Breakthrough Curves Characterization and Identification of an Unknown Pollution Source in Groundwater System Using an Artificial Neural Network (ANN)

Contamination of groundwater constrains its uses and poses a serious threat to the environment. Once groundwater is contaminated, the cleanup may be difficult and expensive. Identification of unknown pollution sources is the first step toward adopting any remediation strategy. The proposed methodology exploits the capability of a universal function approximation by a feed-forward multilayer artificial neural network (ANN) to identify the sources in terms of its location, magnitudes, and duration of activity. The back-propagation algorithm is utilized for training the ANN to identify the source characteristics based on simulated concentration data at specified observation locations in the aquifer. Uniform random generation and the Latin hypercube sampling method of random generation are used to generate temporal varying source fluxes. These source fluxes are used in groundwater flow and the transport simulation model to generate necessary data for the ANN model-building processes. Breakthrough curves obtained for the specified pollution scenario are characterized by different methods. The characterized breakthrough curves parameters serve as inputs to ANN model. Unknown pollution source characteristics are outputs for ANN model. Experimentation is also performed with different number of training and testing patterns. In addition, the effects of measurement errors in concentration measurements values are used to show the robustness of ANN based methodology for source identification in case of erroneous data.     

Rice bran: A prospective resource for biodiesel production in Bangladesh

The increasing demand of renewable energy sources has pressed the need to search for biofuels. The world is not only thrusting for potential sources of biofuels but also surveilling not to hamper the food supply, particularly in the Third World countries, such as Bangladesh. Rice bran oil is a prominent source of biofuels. Rice, the main cereal in Bangladesh, is cultivated all the year round. Rice hull containing bran is mostly wasted and merely used as feedstock for cattle and for cooking purposes. This study considered rice bran as a prospective source of biodiesel in Bangladesh. The properties of oil collected from rice bran were investigated to ensure the production of biodiesel by transesterification. An economic analysis relative to Bangladesh was conducted, and the production rate of biodiesel under different percentage of catalyst was investigated.     

南海海洋环境下关键电器设备腐蚀环境净化技术研究

南海海洋大气环境下,电器设备腐蚀问题形势非常严峻,严重影响生产任务和财产安全,非常有必要对电器设备采取有效的防护措施。开展了电器设备服役微环境腐蚀严酷度量化表征方法研究以及南海海洋环境下电器设备腐蚀环境净化技术研究,采用适当的腐蚀环境净化技术为关键电器设备内部提供洁净的空气,从而实现对电器设备的有效保护。     

高分子材料服役寿命预测方法最新进展

高分子材料在使用过程中,由于受各种环境因素作用,会逐步出现性能下降,甚至丧失使用价值的老化现象,不仅造成资源浪费,更形成安全隐患。为应对老化问题,研究者以各种宏观性能或微观结构、组份的变化来表征老化过程,针对高分子材料的环境适应性开展了大量研究工作,并在此基础上提出了不同的老化机理和服役寿命预测方法。从高分子材料老化过程表征的视角,综述了近年来高分子材料服役寿命预测方法的最新进展。     

磁性活性炭的制备及其对水中甲基橙的吸附

活性炭被广泛应用于水处理领域,然而吸附饱和后难以分离和再生的缺点却限制了其应用。本研究采用化学共沉淀法将铁氧化物和活性炭进行复合,制备出同时具有磁分离性能和较强的吸附性能的磁性活性炭复合材料,并对制备的复合材料进行表征,考察其对水中甲基橙的吸附性能。结果表明,制备的磁性活性炭的比表面积为666.72 m2/g,平均孔径为3.16 nm,具有良好的磁性能,在外加磁场下能快速地从溶液中分离出来且磁性能相对稳定,铁氧化物对活性炭吸附性能的影响不大。在温度为25℃、p H为5、吸附剂用量为3 g/L的情况下,吸附3 h后,该磁性活性炭对甲基橙的吸附率可达99.1%,预示着该磁性活性炭在水处理方面具有潜在的应用前景。     

Adsorption and characterization of MCPA on DDTMA- and raw-montmorillonite: Surface sites involved

The 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy acid (MCPA) is an herbicide widely used in agriculture, which generates a great concern about contamination of surface water and serious consequences for human health and the environment. In this work, the adsorption of MCPA on an Argentine montmorillonite (MMT) and its organo-montmorillonite product (OMMT) with different dodecyl trimethyl ammonium loading was investigated. MCPA adsorption on OMMT increases at least 3 times, with respect to the amount determined for MMT. X-ray diffraction and zeta potential analyses indicated the inner (interlayer) and outer surface participate as adsorption sites. Changes in surface electric charge and also interlayer expansion suggest that dimethyl amine (MCPA counterion) was also surface-adsorbed. The larger aggregates of OMMT, without and with MCPA, obtained compared to those of MMT samples, generate an improvement in the coagulation efficiency. This property, particularly after MCPA retention, allows an easier separation of the solids from the solution and enables a simple technological process application.     

