蒙脱石粘土改性吸附剂处理印染废水实验研究

通过实验得到天然蒙脱石粘土改性和提高蒙脱石粘土吸附剂处理印染废水效果的方法,阐述了蒙脱石粘土改性和吸附有机污染物的机理。研究结果表明,天然蒙脱石经钠化和无机聚合物改性处理后,大幅度地提高了天然蒙脱石粘土对有机污染物的吸附能力。改性粘土吸附剂在投加量为0.1％时,处理红色印染废水,COD去除率85％,脱色率88％以上;处理兰色废水,COD去除率94％,脱色率达98％。处理后的水质达到回用要求。模拟实验表明,该吸附剂对含有各种类型染料的印染废水都有稳定的处理效果。本研究为印染废水处理提供了廉价高效的吸附剂。     

有机蒙脱石负载纳米铁去除溶液中四溴双酚A的研究

研究了改性蒙脱石负载纳米铁材料(NZVI-CMT)在甲醇-水体系中对四溴双酚A(TBBPA)的去除作用,并确定了反应温度、TBBPA初始浓度以及材料投加量等因素对去除效果的影响.结果表明,在25℃条件下,0.02 g NZVI-CMT对初始浓度为10 mg·L-1TBBPA溶液的去除率可达97.5%,而且NZVI-CMT对TBBPA的去除率明显高于两种单一材料即纳米零价铁(NZVI)及有机蒙脱石(CMT)的去除率(18.3%、67.3%),同时也大于两者之和(85.6%).利用NZVI-CMT对TBBPA进行重复去除实验时,前3次的去除率均可达到90%以上.通过检测降解产物并分析材料对TBBPA去除过程的特性,发现NZVI-CMT对TBBPA的去除以吸附为主,并伴有少量还原脱溴反应发生,而且较高的反应温度对降解反应有利.     

酸改性粘土矿物处理含磷废水的研究

文章用盐酸对膨润土、高岭土、凹凸棒土及沸石进行了改性研究,对含磷废水的吸附处理结果表明,改性后的实验样品对磷的净化能力明显增强,去除率分别增加膨润土27.45%、沸石19.11%、高岭土39.7%、凹凸棒土11.3%,最大去除率可达到膨润土45.59%、沸石32.84%、高岭土77.45%、凹凸棒土30.9%。膨润土、沸石、高岭土的改性随着酸用量的增加对磷的吸附效果随之增加,凹凸棒土最佳酸用量为3%(体积分数)。处理模拟的废水的结果表明,在改性后的高岭土投加量为0.5 g/25 mL废水时,对磷的去除率达到95.9%,吸附后水中的磷浓度为0.49 mg/L,处理后水中的磷浓度达到废水排放一级标准的要求。四种粘土样品改性前后对磷的吸附特征可以用Langmuir方程和Freundlich方程描述。     

羟基铝蒙脱石去除染料弱酸性深蓝GR的研究

在[OH^-]/[A1³⁺]=2.4的反应条件下,利用A1³⁺与碱液反应制备出Keggin离子,并由此制备出羟基铝蒙脱石.XRD-衍射数据表明:羟基铝蒙脱石的层间距由原来的12.58A(d₀₀₁)增加到18.63A.研究了染料弱酸性深蓝GR在7种改性蒙脱石上的吸附.结果表明:酸性条件下,羟基铝蒙脱石处理有机污染物的去除率高,用0.0200g处理25ml弱酸性深蓝GR溶液,去除率可高达95%以上.由等温吸附线可知:弱酸性深蓝GR在不同改性蒙脱石上的吸附机理主要为表面吸附、离子交换和分配作用.     

