A BOD biosensor based on a microorganism immobilized on an Al2O3 sol–gel matrix

A novel BOD biosensor has been fabricated from a microbial membrane on an oxygen electrode; a porous inorganic Al2O3 sol-gel matrix was used to immobilize the yeast. Use of the sensor is convenient and rapid compared with the official BOD5 method. The gelation time required to form the microorganism membrane was less than 15 min. There was linear relationship between the response (sensor current) and BOD values ranging from 10-50 mg x L(-1). The lifetime of the BOD biosensor was more than 30 days at ambient temperature.     

In situ microbial fuel cell-based biosensor for organic carbon

The biological oxygen demand (BOD) may be the most used test to assess the amount of pollutant organic matter in water; however, it is time and labor consuming, and is done ex-situ. A BOD biosensor based on the microbial fuel cell principle was tested for online and in situ monitoring of biodegradable organic content of domestic wastewater. A stable current density of 282±23mA/m(2) was obtained with domestic wastewater containing a BOD(5) of 317±15mg O(2)/L at 22±2°C, 1.53±0.04mS/cm and pH 6.9±0.1. The current density showed a linear relationship with BOD(5) concentration ranging from 17±0.5mg O(2)/L to 78±7.6mg O(2)/L. The current generation from the BOD biosensor was dependent on the measurement conditions such as temperature, conductivity, and pH. Thus, a correction factor should be applied to measurements done under different environmental conditions from the ones used in the calibration. These results provide useful information for the development of a biosensor for real-time in situ monitoring of wastewater quality.     

有机-无机杂化材料膜制备生物传感器用于在线生化需氧量的测定

用溶胶-凝胶与接枝共聚物组成的有机-无机杂化材料固定皮状丝孢酵母制备BOD生物传感器,在研制的在线BOD监测仪上考察其性能。结果表明,该传感器线性高达85．0mg／L BOD,稳定性良好、使用寿命长,可连续使用90d以上,保存14个月后仍可保持70％以上的活性。本方法用于实际样品分析,得到了与传统的5d法较一致的结果,可用于污水的在线监测。     

Study of BOD Microbial Sensors for Waste Water Treatment Control

A microbial sensor consisting of immobilized yeast or bacterial cells and an oxygen electrode was developed for the estimation of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). A flow-through system was used, and the response time was within 20 min. A linear relationship was observed between the relative current decrease and the BOD of the sample solution within the range of 1-45 mg/L. The storage lifetime was > 1 yr. The reproducibility was quite good, within 6% fsd at a concentration of 20 mg/L BOD. Satisfactory results were attained when the biosensor was applied to the determination of BOD in brewery-plant and glutamate-plant wastewater and in a river.

     

生化需氧量微生物传感器性能优化的研究

本文通过对几种微生物的筛选，找到活性较高的河流污泥微生物制成生化需氧量传感器，重点进行了培养基成分及测试条件等方面的优化，实验结果表明，电极对ＢＯＤ标准物质线性响应范围为１０－６０ｍｇ／Ｌ响应时间为１５ｍｉｎ，连续稳定地工作寿命在３０天以上，用于实际污水测定时，与ＢＯＤ５有良好的相关性。     

生物传感器快速测定生化需氧量的研究

生化需氧量(BOD)是一种表征水体有机污染程度的综合指标，广泛应用于水体监测和废水处理厂的运行控制中。由于BOD的标准测定方法需时5d，不能及时地反映水质状况和反馈处理信息，因此快速测定BOD的方法和仪器化研究近年来得到广泛的重视。其中利用生物传感器测定BOD是一种有效地快速测定废水中可生化降解有机物的方法。文章介绍了生物传感器的工作原理及其生物敏感材料，讨论了BOD快速测定值(BODst)与标准BOD5值的一致性问题。对目前市场上常见的几种BOD测定仪的性能进行了比较。     

Enhanced response of microbial fuel cell using sulfonated poly ether ether ketone membrane as a biochemical oxygen demand sensor

The present study is focused on the development of single chamber microbial fuel cell (SCMFC) using sulfonated poly ether ether ketone (SPEEK) membrane to determine the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) matter present in artificial wastewater (AW). The biosensor produces a good linear relationship with the BOD concentration up to 650 ppm when using artificial wastewater. This sensing range was 62.5% higher than that of Nafion^®. The most serious problem in using MFC as a BOD sensor is the oxygen diffusion into the anode compartment, which consumes electrons in the anode compartment, thereby reducing the coulomb yield and reducing the electrical signal from the MFC. SPEEK exhibited one order lesser oxygen permeability than Nafion^®, resulting in low internal resistance and substrate loss, thus improving the sensing range of BOD. The system was further improved by making a double membrane electrode assembly (MEA) with an increased electrode surface area which provide high surface area for electrically active bacteria.     