改性成都粘土预处理垃圾渗滤液的研究

文章采用十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(HDTMA)、丙烯酰胺(AM)和聚合氯化铝(PAC)3种改性剂分别对成都粘土进行改性,将改性粘土用于垃圾渗滤液处理,比较不同改性粘土对氨氮和COD的吸附性能,并通过X射线衍射、红外光谱、热分析技术对改性粘土进行表征,分析作用机理;研究表明,粘土经过改性后,3种改性粘土的底面间距分别增大0.7533、0.3496、0.1929nm,对垃圾渗滤液中氨氮和COD去除效果关系为:HDTMA改性土>AM改性土>PAC改性土>原土,HDTMA改性土为最优改性土。改性粘土预处理渗滤液方法是可行的,HDTMA改性土是最优改性土,对氨氮去除率达到48.68%,COD去除率达到32.27%,控制条件为:投加量为100g,pH=7,转速为200 r/min(50min),静置时间6h。     

玉米根内和根际土壤溶磷细菌生物学特性研究

从玉米根内和根际土壤中分离筛选到22株溶磷细菌。根据16SrRNA基因序列分析,2株溶磷效果最好的菌株分别被鉴定为伯克霍尔德氏菌(Burkholderia sp.SY9)和泛菌(Pantoea sp.Gym7c)。同时对菌株SY9和Gym7c的溶磷能力和植物促生特性进行了进一步研究。利用磷酸钙和开阳磷矿矿粉研究了菌株释放P、Ca和Fe的效能。液体培养条件下,菌株在在磷酸钙培养基中的生长好于在开阳磷矿粉培养基中的生长,同时菌株能够合成铁载体。菌株SY9从开阳磷矿粉中释放P、Ca,和Fe的能力比菌株Gym7c强。然而菌株Gym7c从磷酸钙中释放P和Ca的能力比菌株SY9强。菌株Gym7c主要是通过合成的有机酸溶解磷酸钙并释放其中的P和Ca,而菌株SY9是通过合成的有机酸和铁载体溶解开阳磷矿粉并释放出其中的P、Ca,和Fe。溶解开阳磷矿粉的有机酸主要是葡萄糖酸而溶解磷酸钙的有机酸主要包括丁二酸、丙酸、苹果酸和酒石酸等。菌株Gym7c能够合成生长素、铁载体和1-氨基环丙烷-1-羧酸脱氨酶。菌株SY9和Gym7c对酸碱、盐和温度均表现出一定的抗性。     

Experimental investigation on mechanical and metallurgical properties of super duplex stainless steel joints using friction welding process

Friction welding is one of the most economical and highly practicable methods in joining similar and dissimilar metals. In this study, high-quality welds are produced in the super duplex stainless steel by continuous drive friction welding successfully. Design of experiment was done using central composite design of response surface methodology. In the present work, the microstructure and mechanical properties of friction welded super duplex stainless steel (UNS S32760) were examined. The base material has a microstructure consisting of the ferrite matrix with austenite islands. Ferrite content was analyzed through the phase analyzer software and found that it is in the range of 42–55% in all weld metals. The phases were further analyzed through X-ray diffraction method. All the weld metals have higher hardness than the base metals. Weld transverse tensile failures consistently occurred away from the weld zone and exhibit more hardness, yield and ultimate tensile strengths than the base material. The austenite content increases with nitrogen concentration. Nitrogen could enhance the yield stress and ultimately tensile strength of super duplex stainless steel. Secondary phase precipitation is not observed in the welded joint probably due to the shorter heating times.     

Comparative studies on fouling of homogeneous anion exchange membranes by different structured organics in electrodialysis

Five negatively charged organic compounds with different structures, sodium methane sulfonate (MS), sodium benzene sulfonate (BS), sodium 6-hydroxynaphthalene-2-sulfonate (NSS), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS), were used to examine the fouling of an anion exchange membrane (AEM) in electrodialysis (ED), to explore the effect of molecular characteristics on the fouling behavior on the AEM and changes in the surface and electrochemical properties of the AEM. Results indicated that the fouling degree of the AEM by the different organics followed the order: SDBS?>?SDS?>?NSS?>?BS?>?MS. SDBS and SDS formed a dense fouling layer on the surface of the AEM, which was the main factor in the much more severe membrane fouling, and completely restricted the transmembrane ion migration. The other three organics caused fouling of the AEM by adsorption on the surface and /or accumulation in the interlayer of the AEM, and exhibited almost no influence on the transmembrane ion migration. It was also concluded that the organics with benzene rings caused more severe fouling of the AEM due to the stronger affinity interaction and steric effect between the organics and the AEM compared with organics with aliphatic chains.