Modeling the biodegradation of multicomponent organic matter in an aquatic environment: 4. Degradation kinetics model

A model is developed to describe the degradation kinetics of an organic substance with chaotic structure of macromolecules. The model is based on the results of analysis of lignin structure and its degradation mechanisms described in previous papers of this series. Model postulates are formulated and their chemical substantiation is given. Degradation regimes corresponding to different molecular size distributions are studied. The decrease in organic carbon concentration at the asymptotic stage of the process is shown to obey the power law. Theoretical results were checked against some empirical data taken from the literature.     

地震作用后钢筋混凝土框架结构恢复性模拟研究

钢筋混凝土框架结构在地震冲击后,其刚体退化特性复杂,存在模拟时结果失真明显的问题。为此,在考虑刚度退化规律的基础上进行分析模拟,研究地震冲击下钢筋混凝土框架结构的恢复性。提取地震作用下钢筋混凝土框架结构滞回曲线,通过有限元分析获取不同的特征点,形成恢复力模型的骨架曲线;依据恢复力模型骨架曲线和刚度退化规律,构建滞回曲线,模拟地震作用后钢筋混凝土框架结构恢复过程。在模拟的钢筋混凝土框架结构恢复实验中,层间位移结果低于5 mm、层间绝对加速度和柱底抬升结果的误差均低于0.1 mm;模拟得到结构的弯矩缝隙都能够实现闭合,钢筋混凝土结构未出现屈服现象,说明模拟的结果较好。     

Modeling the biodegradation of multicomponent organic matter in an aquatic environment: 3. Analysis of lignin degradation mechanisms

Mechanisms of enzymatic degradation of a persistent organic substance are discussed in the case of lignin. The major groups of lignin-decomposing microorganisms and their enzymatic systems are described. The biochemical mechanisms of the action of main lignin-decomposing enzymes are analyzed. Typical sizes of enzyme molecules are estimated. The results of analysis are used to formulate the major regularities of lignin destruction, which are required for the construction of a kinetic model of this process.     

好氧强化降解湖底有机碎屑的初步研究

以巢湖湖底有机碎屑为研究对象,基于对有机碎屑中总有机碳的测定,研究了利用好氧强化降解湖底有机碎屑.研究了有机碎屑的可生化性及好氧强化降解湖底有机碎屑的效果,并讨论了有机碎屑的浓度及曝气量对其降解效果的影响.结果说明,处理的有机碎屑具有较好的可生化性,在反应30 h左右,降解达到了平衡,总去除率达到了50.69%,降解速率常数K₂₅为0.19 h^-1.有机碎屑的浓度以及曝气量对降解效果具有一定的影响.强化好氧法与传统的对底泥处理的方法相比具有更快、更好的效果,为预防及治理水体黑臭现象提供了新的途径.     

Correlation of Microbial Degradation Rates with the Chemical Structure

Structure/reactivity relations are investigated experimentally and theoretically for the microbial degradation of 35 substituted phenols and anilines by adapted mixed cultures of bacteria. From the results one can conclude that the initial attack of the aromatic nucleus has an electrophilic character and is ratelimiting. The results are suitable for predictions of biodegradation rates of organic compounds and facilitate understanding of the mechanism of degradation.     

Modeling the biodegradation of multicomponent organic matter in an aquatic environment: 1. Methodology

A methodology of modeling organic matter degradation is described. It includes the identification of a class of disordered biopolymers embracing a considerable part of stable organic matter in the aquatic environment; the choice of a reference representative of the class, which is proposed to be lignin—a widespread product of wood degradation and processing; the construction of a three-level hierarchical scheme of degradation modeling, whose top level contains the formulation of the purpose of modeling, which is to find the law of the decrease in organic matter concentration over time, the middle level includes the development of a mathematical model, and the bottom level includes the analysis of the mechanisms of the processes. The general formulation of the problem at the hierarchical levels is developed from top to bottom, while the modeling process is realized from bottom to top.     

