Green Extraction of Carotenoids from Fruit and Vegetable Byproducts: A Review

Carotenoids are characterized by a wide range of health-promoting properties. For example, they support the immune system and wound healing process and protect against UV radiation’s harmful effects. Therefore, they are used in the food industry and cosmetics, animal feed, and pharmaceuticals. The main sources of carotenoids are the edible and non-edible parts of fruit and vegetables. Therefore, the extraction of bioactive substances from the by-products of vegetable and fruit processing can greatly reduce food waste. This article describes the latest methods for the extraction of carotenoids from fruit and vegetable byproducts, such as solvent-free extraction—which avoids the costs and risks associated with the use of petrochemical solvents, reduces the impact on the external environment, and additionally increases the purity of the extract—or green extraction using ultrasound and microwaves, which enables a significant improvement in process efficiency and reduction in extraction time. Another method is supercritical extraction with CO₂, an ideal supercritical fluid that is non-toxic, inexpensive, readily available, and easily removable from the product, with a high penetration capacity.     

氢气对Ag/Al2O3和Cu/Al2O3催化剂选择性催化C3H6还原Nox反应的影响

 添加H2对Ag/Al2O3和Cu/Al2O3催化剂选择性催化C3H6还原NOx反应具有不同的影响. 原位漫反射红外光谱分析表明,在Ag/Al2O3催化剂上, H2的存在促进了C3H6部分氧化产物烯醇式物种(RCH=CH-O-)和乙酸盐等的形成,烯醇式物种和硝酸盐为主要反应中间体,二者间的相互反应性能很强,能形成高浓度的反应关键中间体异氰酸酯(-NCO)表面吸附物种,因此NOx的去除活性提高; 而在Cu/Al2O3催化剂上, H2的存在并没有促进C3H6部分氧化产物的形成,而且抑制了硝酸盐的形成,进而抑制了C3H6部分氧化产物与硝酸盐反应形成表面-NCO 物种,导致NOx的去除活性降低.     

Structure and Population of Complex Ionic Species in FeCl2 Aqueous Solution by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

Technologies for mass production require cheap and abundant materials such as ferrous chloride (FeCl₂). The literature survey shows the lack of experimental studies to validate theoretical conclusions related to the population of ionic Fe-species in the aqueous FeCl₂ solution. Here, we present an in situ X-ray absorption study of the structure of the ionic species in the FeCl₂ aqueous solution at different concentrations (1–4 molL⁻¹) and temperatures (25–80 °C). We found that at low temperature and low FeCl₂ concentration, the octahedral first coordination sphere around Fe is occupied by one Cl ion at a distance of 2.33 (±0.02) Å and five water molecules at a distance of 2.095 (±0.005) Å. The structure of the ionic complex gradually changes with an increase in temperature and/or concentration. The apical water molecule is substituted by a chlorine ion to yield a neutral Fe[Cl₂(H₂O)₄]⁰. The observed substitutional mechanism is facilitated by the presence of the intramolecular hydrogen bonds as well as entropic reasons. The transition from the single charged Fe[Cl(H₂O)₅]⁺ to the neutral Fe[Cl₂(H₂O)₄]⁰ causes a significant drop in the solution conductivity, which well correlates with the existing conductivity models.     

能源利用的环境影响评价指标的统一化研究

目前采用的污染物排放浓度控制标准与企业对社会的贡献(产品产量)无关,因此无法区分不同污染源的本质差别,必然导致稀释排放,这一现状显然不能适应经济可持续发展的要求。本文在统一化能源利用评价体系的架构下,对能源利用的环境影响评价指标的统一化问题进行了深入的分析研究,初步建立了能源利用的绩效性指标体系,可用于能源利用的环境影响或环境效益的定量分析,并提供了案例分析。     

