Organic Nitrogen in Precipitation Across the United Kingdom

The concentration of water-soluble organic nitrogen (WSON) in precipitation has been measured at seven sites across the United Kingdom, over a period of 1–2 years, using protocols developed in a pilot study. Samples were collected over 1–2 weeks in continuously open funnels made of stainless steel, draining to a glass bottle, and were preserved during and after collection by the addition of thymol. After chemical analysis, samples were excluded from the long-term average if they showed signs of contamination (significant concentrations of K⁺ or PO₄ ^3–). Two methods of measuring total dissolved N were used, persulphate oxidation and high-temperature chemiluminescence. The latter generally gave the larger values, and has been used to asses the organic component of dissolved N. The long-term data set confirms the original results from the pilot study - organic N contributes between 24 and 40% to the total annual wet deposition of dissolved N across the United Kingdom. The fraction of WSON was greatest at western sites, and was strongly correlated with ammonium concentrations. However, the seasonal pattern across all sites showed a late spring maximum for ammonium and nitrate, but a late summer maximum for WSON. The magnitude of the contribution of WSON to wet-deposited N has implications for the setting and assessment of critical loads for N deposition.     

活性污泥法+接触氧化法工艺处理高盐度环氧丙烷生产废水的试验研究

采用活性污泥法和接触氧化两段工艺对高含盐的环氧丙烷生产废水进行处理，同时研究了不同水力停留时间的处理效果和不同的盐度对处理效果的影响。试验结果表明CODcr的去除率可以达84．38％，出水CODcr＜160mg／L，pH＜8。     

人工湿地-氧化塘工艺组合对氮和磷去除效果研究

本文在小试规模上，研究了下行流湿地、推流床湿地、氧化塘和兼性塘四种处理单元的四种工艺组合对氮、磷的去除效果，研究结果表明：下行流湿地 氧化塘工艺组合具有较好的充氧效果，推流床湿地后置也可以提高出水的溶解氧。四种工艺组合对离子和TP、IP的去除无显著差异。人工湿地中硝化作用的发生有利于NH^ 4f-N的去除，增加氧化塘可以提高系统的硝化能力，但同时也会增加出水中的N0^-3-N浓度。     

高铁酸盐氧化絮凝去除含油污水中的油

油田产出的油、水经分离后会产生大量的含油污水,选用高铁酸钾对污水进行处理已成为人们关注的一个问题。用荧光比色法测定非均相固-液悬浮体系中油含量的实验证明:(1)高铁酸盐在含油污水中的初始反应速度快,可将大部分有机物氧化;(2)氧化法处理含油污水受多种因素的影响;(3)高铁直接氧化和芬顿氧化法均可比较彻底地处理油田含油污水。用高铁氧化法处理含油污水技术上很有发展前景,各种浓度的污水经处理后都可达到国家排放标准。     

Electrochemical or UV-photochemical oxidation of industrial wastes containing polar aromatic sulphonates

BACKGROUND AND INTENTION: Aromatic sulphonates other than surfactants and their hydroxy and amino-derivatives are important intermediates for the production of azo dyes. Their production on a large scale can be detrimental for the environment, if the by-products of their synthesis are not disposed of appropriately. An industrial waste, the organic components of which were mainly amino and hydroxy-substituted aromatic sulphonates, seriously endangers the environment close to an dismissed Italian industrial site. Inorganic sulphates and chlorides contained in the waste seriously hinder its disposal by incineration, since they corrode furnace walls. In this work, preliminary exploration of aqueous-phase electrochemically and photochemically induced oxidation techniques have been performed as possible alternatives to incineration. METHODS: Electrochemically-induced oxidation was experimented on individual aromatic sulphonates and on an industrial waste by electrolysing them between smooth platinum electrodes at low temperature (5 degrees C) and high current densities (0.4 A/cm2) with aqueous 0.5 M NaHSO4 electrolyte. Photochemically-induced oxidation was performed by irradiating individual aromatic sulphonates or industrial waste with a 500 W mercury lamp in the presence of sodium peroxydisulphate. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: After 200 min electrodegradation, 90% of the original compounds disappeared, while 50% Total Organic Carbon (TOC) of an industrial waste was removed from solution after 10 hours. After 180 min UV-photodegradation, 90% of two test aromatic sulphonates disappeared, while 65% of TOC of industrial waste was removed after 5 hours. CONCLUSIONS: Two methods, electrochemical and UV-persulphate oxidation of an industrial waste, were used in order to propose a disposal procedure alternative to incineration. Electrodegradation with smooth Pt anode in 0.5 M NaHSO4 at 5 degrees C halved TOC concentration within 10 hours, while persulphate-assisted UV-photochemical oxidation with a 500 W high pressure Hg lamp abated two-thirds of TOC concentration after 5 hours. Energetic consumption of electrodegradation was 0.33 kWh/g TOC, while that of photooxidation was larger than 2 kWh/g TOC. Although both techniques can be considered efficient from a purely chemical point of view, since both are capable of wet-oxidising the aromatic sulphonates and the industrial waste, electrodegradation seems more promising than a photochemical degradation if economical considerations are also taken into account. Considering also that neither cell design nor catalyst were optimised in this preliminary study, the energy yield of electrodegradation seems likely to be largely improved.     

Aniline degradation by electrocatalytic oxidation

The degradation of aniline solution in alkaline medium of pH 11.0 by electrocatalytic oxidation has been studied using an electrochemical reactor containing a SnO₂–Sb₂O₃–PtO anode and a Ti cathode, both of 54 cm² area. Hydroxyl radicals (HO^√) are produced at the anode, being tested with the trace catcher salicylic acid and phenol by spectrophotometery and high performance liquid chromatography. Intermediates dianiline, 4-anilino phenol and azobenzol were detected by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The existence of HO^√ produced in the aniline degradation was assayed with scavenger tertiary butanol. The results showed that electrocatalytic oxidation is an effective process for the degradation of aniline. A general reaction pathway that accounts for aniline degradation to CO₂ involving those intermediates is proposed.     

酿造废水处理的优化工艺组合

酿造废水属于高浓度有机废水，要将其处理达到排放标准，必须经过多种处理工艺的组合才能办到。通过物化处理、生化处理的实验室研究，我们得出了资源化和净化相结合的优化工艺组合，使酿酒废水的排放达到规定的排放标准，且运行费用和收益基本持平，解决了环保工程与经济效益间的矛盾。     

生物接触氧化法在医院污水处理中的应用与管理

针对医院污水中含有大量致病微生物和有机污染物的特点，选用生物接触氧化-沉淀-加氯消毒处理工艺流程及科学的调试、运转管理模式后，不仅能提高污水处理效果，还能大大降低运行成本，并最终使出水各项指标达到国家规定的排放标准。     

纳米材料催化净化燃煤烟气中NOx的新技术

现有的氮氧化物治理技术，虽已取得了一些成果，但都存在一定缺点。通过综合分析催化剂在氮氧化物治理中的应用研究现状，提出以介孔沸石分子筛为载体，以纳米过渡金属Fe、纳米CaO等为助催化剂，纳米TiO2为主催化剂，进行光催化氧化反应降解燃煤烟气中氮氧化物的研究方法，并从分子反应机理上进行了分析。该技术不仅具有高效经济的工业应用前景，而且对保护大气环境具有重要意义。