改性粘土矿物的制备及其对水体中二氯喹啉酸的吸附研究

采用固-液吸附法,以天然钙基蒙脱石为原料,硫酸和十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(HDTMAB)为改性剂,制备了3种改性蒙脱石,并借助X-射线衍射、比表面积全分析及有机碳含量测定对所得的改性蒙脱石进行表征.结果表明,先酸化后再进行有机改性所得的改性蒙脱石(AHM)不仅具有较大的比表面积、层间距,而且有机碳含量是最高的.同时,采用批量平衡实验比较了这3种改性蒙脱石和天然蒙脱石对二氯喹啉酸的吸附能力.结果表明,天然蒙脱石对二氯喹啉酸的吸附率最小,不足5%,而先酸化再进行HDTMAB改性所得的改性蒙脱石对二氯喹啉酸的吸附率最高,其对二氯喹啉酸的吸附容量约为天然蒙脱石的20倍.二氯喹啉酸在这种改性蒙脱石上吸附速率很快,吸附平衡时间为2 h,吸附动力学满足准二级动力学方程,吸附等温线可用Linear和Freundlich模型较好地拟合.     

羟基铁柱撑蒙脱石同时吸附水溶液中Cd(Ⅱ)和As(Ⅴ)的研究

为同时去除水溶液中的Cd（Ⅱ）和As（Ⅴ），采用羟基铁柱撑改性获得改性蒙脱石，并深入研究了其吸附性能和吸附机理.同时，采用BET比表面积、SEM、XRD和XPS等手段分析了改性前后蒙脱石的结构特征；采用批实验分别研究了改性蒙脱石对水体中Cd（Ⅱ）和As（Ⅴ）的吸附动力学和热力学特征，并探讨了Cd（Ⅱ）-As（Ⅴ）复合体系中镉、砷相互作用对改性蒙脱石等温吸附镉、砷的影响.结果表明，改性蒙脱石的比表面积较改性前增加了28.2%，XPS测试结果表明改性蒙脱石成功引入羟基铁.改性蒙脱石单一吸附Cd（Ⅱ）和As（Ⅴ）的最优初始pH分别为6.5和5.5，且25℃时分别在10 h和5 h内达到吸附平衡，吸附过程均符合准二级动力学方程；Langmuir等温吸附模型能更好地描述改性蒙脱石对Cd（Ⅱ）的吸附，最大吸附量为21.36 mg·g^-1，该吸附过程是离子交换和化学络合共同作用的结果；Freundlich等温吸附模型能更好地解释改性蒙脱石对As（Ⅴ）的吸附，最大吸附量为11.45 mg·g^-1，该吸附过程是化学络合作用的结果（改性剂投加量均为2 g·L^-1）.在Cd（Ⅱ）-As（Ⅴ）复合体系中，镉、砷之间存在相互作用，pH为5.5时，吸附量高于改性蒙脱石对单一Cd（Ⅱ）和As（Ⅴ）的吸附量，分别增加了14.4%和23.7%，表明合成的羟基铁柱撑蒙脱石对镉、砷复合污染农田具有同时去除Cd（Ⅱ）和As（Ⅴ）的修复潜力.     

铝盐改性石英砂制备及其吸附Zn~(2+)性能研究

以石英砂为载体,用碱性沉积法制备了铝盐改性砂,在静态试验条件下,考察了铝盐改性砂对锌的吸附性能及其影响因素.结果表明,在pH值为中性的条件下,铝盐改性砂的吸附效果优于石英原砂,石英原砂对Zn2+去除率为41%,铝盐改性砂对Zn2+去除率可达到68%;随着Zn2初始浓度的增大,铝盐改性砂对Zn2+的去除率逐渐减少;铝盐改性砂对Zn2的去除率随着pH值的升高而提高,当pH为9时,去除率接近100%.     

