Sorption of Perfluorooctane sulfonate（PFOS） including its isomers on hydrargillite as a function of pH,humic substances and Na2SO4

Perfluorooctane sulfonate（PFOS） is a persistent organic pollutant（POP） and emergent contaminant that are widespread in the environment. Understanding the mechanisms controlling the distribution of PFOS and its isomers between hydrargillite and the water phase is important in order to study their redistribution and mobility in the environment. This study investigated the effects of pH, humic acid, fulvic acid and Na₂SO₄ on sorption of PFOS isomers to hydrargillite. A mixture...     

Spatial-temporal distribution and potential ecological risk assessment of nonylphenol and octylphenol in riverine outlets of Pearl River Delta, China

The aquatic environments of the Pearl River Delta in Southern China are subjected to contamination with various industrial chemicals from local industries. In this paper, the occurrence, seasonal variation and spatial distribution of alkylphenol octylphenol （OP） and nonylphenol （NP） in fiver surface water and sediments in the runoff outlets of the Pearl River Delta were investigated. NP and OP were detected in all water and sediment samples and their mean concentrations in surface water during the dry season ranged from 810 to 3366 ng/L and 85.5 to 581 ng/L, respectively, and those in sediments ranged from 14.2 to 95.2 ng/g dw and 0.4 to 3.0 ng/g dw, respectively. In surface water, much higher concentrations were detected in the dry season than those in the wet season. In sediments, the concentrations in the dry season were also mostly higher. High concentrations of NP and OP were found in Humen outlet, likely due to high levels of domestic and industrial wastewater discharges. An ecological risk assessment with the use of hazard quotient （HQ） was also carried out and the HQvalues ranged from 3.6 × 10^-5 to 35 and 64% of samples gave a HQ 〉 1, indicating that the current levels of NP and OP pose a significant risk to the relevant aquatic organisms in the region.     

Distribution patterns of octylphenol and nonylphenol in the aquatic system at Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, a subtropical estuarine wetland in Hong Kong

Spatial and temporal distribution of octylphenol （OP） and nonylphenol （NP） in Mai Po Marshes, a subtropical estuarine wetland in Hong Kong, were investigated. Surface water samples were collected every month from 11 sites during the period of September- December 2004. Concentrations of OP and NP ranged from 11.3 to 348 ng/L and from 29 to 2591 ng/L, respectively. The high levels of NP and OP were found in November and December than in September and October. The levels of OP and NP have no significant spatial differences except September. Total organic matter in the sediments appeared to be an important factor in controlling the fate of these compounds in the aquatic environment.     

Unraveling SO2-tolerant mechanism over Fe2（SO4）3/TiO2 catalysts for NOx reduction

Developing low-temperature SO₂-tolerant catalysts for the selective catalytic reduction of NO_x is still a challenging task. The sulfation of active metal oxides and deposition of ammonium bisulfate deactivate catalysts, due to the difficult decomposition of the as-formed sulfate species at low temperatures（<300 °C）. In recent years, metal sulfate catalysts have attracted increasing attention owing to their good catalytic activity and strong SO₂ tolerance at hi...     

Multiple isotopes reveal the driving mechanism of high NO–3 level and key processes of nitrogen cycling in the lower reaches of Yellow River

The continuous increase of nitrate (NO₃^–) level in rivers is a hot issue in the world.However,the driving mechanism of high NO₃^–level in large rivers is still lacking,which has limited the use of river water and increased the cost of water treatment.In this study,multiple isotopes and source resolution models are applied to identify the driving mechanism of high NO₃^–level and key processes of nitrogen cycling in the lower reaches ...     

Evaluation of drinking water treatment combined filter backwash water recycling technology based on comet and micronucleus assay

Based on the fact that recycling of combined filter backwash water（CFBW）directly to drinking water treatment plants（WTP）is considered to be a feasible method to enhance pollutant removal efficiency,we were motivated to evaluate the genotoxicity of water samples from two pilot-scale drinking water treatment systems,one with recycling of combined backwash water,the other one with a conventional process.An integrated approach of the comet and micronucleus（MN）assays was used with zebrafish（Danio rerio）to investigate the water genotoxicity in this study.The total organic carbon（TOC）,dissolved organic carbon（DOC）,and trihalomethane formation potential（THMFP）,of the recycling process were lower than that of the conventional process.All the results showed that there was no statistically significant difference（P>0.05）between the conventional and recycling processes,and indicated that the genotoxicity of water samples from the recycling process did not accumulate in 15 day continuous recycling trial.It was worth noting that there was correlation between the concentrations of TOC,DOC,UV₂₅₄,and THMFPs in water and the DNA damage score,with corresponding R² values of 0.68,0.63,0.28,and 0.64.Nevertheless,both DNA strand breaks and MN frequency of all water samples after disinfection were higher than that of water samples from the two treatment units,which meant that the disinfection by-products（DBPs）formed by disinfection could increase the DNA damage.Both the comet and MN tests suggest that the recycling process did not increase the genotoxicity risk,compared to the traditional process.     

