Airborne ultrasonic application on hot air-drying of pork liver. Intensification of moisture transport and impact on protein solubility

Nowadays, there is increasing interest in developing strategies for the efficient and sustainable use of animal by-products, such as pork liver. In order to stabilize the product, a prior dehydration stage may be required due to its high perishability. The water removal process of pork liver is energy costly and time consuming, which justifies its intensification using novel technologies. In this sense, the aim of this study was to assess the effect of the airborne application of power ultrasound on the hot air-drying of pork liver. For that purpose, drying experiments were carried out at 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 °C on pork liver cylinders at 2 m·s⁻¹ with (US) and without ultrasonic application (AIR). The drying process was modeled from the diffusion theory and, in the dried pork liver, the protein solubility was analyzed in order to determine the effect of drying on the protein quality. The ultrasound application increased the drying rate, shortening the drying time by up to 40% at 30 °C. The effect of power ultrasound at high temperatures (60 and 70 °C) was of lesser magnitude. Drying at 70 °C involved a noticeable reduction in the protein solubility for dried liver, while the impact of ultrasound application on the solubility was not significant (p > 0.05).     

水下对空中声源的运动参数估计

为了解决传统的交互式多模型目标跟踪算法中马尔可夫概率转移矩阵固定不变,造成的模型切换缓慢、跟踪精度不高的问题,提出了一种基于后验信息修正的时变转移概率自适应交互式多模型跟踪算法。算法定义了一种新的修正因子,利用后验信息对概率转移矩阵进行实时修正,提高匹配模型的概率,减小非匹配模型的影响,使得系统模型能够及时、准确地切换到匹配模型。蒙特卡洛仿真实验表明,该自适应交互式多模型算法能够应用于水下目标跟踪中,相比传统交互式多模型算法,模型匹配度更高,滤波效果也更好。     

Physical and microbial collection efficiencies of an electrostatic precipitator for abating airborne particulates in postharvest agricultural processing

We constructed a single-stage, laboratory-scale electrostatic precipitator (ESP) and evaluated its physical and microbial collection efficacies. Ground rice husk was examined as a representative model of airborne particles carrying microorganisms (bacteria, molds and yeasts). Physical and microbial collection efficacies were evaluated at different voltages applied to the negative discharge electrode without ozone generation. The best collection efficiencies were observed at an applied voltage of ?6.0 kV, resulting in collection efficiencies of over 90% for the physical sample and 99.95% for bacteria. No molds or yeasts in the ground rice husk passed through the ESP operating at ?6.0 kV applied voltage.     

Determination of water soluble trace metals in airborne particulate matter using a dynamic extraction procedure with on-line inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometric detection

A novel continuous-flow system for the dynamic extraction of water soluble metal fractions in airborne particulate matter (APM) with subsequent inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometric (ICP-OES) analysis of derived extracts is presented. The fully automated extraction system with on-line multi-element detection offers enhanced sensitivity when compared to batch-wise counterparts; additionally it provides information about the extraction process. With the developed procedure detection limits in the order of 1.5 (Ba) to 8.0 (Ni) ng extractable mass per investigated sample could be achieved, which translates to method detection limits for soluble metal concentrations in APM ranging from 0.2 ng m⁻³ (Ba) to 0.9 ng m⁻³ (Fe). Reproducibility of analysis was determined by replicate measurement (n = 6) of an APM sample with an aerodynamic diameter ≤10 μm (PM10), derived results varied between 3.5% (Mn) and 12.1% (Ni) relative standard deviation. Method validation was accomplished by comparison of extracted soluble and remaining non-soluble fractions with the total metal contents of the investigated PM10 samples, showing an excellent mass balance for all elements. Application of the developed procedure for the analysis of water soluble metal fractions in PM10 samples (n = 16) from Linz (Austria) indicated a high variability of extractable fractions ranging from 11.7 ± 7.2% (Fe) to 48.8 ± 15.4% (Mn) of the total metal contents.     

结合机载LiDAR数据与航空可见光影像多层次规则分类建筑物变化检测

建议了一种结合Lidar点云与航空可见光影像的建筑物变化检测新方法,利用多层次规则分类算法解决这两种异元异构数据间建筑物变化检测难题。并建议了一种结合面积阈值的形态学后处理方法,从而形成一套完整的处理流程,可应用于实际生产。最终,利用中国吉林省长春市2010年机载LiDAR点云数据和2009年高分辨率航空影像对该方法的有效性进行了评价,通过与基于支持向量机(SVM)面向对象分类的建筑物变化检测算法比较,进一步对本研究建议的方法进行了验证与分析。结果显示,此方法效果理想,其精度优于基于SVM面向对象分类的建筑物变化检测方法。Kappa系数达到0.90,correctness达到0.87。     