长持时地震作用下多层框架结构的抗倒塌性能评估

依据"等效频谱"的原则筛选出86组频谱匹配的长持时和短持时强震记录,建立了考虑结构强度刚度退化和P-Δ效应的精细化结构模型。通过IDA分析和易损性分析,系统评估了长持时和短持时地震作用下框架结构的平均抗倒塌能力。结果表明:在地震振幅和频谱接近的条件下,传统选择的短持时地震记录会明显高估结构的抗倒塌能力;同时持时不仅对结构的累计损伤有影响,而且对结构的峰值变形(如最大层间位移角)也会产生不可忽略的影响。     

How geomorphic context governs the influence of wildfire on floodplain organic carbon in fire-prone environments of the western United States

We draw on published studies of floodplain organic carbon storage, wildfire-related effects on floodplains in temperate and high latitudes, and case studies to propose a conceptual model of the effects of wildfire on floodplain organic carbon storage in relation to climate and valley geometry. Soil organic carbon typically constitutes the largest carbon stock in floodplains in fire-prone regions, although downed wood can contain significant organic carbon. We focus on the influence of wildfire on soil organic carbon and downed wood as opposed to standing vegetation to emphasize the geomorphic influences resulting from wildfire on floodplain organic carbon stocks. The net effect of wildfire varies depending on site-specific characteristics including climate and valley geometry. Wildfire is likely to reduce carbon stock in steep, confined valley segments because increased water and sediment yields following fire create net floodplain erosion. The net effect of fire in partly confined valleys depends on site-specific interactions among floodplain aggradation and erosion, and, in high-latitude regions, permafrost degradation. In unconfined valleys in temperate latitudes, wildfire is likely to slightly increase floodplain organic carbon stock as a result of floodplain aggradation and wood deposition. In unconfined valleys in high latitudes underlain by permafrost, wildfire is likely in the short-term to significantly decrease floodplain organic carbon via permafrost degradation and reduce organic-layer thickness. Permafrost degradation reduces floodplain erosional resistance, leading to enhanced stream bank erosion and greater carbon fluxes into channels. The implications of warming climate and increased wildfires for floodplain organic carbon stock thus vary. Increasing wildfire extent, frequency, and severity may result in significant redistribution of organic carbon from floodplains to the atmosphere via combustion in all environments examined here, as well as redistribution from upper to lower portions of watersheds in the temperate zone and from floodplains to the oceans via riverine transport in the high-latitudes. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

滇池水域双酚A的环境多介质迁移和归趋模拟

以双酚A为研究对象,利用四级多介质逸度模型模拟非稳态非平衡条件下1991-2011年间双酚A在滇池水域水相、表层沉积物相和中层沉积物相中的浓度分布、相间的迁移通量,确定主要迁移过程;结合实测数据,对模型进行可靠性验证;并对常数之外的12个模型参数进行灵敏度分析.结果表明:入滇总量98%的双酚A主要通过水体降解去除,滇池出水去除量和水体残留量共约占1%,余下部分进入沉积物相;沉积物相是残留双酚A最主要的汇,其中,表层沉积物相中双酚A浓度最高,3相中浓度变化趋势受外界输入影响较大;水相→表层沉积物相的迁移为双酚A在滇池的主要迁移过程,其次为表层沉积物相→中层沉积物相;双酚A在水中的降解速率、有机碳分配系数,各环境相中有机碳含量、固相体积比等参数灵敏度较高,对模型的影响较为显著;模型计算浓度与实测浓度吻合较好,表明建立的四级多介质逸度模型适用于滇池水域双酚A环境多介质迁移和归趋模拟.     

Collapse of a nonductile concrete frame: Evaluation of analytical models

The current paper presents nonlinear dynamic analyses that simulate shaking table tests performed on a four‐column reinforced concrete frame described in a companion paper. The frame consists of two ductile and two nonductile columns interconnected by a stiff beam. In order to validate existing analytical models for nonductile concrete columns, a blind comparison of the test data and results of the analysis is performed. The analysis adequately captures the drift response and correctly detects collapse of the structure; however, strength degradation due to cover spalling is exaggerated in the analytical model. Refinement of the analysis by changing the concrete cover model results in an excellent agreement between the test data and analysis results at the initiation of shear failure and collapse of the frame. The experimental data are further compared with lumped‐plasticity nonlinear models used in engineering practice. The results suggest that the sudden strength degradation used in ASCE/SEI 41‐06 results in an exaggerated estimate of the displacement demands. It is also observed that ignoring the strength degradation, using an elastic‐perfectly‐plastic model, provides a good estimate of the displacement demands when strength degradation is not severe. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Alkaline Degradation of Dissolved Organic Matter

The degradation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) was studied in alkaline solution. The products were characterised using UV/vis spectroscopy, size‐exclusion chromatography (SEC), and by the analysis of low‐molecular‐weight organic acids (LMWOA). The degradation experiments were performed with water from a brown water lake or its isolated fulvic acid fraction and sodium hydroxide at different reaction times and temperatures. Depending on the wavelength and the reaction time, the UV/vis absorbance between 230 nm and 600 nm increased or decreased. The behaviour of model compounds during reactions in alkaline media was compared to the UV/vis spectroscopic behaviour of DOM. The release of LMWOA was described by kinetic data and compared to the data of model reactions. Evidence was given for the carboxylic esters playing a significant role in the release of LMWOA only during the beginning of the alkaline degradation. The results gained by SEC with on‐line UV and DOC detection showed that the average size of DOM was decreasing, and that a major part of the degradation products consisted of low‐molecular‐weight mono‐ and dicarboxylic acids.     

