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    PJ ZEON Award for outstanding papers in Polymer Journal 2021

    Yuuka Fukui
    Yuuka Fukui received Ph.D. degree from Keio University in 2012 under the supervision of Prof. Keiji Fujimoto. She was a JSPS research fellow (DC2) from 2010 to 2012. She joined the laboratory of Prof. Keiji Fujimoto at Keio university as a research associate in 2012 and was promoted to an assistant professor in 2017. Her research interests focus on the design and synthesis of polymeric materials (particles, membranes, porous structures) and organic-inorganic hybrid materials inspired from biological systems.About the award article: The authors reported a new technique to prepare nanoparticles from biomass-derived polymers, which will be utilized as an eco-friendly alternative to synthetic particulate plastics. Nanosized agarose gel particles were produced via sol-to-gel transition of agarose inside water nanodroplets prepared by W/O miniemulsion method. Subsequently, the water evaporation was carried out to generate xerogel nanoparticles (AgarX). The morphologies and crystal structure of AgarX were controlled by changing the pressure and temperature during the water evaporation. The resultant AgarX possessed high crystallinity and exhibited a water dispersibility and a water resistance.

    Mikihiro Hayashi
    Mikihiro Hayashi received his Ph.D. degree from Nagoya University (Prof. Yushu Matsushita group) in 2015. During his doctor course, he had been selected as a JSPS research fellow (DC2) and experienced researches in ESPCI Paris-Tech (Prof. Ludwik Leibler) and in Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Prof. Xinyuan Zhu). He then re-joined Ludwik Leibler’s group as a postdoc, and experienced another postdoc in Prof. Masatoshi Tokita in Tokyo institute of technology. In 2017, he became an assistant professor in Prof. Akinori Takasu group (Nagoya institute of technology), and currently manages his own laboratory as a PI. His research interest is the design of functional cross-linked materials.About the award article: the authors reported a preparation vitrimer-like elastomers with dynamic bond-exchangeable cross-links. A poly(ethyl acrylate)-based copolymer bearing random pyridine groups was synthesized, which was cross-linked by quaternization reaction with dibromo cross-linkers. In this system, the bond exchange was operated via trans-N-alkylation of the quaternized pyridine groups, showing useful sustainable functions, such as reprocessability, recyclability, and dissolution ability in some selective solvents.

    Ryohei Ishige
    Ryohei Ishige received his Ph.D. from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2011 under the supervision of Prof. Junji Watanabe. He joined Prof. Atsushi Takahara’s laboratory at Kyushu University (2011–2013) and Prof. Yoshinobu Tsujii’s laboratory at Kyoto University (2013–2014). From 2014, he joined Prof. Shinji Ando’s laboratory at Tokyo Institute of Technology as an assistant professor and was promoted to an associate professor in 2021. His research interests are liquid-crystalline aromatic polymers and those structure-property relationships.About the award article: the authors developed a novel analytical technique integrating spectroscopies (infrared pMAIRS, and spectroscopic ellipsometry) and scattering methods (GI-WAXS), applied to the process where thin film polyimide, PI, is generated from linear poly(amic ester), PAE, precursors whose backbone consists of para-linkage. They revealed that PAE-based thin PI films form heterogeneous structure composed of non-oriented amorphous region and oriented ordered region which includes anisotropic nanopores causing structural birefringence. This method enables comprehensive evaluation of the evolution in complex hierarchical structures following chemical reactions for every noncrystalline thin film polymers.

    Ryohei Kakuchi
    Ryohei Kakuchi received his Ph.D. degree from the Hokkaido University in 2009 with a JSPS (Japan Society for Promotion of Science) research fellowship. After the Ph.D., he has made postdoctoral works in Germany from 2009 to 2014 and joined Kanazawa University as a research assistant professor in 2014. Based on the Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers program, he was then appointed as an assistant professor (PI) at Gunma University in 2017. His research interests are the novel polymer synthesis based on unique organic transformation reactions including multicomponent reactions.About the award article: The authors proposed a new synthetic strategy to utilize wood-biomass sourced compounds in a green fashion. To achieve sustainable material chemistry, the intrinsic reactivity of lignin-derived poly(methacrylated vanillin) (PMV) was spotlighted because many multicomponent reactions employ aldehydes as a reactant. First, the Passerini three-component reaction (Passerini-3CR) of the PMV was revealed to proceed with >90% aldehyde conversions. Taking advantage of this high reactivity of the PMV, its immobilized cellulose fabric, a wood-biomass sourced organic hybrid, was revealed to accept the surface Passerini-3CR with amino acid derivatives, thereby demonstrating a fully bio-based material fabrication. More

