高频超声辐照降解水中4—氯酚的研究

本文着重探讨了高频超声波（1．7MHz）降解4－氯酚的反应过程和反应机理，研究了高频超声波降解4－氯酚的效果，并讨论了4－氯酚初始浓度等因素对降解效果的影响。高频超声波降解4－氯酚为一级反应，超声波空化效应在降解过程中起主导作用。     

声电协同氧化氯酚的实验研究

采用超声波-电催化联合技术处理2-氯酚(2-CP)和4-氯酚(4-CP),探讨了电催化氧化和超声氧化的协同效应,考察了影响声电联合降解氯酚化合物的条件因数.结果表明,超声波-电催化联合技术处理效率明显优于电催化氧化技术,2-CP和4-CP的增强因子f分别为1.325和1.509.高电流密度有助于氯酚降解,2-CP和4-CP的表观反应速率常数随电流密度上升分别增加了1.28×10-5 s-1和1.82×10-5 s-1;高pH值也有利于氯酚降解,pH为9.08时,2-CP和4-CP的表观反应速率常数分别为9.22×10-5 s-1和11.02×10-5 s-1;高电解质浓度促进了2-CP的降解,而对4-CP的降解影响不大,2-CP表观反应速率常数从7.70×10-5 s-1上升到16.03×10-5 s-1.总之,超声波-电催化联合技术能够协同降解氯酚.     

紫外光与超声波耦合对氯酚水溶液的降解研究

选择超声波(US)、紫外光(UV)、紫外光与超声波耦合(UV/US)3种方式对不同位置取代基的单氯酚和不同数目取代基的氯酚进行降解研究。结果表明,UV、US、UV/US对取代基位置不同的单氯酚的降解率大小均为3-氯酚4-氯酚2-氯酚;UV、UV/US对不同取代基数量的氯酚的降解率大小为2-氯酚2,4-二氯酚2,4,6-三氯酚,US单独作用下的降解率大小为2,4,6-三氯酚2,4-二氯酚2-氯酚;UV与US的耦合呈现出较优的协同效应,且耦合降解均以US的降解作用占主导;UV、US、UV/US对氯酚的降解均符合表观一级反应动力学。     

超声波-光催化氧化降解邻氯苯酚的研究

对超声波-光催化氧化降解邻氯苯酚(2-cp)进行了研究,探讨了溶液初始pH值、TiO2投加量、H2O2投加量和溶液初始浓度对邻氯苯酚降解率的影响.并对几种不同处理方法降解邻氯苯酚的结果进行了对比.结果表明,超声波和紫外光的协同效果明显,在相同的反应时间内,超声波能够明显提高光催化降解邻氯苯酚的降解率.超声波和紫外光连用,具有良好的工业应用前景.     

超声波和零价铁联用对氯代苯酚脱氯降解作用的研究

采用超声波和零价铁联用对氯代有机物3氯苯酚(CP)、2,4-二氯苯酚(DCP)和2,4,6-三氯苯酚(TCP)模拟废水进行了脱氯处理研究。以单因素法, 考察了铁粉初始投加量、溶液的初始浓度、超声波功率和溶液的pH值等因素对氯代酚降解的影响，并探讨了降解反应动力学。结果表明，超声波和零价铁联用对氯酚具有显著的降解效果，当水样初始浓度为25 mg/L，溶液pH呈弱酸性，超声波功率为200 W时，氯代酚的脱氯效率达到最大值。降解反应符合准一级反应，CP、DCP和TCP的反应速率常数分别0.0613 h^-1、0.374 h^-1和0.197 h^-1。     

超声波-空气体系对溶液中五氯酚的降解

以五氯酚(PCP)为目标污染物,研究了超声波-空气体系对PCP降解的可行性和降解特性。溶液温度和初始pH对五氯酚吹脱作用实验表明,在弱酸性和碱性条件下空气对五氯酚基本无吹脱作用;空气流量、初始pH、温度、反应物浓度等因素对超声波-空气体系降解五氯酚的影响实验表明,当空气流量为25 m L·min~(-1),pH=5时,去除效果最优,低温、低浓度有利于五氯酚降解;考察了5种常见金属离子对强化降解五氯酚的影响,其强化作用顺序依次为Fe~(2+)Cu~(2+)Al~(3+)Zn~(2+)CKMg~(2+)(CK为空白),Fe~(2+)与体系之间存在协同效应;降解机理研究表明,体系对五氯酚的降解以自由基氧化作用为主,H_2O_2氧化为辅,空气的加入能明显促进H_2O_2的产生,加入Fe~(2+)后,H_2O_2与之反应生成·OH,导致H_2O_2含量急剧减少。     

