Silver impregnated carbon for adsorption and desorption of elemental mercury vapors

The Hg0 vapor adsorption experimental results on a novel sorbent obtained by impregnating a commercially available activated carbon (Darco G60 from BDH) with silver nitrate were reported. The study was performed by using a fundamental approach, in an apparatus at laboratory scale in which a synthetic flue gas, formed by Hg0 vapors in a nitrogen gas stream, at a given temperature and mercury concentration, was flowed through a fixed bed of adsorbent material. Breakthrough curves and adsorption isotherms were obtained for bed temperatures of 90, 120 and 150°C and for Hg0 concentrations in the gas varying in the range of 0.8–5.0 mg/m3. The experimental gas-solid equilibrium data were used to evaluate the Langmuir parameters and the heat of adsorption. The experimental results showed that silver impregnated carbon was very effective to capture elemental mercury and the amount of mercury adsorbed by the carbon decreased as the bed temperature increased. In addition, to evaluate the possibility of adsorbent recovery, desorption was also studied. Desorption runs showed that both the adsorbing material and the mercury could be easily recovered, since at the end of desorption the residue on solid was almost negligible. The material balance on mercury and the constitutive equations of the adsorption phenomenon were integrated, leading to the evaluation of only one kinetic parameter which fits well both the experimentally determined breakthrough and desorption curves.     

Transport and fate of mercury under different hydrologic regimes in polluted stream in mining area

Seepage from Hg mine wastes and calcines contains high concentrations of mercury (Hg). Hg pollution is a major environmental problem in areas with abandoned mercury mines and retorting units. This study evaluates factors, especially the hydrological and sedimentary variables, governing temporal and spatial variation in levels and state of mercury in streams impacted by Hg contaminated runo . Samples were taken during di erent flow regimes in theWanshan Hg mining area in Guizhou Province, China. In its headwaters the sampled streams/rivers pass by several mine wastes and calcines with high concentration of Hg. Seepage causes serious Hg contamination to the downstream area. Concentrations of Hg in water samples showed significant seasonal variations. Periods of higher flow showed high concentrations of total Hg (THg) in water due to more particles being re-suspended and transported. The concentrations of major anions (e.g., Cl??, F??, NO3?? and SO4 2??) were lower during higher flow due to dilution. Due to both sedimentation of particles and dilution from tributaries the concentration of THg decreased from 2100 ng/L to background levels (< 50 ng/L) within 10 km distance downstream. Sedimentation is the main reason for the fast decrease of the concentration, it accounts for 69% and 60% for higher flow and lower flow regimes respectively in the upper part of the stream. Speciation calculation of the dissolved Hg fraction (DHg) (using Visual MINTEQ) showed that Hg(OH)2 associated with dissolved organic matter is the main form of Hg in dissolved phase in surface waters in Wanshan (over 95%).     

大气痕量挥发性有机物碳同位素分析研究进展

对于大气痕量挥发性有机物的研究,浓度测量方法在满足科学研究的要求方面尚有欠缺,相比之下,同位素测量方法具有测量精度高、对源解析准确和测量误差小的特点且发展迅速,该方法在大气痕量挥发性有机物的研究中所起到的作用日益显著;但由于同位素测量技术对大气样品质量的要求很高,故目前该方法在大气环境科学的研究领域中还不能普及,今后随...     

水中汞形态分析研究进展

水环境中的汞毒性很大,不同形态的汞毒性不同,测定汞总量不能揭示汞的毒性,需要进行汞形态分析的研究。文章介绍了近年来水环境中汞形态分析的前处理技术及检测进展。     

双道HG-AFS同时测定鲤鱼肝脏中痕量Hg和As

应用氢化物原子荧光法,测定鲤鱼肝脏中痕量Hg和As,该法具有原子吸收和原子发射光谱两种技术优势,同时它具有分析灵敏度高,干扰少,线性范围宽,可多元素同时测定等优点;在KBH4-酸还原体系中同时测定鱼肝中Hg和As,方法检出限分别为Hg:0.33ng/ml和As0.36ng/ml,线性范围分别为:0.1-2.0ng/ml和1.0-20.0ng/ml。加标回收率分别为Hg:96.0%和As:100.6%。分析结果可靠,方法令人满意,并适合大批量样品的分析。     

真空冶金法回收废旧锌锰电池中金属汞和镉的工艺研究

本文通过试验采用真空冶金方法处理锌锰电池,分离回收其中的金属汞(Hg)和镉(Cd),考察真空度、温度、加热时间对两种金属回收率的影响,结果表明:Hg和Cd的回收率随着真空度、加热时间及温度的升高而增加,但在加热时间和温度达到一定值时,两种金属的回收率接近饱和值,最大值接近95%;真空冶金法回收废旧锌锰电池中金属Hg和C...     