改性凹凸棒土及粉末活性炭助凝聚硅硫酸铝消除微污染水中有机氯

以硅酸钠和硫酸铝为原料制备了聚硅硫酸铝絮凝剂(PASS),采用强化混凝的处理方法,对微污染水中有机氯(OCPs)的消除进行了研究.同时,考察了混凝剂投加量、pH值、原水浊度、粉末活性炭和改性凹凸棒土助凝剂等因素对OCPs消除效果的影响.结果表明:PASS投加量为5 mg·L-1时,OCPs的去除率可以达到57%~87%,浊度去除率可以达到99.1%,其效果好于聚合氯化铝(PAC);PASS混凝处理OCPs的最佳pH值范围是6~7;OCPs的去除与浊度的去除具有显著相关性,原水浊度的大小会影响OCPs的去除,低浊条件下OCPs和浊度的去除率明显低于中浊和高浊条件;粉末活性炭和改性凹凸棒土作为助凝剂与PASS复配均可显著提高OCPs的去除率,分别达到78%~100%和72%~95%.相较而言,凹凸棒土储量丰富,廉价易得,因此,以改性凹凸棒土替代粉末活性炭更有优势.     

改性活性炭治理室内空气中甲醛的实验研究

利用亚硫酸氢钠和碳酸钠改性的活性炭对室内空气污染中甲醛进行了治理研究,考察了颗粒活性炭、粉末活性炭、改性活性炭对甲醛去除率的影响。测试了改性活性炭的平衡吸附量,吸附穿透时间。结果表明,亚硫酸氢钠和碳酸钠改性的活性炭对甲醛的去除率为60%,动态治理后能够达到国家室内空气质量标准。并通过扫描电镜图谱分析了改性活性炭的吸附机理。     

改性木薯秸秆对磷酸根的吸附性能研究

研究以环氧氯丙烷、乙二胺、三乙胺对木薯秸秆化学改性制备的吸附剂对磷酸根的去除效果,考察了吸附剂投加量、溶液初始pH值、浓度、接触时间等对磷酸根吸附效果的影响。结果表明,改性木薯秸秆可以有效吸附磷酸根。改性木薯秸秆的投加量为4 g/L时,对磷酸根的去除率达到95%;吸附效果受溶液初始pH影响较大,去除率随pH的增大而不断增大,当pH为3.0~8.0范围时,改性木薯秸秆对磷酸根的吸附效果较好,去除率均为95%左右;改性木薯秸秆对磷酸根的吸附均符合Langmuir等温吸附方程和Freundlich等温吸附方程,最大吸附量为2.58 mmol/g;改性木薯秸秆对磷酸根的吸附为快速吸附,30 min即可达到吸附平衡。二级动力学方程可以很好地反映该吸附过程,且平衡吸附量Qe的实验值与拟合值非常接近。颗粒内扩散是控制吸附速度的因素之一。     

Potential of plant polyphenol oxidases in the decolorization and removal of textile and non-textile dyes

In this study an effort has been made to use plant polyphenol oxidases; potato （Solanum tuberosum） and brinjal （Solanum melongena）, for the treatment of various important dyes used in textile and other industries. The ammonium sulphate fractionated enzyme preparations were used to treat a number of dyes under various experimental conditions. Majority of the treated dyes were maximally decolorized at pH 3.0. Some of the dyes were quickly decolorized whereas others were marginally decolorized. The initial first hour was sufficient for the maximum decolorization of dyes. The rate of decolorization was quite slow on long treatment of dyes. Enhancement in the dye decolorization was noticed on increasing the concentration of enzymes. The complex mixtures of dyes were treated with both preparations of polyphenol oxidases in the buffers of varying pH values. Potato polyphenol oxidase was significantly more effective in decolorizing the dyes to higher extent as compared to the enzyme obtained from brinjal polyphenol oxidase. Decolorization of dyes and their mixtures, followed by the formation of an insoluble precipitate, which could be easily removed simply by centrifugation.     

