Sweet potato virus disease is a serious biological threat to sweet potato,which seriously affects the development of sweet potato industry in China.This paper gives a brief introduction to the main defensive measures ...Sweet potato virus disease is a serious biological threat to sweet potato,which seriously affects the development of sweet potato industry in China.This paper gives a brief introduction to the main defensive measures of sweet potato virus disease,such as cutting of virus infection source,killing of viral transmission media,cultivation and application of virus-free sweet potato,use of antiviral agents,breeding of varieties with virus resistance,and mild strain cross protection,so as to provide some reference for this field.展开更多
Cavity-enhanced single quantum dots(QDs)are the main approach towards ultra-high-performance solid-state quantum light sources for scalable photonic quantum technologies.Nevertheless,harnessing the Purcell effect requ...Cavity-enhanced single quantum dots(QDs)are the main approach towards ultra-high-performance solid-state quantum light sources for scalable photonic quantum technologies.Nevertheless,harnessing the Purcell effect requires precise spectral and spatial alignment of the QDs’emission with the cavity mode,which is challenging for most cavities.Here we have successfully integrated miniaturized Fabry-Perot microcavities with a piezoelectric actuator,and demonstrated a bright single-photon source derived from a deterministically coupled QD within this microcavity.Leveraging the cavity-membrane structures,we have achieved large spectral tunability via strain tuning.On resonance,a high Purcell factor of~9 is attained.The source delivers single photons with simultaneous high extraction efficiency of 0.58,high purity of 0.956(2)and high indistinguishability of 0.922(4).Together with its compact footprint,our scheme facilitates the scalable integration of indistinguishable quantum light sources on-chip,therefore removing a major barrier to the development of solid-state quantum information platforms based on QDs.展开更多
Recently, the use of microalgae for bioremediation of pharmaceuticals(Ph As) has attracted increasing interest. However, most studies focused more on microalgae removal performance, its defensive response to the Ph As...Recently, the use of microalgae for bioremediation of pharmaceuticals(Ph As) has attracted increasing interest. However, most studies focused more on microalgae removal performance, its defensive response to the Ph As during wastewater treatment remains unexplored. Herein, microalgal three defensive systems have been investigated in synthetic wastewater, with six Ph As as the typical drug. Results show that Ph As could bind to EPS, and this action in turn could help to alleviate the direct toxicity of Ph As to microalgae. Subsequently, the physiological analyses revealed the increase of superoxide dismutase(SOD), catalase(CAT), and peroxidase(POD) activities, potentially reducing the oxidative stress induced by Ph As. Furthermore, the enzyme activities of cytochrome P450(CYP450) and glutathione-S-transferase(GST) were significantly upregulated after exposure to SMX, CIP and BPA, followed by a significant decrease in biodegradation rates after the addition of CYP450 inhibitors, suggesting that the biotransformation and detoxification of Ph As occurred. Meanwhile, molecular docking further revealed that CYP450 could bind with Ph As via hydrogen bond and hydrophobic interaction, which proved their abilities to be metabolized and form transformation products in microalgae. These findings provide an advancing understanding of microalgae technologies to improve the treatment of wastewater contaminated with Ph As.展开更多
The multi-scaled pore networks of shale or tight reservoirs are considerably different from the conventional sandstone reservoirs.After hydraulic fracturing treatment,the spontaneous imbibition process plays an import...The multi-scaled pore networks of shale or tight reservoirs are considerably different from the conventional sandstone reservoirs.After hydraulic fracturing treatment,the spontaneous imbibition process plays an important role in the productivity of the horizontal wells.Applying the color-gradient model of Lattice Boltzmann Method(LBM)accelerated with parallel computing,we studied the countercurrent spontaneous imbibition process in two kinds of pore structures with different interlacing distributions of large and small pores.The effect of geometry configuration of pore arrays with different pore-scale and the capillary number Ca on the mechanism of counter-current spontaneous imbibition as well as the corresponding oil recovery factor are studied.We found that the wetting phase tends to invade the small pore array under small Ca in