海洋固体颗粒主要无机组份的红外光谱研究

应用FTIR光谱技术系统测定了海洋固体颗粒主要无机组份(包括粘土、金属氧化物和碳酸钙)在2500～4000cm~(-1)范围内的红外光谱。着重研究了这些海洋固体颗粒的表面自由羟基、表面氢键羟基和结构羟基的伸缩振动红外吸收峰及其特征。     

酶解蓝圆鲹蛋白制备降血压肽的工艺研究

以蓝圆(Decapterus maruadsi)鱼肉蛋白为原料,选用6种蛋白酶在各自适宜的条件下酶解制备鲹降血压肽,通过检测酶解产物对血管紧张素转化酶(ACE)的体外抑制活性,筛选出木瓜蛋白酶为制备蓝圆降血压肽的最佳用酶。考察了不同水解度的酶解产物对ACE抑制效果,当水解度为13.7%时,产物对ACE的最高抑制活性可达67.4％。在此基础上,分别了考察酶解时间、初始酶用量、初始底物浓度、酶解温度和 pH 值对酶解工艺的影响,鲹得到制备蓝圆降血压肽的适宜酶解工艺为：初始酶用量鲹为7000 U/g,初始底物浓度为25 g/L,酶解温度为45℃, pH为7.0,酶解240 min。采用超滤技术对酶解产物活性组分进行分离富集,发现产物中高活性部分均可富集于10 kDa和5kDa渗透液中,且高活性组分分子量主要集中在5 kDa以下,该组分对ACE的活性抑制率为88.47%。     

几种海藻多糖硫酸酯碱式铝盐的制备

本文以褐藻胶和κ-卡拉胶为原料通过酸水解分别获得了低聚的甘露糖醛酸、古罗糖醛酸和低聚 κ-卡拉胶 ,并采用 HPGPC法测定了这 3种低聚糖的重均分子量。在此基础上再经硫酸酯化和成盐修饰制备了各自的硫酸酯碱式铝盐。对制得的几种碱式铝盐进行了红外光谱 (IR)分析和有机硫含量 (S% )、铝含量 (Al% )及样品制酸力等部分理化性质的测定。测定结果初步显示出这几种海藻多糖硫酸酯碱式铝盐较好的抗消化性溃疡前景。     

长牡蛎贝壳不同部位的几丁质提取及鉴定

几丁质是贝壳有机框架的重要组成成分，在贝类生物矿化中发挥着重要作用，然而贝壳不同部位的几丁质含量与类型是否存在差异，目前还未有报道。本研究通过脱钙、脱蛋白、漂白的方法分别从长牡蛎贝壳的壳膜、贝壳表面的角质鳞片、贝壳内侧的棱柱层与片层结构中提取到粉末状固体，并通过傅里叶红外光谱（Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, FTIR）对提取产物进行鉴定，发现这3个部位的提取产物均具有几丁质的特征吸收峰。通过对比3个部位提取产物的吸收峰，发现壳膜和角质鳞片中提取到的几丁质产物FTIR结构较为相似，其结构特征更接近于β-几丁质；而在富含钙质的棱柱层及片层结构中，几丁质提取产物在1 620 ~ 1 660 cm-1波数处有两个特征吸收峰，其结构更接近于α-几丁质。在长牡蛎壳膜、角质鳞片及贝壳内侧的几丁质提取物的含量分别为：（15.14 ± 1.13）%、（4.52 ± 0.85）%、（0.27 ± 0.12）%。3个部位中，壳膜主要由几丁质和基质蛋白构成，角质鳞片则积累了更多钙质，而贝壳内侧的棱柱层与片层结构中含有大量的碳酸钙，这导致壳膜中提取产物得率最高，而在贝壳内侧提取产物得率显著下降。     

