Prediction of gastric cancer metastasis through urinary metabolomic investigation using GC/MS

AIM:To gain new insights into tumor metabolism and to identify possible biomarkers with potential diagnostic values to predict tumor metastasis.METHODS:Human gastric cancer SGC-7901 cells were implanted into 24 severe combined immune deficiency (SCID) mice,which were randomly divided into metastasis group (n=8),non-metastasis group (n=8),and normal group (n=8).Urinary metabolomic information was obtained by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS).RESULTS:There were significant metabolic differences among the three groups (t test,P < 0.05).Ten selected metabolites were different between normal and cancer groups (non-metastasis and metastasis groups),and seven metabolites were also different between non-metastasis and metastasis groups.Two diagnostic models for gastric cancer and metastasis were constructed respectively by the principal component analysis (PCA).These PCA models were confirmed by corresponding receiver operating characteristic analysis (area under the curve=1.00).CONCLUSION:The urinary metabolomic profile is different,and the selected metabolites might be instructive to clinical diagnosis or screening metastasis for gastric cancer.

Application of Wood Char in Processing Oolitic High-phosphorus Hematite for Phosphorus Removal

Phosphorus removal from oolitic high-phosphorus hematite using direct reduction followed by melting sep aration was investigated. At the direct reduction stage, highly volatile wood char was prepared by carbonizing jujube wood at 673 K for 2 h and was used as reducing agent. The results of the direct reduction tests show that at a tem- perature of 1373 K, a char mixing ratio of 0.8, and a reduction time of 10-25 min, the briquettes reached a metal- lization degree of 80% -84% and a residual carbon content of 0.13 -1.98 mass%. Phosphorus remained in the gangue as calcium phosphate after reduction. The results of the melting separation tests show that residual carbon in reduced briquette negatively affects the phosphorus content （W[p]） in hot metal. When the reduced briquettes ob- tained under the aforementioned conditions were used for melting separation, hot metal suitable for basic oxygen steelmaking （w[p]〈0.4 mass%） could not be obtained from metallic briquettes with a residual carbon content more than 1.0 mass~. In contrast, it could be obtained from metallic briquettes with residual carbon content less than 0.35 mass% by mixing with 2%-4% Na2CO3.

Influence of Coating MgO on Sticking and Functional Mechanism during Fluidized Bed Reduction of Vanadium Titano-magnetite

The vanadium titano-magnetite （VTM） iron ore fines of 110--150/xm in diameter were reduced in a trans- parent quartz fluidized bed by 70 %CO-30 % H2 （volume fraction） mixtures. MgO powders served as coating agent to solve sticking problem. Two coating methods were introduced in this experiment： high temperature injection method and briquetting→oxidizing roast→crushing method. According to the experimental results, the minimum effective coating amount of MgO was 0. 1 mass%. The metallization ratio （MR） of the product rose from around 58% to above 90% with the above treatments. To investigate the sticking mechanism of fine ore, the morphology evolution was in- vestigated. Instead of iron whiskers, an interlaced fibrous porous surface formed. The ulvospinel （2FeO ： TiO2 ） in VTM is more difficult to be reduced than FeO according to thermodynamic calculation. XRD results showed that MgO diffused into Fe203 lattice before forming pleonaste （MgO · Fe2O3 ） during oxidizing roast at 1273 K. The melting point of the pleonaste is 1986 K and that made contribution to prevent the sticking problem.

Slag/metal Separation Process of Gas-reduced Oolitic High-phosphorus Iron Ore Fines

Slag/metal separation process of the highly reduced oolitic high-phosphorus iron ore fines was investigated. Samples were prepared using the reduced ore fines （metallization rate： 88%） and powder additives of CaO and Na2CO3. Slag/metal separation behavior tests were conducted using a quenching method and the obtained metal parts were subjected to direct observation as well as microstructure examination with SEM and EDS; iron recovery and phosphorus distribution tests were conducted using a Si-Mo high temperature furnace and the obtained metal parts were examined by ICP-AES analysis and mass measurement. Thermodynamic calculation using coexistence theory of slag structure was also performed. Results show that temperature for slag/metal separation must be higher than 1823 K and a satisfying slag/metal separation of the highly reduced ore fines needs at least 4 min; phosphorus con- tent of hot metal is mainly determined by thermodynamics; temperature of 1823-1873 K and Na2CO3 mixing ratio of about 3 % are adequate for controlling phosphorus content to be less than 0.3 mass% in hot metal; temperature, time and Na2CO3 mixing ratio do not have significant effect on iron recovery, and iron recovery rate could be higher than 80% as long as a good slag/metal separation result is obtained.

Production of low-silicon molten iron from high-silica hematite using biochar

A new method of utilizing high-silica hematite to produce low-silicon molten iron was proposed.In this method,FASTMELT,which comprised direct reduction and melt separation processes,was applied,with highly reactive biochar as the reductant in the direct reduction stage.The proposed method was experimentally investigated and the results show that the method is feasible.In the direct reduction stage,ore-char briquette could achieve a metallization rate of 84%-88% and residual carbon of 0.27-0.89mass% at temperature of 1373 K,biochar mixing ratio of 0.8-0.9,and reduction time of 15 min.Some silica particles remained embedded in the iron phase after the reduction.In the melting separation stage,molten iron with a carbon content of 0.02-0.03mass% and silicon content of 0.02-0.18mass%could be obtained from the metallic briquettes under the above-mentioned conditions;the iron recovery rate was83%-91% and impurities in the obtained metal were negligible.