Inherently safer reactors: Improved efficiency of 3-picoline N-oxidation in the temperature range 110–125 °C

Alkylpyridine N-oxides are important intermediates in the pharmaceutical and agrochemicals industries. The N-oxides are produced via the homogeneously catalyzed oxidation of the respective alkylpyridines using a 50% excess of hydrogen peroxide. The competitive hydrogen peroxide decomposition produces oxygen in the flammable environment of alkylpyridines and thus forms a key hazard for this reaction. In this work, the N-oxidation was performed under pressure in the temperature range of 110–125 °C with different catalyst concentrations. It was shown that temperature had an undisputable positive effect on the N-oxidation efficiency. The accurate measurement of the pressure rise due to decomposition was difficult. However, only 5% of the added H₂O₂ decomposed when stoichiometric quantities were employed, even in the temperature of 110 °C. The N-oxidation was very efficient, even when the lowest concentration of catalyst employed in this study was used.     

Discrete-choice experiments valuing local environmental impacts of renewables: two approaches to a case study in Portugal

Despite the often mentioned environmental benefits associated with transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, their use for electricity production has non-negligible negative environmental impacts. The most commonly mentioned in surveys concern different types of landscape impacts, impacts on the fauna and flora, and noise. These impacts differ by size and location of plants, and by source of energy, rendering the policy decision complex. In addition, there are other welfare issues to take into consideration, as positive and negative environmental impacts are not evenly distributed among population groups. This paper proposes to compare the welfare impacts of renewable energy sources controlling for the type of renewable as well as the specific environmental impact by source. To this end, two discrete-choice experiments are designed and applied to a national sample of the Portuguese population. In one case, only individual negative impacts of renewables are used, and in another case, the negative impacts interact with a specific source. Results show the robustness of discrete-choice experiments as a method to estimate the welfare change induced by the impacts of renewable energy sources. Overall, respondents are willing to pay to reduce the environmental impacts, thus making compensation for local impacts feasible. Moreover, the estimations reveal that respondents are significantly sensitive to the detrimental environmental effects of specific renewable energy sources, being willing to pay more to use these sources of energy relative to others.     

陕北能源化工基地某工业园区水污染物排放总量控制研究

基于水污染物总量控制思路,以陕北能源化工基地某工业园区为研究对象,分析工业园区主要水环境问题及原因,分别对园区企业和集中污水处理厂提出排水水量、水质控制要求,从工程技术措施和管理手段上提出了明确的解决方案和要求。结果表明,各项减排措施实施后,COD、氨氮、石油类物质分别削减49.4%、71.0%、72.6%,园区排水总量控制在1.18万t/d,最终保证园区水污染物总量控制目标的实现。     

阿尔山市TSP(总悬浮微粒)浓度变化与气象因素关系探讨

通过阿尔山市2005年大气中总悬浮微粒（TSP）的全年三个监测点的监测结果，结合采样时有关气象参数，着重对TSP与气象条件的关系做一下分析、研讨。     

Characterization particulate matter from several Chinese cooking dishes and implications in health effects

Cooking fume produced by oil and food at a high temperature releases large amount of fine particulate matter(PM) which have a potential hazard to human health. This chamber study investigated particle emission characteristics originated from using four types of oil(soybean oil, olive oil, peanut oil and lard) and different kinds of food materials(meat and vegetable). The corresponding emission factors(EFs) of number, mass, surface area and volume for particles were discussed. Temporal variation of size-fractionated particle concentration showed that olive oil produced the highest number PM concentration for the entire cooking process. Multiple path particle dosimetry(MPPD) model was performed to predict deposition in the human respiratory tract. Results showed that the pulmonary airway deposition fraction was the largest. It was also found that particles produced from olive oil led to the highest deposition. We strongly recommend minimizing the moisture content of ingredients before cooking and giving priority to the use of peanut oil instead of olive oil to reduce human exposure to PM.     

炼油行业泄漏检测与修复技术实践研究

炼油行业排放的大气污染物主要是挥发性有机物,是形成二次污染物的重要前体物,也是引发大气环境问题的重要污染物.以天津某炼油企业泄漏检测与修复技术的工作实践为例,结合炼油行业生产装置的工艺特点,介绍在该行业开展泄漏检测与修复技术时的工作流程,包括设备和管线组件密封点位的建档、检测、泄漏点位的修复、复测以及泄漏量核算方法,对炼油行业开展泄漏检测与修复工作减少挥发性有机物无组织的排放起到借鉴作用.     

城市高污染水体生物生态处理技术研究

针对城市高污染水体的特点,建成了粉煤灰基质滤料生物过滤与复合水生植物滤床组合处理系统。生物过滤在有机物和氨氮的去除方面起主要作用,磷则主要是通过人工湿地去除。运行结果表明,组合工艺出水COD、TP、NH3-N、TN平均浓度分别为16.35 mg/L、0.08 mg/L、2.68 mg/L、15.63 mg/L,均满足《城市污水再生利用——城市杂用水水质》(GB/T18920-2002)标准要求。     

高密度沉淀池技术概述

高密度沉淀池(Densadeg)以其结构紧凑、处理效率高、出水水质稳定等特点,越来越多地被应用于城市污水一级强化处理和深度处理。本文主要介绍了高密度沉淀池的三种基本类型,重点阐述了RL型高密度沉淀池的工作原理及组成,以及污泥外部循环系统、高效斜板设置的特点;同时介绍了Densadeg的另一种运行方式:超高速沉淀池(ACTIFLO工艺),展望了高密度沉淀池的应用前景。     

高桩码头的振动测量与分析

测量了高平潮、低平潮及两潮位之间三个时段某高桩码头工作平台的振动情况,比较了不同潮位下振动的最大位移值.对测量数据进行了分析,发现海浪对结构振动的位移大小影响明显,得到了工作平台的前三阶自振频率.利用两点差法,根据码头平动记录求取了码头沿垂直轴向的码头扭转分量,经计算码头转角在10-7rad量级,码头扭转的转动中心按照...