Phosphorous(P)and iron(Fe),two essential nutrients for plant growth and development,are highly abundant elements in the earth's crust but often display low availability to plants.Due to the ability to form insolub...Phosphorous(P)and iron(Fe),two essential nutrients for plant growth and development,are highly abundant elements in the earth's crust but often display low availability to plants.Due to the ability to form insoluble complexes,the antagonistic interaction between P and Fe nutrition in plants has been noticed for decades.However,the underlying molecular mechanism modulating the signaling and homeostasis between them re-mains obscure.Here,we show that the possible iron sensors HRZs,the iron deficiency-induced E3 ligases,could interact with the central regulator of phosphate(Pi)signaling,PHR2,and prompt its ubiquitination at lysine residues K319 and K328,leading to its degradation in rice.Consistent with this,the hrzs mutants dis-played a high Pi accumulation phenotype.Furthermore,we found that iron deficiency could attenuate Pi star-vation signaling by inducing the expression of HRZs,which in turn trigger PHR2 protein degradation.Inter-estingly,on the other hand,rice PHRs could negatively regulate the expression of HRZs to modulate iron deficiency responses.Therefore,PHR2 and HRZs form a reciprocal inhibitory module to coordinate Pi and iron signaling and homeostasis in rice.Taken together,our results uncover a molecular link between Pi and iron master regulators,which fine-tunes plant adaptation to Pi and iron availability in rice.展开更多
Fused deposition modeling(FDM) is one of the latest rapid prototyping techniques in which parts can be manufactured at a fast pace and are manufactured with a high accuracy. This research work is carried out to study ...Fused deposition modeling(FDM) is one of the latest rapid prototyping techniques in which parts can be manufactured at a fast pace and are manufactured with a high accuracy. This research work is carried out to study the friction and wear behavior of parts made of newly developed Nylon6-Fe composite material by FDM. This work also involves the comparison of the friction and wear characteristics of the Nylon6-Fe composite with the existing acrylonitrile butadiene styrene(ABS) filament of the FDM machine. This Is carried out on the pin on disk setup by varying the load(5, 10, 15 and 20 N) and speed(200 and 300 r/min). It is concluded that the newly developed composite is highly wear resistant and can be used in industrial applications where wear resistance is of paramount importance. Morphology of the surface in contact with the Nylon6-Fe composite and ABS is also carried out.展开更多
Acid Mine Drainage(AMD)from coal mining is a serious environmental issue which affects water quality,ecology,and the overall landscape of the basin.A large number of coal mine tailings in the mountainous regions of Gu...Acid Mine Drainage(AMD)from coal mining is a serious environmental issue which affects water quality,ecology,and the overall landscape of the basin.A large number of coal mine tailings in the mountainous regions of Guizhou Province,China were unattended and iron-rich AMD was directly discharged to the rivers.This discharge leaves the river―yellow‖and heavily polluted.This study tries to find an efficient and economical method for treating iron-rich AMD.We sampled AMD water in two sites:Yangliujie town of Duyun city(hereafter,called Yangliujie),and Xinglong Coal Mine,Duliu town of Guiding county(hereafter,called Xinglong).We performed iron removal laboratory experiment with Cement-Bentonite Agent(CBA,80%cement and 20%bentonite)in 500 mL AMD water from Yangliujie,scale-up experiment in 15 L AMD water from both Yangliujie and Xinglong,and engineering application in Xinglong respectively.Laboratory experiment results showed the iron removal rate can reach 99.8%and the removal rate depends on the CBA dosage and the treatment time.In the scale-up experiment,we found that Fe concentration could be reduced from 587.0 to 0.2 