微波辅助光催化降解氯酚类污染物的研究

研究了溶液中4-氯酚(4CP)、2-氯酚(2CP)、4-氯-3-甲基酚(4C3MP)、2,4-二氯酚(2,4-DCP)、2,4,6-三氯酚(2,4,6-TCP)和五氯酚(PCP)的微波辅助光催化降解(MW/PCO).结果表明,6种氯酚(CPs)光降解速率与分子中Cl原子取代的数目、位置等分子结构性质有关,单氯酚比多取代氯酚易光解.MW/PCO降解4CP的主要中间产物为苯酚、氯苯、对苯醌、对苯二酚等,降解PCP的主要中间产物为2,3,5,6-四氯对苯醌、2,3,4,6-四氯对苯二酚、四氯酚.CPs降解的机制是紫外光降解和羟基自由基 (·OH)亲电子加成脱氯过程.     

生物泥浆体系修复氯酚污染的土壤

利用生物泥浆体系研究了受氯酚污染土壤的修复特性。结果表明，对4-氯酚污染浓度为300mg／kg的土壤，土著微生物基本没有降解活性；投加高效菌可大大加快4-氯酚的降解进程。生物泥浆体系修复氯酚污染土壤的最佳工艺参数为：温度35℃，水土比3：1，投菌量5％。外加碳源和氮源可明显促进4-氯酚的降解，但外加磷源对降解的影响并不显著。     

超声波/铁粉对废水2,4-二氯酚的降解研究

采用超声波/铁粉协同作用,降解废水中的2,4-二氯酚,考察了超声功率、铁粉投加量、2,4-二氯酚初始质量浓度、溶液初始pH值等因素,对2,4-二氯酚降解效果的影响,并对其动力学进行了初步探讨。结果表明：超声波与铁粉具有明显的协同效应。在超声波与铁粉的协同作用下,2,4-二氯酚的降解效率,随着超声功率的增大和初始质量浓度的减小而增大,随着铁粉投加量的增加而增大,但铁粉的投加量达到20 g/L时,降解效率的增幅趋于平缓。在pH值为4的弱酸性条件下,2,4-二氯酚的降解效率最佳,pH值为8时,降解效率次之,在中性或弱碱性条件下,降解效率最差。投加适量的铜作催化剂,可提高2,4-二氯酚的降解效率。本实验条件下,催化剂Cu^2＋的最佳投加量为0.256 g/L。超声波/铁粉协同作用对2,4-二氯酚的降解过程符合一级动力学反应规律。协同体系中,2,4-二氯酚降解速率比单独超声降解和铁粉单独作用时的降解速率分别提高了大约13倍和5倍。     

天然锰矿催化臭氧氧化降解水中4-氯酚的研究

以天然锰矿为金属催化剂,研究了锰矿催化臭氧氧化水中4-氯酚的降解效果。采用毛细管电泳方法及色质联用技术．分别对反应的中间产物和终产物进行了分析。推测了锰矿催化臭氧氧化水中4-氯酚的降解反应机理可能为：锰矿的吸附氧化与锰矿生成的Mn^2 催化臭氧分解．产生更多高活性的羟基自由基．从而提高了臭氧的氧化能力。     

臭氧与TiO2/UV协同降解对氯苯酚

利用O3／UV、TiO2／UV和O3／TiO2／UV降解对氯苯酚表明，臭氧与TiO2／UV具有明显的协同作用，如在本实验条件下降解5min后，上述3者对对氯苯酚的去除率分别为55％、10％和77%。O3／TiO2／UV协同作用的本质是由于臭氧能带走二氧化钛光致电子空穴对中的电子，从而产生了更多的羟基自由基，加速了有机物的降解。     

Microbial degradation of 4-chlorophenol by microorganisms entrapped in carrageenan-chitosan gels

A new cell immobilization method based on the replacement of KCl by KCl + chitosan as gelling agent was developed. The results showed that through addition of chitosan into gelling agent, the mechanical strength and thermal stability of the carrageenan gel were greatly improved. The new immobilization method was used to entrap a chlorophenol-degrading microorganism. The immobilized microbial cells were applied for chlorophenol biodegradation. The experiments demonstrated that immobilized cells exhibit a higher bioactivity in the degradation of chlorophenol than free cells.     