方钢管混凝土框架在低周反复荷载作用下的非线性有限元分析

本文建立了方钢管混凝土框架结构的三维非线性有限元分析模型,用以研究方钢管混凝土框架在低周反复荷载作用下的抗震性能。该模型考虑了钢与混凝土的粘结滑移作用。通过与方钢管混凝土框架结构在低周反复荷载作用下试验所得的滞回曲线和刚度退化曲线的对比,发现该模型的计算结果较为精确,可以应用于方钢管混凝土框架的结构分析中。同时由试验和有限元分析计算的结果也可以得出结论,方钢管混凝土框架具有较好的抗震性能。     

Carbon and nitrogen cycling in the Zhubi coral reef lagoon of the South China Sea as revealed by 210Po and 210Pb

The radionuclides (210)Po and (210)Pb were examined to trace the cycling of particulate organic carbon (POC) and particulate organic nitrogen (PON) in the Zhubi coral reef lagoon. The net export flux of POC to the open sea is 14 mg Cm(-2) d(-1). However, the net exchange of PON has not yet been observed. On average, the vertical export fluxes in the lagoon of POC and PON, as derived from (210)Po/(210)Pb disequilibria, are 43 mg Cm(-2) d(-1) and 13.8 mg Nm(-2) d(-1), respectively. The deficit of (210)Po relative to (210)Pb in particulate matter provides evidence for the degradation of particulate organic matter. According to the mass balance budgets, 310 mg Cm(-2) d(-1) and 121 mg Nm(-2) d(-1) were recycled into dissolved fractions. Based on a first-order kinetics model, the degradation rate constants of POC and PON are 0.28 and 0.30 m(-1), respectively. Thus, (210)Po and (210)Pb can quantify the cycling of carbon and nitrogen in this coral lagoon.     

Metal speciation (Cu, Zn, Pb) and organic matter in an oxic salt marsh, Severn Estuary, southwest Britain

Predominantly anthropogenic Cu, Zn, and Pb present in an approximately 100 yr old mud flat and salt marsh deposit at a high intertidal, oxic site are bound chiefly in the Fe---Mn oxide-hydroxide, organic and residual phases. The amount of each metal in the organic phase is significant and declines with increase in the age of the buried sediment, in harmony with the total amount of organic matter remaining. Application of a quantitative geochemical model provides evidence that those metals remobilized by the progressive oxic degradation of the organic matter do not swell the oxide phase also present in the deposit, but are free to be flushed back into the estuary.     

Selective chemical degradation of kerogen from Nenjiang Formation of the southern Songliao Basin

A sequential selective chemical degradation has been performed on the kerogen from the Nenjiang Formation of the southern Songliao Basin by using a series of mild chemical degradations (alkaline hydrolysis, cleavage of ether-bonds and sulfur-bonds, and ruthenium tetroxide (RuO4) oxidation). Subsequently, the GC-MS analyses are carried out on different degradation products. The results show that chemical degradations can release a great number of GC/MS-determinable biomarkers from insoluble kerogen, such as, alkaline hydrolysis products mainly comprise n-alkanes, fatty acids and alkanols; thiophene compounds are predominantly ether-bound to kerogen matrix; the products from the cleavage of sulfur-sulfur and sulfur-carbon bonds in the kerogen include fatty acids, alkanols and some n-alkanes with high carbon numbers; RuO4 oxidation products are predominantly monocarboxylic acids and α,ω-dicarboxylic acids. The distributions of main degradation products indicate that organic matter in this kerogen is predominantly derived from algae and bacteria, and that small amounts of high plant-derived organic matter are possibly combined into kerogen matrix at the late stage by sulfur bonds and other means. This study will provide an important approach for further discussing sources of organic matter in source rocks and their depositional paleoenvironments.     