mg/L when adding 20 g/L CBA to the AMD water and aerating for 3 hours.As sampled water in Xinglong has a very high Fe concentration(Fe 1019.8 mg/L)and the concentration varies with seasons,it is not economical to add the CBA directly to the AMD water.Considering the abundant and cheap limestone resources in Guizhou,we used a twostep treatment method,first we added CaCO3 to raise the pH,and then we took the supernatant liquor and added CBA to the liquor.It was shown that 15 g/L of CBA was a good dosage for iron removal with Fe concentration being reduced from 1019.8 to 0.3 mg/L when CaCO3 was used to raise the pH.The best treatment realized over 99.9%iron removal,99.2%NH3-N removal,98.9%CODMn removal,and heavy metals in the treated water were reduced to under the limit stipulated in the―Environmental Quality Standards of Surface Water in China‖.Thus in the engineering application,we used this t展开更多
A series of iron(Fe)modified CuO-ZnO-ZrO_(2)-Al_(2)O_(3)(CZZA)catalysts,with various Fe loadings,were prepared using a co-precipitation method.A bifunctional catalyst,consisting of Fe-modified CZZA and HZSM-5,was stud...A series of iron(Fe)modified CuO-ZnO-ZrO_(2)-Al_(2)O_(3)(CZZA)catalysts,with various Fe loadings,were prepared using a co-precipitation method.A bifunctional catalyst,consisting of Fe-modified CZZA and HZSM-5,was studied for dimethyl ether(DME)synthesis via CO_(2)hydrogenation.The effects of Fe loading,reaction temperature,reaction pressure,space velocity,and concentrations of precursor for the synthesis of the Fe-modified CZZA catalyst on the catalytic activity of DME synthesis were investigated.Long-term stability tests showed that Fe modification of the CZZA catalyst improved the catalyst stability for DME synthesis via CO_(2)hydrogenation.The activity loss,in terms of DME yield,was significantly reduced from 4.2%to 1.4%in a 100 h run of reaction,when the Fe loading amount was 0.5(molar ratio of Fe to Cu).An analysis of hydrogen temperature programmed reduction revealed that the introduction of Fe improved the reducibility of the catalysts,due to assisted adsorption of H2 on iron oxide.The good stability of Femodified CZZA catalysts in the DME formation was most likely attributed to oxygen spillover that was introduced by the addition of iron oxide.This could have inhibited the oxidation of the Cu surface and enhanced the thermal stability of copper during long-term reactions.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31972492,31801925,31972493,and 31772386)Fundamental Research Funds for Central Non-profit Scientific Institution(1610132020001)K.Y.was supported by the Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
文摘Phosphorous(P)and iron(Fe),two essential nutrients for plant growth and development,are highly abundant elements in the earth's crust but often display low availability to plants.Due to the ability to form insoluble complexes,the antagonistic interaction between P and Fe nutrition in plants has been noticed for decades.However,the underlying molecular mechanism modulating the signaling and homeostasis between them re-mains obscure.Here,we show that the possible iron sensors HRZs,the iron deficiency-induced E3 ligases,could interact with the central regulator of phosphate(Pi)signaling,PHR2,and prompt its ubiquitination at lysine residues K319 and K328,leading to its degradation in rice.Consistent with this,the hrzs mutants dis-played a high Pi accumulation phenotype.Furthermore,we found that iron deficiency could attenuate Pi star-vation signaling by inducing the expression of HRZs,which in turn trigger PHR2 protein degradation.Inter-estingly,on the other hand,rice PHRs could negatively regulate the expression of HRZs to modulate iron deficiency responses.Therefore,PHR2 and HRZs form a reciprocal inhibitory module to coordinate Pi and iron signaling and homeostasis in rice.Taken together,our results uncover a molecular link between Pi and iron master regulators,which fine-tunes plant adaptation to Pi and iron availability in rice.
