化工制药工艺残渣燃烧过程固氯研究

采用管式固定床反应器对化工制药工艺残渣的燃烧分解进行了实验研究,进一步通过加入氧化钙/碳酸钙来防止燃烧过程残渣中氯的释放.实验结果表明,残渣在燃烧时氯主要以氯化氢形式排出,加入固氯剂后能有效地抑制氯化氢的生成,且固氯效果随着钙化物投加量的增加而明显提高.当氧化钙/残渣比(质量比)达到0.8时,固氯率可达97%以上;当碳酸钙/残渣比(质量比)提高到2.0时,固氯率为76%.与此对应的Ca/Cl摩尔比分别为30和40.继续增加钙投加量,固氯效果基本不变.同时发现添加一定量的木屑在助燃的同时有助于提高固氯效果.     

燃煤钙基固砷剂的影响因素研究

利用电石渣、CaCO3、CaCO3·Ca(OH)3和Ca(OH)2作为燃煤钙基固砷剂,通过正交试验研究了固砷剂种类、固砷剂用量、燃烧温度及煤粒径对固砷效果的影响.结果表明,燃烧温度是影响燃煤固砷的最显著因素,最佳为1 050℃;钙基固砷剂中CaCO3和电石渣的固砷效果最好,其次是CaCO3·Ca(OH) 2,Ca(OH) 2的固砷效果最差;钙基固砷剂用量按Ca、S摩尔比计量为2.0、煤粒径为160～200目时,钙基固砷剂具有较好的固砷效果,而且具有固砷固硫的双重作用.     

浙江湖州黄芝山煤在燃烧过程中氟的动态

本文探索煤燃烧时氟化物的排放规律以及加入CaO后的脱氟效果。试验表明:煤燃烧时,煤中大部分氟化物均排放出去。燃烧温度是影响氟排放的主要因素,而过量空气的通入对于氟的排放无大的影响。在燃煤时加入一定量的CaO有一定的脱氟作用,CaO/S为4时,氟的排放量降低近一倍。     

可燃固废复合燃料的固硫固氯效果

以可燃垃圾、污水污泥和煤粉为原料,添加园林残余、固硫剂等按L16(45)正交表配料,采用机械成型设备制备固废复合燃料,研究燃料组分对固硫固氯效果的影响。固硫率、固氯率实验数据的极差、方差分析结果显示:CaO添加量对固硫率、固氯率的影响最显著;MnO2添加量对固氯率的影响仅次于CaO添加量,但对固硫率没有影响。运用ForStat 2.0统计软件建立了固硫率、固氯率指标的预测方程,置信度大于95%。应用综合评分法筛选出最佳固硫固氯效果的燃料制备配方为:A2B3C2D3,即垃圾、污泥、煤粉以2∶1∶1比例混合,园林残余为10%,助燃剂MnO2添加量为0.17%,固硫剂CaO添加1.2%时所制备的燃料,燃烧中固硫率可达74.55%,固氯率可达77.35%。     

钙基矿物固硫剂对不同煤种固硫效果的影响研究

对肥城煤(FC)、淮南煤(HN)和大同煤(DT)3种典型的高中低硫煤作了煤岩学分析,利用DTA、XRD、SEM、光学显微镜和粒度分析仪对钙基矿物添加剂及其固硫灰渣进行了矿物学研究.主要研究了温度、钙硫比、矿物添加剂等因素对煤种固硫率的影响.实验表明,相同的燃烧条件下,不同煤种对碳酸钙适应性有很大差异,淮南煤和肥城煤对碳酸钙的适应性明显好于大同煤,高硫煤更有利于950℃和1050℃下固硫;煤样自身固硫能力较差,碳酸钙固硫效果显著,当Ca/S=4,燃烧温度分别为1050、850和950℃时,肥城煤、大同煤和淮南煤固硫率分别达到最高值(89%、72%和89%);膨润土促进大同煤固硫,却降低了肥城煤和淮南煤固硫率;钙基矿物添加剂协同作用能更有效地提高低硫煤的固硫效果,在1050℃时,可将固硫率由51%提高到74%.     