both types of geometry configurations of different pore arrays of four pore arrays zones.The wetting phase also tends to invade the pore array near the inlet for injecting the wetting phase no matter if it is a large pore array or small pore array except for the situation when the Ca is large to a certain value.In this situation,the small pore arrays show resistance to the wetting phase,so the wetting phase doesn't invade the small pore near the inlet,but invades the large pore preferentially.Both the geometry configurations of different pore arrays and Ca have a significant effect on the oil recovery factor.This work will help to solve the doubt about the selectivity of the multi-scaled pores of the wetting phase and the role of pores with different sizes in imbibition and oil draining in countercurrent spontaneous imbibition processes.展开更多
Efficient wastewater treatment accompanied by sustainable“nutrients/pollutants waste-wastewaterresources/energy nexus”management is acting as a prominent and urgent global issue since severe pollution has occurred i...Efficient wastewater treatment accompanied by sustainable“nutrients/pollutants waste-wastewaterresources/energy nexus”management is acting as a prominent and urgent global issue since severe pollution has occurred increasingly.Diverting wastes from wastewater into the value-added microalgalbiomass stream is a promising goal using biological wastewater treatment technologies.This review proposed an idea of upgrading the current microalgal wastewater treatment by using immobilized microalgal system.Firstly,a systematic analysis of microalgal immobilization technology is displayed through an in-depth discussion on why using immobilized microalgae for wastewater treatment.Subsequently,the main technical approaches employed for microalgal immobilization and pollutant removal mechanisms by immobilized microalgae are summarized.Furthermore,from high-tech technologies to promote large-scale production and application potentials in diverse wastewater and bioreactors to downstream applications lead upgradation closer,the feasibility of upgrading existing microalgal wastewater treatment into immobilized microalgal systems is thoroughly discussed.Eventually,several research directions are proposed toward the future immobilized microalgal system for microalgal wastewater treatment upgrading.Together,it appears that using immobilization for further upgrading the microalgae-based wastewater treatment can be recognized as an achievable alternative to make microalgal wastewater treatment more realistic.The information and perspectives provided in this review also offer a feasible reference for upgrading conventional microalgae-based wastewater treatment.展开更多
Conventional biological treatment usually cannot achieve the same high water quality as advanced treatment when conducted under varied temperatures.Here,satisfactory wastewater treatment efficiency was observed in a m...Conventional biological treatment usually cannot achieve the same high water quality as advanced treatment when conducted under varied temperatures.Here,satisfactory wastewater treatment efficiency was observed in a microalgae-bacteria consortia(MBC)over a wide temperature range because of the predominance of microalgae.Microalgae contributed more toward wastewater treatment at low temperature because of the unsatisfactory performance of the accompanying bacteria,which experienced cold stress(e.g.,bacterial abundance below 3000 sequences)and executed defensive strategies(e.g.,enrichment of cold-shock proteins).A low abundance of amoA-C and hao indicated that conventional nitrogen removal was replaced through the involvement of microalgae.Diverse heterotrophic bacteria for nitrogen removal were identified at medium and high temperatures,implying this microbial niche treatment contained diverse flexible consortia with temperature variation.Additionally,pathogenic bacteria were eliminated through microalgal photosynthesis.After fitting the neutral community model and calculating the ecological niche,microalgae achieved a maximum niche breadth of 5.21 and the lowest niche overlap of 0.38,while the accompanying bacterial community in the consortia were shaped through deterministic processes.Finally,the maximum energy yield of 87.4 kJ L^(-1)and lipid production of 1.9 g L^(-1)were achieved at medium temperature.Altogether,this study demonstrates that advanced treatment and energy reclamation can be achieved through microalgae-bacteria niche strategies.展开更多