BOD Biosensor Fabricated with Sol-Gel Membrane

A novel BOD biosensor fabricated with the microbial membrane on an oxygen electrode was introduced by using porous A1₂O₃ sol-gel inorganic matrix to immobilize the yeast, which is convenient, rapid, correlating to the results of BOD5 and could be employed for commercial availability in the future. The induced culture technique was used to obtain high active yeast, and this point especially contribute to the higher selectivity and sensitivity, The gelation time to form microorganisms membrane is about 1 h, and the response time is 20min, the response current is steady rapidly, a linear relationship between the response of the sensor and BOD value ranging from 10~70 mg/L, the reproducibility of BOD estimation is good and the lifetime of BOD biosensor is over 30 day at 4℃.     

利用荧光响应的台式生化需氧量传感仪器的研制

利用氧荧光猝灭原理研制了台式生化需氧量(BOD)传感检测仪器。仪器的工作系统由检测系统和软件系统两部分组成。该检测仪操作简便,检测快速,可进行海水BOD含量的现场检测。仪器的性能考察结果表明,在0.5~50mg/L浓度范围内BOD响应的线性相关系数为0.9978。实际海水样品的检测结果显示,仪器对海水样品的平行测定结果相对标准偏差小于±5%,并且与标准五日生化需氧量(BOD5)方法所获得的数值的相关性为0.99。仪器具有较长的使用寿命和良好的稳定性。     

Gamma radiation induced effects on slaughterhouse wastewater treatment

A preliminary study using gamma radiation on slaughterhouse wastewater samples was carried out. Chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and total suspended solids (TSS) results were obtained at a dose rate of 0.9 kGy h⁻¹. A decrease of COD, BOD and colour was observed after irradiation at high absorbed doses. The microbiological results, following irradiation in the same conditions, correlated with the BOD results. The results obtained highlight the potential of this technology for wastewater treatment.     

Characterization of polyarylamide fibers by inverse gas chromatography

We determined a group of estrogenic compounds by solid-phase microextraction (SPME) coupled to high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with both ultraviolet (UV) and electrochemical detection (ED). A modified liquid chromatograph was used. Polyacrylate fibers (85 microns) were used to extract the analytes from the aqueous samples. Dynamic and static modes of desorption were compared and the variables affecting both absorption and desorption processes in SPME-HPLC were optimized. Static desorption gave the best recoveries and peak shapes. The performance of the SPME-HPLC-UV-ED method was checked with river water and wastewater. The method enabled estrogenic compounds to be determined at low-microgram l-1 levels in real water samples. Limits of detection were between 0.3 and 1.1 micrograms l-1 using UV detection and between 0.06 and 0.08 microgram l-1 using ED. beta-Estradiol was found in samples from a wastewater treatment plant at concentrations between 1.9 and 2.2 micrograms l-1.     

基于氧荧光猝灭速率法的生化需氧量检测

利用氧荧光猝灭速率的方法,结合自行构建的BOD光纤传感装置进行海水中生化需氧量(BOD)含量检测。考察了四种筛选的海洋耗氧菌种在四甲基硅氧烷(TMOS)、二甲基二甲氧基硅烷(Di Me-DMOS)和聚乙烯醇(PVA)包埋固定情况下,对不同浓度的葡萄糖-谷氨酸(GGA)标准溶液的荧光响应情况。BOD敏感膜的荧光响应在0·2~30mg/L浓度范围内呈良好的线性关系,对2mg/L标准溶液测定的相对标准偏差为2·5%(n=6),响应时间(t95%)为4·0min,BOD敏感膜使用寿命大于12个月。实际海水样品检测表明,利用BOD敏感膜检测得到的结果与国标BOD5方法之间存在较好的一致性。     