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    Historical long-term cultivar×climate suitability data to inform viticultural adaptation to climate change

    Site descriptionThe respective sites were classified into five climatic regions in California, containing San Cruz and San Rose in region 1, Saint Helena and San Jose in region 2, Livermore and Cloverdale in region 3, Davis, Lodi and Fontana in region 4, Fresno and Bakerfield in region 5 (Fig. 1). There were differences in annual mean temperature among five climatic regions, ranging from 14.3°C to 18.6°C. In each region, the GHDs, quality of musts and wines, and wine tasting notes were recorded for 148 cultivars from 1935 to 1941. Meanwhile, in region 2, namely in Napa, the GHDs and must sugar content (in °Brix) were recorded for four representative cultivars (Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc) during 1991–2018.Fig. 1The locations of five climatic regions for wine grape classed by Winkler index in California. The insert plot represents the distinct Winkler index (WI) during 1935–1941 in five climatic regions.Full size imageClimate dataThe climate data was collected from five stations for over one hundred year-period (1911–2018), including daily average, maximum and minimum temperature (Table 1). Climate data was retrieved from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). The database from which the data was retrieved was the “Global Historical Climatology Network – Daily (GHCN-Daily), Version 3” (https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/by_station/)25,26. Table 1 showed the search codes and names of five stations in the website. The climate data of region 1 and region 5 were for the periods of 1911–2011 and 1938–2018, respectively.Table 1 Description of weather stations and time-span in five climatic regions.Full size tableBioclimatic indicesHere, we presented seven temperature-related indices to explore the changing climate in five climatic regions during the last 100 years. We compared the changes of these indices between the past (1935–1941) and current climate conditions (1991–2018). Thereafter, four indices were chosen to describe annual changes, including average, maximum, minimum temperature and diurnal temperature range (DTR). Furthermore, other indices were used to analyse growing season temperature (GST), Winkler index (WI) and Huglin index (HI) for the grape-growing season5,27,28. The equations used to calculate the bioclimatic indices of grape-growing season are:$$GST=frac{{sum }_{Apr1}^{Oct31}frac{{T}_{max}+{T}_{min}}{2}}{n}$$
    (1)
    $$WI={sum }_{Apr1}^{Oct31}left(frac{{T}_{max}+{T}_{min}}{2}-10right)$$
    (2)
    $$HI={sum }_{Apr1}^{Sep30}left(frac{{T}_{max}+{T}_{ave}}{2}-10right)times K$$
    (3)
    where Tmax, Tmin and Tave represent daily maximum, minimum and average temperatures, respectively. K is a length of day coefficient ranging from 1.02 to 1.06 between 40 and 50 of latitude in the northern hemisphere.Sample collection, harvest dates, quality of musts and wines measurementSample collection, harvest dates, quality of musts and wines measurement were detailed in the report of Amerine and Winkler24. Briefly, grape berries (22–220 kg) were picked in the morning from representative vines of variety collections or commercial vineyards by Amerine and Winkler24, as well as numerous vineyard owners. The harvest dates were recorded after picking. All grapes picked were crushed within 24 hours except for a few samples in 1935. The clear juice was taken after the coarse sediment had settled, in order to measure total soluble solids (°Brix), total acid (grams per 100 cc), and pH of must. The must was placed in an open oak fermenting tank. After fermentation, it was completed in a closed oak container. Then, the alcohol (percent by volume), extract (grams per 100 cc), tannin (grams per 100 cc), and fixed acid (grams per 100 cc) of wine were measured. The must °Brix was measured with a Brix hydrometer floating in a cylinder, must total acid was determined by titration with sodium hydroxide to a phenolphthalein end point, and must pH was measured with a quinhydrone electrode or a Beckman pH meter. In addition, wine alcohol was measured by the hydrometer and reported as percentage by volume, the extract and tannin of wine were measured by means of a special 0° to 8° Balling hydrometer and the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists method24. Note that the fixed acid of wine are equal to total acid minus volatile acid, where the total acid was measured by titration with phenolphthalein as an indicator while the volatile acid was determined also by titration with pretreated wines by method II of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists24.Wine tasting notesThe purpose of wine tasting was to evaluate the cultivars based on the merits and defects of wine. The descriptive terms used for recording the results of the organoleptic examination contained appearance, color, odors, volatile acidity, total acidity, dryness, body, taste, smoothness and astringency, and general quality. More