Vacuum ultraviolet(VUV)lasers have demonstrated great potential as the light source for various spectroscopies,which,if they can be focused into a small beam spot,will not only allow investigation of mesoscopic materi...Vacuum ultraviolet(VUV)lasers have demonstrated great potential as the light source for various spectroscopies,which,if they can be focused into a small beam spot,will not only allow investigation of mesoscopic materials and structures but also find application in the manufacture of nano-objects with excellent precision.In this work,we report the construction of a 177 nm VUV laser that can achieve a record-small(〜0.76 μm)focal spot at a long focal length(~45 mm)by using a flat lens without spherical aberration.The size of the beam spot of this VUV laser was tested using a metal grating and exfoliated graphene flakes,and we demonstrated its application in a fluorescence spectroscopy study on pure and Tm3+-doped NaYF4 microcrystals,revealing a new emission band that cannot be observed in the traditional up-conversion process.In addition,this laser system would be an ideal light source for spatially and angleresolved photoemission spectroscopy.展开更多
Due to the frequent occurrence of oil spills and the large-scale production of oily wastewater, the treatment of oily sewage has become an important issue for sustainable development. Recently, materials prepared from...Due to the frequent occurrence of oil spills and the large-scale production of oily wastewater, the treatment of oily sewage has become an important issue for sustainable development. Recently, materials prepared from lignocellulosic biomass(LCB) for oil-water separation have been found to be effective due to their high separation efficiency, good recyclability, and superior sustainability. However, few reviews have focused on the advantages and limitations of LCB for sewage treatment. This review summarizes the performance of modified LCB in oily wastewater treatment, in terms of the advanced modification methods applied and the structural dimensions of LCB materials according to the principle of superwetting oil-water separation. Research on the preparation technologies, separation mechanisms, and treatment efficiency of different LCB materials are briefly summarized, along with the characteristics of different LCB material types for oily wastewater treatment. Finally, the future prospects and challenges faced in the development of LCB materials are discussed.展开更多
基金Supported by Hunan Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Fund(2017XC13)Changsha Sweet Potato Engineering and Technology Research Center(kq1701024)+1 种基金Hunan Sweet Potato Engineering and Technology Research Center(2018TP2032)China Agriculture Research System of Sweet Potato(CARS-11-C-16)
文摘Sweet potato virus disease is a serious biological threat to sweet potato,which seriously affects the development of sweet potato industry in China.This paper gives a brief introduction to the main defensive measures of sweet potato virus disease,such as cutting of virus infection source,killing of viral transmission media,cultivation and application of virus-free sweet potato,use of antiviral agents,breeding of varieties with virus resistance,and mild strain cross protection,so as to provide some reference for this field.
基金We acknowledge Jin Liu and Yu-Ming He for the valuable discussions.We are grateful for financial support from the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou(202103030001)the Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology(2021ZD0301400,2021ZD0301605)+4 种基金the National Key R&D Program of Guang-dong Province(2020B0303020001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12074442,12074433,12174447)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(2021JJ20051)the science and technology innovation Program of Hunan Province(2021RC3084)the research program of national university of defense technology(ZK21-01,22-ZZCX-067).
文摘Cavity-enhanced single quantum dots(QDs)are the main approach towards ultra-high-performance solid-state quantum light sources for scalable photonic quantum technologies.Nevertheless,harnessing the Purcell effect requires precise spectral and spatial alignment of the QDs’emission with the cavity mode,which is challenging for most cavities.Here we have successfully integrated miniaturized Fabry-Perot microcavities with a piezoelectric actuator,and demonstrated a bright single-photon source derived from a deterministically coupled QD within this microcavity.Leveraging the cavity-membrane structures,we have achieved large spectral tunability via strain tuning.On resonance,a high Purcell factor of~9 is attained.The source delivers single photons with simultaneous high extraction efficiency of 0.58,high purity of 0.956(2)and high indistinguishability of 0.922(4).Together with its compact footprint,our scheme facilitates the scalable integration of indistinguishable quantum light sources on-chip,therefore removing a major barrier to the development of solid-state quantum information platforms based on QDs.
