Adsorptive removal of mercury from acid mine drainage: a comparison of silica and maghemite nanoparticles

Mercury adsorption by silica and maghemite nanoparticles (NPs) was studied with the aim of comparing their performance in the remediation of acid mine drainage (AMD) contaminated water. Calculated distribution coefficients (K_d) showed that both NPs are exceptional adsorbents. However, adsorbate coverage per unit area was 30 times higher for maghemite than for silica NPs, despite the latter having a surface area ～15 times greater. Maghemite adsorbed 75% of available Hg compared to 56% by silica, making it a more efficient sorbent than silica under AMD conditions. Kinetics and isotherm data for both adsorbents were fitted by the pseudo-second-order (R² = 1) and the Freundlich (R² ≥ 0.98) models, implying that adsorption to both NP types was by chemisorption. Adsorption increased with NP concentrations and pH and was enhanced in the presence of manganese and sulfate ions although adsorption to silica was inhibited in 1:2 Hg-to-Mn systems. Importantly, trends in simulated wastewater were replicated in actual AMD-contaminated water samples. This study highlights the fact that properties besides surface area and charge of adsorbents determine adsorbent performance, and superior attributes may not always lead to higher adsorption efficiencies.     

Cardioprotective effect of Lagenaria siceraria (Mol) ameliorates isoproterenol-induced cardiac toxicity in rats by stabilizing cardiac mitochondrial and lysosomal enzymes

A study was conducted to determine the effect of the chironomid larval tube on heavy metal toxicity. Silica gel was provided as a substrate with which the chironomid larvae could construct larval tubes. A series of 96 h LC₅₀ bioassays were conducted with and without the presence of the silica gel substrate, to allow comparison between the two test conditions. From the study it was observed that a 10–15% variation in LC₅₀ value occurred. The 96 h LC₅₀ for copper at the temperatures 35, 28, 20, 15, and 10°C was observed to be 7.5, 9.5, 7.5, 4.5, 3.6, and 2.8 mg L^?1, respectively. The same test when conducted in the presence of silica gel produced LC₅₀ values of 26.50, 33.50, 15.82, 12.77, and 9.94 mg L^?1 for the same temperatures. This would demonstrate that the larval tube did, to some extent, protect the larvae from the effects of the heavy metal.     

钼尾矿制备硅微粉

以钼尾矿为原料,采用酸溶—碳酸钾沉淀法制备硅微粉。考察了反应温度、反应时间、K₂CO₃质量分数对产品中SiO₂质量分数和SiO₂产率的影响。得到的优化工艺条件为：钼尾矿粒径小于74 μm,反应温度50 ℃,反应时间60 min,K₂CO₃质量分数50%。在此工艺条件下,SiO₂产率可达98.92%,产品硅微粉的SiO₂质量分数达98.44%,粒径为100~200 nm,超过中华人民共和国黑色冶金行业标准《不定型耐火材料用二氧化硅微粉》（YB/T 115—2004）中SF96指标（SiO₂质量分数≥96.0%）的要求。     

Photo-Induced OH reactions of naphthalene and its oxidation products on SiO2

The photo-induced degradation of naphthalene, 1,4-naphthoquinone, 1-naphthol and 1-NO₂ naphthalene, adsorbed on silica gel, and with the addition of nitrogenous air pollutants e.g. NO₂ (as KNO₂) was investigated. Results indicate that compounds adsorbed onto a solid carrier are degraded when irradiated with UV light (λ > 290 nm) in the presence of nitrites. The key species initiating the naphthalene degradation is the OH-radical which is generated through the photolysis of NO₂. Reaction products identified were 2-formyl-cinnamaldehyde, 1,4-naphthoquinone, nitronaphthol, o-phthaldialdehyde, phthalide and nitronaphthalene. A mass balance between 40–50% was achieved. Under the same irradiation conditions, 1-NO₂ naphthalene is mainly degraded by direct photolysis while degradation of 1-naphthol and 1,4-naphthoquinone proceeds via the reaction with OH-radicals. Identified products were hydroxy-nitro-nitroso- and quinones compounds.     

胶州湾微表层和次表层海水中营养盐的分布特征及富营养化研究

根据2010年夏季(6、7、8月)和秋季(9、10、11月)6个航次对胶州湾微表层和次表层海水中营养盐的调查结果,研究了微表层和次表层中营养盐的分布特征和时空变化,以及微表层对氮、磷、硅营养盐的富集情况,并利用潜在富营养化评价模式评价了水质的营养状况.结果表明,不论是微表层还是次表层,营养盐的分布都是从湾内向湾口递减.胶州湾夏季微表层溶解无机氮(DIN)、磷酸盐(PO34--P)和硅酸盐(SiO23--Si)的平均浓度分别为0.296、0.026和0.618mg.L-1;秋季平均浓度分别为0.369、0.028和0.592mg.L-1.夏季次表层DIN、PO43--P和SiO23--Si的平均浓度分别为0.240、0.025和0.506mg.L-1;秋季平均浓度分别为0.292、0.028和0.580mg.L-1.胶州湾微表层海水对营养盐N、Si均有不同程度的富集作用,平均富集因子为1.48～1.96;对P无富集现象,富集因子的不同可能与海况和站位的不同有关.在所有调查航次中,7月份胶州湾海水中的营养盐含量最低,与叶绿素a(Chl-a)处于高峰期有关.胶州湾东北部处于富营养和磷中等限制潜在性富营养化状态,其它区域营养级为中度营养和贫营养,微表层潜在性富营养化程度大于次表层.     