Composition analysis of colored dissolved organic matter in Taihu Lake based on three dimension excitation-emission fluorescence matrix and PARAFAC model, and the potential application in water quality monitoring

Taihu Lake is one of the five biggest lakes in China. Surface water samples from 26 sampling sites of Taihu Lake were collected. Furthermore wet chemical analysis （CODCr and BOD5） and measurement of three dimensional excitation-emission matrix （3DEEM） spectra in the laboratory have been conducted. Using parallel factor analysis （PARAFAC） model, three components of colored dissolved organic matter （CDOM） have been identified successfully, based on the analysis of 3DEEM data. The characteristics of the three components also have been described by comparing them to some components of CDOM, identified in earlier researches. Meanwhile, spatial variations of concentration for the three components in Taihu Lake have been analyzed, and the result indicates that the concentration of component 1 depends more on the situation of wastewater pollution and can be used as the indicator of wastewater pollution. The relationship between the concentrations of the three components and results of the wet chemical analysis show that none of the three components can be used as indicators of gross organic matter in water. However, the concentrations of all the three components have obvious linear relationships with the BOD5 value, especially for component 1 （r = 0.72878）. Finally, the potential applications of the composition analysis based on 3DEEM and PARAFAC model in water quality monitoring have been illuminated.     

Experimental investigation of the effect of sediment transport patterns on the adsorption of cadmium ions onto sediment particles

The mechanism of flow turbulence, sediment supply conditions, and sediment transport patterns that affect the adsorption of cadmium ions onto sediment particles in natural waters are experimentally simulated and studied in this study both in batch reactors and in a turbulence simulation tank. By changing the agitation conditions, the sediment transport in batch reactors can be categorized into bottom sediment-dominated sediment and suspended sediment-dominated sediment. It is found that the adsorption rate of bottom sediment is much less than that of suspended sediment, but the sediment transport pattern does not affect the final (equilibrium) concentration of dissolved cadmium. This result indicates that the parameters of an adsorption isotherm are the same regardless of the sediment transport pattern. In the turbulence simulation tank, the turbulence is generated by harmonic grid-stirred motions, and the turbulence intensity is quantified in terms of eddy diffusivity, which is equal to 9.84F(F is the harmonic vibration frequency) and is comparable to natural surface water conditions.When the turbulence intensity of flow is low and sediment particles stay as bottom sediment, the adsorption rate is significantly low, and the adsorption quantity compared with that of suspended sediment is negligible in the 6 h duration of the experiment. This result greatly favors the simplification of the numerical modeling of heavy metal pollutant transformation in natural rivers. When the turbulence intensity is high but bottom sediment persists, the rate and extent of descent of the dissolved cadmium concentration in the tank noticeably increase, and the time that is required to reach adsorption equilibrium also increases considerably due to the continuous exchange that occurs between the suspended sediment and the bottom sediment.A comparison of the results of the experiments in the batch reactor and those in the turbulence simulation tank reveals that the adsorption ability of the sediment, and in particular the adsorption rate, is greatly over-estimated in the batch reactor.     

Dynamic changes in microbial activity and community structure during biodegradation of petroleum compounds： A laboratory experiment

With 110-d incubation experiment in laboratory,the responses of microbial quantity,soil enzymatic activity,and bacterial community structure to different amounts of diesel fuel amendments were studied to reveal whether certain biological and biochemical characteristics could serve as reliable indicators of petroleum hydrocarbon contamination in meadow-brown soil,and use these indicators to evaluate the actual ecological impacts of 50-year petroleum-refining wastewater irrigation on soil function in Sbenfu irrigation area.Results showed that amendments of≤1000 mg/kg diesel fuel stimulated the growth of aerobic beterotrophic bacteria,and increased the activity of soil dehydrogenase,hydrogenperoxidase,polypbenol oxidase and substrate-induced respiration.Soil bacterial diversity decreased slightly during the first 15 d of incubation and recovered to the control level on day 30.The significant decrease of the colony forming units of soil actinomyces and filamentous fungi can be taken as the sensitive biological indicators of petroleum contamination when soil was amended with≥5000 mg/kg diesel fuel.The sharp decrease in urease activity was recommended as the most sensitive biochemical indicator of heavy diesel fuel contamination.The shifts in community structure to a community documented by Sphingomonadaceae withinα-subgroup of Proteobacteria could be served as a sensitive and precise indicator of diesel fuel contamination.Based on the results described in this paper,the soil function in Shenfu irrigation area was disturbed to some extent.     

