Nanomechanical Properties of Amyloid Fibrils Formed in a Water Nanofilm on Mica Surface

The assessment of nanomechanical properties of a single amyloid fibril in a confined space provides important information for understanding the role of fibrils in a cell microenvironment. In this study, the structure and nanomechanical properties of different fibrils formed in water nanofilms on mica surface are carefully investigated by using the new atomic force microscopy imaging mode-peak force quantitative nanomechanics （PF-QNM）. We find that two types of fibrils with different morphologies are formed in water nanofilm on mica. The compression elasticities of these two types of fibrils are 3.9±0.9 and 2.5±0.6 GPa, respectively. The remarkable difference is possibly due to the structural discrepancy in two types of fibrils.

Characteristics of microbial communities in water from CBM wells and biogas production potential in eastern Yunnan and western Guizhou, China

The study of microbial communities in the produced water of coalbed methane(CBM)wells is an important aspect of microbial-enhanced methane production.Water produced from 15 CBM wells in four synclines in eastern Yunnan and western Guizhou was collected.Through the use of 16S ribosomal RNA(16S rRNA)amplicon sequencing and realtime fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(PCR),the characteristics of bacterial and archaeal communities before and after enrichment culture were studied.The methanogenic pathways of secondary biogas were discussed,and potential microbial-enhanced methane production was preliminarily evaluated.The results showed that the bacterial DNA content in uncultured produced water was low,so it is difficult to detect.After enrichment,the dominant bacteria phyla were Proteobacteria,Bacteroidetes,and Firmicutes.A total of seven phyla were detected in the uncultured produced water,and the dominant archaeal phylum was Euyarchaeota.Methanogens were the main component of archaea.The dominant archaeal genera were Methanobacterium,Methanoculleus and Methanobrevibacter.The community structure of the archaea changed noticeably after four days of enrichment culture.The relative abundance of Euryarchaeota increased to 99%in most samples after enrichment culture.It was found that there was a transition from Methanoregula to Methanobacterium within genera.The relative abundance of Methanobacterium increased,which can produce hydrogenotrophic methane.Combined with the isotopic composition of the produced water and gas,it is considered that the CBM in the Tucheng and Enhong synlines consists of a mixture of thermogenic gas and biogas.The proportion of secondary biogas in the Tucheng and Enhong synlines are estimated to range from 10.89% to 49.62%.There are mainly hydrogentrophic methanogens in the study area,and CO_(2) reduction is the main way of microbial gas production.After enrichment culture of produced water in the study area,the hydrogenotrophic methanogens were enriched.These two areas have strong potential for microbial-enhanced methane production.

NUMERICAL SIMULATION AND COMPARISON OF WATER INTAKE-OUTLET METHODS IN POWER PLANTS

The eclipsed form arrangement and march-past method of water intake-outlet arrangements in power plants were researched by 3-D numerical simulation based on the k-e two-equation turbulence model. Firstly, the flowing characteristics of eclipsed form arrangement were analyzed and the effects of some main factors on inlet temperature were investigated. The simulation results are basically in agreement with those of the previous experiments. Then, by comparing the inlet temperature of the above two intake-outlet methods, the superiority and its existent conditions of the eclipsed form were examined.