微生物代谢的热化学研究

采用微量热法研究了不同实验条件对微生物代谢的影响 ,结果表明 ,菌种、菌株 ,以及测量方法、温度、培养基、接种量、保存期、p H值、代谢类型的改变都会对微生物的代谢产生影响 ,其代谢热谱及热力学参数亦发生相应的改变 .     

微生物和含铁矿物之间的电子交换

含铁矿物常见于土壤中和地表下.在那里,它们以多种形式支撑微生物的生长和代谢,如作为微生物厌氧呼吸的电子受体、微生物自养生长的电子供体和能量来源、微生物细胞之间的电子导体和电子储存介质.微生物细胞膜套的物理化学性质决定其既不具有矿物渗透性,也不具备导电性.因此,微生物需要进化出特定的机制同胞外矿物交换电子（即胞外电子传导）.微生物胞外电子传导与常见的,用于有氧呼吸的微生物细胞电子传递链有着诸多本质区别.本文中,我们概述了微生物与胞外含铁矿物之间电子传导的分子机理,以及相关的微生物在生物修复污染物、生产新型纳米材料、生物采矿和生物能源中的应用.     

OPTIMIZATION OF THE SYNTHESIS OF ACRYLAMIDE HYDROGEL BY γ-RAY IRRADIATION

Hydrogels have been synthesized from 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% and 60% aqueous solutions of acrylamide monomer by gamma radiation employing doses in the range of 0.2-30 kGy from a Co-60 source. The effect of solution concentration, γ-ray dose, pH and time was studied in order to observe the optimizing conditions in the characterization of hydrogels. Gel fraction increases with dose for all concentrations indicating hundred-percentage conversion of gel at doses ≥5 kGy for homogenous solutions in the range of 20%-50% concentration. On the other hand, 10% solution provides conversion less than 86% even at 30 kGy, whereas 60% monomer makes an inhomogeneous solution which stile gives about 100% gel fraction. Swelling of hydrogels under water with respect to time varies with both the doses and concentrations due to the change of crosslinking density in the gels. The maximum volume change of hydrogels during swelling and water desorption mainly occurs within 24 h. Swelling is also enhanced with the rise of pH due to change of ionic content of the solvent. Considering the amount of gel fraction and the properties of hydrogel, the samples prepared from 20% solution at 5kGy show better results. Moreover, the effect of bacteria on hydrogel was found to be nil, suggesting a prohibition of growth of microorganism in it.     

Formation of Copper Oxide Nanotextures on Porous Calcium Carbonate Templates for Water Treatment

The necessity of providing clean water sources increases the demand to develop catalytic systems for water treatment. Good pollutants adsorbers are a key ingredient, and CuO is one of the candidate materials for this task. Among the different approaches for CuO synthesis, precipitation out of aqueous solutions is a leading candidate due to the facile synthesis, high yield, sustainability, and the reported shape control by adjustment of the counter anions. We harness this effect to investigate the formation of copper oxide-based 3D structures. Specifically, the counter anion (chloride, nitrate, and acetate) affects the formation of copper-based hydroxides and the final structure following their conversion into copper oxide nanostructures over porous templates. The formation of a 3D structure is obtained when copper chloride or nitrate reacts with a Sorites scaffold (marine-based calcium carbonate template) without external hydroxide addition. The transformation into copper oxides occurs after calcination or reduction of the obtained Cu₂(OH)₃X (X = Cl⁻ or NO₃⁻) while preserving the porous morphology. Finally, the formed Sorites@CuO structure is examined for water treatment to remove heavy metal cations and degrade organic contaminant molecules.