Biodegradability: An assessment of commercial polymers according to the Canadian method for anaerobic conditions

The degradation of several biodegradable polymers was measured as a result of exposure to an anaerobic medium. The polymers investigated included materials based upon polylactic acid, polylactone, and poly(hydroxy butyrate/valerate) as well as those incorporating starch-based materials. The degradation was monitored by methane and carbon dioxide evolution. In addition, the physical and chemical changes were noted as a result of exposure. These measurements included changes in mass, dimension, and molecular weight. FTIR, UV-vis, proton, and¹³C NMR spectra were also recorded prior to and after exposure. The results clearly indicated that several biological and chemical degradation processes were occurring with the biodegradable polymers studied.Paper presented at the Bio/Environmentally Degradable Polymer Society—Second National Meeting, August 19–21, 1993, Chicago, Illinois.Issued as NRCC No. 37549.     

Novel Polymeric Materials from Biological Oils

A variety of novel polymeric materials ranging from elastomers to tough, rigid plastics have been prepared by the cationic copolymerization of regular soybean oil, low-saturation soybean oil, or conjugated low-saturation soybean oil with various alkene commonomers. Using appropriate compositions and reaction conditions, 70–100% of the soybean oil is covalently incorporated into the cross-linked polymer networks, contributing significantly to cross-linking during copolymerization. The resulting thermosets exhibit thermophysical and mechanical properties that are competitive with those of their petroleum-based counterparts. In addition, good damping and shape memory properties have been obtained by controlling the degree of cross-linking and the rigidity of the polymer backbone. New materials with similar characteristics have also been produced from other biological oils, including tung, and fish oils using the same technique. The new, more valuable properties of these bioplastics suggest numerous promising applications of these novel polymeric materials.     

Potential applications of porous organic polymers as adsorbent for the adsorption of volatile organic compounds

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with high toxicity and carcinogenicity are emitted from kinds of industries, which endanger human health and the environment. Adsorption is a promising method for the treatment of VOCs due to its low cost and high efficiency. In recent years, activated carbons, zeolites, and mesoporous materials are widely used to remove VOCs because of their high specific surface area and abundant porosity. However, the hydrophilic nature and low desorption rate of those materials limit their commercial application. Furthermore, the adsorption capacities of VOCs still need to be improved. Porous organic polymers (POPs) with extremely high porosity, structural diversity, and hydrophobic have been considered as one of the most promising candidates for VOCs adsorption. This review generalized the superiority of POPs for VOCs adsorption compared to other porous materials and summarized the studies of VOCs adsorption on different types of POPs. Moreover, the mechanism of competitive adsorption between water and VOCs on the POPs was discussed. Finally, a concise outlook for utilizing POPs for VOCs adsorption was discussed, noting areas in which further work is needed to develop the next-generation POPs for practical applications.     

新型硫酸铝-壳聚糖助滤剂强化砂滤效能研究

将硫酸铝和壳聚糖复配作为微絮凝助滤剂（AS-CTS）,考察其强化过滤性能.利用分子量分级、荧光光谱等手段分析有机物的去除特性,通过Zeta电位、絮体粒径、分形维数的变化分析其强化过滤机理.结果表明：AS-CTS较AS、CTS强化过滤效果明显,在AS/CTS复配比为2：1、CTS投加量0.3mg/L,转速300r/min,搅拌时间2min的条件下,砂滤出水浊度能达到0.1NTU、颗粒物125个/mL,残余铝浓度0.02mg/L;浊度和颗粒物去除率较未加AS-CTS分别提高了58%、61.7%.AS-CTS强化过滤可有效去除分子量>30KDa的腐殖酸和1~3KDa间的色氨酸类蛋白、溶解性微生物代谢产物、类富里酸.AS-CTS主要靠高分子吸附架桥作用和界面化学作用,增加胶体颗粒在滤料表面的粘附;通过形成较大粒径和分形维数的微絮体,增强絮体向滤料表面的迁移.     

Sustainable method towards magnetic ordered mesoporous polymers for efficient Methylene Blue removal

The difficulty in achieving high removal efficiency for contaminants in textile wastewater over a wide range of pH impedes the progress of its treatment technique greatly. Herein, a facile and sustainable strategy was adopted for constructing magnetic ordered mesoporous polymers (M-OMPs) without the assistance of organic solvent and catalyst. The prepared M-OMPs were endowed with high special surface area and good superparamagnetism simultaneously, and exhibited high removal efficiency (>99%) for Methylene Blue (MB) within a short time (10 min) at a concentration of 50 mg/L. What's more, high removal efficiency was achieved over a wide range of pH 2-12 and the adsorption capacity for MB on M-OMPs was substantially retained even after 5 adsorption-desorption cycles, further demonstrating the application potential of M-OMPs in the decontamination of textile wastewater.     