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    Coordination of siderophore gene expression among clonal cells of the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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    Removal of organic matter and nutrients from hospital wastewater by electro bioreactor coupled with tubesettler

    Considering the actual and predicted values, the model generated through the different inputted parameters should be diagnosed satisfactorily. It is pretty understanding that agreement between the actual and predicted values given the effectiveness and accuracy of the generated model, as shown in Fig. 2. The following polynomial regression model equations were obtained:$$begin{aligned} COD;removal , % , & = 76.63 – 0.019*A , + , 0.064*B , – 0.511*C , – 0.405*AB , – 0.153*AC , \ &quad – 0.099*BC , + , 0.263*A^{2} + , 0.479*B^{2} – 0.303*C^{2} \ end{aligned}$$
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    where A is initial pH, B is current time (min), C is MLSS concentration (mg L−1) at which the study was carried out.Figure 2Normal probability versus studentized residuals and predicted versus actual plots for (i) COD removal, (ii) nitrate removal, and (iii) phosphate removal.Full size imageIt has been observed that statistics for the model having low values represent well for the system and its predictions.Statistical analysis of COD, nitrate and phosphate removalIt was seen that 3D surface plots could provide a better understanding of the interactive effects of the parameters. The 3D surface plots are illustrated in Figs. 3, 4, and 5, respectively. It was observed that the maximum removal efficiency for COD, nitrate, and phosphate is in the range of 59% to 74%.Figure 3Model generated surface plot of % COD removal (i) pH versus current time (ii) pH vs. MLSS (iii) MLSS vs. current time.Full size imageFigure 4Model generated surface plot of %nitrate removal (i) pH versus current time (ii) pH vs. MLSS (iii) MLSS vs. current time.Full size imageFigure 5Model generated surface plot of %phosphate removal (i) pH versus current time (ii) pH versus MLSS (iii) MLSS versus current time.Full size imageTable 4 (i) shows the statistics for COD removal. Adeq Precision is desirable, which measures the signal-to-noise ratio and a ratio greater than 4. For the COD removal, Adeq Precision was 19.255, indicating an adequate signal. It was also observed that the adjusted R2 is 0.9118 (difference less than 0.2), and the predicted R2 of 0.8601 was significant, implying that the predictions are in good agreement with experimental values.Table 4 Fit statistics for (i) COD removal, (ii) Nitrate removal, (iii) Phosphate removal.Full size tableFigure 3 illustrates the effect of current flow time and pH concerning the percentage removal of COD. The model predicted values observed were seen to lie in the range of 73.1% at MLSS values of 2500 mg L−1, keeping initial COD values as 200 mg L−1. As the COD load increases, it seems to be predicted that the overloading of bacteria occurs, thereby slowing down the consumption of organics. In Fig. 4, the expected removal efficacy shows upward trends with an increase in the values of MLSS, which also coincided with previous studies. As the value of MLSS increases, the contact time of biomass in the system increases, hence producing more effective results than others.Table 4 (ii) shows the statistics for nitrate removal. The predicted R2 of 0.9164 was in reasonable agreement with the adjusted R2 of 0.9730. For the nitrate removal, Adeq Precision was 29.608, indicating an adequate signal. This model can be used to navigate the design space.Table 4 (iii) shows the statistics for phosphate removal. The predicted R2 of 0.9165 was in reasonable agreement with the adjusted R2 of 0.9720. For the phosphate removal, Adeq Precision was 34.945, indicating an adequate signal. This model can be used to navigate the design space.Figure 5 illustrates that as we reduce the cycle time from 24 to 18 h, the system efficacy, i.e., COD removal effectiveness shows a downward trend due to less contact time with biomass. Meanwhile, if we increase the cycle time, we observe higher efficacy in the system. The model generated surface plot in Fig. 5 illustrated that increasing MLSS values by 3000 mg L−1 will enhance the COD removal by 73.1%, keeping the initial pH constant. This may be due to many microbes that can break down organic matter. In aerobic reactors, pH is an essential factor in the growth of the microbial population. To create granules, the pH of the reactor has a direct impact. Studies have shown that granule