催化剂对低温等离子体降解吸附态甲苯的影响

采用线管式介质阻挡反应器对低温等离子体循环降解甲苯进行研究,考察了吸附存储量、循环背景气体及不同催化剂成分对吸附态甲苯降解效果及副产物的影响,并进行了催化剂XRD分析及降解产物FT-IR分析。结果表明,氧气为循环背景气体时甲苯降解效果比空气时好。FT-IR分析显示催化剂的加入可使甲苯充分降解,显著提高COx产率、CO2选择性,减少副产物O3、N2O排放量。相同条件下,单组分催化剂对应COx产率依次为:CeMnAgCo,CO2选择性依次为:AgMnCoCe。双组分催化剂Mn/Ag、Ce/Ag可同时保持较高的COx产率和CO2选择性,氧气背景时COx产率分别达到80%、82%,CO2选择性均达到99.7%以上。空气背景时,Co对N2O的抑制效果最好,3组分催化剂Mn/Ag/Co、Ce/Ag/Co在保持较高的COx产率和CO2选择性同时可有效抑制N2O。     

气体循环条件下等离子体催化氧化吸附态的苯和甲苯

在气体循环条件下以MnO_x-AgO_x/γ-Al_2O_3为吸附剂兼催化剂研究了低温等离子体催化氧化吸附态的苯和甲苯,并对催化剂进行了BET和XRD表征。结果表明:气体循环条件下等离子体催化氧化技术同样适用于吸附态的双组分苯与甲苯的降解并且C0_x产率和C0_2选择性不比降解单组分苯或甲苯时的低。气体循环放电90 min后,与γ-Al_2O_3相比,引入Mn0_x-AgO_x/γ-A1_2O_3、COO_x-CeO_x/γ-Al_2O_3后,CO_x产率分别提高了9%、12%;C0_2选择性也得到了提高并都接近100%;臭氧浓度分别减少了51%、39%;N_20浓度相应也降低了26%和38%。最后结合实验结果讨论了引入催化剂后反应机理的变化。     

Mn的氧化价态对Mn／γ-Al2O3催化剂催化臭氧氧化气相低浓度甲苯的影响

采用共沉淀法，以Al2O3为载体制备Mn／γ-Al2O3和Mn—Ce／Mn／γ-Al2O3催化剂，并分别在N2气氛和O2气氛下焙烧。采用固定床连续流动反应器，研究所制备催化剂在室温条件下催化臭氧氧化甲苯的性能。通过XRD、XPS和FTIR等手段对催化剂的结构和组成进行表征。结果表明，Mn／Mn／γ-Al2O3催化剂具有良好的催化臭氧氧化甲苯和催化臭氧自身分解的性能，共沉淀法制备催化剂的最佳Mn负载量为20％。O2气氛焙烧和Ce的加入，可以有效提高催化剂的活性和寿命。原因是O2气氛焙烧和Ce的加入可以提高Mn的氧化价态。催化剂失活的主要原因是有机副产物在催化剂表面吸附堆积，失活催化剂在550℃、空气气氛下焙烧可恢复催化性能。     

Mn2O3/γ-Al2O3在超临界水氧化中催化活性的研究

采用浸渍法制备了Mn2O3/γ-Al2O3催化剂,在超临界水中催化氧化降解1,5-萘二磺酸,探索了催化剂Mn2O3活性组分负载量、催化剂空速和反应溶液pH对Mn2O3/γ-Al2O3催化剂活性的影响。结果表明：Mn2O3/γ-Al2O3的催化活性在一定范围内随Mn2O3活性组分负载量的增加而提高;在一定范围内,Mn2O3/γ-Al2O3空速越小,模拟废水的COD去除率越高;Mn2O3/γ-Al2O3催化活性在反应溶液呈酸性情况下比碱性时高。     

Mn203/γ-Al2O3在超临界水氧化中催化活性的研究

采用浸渍法制备了Mn2O3/γ-Al2O3催化剂,在超临界水中催化氯化降解1,5-萘二磺酸,探索了催化剂Mn2O3活性组分负载量、催化剂空速和反应溶液pH对Mn2O3/γ-Al2O3催化剂活性的影响.结果表明:Mn2O3/γ-Al2O3的催化活性在一定范围内随Mn2O3活性组分负载量的增加而提高;在一定范围内,Mn2O3/γ-Al2O3空速越小,模拟废水的COD去除率越高;Mn2O3/γ-Al2O3催化活性在反应溶液呈酸性情况下比碱性时高.     

常温常压催化湿式氧化降解偶氮染料废水的研究

以过渡金属Fe、Mn、Cu和Zn的硝酸盐为活性组分的前驱物,以γ-Al2O3为载体,制备了负载型催化剂Fe2O3/γ-Al2O3、MnO/γ-Al2O3、CuO/γ-Al2O3和ZnO/γ-Al2O3,并分别以H2O2和NaClO为氧化剂,对比了在常温常压条件下催化湿式氧化工艺处理甲基橙模拟废水的效果.结果表明,Fe2...     

