Developing a Machine Vision System Equipped with UV Light to Predict Fish Freshness Based on Fish-Surface Color

This study assessed the feasibility of developing a machine vision system equipped with ultraviolet (UV) light, using changes in fish-surface color to predict aerobic plate count (APC, a standard freshness indicator) during storage. The APC values were tested and images of the fish surface were taken when fish were stored at room temperature. Then, images’ color-space conversion among RGB, HSV, and L*a*b* color spaces was carried out and analyzed. The results revealed that a* and b* values from the UV-light image decreased linearly during storage. A further regression analysis of these two parameters with APC value demonstrated a good exponential relationship between the a* value and the APC value (R2 = 0.97), followed by the b* (R2 = 0.85). Therefore, our results suggest that the change in color of the fish surface under UV light can be used to assess fish freshness during storage.

UV Light Induced Transformation of 1-Methylnaphthalene in the Presence of Air and Its Implications for Contaminants Research

Understanding chemical transformations of contaminants and the resulting products is extremely important in devising proper monitoring methods for such contaminants and in assessing potential human exposure to the transformation products in the environment. Ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun can induce various photochemical transformations of contaminants in the environment. Alkylnaphthalenes are light-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) which are one of the most widespread organic pollutants present in ambient air as a result of a variety of incomplete combustion sources. In this study, 1-methylnapthalene,a typical example of an alkylnaphthalene, was subjected to UV irradiation to investigate its transformation in the presence and absence of air. Twenty-one products were detected in the reaction mixtures. Some photo-oxidation products were identified, including both ring-opened and ring-retained oxygenated compounds, such as 1-naphthaldehyde, 1-naphthoic acid, 1-naphthalenemethanol and phthalic anhydride. Although dimeric products were observed in the presence of air, more were found in the presence of helium or argon gas, indicating a different photo-oxidation pathway from those commonly observed in other media, such as water. Under just 48 hours of exposure to the UV light in the presence of air, three major products were formed with a production yield of about 10% each. Compared to 1-methylnapthalene, the UV induced transformation products observed in this study are more volatile, acidic, water soluble or toxic. The formation of these products may significantly change our understanding of the risks assessed solely from the parent compound in contaminants research and supports the inclusion of airborne transformations of the parent compound in risk assessment.

Disruption of Drug Effects (Dopamine, Nicotine, Pilocarpine, κ-Opioid) in Planarians by UV Light

Based on previous work, it has been hypothesized that the energetics of ultraviolet (UV) light disrupts effects induced by receptor-binding ligands. If this hypothesis is true, then UV light should (i) disrupt a broad variety of endpoints and (ii) disrupt effects produced by ligands that bind to diverse receptor types. This was tested directly in the present study by using ligands selective for four different receptors (one ionotropic, three metabotropic) and three different behavioral endpoints. The selective dopamine D2 receptor antagonist (–)sulpiride (0.1 uM) dose-relatedly decreased spontaneous locomotor velocity, the selective nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist nicotine (1, 3, 5 mM) and the selective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist pilocarpine (20, 30, 50 mM) induced seizure-like activity, and the selective-opioid receptor agonist U-50,488H (10 uM) produced physical dependence (manifested as abstinence-induced withdrawal) in planarian models. Each of these diverse ligand and receptor-mediated effects were attenuated by UV light (254 nm = 7.83 × 10–19 J = 4.89 eV). These findings provide further evidence that UV light disrupts ligand-receptor mediated interactions and that UV light might provide a useful tool for examining drug-receptor interactions.