二甲醚分产及二甲醚-动力联产的比较

本文针对DME分产及其与动力结合后的联产系统进行了研究。分产时一步法DME的能耗为55．5 GJ／t,比两步法的能耗58．0 GJ／t降低4．3％。与IGCC结合后的一步法联产相对节能率达到16．6%,远远高于两步法联产的4．9％。进一步分析发现,不论是一步法还是两步法,相对分产而言,联产时在化学(?)和物理(?)的梯级利用上都更合理。研究还表明一步法联产中对合成气化学(?)品位的充分利用是导致一步法联产节能率高于两步法联产的根本原因。     

纳米结构钴薄膜电极的制备及其异常红外性能研究

用循环伏安电沉积法在玻碳基底上制备纳米结构钴薄膜, 扫描电子显微镜研究结果表明, 纳米结构钴薄膜主要由平均粒径为150 nm的钴粒子组成, 同时还有为数不多的粒径在400~500 nm的钴粒子. 以CO为探针分子, 结合原位傅里叶变换红外反射光谱研究结果, 发现所制备的纳米结构钴薄膜具有异常红外效应. 吸附态CO发生异常红外吸收, 谱峰增强了26.2倍, 测得线型吸附态COL的Stark系数为77.5 cm-1·V-1.     

In-Situ Formation of Modified Nickel–Zinc-Layered Double Hydroxide Followed by HPLC Determination of Neonicotinoid Insecticide Residues

A single-step preconcentration procedure using the in-situ formation of modified nickel–zinc-layered double hydroxides (LDHs) prior to high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is investigated for the determination of neonicotinoid insecticide residues in honey samples. The LDHs could be prepared by the sequential addition of sodium hydroxide, sodium dodecyl sulfate, nickel nitrate 6-hydrate and zinc nitrate 6-hydrate, which were added to the sample solution. The co-precipitate phase and phase separation were obtained by centrifugation, and then the precipitate phase was dissolved in formic acid (concentrate) prior to HPLC analysis. Various analytical parameters affecting extraction efficiency were studied, and the characterization of the LDHs phase was performed using Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Under optimum conditions, the limit of detection of the studied neonicotinoids, in real samples, were 30 μg L⁻¹, for all analytes, lower than the maximum residue limits established by the European Union (EU). The developed method provided high enrichment, by a factor of 35. The proposed method was utilized to determine the target insecticides in honey samples, and acceptable recoveries were obtained.     

杭州五大名泉的成因、水质及其利用和保护问题

对于杭州五大名泉虎跑泉、龙井泉、玉泉、郭婆井和吴山井,明、清两代地方志中曾相继记载,近期又有学者陆续对其进行研究.但始终未见有系统论述.今笔者根据多年积累的实地调查资料和实验室测试结果,对这五大名泉的缘起、成因、水化学特征进行全面认识,并对它们的水质作一综合评价.为适应当前杭州旅游事业的发展和城市环保工作的深入需要,笔者还对如何开采、利用和保护这些名泉提出了切实、可行的建议.     

自粘结低硅铝X型沸石的结构、吸附和N_2/O_2分离比

用原位合成方法直接将高岭土转化为所需形状的低硅X型沸石(PLSX),经X衍射,~(29)Si,~(27)AI MAS NMR谱证实PLSX的结构硅铝比接近1,它含LSX的组成为40.40%,含4A的组成为17.92%,其余为无定形硅、铝氧化物.LSX的骨架硅铝比接近1,是骨架负电荷分配最均匀的X型沸石,293K时静态法测定和推算ISX的饱和吸附水达39.80wt%,LSX的组成为Na(96-x)K_x(Al_(96)S_i(96)O_(384))·310H_2O,是吸附量高、价廉的吸水剂.PLSX对空气中氮氧的分离系数为α(N_2/O_2)=3.15,高于用于PSA的商品5A的α(N_2/O_2)=2.33和已报道的13X的α(N_2/O_2)=2.36.PLSX也是一种极好的吸附分离剂.     

浙江山地农业气候资源分布特征与农业生产

探讨了浙江山地农业气候资源分布的四个特征:垂直地带性、水平地段性、空间季相位移性和多层次立体网络性及其与农业生产的关系。