钙基矿物固硫剂对不同煤种固硫效果的影响研究

对肥城煤（FC）、淮南煤（HN）和大同煤（DT）3种典型的高中低硫煤作了煤岩学分析,利用DTA、XRD、SEM、光学显微镜和粒度分析仪对钙基矿物添加剂及其固硫灰渣进行了矿物学研究.主要研究了温度、钙硫比、矿物添加剂等因素对煤种固硫率的影响.实验表明,相同的燃烧条件下,不同煤种对碳酸钙适应性有很大差异,淮南煤和肥城煤对碳酸钙的适应性明显好于大同煤,高硫煤更有利于950℃和1050℃下固硫;煤样自身固硫能力较差,碳酸钙固硫效果显著,当Ca/S=4,燃烧温度分别为1050、850和950℃时,肥城煤、大同煤和淮南煤固硫率分别达到最高值（89%、72%和89%）;膨润土促进大同煤固硫,却降低了肥城煤和淮南煤固硫率;钙基矿物添加剂协同作用能更有效地提高低硫煤的固硫效果,在1050℃时,可将固硫率由51%提高到74%.     

钙基固硫剂对污泥和煤燃烧过程中SO2和NOx释放的影响

在O2气氛下,研究了煤与污泥2种燃料中添加4种钙基固硫剂( CaO、Ca(OH)2、CaCO3和白云石(CaCO3·MgCO3))后的SO2和NOx的释放特性.结果表明:(1)煤燃烧时SO2的释放曲线和NO较相似,呈现2个析出峰;污泥燃烧过程中SO2和NO的释放规律一致,35 s时烟气中SO2和NO瞬时质量浓度达到峰值...     

粉煤灰的处理和利用

燃煤发电厂每年排出大量由煤的灰分形成的各种煤灰渣——粉煤灰、炉渣和熔渣,其中绝大部分是从煤燃烧后的烟气中收捕下来的细灰,我们称之为粉煤灰。 粉煤灰是我国当前排量较大、较集中的工业废渣之一。现阶段我国年排渣量已达三     

包裹块石煤固氟燃料制备工艺研究

以石灰或烧制白云岩与粘土、低氟无烟煤粉作为包裹材料,通过正交试验方法,对陕西省紫阳县蒿坪镇高氟块状石煤进行了固氟效果研究。结果表明,影响包裹石煤固氟效果的主要因素是无烟煤粉和石灰,影响顺序是无烟煤粉>石灰>粘土。最佳制备工艺条件为石煤块∶无烟煤粉∶石灰∶粘土=70∶10∶10∶5,固氟率达91.9%。     

粉煤灰、电石渣及其配合物碳酸化特性

为了促进粉煤灰和电石渣建材化高效利用和协同矿化CO_2减排,研究了粉煤灰、电石渣及其配合物的碳酸化特性。实验采用pH在线测试方法分别对粉煤灰、电石渣以及两者配合物的碳酸化过程的pH进行在线测试,并对原料和产物进行XRD、TGA和SEM表征。结果表明:相同条件下,粉煤灰碳酸化浆液pH降到7.0的平均速度约为电石渣的51倍;与等量电石渣单独碳酸化相比,粉煤灰与电石渣按照4:1(质量比)复配碳酸化pH降低到7.0的速度较纯电石渣提高了近5.6倍,且在相同电石渣配量的条件下,粉煤灰-电石渣复配料比碳酸钙-电石渣复配料的碳酸化反应完成时间缩短了31.6%,说明电石渣与粉煤灰复配后进行碳酸化反应具有明显协同促进作用。TGA分析表明,纯粉煤灰和纯电石渣的固碳率分别约为2%和61.3%,粉煤灰与电石渣复配料的固碳率较等量单一电石渣和粉煤灰的固碳率之和的计算值提高了19.6%。SEM分析表明,粉煤灰与电石渣复配料碳酸化产物碳酸钙颗粒在粉煤灰表面呈现异位分散附着形态,而单一电石渣碳酸化产物碳酸钙则在电石渣颗粒表面呈现原位聚集附着形态。这可能是复配料固碳率提高的主要原因。     

