“三合一”微生物燃料电池的产电特性研究

为了降低内阻,尽可能提高微生物燃料电池的输出功率,提出了一种将阳极、质子交换膜和阴极热压在一起的"三合一"膜电极形式的微生物燃料电池,并考察了其在接种厌氧污泥条件下对乙酸自配水的产电特性.该"三合一"电池在稳定运行条件下电池内阻约为10～30Ω,远低于现已报道的其它形式的微生物燃料电池的内阻.目前该"三合一"型微生物燃料电池最大输出功率密度约300 mW·m-2,库仑效率约50%.试验结果表明,在一个间歇运行周期中,电池内阻增加是引起输出电压降低的最主要原因.同时在不同的外阻条件下,需要降低极化的重点不同.     

微波预处理污泥上清液为燃料的微生物燃料电池产电特性研究

采用经微波预处理的剩余污泥上清液作为接种体,成功地启动了空气阴极单室无膜微生物燃料电池(MFC),同时考察了不同微波时间和功率下MFC最大输出功率密度以及外接电阻对MFC的影响.结果表明,MFC整个产电周期长达600h,在同一微波功率(900W)下,MFC最大输出功率密度随辐射时间的延长而增大,在300s时达到210.07mW·m-2;当微波时间(300s)相同时,随着微波功率的增大,MFC最大输出功率在720W处出现一个峰值随后下降.长时间和较高功率(900W)的微波处理能够有效地提高MFC的工作效率;在最佳微波处理条件(300s,720W)下,最大输出功率密度最高可达306.2mW·m-2;不同外接电阻(30、500、2000Ω)下,库仑效率依次为83.3%、79.0%、33.6%;通过扫描电镜观察到,当外接电阻较高(2000Ω)时,阳极表面附着的微生物以球菌为主,外接电阻较低(30Ω)时,形态较为复杂,主要是丝状菌、球菌和杆菌,表明外接电阻会对MFC库仑效率和阳极表面微生物的富集产生影响.     

反硝化脱硫微生物燃料电池的可行性研究

微生物燃料电池(microbial fuel cell,MFC)可在去除废水中污染物的同时回收电能.以S2-和NO-3-N分别作为阳极电子供体和阴极电子受体,研究了反硝化脱硫MFC的同步阳极除硫与阴极脱氮,分析了阳极进水S2-浓度对MFC产电性能及污染物去除情况的影响,探究了MFC阳极石墨纤维丝上的硫沉积情况及其对内阻的影响.结果表明,反硝化脱硫MFC在32 d内实现稳定的阳极除硫与阴极脱氮.外阻为100Ω时,电压稳定在(176.0±6.9)m V,相应的S2-和NO-3-N去除负荷分别为(0.94±0.04)kg·m-3NC·d-1和(11.1±0.6)g·m-3NC·d-1.MFC的产电能力随着阳极进水S2-浓度的增加逐渐增强,SO_2-4的生成率和NO-3-N去除负荷受S2-浓度影响较小.在试验S2-浓度下S2-的去除较彻底,SO_2-4的生成率均超过65%.NO-3-N去除负荷维持在12 g·m-3NC·d-1左右,出水NO-2-N浓度均低于0.01 mg·L-1.反硝化过程较完全.在运行过程中,MFC阳极的石墨纤维丝上会沉积颗粒硫,降低电极的有效面积,使MFC的内阻升高.     

牛粪混合液微生物燃料电池长期运行稳定性研究

长期运行稳定性是微生物燃料电池(microbial fuel cells,MFCs)技术的一项重要特征,是其能否走向实际应用的关键.生物阴极MFC利用牛粪产电的长期运行特征的研究表明,该MFC可长期、高效、稳定地产电.在100Ω外电阻下,171 d的运行期内,电池功率密度平均为6.77 W·m-3±2.11 W·m-3.第70 d的电池开路电压、内阻、最高功率密度分别为0.874 V、22.1Ω和14.1 W·m-3.随着运行时间延长,每30 d的总化学需氧量(total chemical oxygen demand,TCOD)去除量不断递减,而库仑效率(Coulomb efficiency,CE)不断递增,在121~150 d,CE可达17.5%±3.3%.阳极微生物群落结构分析表明,Proteobacteria(45%)、Bacteroidetes(22%)、Firmicutes(17%)、Actinobacteria(11%)在阳极生物膜中占有优势地位.Clostridium、Cellulomonas等已被证明具有产电能力或纤维素降解能力的细菌是阳极生物膜中的关键功能种群.     

