工艺参数对表面活性剂洗涤修复PAHs污染土壤的影响

采用土壤洗涤(soil-washing)技术,分别用TritonX-100和Tween-80为强化洗涤剂研究了搅拌强度、洗涤时间、表面活性剂浓度、液固比、温度和间歇搅拌6个工艺参数对PAHs污染土壤洗涤效果的影响。通过一系列烧杯搅拌实验得到最佳洗涤工艺参数。TritonX-100和Tween-80的最佳洗涤时间分别是30 min和60 min,其他工艺参数最佳条件均相同。分别是搅拌强度为250 r/min,表面活性剂浓度为5 g/L,液固比为10∶1,温度为室温和连续搅拌。在此最佳工艺参数条件下,污染土中PAHs的残留率<10%,基本上满足目标污染物的修复目标。应用表面活性剂强化洗涤技术修复PAHs污染土壤是合理和可行的。     

表面活性剂对水溶液中萘普生光解行为的影响

为探究水体中表面活性剂对萘普生(NPX)的光解行为影响,研究了不同类型的表面活性剂存在下的NPX光解行为。结果表明,NPX的吸收峰主要在200~250nm处,与十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)、吐温-80(Tween-80)的吸收峰基本重合,但与十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)的吸收峰基本没有重叠。CTAB为阳离子型表面活性剂,对NPX的光解产生促进作用;SDBS为阴离子型表面活性剂,Tween-80为非离子型表面活性剂,对NPX的光解产生抑制作用,且SDBS的抑制作用更强。NPX的光解能力受pH的影响表现为酸性碱性中性,且CTAB存在时光解能力更强。     

不同超滤膜过滤天然有机物的膜污染特性研究

超滤膜的截留分子量、天然有机物的分子量分布以及两者之间的相对关系对于膜污染以及过滤阻力的组成有很大的影响。MWCO140kDa、70kDa、30kDa、10kDa、4kDa和1kDa的超滤膜过滤10mg/L腐殖酸溶液和未名湖湖水的试验结果表明,在过滤初始时刻就发生了膜污染,膜的截留分子量越大,膜污染越显著。在长期过滤的过程中,截留分子量>10kDa的超滤膜的过滤阻力受到膜污染的控制,膜孔堵塞和膜面形成凝胶层是造成膜污染的主要原因;当膜的截留分子量≤10kDa时,过滤阻力主要由膜本身固有的阻力决定,膜污染影响较小。不同浓度、类型的腐殖酸溶液和不同种类的超滤膜过滤试验数据分析表明,当膜对腐殖酸分子的截留率超过40%时,膜污染的程度会逐渐减小,过滤阻力将由膜本身固有的阻力控制。     

湿法净化黑烟中添加剂对炭黑沉降性能的影响

湿法净化黑烟中炭黑颗粒物的关键在于降低吸收液的表面张力并以高性能絮凝剂使其从溶液中絮凝、沉降以利于分离。选用十六烷基三甲基溴化胺(CTAB)为主要表面活性剂,使之与十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)和月桂醇聚氧乙烯(9)醚(AEO-9)进行复配实验,研究了复配液的表面张力,再向最低表面张力的复配表面活性剂溶液中投加絮凝剂聚合氯化铝(PAC)和聚丙烯酰胺(PAM),探讨絮凝剂的添加对黑烟颗粒沉降和絮凝的影响.实验结果表明:同时添加表面活性剂CTAB,SDBS和PAC,并使之浓度分别为0.5 mmol/L,0.4 mmol/L和200 mg/L时,炭黑颗粒的沉降效果最好,沉降率高达94%,且絮凝体较大,沉降时间仅为2 min。     