硅胶复合材料吸附重金属汞的研究进展

针对高毒性、易累积的重金属汞污染物,介绍了对硅胶基底材料进行化学改性的方法,从液相和气相两方面详述了硅胶复合材料(包括有机官能团改性硅胶材料和无机磁性硅胶复合材料)在汞吸附分离领域的研究和应用进展,分析了现有研究的不足之处,并对该领域未来的研究方向提出了建议。指出,研制出高效、高选择性、高稳定性、易回收的汞吸附剂是治理工业废水和燃煤烟气中汞污染的关键。     

制备条件对硅胶负载氧化锆吸附除氟的影响

应用浸渍法制备了硅胶负载氧化锆除氟吸附剂,研究了焙烧温度、硅胶粒度、浸渍时间、浸渍温度、浸渍液浓度、浸渍固液比和浸渍次数等制备参数对吸附剂吸附容量的影响.实验发现焙烧温度有较大影响,450℃焙烧有最大的吸附量,再升高温度吸附量迅速下降.浸渍可在2h内达到平衡.浸渍温度越高,浸渍液浓度越高,则吸附容量越大.采用较高浓度一次浸渍优于低浓度多次浸渍.硅胶粒度和浸渍固液比也影响吸附量,粒度越大吸附量越小,粒度小于0.25mm后吸附量趋于稳定.     

利用高硅铁尾矿制备氧化铁及二氧化硅微粉

采用酸浸法处理高硅铁尾矿,制备工业原料Fe2O3和SiO2微粉.最佳工艺条件为:反应温度100℃,反应时间90 min,铁尾矿中位粒径6.19 μm,盐酸体积分数60％.在上述最佳条件下,制备的SiO2产率(所得产品中SiO2的质量占原铁尾矿中SiO2质量的比例,下同)达98.2％,品质达到YB/T 115-2004《...     

Surface modification of mesoporous silica nanoparticle with 4-triethoxysilylaniline to enhance seawater desalination properties of thin-film nanocomposite reverse osmosis membranes

• Mesoporous silica nanoparticle was modified with 4-triethoxysilylaniline. • AMSN-based TFN-RO membranes were prepared for seawater desalination. • Water transport capability of the AMSN was limited by polyamide. • Polyamide still plays a key role in permeability of the TFN RO membranes. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN), with higher water permeability than NaA zeolite, were used to fabricate thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. However, only aminoalkyl-modified MSN and low-pressure (less than 2.1 MPa) RO membrane were investigated. In this study, aminophenyl-modified MSN (AMSN) were synthesized and used to fabricate high-pressure (5.52 MPa) RO membranes. With the increasing of AMSN dosage, the crosslinking degree of the aromatic polyamide decreased, while the hydrophilicity of the membranes increased. The membrane morphology was maintained to show a ridge-and-valley structure, with only a slight increase in membrane surface roughness. At the optimum conditions (AMSN dosage of 0.25 g/L), when compared with the pure polyamide RO membrane, the water flux of the TFN RO membrane (55.67 L/m²/h) was increased by about 21.6%, while NaCl rejection (98.97%) was slightly decreased by only 0.29%. However, the water flux of the membranes was much lower than expected. We considered that the enhancement of RO membrane permeability is attributed to the reduction of the effective thickness of the PA layer.     

Deep bed filtration of anaerobic cattle manure effluents with natural zeolite

Abstract

This study was carried out in a pilot plant for the treatment of anaerobic cattle manure waste. The pilot plant consisted of a semicontinous anaerobic reactor, a settling tank, a filtration process and an ionic exchange column. The study was focused on the filtration process, with natural zeolite as filtering material. In the filtration process different media sizes of natural zeolites packed in columns were tested. The ranges of media size were 0.4 ‐ 1.0, 1.0 ‐ 3.0 and 3.0 ‐ 5.0 mm. Filtration systems operated by gravity flow from 2 to 10 m³m^‐2h^‐1. The process control was done by assays of solids, turbidity, total and soluble COD, ammonium and orthophosphate. The results showed a better behaviour in the filters packed with a media size range between 1.0 and 3.0 mm, operating at 7 m³m^‐2h^‐1, principally when effluent gross particles were previously retained in an Heterogeneous Media Filter, operating at 4 m³m^‐2h^‐1. The head losses diagrams in the filter runs were obtained, at each operational conditions. The hydraulic behaviour of traditional silica sand and natural zeolite beds were compared at the same operational conditions.