UV light-induced oxygen doping in graphitic carbon nitride with suppressed deep trapping for enhancement in CO_(2) photoreduction activity

While photoreduction of CO_(2) to CH 4 is an effective means of producing value-added fuels,common pho-tocatalysts have poor activity and low selectivity in photocatalytic CO_(2)-reduction processes.Even though creating defects is an effective photocatalyst fabrication route to improve photocatalytic activity,there are some challenges with the facile photocatalyst synthesis method.In this work,an O element is in-troduced into a graphitic carbon nitride(CN)skeleton through a precursory ultraviolet light irradiation pretreatment to increase the visible light absorption and enhance the carrier density of this modified non-metal CN photocatalyst;the charge transfer dynamics thereof are also studied through electrochem-ical tests,photoluminescence spectroscopy,and nanosecond transient absorption.We verify that the op-timized sample exhibits lower charge recombination and a suppressed 84 ns electron-trapping lifetime,compared to the 103 ns electron-trapping lifetime of the CN counterpart,and thereby contributes to ro-bust detrapping and a fast transfer of active electrons.Through density functional theory calculations,we find that the improved light absorption and increased electron density are ascribed to O-element doping,which enhances the CO_(2) adsorption energy and improves the CO_(2)-to-CH 4 photoreduction activity;it be-comes 17 times higher than that of the bare CN,and the selectivity is 3.8 times higher than that of CN.Moreover,the optimized sample demonstrates excellent cyclic stability in a 24-hour cycle test.

水性旋光UV固化聚氨酯乳液的合成及性能研究

以4,4’-二环己基甲烷二异氰酸酯(HMDI)、季戊四醇三丙烯酸酯(PETA)、聚四氢呋喃(PTMEG-1000)、2,2-二羟甲基丙酸(DMPA)、左手性试剂S-联萘酚(S-BINOL)为主要原料合成了新型含联萘基团的水性旋光光固化聚氨酯(BPU)。采用傅立叶变换红外光谱仪(FT-IR)、核磁共振波谱仪(NMR)和凝胶渗透色谱仪(GPC)对BPU进行了表征。以BPU为主要成膜物制备了水性光固化涂料,探究了联萘酚基团的引入对高分子聚合物的透明性能、隔热性能、热稳定性、应用性能等的影响。结果表明:将联萘基团引入到水性聚氨酯乳液体系中,可以有效地改善乳液成膜后的隔热性能,所制备的涂膜拥有良好的透明性和力学性能。随着BPU中S-BINOL含量的增加,含有联萘基团的BPU红外发射率明显低于WPU,红外发射率随联萘基团含量的增加由0.892降低到0.672,刚性基团的引入对透明性影响不大,其在550 nm处的透光率均超过90%。

柔性透明导电膜用UV胶的配方探讨

应用于柔性透明导电膜用UV胶压印技术,对柔性透明导电膜产品性能有重要作用,特别是胶的黏度、硬度、附着力、光学性能、耐水性、伸长率等对实现高精度印刷效果、导电膜柔韧性、透光率和稳定性都有重要的意义。根据柔性透明导电膜用UV胶实用性能的要求,讨论了柔性透明导电膜用UV胶的配方成份。

紫外发光二极管(UV-LED)技术对食品微生物灭活应用的研究进展

紫外辐照是一种非热杀菌技术,汞蒸气紫外灯是现阶段用于食品卫生处理的主要设备,但受某些因素影响,汞灯的生产使用将逐渐变少,被环保节能的紫外发光二极管(UV-LED)取代是一种不可避免的趋势。本文根据UV-LED发光原理和多波长耦合应用的特点,综述了对微生物灭活的机理、探究了影响灭活效果的因素(波长、紫外剂量和物料特性)、处理食品的灭菌效果以及对部分食品品质的影响,为UV-LED在食品领域的杀菌处理工艺和设备参数优化提供参考。

Preparation and characterization of thermosensitive poly(NIPAM-co-MAH-β-CD)/(TiO_2-MWCNTs) composites by UV light photoinitiating method

In this report, a novel thermosensitive poly（N-isopropylacrylamide-co-maleic anhydride-β-cyclodextrin）/（TiO2-multi-wal,led carbon nanotubes） （poly（NIPAM-co-MAH-β-CD）/（TiO2-MWCNTs）） composite was synthesized by UV light photoinitiating method. The results indicated that MAH modifiedβ-CD （MAH-β-CD） could polymerize to NIPAM by UV light irradiation in the presence of TiO2-MWCNTs composite nanoparticles. The characteristic results confirmed that the TiO2-MWCNTs composite nanoparticles were embedded evenly within the thermally responsive copolymer of NIPAM and MAH-β-CD. The effects of irradiation time and TiO2-MWCNTs concentration on the yield of the composites were investigated by keeping NIPAM to MAH-β- CD mass ratio constant. The optimal polymerization reaction conditions were a TiO2-MWCNTs concentration of 10 wt.% under UV light for the illumination of 3 h.

