Blue economy,blue finance and ocean governance for achieving sustainable development goals

This research paper is an attempt to define and analyse the concept of the blue economy (BE) and its implications for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study covers aspects such as building a blue economy to achieve SDGs, the importance of a healthy ocean for current and future generations, maintaining the momentum to save the ocean, achievements of the United Nations (UN) conference on the Sustainable Blue Economy, and the highlights of the UN World Water Development Report 2020. This study specifically analyses the health effects and threats to biodiversity, adaptation and mitigation, improved wastewater management, prioritizing water, accessing climate funds, water and climate change, and the relationship between the blue economy and UN SDGs as well as identification of key stakeholders. This is achieved through a detailed literature review on the blue economy that identifies global organizations working on creating a blue economy, elements of the blue economy and current development efforts, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, sustainability and equity, ocean governance, international law and frameworks, and improvement in governance frameworks among other issues. The methodology used attempted to develop a macro, comprehensive, and systematic aggregate database at the country level on macro parameters, namely blue economy, blue finance, BE-SDGs linkages, water development, marine sector, SDGs data on SDG-14 (life underwater), SDG-6 (access to safe drinking water and sanitation), SDG-3 (good health and well-being), and optimal management of water resources through scientific techniques, such as building several small reservoirs instead of mega projects, develop small catchment dams and protect wetlands, soil management, micro catchment development, recharging of underground aquifers thus reducing the need for large dams, which has encountered challenges due to data limitations. The results of this research study emphasize broader stakeholder consultations at the global level to resolve the issues relating to blue economy, blue finance, and ocean governance. The most important conclusion and policy implications of the study are that international organizations including the United Nations, the Asian Development Bank, and the World Bank are working towards achieving the SDGs in general, and the blue economy, blue finance, and ocean governance in particular.     

Visible light driven instantaneous photocatalytic degradation of aniline blue (AB) and methyl violet (MV) by strontium ferrite nanoparticles

Toxic organic dyes released into aquatic sources as a result of industrial activities pose a significant threat to the environment. The removal of such dyes from water sources is a challenging task in the context of environmental emergencies. In this present effort, the strontium ferrite nanoparticles were synthesized by coprecipitation followed by a calcination method and is applied for photocatalytic degradation of such organic dyes. The ferrite nanoparticles were characterized by FTIR, XRD, VSM, SEM-EDX, TEM, and HR-TEM studies. In the existence of H₂O₂ under visible light, the catalyst performs efficient degradation of aniline blue (AB) and methyl violet (MV) dyes in a remarkably short interval of time. The superparamagnetic performance of the catalyst was confirmed by VSM, and thus it can be easily recovered from the degraded dye by applying an external magnet. The Fenton mechanism justifies the elevated rate of photo degradation, which generates hydroxyl and perhydroxyl radicals in the progress of the reaction.     

BDE-47在紫贻贝中的分布、蓄积、消除和毒性效应

以紫贻贝(Mytilus galloprovincialis)为试验生物,研究了 2,2',4,4'-四溴联苯醚(BDE-47)在贻贝组织中的分布、生物蓄积和消除动态,并探究BDE-47对贻贝的毒性作用.结果发现:紫贻贝对BDE-47有较强的生物蓄积能力和一定的消除能力,且蓄积具有组织特异性和浓度依赖性,消化腺和鳃是B...     

A two stage batch adsorber design for methylene blue removal to minimize contact time

The adsorption of methylene blue onto bentonite in a batch adsorber has been studied. Three kinetic models, the intraparticle diffusion equation and the pseudo first and second order equations, were selected to follow the adsorption process. Kinetic parameters, rate constants, equilibrium adsorption capacities and related correlation coefficients for each kinetic model were calculated and discussed. It was shown that the adsorption of methylene blue onto bentonite could be described by the pseudo second order equation. Adsorption of methylene blue onto bentonite followed the Langmuir isotherm. A model has been developed for the design of a two stage batch adsorber based on pseudo second order adsorption kinetics. The model has been optimized with respect to operating time in order to minimize total contact time to achieve a specified amount of methylene blue removal using a fixed mass of adsorbent. The results of two stage batch adsorber design studies showed that the required times for specified amounts of methylene blue removal significantly decreased. This design is particularly suitable for low-cost adsorbents/adsorption systems when minimising contact time is a major operational and design criterion and a significant volume of effluent needs to be treated in the minimum amount of time.     