Evaluation of trichloroethene recovery processes in heterogeneous aquifer cells flushed with biodegradable surfactants

The ability of two biodegradable surfactants, polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80) and sodium dihexyl sulfosuccinate (Aerosol MA), to recover a representative dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL), trichloroethene (TCE), from heterogeneous porous media was evaluated through a combination of batch and aquifer cell experiments. An aqueous solution containing 3.3% Aerosol MA, 8% 2-propanol and 6 g/l CaCl(2) yielded a weight solubilization ratio (WSR) of 1.21 g TCE/g surfactant, with a corresponding liquid-liquid interfacial tension (IFT) of 0.19 dyn/cm. Flushing of aquifer cells containing a TCE-DNAPL source zone with approximately two pore volumes of the AMA formulation resulted in substantial (>30%) mobilization of TCE-DNAPL. However, a TCE mass recovery of 81% was achieved when the aqueous-phase flow rate was sufficient to displace the mobile TCE-DNAPL toward the effluent well. Aqueous solutions of Tween 80 exhibited a greater capacity to solubilize TCE (WSR=1.74 g TCE/g surfactant) and exerted markedly less reduction in IFT (10.4 dyn/cm). These data contradict an accepted empirical correlation used to estimate IFT values from solubilization capacity, and indicate a unique capacity of T80 to form concentrated TCE emulsions. Flushing of aquifer cells with less than 2.5 pore volumes of a 4% T80 solution achieved TCE mass recoveries ranging from 66 to 85%, with only slight TCE-DNAPL mobilization (<5%) occurring when the total trapping number exceeded 2 x 10(-5). These findings demonstrate the ability of Tween 80 and Aerosol MA solutions to efficiently recover TCE from a heterogeneous DNAPL source zone, and the utility of the total trapping number as a design parameter for a priori prediction of DNAPL mobilization and bank angle formation when flushing with low-IFT solutions. Given their potential to stimulate microbial reductive dechlorination at low concentrations, these surfactants are well-suited for remedial action plans that couple aggressive mass removal followed by enhanced bioremediation to treat chlorinated solvent source zones.     

The variation of street air levels of PAH and other mutagenic PAC in relation to regulations of traffic emissions and the impact of atmospheric processes

The occurrence of particle associated PAH and other mutagenic PAC was determined in 1996 in the street air of Copenhagen. In addition, particle extracts were tested for mutagenicity. The measurements were compared with previous measurements in 1992/1993. The levels had decreased in this period. The decrease was caused by an implementation of light diesel fuels for buses and the exchange of older petrol-driven passenger cars with catalystequipped new ones. About 65% of the reduction was caused by the application of the light diesel fuels. Under special conditions, chemical processes in the atmosphere produced many more mutagens than the direct emissions. The concentrations of S-PAC and N-PAC were 10 times lower than those of PAH, while the levels of oxy-PAH were in the same order of magnitude as those of PAH. Benzanthrone, an oxy-PAH, is proposed to be formed in the atmosphere in addition to direct emissions. Benzo(a)pyrene, often applied as an air quality criteria indicator, was photochemically degraded in the atmosphere. A strong increase in the mutagenic activities was observed to coincide with a depletion of benzo(a)pyrene.     

