Advances in Coccolithophore laboratory culture and their application research

This paper summarizes previous studies of coccolithophores laboratory culture with emphasis on the application of cultured coccolithophores in the ecology, paleoceanography and petroleum. Because of the particular biology and physiology characteristics, coccolithophorid bloom can influence marine and atmosphere environment deeply , play an important roal in global carbon cycle and geological evolution. In the aspect of culture, we introduce the cultural method, the influence of cocolithophores growth by setting different environment parameters, the principle of suitable culture meduim depending on different research purpose. In the aspect of application, firstly, this paper discusses the physiological responses of coccolithophorids about ocean acidification. Then, coccolithophorid is high producer of DMSP(dimethylsulphoniopropionate)which can be divides into gas DMS, which can influence marine and atmosphere environment deeply through some chemical course. Further, another important application is the element geochemistry of coccoliths which is very meaningful in paleoceanography and paleoclimatology study. Finally, this paper also discusses the application of coccolithophores hydrocarbon generation to petroleum geology.     

Geochemistry of an ENE–WSW to NE–SW trending ∼2.37 Ga mafic dyke swarm of the eastern Dharwar craton,India: Does it represent a single magmatic event?

A vast tract of ENE–WSW to NE–SW trending mafic dyke swarm transects Archaean basement rocks within the eastern Dharwar craton. Petrographic data reveal their dolerite/olivine dolerite or gabbro/olivine gabbro composition. Geochemical characteristics, particularly HFSEs, indicate that not all these dykes are co-genetic but are probably derived from more than one magma batch and different crystallization trends. In most samples the La^N/Lu^N ratio is at ∼2, whereas others have a La^N/Lu^N ratio >2 and show higher concentrations of high-field strength elements (HFSEs) than the former group. As a consequence, we assume that the ENE–WSW to NE–SE trending mafic dykes of the eastern Dharwar craton do not represent one single magmatic event but were emplaced in two different episodes; one of them dated at about 2.37 Ga and another probably at about 1.89 Ga. Trace element modelling also supports this inference: older mafic dykes are derived from a melt generated through ∼25% melting of a depleted mantle, whereas the younger set of dykes shows its derivation through a lower degree of melting (∼15%) of a comparatively enriched mantle source.     

Coupled hydro-geochemical modelling of a permeable reactive barrier for treating acidic groundwater

This study focuses on coupling geochemistry with geo-hydraulics to enable time-dependent modelling of the remediation of acidic groundwater using an alkaline permeable reactive barrier (PRB). Chemical clogging due to secondary mineral precipitates reduces the porosity and hydraulic conductivity of the reactive medium. The governing equations are incorporated into commercial numerical codes, MODFLOW and RT3D. An original algorithm was developed for RT3D to simulate geochemical reactions occurring in the PRB. The results and the model predictions are in agreement, confirming that the hydraulic conductivity reduction due to mineral precipitation occurs at the start of permeation and continues until halfway through the testing phase.     

Basaltic dykes of the Eastern Belt of Peninsular Malaysia: The effects of the difference in crustal thickness of Sibumasu and Indochina

Basaltic dykes of Peninsular Malaysia are confined to the Eastern Belt (Indochina/East Malaya block) as compared with the Western Belt (Sibumasu Block). The dyke intruded through a crustal fracture formed by stress developed from the evolution of two offshore basins (Malay and Penyu basins) east of Peninsular Malaysia. The Ar–Ar dating from the present study combined with the previous geochronological data indicate that the ages of dykes range from 79 ± 2 Ma to 179 ± 2 Ma. Thus it is difficult to correlate the dykes with the closure of Tethys during Permo-Triassic time because of the younger age of the dykes. The majority of the dykes exposed in the Eastern Belt may have been attributed to the difference of crustal thickness between the Eastern and Western belt of Peninsular Malaysia. A thicker Western Belt crust (13 km more than both Eastern and Central belts) is difficult to rupture with normal plate tectonic stress and therefore serves to contain the rise of a mantle derived melt. The chemistry indicates the basalts are olivine to quartz normative and are of the continental within-plate category.     

岩墙群的岩石学、地球化学和几何学特征及其大地构造意义

对近几十年来岩墙群在构造环境、侵位模式、形成机制、岩相学、地球化学、同位素地质年代学、几何学和比较行星学等方面的研究成果进行了总结,为岩墙群的深入研究提供重要信息。岩墙群主要与伸展构造环境有关,是岩浆侵位事件(如地幔柱)造成上覆地壳形成裂隙系统,岩浆随后灌入而形成的。岩墙群的侵位模式主要有垂向和侧向两种,也可能是两种模式共同作用的结果。岩墙群的岩性多样,但主要是超基性-基性岩,说明其与深部岩浆作用密切相关。对岩墙群的地球化学研究可揭示岩浆事件的构造环境、岩浆演化过程以及源区特征。放射性岩墙群的几何学特征有重要的指示意义,其收敛中心被认为是地幔柱的中心位置。岩墙群是古陆重建十分重要的"契合点",对古陆重建研究十分有帮助。类地行星(金星)巨型放射状系统很可能是岩墙群系统,暗示了地球上也存在过这种完整的巨型放射状岩墙群系统。岩墙群对于古陆重建、地幔柱中心的指示、地幔源区示踪、火山机构以及区域岩浆演化的研究都有十分重要的意义,并将对地球科学的发展产生重要影响。     

Oreganum Stalks as a New Biosorbent to Remove Textile Dyes from Aqueous Solutions