One-step preparation of a novel graphitic biochar/Cu0/Fe3O4 composite using CO2-ambiance pyrolysis to activate peroxydisulfate for dye degradation

Herein,a one-step co-pyrolysis protocol was adopted for the first time to prepare a novel pyrogenic carbon-Cu⁰/Fe₃O₄ heteroatoms (FCBC) in CO₂ ambiance to discern the roles of each component in PDS activation.During co-pyrolysis,CO₂ catalyzed formation of reducing gases by biomass which facilitated reductive transformation of Fe³⁺ and Cu²⁺ to Cu⁰ and Fe₃O₄,respectively.According to the a...     

Improving sludge dewaterability via Fe2+ chelated citrate activated peroxydisulfate oxidation

Citrate (Ct) was chosen as a typical chelator used in the Fe²⁺-peroxydisulfate (PDS) process to improve sludge dewaterability.The PDS-Fe²⁺-Ct process exhibited better performance in sludge dewatering than PDS-Fe²⁺.Specifically,with a PDS dosage of 1.2 mmol/g VS,the molar ratio of PDS/Fe²⁺and Ct/Fe²⁺were 4:5 and 1:4,respectively,the capillary suction time decreased from 155.8 to 24.8sec,and the sludge cake water content decreased from 82.62%t...     

3D-printed MoS2/Ni electrodes with excellent electro-catalytic performance and long-term stability for dechlorination of florfenicol

Here,we report the production of 3D-printed MoS₂/Ni electrodes (3D-MoS₂/Ni) with longterm stability and excellent performance by the selective laser melting (SLM) technique.As a cathode,the obtained 3D-MoS₂/Ni could maintain a degradation rate above 94.0%for forfenicol (FLO) when repeatedly used 50 times in water.We also found that the removal rate of FLO by 3D-MoS₂/Ni was about 12 times higher than that of 3D-printed pure Ni (3D-Ni),attributed to the ...     

Construction of ternary CuO/CuFe2O4/g-C3N4 composite and its enhanced photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride with persulfate under simulated sunlight

In this study, a graphitic carbon nitride（g-C₃N₄） based ternary catalyst Cu O/Cu Fe₂O₄/gC₃N₄（CCCN） is successfully prepared thorough calcination method. After confirming the structure and composition of CCCN, the as-synthesized composites are utilized to activate persulfate（PS） for the degradation of organic contaminant. While using tetracycline hydrochloride（TC） as pollutant surrogate, the effects of initial p H, PS and catalyst ...     

Photocatalytic performance of TiO2 catalysts modified by H3PW12O40, ZrO2 and CeO2

The binary composite photo-catalysts CeO2/TiO2, ZrO2/TiO2 and the ternary composite photo-catalysts H3PW12O40-CeO2/TiO2,H2PW12O40-ZrO2/TiO2 were prepared by sol-gel method. The catalysts were characterized by thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The photocatalyfic elimination of methanol was used as model reaction to evaluate the photocatalytic activity of the composite catalysts under ultraviolet light irradiation. The effects of doped content, activation temperature, time, initial concentration of methanol and gas flow rate on the catalytic activity were investigated. The results showed that after doping a certain amount of CeO2 and ZrO2, crystaniTation process of TiO2 was restrained, particles of catalysts are smaller and more uniform. Doping ZrO2 not only significantly improved the catalytic activity, but also increased thermal stability. Doping H3PW12O40 also enhanced the catalytic activity. The catalytic activities of binary and ternary composite photocatalysts were significantly higher than tin-doped TiO2. The dynamics law of photocatalytic reaction over the binary CeO2/TiO2 and ZrO2/TiO2 catalysts has been studied. The activation energy 15.627 and 15.631 kJ/mol and pre-exponential factors 0.5176 and 0.9899 s-1 over each corresponding catalyst were obtained. This reaction accords to the first order dynamics law.     

