Synergistic Effects in Ultrafine Amorphous InSxOy Nanowires Boost Photocatalytic Syngas Production from CO2

Visible-light-driven synthesis of syngas has been widely regarded as an ingenious strategy to realize the comprehensive utilization of CO2. Herein, a cooperative strategy basing on S-atoms substitution and morphology regulations...

Lab Scale Extracted Conditions of Polyphenols from Thinned Peach Fruit Have Antioxidant, Hypoglycemic, and Hypolipidemic Properties

Thinned peach polyphenols (TPPs) were extracted by ultrasonic disruption and purified using macroporous resin. Optimized extraction conditions resulted in a TPPs yield of 1.59 ± 0.02 mg GAE/g FW, and optimized purification conditions resulted in a purity of 43.86% with NKA-9 resin. TPPs composition was analyzed by UPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS; chlorogenic acid, catechin, and neochlorogenic acid were the most abundant compounds in thinned peaches. Purified TPPs exhibited scavenging activity on DPPH, ABTS, hydroxyl radical, and FRAP. TPPs inhibited α-amylase and α-glucosidase by competitive and noncompetitive reversible inhibition, respectively. TPPs also exhibited a higher binding capacity for bile acids than cholestyramine. In summary, TPPs from thinned peaches are potentially valuable because of their high antioxidant, hypoglycemic, and hypolipidemic capacities, and present a new incentive for the comprehensive utilization of thinned peach fruit.

DEVELOPMENT AND TEST OF CORN STRAW KNEADING AND CONVEYING DEVICE

Aiming at the low comprehensive utilization rate of corn straw resources, a straw kneading and cutting conveyor suitable for corn harvester was designed to improve the utilization rate of corn straw resources. The workbench module of ANSYS is used to carry out modal analysis of the two blades, and it is determined that the vibration frequency will not cause damage to the blade sweeping bore. By changing the structure of the movable blade shaft, the speed of the blade shaft can be reduced while ensuring the effect of straw crushing and collecting. In order to determine the best working parameters, three-factor and three-level orthogonal test was carried out with blade arrangement, blade shaft speed and length of feed straw as test factors, and the crushing rate of straw as evaluation index. The results show that the main factors influencing the crushing rate of straw are blade shaft speed, blade arrangement and the minor factor is the length of feed straw. Finally, the optimum combination parameters, blade arrangement, blade shaft speed 400 r/min and whole plant feed with straw, were determined. The corresponding straw crushing rate was 96.39%. The research meets the requirements of straw crushing and can provide technical scheme for comprehensive utilization of corn straw.

Sequential Production of ᴅ-xylonate and Ethanol from Non-Detoxified Corncob at Low-pH by Pichia kudriavzevii via a Two-Stage Fermentation Strategy

Improving the comprehensive utilization of sugars in lignocellulosic biomass is a major challenge for enhancing the economic viability of lignocellulose biorefinement. A robust yeast Pichia kudriavzevii N-X showed excellent performance in ethanol production under high temperature and low pH conditions and was engineered for ᴅ-xylonate production without xylitol generation. The recombinant strain P. kudriavzevii N-X/S1 was employed for sequential production of ᴅ-xylonate and ethanol from ᴅ-xylose, feeding on ᴅ-glucose without pH control in a two-stage strategy of aerobic and shifting micro-aerobic fermentation. Acid-pretreated corncob without detoxification and filtration was used for ᴅ-xylonate production, then simultaneous saccharification and ethanol fermentation was performed with cellulase added at pH 4.0 and at 40 °C. By this strategy, 33.5 g/L ᴅ-xylonate and 20.8 g/L ethanol were produced at yields of 1.10 g/g ᴅ-xylose and 84.3% of theoretical value, respectively. We propose a promising approach for the sequential production of ᴅ-xylonate and ethanol from non-detoxified corncob using a single microorganism.

Synthesis of SAPO-20 Using Isopropylamine as a Template from a SAPO-34 Precursor

SAPO-20 molecular sieve with the SOD framework was successfully synthesized using SAPO-34 as the precursor and isopropylamine (IPA) as the template by phase-transformation route. The influence of post-treatment time (in IPA, H2O, and SAPO-34 system) and NaOH concentration (in IPA, NaOH, H2O, and SAPO-34 system) on the products was investigated. The results showed that sheet debris SAPO-34 building the hollow-inside cubic morphologies which was padding with irregular SAPO-34. It was received for the as-synthesized spherical aggregation SAPO-20 with hexagonal shape when the ratio of n(OH-)/n (H2O) is 0.12 and the ratio of n(IPA)/n (H2O) is 0.07 in the synthesis gel. This method not only develops a new route for the synthesis of SAPO-20 molecular sieve, but also provides a way of using waste SAPO-34 catalyst, which can be used as a new exploration model for energy saving, consumption reduction and comprehensive utilization in SAPO-34 catalyst process.