Chloroaromatic pollutants in mussels incubated in two finnish watercourses polluted by industry

Concentrations of different chlorinated compounds were measured in mussels incubated in two polluted watercourses, a river (the River Kymijoki) and a lake (Lake Vanaja) for four weeks in summer 1995. The sum concentrations of polychlorinated phenols (PCP) and biphenyls (PCB) were both about 1 μg/g lipid weight (lw) in Lake Vanaja mussels, while in the River Kymijoki mussels PCPs were non-detectable and PCBs were measured 120 ng/g lIw. The concentrations of toxic polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and dibenzofuran (PCDF) congeners ranged between <17 and 370 pg/g Iw in Lake Vanaja mussels and between <38 and 11,000 pg/g lw in the River Kymijoki mussels. Polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDE) were detected in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki (0.4–1.1 ng/g Iw), but not in those incubated in Lake Vanaja. Polychlorinated phenoxyanisoles (PCPA) were measured 33 ng/g lw and polychlorinated phenoxyphenols (PCPP) 300 ng/g lw in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki. PCPAs were also detected in reference samples, which were sediment and pike from the River Kymijoki and Baltic salmon, seal and white-tailed sea eagle.     

Teratological effects of pesticides in vertebrates: a review

Abstract

In the last decades, the use and misuse of pesticides in the agriculture have increased, having a severe impact on ecosystems and their fauna. Although the various effects of pesticides on biodiversity have been already documented in several studies, to our knowledge no consistent overview of the impact of pesticides in vertebrates, both terrestrial and aquatic, is available. In this review, we try to present a concise compilation of the teratogenic effects of pesticides on the different classes of vertebrates – mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.     

Book review

The Pesticide Manual ‐ A World Compendium, 8th Edition, C.R. Worthing, Editor and S.B. Walker, Assistant Editor, British Crop Protection Council, BCPC Publications Sales, Bear Farm, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 5QE, England. 1987, 1100 pp., UK £50; Overseas £56. ISBN 0–948404–01–9.     

Radionuclides and trace elements in fish collected upstream and downstream of Los Alamos national laboratory and the doses to humans from the consumption of muscle and bone

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine radionuclide and trace element concentrations in bottom‐feeding fish (catfish, carp, and suckers) collected from the confluences of some of the major canyons that cross Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) lands with the Rio Grande (RG) and the potential radiological doses from the ingestion of these fish. Samples of muscle and bone (and viscera in some cases) were analyzed for ³H, ⁹⁰Sr, ¹³⁷Cs, ^totU, ²³⁸Pu, ^239,240Pu, and ²⁴¹Am and Ag, As, Ba, Be, Cr, Cd, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, and Tl. Most radionuclides, with the exception of ⁹⁰Sr, in the muscle plus bone portions of fish collected from LANL canyons/RG were not significantly (p<0.05) higher from fish collected upstream (San Ildefonso/background) of LANL. Strontium‐90 in fish muscle plus bone tissue significantly (p<0.05) increases in concentration starting from Los Alamos Canyon, the most upstream confluence (fish contained 3.4E‐02 pCi g^‐1 [126E‐02 Bq kg^‐1]), to Frijoles Canyon, the most downstream confluence (fish contained 14E‐02 pCi g^‐1 [518E‐02 Bq kg^‐1]). The differences in ⁹⁰Sr concentrations in fish collected downstream and upstream (background) of LANL, however, were very small. Based on the average concentrations (±2SD) of radionuclides in fish tissue from the four LANL confluences, the committed effective dose equivalent from the ingestion of 46 lb (21 kg) (maximum ingestion rate per person per year) of fish muscle plus bone, after the subtraction of background, was 0.1 ± 0.1 mrem y^‐1 (1.0 ± 1.0 μSv y^‐1), and was far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection (all pathway) permissible dose limit of 100 mrem y^‐1 (1000 μSv y^‐1). Of the trace elements that were found above the limits of detection (Ba, Cu, and Hg) in fish muscle collected from the confluences of canyons that cross LANL and the RG, none were in significantly higher (p<0.05) concentrations than in muscle of fish collected from background locations.     