深海热液区主要成分的高温高压拉曼光谱分析

模拟深海热液口环境(最高压力40 MPa,最高温度350℃),对深海热液区的主要成分CO2、CH4及其混合物的水溶液在不同压力和温度条件下的拉曼光谱进行探测和分析,结果显示:常温低压下CO2水溶液的Fermi双峰分别位于1 384.9 cm-1和1 278.3 cm-1处,CH4的水溶液拉曼峰υ1位于2 912.1 cm-1处,均比其气相的拉曼频移小;常温下CO2和CH4水溶液的拉曼特征峰随压力(≤40 MPa)的变化均不明显;在40 MPa的压力下随着温度的升高(≤350℃),CO2水溶液的Fermi双峰分别向高波数区移动了约3.4 cm-1和7.0 cm-1,而CH4水溶液的拉曼峰υ1向低波数区移动了约3.1cm-1;混合后升温过程中CO2的双峰分别向高波数区移动了约4.3 cm-1和3.8 cm-1,CH4的特征峰υ1向低波数区移动了4.5 cm-1。说明在室温到350℃范围内温度的变化对CO2和CH4水溶液拉曼频移有影响,频移量与温度线性相关,而压力在≤40 MPa范围内的改变对拉曼频移影响不明显。     

一株海洋细菌对原油降解的分析

对实验室所获得的一株海洋细菌LU1进行原油的降解特性分析和降解条件的优化,结果表明,温度、pH、盐度、油质量浓度、接种量等均对石油的降解率有影响,在25℃,初始pH8.0,舍油量为0.5％的低盐条件下,其对原油的降解效果最佳,降解率达61％.将其与实验室分离得到的一株降解率为67％的原油降解微生物DYL-1混合后,其对...     

高黏度聚丙烯酸增稠剂的合成及表征

以丙烯酸为原料、季戊四醇三烯丙基醚(APE)为交联剂,乙酸乙酯和正己烷为混合溶剂,采用沉淀聚合法合成丙烯酸(AA)-甲基丙烯酸十八酯(SMA)接枝共聚物,并采用红外光谱(FT-IR)、核磁(1H-NMR)、扫描电镜(SEM)等方法进行表征。结果表明:合成的聚丙烯酸为具有三维网状结构的交联聚合物,重均分子量(Mw):8.931×109;分子量分布(Mz/Mn):1.678;产物有较好的透光度和黏度,在pH=6~8间,0.5%w(PAA)的透光率为95.1%,黏度最高可达1938 Pa.s。     

几种海藻粗多糖的理化性质及结构特征分析

主要采用傅里叶红外光谱(fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, FTIR)、气相色谱(gas chromatography, GC)和凝胶渗透色谱(gel permeation chromatography, GPC)方法对5种海藻粗多糖的单糖组成、官能团、分子量进行了初步分析。结果显示5种海藻粗多糖均含有木糖和岩藻糖, 其中南方团扇藻多糖含有较为丰富的山梨糖, 属于大分子量均一性多糖, 而孔石莼多糖分子量分布较宽, 均一性较差。红外光谱分析结果表明, 5种粗多糖均为酸性多糖, 棒叶蕨藻、琼枝麒麟菜和匍枝马尾藻多糖具有明显的硫酸基团吸收峰, 琼枝麒麟菜多糖存在呋喃糖和吡喃糖, 并且吡喃糖苷键可能存在β和α两种类型。明胶氯化钡实验结果指出南方团扇藻多糖的硫酸基团含量为38.43%(±2.38%), 明显高于其他几种海藻多糖, 而棒叶蕨藻多糖的硫酸基团含量最低, 仅为8.92%(±1.04%)。     

低聚壳聚糖的美拉德反应及其衍生物的抗氧化性能研究

醇沉法制得低聚壳聚糖美拉德反应8、16 h以及24 h的衍生物,分别记为CC-8、CC-16以及CC-24。对3种衍生物进行红外表征和分子量测定,并研究其对超氧阳离子O 2&、DPPH的清除能力以及还原能力。结果显示:反应体系pH呈下降趋势;UV-Vis光谱在280 nm波长处吸收峰有明显增强,反应16 h后增长缓慢;在343 nm的激发波长和420 nm发射波长下的荧光强度明显增高,反应16 h后开始下降;3种衍生物均保留着低聚壳聚糖的特征吸收峰;其对O 2&、.DPPH的清除能力以及还原能力均得到显著提高,且CC-16抗氧化能力最好。     