膨润土-PTFE碳布电极对微生物燃料电池的影响

空气阴极MFC是一种无需添加曝气装置的MFC构型,它是利用大气中的氧气作为阴极的电子供体,相比其它构型的MFC节省了装置运行的能耗。该文以膨润土作为修饰碳布电极的材料,以PTFE为粘结剂将膨润土粘附于碳布上,然后通过扫描电镜(SEM)、能谱(EDS)、线性扫描伏安曲线(LSV)和循环伏安曲线(CV)表征电极的微观结构以及电化学性能。然后以制备的电极作为空气阴极MFC的阴极材料。其中碳布电极、膨润土单侧修饰的碳布电极和膨润土双侧修饰的碳布电极分别为空气阴极MFC反应器1、2和3的阴极材料,考察经过膨润土修饰的碳布电极对空气阴极MFC的影响。电池的电压、极化曲线、功率密度等电化学参数的结果表明MFC反应器2的性能最佳。控制外电阻为1 000Ω,MFC反应器1、2和3的最大电压分别为0.048、0.095和0.056 V,最大功率密度为12、33和17m W/m~2。膨润土修饰的碳布电极作为MFC阴极提高了对氧气的吸附能力和阴极的催化性能,进而提高了空气阴极MFC的性能。     

重金属离子对微生物燃料电池产电性能的影响

构建双极室微生物燃料电池(microbial fuel cell,MFC),利用硫酸盐还原菌(sulfate-reducing bacteria,SRB)处理模拟酸性矿山废水,考察5 mg/L重金属离子(Cu~(2+)、Zn~(2+)、Ni~(2+)和Cr6+)对电池产电性能的影响。MFC阳极室有效体积为12 m L,电极材料为碳毡,连续进水,流速为1.9 m L/h,水力停留时间HRT为6.3 h。进水不添加重金属离子时,MFC电压能够升高到200 m V,最大功率密度为55.6 m W/m2(13.89 W/m3),COD平均去除率为57.6%;进水添加重金属离子混合液时,电压由最高180.9 m V降到最低34.7 m V,COD去除率由64.2%逐渐降为7.2%;停止添加重金属,电压逐渐升到400 m V,最大功率密度达222 m W/m2(55.56 W/m3),COD去除率逐渐上升至58.3%。分析认为,重金属离子对SRB菌活性产生抑制作用导致电压和COD去除率显著下降,但是,重金属离子沉淀修饰了MFC阳极,提高了电子的传递性能,MFC产电电压升高。     

阳极材料对6 L微生物燃料电池性能及有机废水处理效果的影响

阳极材料是影响微生物燃料电池实用化的关键因素之一.本文以碳刷、碳布或石墨毡阳极和泡沫镍空气阴极制成紧凑式6 L单室双空气阴极微生物燃料电池(MFC),研究不同阳极材料对电池启动过程和运行以乙酸钠为基质的人工废水和实际屠宰废水的产电性能和废水处理效果的影响,比较了单位阳极成本的产电效益.结果表明:阳极材料对紧凑式MFC的启动过程没有明显影响;在产电性能方面,碳刷阳极MFC在人工废水和屠宰废水中的输出功率密度最高,分别为(56.3±1.8)W·m~(-3)和(19.5±0.8)W·m~(-3),其次为碳布阳极MFC,分别为(46.0±1.7)W·m~(-3)和(16.9±0.6)W·m~(-3),最差的是石墨毡阳极MFC,分别为(40.8±1.5)W·m~(-3)和(11.9±0.5)W·m~(-3);在废水处理效果方面,不同阳极MFC在运行人工废水或屠宰废水时COD去除率没有明显差别,均在90%左右.碳刷阳极MFC所产生的经济效益最高,在运行乙酸钠和屠宰废水时分别为(3.44±0.08)m W·元-1和(0.97±0.05)m W·元-1,分别比碳布MFC和石墨毡MFC高18.6%、12.8%和38.7%、80%.本研究结果说明碳刷是微生物燃料电池实用化过程中最合适的阳极材料.     

