With the development of livestock husbandry, a large amount of copper (Cu) and arsenic (As) ions are being released into water and soil with swine urine, because Cu(II) and As(III) are commonly added into fodder to promote the growth of swine. Cu and As ions are easily absorbed by crops, and then accumulate in human body when the crops are consumed, resulting in severely harmful effects on health. This is one of the key issues that limit the sustainable development of livestock husbandry and agriculture. Therefore, it is imperative to develop a new technology to remediate Cu/As-contaminated water, soil, and swine urine.
The Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO) aims to improve regional and global capacity in science and technology, to improve human livelihoods and wellbeing, and to promote broader S&T cooperation and communication in the region and world. In line with these objectives, ANSO set up its visiting fellowship program (hereafter referred to as the Fellowship). The Fellowship provides scholars worldwide an opportunity to access high-impact & high-quality mega-science facilities in China and to address scientific problems of common interests for both the academia and the society.
A team of researchers from the Institute of Intelligent Machines, Hefei Institute of Physical Science, successfully developed the first engineering prototype of the respiratory energy metabolism tester (IIM-MC-100) in China.
Researchers from the Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) along with their Canadian partners from McGill University, developed a new theoretical model recently, which enables accurate predictions of nanovoid structures and energetics in metals.
Hydrodeoxygenation is a common way to reduce the oxygen content of biomass fuel. Compared with direct hydrogenation, transfer hydrogenation is safer and cheaper, as it uses a protic solvent as hydrogen source, thus avoiding the use of high pressurized hydrogen. Recently, the team of Center for Environmental and Energy Nanomaterials, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has made new progress in the study of the effect of metal support strong interaction (SMSI) on catalytic performance. They synthesized Cu/SiO2 and Cu/CeO2 catalysts respectively, and studied the effects of the SMSI effect between copper and metal oxide support or inert support on the hydrogenation of unsaturated aldehydes.