栉孔扇贝(Chlamys farreri)中抗氧化肽的分离纯化及性质研究

以栉孔扇贝内脏团为原料,对其中抗氧化肽的制备、纯化及性质进行了研究。首先采用硫酸铵沉淀、DEAE-Sephadex A-50阴离子交换层析的方法,进行了扇贝提取蛋白的制备,其次采用海洋蛋白酶YS-80水解、SephadexG-25凝胶层析的方法,进行扇贝抗氧化肽的制备,获得多肽粗品(海洋肽,PCF),并进一步采用CM Sepharose阳离子交换层析和反相高效液相色谱的方法,对扇贝抗氧化肽进行了纯化,结果得到组分PCF-3A,反相高效液相显示为单一峰。采用茚三酮反应、Sephadex G-15凝胶层析和AccQ.Tag氨基酸分析柱,进行了PCF-3A的理化性质研究。结果表明,茚三酮反应呈阳性;分子量约为794D;由7种氨基酸组成,分别为天冬氨酸、甘氨酸、苏氨酸、丙氨酸、缬氨酸、赖氨酸和脯氨酸。采用邻苯三酚自氧化体系和Fenton反应体系对PCF-3A的抗氧化活性进行了研究,发现该肽可有效清除羟自由基和超氧阴离子,半抑制浓度(IC50)分别为0.39mg/ml和2.85mg/ml,具有明显的抗氧化、抗衰老作用。     

Microbial Biomass and Organic Nutrients in the Deep-Sea Sediments of the Central Indian Ocean Basin

In order to assess the impact of deep-sea mining on the in situ benthic life, we measured the microbial standing stock and concentration of organic nutrients in the deep-sea sediments of the Central Indian Ocean Basin in the Indian pioneer area. Sediments were collected using box core and grab samples during September 1996. The total bacterial numbers ranged from 10 10 -10 11 cells per g -1 dry weight sediment. There was a marginal decrease in the number of bacteria from surface to 30 cm depth, though the subsurface section registered a higher number than did the surface. The highest numbers were encountered at depths of 4-8 cm. The retrievable number of bacteria were two orders less in comparison with the direct total counts of bacteria. An almost homogeneous distribution of bacteria, total organic carbon, living biomass, and lipids throughout the depth of cores indicates active microbial and benthic processes in the deep sea sediments. On the other hand, a uniform distribution of total counts of bacteria, carbohydrates, and total organic carbon in all the cores indicates their stable nature and suggests that they can serve as useful parameters for long-term monitoring of the area after the benthic disturbance. Further studies on temporal variability in this region would not only verify the observed norms of distribution of these variables but would also help to understand restabilization processes after the simulated benthic disturbance.     

Assessing the Validity of Seismo-Acoustic Predictor Equations for Obtaining Seabed and Sub-Surface Sediment Physical Properties

The interdependence between the seismo-acoustic properties of a marine sediment and its geotechnical/physical parameters has been known for many years, and it has been postulated that this should allow the extraction of geotechnical information from seismic data. Though in the literature many correlations have been published for the surficial layer, there is a lack of information for greater sediment depths. In this article, a desktop study on a synthetic seafloor model illustrates how the application of published near-surface prediction equations to subsurface sediments (up to several tens of meters burial depth) can lead to spurious predictions. To test this further, acoustic and geotechnical properties were measured on a number of sediment core samples, some of which were subjected to loading in acoustically-equipped consolidation cells (oedometers) to simulate greater burial depth conditions. For low effective pressures (representing small burial depths extending to around 10 meters subsurface), the general applicability of established relationships was confirmed: the prediction of porosity, bulk density, and mean grain size from acoustic velocity and impedance appears generally possible for the investigated sedimentary environments. As effective pressure increases through, the observed relationships deviate more and more from the established ones for the near-surface area. For the samples tested in this study, in some instances increasing pressure even resulted in decreasing velocities. There are several possible explanations for this abnormal behavior, including the presence of gas, overconsolidation, or bimodal grain size distribution. The results indicate that an appropriate depth correction must be introduced into the published prediction equations in order to obtain reliable estimates of physical sediment properties for greater subsurface depths.     