降解喹啉的微生物燃料电池的产电特性研究

通过构建双极室微生物燃料电池(Microbial fuel cell,MFC),对喹啉的降解及MFC的产电性能进行了研究.试验结果表明,当喹啉初始浓度为500 mg·L-1,葡萄糖与喹啉浓度之比为1:1,3:5,1:5时,MFC的最大输出电压分别为558 mV、469 mV、328 mV,运行周期分别为56.4 h、70h、82.5 h;最大功率密度分别为173 mW·m-2、122 mW·m-2、60 mW·m-2(按阳极截面积计算)或者35 W·m-3、24 W·m-3、12 W·m-3(按阳极室有效容积计算).MFC可实现对喹啉的高效降解,但葡萄糖的浓度对喹啉的降解速率有较大影响.当葡萄糖浓度分别为500 mg.L-1、300mg·L-1和100 mg·L-1时,使500 mg·L-1喹啉完全降解的时间分别为6 h、24 h和72 h.MFC闭路条件下对喹啉的降解速率高于开路厌氧条件下的喹啉降解速率约10%.MFC对喹啉的降解与产电速率之间存在差距,喹啉被快速降解至较低浓度(<5rag·L-1)后,MFC的产电性能才达到最优.MFC以用喹啉和葡萄糖作为混合燃料时,可以在实现高效降解喹啉的同时可稳定地向外输出电能,这为杂环芳烃类难降解有机物的高效低耗处理提供了新的途径.     

阴极电极面积和膜面积对H型MFCs产电能力的影响

以生活污水为底物,碳棒作电极,构建H型瓶式微生物燃料电池(microbial fuel cells,MFCs),研究了阴极电极面积和膜面积对电池产电能力的影响.阳极以厌氧污泥作接种体,两室分隔物使用阳离子交换膜(cation exchange membrane,CEM),阳极不使用中介体,阴极使用无催化剂的普通碳电极....     

一株克雷伯氏菌(Klebsiella sp.)Z6的分离及其产电特性研究

产电微生物是驱动微生物燃料电池(Microbial fuel cell,MFC)运行的关键.采用分离培养-MFC产电实验的方法,从以污水处理厂活性污泥为接种物的MFC阳极生物膜中分离到一株产电微生物,命名为Z6.菌株Z6的16S rDNA序列与已知菌株Klebsiell aoxytoca An16-2具有100%的同源性,结合该菌生理和形态特征将其初步鉴定为克雷伯氏菌属.菌株Z6接种MFC的产电结果表明,以柠檬酸钠为底物时MFC的最大体积功率密度达到14.35W·m-3,内阻为400Ω,显示出较强的电化学活性.通过循环伏安分析和外源AQDS添加实验结果推测,菌株Z6很可能通过分泌电子传递中间体传递电子.     