UV光固化胶粘剂的研究进展

阐述了UV光固化胶粘剂的发展历史、组成和特点,系统介绍了不同种类UV胶(自由基固化型、阳离子固化型、自由基/阳离子混杂型、延迟固化、UV/湿气双重固化、UV/热双重固化、UV热熔胶、UV压敏胶、UV减粘胶、可拆卸的UV胶、UV光学胶以及其他)的特点、固化机理、材料结构设计以及性能调控方法等。总结了近年来各种UV胶的最新研究进展,最后对UV胶在各个领域的应用、挑战和未来发展方向提出了展望。

Effects of water quality on the coagulation performances of humic acids irradiated with UV light

The presence of humic acid in drinking water treatment has received significant attention in recent years because of its adverse effects on the removal of many pollutants in coagulation. In this paper, the effects of water quality including pH, turbidity, alkalinity, and hardness on the removal of humic acid were investigated in a UV light hybridized coagulation process. Our results suggested that UV light radiation could effectively improve the removal rate of humic acid in coagulation under both neutral and basic conditions, and the variations of the selected water quality parameters had little adverse effect on the function of UV light. After UV light radiation, the removal rate of the nitro-humic acid （NHA） increased from 20% to 60% in coagulation, and increased further to 75% and 85% for the raw waters with 10.0 NTU kaolin and 100mg.L-1 hardness, respectively. In addition to NHA, the removal rates of the humic acid extracted from peat coal （PHA） and the humic acid provided by Japan metals and chemicals company （JHA） in coagulation were also improved, both in the range of 80%-90% after undergoing UV light radiation. By changing the radiation location from prior to coagulation to the flocculation process, similar experimental results were obtained. The formation of positive charged sites after UV light radiation was considered to be the primary factor that led to an enhanced removal of the humic acid in coagulation.

UV-TiO_(2)-PS光催化降解煤化工废水中含氮有机物

比较了由紫外光(UV)、TiO_(2)、H_(2)O_(2)、过硫酸盐(PS)组合而成的5种工艺对溶液中喹啉的光催化降解效果,分析了影响UV-TiO_(2)-PS降解喹啉的主要因素和降解机理,考察了该体系对吲哚和吡啶的降解效果。实验结果表明:相同条件下,5种体系对喹啉的去除效果依次为UV-TiO_(2)-PS>UV-TiO_(2)-H_(2)O_(2)>UV-PS>UV-H_(2)O_(2)>UV-TiO_(2),氧化剂H_(2)O_(2)或PS与UV-TiO_(2)联用,能提高喹啉去除率;在喹啉溶液初始质量浓度20 mg/L、TiO_(2)加入量1.2 g/L、PS加入量0.012 mol/L、初始pH 6.5的最佳工艺条件下,光反应150 min,喹啉去除率为97.07%,光反应180 min,TOC去除率为72.32%;在UV-TiO_(2)-PS降解喹啉的最佳工艺条件下,光反应150 min,该体系对吡啶和吲哚的去除率分别为41.12%和80.13%;UV-TiO_(2)-PS氧化降解喹啉过程中,活性物种的贡献依次为SO_(4)^(-)·>O_(2)-·>·OH>h^(+)。

Photodegradation of dye pollutants on TiO_2 pillared bentonites under UV light irradiation

TiO2 pillared bentonite samples dried under different conditions are used to degrade 2,4-dichlorophenol and orange II under UV light irradiation. The supercritical dried sample exhibits a high activity for the photodegradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol and orange II due to its structural features. TOC and COD are measured during the degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol under UV light irradiation using P25 and TiO2 pillared bentonite samples dried under different conditions. The clay-based catalysts can be readily separated by filtration or sedimentation.