基金PTU Jalandhar,Manufacturing Research Lab GNDEC,Ludhiana and DST GOI for financial support
文摘Fused deposition modeling(FDM) is one of the latest rapid prototyping techniques in which parts can be manufactured at a fast pace and are manufactured with a high accuracy. This research work is carried out to study the friction and wear behavior of parts made of newly developed Nylon6-Fe composite material by FDM. This work also involves the comparison of the friction and wear characteristics of the Nylon6-Fe composite with the existing acrylonitrile butadiene styrene(ABS) filament of the FDM machine. This Is carried out on the pin on disk setup by varying the load(5, 10, 15 and 20 N) and speed(200 and 300 r/min). It is concluded that the newly developed composite is highly wear resistant and can be used in industrial applications where wear resistance is of paramount importance. Morphology of the surface in contact with the Nylon6-Fe composite and ABS is also carried out.
基金supported by"Guizhou Coal Mine Water Control Technology Research and Development"projectthe Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province(20GJHZ0296)。
文摘Acid Mine Drainage(AMD)from coal mining is a serious environmental issue which affects water quality,ecology,and the overall landscape of the basin.A large number of coal mine tailings in the mountainous regions of Guizhou Province,China were unattended and iron-rich AMD was directly discharged to the rivers.This discharge leaves the river―yellow‖and heavily polluted.This study tries to find an efficient and economical method for treating iron-rich AMD.We sampled AMD water in two sites:Yangliujie town of Duyun city(hereafter,called Yangliujie),and Xinglong Coal Mine,Duliu town of Guiding county(hereafter,called Xinglong).We performed iron removal laboratory experiment with Cement-Bentonite Agent(CBA,80%cement and 20%bentonite)in 500 mL AMD water from Yangliujie,scale-up experiment in 15 L AMD water from both Yangliujie and Xinglong,and engineering application in Xinglong respectively.Laboratory experiment results showed the iron removal rate can reach 99.8%and the removal rate depends on the CBA dosage and the treatment time.In the scale-up experiment,we found that Fe concentration could be reduced from 587.0 to 0.2 mg/L when adding 20 g/L CBA to the AMD water and aerating for 3 hours.As sampled water in Xinglong has a very high Fe concentration(Fe 1019.8 mg/L)and the concentration varies with seasons,it is not economical to add the CBA directly to the AMD water.Considering the abundant and cheap limestone resources in Guizhou,we used a twostep treatment method,first we added CaCO3 to raise the pH,and then we took the supernatant liquor and added CBA to the liquor.It was shown that 15 g/L of CBA was a good dosage for iron removal with Fe concentration being reduced from 1019.8 to 0.3 mg/L when CaCO3 was used to raise the pH.The best treatment realized over 99.9%iron removal,99.2%NH3-N removal,98.9%CODMn removal,and heavy metals in the treated water were reduced to under the limit stipulated in the―Environmental Quality Standards of Surface Water in China‖.Thus in the engineering application,we used this t
基金supported by the U.S.Department of Energy through contract DE-AR0000806。
文摘A series of iron(Fe)modified CuO-ZnO-ZrO_(2)-Al_(2)O_(3)(CZZA)catalysts,with various Fe loadings,were prepared using a co-precipitation method.A bifunctional catalyst,consisting of Fe-modified CZZA and HZSM-5,was studied for dimethyl ether(DME)synthesis via CO_(2)hydrogenation.The effects of Fe loading,reaction temperature,reaction pressure,space velocity,and concentrations of precursor for the synthesis of the Fe-modified CZZA catalyst on the catalytic activity of DME synthesis were investigated.Long-term stability tests showed that Fe modification of the CZZA catalyst improved the catalyst stability for DME synthesis via CO_(2)hydrogenation.The activity loss,in terms of DME yield,was significantly reduced from 4.2%to 1.4%in a 100 h run of reaction,when the Fe loading amount was 0.5(molar ratio of Fe to Cu).An analysis of hydrogen temperature programmed reduction revealed that the introduction of Fe improved the reducibility of the catalysts,due to assisted adsorption of H2 on iron oxide.The good stability of Femodified CZZA catalysts in the DME formation was most likely attributed to oxygen spillover that was introduced by the addition of iron oxide.This could have inhibited the oxidation of the Cu surface and enhanced the thermal stability of copper during long-term reactions.