Toxic effects of acetochlor, methamidophos and their combination on nifH gene in soil

Toxic effects of two agrochemicals on nifH gene in agricultural black soil were investigated using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis （DGGE） and sequencing approaches in a microcosm experiment. Changes of soil nifH gene diversity and composition were examined following the application of acetochlor, methamidophos and their combination. Acetochlor reduced the nifH gene diversity （both in gene richness and diversity index values） and caused changes in the nifH gene composition. The effects of acetochlor on nifH gene were strengthened as the concentration of acetochlor increased. Cluster analysis of DGGE banding patterns showed that nifH gene composition which had been affected by low concentration of acetochlor （50 mg/kg） recovered firstly. Methamidophos reduced nifH gene richness that except at 4 weeks. The medium concentration of methamidophos （150 mg/kg） caused the most apparent changes in nifH gene diversity at the first week while the high concentration of methamidophos （250 mg/kg） produced prominent effects on nifH gene diversity in the following weeks. Cluster analysis showed that minimal changes of nifH gene composition were found at 1 week and maximal changes at 4 weeks. Toxic effects of acetochlor and methamidophos combination on nifH gene were also apparent. Different nifH genes （bands） responded differently to the impact of agrochemicals： four individual bands were eliminated by the application of the agrochemicals, five bands became predominant by the stimulation of the agrochemicals, and four bands showed strong resistance to the influence of the agrochemicals. Fifteen prominent bands were partially sequenced, yielding 15 different nifH sequences, which were used for phylogenetic reconstructions. All sequences were affiliated with the alpha- and beta-proteobacteria, showing higher similarity to eight different diazotrophic genera.     

Sensitivity of key factors and uncertainties in health risk assessment of benzene pollutant

Predicting long-term potential human health risks from contaminants in the multimedia environment requires the use of models. However,there is uncertainty associated with these predictions of many parameters which can be represented by ranges or probability distributions rather than single value.Based on a case study with information from an actual site contaminated with benzene,this study describes the application of MMSOILS model to predict health risk and distributions of those predictions generated using Monte Carlo techniques.A sensitivity analysis was performed to evaluate which of the random variables are most important in producing the predicted distributions of health risks.The sensitivity analysis shows that the predicted distributions can be accurately reproduced using a small subset of the random variables.The practical implication of this analysis is the ability to distinguish between important versus unimportant random variables in terms of their sensitivity to selected endpoints.This directly translates into a reduction in data collection and modeling effort.It was demonstrated that how correlation coefficient could be used to evaluate contributions to overall uncertainty from each parameter.The integrated uncertainty analysis shows that although drinking groundwater risk is similar with inhalation air risk,uncertainties of total risk come dominantly from drinking groundwater route.Most percent of the variance of total risk comes from four random variables.     

