CuO/zeolite catalyzed oxidation of gaseous toluene under microwave heating

The development of a combined process of catalytic oxidation and microwave heating for treatment of toluene waste gas was described in this work. Toluene, a typical toxic volatile organic compound, was oxidized through a fixed bed reaction chamber containing zeolite-supported copper oxide (CuO/zeolite) catalyst mixed with silicon carbide (SiC), an excellent microwave-absorbing material. The target compound was efficiently degraded on the surface of the catalyst at high reaction temperature achieved by microwave-heated SiC. A set of experimental parameters, such as microwave power, air flow and the loading size of CuO etc., were investigated, respectively. The study demonstrated these parameters had critical impact on toluene degradation. Under optimal condition, 92% toluene was removed by this combined process, corresponding to an 80%–90% TOC removal rate. Furthermore, the catalyst was highly stable even after eight consecutive 6-h runs. At last, a hypothetical degradation pathway of toluene was proposed based on the experimental data obtained from gas chromatography-mass spectrum and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analyses.     

Substitution of toxicologically critical solvents in the residue analysis of acetamiprid: Towards green chemistry

The article presents the reduced use of toxicologically critical solvents for the extraction and clean-up of a neo-nicotinoid pesticide, acetamiprid from vegetables. Acetamiprid was extracted from spiked vegetable samples of cabbage by the use of different techniques like microwave-assisted extraction (MWAE), sonication and by the conventional method of homogenization. The study revealed that though higher percent recoveries of 78–92 were obtained in the blending method, solvent use was high as compared to MWAE. In MWAE, the percent recoveries recorded were in the range of 46–89 depending upon the solvent used and power employed. A mixture of methanol–water and methanol–acetone at 400 W power levels gave percent recoveries of 72 and 82, respectively, as compared to solvent mixtures, namely, acetone–hexane and acetone–hexane–water, which recorded recoveries of 49 and 67%. The study indicates that the choice of solvent and power employed plays a significant role in MWAE for enhanced recoveries.     

微波辅助固相顶空-气相色谱法测定人造板材中的苯系物

采用微波辅助固相顶空-气相色谱法测定了人造板材中的苯系物含量,考察了不同微波功率作用下3种苯系物随时间的变化趋势,在优化的条件下测定了3种苯系物的含量.该法检出限为3.6—13.4 ng.g-1板材,RSD为2.7%—9.8%,回收率为86.9%—109.4%,方法简便、快速,适合固体板材中苯系物的直接快速分析.     

Kinetics of microwave-enhanced oxidation of phenol by hydrogen peroxide

Aqueous solutions of phenol were oxidized by hydrogen peroxide assisted by microwave (MW) irradiation. A simple kinetic model for the overall degradation of phenol in the presence of excess H₂O₂ is proposed in which the degradation rate of phenol is expressed as a linear function of the concentrations of phenol and H₂O₂. A detailed parametric study showed that the degradation rate of phenol increased with increasing [H₂O₂] until saturation was observed. Phenol degradation followed apparent zero-order kinetics under MW radiation or H₂O₂ oxidation. However, after 90 min of irradiation, the observed kinetics shifted to pseudo first order. The overall reaction rates were significantly enhanced in the combined MW/H₂O₂ system, mainly because microwave could accelerate H₂O₂ to generate hydroxyl radical (^·OH) and other reactive oxygen intermediates. The observed synergetic effects of the MW/H₂O₂ process resulted in an increased in the net reaction rate by a factor of 5.75. When hydrogen peroxide is present in a large stoichiometric excess, the time required to achieve complete mineralization is reduced significantly.     

固相萃取—微波衍生化—GC-MS法同时测定水中6种雌激素物质

建立了固相萃取—微波衍生化—气相色谱-质谱联用法快速同时测定水中雌酮（E1）、17α-雌二醇（α-E2）、17β-雌二醇（β-E2）、雌三醇（E3）、17α-乙炔基雌二醇（EE2）、双酚A（BPA）等6种雌激素物质的分析方法,对色谱柱升温程序、固相萃取及衍生化条件进行了优化。色谱柱最佳升温程序为：初始温度50 ℃,保持2 min;以20 ℃/min速率升至260 ℃,保持5 min;最后以10 ℃/min速率升至280 ℃,保持5 min。实验结果表明,在选取 HC-C18萃取小柱、添加双（三甲基硅烷基）三氟乙酰胺（BSTFA）+1%三甲基氯硅烷（TMCS）+吡啶作为衍生化试剂、微波315 W衍生化加热4 min的条件下,6种目标物标准曲线的相关系数均大于0.999,BPA、E1、EE2及E3的线性范围为3~300 ng/L,17α-E2及17β-E2的线性范围为5~300 ng/L,方法检出限为2.0~5.0 ng/L,加标回收率为76.45%~96.24%。     