Layer of organic pine forest soil on top of chlorophenol-contaminated mineral soil enhances contaminant degradation

Chlorophenols, like many other synthetic compounds, are persistent problem in industrial areas. These compounds are easily degraded in certain natural environments where the top soil is organic. Some studies suggest that mineral soil contaminated with organic compounds is rapidly remediated if it is mixed with organic soil. We hypothesized that organic soil with a high degradation capacity even on top of the contaminated mineral soil enhances degradation of recalcitrant chlorophenols in the mineral soil below. We first compared chlorophenol degradation in different soils by spiking pristine and pentachlorophenol-contaminated soils with 2,4,6-trichlorophenol in 10-L buckets. In other experiments, we covered contaminated mineral soil with organic pine forest soil. We also monitored in situ degradation on an old sawmill site where mineral soil was either left intact or covered with organic pine forest soil. 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol was rapidly degraded in organic pine forest soil, but the degradation was slower in other soils. If a thin layer of the pine forest humus was added on top of mineral sawmill soil, the original chlorophenol concentrations (high, ca. 70 μg g^?1, or moderate, ca. 20 μg g^?1) in sawmill soil decreased by >40 % in 24 days. No degradation was noticed if the mineral soil was kept bare or if the covering humus soil layer was sterilized beforehand. Our results suggest that covering mineral soil with an organic soil layer is an efficient way to remediate recalcitrant chlorophenol contamination in mineral soils. The results of the field experiment are promising.     

Acclimation of anaerobic sludge degrading chlorophenols and the biodegradation kinetics during acclimation period

The acclimation of sludge from Hangzhou citrate factory and Hangzhou municipal wastewater treatment plant for degradation dechlorination of chlorophenols (CPs) compounds, and its biodegradation kinetics were studied in batch process with or without addition of sucrose. Three monochlorophenols (2-CP; 3-CP; 4-CP) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) were concurrently fed to different bioreactors. The parameters that were monitored included biogas production, biogas composition and chemical oxygen demand (COD). The results showed that acclimation with chlorophenol can increase the degradation activity of anaerobic sludge and degradation rate of chlorophenolic compounds, and reduce the lag time. Degradation dechlorination activity of the acclimated sludge strongly depended on sludge source, microorganism population and chlorophenol congener. 2-CP was more easily acclimated than 3-CP and 4-CP. Among the four tested compounds, 4-CP was the most difficult to be acclimated. The observed degradation rate with presence of sucrose was higher than that with absence of sucrose, suggesting that addition of the external carbon source can stimulate the formation of acclimated sludge which could effectively degrade chlorophenols. Kinetic equations of biodegradation of chlorophenols were also presented in this paper.     

Anaerobic transformation of chlorophenols in methanogenic sludge unexposed to chlorophenols

Transformation of all 19 chlorophenol (CP) isomers was investigated in a laboratory anaerobic methanogenic sludge that had not been exposed to synthetic chemicals. Concentration of CP was analyzed over time to calculate disappearance rate constants using first-order reaction kinetics and all possible CP degradation pathways were estimated. The rate constants ranged between 0.46 x 10(-3) and 0.161 day(-1). CPs were transformed via dechlorination. The chlorine atom at the ortho-position was the most easily dechlorinated, whereas dechlorination rate at the para-position was lowest. The overall pathways of CP transformation were much less diverse than that we previously found for contaminated sediment. The Dolfing hypothesis of microbial selection of the most thermodynamically favorable pathways was not applicable for CP transformation in this study as well as previous study performed by our group.     