Effects of UV-B radiation on tetraspores of Chondrus ocellatus Holm(Rhodophyta),and effects of red and blue light on repair of UV-B-induced damage

We evaluated the effects of red and blue light on the repair of UV-B radiation-induced damage in tetraspores of Chondrus ocellatus Holm. Tetraspores of C. ocellatus were treated with different UV-B radiation levels(0,36,72,108,144 and 180 J/m2),and thereafter subjected to PAR,darkness,or red or blue light during a 2-h repair stage,each day for 48 days. The diameters and cellular contents of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimmers(CPDs),chlorophyll a(Chl a),phycoerythrin,and UV-B-absorbing mycosporinelike amino acids(MAAs) contents of the tetraspores were determined. Our results show that low doses of UV-B radiation(36 and 72 J/m 2) promoted the growth of C. ocellatus; however,increased UV-B radiation gradually reduced the C. ocellatus growth(greater than 72 J/m2). The MAAs(palythine and asterina-330) in C. ocellatus were detected and analyzed by LC/MS. Our results suggest that moderate red light could induce the growth of this alga in aquaculture. In addition,photorepair was inhibited by red light,so there may be some other DNA repair mechanism activated by red light. Blue light promoted the activity of DNA photolyase,greatly improving remediation efficiency. Red and blue lights were found to reduce the capacity of C. ocellatus to form MAAs. Therefore,PAR,red light,and blue light play different roles during the repair processes for damage induced by UV-B radiation.

Screening of Trichoderma harzianum mutants tolerant to carbendazim and UV-light

After comparison of Trichoderma population density and test of colonization ability in rhizospheres were conducted. Auxotrophic mutants of T. harzianum tolerant to carbendazim and UV-light were obtained by UV-light mutagenesis and carbendazim stress on PDA medium and a basis medium with hot pepper root exudation by adding the fungicide. The results showed: all four different isolates of Trichoderma had certain colonization ability in rhizosphere with the characteristic of growing as roots and distributing many more around root tips. The ability, however, was different for the 4 isolates, showing the wild isolates colonized weakly in rhizosphere. Around 5% spores alive and mutants could be obtained after the isolates were irradiated under a 20W UV-light at 25 cm distance for 5 min. The mutants tolerant to carbendazim were screened out by adding the fungicide into PDA medium, which increased resistance to the fungicide 100 times higher than their original isolates and showed auxotrophic. Three mutants,G7n,G20n and G5n, grew very well on PDA and a basic medium with hot pepper root exudation. Therefore, these mutants could be used as the isolates with good colonization ability for further research.

Preparation and UV-light Absorption Property of Oleic Acid Surface Modified ZnO Nanoparticles

Syntheses of zince oxide（ZnO） nanoparticles by direct precipitation and surface modification with oleic acid were reported. ZnO nanoparticles were characterized via X-ray diffractometry（XRD）, transmission electron microscopy（TEM）, infrared spectroscopy（IR） and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The prepared ZnO nanoparticles were nearly spherical and highly crystalline with an average size of 29 nm. In addition, high UV-light absorption properties of oleic acid surface modified ZnO nanoparticles were successfully obtained for a dispersion of ZnO nanoparticles in ethanol.

Effects of Si-Layer-Thickness Ratio on UV-Light-Emission Intensity from Si/SiO<SUB>2</SUB>Multilayered Thin Films Prepared Using Radio-Frequency Sputtering

We investigated the effects of Si-layer-thickness ratios on ultraviolet (UV) peak intensities of Si/ SiO2 multilayered films produced by alternately stacking several-nanometer-thick Si and SiO2 layers using radio-frequency sputtering for the first time. The Si-layer-thickness ratio of the Si/SiO2 film is a very important parameter for enhancing the peak intensity because the ratio is concerned with the size of Si nanocrystals in the film, which might affect the intensity of the UV light emission from the film. We prepared seven samples with various estimated Si-layer-thickness ratios, and measured the photoluminescence spectra of the samples after annealing at 1150°C, 1200°C, or 1250°C for 25 min. From our experiments, we estimate that the proper Si-layer-thickness ratio to obtain the strongest UV peaks from the Si/SiO2 multilayered films is around 0.29. Such a UV-lightemitting thin film is expected to be used in future higher-density optical-disk systems.