g-C_3N_4/石墨烯复合材料的制备及光催化活性的研究

以三聚氰胺和氧化石墨烯颗粒为原料,通过研磨负载、氮气气氛下煅烧的方法制备了石墨相氮化碳/石墨烯(g-C_3N_4/r GO)复合光催化剂.主要采用TEM、XRD、PL等对其进行表征,研究了其在模拟太阳光下对罗丹明B(Rh B)的光催化性能.PL分析结果显示,相比单一的g-C_3N_4,g-C_3N_4/r GO的光生电子-空穴对的复合几率大大降低.光催化结果表明,和单一g-C_3N_4相比,首次使用研磨负载、氮气保护气氛下煅烧制备的g-C_3N_4/r GO(2%)光催化反应180min后对Rh B的降解率提高了43.2%.这是因为石墨烯为g-C_3N_4提供了电子转移场所,实现光生电子-空穴的有效分离,从而提高了光催化效率.本文还考察了添加叔丁醇(TBA)和三乙醇胺(TEOA)后对g-C_3N_4/r GO光催化的影响,实验结果表明:光生空穴是g-C_3N_4/r GO光催化体系中的主要活性物质之一.     

纳米铜复合材料催化还原染料废水的研究

以铜的有机金属框架为铜源前驱物,酚醛树脂为碳源,合成了多孔碳层支撑的Cu/Cu2O/C非贵金属复合材料.负载的Cu/Cu2O颗粒粒径在40nm左右,多孔碳层的高孔隙结构有利于Cu/Cu2O颗粒与目标物充分接触.将Cu/Cu2O/C作为催化剂用于水中多种染料类污染物(邻硝基苯、亚甲基蓝和罗丹明B)的催化还原反应中,材料重复利用5次后,目标物的降解率仍在99%以上,催化剂表现出了良好的催化活性和稳定性.     

磷掺杂的介孔石墨相氮化碳光催化降解染料

将三聚氰胺、三聚氰胺聚磷酸盐和SBA-15热共聚成功制备了磷掺杂的介孔石墨类氮化碳（P-mpg-C₃N₄）,并通过场发射扫描电子显微镜（FESEM）、X射线衍射光谱（XRD）、傅里叶转换红外光谱（FT-IR）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）、场发射扫描透射电镜能谱（EDS）和紫外可见光漫反射光谱（UV-vis-DRS）等方法对催化剂形貌结构和光学性能进行了表征.结果表明,磷元素成功地掺杂在氮化碳的结构上,呈均匀分布,相对于石墨相氮化碳（g-C₃N₄）,其比表面积可达198.3m²/g,并因此提供大量的活性位点而提高光催化活性.P-mpg-C₃N₄对亮丽春红5R的光催化降解速率是g-C₃N₄的31.3倍,其光催化性能增强的机理是禁带宽度的减小,可见光吸收范围从440nm延伸到了460nm,其次,改性后的光催化剂能显著抑制光生电子空穴对的复合,从而有更多的活性点位以及活性物种能参与光催化反应过程.循环实验表明,经过5个循环降解后光催化性能仍保持在初始状态的91.67%,表明P-mpg-C₃N₄具有很好的光催化稳定性.     

石墨相氮化碳同质结光催化处理水中双酚A

通过甲醇辅助溶剂热预处理,设计和制备了石墨相氮化碳同质结光催化剂（x% MeCN-CN）.利用TEM、XRD、FTIR、XPS、UV-Vis DRS、PL、EIS等手段对所制备催化剂进行表征分析.以水中双酚A（BPA）为目标污染物,考察了所得催化剂的光催化降解性能,通过活性物种捕获实验探究反应机制.结果表明,在模拟太阳光照射下,30% MeCN-CN具有最佳的光催化性能,4h对15mg/L BPA光催化降解率达98.9%,空穴和超氧自由基为主要活性物种.催化剂光催化活性的提升归因于醇热辅助预处理的能带调控作用和同质结结构的耦合作用,有效抑制了光生电子空穴对的复合,拓宽了光吸收范围.该催化剂具备良好的稳定性和循环利用能力,具有良好的应用前景.     