SDBS在土壤中的吸附及对淋洗柴油效果的影响

为考察污染土壤淋洗修复过程中表面活性剂的动态吸附解吸过程及其对淋洗效果影响,以北京潮土为例,采用土柱淋洗实验,对4种浓度(600、1 800、3 000和4 200 mg·L~(-1))的阴离子表面活性剂十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)淋洗柴油污染土壤的过程进行模拟。结果表明,土柱淋洗过程中北京潮土对SDBS的吸附过程可分3个阶段:快吸附阶段、慢吸附阶段及动态平衡阶段。吸附动力学较好地符合颗粒内扩散方程。SDBS淋洗柴油污染潮土时,初期由于表面活性剂在土壤中的吸附未达到平衡而无法在溶液中形成胶束,导致淋洗液中柴油浓度很低。此后SDBS在土壤中的吸附逐渐达到平衡状态,溶液中SDBS的浓度超过临界胶束浓度(CMC)开始形成胶束,土壤中残留的柴油开始大量解吸。淋洗液中柴油浓度总体呈先升到峰值,而后呈锯齿状波动下降的变化规律。淋洗到400 h时,4种浓度SDBS溶液对柴油的去除率分别为1.06%、1.52%、25.55%和27.99%,柴油去除率与表面活性剂浓度呈正相关。但表面活性剂浓度过高时,会降低土柱中土壤渗透系数,导致淋洗流量显著降低,采用SDBS淋洗柴油污染潮土时,表面活性剂浓度在3 000~4 200 mg·L~(-1)较佳。     

磺化蓖麻油胶束强化超滤特性研究

采用一种由天然油脂蓖麻油磺化制得的磺化蓖麻油作为阴离子表面活性剂,与超滤膜相结合处理含微量Cr3＋废水。探讨了膜过程的超滤特性及影响Cr3＋去除效果的因素,并对该表面活性剂的回收再利用问题做了初步实验。实验表明,溶液中加入Cr3＋,磺化蓖麻油截留率明显增大,可见磺化蓖麻油胶束在水溶液中与Cr3＋作用可形成比纯磺化蓖麻油胶束更大的胶束或胶束聚集体。经过超滤膜过程处理,透过液中Cr3＋浓度〈0.254 mg/L,用于含Cr3＋废水处理,可达到国家废水排放标准或装置回用要求。初步回收实验表明,磺化蓖麻油在酸性条件下析出,通过离心法可将其从浓缩液中分离出来。     

荷负电超滤膜同时去除水中天然有机物和铅离子

通过特定的化学反应对截留分子量为30 k D的再生纤维素(RC)超滤膜进行改性,得到荷负电超滤膜,并研究了其表面荷电性能。选用腐殖酸作为天然有机物的代表物质,研究荷负电改性膜同时去除溶液中腐殖酸和铅离子,主要考察了p H值和腐殖酸铅离子络合作用对两者截留率的影响,并对比了荷负电膜和未改性膜去除天然有机物和铅离子的研究结果。得到如下结论:(1)在酸性及中性溶液环境下,随着p H值的升高,荷负电超滤膜对腐殖酸和铅离子的截留率都提高。(2)铅离子与腐殖酸共存时,腐殖酸铅离子络合体的荷负电性相比于原腐殖酸分子降低,荷负电超滤膜对混合溶液中腐殖酸的截留率有一定程度降低,络合在腐殖酸表面的铅离子随着腐殖酸的截留而被截留,铅离子截留率得到一定程度提升。(3)由于腐殖酸与铅离子络合体带负电,其与荷负电膜之间存在静电作用,所以荷负电改性膜对腐殖酸和铅离子的截留率比未改性中性膜高。     

胶团强化超滤法(MEUF)去除废水中氯苯的研究

研究了3种单一表面活性剂十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)、十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTMAB)、聚氧乙烯失水山梨脂肪酸酯醇醚(TW80)和混合表面活性剂TW80-SDS对氯苯(CB)的强化超滤,以期为有机废水胶团强化超滤技术提供参考。结果表明,进料液静置时间对去除率无显著影响,而振荡时间在1 h后对去除率影响不大。氯苯的去除率随进料液中表面活性剂浓度的增大而增大,单一的表面活性剂对氯苯的去除效果顺序为TW80CTMABSDS,且表面活性剂对氯苯的去除效果与表面活性剂的临界胶束浓度值(CMC)、亲水-亲油平衡值(HLB)呈负相关。阴-非混合表面活性剂TW80-SDS对氯苯的去除效果明显强于单一的SDS,且去除率随着非离子表面活性剂质量分数的增加而增加。渗透通量随着进料液中表面活性剂浓度的增加而下降,单一表面活性剂种类对渗透通量的影响顺序为SDSTW80CTMAB,混合表面活性剂中随着非离子表面活性剂质量分数的增加而渗透液的渗透通量越低。     