Gas chromatographic methods for monitoring of wastewater chlorophenol degradation in anaerobic reactors

Wastewater samples from an anaerobic reactor were extracted with hexane and derivatized with diazomethane (method 1) and with acetic anidride (method 2). Gas chromatography with electron-capture detection (ECD) was employed for separating the parent compound and intermediates trichlorophenols (TCP) and dichlorophenols (DCP) which originated from the penta chlorophenol (PCP) degradation process. The relations between concentrations of PCP, TCP and DCP areas were linear in the range of concentrations of 0.2 to 8 mg/L and 0.025 mg/L to 5 mg/L for methods 1 and 2, respectively. The repeatability of the extraction methods was satisfactory, with variation coefficients lower than 11%. For method 1, at the fortification level of 0.2 mg/L, recovery of PCP, TCP, and DCP was 112%, 74% and 45%, respectively. For method 2, the corresponding recovery values at the fortification level of 0.1 mg/L were 91%, 93% and 103%, respectively. Storage of the frozen samples did not alter their PCP determination properties. The chromatographic methods adapted for chlorophenol determination in wastewater were suitable with relatively simple manipulation techniques. The obtained results were reproducible and allowed identification of intermediates formed during the PCP degradation process.     

Gas chromatographic methods for monitoring of wastewater chlorophenol degradation in anaerobic reactors

Wastewater samples from an anaerobic reactor were extracted with hexane and derivatized with diazomethane (method 1) and with acetic anidride (method 2). Gas chromatography with electron-capture detection (ECD) was employed for separating the parent compound and intermediates trichlorophenols (TCP) and dichlorophenols (DCP) which originated from the penta chlorophenol (PCP) degradation process. The relations between concentrations of PCP, TCP and DCP areas were linear in the range of concentrations of 0.2 to 8 mg/L and 0.025 mg/L to 5 mg/L for methods 1 and 2, respectively. The repeatability of the extraction methods was satisfactory, with variation coefficients lower than 11%. For method 1, at the fortification level of 0.2 mg/L, recovery of PCP, TCP, and DCP was 112%, 74% and 45%, respectively. For method 2, the corresponding recovery values at the fortification level of 0.1 mg/L were 91%, 93% and 103%, respectively. Storage of the frozen samples did not alter their PCP determination properties. The chromatographic methods adapted for chlorophenol determination in wastewater were suitable with relatively simple manipulation techniques. The obtained results were reproducible and allowed identification of intermediates formed during the PCP degradation process.     

Effective synthesis of sulfate metabolites of chlorinated phenols

Chlorophenols are an important class of persistent environmental contaminants and have been implicated in a range of adverse health effects, including cancer. They are readily conjugated and excreted as the corresponding glucuronides and sulfates in the urine of humans and other species. Here we report the synthesis and characterization of a series of ten chlorophenol sulfates by sulfation of the corresponding chlorophenols with 2,2,2-trichloroethyl (TCE) chlorosulfate using N,N-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) as base. Deprotection of the chlorophenol diesters with zinc powder/ammonium formate yielded the respective chlorophenol sulfate ammonium salts in good yield. The molecular structure of three TCE-protected chlorophenol sulfate diesters and one chlorophenol sulfate monoester were confirmed by X-ray crystal structure analysis. The chlorophenol sulfates were stable for several months if stored at −20 °C and, thus, are useful for future toxicological, environmental and human biomonitoring studies.     

Biomarkers for monitoring efficacy of bioremediation by microbial inoculants

Bioaugmentation of contaminated sites with microbes that are adapted or genetically engineered for degradation of specific toxic compounds is an area that is currently being explored as a clean-up option. Biomarkers have been developed to track the survival and efficacy of specific bacteria that are used as inocula for bioremediation of contaminated soil. Examples of biomarkers include the luc gene, encoding firefly luciferase and the gfp gene, encoding the green fluorescent protein (GFP). The luc gene was used to tag different bacteria used for bioremediation of gasoline or chlorophenols. The bacteria were monitored on the basis of luciferase activity in cell extracts from soil. The gfp gene was also used to monitor bacteria during degradation of chlorophenol in soil, based on fluorescence of the GFP protein. Other biomarkers can also be used for monitoring of microbial inocula used for bioaugmentation of contaminated sites. The choice of biomarker and monitoring system depends on the particular site, bacterial strain and sensitivity and specificity of detection required.