG)得率均相近,说明葡萄糖的旋光构型对催化加氢没有影响。与C6糖加氢产物分布比较,C5糖的产物中除了有EG和1,2-PG,同时还有丙三醇的生成,提出了糖加氢制取多元醇的可能机理。     

Determination of Herbicides in Corn Flour by Novel Extraction and Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry

A simple and efficient procedure was developed to determine eight herbicides in corn flour by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry in selected ion-monitoring mode. Samples were prepared with a modified, quick, easy, rapid, effective, rugged, and safe procedure. The type and volume of extraction solvent, type and amount of adsorbent, and time of sonication were optimized. The protocol method was rigorously verified. The mean recoveries were from 85 to 108% at various fortification levels with relative standard deviations below 15% and limits of quantification from 4 to 48?ng g^?1. The method was used to determine herbicides in corn flour.