微波技术在石油污染治理中的应用

石油污染会造成严重的环境污染,还会对人的身体健康造成严重的危害。就微波技术在含油废水的处理、石油污染土壤的修复、油气吸附剂的再生方面做了详细的阐述,指出了微波技术在石油污染治理领域应用的优缺点,重点提出了在油气吸附回收工艺中,应用微波/真空或微波/超声波集成再生技术的研究思路。     

不同微波条件对活性炭微波再生效率的影响研究

研究了吸附药厂废水COD的粉末活性炭在不同微波条件下的微波再生。以碘吸附值为指标,通过单因素实验考查了微波功率、微波辐照时间对粉末活性炭性能恢复率、再生损耗率、综合恢复率的影响,结合实验拟合曲线特点,分析了呈现的规律和原因。实验结果表明,在微波功率为648W、辐照时间为180s时活性炭性能恢复率达到最大,为99.73%;在功率为464W、时间为180s时综合恢复率最佳,为96.81%。     

The Effect of Starch Composition on Structure of Foams Prepared by Microwave Treatment

A microwave technique was used to prepare foams from different potato starches in granular form, with varying amounts of amylose content, and water. In addition to native potato starch (PN), high amylose potato starch (HAP) and potato amylopectin (PAP) were used, as well as mixtures thereof. In all cases the native crystallinity of starch granules was lost upon microwave treatment and an amorphous material was created. An increased concentration of starch in the initial water dispersion resulted in a less dense foam structure. The potato amylopectin formed open cell foams, whereas increased amylose content, as in native potato starch, yielded a more compact structure with irregular pore shapes. The high amylose potato starch yielded a structure with hardly any porosity. Foaming experiments were done to compare pre-gelatinized and granular starches dispersed in water. The pre-gelatinisation did not affect the pore formation process. These experiments indicated that the molecular architecture of starch polymers is more important for foam formation than starch polymer organization in the granules. Studies of temperature profile and dry matter content during microwave treatment showed that water evaporates more rapidly from a high amylose starch solution than native potato starch and potato amylopectin solutions. Rheological measurements showed that the amylose solution had much lower viscosity than starch and amylopectin. This confirms that polymer – water interaction, such as in amylopectin solution, favours stabilization of bubbles formed upon boiling and evaporation of water, which yields high porosity materials.     

Treatment of simulated wastewater containing Reactive Red 195 by zero-valent iron/activated carbon combined with microwave discharge electrodeless lamp/sodium hypochlorite

A comparative study of treatment of simulated wastewater containing Reactive Red 195 using zero-valent iron/activated carbon (ZVI/AC), microwave discharge electrodeless lamp/sodium hypochlorite (MDEL/NaClO) and the combination of ZVI/ACMDEL/ NaClO was conducted. The preliminary results showed the two steps method of ZVI/AC-MDEL/NaClO had much higher degradation e ciency than both single steps. The final color removal percentage was nearly up to 100% and the chemical oxygen demand reduction percentage was up to approximately 82%. The e ects of operational parameters, including initial pH value of simulated wastewater, ZVI/AC ratio and particle size of ZVI were also investigated. In addition, from the discussion of synergistic e ect between ZVI/AC and MEDL/NaClO, we found that in the ZVI/AC-MEDL/NaClO process, ZVI/AC could break the azo bond firstly and then MEDL/NaClO degraded the aromatic amine products e ectively. Reversing the order would reduce the degradation e ciency.     

活性炭微波再生方法研究

以亚甲基兰为污染物污染活性炭滤芯,利用微波辐照的方法对失效的活性炭滤芯进行再生,通过实验分别测出新的、失效的活性炭滤芯的碘值,通过碘值计算出活性炭的性能恢复率、损耗率、综合恢复率等性能指标,并分析影响上述性能指标的单一因素：辐照功率、时间和活性炭用量。设计正交试验,找到微波再生活性炭滤芯的最佳再生条件：微波功率600W,辐照时间90s,辐照活性炭质量2g。经过再生的活性炭的综合恢复率达到94．30％。