海藻酸钠-超滤组合处理含铅废水

胶团强化超滤技术(MEUF)中通常采用表面活性剂作为外加有机物,存在价格昂贵且具有二次污染的风险。本研究选取天然有机物海藻酸钠作为外加物,研究了海藻酸钠强化超滤去除含Pb废水的特性及影响因素。实验结果表明,Freundlich模型可用于海藻酸钠溶液对Pb2+的吸附过程;海藻酸钠及其与Pb络合物的红外光谱分析表明,海藻酸钠中的OC-OH基团在吸附Pb2+中起着重要的作用。当Pb2+的浓度40 mg/L,海藻酸钠投加量为100 mg/L,pH7时,MWCO为4 kDa、6 kDa、10 kDa、30 kDa、50 kDa和70 kDa的膜均可实现对其的高效截留,截留效率均达到95%以上。随着pH值的升高,超滤膜对于Pb2+的截留效果越好。超滤浓缩液在pH值调节到13时,可将几乎100%的Pb回收。     

颗粒物粒径和有机物分子量对超滤膜污染的影响

采用不同孔径和截留分子量的膜对原水进行预过滤,研究不同粒径的颗粒物和不同分子量的有机物对膜污染的影响。结果表明,随着预过滤膜孔径或截留分子量的减小,原水中浊度、CODMn、DOC和UV254的去除率逐渐提高,超滤膜运行的跨膜压力(TMP)比直接过滤原水时降低;经孔径为1.2μm和0.45μm的膜预过滤后,超滤膜运行的TMP仍上升较快,而经过截留分子量为100 kDa及以下膜预过滤后,膜污染比较缓慢。对膜阻力构成分析的结果表明,随着预过滤膜孔径或截留分子量的减小,超滤膜运行过程中的表面饼层阻力逐渐减小,堵孔阻力也有明显降低,但预膜滤不能有效降低膜的吸附阻力。超滤膜表面的扫描电镜观察结果表明,经过截留分子量在100 kDa及以下的膜预过滤后,超滤膜表面比较干净,此时的膜过滤阻力主要来源于吸附和堵孔阻力。     

Effect of surfactants at low concentrations on the sorption of atrazine by natural sediment.

A series of experiments were carried out to determine the effect of surfactants at low concentrations on the sorption of atrazine by natural sediments. With surfactant concentrations ranging from 0 to 20 mg/ L, anionic and cationic surfactants appreciably reduce the adsorption of atrazine, while nonionic surfactant decreases the adsorption of atrazine at concentrations equal to or less than 1 mg/L and increases adsorption at higher concentrations. Desorption of atrazine in the presence of different sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS) concentrations shows that a portion of the bound pesticide resists desorption in the SDBS free system. However, the addition of SDBS accelerates the desorption of atrazine. Furthermore, the nature of sediment and the contacting sequence of SDBS, at 10 mg/L, with the sediment, also influence the adsorption of atrazine. The conclusions in this study could be explained partially by the effect of the type and concentration of surfactants and the characteristics of sediments.     

Selection of surfactant in remediation of DDT-contaminated soil by comparison of surfactant effectiveness

With an aim to select the most appropriate surfactant for remediation of DDT-contaminated soil, the performance of nonionic surfactants Tween80, TX-100, and Brij35 and one anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS) in enhancement of DDT water solubility and desorption of DDT from contaminated soil and their adsorption onto soil and ecotoxicities were investigated in this study. Tween80 had the highest solubilizing and soil-washing ability for DDT among the four experimental surfactants. The adsorption loss of surfactants onto soil followed the order of TX-100 > Tween80 > Brij35 > SDBS. The ecotoxicity of Tween80 to ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) was lowest. The overall performance considering about the above four aspects suggested that Tween80 should be selected for the remediation of DDT-contaminated soil, because Tween80 had the greatest solubilizing and soil-washing ability for DDT, less adsorption loss onto soil, and the lowest ecotoxicity in this experiment.     

