Obtaining High Yield Hydrogen from Sewage Sludge by Two-Stage Gasification: Alkaline Pyrolysis Coupled with Catalytic Reforming.

Municipal sludge is a sizable byproduct of sewage treatment plants, and its treatment and disposal need to agree with both environmental protection and resource utilization policies. In this study, municipal sludge was treated to produce hydrogen as a resource. A two-stage reactor was employed, and alkaline pyrolysis was coupled with ex-situ catalytic gasification and optimized to promote hydrogen production from sludge.

Aberrant expression of long non-coding RNA PVT1 in allergic rhinitis children: Correlation with disease risk, symptoms, and Th1/Th2 imbalance.

Background: Long non-coding RNA plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 (lnc-PVT1) exacerbates inflammation and induces T helper (Th) 1/Th2 imbalance in allergic diseases, but its clinical role in allergic rhinitis (AR) remains unclear. Hence, we conducted this study to compare lnc-PVT1 expression among AR children, disease controls (DCs), and health controls (HCs), aiming to investigate its clinical application in AR children.

Methods: Sixty AR children, 30 DCs, and 30 HCs were enrolled in the study, and then, their lnc-PVT1 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cell was detected.