免疫传感器用于环境中痕量有害物质检测的研究进展

随着免疫测定技术与传感技术的发展,人们开发了以固定化的抗体(抗原)为识别元件,基于特异性的免疫反应原理的免疫传感器.该传感器灵敏度高、选择性好,可实现对农药分子、工业有机污染物、重金属、生物毒素等有害物质的实时、在体、在线测定,在环境污染监测中具有巨大的应用前景.本文对免疫传感器的原理、制备、分类作了简要介绍,综述了近年来用于痕量有害物质检测的免疫传感器在固定化方法和传感技术等方面的最新研究成果,并探讨了免疫传感器在环境监测中的应用和发展方向.     

不同汞暴露水平地区鱼组织中汞和硒及其它元素的相关性

用仪器中子活化分析法测定了贵州汞污染地区和北京地区(对照)鱼肝脏和肌肉组织中硒及其它多种元素的含量,用原子荧光法测定了样品中汞的含量,并对汞和硒及其它元素间的相关性进行了研究.结果发现,贵州和北京鱼样的绝大多数元素在肝脏和肌肉中的含量都存在显著性差异,且大多是肝脏中的含量大于肌肉中的含量.贵州汞污染地区鱼肝中的汞含量要比北京的高25倍,而前者鱼肌肉中的汞含量也要比后者高5倍,但未发现两地鱼样中的硒存在类似的差异.对鱼组织中所测定的其它大部分元素未见两地间存在显著性差异.在汞含量较低的情况下,鱼组织中汞与硒的摩尔比值随汞含量的增加而增加,但当汞含量增大到一定程度,汞与硒的摩尔比值的变化趋势就大大减弱,并趋于某一较高的恒定值(约0.2).研究同一元素在鱼肝和肌肉中的相关性,仅发现溴、铷2个元素在鱼肝和鱼肌肉中有较强的线性正相关.在贵州和北京两地的鱼肝和肌肉组织中,虽然有不少元素间存在一定的相关性,但贵州鱼肌肉的汞与硒之间存在的相关性最强,贵州鱼肝的汞与硒间也存在较强的相关性;而在北京鱼组织中,仅鱼肝的汞与硒之间存在一定的相关性,鱼肌肉的汞与硒之间却未见有相关性存在.这一结果再次证实了汞暴露水平越高,硒对汞毒性的拮抗作用越明显.观察到的鱼组织中钾与钠,铯与铷等元素间显著的相关性可能与它们具有相似的理化性质有关.另外,在贵州和北京的鱼肌肉组织中均观察到铁与锌之间具有很强的线性正相关,这可用这2种元素在动物体中不同的生物学功能及在一定条件下它们间存在的拮抗作用来给予适当的解释.     

中国西部本底大气中CO的连续测量

在中国西北部的瓦里关全球基准站(36°17'N,100°54'E,3810m asl)建立了气相色谱-汞置换法大气CO连续测量系统.组装调试和运行标定表明,色谱方法的基线稳定,分离度高,检测方法可靠,系统具有高自动化的操作性能和严格的质量控制,其设计完全符合世界气象组织(WMO)全球大气本底测量的要求.根据采样现场大气CO浓度的变化,采用经国际比对的CO标准气系列,用峰高外标法设定可调整的标准工作曲线计算环境CO浓度,系统对CO的检测限低至1×10^-9(V/V),检测精度小于0.1%,准确度在±0.05%以内,可提供我国本底地区近地层大气CO连续而精确的现场测量结果.     

BDAB键合硅胶富集测定水体中痕量汞(Ⅱ)的研究

分别用静态法和动态法研究了苯重氮氨基偶氮苯键合硅胶吸附水体中痕量汞的条件,提出了一种富集和测定痕量汞的分析方法,结果表明,在ＰＨ４．０的条件下可现场富集环境水体中的妆胆汞,水体中其它元素不被吸附,ＢＤＡＢ－ＳＧ的最大吸附量为９６μｍｏｌ．ｇ＾－１,