Patterns of volatile metabolites and nonvolatile trichothecenes produced by isolates of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Stachybotrys,Fusarium, Trichoderma,Trichothecium</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Memnoniella</Emphasis>

We reported previously that trichodiene, a volatile trichothecene derivative, was produced by a Stachybotrys isolate, also known to produce highly cytotoxic, non-volatile, macrocyclic trichothecenes (satrotoxins). We investigated the relationship between the production of trichodiene and various non-volatile trichothecenes for several molds. Volatile metabolites were concentrated by adsorption on Tenax TA and analyzed by GC/MS, while non-volatile metabolites were separated by HPLC, derivatized and analyzed by GC/MS. Stachybotrys chartarum isolates producing macrocyclic trichothecenes secreted significantly larger amounts of trichodiene and other sesquiterpenes than isolates which only produced simple trichothecenes. The amounts of secreted trichodiene were relatively small in all cases. With the exception of Memnoniella, which excreted small amounts of sesquiterpenes, the other isolates produced varying amounts of sesquiterpenes, including trichodiene, as well as simple tricothecenes, no detectable trichodiene, but large amounts of griseofulvin derivatives. In Stachybotrys there is apparently a correlation between trichodiene and macrocyclic trichothecene production. In the remaining isolates, there was no simple relationship between trichodiene and non-volatile trichothecene synthesis. Trichodiene is produced in larger amounts by Stachybotrys isolates, which also produce satratoxins, but it will be difficult to utilize this metabolite to detect toxic isolates in buildings due to the relatively small amounts excreted.     

Knowledge transfer initiative between molecular biologists and environmental researchers and regulators

A Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded Knowledge Transfer (KT) workshop was held in the United Kingdom (UK) to identify the needs and opportunities in the application of molecular biology and ‘omics’ techniques to environmental monitoring and risk assessment. Attendees highlighted a lack of effective communication between end-users and researchers as well as difficulties with data interpretation as reasons behind the slow uptake of molecular biology and omics techniques. A number of promising areas in which new techniques could be implemented at a practical level in the very near future were identified, thereby raising the profile of these recent technologies and providing vital proof of concept work. Molecular taxonomy, bacterial source tracking and pre-screening of chemicals for potential toxicities were all viewed as areas in which omics and molecular techniques could have immediate value, with the aim of reducing cost, increasing efficiency and providing more comprehensive data of improved quality.     

The chemical stability of formulations of some hydrolyzable insecticides in aqueous mixtures with hydrolysis catalysts

Abstract

The active ingredients in commercial formulations of malathion, oxamyl, carbaryl, diazinon, and chlorpyrifos diluted to “spray tank”; concentrations with buffered distilled or natural water of pH 4–9 were stable for at least 24 hr. Formulations of trichlorfon were not stable at pH 7 or above but disappearance rates were slower than for the pure chemical in homogeneous solution. Cupric ion was observed to be an effective catalyst for the hydrolysis of a variety of pure organophosphorus insecticides but did not catalyze hydrolysis of the active ingredients of the formulations examined. Increasing the dilution of the formulation increased the susceptibility of malathion, oxamyl, and carbaryl to hydrolysis.     

Organochlorine compounds in a three-step terrestrial food chain

The concentrations of 15 organochlorine chemicals (PCBs and pesticides) were studied in a Central European oak wood food chain system: Great tit (Parus major), caterpillars (Tortrix viridana, Operophtera brumata, Erannis defoliaria), and oak-leaves (Quercus robur). Juvenile tits receive organochlorines from the mother via egg transfer and, eventually to a greater extent, from the caterpillar food source during nestling period. The concentrations of PCB 153 (2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl, the most abundant in this study) was found in leaf material at ca. 1 ng/g, in caterpillars 10 ng/g, and in bird eggs 170 ng/g on an average and on a dry mass basis.