Led-UV光固化水性亚光白面漆的研制及其在木器家具中的应用

采用3种水性UV光引发剂联用,研制了一款快速高效、绿色环保、能适合各种异形材涂装的Led-UV光固化水性亚光白面漆,其白度好、硬度高、漆膜丰满、手感嫩滑、光泽柔和,非常适合白色木器家具的涂装。

Effects of different light conditions on repair of UV-B-induced damage in carpospores of Chondrus ocellatus Holm

We evaluated the effects of ultraviolet-B(UV-B) radiation and different light conditions on the repair of UV-B-induced damage in carpospores of C hondrus ocellatus Holm(Rhodophyta) in laboratory experiments. Carpospores were treated daily with different doses of UV-B radiation for 48 days,when vertical branches had formed in all treatments; after each daily treatment,the carpospores were subjected to photosynthetically active radiation(PAR),darkness,red light,or blue light during a 2-h repair stage. Carpospore diameters were measured every 4 days. We measured the growth and cellular contents of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers(CPDs),chlorophyll a,phycoerythrin,and UV-B-absorbing mycosporine-like amino acids(MAAs) in carpospores on Day 48. Low doses of UV-B radiation(36 and 72 J/m 2) accelerated the growth of C. ocellatus. However,as the amount of UV-B radiation increased,the growth rate decreased and morphological changes occurred. UV-B radiation significant damaged DNA and photosynthetic pigments and induced three kind of MAAs,palythine,asterina-330,and shinorine. PAR conditions were best for repairing UV-B-induced damage. Darkness promoted the activity of the DNA darkrepair mechanism. Red light enhanced phycoerythrin synthesis but inhibited light repair of DNA. Although blue light,increased the activity of DNA photolyase,greatly improving remediation efficiency,the growth and development of C. ocellatus carpospores were slower than in other light treatments.

Effects of Inhabiting and Life Patterns on the UV Spectral Properties of Small Mammalian Herbivores’ Urine

It is well known that avian predators can use prey excretions such as urine and feces to track their prey, and the urine and feces of small mammalian herbivores can reflect ultraviolet (UV) light and emit fluorescent light. There are still some debates as to whether UV visibility of small mammalian herbivores’ urine is used as a hunting cue by avian raptors. Some studies in Europe have demonstrated that diurnal raptors are capable of utilizing these cues to target key prey species. However, researchers in Australia have argued that raptors do not use the UV visibility of urine while hunting. To our knowledge, there are no reports from Asia concerning the ultraviolet spectral characteristics of small mammal herbivores’ urine. This study examined the UV spectral properties of urine from 6 small mammal herbivores species by comparing the UV reflectance and fluorescence spectra of urine from small mammalian herbivores living in plateau meadows, plateau shrubs, open marshland, farmland, and semi-desert grassland in China. In addition, we compared the UV spectral properties of urine from ground-dwelling species of rodents and subterranean species to determine whether ultraviolet visibility of small mammal herbivores’ urine could be used as a visual signal by Asian vole-eating raptors. The results showed that: 1) the SC370 values of urine from four small mammal herbivores species were ordered as plateau pika (plateau meadow) > root voles (plateau bush) > reed voles (swampland) > Brandt’s vole (desert grassland);and 2) UV fluorescence peak intensity and the wavelengths of urine from ground-dwelling species (such as the root vole, plateau pika, or Brandt’s vole) were significantly higher than those of subterranean-dwelling species (mandarin vole and plateau zokor). These results indicate that UV visibility of small mammal herbivores’ urine may act as a visual cue for raptors.