介质阻挡放电联合锰基催化剂对乙酸乙酯的降解效果

采用等体积浸渍法制备锰基催化剂MnO_x/13X和MnO_x/γ-Al_2O_3,并在吸附-间歇放电模式下研究了其联合介质阻挡放电(DBD)等离子体对乙酸乙酯的氧化性能;对催化剂进行BET、SEM和XPS表征,以分析不同载体的Mn基催化剂氧化效果存在差异的原因。DBD氧化实验结果表明:与13X和γ-Al_2O_3相比,负载活性组分MnO_x后,CO_x产率分别提高了36.3%(MnO_x/13X)和29%(MnO_x/γ-Al_2O_3),CO_2选择性均提高至98%以上,副产物臭氧明显减少。表征结果显示,MnO_x/13X上的Mn~(4+)和晶格氧含量更高,更有利于乙酸乙酯的降解。结合吸附态乙酸乙酯的等离子体降解机理和不同填充材料的实验数据,建立了相应的动力学模型,为DBD降解挥发性有机物系统中催化剂的优化及其应用提供参考。     

制备条件对锰氧化物SCR脱硝性能的影响

分别考察不同沉淀剂、溶液pH、煅烧温度和煅烧时间对制备Mn Ox催化剂及其低温SCR脱除NO性能的影响,并借助XRD和BET等表征手段分析各催化剂的物相和孔隙特性。结果表明,不同沉淀剂制备的Mn Ox催化剂的低温活性依次为:Mn Ox(Na2CO3)Mn Ox((NH4)2CO3)Mn Ox(Na OH)Mn Ox(NH4OH)。表征结果表明,Mn Ox(Na2CO3)和Mn Ox((NH4)2CO3)催化剂之所以表现出突出的低温SCR活性,归因于混合氧化态的无定型结构和较大的比表面积。优选Na2CO3沉淀剂制备Mn Ox催化剂,最佳的煅烧温度和时间分别为350℃和6 h,而溶液pH对制备的Mn Ox催化剂的催化还原NO活性影响不明显。     

催化超临界水氧化对氨基苯酚

采用CuO/γ-Al2O3和MnO2/γ-Al2O3为催化剂、H2O2为氧化剂,在一连续流固定床反应器中进行了超临界水氧化对氨基苯酚实验.实验结果表明,CuO和MnO2催化剂对于对氨基苯酚的氧化降解具有显著的促进作用.对氨基苯酚的去除率随反应温度和压力的升高、停留时间的延长而提高,在24～26 MPa和400～450℃条件下,数秒钟内COD去除率可达到99%以上,催化剂CuO/γ-Al2O3的催化效果优于MnO2/γ-Al2O3.证明了催化超临界水氧化技术的高效性.     

低温等离子体联合光催化技术降解甲苯的实验研究

采用低温等离子体联合光催化技术降解甲苯,从电压、电源频率、甲苯气体流量、初始浓度和Mn2+掺杂量等方面考察其对甲苯降解率的影响,并对比γ-Al2O3、TiO2/γ-Al2O3和Mn1.0/TiO2/γ-Al2O3(Mn2+摩尔分数为1.0%)3种填料的甲苯降解能量利用效果.结果表明,在相同电压和频率条件下,3种填料的甲...     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Observations on the influence of water and soil pH on the persistence of insecticides

Abstract

The pH‐disappearance rate profiles were determined at ca. 25°C for 24 insecticides at 4 or 5 pH values over the range 4.5 to 8.0 in sterile phosphate buffers prepared in water‐ethanol (99: 1 v/v). Half‐lives measured at pH 8 were generally smaller than at lower pH values. Changes in half lives between pH 8.0 and 4.5 were largest (>1000x) for the aryl carbamates, carbofuran and carbaryl, the oxime carbamate, oxamyl, and the organophosphorus insecticide, trichlorfon. In contrast, half lives of phorate, terbufos, heptachlor, fensulfothion and aldicarb were affected only slightly by pH changes. Under the experimental conditions described half lives at pH8 varied from 1–2 days for trichlorfon and oxamyl to >1 year for fensulfothion and cyper‐methrin. Insecticide persistence on alumina (acid, neutral and basic), mineral soils amended with aluminum sulfate or calcium hydroxide to different pH values and four natural soils of different pH was examined. No correlation was observed between the measured pH of these solids and the rate of disappearance of selected insecticides applied to them. These observations demonstrate the difficulty of extrapolating the pH dependent disappearance behaviour observed in homogeneous solution to partially solid heterogeneous systems such as soil.     

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.     

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.