In the present study, Oreganum onites L. stalks in natural and chemically modified with HNO³ and H³PO⁴ used as adsorbent for removal of both acidic and basic dyes from waters. The adsorption was studied as a function of pH and contact time by batch method. All tested biosorbents were characterized by FT‐IR, scanning electron microscopy, and measuring the pH dependence of the zeta potential. The adsorption isotherms were fitted to Langmuir isotherm. The maximum adsorption capacity of dyes was 280.73 mg g^?1 for Basic Red 18, 147.06 mg g^?1 for methylene blue and 112.36 for Acid Red 111, which is comparable to that of other lignocellulosic materials. The modification process was considerably increased the biosorption capacity of lignocellulosic material, resulting in a 56–63% increase in the biosorption capacity of basic dyes and a 125% increase in the biosorption capacity of acidic dye. The present study illustrated that the most effective factors in the adsorption of basic dye were surface charge and acidic groups on lignocellulosic biosorbents, while non‐electrostatic forces as well as electrostatic forces were also effective in the adsorption of acidic dye. In conclusion, Oreganum stalks can be considered as a very prospective adsorbent for the removal of tested basic and acidic dyes.     

酸性电解水的减菌化参数对凡纳滨对虾(Litopenaeus vannamei)肌肉生化特性的影响

以肌动球蛋白含量、Ca2+-ATPase酶活性、总巯基活性(T-SH)和活性巯基(A-SH)含量为考察指标,研究了用不同pH的酸性电解水、以不同的时间对凡纳滨对虾进行减菌化处理后,对虾肌肉的生理特性及肌肉品质的变化。结果表明:电解水的酸性越强、处理时间越长,对虾的肌动球蛋白、T-SH和A-SH的含量越低,Ca2+-ATPase的酶活越小。当对虾在pH分别为2.62、3.18、4.06的酸性电解水中处理60min后,肌动球蛋白含量分别损失了98.7%、90.0%、73.7%,Ca2+-ATPase的失活率分别为93.4%、87.8%、84.3%,T-SH含量分别减少了57.8%、42.3%、40.3%,A-SH含量分别减少了77.8%、65.9%、30.7%。说明酸性电解水的减菌化条件对虾肉的生化指标影响显著。     

Acidic Rocks as Aggregates in Concrete: Engineering Properties,Microstructures and Petrologic Characteristics

In this research, the possibility of replacing different portions of the normally used aggregate by acidic rocks was investigated. These rock types outcrop at the northern part of Eastern Desert, southwest Ras Gharib area where large quantities of good quality acidic rocks are available their. Portland cement concrete is a composite material made up of the hydrated cement matrix, fine aggregate and coarse aggregate. The scanning electron microscope equipped with an energy dispersive X-ray analysis system (EDX) has been applied to investigate several aspects of Portland cement concrete microstructure. The topics investigated so far include the influence of aggregate composition on the development of the cement paste-aggregate interface and the formation of calcium silicate hydrate CSH/calcium silicate aluminate CSA formation. The silicate gel coated the aggregates in the concrete paste and crystallized into well defined needle like shape, cotton shape as well as euhedral to subhedral crystals of silicate/alumiante and ettringite minerals with free lime librated from the hydrolysis process. The free lime can react again with the aggregates leading to the formation of cementing materials which increase strength and durability of the concrete paste by increasing the interfacial bonds between the used aggregates.     

甘肃文县阳山金矿田地质特征及控矿地质因素分析

甘肃文县阳山金矿田是中国最大的金矿床,最近发现于西秦岭的勉略缝合带附近,它是由赋存于泥盆系三河口群地层中的受文县弧形构造带控制的类卡林型金矿系统。对阳山矿田安坝矿段钻探和坑探工程资料的统计表明,所有金矿体均受安昌河-观音坝断裂系统(含主干断裂和次级断裂)控制,多数金矿体定位于断裂构造与泥质、粉砂质千枚岩的复合部位,少数定位于花岗斑岩脉及其接触带,说明印支期花岗岩浆活动并不是前人认为的主导金矿化的地质条件。结合区域地质分析,本文认为三河口群及其下伏碧口群等地层在早侏罗世造山事件为阳山金成矿系统提供了成矿流体和物质,三河口群泥质、粉砂质千枚岩是成矿流体聚集和成矿金属卸载的有利空间。沿安昌河-观音坝断裂系统侵位的矿前花岗斑岩脉,尽管数量较少,但也是成矿流体聚集、圈蔽和成矿的有利场所。更为重要的是,花岗斑岩脉与地层之间的能干性具有显著差异,使接触带在后期碰撞造山过程中演化为韧-脆性变形带,进而成为十分理想的成矿流体循环、聚集和金矿化空间。     

Cyclic magma storages and transfers at Piton de La Fournaise volcano (La Réunion hotspot) inferred from deformation and geochemical data

Piton de La Fournaise is in a period of intense volcanic activity since 1998. To constrain the magma dynamics responsible for this activity, we combined GPS ground deformation monitoring interpreted through numerical modelling and geochemistry. Two cycles of continuous volcano inflation are evidenced for the May 2004–December 2005 period, with a rest from March to October 2005. These inflations are consistent with two cycles of compatible major element enrichment in the emitted lavas. Numerical models indicate that the pressurization of a single magma reservoir may be responsible for the observed pre-eruptive inflations of the volcano. The reservoir, located at 2300 m depth, has a radius of  500 m. At the beginning of each cycle, dykes propagate from the roof of the reservoir and yield eruptions of differentiated basalt near the summit. At the end of the cycle, dykes propagate from the eastern sidewall of the reservoir and yield distal eruptions of primitive magmas away from the summit. The volumes of magma emitted during the primitive eruptions seem too large to explain the surface deformations and therefore suggest some refill of the reservoir by deeper magmas. Our results may be used to predict the location and lava volume of future eruptions at Piton de La Fournaise volcano, depending on the timing of these eruptions within a cycle of volcanic activity.