A kinetic approach for simulating redox‐controlled fringe and core biodegradation processes in groundwater: model development and application to a landfill site in Piedmont,Italy

A three‐dimensional model for predicting redox controlled, multi‐species reactive transport processes in groundwater systems is presented. The model equations were fully integrated within a MODFLOW‐family reactive transport code, RT3D. The model can simulate organic compound biodegradation coupled to different terminal electron acceptor processes. A computational approach, which uses the spatial and temporal distribution of the rates of different redox reactions, is proposed to map redox zones. The method allows one to quantify and visualize the biological degradation reactions occurring in three distinct patterns involving fringe, pseudo‐core and core processes. The capabilities of the numerical model are demonstrated using two hypothetical examples: a batch problem and a simplified two‐dimensional reactive transport problem. The model is then applied to an unconfined aquifer underlying a leaking landfill located near the city of Turin, in Piedmont (Italy). At this site, high organic load from the landfill leachate activates different biogeochemical processes, including aerobic degradation, denitrification, manganese reduction, iron reduction, sulfate reduction and methanogenesis. The model was able to describe and quantify these complex biogeochemical processes. The proposed model offers a rational framework for simulating coupled reactive transport processes occurring beneath a landfill site. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Performance of the In Situ Microcosm Technique for Measuring the Degradation of Organic Chemicals in Aquifers

An in situ microcosm (ISM) consists of a stainless steel cylinder isolating about 2 L of the aquifer and is equipped with valves allowing for loading and sampling from the ground surface. During the last five years, this technique has been used frequently to study the degradation of organic chemicals in polluted and pristine aquifers representing different redox environments. The ISM technique has great potential for providing field-relevant degradation potentials and rate constants, but care must be taken in using the equipment and interpreting the results. This paper provides details concerning the installation and operation of an ISM and presents experiences concerning data interpretation and monitoring of redox conditions.     

Biological and hydromorphological integrity of the small urban stream

Biological and hydromorphological integrity of five reaches of the small urban stream were assessed. Because macroinvertebrate communities respond to both organic pollution and habitat change, impacts of both measures can be hardly separated. In our study on the urbanized small stream, an impact of organic pollution was excluded as all five sampling sites were assessed as moderately polluted. On the other hand differences in morphological degradation of banks and channel of selected sites enabled us to relate hydromorphological stress and biotic metrics and taxa. Physical habitat quality was assessed using River habitat survey (RHS) methodology. A downstream-upstream gradient of physical habitat degradation was observed and related to the macroinvertebrate community characteristics. Similarity analyses and biotic metrics were calculated and correlated with results of the RHS analyses. Composition of the macroinvertebrate assemblages did not follow the longitudinal pattern of habitat modification observed by the RHS analysis. However, some metrics corresponded well. Percentage of detritivores, percentage of Caenis luctuosa, number of individuals, percentage of EPT individuals were best predictors of changes in the physical habitat quality. However, the metric percentage of EPT individuals was negatively correlated to the habitat degradation, what is in contradiction with results from studies of other authors.     

高强混凝土剪力墙地震损伤模型分析

在分析比较现有钢筋混凝土结构的地震损伤模型的基础上,根据高强混凝土剪力墙的滞回曲线特性及刚度退化规律,采用能量耗散系数和最大变位处的卸载刚度的退化为破坏参数,提出了适用于高强混凝土剪力墙构件的双参数地震损伤模型。依据已有的高强混凝土剪力墙构件试验研究结果,对损伤模型进行非线性回归分析,确定了相应的地震损伤模型参数,提出了高强混凝土剪力墙各性能水平的损伤指数以及相应于三水准抗震设防的损伤指数允许值。分析结果表明,按本文所提出的损伤模型计算得到的剪力墙构件最终破坏时对应的损伤指数,其平均值在合理范围内,标准差较小;损伤指数计算值对应的损伤程度基本符合试验结果,计算结果离散程度较低。     

墙体开洞影响下房屋砖砌体结构地震易损性分析

为获取可靠的墙体开洞影响下房屋砖砌体结构地震易损性分析结果,采用ABAQUS有限元分析软件构建房屋砖砌体结构墙体模型,设置合理的墙体模型参数和数值模拟参数;对比模拟数值与以往研究的测试值,证明所构建模型参数取值合理;将截取的峰值段江油地震波作为上述模型的地震动输入,根据测得的房屋砖砌体结构的力学变化数据,分析房屋砖砌体结构的地震易损性。分析结果表明:地震情况下,随着墙体开洞率的增加,墙体荷载能力下降、墙体水平承载力增长幅度降低、墙体相对刚度退化率增加;墙体开洞数量越多,房屋砖砌体结构侧向刚度下降越快。因此分析得出墙体开洞率大、墙体开洞数量多,房屋砖砌体结构的地震易损性越显著。