Distribution and ecological effect of mercury in Laogang landfill, Shanghai, China

Laogang landfill near Shanghai is the largest landfill in China, and receives about 10000 t of daily garbage per day, Samples of topsoil and plants were analyzed to evaluate mercury pollution from the landfill. For topsoil samples, there were significant correlations among total mercury （HgT）, combinative mercury （Hgc） and gaseous mercury （HgG）, and content of total organic carbon （TOC）, but, no significantly relationship was found between Hg content and filling time. Hg content changes in vertical profiles with time showed that the average Hgv of profiles 1992, 1996, and 2000 was similar, but their average HgG was quite different. HgT was significantly correlated with Hgc in profile 1992 and 2000, and Hgv was significantly correlated with Hg6 in profile 1996. HgG/Hgv ratio in profile samples decreased in the order of （HgG,/HgT）1992〉（HgG/HgT）1996〉〉（HgG/HgT）2000. A simple outline of Hg release in landfill could be drawn： with increasing of filling time, degradation undergoes different biodegradation, accordingly, gaseous mercury goes through small, more, and small proportion to total mercury. Distribution of Hg in plants was inhomogeneous, following the order of leaf〉root〉stem. The highest value of leaf may be associated with higher atmospheric Hg from landfill. Ligneous plants （e.g. Phyllostachys glanca, Prunus salicina and Ligustrum lucidum） are capable of enriching more Hg than herbaceous plants.     

EDTA-enhanced phytoremediation of lead contaminated soil by Bidens maximowicziana

Phytoremediation is a potential cleanup technology for the removal of heavy metals from contaminated soils.Bidens maximowicziana is a new Pb hyperaccumulator,which not only has remarkable tolerance to Pb but also extraordinary accumulation capacity for Pb.The maximum Pb concentration was 1509.3 mg/kg in roots and 2164.7 mg/kg in overground tissues.The Pb distribution order in the B. maximowicziana was:leaf>stem>root.The effect of amendments on phytoremediation was also studied.The mobility of soil Pb and the Pb concentrations in plants were both increased by EDTA application.Compared with CK(control check),EDTA application promoted translocation of Pb to overground parts of the plant.The Pb concentrations in overground parts of plants was increased from 24.23-680.56 mg/kg to 29.07-1905.57 mg/kg.This research demonstrated that B.maximowicziana appeared to be suitable for phytoremediation of Pb contaminated soil,especially,combination with EDTA.     

Decomposition of alachlor by ozonation and its mechanism

Decomposition and corresponding mechanism of alachlor, an endocrine disruptor in water by ozonation were investigated. Results showed that alachlor could not be completely mineralized by ozone alone. Many intermediates and final products were formed during the process, including aromatic compounds, aliphatic carboxylic acids, and inorganic ions. In evoluting these products, some of them with weak polarity were qualitatively identified by GC-MS. The information of inorganic ions suggested that the dechlorination was the first and the fastest step in the ozonation of alachlor.     

Enzymatic oxidation of aqueous pentachlorophenol

The influence of the nonionic surfactant Tween 80 on pentachlorophenol （PCP） oxidation catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase was studied. The surfactant was tested at concentrations below and above its critical micelle concentration （CMC）. Enhancement of PCP removal was observed at sub-CMCs. The presence of Tween 80 in the reaction mixture reduced enzyme inactivation which occurred through a combination of free radical attack and sorption by precipitated products. A simple first-order model was able to simulate time profiles for enzyme inactivation in the presence or absence of Tween 80. At supra-CMCs, the surfactant caused noticeable reductions in PCP removal, presumably through micelle partitioning of PCP which precluded the hydrophobic PCP molecule from interacting with the enzyme.     

基于综合水质标识指数和对应分析法的校园河道水质评价

以三峡大学的校园河道求索溪为研究对象,利用综合水质标识指数法确定求索溪水质类别,分析其水质时空变化规律,并利用对应分析法得出求索溪中不同监测点的主要污染因子.研究结果表明:求索溪整体的综合水质标识指数为7.423,整体水质为劣V类(地表水环境质量标准GB 3838-2002)且黑臭.从时间变化来看,求索溪4月份的水质最差,5月份次之,4、5月份所有监测点的水质都劣于V类且黑臭;8月份水质最好,水质为Ⅳ类;从空间分布来看,8个监测点综合水质标识指数均超过6.0,水质为劣V类,其中6号监测点的水质相对最好,监测点3号的水质相对最差;对应分析法得出求索溪的整体水体污染程度受总氮因子的影响最大,其次为总磷.该研究拟为求索溪及类似校园河道的水环境治理研究提供基础依据和参考.     