Adsorption of anionic and nonionic surfactant mixtures from synthetic detergents on soils

Adsorption of anionic surfactant (sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, SDBS) and nonionic surfactant (an alcohol ethoxylates with 12 carbons and 9 oxyethyl groups, A12E9) mixtures, widely used as the major constituents of synthetic detergents in China and become the most common pollutants in the environment, on soils was conducted to investigate the behavior of mixed surfactants in soils. The effects of addition order and mixing ratios of two surfactants, associated with pH and ion strength in solutions, on adsorptions were considered. The results show that saturated adsorption amount of SDBS and A12E9 on soils decreased respectively when A12E9 was added into soils firstly compared with that secondly, possibly resulting from the screening of A12E9 to part adsorption sites on soils and the hydrocarbon chain-chain interactions between SDBS and A12E9. The adsorption of SDBS and A12E9 on soils was enhanced each other at pre-plateau region of isotherms. At plateau region of isotherms, the adsorption of SDBS on soils decreased with the increase of molar fraction of A12E9 in mixed surfactant solutions, while that of A12E9 increased except the molar ratio of SDBS to A12E9 0.0:1.0. With the increase of pH in mixed surfactant solutions, adsorption amount of SDBS and A12E9 on soils decreased, respectively. The reduction of ion strength in soils resulted in the decrease of adsorption amount of SDBS and A12E9 on soils, respectively.     

Influence of the presence of heavy metals and surface-active compounds on the sorption of bisphenol A to sediment

The effects of different heavy metals (Cd, Pb), cationic surfactants cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), anionic surfactant sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) and the chemistry of the solution (pH and ionic strength) on the sorption of bisphenol A (BPA) to sediment were studied. Results showed that the presence of Cd and Pb caused a significant increase on the sorption of BPA to sediment and the sorption isotherms were in good agreement with Freundlich equation. The effect of surfactants on the adsorption of BPA onto sediment was found to strongly depend on the type of the surfactants. The presence of CTAB promoted BPA sorption and the amount of BPA adsorbed onto sediment increased linearly with concentration of CTAB. In contrast, the presence of anionic surfactant (SDBS) caused a slight reduction on the sorption of BPA. It was also found that the sorption behavior of BPA was affected by solution pH and ionic strength. The larger amount of BPA was absorbed with higher ionic strength and lower pH. This study may provide important insights into the understanding of the transport and fate of BPA in the environment.     

Effect of surfactants on desorption of aldicarb from spiked soil

Surfactant enhanced desorption of aldicarb from spiked soil was investigated in this paper. Anionic (sodium dodecyl benzene sulphonate, SDBS), cationic (hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, HTAB) and nonionic (octyl polyethylene glycol phenyl ether, OP) surfactants were tested to determine their optimal desorption conditions including desorption time, mixing speed and surfactant concentrations. The results showed that the optimal operating conditions were obtained at 2 h, 150 rpm, and surfactants concentrations were 1000, 100, and 200 mg l(-1) for SDBS, OP, and HTAB, respectively. The paper also investigated the desorption efficiency of mixture of different kinds of surfactants for aldicarb-spiked soil, and found that anionic-nonionic surfactant mixtures gave the best desorption efficiency up to 77%, while anionic-cationic surfactant mixture gave a poor desorption efficiency similar to water, suggesting that mixture of anionic-nonionic surfactants were highly promising on remediation of aldicarb-contaminated soil.     

Influence of anionic, cationic and nonionic surfactants on adsorption and desorption of oxytetracycline by ultrasonically treated and non-treated multiwalled carbon nanotubes

High adsorption capacity of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) may greatly determine the bioavailability and mobility of organic contaminants. The fate of contaminants adsorbed by CNTs may be substantially influenced by surfactants used both in the synthesis and dispersion of CNTs. The aim of this research was to determine the influence of surfactants (nonionic - TX100, cationic - CTAB and anionic - SDBS) on adsorption and desorption of oxytetracycline (OTC) by multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The surfactants used had a substantial influence on both adsorption and desorption of OTC. The direction of changes depended clearly on the type of surfactant. In case of anionic SDBS, increased adsorption of OTC by MWCNTs was observed. The presence of TX100 and CTAB decreased the adsorption of OTC by MWCNTs significantly. The increase of OTC adsorption after ultrasonic treatment was observed in case of MWCNTs alone and MWCNTs with SDBS and TX100. However, ultrasonic treatment caused OTC adsorption decrease in the presence of CTAB. The change of pH had also an important effect on OTC adsorption in the presence of surfactants. Depending on the surfactant and pH, an increase or decrease of OTC adsorption was observed. The presence of surfactants increased OTC desorption from MWCNTs significantly as follows: SDBS = CTAB < TX100. The results obtained suggest new potential threats and constitute a basis for further research considering the bioavailability and toxicity of antibiotics in the presence of MWCNTs and surfactants.     