基金the support of the National Key Research and Development Program (No. 2019YFC0408503)the Project of Thousand Youth Talents (No. AUGA2160100917)。
文摘Recently, the use of microalgae for bioremediation of pharmaceuticals(Ph As) has attracted increasing interest. However, most studies focused more on microalgae removal performance, its defensive response to the Ph As during wastewater treatment remains unexplored. Herein, microalgal three defensive systems have been investigated in synthetic wastewater, with six Ph As as the typical drug. Results show that Ph As could bind to EPS, and this action in turn could help to alleviate the direct toxicity of Ph As to microalgae. Subsequently, the physiological analyses revealed the increase of superoxide dismutase(SOD), catalase(CAT), and peroxidase(POD) activities, potentially reducing the oxidative stress induced by Ph As. Furthermore, the enzyme activities of cytochrome P450(CYP450) and glutathione-S-transferase(GST) were significantly upregulated after exposure to SMX, CIP and BPA, followed by a significant decrease in biodegradation rates after the addition of CYP450 inhibitors, suggesting that the biotransformation and detoxification of Ph As occurred. Meanwhile, molecular docking further revealed that CYP450 could bind with Ph As via hydrogen bond and hydrophobic interaction, which proved their abilities to be metabolized and form transformation products in microalgae. These findings provide an advancing understanding of microalgae technologies to improve the treatment of wastewater contaminated with Ph As.
基金supported by the Joint foundation for enterprise innovation and development of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U19B6003-03-04-03)by the Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation(No.2214077).
文摘The multi-scaled pore networks of shale or tight reservoirs are considerably different from the conventional sandstone reservoirs.After hydraulic fracturing treatment,the spontaneous imbibition process plays an important role in the productivity of the horizontal wells.Applying the color-gradient model of Lattice Boltzmann Method(LBM)accelerated with parallel computing,we studied the countercurrent spontaneous imbibition process in two kinds of pore structures with different interlacing distributions of large and small pores.The effect of geometry configuration of pore arrays with different pore-scale and the capillary number Ca on the mechanism of counter-current spontaneous imbibition as well as the corresponding oil recovery factor are studied.We found that the wetting phase tends to invade the small pore array under small Ca in both types of geometry configurations of different pore arrays of four pore arrays zones.The wetting phase also tends to invade the pore array near the inlet for injecting the wetting phase no matter if it is a large pore array or small pore array except for the situation when the Ca is large to a certain value.In this situation,the small pore arrays show resistance to the wetting phase,so the wetting phase doesn't invade the small pore near the inlet,but invades the large pore preferentially.Both the geometry configurations of different pore arrays and Ca have a significant effect on the oil recovery factor.This work will help to solve the doubt about the selectivity of the multi-scaled pores of the wetting phase and the role of pores with different sizes in imbibition and oil draining in countercurrent spontaneous imbibition processes.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program(No.2019YFC0408503)the Project of Thousand Youth Talents.
文摘Efficient wastewater treatment accompanied by sustainable“nutrients/pollutants waste-wastewaterresources/energy nexus”management is acting as a prominent and urgent global issue since severe pollution has occurred increasingly.Diverting wastes from wastewater into the value-added microalgalbiomass stream is a promising goal using biological wastewater treatment technologies.This review proposed an idea of upgrading the current microalgal wastewater treatment by using immobilized microalgal system.Firstly,a systematic analysis of microalgal immobilization technology is displayed through an in-depth discussion on why using immobilized microalgae for wastewater treatment.Subsequently,the main technical approaches employed for microalgal immobilization and pollutant removal mechanisms by immobilized microalgae are summarized.Furthermore,from high-tech technologies to promote large-scale production and application potentials in diverse wastewater and bioreactors to downstream applications lead upgradation closer,the feasibility of upgrading existing microalgal wastewater treatment into immobilized microalgal systems is thoroughly discussed.Eventually,several research directions are proposed toward the future immobilized microalgal system for microalgal wastewater treatment upgrading.Together,it appears that using immobilization for further upgrading the microalgae-based wastewater treatment can be recognized as an achievable alternative to make microalgal wastewater treatment more realistic.The information and perspectives provided in this review also offer a feasible reference for upgrading conventional microalgae-based wastewater treatment.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program(No.2019YFC0408503)Fund Project of National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Biomass Energy Development and Utilization(Harbin Institute of Technology,Project No.2021A004).