Sorption of 1-naphthol by plant cuticular fractions

The contribution of aliphatic-rich plant biopolymer to sorption of hydrophobic organic compounds is significantly important because of their preservation and accumulation in the soil environment,but sorption mechanism is still not fully understood.In this study, sorption of 1-naphthol by plant cuticular fractions was examined to better understand the contributions of respective fraction.Toward this end,cuticular materials were isolated from the fruits of tomato by chemical method.The tomato cuticle sheet consisted of waxes (6.5 wt%),cuticular monomer (69.5 wt%),and polysaccharide (24.0 wt%).Isotherms of l-naphthol to the cuticular fractions were nonlinear (N value (0.82-0.90)) at the whole tested concentration ranges.The KodKow ratios for bulk cuticle (TC1),dewaxed cuticle (TC2),cutin (TC4),and desugared cuticle (TC5) were larger than unity,suggested that tomato bulk cuticle and cutin are much powerful solption medium.Sorption capability of cutin (TC4) was 2.4 times higher than the nonsaponifiable fraction (TC3).The 1-naphthol interactions with tomato cuticular materials were governed by both hydrophobic-type interactions and polar (H-bonding) interactions. Removal of the wax and polysaccharide materials from the bulk tomato cuticle caused a significant increase in the sorption ability of the cuticular material.There was a linear negative trend between K_(oc) values and the amount of polysaccharides or fraction's polarities ((N O)/C);while a linear positive relationship between K_(oc) values and the content of cutin monomer (linear R~2=0.993) was observed for present in the cuticular fractions.Predominant sorbent of the hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) in the plant cuticular fraction was the cutin monomer,contributing to 91.7% of the total sorption of tomato bulk cuticle.     

Preparations of TiO2 film coated on foam nickel substrate by sol-gel processes and its photocatalytic activity for degradation of acetaldehyde

Anatase TiO2 films were successfully prepared on foam nickel substrates by sol-gel technique using tetrabutyl titanate as precursor. The characteristics of the TiO2 films were investigated by XPS, XRD, FE-SEM, TEM and UV-Vis absorption spectra. The photocatalytic activities of TiO2 films were investigated by photocatalytic degradation reactions of gaseous acetaldehyde, an indoor pollutant, under ultraviolet light irradiation. It was found that Ni^2＋ doping into TiO2 films due to the foam nickel substrates resulted in the extension of absorption edges of TiO2 films from UV region to visible light region. The pre-heating for foam nickel substrates resulted in the formation of NiO layer, which prevented effectively the injection of photogenerated electrons from TiO2 films to metal nickel. The TiO2 films displayed high photocatalytic activity for the degradation of acetaldehyde, and were enhanced by calcining the substrates and coating TiO2 films repeatedly. The high activity was mainly attributed to the improvement of the characteristics of substrate surface and the increase of active sites on photocatalyst.     

Effect of coagulation pretreatment on the fouling of ultrafiltration membrane

The purpose of this study is to understand the effect and mechanism of preventing membrane fouling, by coagulation pretreatment, in terms of fractional component and molecular weight of natural organic matter （NOM）. A relatively higher molecular weight （MW） of hydrophobic compounds was responsible for a rapid decline in the ultrafiltration flux. Coagulation could effectively remove the hydrophobic organics, resulting in the increase of flux. It was found that a lower MW of neutral hydrophilic compounds, which could remove inadequately by coagulation, was responsible for the slow declining flux. The fluxes in the filtration of coagulated water and supernatant water were compared and the results showed that a lower MW of neutral hydrophilic compounds remained in the supernatant water after coagulation could be rejected by a membrane, resulting in fouling. It was also found that the coagulated flocs could absorb neutral hydrophilic compounds effectively. Therefore, with the coagulated flocs formed on the membrane surface, the flux decline could be improved.     

Adsorption of phenolic compounds from aqueous solutions by aminated hypercrosslinked polymers

Two novel polymers （NJ-1 and N J-2） were synthesized by chemically modified a hypercrosslinked polymer NJ-0 with dimethylamine and trimethylamine, respectively. The comparison of the adsorption properties of the three polymers toward phenol, resorcin and phloroglucin was made. The study focused on the static equilibrium adsorption behaviors and the adsorption thermodynamics. Freundlich equation was found to fit the adsorption results well. The effect of amino groups introduced onto the surface of the resin and the structure of phenolic compounds on the adsorption were also studied. The hydrogen-bonding interaction and electrostatic interaction could happen between the amino groups and the adsorbates. The adsorption impetus increased as quantity of hydroxyl groups increased, but the adsorption capacity decreased due to the drop of the matching degree of the aperture of resins and the diameter of adsorbate molecules.