The effects of surfactants on adhesion,spreading, and retention of herbicide droplet on the surface of the leaves and seeds

Droplet adhesion, spreading, and retention on leaf and seed surfaces are studied in the presence of surfactants for successful formulation of a herbicide whereby efficient coverage, less wastage, and environment protection are achieved. Cationic, anionic, and nonionic surfactants, e.g., HTAB, SDBS, and tergitol, were added to water and the static contact angle of water droplet was measured on cauliflower, cabbage, spinach leaves, French bean, wheat, and Bengal gram seeds. Droplet adhesion, spreading, and retention were analysed in terms of static contact angle and physical properties of the system. The presence of a small quantity (0.1 wt.%) of tergitol in water increased the adhesion, spreading, and retention of droplet on all leaf and seed surfaces tested. Tergitol, a nonionic surfactant, is likely to be adsorbed more than the ionic surfactants HTAB and SDBS at the water/leaf (or seed)/air interface since plant leaves and seeds are nonionic in nature. The addition of 0.1% wt. of tergitol to a common herbicide, derosal, increases the adhesion, spreading, and retention of derosal on leaf and seed surfaces, consequently, efficient coverage and minimum wastage are attained.     

Effect of cationic and anionic surfactants on the sorption and desorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) on natural sediments

Sorption and desorption of PFOS at water-sediment interfaces were investigated in the presence of a cationic surfactant, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), and an anionic surfactant, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS). CTAB remarkably enhanced the sorption of PFOS on the sediment. In contrast, the influence of SDBS to the sorption of PFOS was concentration dependent. Two contrasting factors were responsible for the phenomenon. One was the sorption of the surfactant itself to the sediment, which enhanced the sorption of PFOS. The other was the increase in solubility of PFOS caused by the adding of surfactants, which decreased the sorption of PFOS. SDBS had a much lower sorption capacity, but rather strong ability to increase the solubility of PFOS. High levels of SDBS remarkably reduced the sorption of PFOS on the sediment. These results imply that cationic and anionic surfactants may have contrast impacts on the distribution and transport of PFOS in the environment.     

Solubilization of DNAPLs by mixed surfactant: reduction in partitioning losses of nonionic surfactant

Efforts to remediate the dense nonaqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs) by mobilizing them face with risks of driving the contaminants deeper into aquifer zones. This spurs research for modifying the approach for in situ remediation. In this paper, a novel solubilization of DNAPLs by mixed nonionic and anionic surfactant, Triton X-100 (TX100) and sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS), was presented and compared with those by single ones. Given 1:40 phase ratio of DNAPL:water (v/v) and the total surfactant concentration from 0.2 to 10gl(-1), mixed TX100-SDBS at the total mass ratios of 3:1, 1:1 and 1:3 exhibited significant solubilization for the DNAPLs, trichloroethene (TCE), chlorobenzene (CB) and 1,2-dichlorobenzene (1,2-DCB). The solubilization extent by mixed TX100-SDBS was much larger than by single TX100 and even larger than by single SDBS at the ratios of 1:1 and 1:3, respectively. TX100 partitioning into the organic phase dictated the solubilization extent. The TX100 losses into TCE, CB and 1,2-DCB phases were more than 99%, 97% and 97% when single TX100 was used. With SDBS alone, no SDBS partitioned into DNAPLs was observed and in mixed systems, SDBS decreased greatly the partition loss of TX100 into DNAPLs. The extent of TX100 partition decreased with increasing the amount of SDBS. The mechanism for reduction of TX100 partition was discussed. TX100 and SDBS formed mixed micelles in the solution phase. The inability of SDBS to partition into DNAPLs and the mutual affinity of SDBS and TX100 in the mixed micelle controlled the partitioning of TX100 into DNAPL phase. The work presented here demonstrates that mixed nonionic-anionic surfactants would be preferred over single surfactants for solubilization remediation of DNAPLs, which could avoid risks of driving the contaminants deeper into aquifers and decrease the surfactant loss and remediation cost.