A Review of Some Environmental Issues Affecting Marine Mining

This article reviews information recently available from existing marine and coastal mining for responses to environmental issues affecting marine mining at different depths. It is particularly but not exclusively concerned with those issues affecting seabed biodiversity impact and recovery. Much information has been gathered in the past 10 years from shallow mining operations for construction aggregate, diamonds, and gold, from coastal mines discharging tailings to shallow and deep water, and from experimental deep mining tests. The responses to issues identified are summarized in a series of eight tables intended to facilitate site-specific consideration. Since impacts can spread widely in the surface mixing layer SML, and can affect the biologically productive euphotic zone, the main issues considered arise from the depth of mining relative to the SML of the sea. Where mining is below the SML, the issue is whether it is environmentally better to bring the extraction products to the surface vessel for processing (and waste discharge), or to process the extraction products as much as possible on the seabed. Responses to the issues need to be sitespecific, and dependent on adequate preoperational environmental impact and recovery prediction. For deep tailings disposal from a surface vessel, there are four important environmental unknowns: (1) the possible growth of "marine snow" (bacterial flocs) utilizing the enormous quantities of fine tailings particles (hundreds or thousands of metric tons per day) as nuclei for growth, (2) the possibility that local keystone plankton and nekton species may migrate diurnally down to and beyond the depth of deep discharge and hence be subjected to tailings impact at depth, (3) the burrow-up capability of deep benthos and their ability to survive high rates of tailings deposition, and (4) the pattern and rate of dispersion of a tailings density current through the deep water column from discharge point to seabed. Actions to obtain relevant information in general and site-specifically are suggested.     

Increased Particle Fluxes at the INDEX Site Attributable to Simulated Benthic Disturbance

Particle fluxes were measured 7 m above the sea bottom during the predisturbance, disturbance, and postdisturbance periods by using time series sediment traps attached to seven deep-sea moorings deployed in the INDEX experiment site in the Central Indian Basin. The predisturbance particle fluxes varied between 22.3 to 55.1 mg m -2 day -1 . Increased and variable particle fluxes were recorded by the sediment traps during the disturbance period. The increase observed was 0.5 to 4 times more than the background predisturbance fluxes. The increases in particle fluxes (~4 times) recorded by the sediment trap located in the southwestern direction (DMS-1) were the greatest, which could be the result of preferential movement of resuspended particles generated during the deep-sea benthic disturbance along the general current direction prevailing in this area during the experimental period. Also, the traps located closer to the disturbance area recorded greater fluxes than did the traps far away, across the Deep Sea Sediment Resuspension System path. This variability in recorded particle fluxes by the traps around the disturbance area clearly indicates that physical characteristics such as grain size and density of the resuspended particles produced during the disturbance had an important effect on particle movement. The postdisturbance measurements during ~5 days showed a reduction in particle fluxes of ~50%, indicating rapid particle settlement.     