文摘Conventional biological treatment usually cannot achieve the same high water quality as advanced treatment when conducted under varied temperatures.Here,satisfactory wastewater treatment efficiency was observed in a microalgae-bacteria consortia(MBC)over a wide temperature range because of the predominance of microalgae.Microalgae contributed more toward wastewater treatment at low temperature because of the unsatisfactory performance of the accompanying bacteria,which experienced cold stress(e.g.,bacterial abundance below 3000 sequences)and executed defensive strategies(e.g.,enrichment of cold-shock proteins).A low abundance of amoA-C and hao indicated that conventional nitrogen removal was replaced through the involvement of microalgae.Diverse heterotrophic bacteria for nitrogen removal were identified at medium and high temperatures,implying this microbial niche treatment contained diverse flexible consortia with temperature variation.Additionally,pathogenic bacteria were eliminated through microalgal photosynthesis.After fitting the neutral community model and calculating the ecological niche,microalgae achieved a maximum niche breadth of 5.21 and the lowest niche overlap of 0.38,while the accompanying bacterial community in the consortia were shaped through deterministic processes.Finally,the maximum energy yield of 87.4 kJ L^(-1)and lipid production of 1.9 g L^(-1)were achieved at medium temperature.Altogether,this study demonstrates that advanced treatment and energy reclamation can be achieved through microalgae-bacteria niche strategies.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFA0305400, 2017YFA0304600, 2018YFA0307100, and 2018YFA0305603)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11774190, 11674229, 11634009, 11774427, 51788104, and 11874035)+1 种基金EPSRC Platform Grant (EP/M020517/1)the support from the Shanghai Pujiang Program (17PJ1406200)。
基金C.Z.,L.Y.,and K.H.acknowledge support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grants 11774427,61875181,61705085,11774190,and 11427903)Y.C.acknowledges support from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Platform(grant EP/M020517/1)+1 种基金K.H.thanks USTC Research Funds of the Double Rrst-Class Initiative(grant YD2030002003)"the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities"in China,the CAS Pioneer Hundred Talents Program,and the support from the University of Science and Technology of China’s Centre for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication.
文摘Vacuum ultraviolet(VUV)lasers have demonstrated great potential as the light source for various spectroscopies,which,if they can be focused into a small beam spot,will not only allow investigation of mesoscopic materials and structures but also find application in the manufacture of nano-objects with excellent precision.In this work,we report the construction of a 177 nm VUV laser that can achieve a record-small(〜0.76 μm)focal spot at a long focal length(~45 mm)by using a flat lens without spherical aberration.The size of the beam spot of this VUV laser was tested using a metal grating and exfoliated graphene flakes,and we demonstrated its application in a fluorescence spectroscopy study on pure and Tm3+-doped NaYF4 microcrystals,revealing a new emission band that cannot be observed in the traditional up-conversion process.In addition,this laser system would be an ideal light source for spatially and angleresolved photoemission spectroscopy.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51961165104)the Project of Thousand Youth Talents。
文摘Due to the frequent occurrence of oil spills and the large-scale production of oily wastewater, the treatment of oily sewage has become an important issue for sustainable development. Recently, materials prepared from lignocellulosic biomass(LCB) for oil-water separation have been found to be effective due to their high separation efficiency, good recyclability, and superior sustainability. However, few reviews have focused on the advantages and limitations of LCB for sewage treatment. This review summarizes the performance of modified LCB in oily wastewater treatment, in terms of the advanced modification methods applied and the structural dimensions of LCB materials according to the principle of superwetting oil-water separation. Research on the preparation technologies, separation mechanisms, and treatment efficiency of different LCB materials are briefly summarized, along with the characteristics of different LCB material types for oily wastewater treatment. Finally, the future prospects and challenges faced in the development of LCB materials are discussed.