焙烧条件对热聚合法制备石墨相氮化碳光催化性能的影响及其机理

以三聚氰胺、硝酸为原料,采用热聚合法制备石墨相氮化碳（g-C₃N₄）,研究了不同焙烧温度对石墨相氮化碳光催化性能的影响。利用扫描电镜（SEM）、X射线衍射（XRD）、X射线光电子能谱仪（XPS）、傅里叶变换红外光谱（FT-IR）、紫外-可见漫反射（UV-Vis DRS）以及光致发光光谱（PL）等技术对石墨相氮化碳样品的形貌、化学组成、晶体结构等理化性质进行表征,通过光催化降解实验探究石墨相氮化碳的催化活性。实验结果表明:当焙烧温度为550℃时,制备的石墨相氮化碳样品光催化性能最好。当催化剂投加量为0.04 g时,可见光照射50 min后,对50 mL浓度10 mg/L的罗丹明B（RhB）溶液的降解效率可达到91.7%。适宜的焙烧温度能够使光催化剂的光吸收能力增强,并促进光生电子（e-）和空穴（h+）分离。     

TiO2/pg-C3N4复合催化剂的制备及光催化性能

通过简单的超声剥离分散和水热法,成功制得了具有多孔结构的TiO₂/pg-C₃N₄复合催化剂.利用XRD、SEM、TEM、UV-Vis DRS和PL对样品的形貌、结构及光学性能进行了表征.在模拟太阳光照射下,以RhB和MO为模拟污染物考察了TiO₂/pg-C₃N₄的光催化性能.结果表明：当TiO₂占pg-C₃N₄的质量分数为5%时,制得的TiO₂/pg-C₃N₄（5：100）复合催化剂具有最优的光催化性能.TiO₂/pg-C₃N₄（5：100）对RhB的光催化降解途径为O^2·-和h⁺使整个共轭发色团结构发生裂解.TiO₂/pg-C₃N₄（5：100）光催化性能的提高一方面是由于多孔结构增加了光催化反应的活性位点;另一方面是由于TiO₂与pg-C₃N₄之间形成了Z型异质结,与传统的Ⅱ型异质结相比,该复合催化剂不仅使光生载流子分离效率提高,同时保留了pg-C₃N₄导带电子的强还原性和TiO₂价带空穴的强氧化性.     

TiO2/PPY/Fe3O4的水热法制备及其光催化与磁回收性能

以化学氧化法制备的聚吡咯(PPY)包覆Fe3O4复合材料为磁核,用水热反应法(170℃, pH=7±0.2)在其表面负载了纳米Ti02,制成壳/壳/核结构的磁载二氧化钛光催化剂.并用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、傅里叶红外分光光度计(FT-IR)、振动样品磁强计(VSM)、Zeta电位仪对催化剂的物相组成、形貌、表面性质、磁学性质以及磁核的表面电位进行了表征分析.以初始浓度为25mg/L的苯酚溶液为模拟污染物, 对其进行光催化降解以考察其催化活性;并以自制的磁回收装置考察其磁回收率.结果表明,所制备的Ti02粒径在4~7nm,具有混晶结构,其中锐钛矿占95.2%,金红石占4.8%;PPY对Ti02在磁核表面的负载具有促进作用,TiO2在PPY/Fe3O4表面负载牢固;催化剂TPF(nTiO2:n PPY:nFe3O4 =30:2.1:1)具有良好的壳/壳/核结构,其磁感应强度为40emu/g,具有超顺磁性;所制备的催化剂光催化降解苯酚符合假一级反应动力学方程,其中纯TiO2、P25、TPF反应速率常数K值分别为0.0279、0.0264、0.0252,TPF循环使用5次后K值为0.020,催化活性略有降低,循环使用平均回收率可达到90.35%. 该法制备的磁载Ti02光催化剂具有优良的催化活性和磁回收性能,具有良好的应用前景.     

活性炭负载纳米TiO2对腐殖酸光催化降解动力学

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了以颗粒活性炭(GAC)为载体的纳米TiO2/AC复合催化剂,并将其用于腐殖酸的光催化降解.动力学研究表明,TiO2/AC光催化降解腐殖酸过程可用Langmuir-Hinshelwood(L-H)动力学模式表示.L-H表观反应速率常数KLH=0.1124mg·L-·1min-1,吸附平衡常数K*=0.3402L·mg-1.活性炭负载TiO2对腐殖酸的光催化降解过程,体现了活性炭与TiO2的协同作用,活性炭的吸附作用提高了光催化反应速率.