An iron(III) ion-selective sensor based on a μ-bis(tridentate) ligand

A μ-bis(tridentate) ligand named 2-phenyl-1,3-bis[3′-aza-4′-(2′-hydroxyphenyl)-prop-4-en-1′-yl]-1,3-imidazolidine (I) has been synthesized and scrutinized to develop iron(III)-selective sensors. The addition of sodium tetraphenyl borate and various plasticizers, viz., chloronaphthalene, dioctylphthalate, o-nitrophenyl octyl ether and dibutylphthalate has been used to substantially improve the performance of the sensors. The membranes of various compositions of the ligand were investigated and it was found that the best performance was obtained for the membrane of composition (I) (10 mg):PVC (150 mg):chloronaphthalene (200 mg):sodium tetraphenyl borate (9 mg). The sensor showed a linear potential response to iron(III) over wide concentration range 6.3 × 10⁻⁶ to 1.0 × 10⁻¹ M (detection limit 5.0 × 10⁻⁶ M) with Nernstian slope (20.0 mV/decade of activity) between pH 3.5 and 5.5 with a quick response time of 15 s. The potentiometric selectivity coefficient values as determined by match potential method (MPM) indicate excellent selectivity for Fe³⁺ ions over interfering cations. The sensor exhibits adequate life of 2 months with good reproducibility. The sensor could be used in direct potentiometry.     

Ultramicroelectrode array modified with magnetically labeled <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bacillus subtilis</Emphasis>, palladium nanoparticles and reduced carboxy graphene for amperometric determination of biochemical oxygen demand

The authors describe a microsensor for the determination of biochemical oxygen demand. Different from established BOD detection schemes that incorporate a film of immobilized microbes, the sensitive element of this BOD microsensor consists of magnetite-functionalized Bacillus subtilis that can be immobilized and regenerated on an ultramicroelectrode array (UMEA). Modification and regeneration are magnetically controlled. The oxygen consumed is amperometrically quantified by using an UMEA modified with palladium nanoparticles and reduced carboxy graphene. The assay can be performed within 5 min owing to the fast mass transfer of the magnetite-functionalized microbes on the surface of the UMEA. The calibration plot, best acquired at a voltage of -0.4 V vs. Ag/AgCl, is linear in the 2 to 15 mg?L^?1 BOD concentration range. A critical comparison with other BOD sensor shows the sensitivity of this sensor to be largely improved. It was successful applied to the determination of BOD in spiked water samples.

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Graphical Abstract Schematic presentation of the novel biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) microsensor. The sensitive element can be modified and renewed on ultramicroelectrode array by using a magnet. The response time and the sensitivity of the microsensor are largely improved.

     

A fluorescent nitrate sensing system using a reaction cartridge and titanium trichloride

A simple and highly sensitive cartridge type nitrate sensing system was developed using titanium trichloride (TiCl(3)) in hydrochloric acid to reduce nitrate to ammonium ion. The system primarily consisted of a nitrate reduction section using titanium trichloride and an ammonia detection section. The nitrate was reduced in a simply made cartridge equipped with filter units and the resulting ammonium ion solution was directly introduced into a flow injection system, where it was neutralized to ammonia and allowed to react with o-phthalaldehyde (OPA). The isoindole thus formed was detected by virtue of its fluorescence, allowing quantitation of the nitrate in the initial sample. Our sensing system has a detection limit of 0.01 mg l(-1) and a dynamic linear range from 0.05 to 2.5 mg l(-1) with response times of less than 5 min for the entire procedure. The system had a relative standard deviation (RSD) of less than 2.56% after more than 30 consecutive measurements of 0.5 mg l(-1) NO(3)(-). The system is unaffected by FeCl(3), Na(2)SO(4) and NaCl at concentrations of 200 mg l(-1) or by biological oxygen demand (BOD) values as high as 110 mg O l(-1). The effects of reaction time and titanium trichloride concentration were also investigated. Furthermore, several river water samples were examined.     

Nanostructured Hexacyanoferrate Intercalated Ni/Al Layered Double Hydroxide Modified Electrode as a Sensitive Electrochemical Sensor for Paracetamol Determination

An electrochemical sensor for paracetamol (PC) based on the hexacyanoferate(III) intercalated Ni−Al layered double hydroxide (Ni−Al−HCF) was presented. The as‐prepared LDH structurally and morphologically was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction, and Fourier transform IR. Electrochemical studies revealed that Ni−Al−HCF film modified glassy carbon (GC) electrode exhibited remarkable electrocatalytic activity toward the oxidation of paracetamol. The electrochemical behavior of PC on the Ni−Al−HCF film was investigated in detail. Under optimum experimental conditions, the electrocatalytic response of the modified GC electrode was linear in the PC concentration range 3×10⁻⁶⁻–1.5×10⁻³ mol L⁻¹, with a detection limit of 8×10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹ (S/N=3), using hydrodynamic amperometry. In addition, the modified electrode exhibited good reproducibility, long‐term stability and anti‐interference property. The fabricated sensor was successfully applied to determination of PC in various pharmaceutical preparations such as tablets, oral solution, and oral drops. Finally, the method was validated by the analysis of paracetamol spiked human serum samples, and good recoveries were obtained in the range of 99.2–103 %.     