高分子吸水树脂作为蓄冷材料的性能研究

本文研究了不同吸水倍率的高分子吸水树脂的相变温度、相变潜热及作为蓄冷材料在35℃环境下的相变时间,并与冰做了对比。结果显示：吸收不同倍率水的高分子树脂。相变温度和相变潜热基本与水相似,随着吸水倍率的增加,相变潜热越接近于水的潜热;在相同条件下放置于隔冷袋中的高分子吸水树脂．在35℃高温环境中,可以维持20℃以下低温5h,比冰多了将近1h,克服了渗漏的缺点,在蓄冷领域表现出了明显的优势。     

Effect of environmental parameters on the degradability of polymer films in laboratory-scale composting reactors

Previous research in our laboratory reported a convenient laboratory-scale composting test method to study the weight loss of polymer films in aerobic thermophilic (53°C) reactors maintained at a 60% moisture content. The laboratory-scale compost reactors contained the following synthetic compost mixture (percentage on dry-weight basis): tree leaves (45.0), shredded paper (16.5), food (6.7), meat (5.8), cow manure (17.5), sawdust (1.9), aluminum and steel shavings (2.4), glass beads (1.3), urea (1.9), and a compost seed (1.0) which is designated Mix-1 in this work. To simplify the laboratory-scale compost weight loss test method and better understand how compost mixture compositions and environmental parameters affect the rate of plastic degradation, a systematic variation of the synthetic mixture composition as well as the moisture content was carried out. Cellulose acetate (CA) with a degree of substitution (DS) value of 1.7 and cellophane films were chosen as test polymer substrates for this work. The extent of CA DS-1.7 and cellophane weight loss as a function of the exposure time remained unchanged when the metal and glass components of the mixture were excluded in Mix-2. Further study showed that large variations in the mixture composition such as the replacement of tree leaves, food, meat, and sawdust with steam-exploded wood and alfalfa (forming Mix-C) could be made with little or no change in the time dependence of CA DS-1.7 film weight loss. In contrast, substituting tree leaves, food, meat, cow manure, and sawdust with steam-exploded wood in combination with either Rabbit Choice (Mix-D) or starch and urea (Mix-E) resulted in a significant time increase (from 7 to 12 days) for the complete disappearance of CA DS-1.7 films. Interestingly, in this work no direct correlation was observed between the C/N ratio (which ranged from 13.9 to 61.4) and the CA DS-1.7 film weight loss. Decreasing moisture contents of the compost Mix-2 from 60 and 50 and 40% resulted in dramatic changes in polymer degradation such that CA DS-1.7 showed an increase in the time period for a complete disappearance of polymer films from 6 to 16 and 30 days, respectively.Guest Editor: Dr. Graham Swift, Rohm & Haas.Paper presented at the Bio/Environmentally Degradable Polymer Society—Second National Meeting, August 19–21, 1993, Chicago, Illinois.     

Cu(Ⅱ)印迹[CTS/PVP]和[CTS/PVP/C]材料的制备及表征

以壳聚糖(CTS)、聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVP)、活性炭(C)为基材,Cu(Ⅱ)为印迹离子,制备了CTS/PVP共混印迹球[Cu(Ⅱ)-IICP]和CTS/PVP/C共混印迹球[Cu(Ⅱ)-IICPC].以Cu(Ⅱ)的吸附量作为评价指标,对两种共混印迹球的制备条件进行了优化.研究结果表明,当CTS/PVP的质量比为6∶4,活性炭质量分数为0.6%,Cu(Ⅱ)模板剂质量分数为0.05%,所制备的两种共混印迹球吸附性能较佳,且对Cu(Ⅱ)有较好的选择吸附性.物理吸附分析结果表明,与未印迹相比印迹材料的比表面积明显增大.FTIR谱图分析,Cu(Ⅱ)模板主要与CTS和PVP中的—NH2和—OH发生了配位作用.XRD谱图分析结果表明,CTS与PVP、C、Cu(Ⅱ)之间发生了相互作用,改变了CTS原有的晶体结构,使其结晶度降低.     

细胞冻融破碎对城市污泥中重金属浸出浓度的影响

利用反复冻融的方法对污泥细胞进行破碎,考察处理前后污泥重金属的浸出浓度和形态分布的变化,并通过扫描电镜和红外光谱分析污泥中微生物细胞形貌和有机化合物含量的变化.结果显示,经过细胞破碎处理后,污泥中重金属的浸出浓度增大,锌、镍、铬、镉和铜的浸出浓度比原始污泥分别增加了9.7%、5.1%、25%、9%和50%.不稳定态增加,锌和镍的不稳定态分别增加了20.4%和37.9%,锌、镍、铬和铜的有机态分别减少了4.2%、8.2%、1.2%和5.1%.细胞发生了形貌上的变化,细胞体破碎程度严重.细胞EPS以及污泥中的蛋白质、羧酸、多聚糖等有机基团含量明显减少.细胞破碎后污泥浸出浓度增加的主要原因是污泥中有机态的重金属转化成了其他不稳定态的重金属.     

磁性炭微球表面印迹吸附材料的制备及其对氨苄西林识别与选择性吸附

以核桃壳为原料,利用溶剂热法制备了磁性炭微球(MCMs),结合表面印迹技术制备了基于MCMs的磁性炭微球表面分子印迹材料(MMIPs).通过FT-IR、TGA、VSM和TEM等表征手段对其理化性能进行了表征,结果表明MMIPs为球形,印迹聚合层厚度50~80 nm,具有热稳定性和磁稳定性.采用吸附实验研究了MMIPs对AMP的识别与选择性吸附性能.Langmuir等温模型能较好地描述MMIPs对AMP的吸附平衡数据,25℃时MMIPs的单分子层最大吸附容量为40.96 mg·g-1.准二级动力学模型能较好的描述MMIPs对AMP吸附动力学行为.选择性分析结果表明,MMIPs对AMP具有较好地选择识别性,并且MMIPs可以循环使用5次.结合高效液相色谱分析技术,MMIPs已成功应用于牛奶样品中痕量AMP的分离、富集和回收,AMP的回收率为92.78%.