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The solid–liquid compound casting (SLCC) was used to produce Ti/Mg bimetal via hot dip Zn coating, and the interfacial microstructures and mechanical properties of the Mg/Ti bimetal were investigated in this work. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) reveal that there is no interlayer metallurgical reaction when the pouring temperature is 670 °C. As the pouring temperature increases to 710 and 750 °C, the thickness of the metallurgical interfacial zone is about 130 and 310 µm, respectively. The interfacial zone is mainly consists of α-Mg and τ-TiAlZn coexistence phases. Thermodynamic models are established to explain the evolution mechanism of α-Mg and τ-TiAlZn coexistence phases. It is concluded that the formation process of α-Mg and τ-TiAlZn phase coexist is as follows: TiZn5(s)-to-TiZn5(l), and then α-Mg and τ-TiAlZn phases coexist. While the sequence of the phases that formed in the Ti–Al–Zn ternary system is TiAl3→τ-TiAlZn, this is based on the fact that the Al atoms are used up at the interfacial zone. The highest shear strength of Zn-coated TC4/AZ91D bimetallic material is up to 34.24 Mpa when the pouring temperature is 710 °C.

A sustainable method of handling large quantities of distilled grains in the Chinese baijiuindustry is bioconverting these distilled grains into value-added products. We here compared the properties of two distilled grains, soy sauce-type (DGSB) and nongxiang-type (DGNB). Results revealed that DGSB had higher contents of crude protein, crude fat, soluble sugars, free amino acids, and antioxidants than DGNB. Mixotrophic cultivation of Chlorellasp. 038F was performed using aqueous crude extracts of distilled grains. Biomass, total lipid, and fatty acid production with DGSB crude extracts was approximately 2.43, 1.40, and 1.69 times higher than that with photoautotrophic culture, respectively, whereas DGNB crude extracts only improved the biomass by 1.64 times. Detailed profile analysis revealed that DGSB crude extracts remarkably increased the proportions of polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially linoleic and α-linolenic acids, and triacylglycerides in total lipids. Interestingly, DGNB crude extracts did not enhance total lipid accumulation but increased triacylglyceride accumulation. Comparative transcriptomics revealed that genes encoding photosynthetic pigments and proteins were downregulated, suggesting the decreased anabolism of the photosynthetic light reaction. Genes involved in fatty acid biosynthesis, the Calvin cycle, and glycolysis were upregulated, indicating sufficient accumulation of the building blocks acyl-CoA and glycerol-3-phosphate for triacylglyceride biosynthesis. All transcriptional trends of triacylglyceride biosynthesis-related genes were consistent with the triacylglyceride accumulation patterns. This study provides insights into the potential use of microalgae for the bioconversion of distilled grains into high-value products and highlights the role of distilled grains in improving polyunsaturated fatty acid and triacylglyceride production.