Improving discharge voltage and ion storage dynamic in polyaniline via modulation of carrier charge density for magnesiummetal batteries

Rechargeable magnesium-metal batteries(RMBs)have gained much attention due to their abundant resources as well as high safety.However,the high charge density of Mg^(2+)is one of the main reasons for the slow kinetics performance of RMBs,and modulation of the charge density is an important strategy to improve the kinetics and electrochemical performance of RMBs.Herein,we report on the conductive polymer polyaniline(PANI)for RMBs,which is found to have excellent kinetics and high discharge voltage when storing MgCl^(+).In the storage of MgCl^(+),PANI exhibits a high average discharge voltage platform is 2.3 V vs.Mg^(2+)/Mg,which is higher than that in storage of Mg^(2+).We demonstrated the reversible intercalation/de-intercalation of MgCl^(+)in PANI accompanying with the reversible transformation between the quinone ring(C–C,–N=)and the benzene ring(C=C,–NH–)during charging and discharging.Density functional theory calculation reveals that PANI exhibit higher voltages(2.25 V vs.1.82 V)along with lower diffusion energy barriers(1.27 eV vs.1.55 eV)for MgCl^(+)storage compared to Mg^(2+)storage.This work refines the storage mechanism of PANI in RMBs and provides new guidelines for the application of PANI in RMBs.

Lignocellulosic fraction-induced niche differentiation within dissimilatory iron reducing bacterial groups in a paddy soil

Responses of soil DIRB to lignocellulosic fractions during a 6-week microcosm incubation were investigated.Anaeromyxobacter,Bacillus,and Clostridium maintained their domi-nance throughout the incubation.Distinct DIRB groups proliferated under specific lignocellulosic fraction amendments.Limits of insufficient ferric iron on the proliferation varied by DIRB group.Dissimilatory iron reducing bacteria(DIRB)are phylogenetically and physi-ologically diverse in paddy soils,where iron reduction closely couples with the oxidation of rice straw-derived carbon in the straw returning scenarios.However,few studies have addressed the niche differentiation within DIRB groups during the degradation of lignocellulosic fractions of rice straw.This study conducted a 6-week microcosm incubation experiment to reveal the distinct responses of DIRB groups under specific lignocellulosic fraction amendments with and without ferrihydrite(Fh)addition in a flooded paddy Ultisol.Results showed that the total absolute abundance of the 19 detected DIRB groups did not vary significantly during the incubation.Anaeromyxobacter,Bacillus,and Clostridium were the dominant DIRB groups for all lignocellulosic treatments whereas Thermincola was dominant but only under xylan amendment with Fh addition.DIRB-nodes in the co-occurrence networks of bacterial community mainly belonged to Anaeromyxobacter and Bacillus.Clostridium and Thermincola,Alkaliphilus and Anaeromyxobacter,and Alicyclobacillus,Desulfobulbus,and Desulfosporosinus were specifically proliferated under xylan,cellulose,and lignin amendments,respectively.Whether the proliferation was limited by insufficient ferric iron varied by bacterial group.These findings suggested the lignocellulosic fraction-induced niche differentiation within DIRB groups,which advanced our understanding of the ecology of DIRB in paddy soils under straw returning.

植被退化对滇西北高寒草地土壤微生物群落的影响

【目的】在同尺度下比较我国滇西北高寒草地土壤(GS)及其退化土壤(DGS)中细菌和真菌群落,研究植被退化对高寒草地土壤微生物群落的影响,并探索其环境驱动因子。【方法】分别以16SrRNA基因和ITS基因作为细菌和真菌分子生态学分析的靶标基因,采用定量PCR法测定基因数量来表征微生物群落丰度,采用Illumina Hiseq测序及生物信息学分析研究土壤微生物群落组成和群落结构。【结果】草地退化后,土壤pH值显著上升0.65个单位,土壤水分、总有机碳、可溶性氮含量和C/N比分别显著下降了18.4%、67.5%、47.2%和71.2%;草地退化显著降低了土壤细菌和真菌群落丰度,降低幅度分别为92.4%和94.9%;草地退化没有影响土壤细菌和真菌群落α-多样性,但显著改变了细菌和真菌群落β-多样性(群落结构);草地退化改变了土壤细菌和真菌在OTU水平上的物种组成,土壤真菌OTU种类变化更为显著;草地退化没有影响土壤细菌在门水平上的群落组成,但改变了细菌在纲水平上的群落组成(如Acidimicrobiia、Betaproteobacteria、Chloroplast等);草地退化没有影响土壤真菌在门水平和纲水平上的群落组成。【结论】本研究发现植被退化后滇西北高寒草地土壤质量显著降低,寄居在土壤中的微生物群落丰度也显著降低、微生物群落结构明显改变。

Anammox bacterial abundance and biodiversity in greenhouse vegetable soil are influenced by high nitrate content

The anaerobic ammonium oxidizing(anammox) process has been found to play an important role in terrestrial ecosystems in recent years. However,the diversity and abundance of anammox bacteria in nitrogen(N)-rich agricultural soils under high fertilizer greenhouse conditions are still unclear. Two greenhouse fields with different N fertilizer input levels were chosen, and their soil profiles were studied with molecular technologies, including quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay, a clone library, and phylogenetic analysis based on hzsB(encoding anammox hydrazine synthase β-subunit) gene. Molecular analyses suggested that anammox bacteria were at their highest density at 10–20 cm soil depth, and that the anammox bacterial abundance was significantly lower at high N than at low N. Candidatus Brocadia was the sole anammox bacterial genus throughout the soil depth profiles. The highest diversity of anammox bacteria was found at 30–40 cm soil depth, and different phylotypic clusters of Candidatus Brocadia were associated with specific soil environmental factors, such as nitrates, soil depth, and total N. Correlation analyses and redundancy analyses confirmed that high nitrate content associated with high N fertilizer input had a significant negative influence on the abundance and biodiversity of anammox bacteria. These results imply that excessive use of N fertilizer would affect arid land soil N loss to the atmosphere by the anammox pathway.