formation occurs when bacteria grow at the ideal pH level, whereas mass proliferation of fungus occurs in an acidic environment.COD removal in EBR and tubesettlerThe Influence, effluent, and removal of COD in EBR & tubesettler are illustrated in Fig. 6a,b. Results demonstrate that the COD concentration is consistent and better COD removal efficacy rate. The average removal rate values observed in the EBR were between 74 and 79%, with the initial COD concentration kept around 360–396 mg L−1. It was also observed that tubesettler resulted in approximately 25–36% efficacy when the initial concentration was between 75 and 97 mg L−1. The results of EBR are promising and can be attributed to the fact that electrocoagulation takes place along with the oxidation and biodegradation process. It was also observed that the percentage removal of COD shows downward trends due to electrochemical oxidation and adsorption, thereby resulting in physical entrapment and electrostatic attraction30. It has also been reported in many other studies that COD removal of around 85–90% was observed using composite cathode membrane using MRB/MFC system19 for the specialized treatment of landfill leachate. It was seen with the electrooxidation process having COD removal of around 80–84% and 84–96% with submerged membrane bioreactors, using Iron electrode6. For the Coal industry, it was found to be around 85% using membrane electro bioreactors31.Figure 6(a) Influent, effluent and removal of COD in EBR (IEBR = Influent Electrobioreactor, EEBR = Effluent Electrobioreactor, STD = Standard, REBR = Removal Electrobioreactor), (b) Influent, effluent, and removal of COD in tubesettler (IT = Influent tubesettler, ET = Effluent tubesettler, STD = Standard, RT = Removal tubesettler).Full size imageIn the current study, results seemed to be lower than the values reported in the previous studies. The main reason might be the employment of a modified EBR system and the production of biomass species. When the overall COD removal with tubesettler is considered, up to 83.58% removal efficiency is observed. The overall COD removal efficiency is significant and is at par with other studies3,4,5. This signifies that EBR performed better than tubesettler in COD removal. The tubesettler’s lower removal efficiency can be attributed to lower influent concentration from already reduced wastewater from EBR.Nitrate removal in EBR and tubesettlerIt was observed in many studies that nitrifying is the leading cause of nitrification, i.e., conversion of NH3-N to nitrate NO3-N10. The indirect method of system nitrification process claudication was to be ascertained using measurements concerning ammonia values32,33. In the current study, the nitrification process was considered using the nitrate concentration measurement from the influent and effluent in both systems, i.e., EBR and tubesettler34,35,36. The nitrate concentration of influent and effluent was observed and illustrated in Fig. 7a,b. The system stabilized and produced enhanced results up to 70% of nitrate removal, and it was seen to be in the range of 40–45% for the tubesettler. It has been observed that EBR produced better results than the tubesettler. The results variation in both the systems were reasonably attributed mainly to two primary reasons (1) low influent concentration in the influent compared to the EBR system and (2) inhibition effect due to the applied DC field, which was absent in tubesettlers.Figure 7(a) Influent, effluent, and removal of nitrate in EBR (IEBR = Influent Electrobioreactor, EEBR = Effluent Electrobioreactor, STD = Standard, REBR = Removal Electrobioreactor), (b) Influent, effluent, and removal of nitrate in tubesettler (IT = Influent tubesettler, ET = Effluent tubesettler, STD = Standard, RT = Removal tubesettler).Full size imageThe removal efficiency of around 70% was achieved, lower than the values in submerged membrane bioreactors, i.e., 82%6. However, including a membrane would have enhanced the removal efficiency and considered a hybrid EBR system. The results of the current study are close enough to many other studies with a similar system and different operating parameters. Hence, a combined approach can be used for better efficacy. During the weekly analysis, the nitrate concentration during the 1st to 3rd week is lower than in the following weeks. As the concentration of nitrifying bacteria decreased, they had less to work with. Thus, the substrate concentration grew, and so did the removal rate. Nitrate concentrations rose by more than twice the previous week during Week 7. They slowed the bacterial activity, resulting in