海上大直径钢管桩打桩过程中桩周土强度弱化研究

海上大直径钢管桩打桩过程中,桩周土体受到强烈扰动而发生强度弱化,掌握桩周土体强度弱化规律对于准确预测打桩过程、保证工程安全具有重要意义。为研究土体强度弱化规律,开展了环剪试验模拟打桩对桩周土体的扰动,测试土体强度随剪切速率的变化规律,建立了描述土体强度弱化规律的拟合公式,引入到打桩分析软件中。研究结果表明：土体的强度折减程度不仅与土体本身的性质有关还受到土体的埋深和剪切速率的影响,埋深越深土体强度折减程度越低,剪切速率越高土体强度折减越高,在打桩分析中可采用这里推荐的线性折减方法来模拟不同深度处土体强度的折减规律。     

Geoacoustic Inversion via Genetic Algorithm and Its Application to Manganese Sediment Identification

An acoustic inversion method using a wide-band signal and two near field receivers is proposed and applied to multiple layered seabed models including a manganese sediment. The inversion problem can be formulated into a probabilistic model comprised of signals, a forward model, and additive noise. The forward model simulates wide-band signals, such as chirp signals, and is chosen to be the source-waveletconvolution plane wave modeling method. The wavelet matching technique, using weighted least-squares fitting, estimates the sediment sound-speed and thickness on which determination of the possible numerical ranges for a priori uniform distribution is based. The genetic algorithm is applied to a global optimization problem to find a maximum a posteriori solution for determined a priori search space. Here the object function is defined by an L 2 norm of the difference between measured and modeled signals. Not only the marginal pdf but also its statistics are calculated by numerical evaluation of integrals using the samples selected during importance sampling process of the genetic algorithm.     

Interannual Sea Level Variations and Annual Tides in the Northwestern Pacific

Specific properties of the interannual sea level variations and annual tides in the Northwestern Pacific were studied. Several tide stations were monitored. The monthly mean sea level for the year of 1995 was analyzed at each tide station. A seismic event in 1995, some tectonic activity around the subject area, and the Kuroshio (the oceanic western boundary current) may possibly contaminate results which would have occurred from the astronomical annual tide alone.     

Determination of In Situ Sediment Shear Strength from Advanced Piston Corer Pullout Forces

The advanced piston corer (APC) has been used by the Ocean Drilling Program since 1985 for recovering soft sediments from the ocean floor. The pullout force measured on extracting the core barrel from the sediment is shown to correlate with the average shear strength of the sediment core measured in the ship's laboratory. A simple rule of thumb is derived relating the shear strength of the sediment to the pullout force. Multiple APC holes at individual sites allow the consistency of the pullout measurements to be assessed. The effects of different operational procedures during APC coring are also explored. Although generally applicable, the correlation between pullout force and laboratory measurements of shear strength breaks down for some APC holes, possibly because of the disturbance of some sediment types during the APC coring process. A better understanding of the physical process of APC coring, and its effect on the properties of the sediment both inside and immediately outside the core barrel, would indicate what confidence can be put on the measurement of pullout force as a way of evaluating the in situ shear strength of deep sea sediments.     

Flow Cytometric Analysis of Coastal Lagoon Bacterioplankton and Picophytoplankton: Fixation and Storage Effects

The effect of different fixation and storage protocols on the flow cytometric (FCM) simultaneous analysis of bacterioplankton and phytoplankton in coastal seawater samples (Mediterranean coastal lagoons) was investigated. FCM measurements (cell number, fluorescence and scatter characteristics) were obtained through DAPI staining. Three fixatives [glutaraldehyde (GA), formaldehyde (FA) and paraformaldehyde (PFA)] and two storage (3 months duration) methods (5 °C and −196 °C) were tested. Two dominant populations were detected in studied samples: bacteria and eukaryotic picophytoplankton. Adding fixatives (2% final concentration) appears necessary to obtain FCM exhaustive counts of all the bacteria and phytoplanktonic cells. This was related to the permeation effect of fixatives which allowed a better DAPI staining of the cells. Maximum fluorescence, i.e. optimal staining of the cells was obtained with FA or PFA, and significant lower fluorescences with GA. Fixed samples stored at 5 °C induced rapid cell loss. Only storage in liquid nitrogen of samples fixed with FA or PFA, allows mid-term (≥4 months) preservation of bacteria or picophytoplankton cell numbers, and limited evolution of DAPI-induced fluorescence and scatter characteristics.