A highly selective potentiometric sensor of molybdate based on a mu-oxo-bridged manganeseporphyrin dimer.

A novel high-selective potentiometric sensor for molybdate was prepared with a PVC membrane combining mu-oxo-bis[5,10,15,20-tetra(p-methylphenyl)porphinatomanganese(III)] [[Mn(p-Me)TPP](2)O] as an electroactive material and 2-nitrophenyl octyl ether (o-NPOE) as a plasticizer in the percentage ratio of 3:65:32, [Mn(p-Me)TPP](2)O:o-NPOE:PVC (w:w). The sensor exhibited a linear response with a Nernstian slope of 30.5 mV per decade within a concentration range of 2.1 x 10(-6) to 1.0 x 10(-1) M MoO4(2-), with a working pH range from 5.0 to 12.5, and a fast response time of less than 15 s. The electrode showed improved selectivity toward molybdate with respect to common coexisting anions compared to monometalloporphyrin counterparts. Several electroactive materials and solvent mediators were compared and the experimental conditions were optimized. The sensor is preliminary applied to the assay of MoO4(2-) in corrosion inhibitor samples with satisfactory results.     

纳米In_2O_3催化发光传感器快速检测三氯乙烯

本文以纳米In_2O_3为传感元件,设计构建了快速检测三氯乙烯的催化发光传感器。该传感器对三氯乙烯具有灵敏度高、特异性好及响应快速等优点。在检测波长为440nm,工作温度为250℃条件下,催化发光信号强度与三氯乙烯浓度呈良好的线性关系,其线性范围为20~1 200mg/m~3(r=0.9984),检出限(S/N=3)为8.0mg/m~3。苯、甲苯、邻二甲苯、对二甲苯、间二甲苯、氨水、甲醇、乙醇、甲醛、乙醛、四氯化碳、甲酸、乙酸、乙酸乙酯、正己烷及环己烷经过此传感器时,只有乙醇产生弱的发光信号,其它物质不产生响应信号。在72h内24次测定100mg/m~3的三氯乙烯,所得相对标准偏差小于5.0%,表明传感器稳定性好,使用寿命长。将此传感器用于三氯乙烯的分析,加标回收率为93.2%~103%。     

Enzymatic Oxygen Microsensor Based on Bilirubin Oxidase Applied to Microbial Fuel Cells Analysis

A selective oxygen biosensor based on bilirubin oxidase (BOx) was developed. The sensor was used for determining oxygen profiles in a membraneless, single‐chamber microbial fuel cell (SCMFC), fed with raw wastewater. The linear response of the sensor was optimized by a diffusion layer of silica gel. A computer‐controlled stage was used to obtain accurate and precise measurements. Oxygen concentration in biofilms covering electrodes was measured, showing 3 mg L^?1 of O₂ in the bulk solution, decreasing to 0 mg L^?1 in the cathodic biofilm. The MFC generated power in the range of 0–0.08 mW, associated to the oxygen content.     

Optical fibre chemical sensor for trace vanadium(V) determination based on newly synthesized palm based fatty hydroxamic acid immobilized in polyvinyl chloride membrane

Fatty hydroxamic acid (FHA) immobilized in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) has been studied as a sensor element of an optical fibre chemical sensor for V(V). By using this instrument, V(V) in solution has been determined in the log concentration range of 0-2.5 (i.e. 1.0-300 mg/L). The detection limit was 1.0 mg/L. The relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) of the method for the reproducibility study at V(V) concentration of 200 mg/L and 300 mg/L were calculated to be 2.9% and 2.0%, respectively. Interference from foreign ions was also studied at 1:1 mole ratio of V(V):foreign ions. It was found that, Fe(III) ion interfered most in the determination of vanadium(V). Excellent agreement with ICP-AES method was achieved when the proposed method was applied towards determination of V(V).