机载FTIR被动遥测大气痕量气体

介绍了以各种地物为背景的机载傅里叶变换红外光谱法(FTIR)被动遥测大气中痕量气体飞行测量试验,讨论了相应的被动下视遥测技术,复杂背景下大气痕量气体红外特征光谱信息获取方法和浓度反演算法模型,定量分析了飞行试验区域内高度1 000 m以下边界层内大气中痕量气体CO和N₂O的平均浓度。这种遥测量技术和数据分析方法可在不预先测量背景辐射光谱的情况下对大尺度区域内大气痕量气体进行快速、机动遥感遥测,以及突发性大气污染事故的应急监测。     

Determination of Trace Elements in Aerosol Samples Collected on Polycarbonate Filters by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

Abstract

The multi-element analysis of aerosol samples collected on polycarbonate filters and the wet digestion procedure in open vessel were investigated. The concentrations of Na, K, Ca, Mg and Zn were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry with a micro injection system while Cd, Pb, Cu, Ni and V were determined by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS).

NIES N[ddot] 8 “Vehicle Exhaust Particulate” Certified Reference Material from the Japan Environment Agency was used to study the decomposition of the samples. Different treatments were applied in order to completely dissolve the aerosol samples. It was found that, from all the methods tested, attack with micro-quantities of HNO₃ and HCIO₄ in an air pressure digestion system was the best procedure for the determination of the elements by AAS.

The recommended method was appropriate for all elements and it was applied to real samples. Two nondestructive analytical techniques for the determination of Na, K, Ca, Mg, Zn and Pb have been compared with the proposed method: proton induced X-ray emission (PIXE) and neutron activation analysis (NAA). Results obtained by the application of these three techniques were similar.     

A review of techniques for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in air

We provide an extensive review of the common methodologies employed in the analysis of airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The review focuses on gas-chromatography-based approaches, in the light of their universal application with excellent separation, resolution, and sensitivity.We first describe collection methods for airborne PAHs in the gas and particle phases. We then evaluate the efficiency of extraction techniques employed for separating target PAHs from sampling media, using conventional solvent-based and emerging thermal-desorption approaches.We also describe commonly employed analytical methods with respect to their applicability to PAHs in gas and particle phases, collected from diverse environmental settings. As an essential part of basic quality assurance, we examine each method with special emphasis on key parameters (e.g., limit of detection and reproducibility).Finally, we address the likely directions of methodological developments, their limitations, and the future prospects for PAH analysis.     

Determination of platinum in urine and airborne particulate matter from Budapest and Vienna

Urine samples taken from 100 adults living in the city centres of the two capitals were analysed by the same inductively coupled plasma quadrupole mass spectrometer following their 10-fold dilution with bidistilled water. The mean concentration values of platinum related to creatinine were about three times higher in the Hungarian samples than in the Austrian ones. Six particulate matter samples were collected by a Gent-type two-stage sampler in the districts of the two capitals, which have high traffic density. The polycarbonate filters containing the fine (d<2 μm) and the coarse (d=2–10 μm) fractions were digested in a microwave assisted digestion system and analysed by the same high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer. The respirable, fine fractions of aerosols collected in Budapest contained approximately twice as much platinum than the aerosols from Vienna. However, the coarse fraction showed a contrary picture, with five times higher Pt concentration in the samples collected in Vienna.     

Simultaneous determination of airborne carbamates in workplace by high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection

A high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence (HPLC-F) detector was examined to simultaneous determination of airborne carbamates in the workplace of manufactory. The OVS-2 air sampling tube filled with glass fiber filter or quartz fiber and combined filter/XAD-2 were evaluated to collect nine commonly used carbamates (Carbofuran, Isoprocarb, Methomyl, Metolcarb, Thiodicarb, Carbaryl, Oxamyl, Methiocarb, and Prpoxur) from the air of manufactory in high humidity country. After being extracted with acetonitrile from sampling tubes, the carbamates were determined by high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection posterior to on-line derivatization. The collection of carbamates and the recovery of extraction from glass wool fiber in several concentration levels, and from quartz filter were evaluated. The storage stability of carbamates was also tested. Results indicated that the HPLC-fluorescence method offers satisfactory resolution and sensitivity in carbamate analysis. With the glass fiber filter and combined filter/XAD-2, the Carbofuran, Isoprocarb, Methomyl, Metolcarb, and Thiodicarb were stable for a 28-day storage test, Carbaryl and Oxamyl for 14 days, and Methiocarb and Prpoxur for 7 days. All of these pesticides were with detection limit of 3 μg m⁻³. It is suited for environmental monitoring. The airborne carbamates in different areas of the manufactory were measured.