an efficiency decline to 47% from 70% during the last week’s study period and weeks 6 and 8. A similar pattern emerged for the seventh week in a row in tubesettler. On the other hand, microorganisms overcame differences in engagement because the nitrate content was low in other weeks.Phosphate removal in EBR and tubesettlerMany researchers have looked at nitrate content, but none have looked at phosphate concentration. Eutrophication in receiving water bodies, on the other hand, is predominantly caused by phosphate and nitrate. Additionally, there is a lack of information available on hospital wastewater. The influent and effluent phosphate concentrations in the Electro bioreactor and the tubesettler is shown in Fig. 8a,b. A 75% reduction in the effluent phosphate content in EBR was achieved tubesettler had a 67% effectiveness in phosphate removal but a lower efficiency in nitrate reduction. A previous similar study that used a Submerged Membrane Electro bioreactor claimed a clearance rate of 76% to 95%, which is lower than this study’s results6. Phosphate removal was reported at 50–70% using the electrocoagulation process for different Ph and current6.Figure 8(a) Influent, effluent, and removal of phosphate in EBR (IEBR = Influent Electrobioreactor, EEBR = Effluent Electrobioreactor, STD = Standard, REBR = Removal Electrobioreactor), (b) Influent, effluent, and removal of phosphate in tubesettler (IT = Influent tubesettler, ET = Effluent tubesettler, STD = Standard, RT = Removal tubesettler).Full size imageIn week 6 and week 8, the EBR’s phosphate removal efficiency fluctuated dependent on the weekly average concentration in EBR. This volatility can be linked to a shift in the composition of hospital wastewater. tubesettler had a modest variation ranging from 5 to 6%. Although phosphate concentrations rose in week two, tubesettler removal efficiency improved. As demonstrated in Fig. 8a,b, the arriving wastewater ingredient exhibited a strong affinity in terms of phosphate reduction.Excess effluent concentration and standard deviation from EBR and tubesettler are shown in Table 5. EBR performed better than tubesettler in COD reduction when nitrate and phosphate were compared. Because tubesettler solely employs a physical process to remove contaminants, this is to be anticipated. Effluent from the secondary treatment facility is sent to a tubesettler, which acts as a polishing unit. EBR eliminated COD by 91%, nitrate by 85%, and Phosphate reduction by 81% compared to tubesettler’ s total efficiency. At the same time, tubesettler reduced COD by 37%, nitrate by 51%, and phosphate by 53%. Hence, EBR primarily removed pollutants from wastewater while tubesettler acted as a polishing unit. Table 5 illustrates the effluent wastewater characteristics of EBR and tubesettler.Table 5 Effluent wastewater characteristics of EBR and tubesettler.Full size tableKinetic models post optimizationFirst-order modelA first-order linear model was analyzed on the experimental data by plotting (So − Se)/Se against hydraulic retention time (HRT), providing K1 and R2. For COD, R2 values were 0.761 with a constant value of 1.213, as shown in Table 6. Henceforth based on the results, the obtained model did not seem to fit well for either of the cases.Table 6 Analyzed kinetic models.Full size tableGrau second-order modelA Grau second-order model was analyzed on the experimental data by plotting HRT/((So − Se)/So) versus HRT. The COD constant obtained was Ks = 10–5, as shown in Table 6. The R2 value of 0.99 suggests a good correlation coefficient. Therefore, the obtained results fit well for AOX and COD.Modified Stover–Kincannon modelSubstrate utilization rate expressed as organic loading in this model is widely used in biological reactor kinetic modelling of wastewater. The developed model can evaluate the performance of the biological system and estimate its efficiency based on the input parameters. The kinetic constant KB and Umax for COD were 0.35 and 1.73 g L−1 d−1, respectively. The R2 was 0.98 for the substrate removal, as presented in Table 6.Monod modelCOD utilization rate was obtained by plotting VX/Q (So − Se) against 1/Se. The value of 1/K (0.421) was obtained from the intercept, while the Ks/K value (1.235) was the slope of the line. COD removal half-saturation values were 0.045 and 0.056 g L−1. These values infer a high affinity of bacteria for the substrate. The R2 value of 0.95 depicted an excellent correlation coefficient in the case of COD. The Monod model fits well for COD, resulting in R2 = 0.98, as shown in Table 6. More

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