Effects of chitosan on growth of an aquatic plant (Hydrilla verticillata) in polluted waters with different chemical oxygen demands

Effects of chitosan on a submersed plant, Hydrilla verticillata, were investigated. Results indicated that H. venicillata could prevent ultrastructure phytotoxicities and oxidativereaction from polluted water with high chemical oxygen demand (COD). Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents in H. verticillata treated with 0.1% chitosan in wastewater increased with high COD (980 mg/L) and decreased with low COD (63 mg/L), respectively. Ultrastructural analysis showed that the stroma and grana of chloroplast basically remained normal. However, plant cells from the control experiment (untreated with chitosan) were vacuolated and the cell interval increased. The relict of protoplast moved to the center, with cells tending to disjoint. Our findings indicate that wastewater with high COD concentration can cause a substantial damage to submersed plant, nevertheless, chitosan probably could alleviate the membrane lipid peroxidization and ultrastructure phytotoxicities, and protect plant cells from stress of high COD concentration polluted water.     

Evaluation of phytoextracting cadmium and lead by sunflower, ricinus, alfalfa and mustard in hydroponic culture

Soil contaminated with heavy metals cadmium(Cd)and lead(Pb)is hard to be remediated.Phytoremediation may be a feasible method to remove toxic metals from soil,but there are few suitable plants which can hyperaccumulate metals.In this study,Cd and Pb accumulation by four plants including sunflower(Helianthus annuus L.),mustard(Brassica juncea L.),alfalfa(Medicago sativa L.), ricinus(Ricinus communis L.)in hydroponic cultures was compared.Results showed that these plants could phytocxtract heavy metals, the ability of accumulation differed with species,concentrations and categories of heavy metals.Values of BCF(bioconcentration factor)and TF(translocation factor)indicated that four species had dissimilar abilities of phytoextraction and transportation of heavy metals.Changes on the biomass of plants,pH and Eh at different treatments revealed that these four plants had distinct responses to Cd and Pb in cultures.Measurements should be taken to improve the phytoremediation of sites contaminated with heavy metals,such as pH and Eh regulations,and so forth.     

Removal of cadmium using MnO2 loaded D301 resin

MnO2 loaded weak basic anion exchange resin D301 （Anion exchange resin, macroreticular weak basic styrene） as adsorbent has been prepared and applied to the removal of cadmium. The adsorption characteristics have been investigated with respect to effect of pH, equilibrium isotherms, removal kinetic data, and interference of the coexisting ions. The results indicated that the Cd^2＋ could be efficiently removed using MnO2 loaded D301 resin in the pH range of 3-8 from aqueous solutions with the co-existence of high concentration of alkali and alkaline-earth metals ions. The saturate adsorption capacity of the Cd^2＋ was 77.88 mg/g. The adsorption process followed the pseudo first-order kinetics. The equilibrium data obtained in this study accorded excellently with the Langmuir adsorption isotherm.     

Oxidation of As(Ⅲ) by potassium permanganate

The oxidation of As(Ⅲ) with potassium permanganate was studied under conditions including pH, initial As(Ⅲ) concentration and dosage of Mn(Ⅶ). The results have shown that potassium permanganate was an effective agent for oxidizing of As(Ⅲ) in a wide pH range. The pH value of tested water was not a significant factor affecting the oxidation of As(Ⅲ) by Mn(Ⅶ). Although theoretical redox analyses suggest that Mn(Ⅶ) should have better performance in oxidization of As(Ⅲ) within lower pH ranges, the experimental results show that the oxidation efficiencies of As(Ⅲ) under basic and acidic conditions were similar, which may be due to the adsorption of As(Ⅲ) on the Mn(OH)2 and MnO2 resulting from the oxidation of As(Ⅲ).     

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.