羧基稻草阳离子吸附剂的制备及其去除水溶液中亚甲蓝的研究

为促进工业废水处理并降低废水处理费用,研究了柠檬酸热化学酯化法改性稻草制备可生物降解阳离子吸附剂的方法.实验比较了天然和改性稻草去除溶液中阳离子染料(亚甲蓝)的能力,研究了不同实验参数(pH值、吸附剂量、染料浓度、离子强度、吸附时间)对亚甲蓝吸附效果的影响在pH为2～10范围内,天然稻草去除亚甲蓝的能力随pH值的增加而增加,而改性稻草在pH≥3时对染料的去除率达到最大.改性稻草用量大于1.5g·L-1时几乎能完全去除浓度为250mg·L-1亚甲蓝溶液中的染料.改性稻草用量为2.0g·L-1对浓度为50～450mg·L-1的亚甲蓝溶液去除率保持在98%以上.增加溶液的离子强度会导致亚甲蓝去除率降低.染料吸附等温线符合Langmuir模式.吸附过程符合准一级反应动力学方程.酯化改性使染料的吸附剂粒子内扩散速率常数(kid)大大增加.研究结果表明,改性稻草是良好的亚甲蓝吸附剂.     

不同晶型锰氧化物去除水中亚甲基蓝染料的研究

利用溶液法和固态合成法制备α、β、γ和δ晶型粉末二氧化锰,借助等电点测定技术、颗粒计数仪、傅立叶-红外光谱、X射线衍射光谱和原子力显微镜对其性质进行了表征;并通过静态吸附平衡实验考察了上述物质对水溶液中阳离子染料亚甲基蓝的去除效能.结果表明,δ二氧化锰去除染料的能力相对最强,试验条件下染料去除率达99.0%,脱色能力受pH变化的影响也最小;其脱色机理可能是染料中的N原子与二氧化锰表面羟基形成的氢键作用,以及静电吸引的叠加,其中氢键去除占主导地位.其它晶型的二氧化锰只在强酸性时存在表面羟基;故只在强酸性时有良好的脱色能力.pH值是影响去除染料能力的关键因素,脱色能力随pH值的变化规律因晶型而异,体系温度和颗粒分布也对去除能力有一定影响.     

掺杂型生物炭的制备及其吸附亚甲基蓝特性研究

采用颗粒活性炭掺杂生物质材料并在微波作用下制备了小麦秸秆(WH)微波生物炭和玉米秸秆(CB)微波生物炭,并用比表面积孔径分析仪、扫描电子显微镜和傅里叶变换红外光谱仪对其进行了表征,考察了微波生物炭对水中亚甲基蓝的吸附特性.实验结果表明:所制备的微波生物炭具有较大的比表面积和丰富的表面官能团,微波功率500 W制备的微波...     

Ag， Fe， Ce对ZnTi-LDO可见光催化性能的影响及作用机理

为了解金属及其氧化物对锌钛类水滑石衍生氧化物（ZnTi-LDO）可见光催化性能的影响，并获得在可见光下可快速降解染料的LDO光催化剂，制备了Ag、Fe、Ce修饰的复合材料（M-ZnTi-LDO,M=Ag,Ag₂O,Fe,Ce）.通过XRD、TEMHRTEM、XPS、BET、UV-Vis、PL对所合成材料的结构、形貌、表面化学状态、光学性质进行了表征，评价了上述材料在可见光下对亚甲基蓝（MB）的催化降解性能，通过自由基捕获实验确定了催化降解活性物种，提出了相关催化机理.结果表明，Fe、Ce金属氧化物及金属Ag抑制了材料的可见光催化性能，Ag₂O则显著提升了ZnTi-LDO的可见光催化性能.Ag₂O-ZnTi-LDO在20 min内即可使MB降解率>98%，其表观降解速率常数是ZnTi-LDO的7倍.此外，Ag₂O-ZnTi-LDO稳定性良好，循环5次无催化性能下降.·O₂^-是Ag₂O-ZnTi-LDO催化降解MB的主要活性物种.A...     

电化学传感法测定水中亚硝酸盐

借助于简单可控的在线电聚合方法,溴酚蓝被修饰到玻碳电极表面,制备了聚溴酚蓝修饰玻碳电极。实验表明,聚溴酚蓝薄膜对于亚硝酸盐的电化学氧化具有很好的催化作用。经实验优化,聚溴酚蓝膜的最佳厚度为聚合20圈,最佳的检测底液为pH=4.0的0.01 mol/L磷酸盐缓冲溶液。亚硝酸盐在传感器上的电化学氧化是一个双电子双质子参与的过程。在最佳检测条件下,亚硝酸盐的氧化峰电流与其浓度在0.02~109.1μmol/L范围内有良好的线性关系,检测限低至5 nmol/L(S/N=3),所制备的亚硝酸盐传感器线性范围宽、检出限低、稳定性和重现性好、抗干扰能力强,将传感器应用于东湖水样中亚硝酸盐含量的测定,结果令人满意。