西南喀斯特流域风化作用季节性变化研究

以西南地区典型喀斯特流域,长江上游一级支流嘉陵江温塘峡段为例,连续2 a按月取样,并通过水化学分析、同位素分析等方法,研究得出嘉陵江温塘峡段水化学类型受地层控制,为HCO3--Ca型.在稀释作用的影响下,除HNO3-的浓度因受人类活动的影响雨季偏大外,其余大部分离子浓度雨季较旱季偏小.所有样品的(Ca2++Mg2+)/HCO3-(浓度比)在0.5～1之间,(Ca2++Mg2+)/(HCO3-+SO24-)(浓度比)大部分处于0.5～1之间,由此表明嘉陵江风化作用主要以碳酸的风化和硫酸风化碳酸岩盐为主,硫酸岩盐的风化为辅.根据同位素分析结果表明嘉陵江水中δ13CHCO-3值为-8.74‰～-7.36‰,δ34SSO2-4值旱季为14.43‰,雨季为12.21‰,表明硫酸对碳酸盐岩的风化作用和硫酸盐岩自身的风化作用在雨季均表现更强,其中,硫酸岩盐自身的风化作用在雨季强度更大,而旱季碳酸对碳酸盐岩的风化作用比较强.     

How have reforms fuelled the expansion of artisanal mining? Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

This paper investigates whether and how World Bank mining sector reforms have fuelled the expansion of illegal artisanal mining activity in Sub-Saharan Africa. In doing so, the analysis examines three issues. First, the emerging correlation between reforms and poverty, mainly a result of increased unemployment caused by Structural Adjustment Programmes and concurrent privatisation of state-owned enterprises, is explored. Second, the possibility that reform of large-scale mining has decreased available land for peasant farming as well as legalised small-scale mining activity is discussed. Finally, the notion that the regularisation of informal mining activities has been an exceedingly bureaucratic procedure in Africa, therefore providing individuals with little incentive to operate within the legal domain, is examined. Faced with few employment prospects, a growing number of Africans are pursuing employment in the artisanal mining sector, a worrying prospect given its intimate association with environmental degradation and HIV/AIDS.     

Optimizing the crystallinity and acidity of H-SAPO-34 by fluoride for synthesizing Cu/SAPO-34 NH3-SCR catalyst

A series of H-SAPO-34 zeolites were synthesized by a hydrothermal method in fluoride media. The as-synthesized H-SAPO-34 zeolites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), N₂ physisorption, temperature-programmed desorption of NH₃ (NH₃-TPD) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements. The results showed that a certain concentration of F⁻ anions promoted the nucleation and crystallization of H-SAPO-34. The H-SAPO-34 synthesized in the fluoride media showed high crystallinity, uniform particle size distribution, large specific surface area and pore volume, and enhanced acidity. Therefore, Cu/SAPO-34 based on the fluoride-assisted zeolite showed a broadened temperature window for the selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH₃ (NH₃-SCR) reaction due to the enhanced acidity of the zeolite and the improved dispersion of copper species.     

石墨烯在装备技术相关领域的应用研究(二)

基于石墨烯的材料和器件正在传统和新兴领域广泛应用,简要综述了石墨烯基材料在电化学储能、装备抗腐蚀和吸波领域的研究进展,介绍了基于不同物理机制和观点的研究热点。指出高质量单层或少层、分散良好的石墨烯材料的制备尚未有工业化的方法,且大量的应用是基于石墨烯为模板的衍生物是石墨烯大规模工业化应用仍然为数不多的原因。提出高效地对石墨烯的表面、化学键进行功能化,同时保留石墨烯本体完美碳骨架的技术难题。最后提出研究石墨烯与其他功能材料的复合机理和微观机制,解决复合界面问题,开发绿色、高效、低成本的复合工艺,将促进石墨烯的应用。     

Could a public ecology approach help resolve the mountaintop mining controversy?

In recent years, controversy has grown around decisions related to mountaintop removal mining of coal in Central Appalachia, USA. While this mining method can be particularly efficient, it necessitates removal and relocation of huge volumes of earth—permanently altering the natural landform and potentially impacting local environments and communities. Current decision-making systems and regulatory frameworks have been largely ineffective at incorporating the values and concerns of stakeholders. This is due, in part, to contradicting policies, a legacy of distrust, and problems related to scale. Further, the lack of good civic science related to mountaintop mining and meaningful routes for public involvement have also hampered effective decision-making. We propose that the fundamental concepts of public ecology may provide a progressive approach to resolving these complex issues, and examine the challenges that must be met along the way.     

Alternatives to biodiversity offsets for mitigating the effects of urbanization on stream ecosystems

Globally, offset schemes have emerged in many statutory frameworks relating to development activities, with the aim of balancing biodiversity conservation and development. Although the theory and use of biodiversity offsets in terrestrial environments is broadly documented, little attention has been paid to offsets in stream ecosystems. Here we examine the application of offset schemes to stream ecosystems and explore whether they suffer similar shortcomings to those of offset schemes focused on terrestrial biodiversity. To challenge the applicability of offsets further, we discuss typical trajectories of urban expansion and their cascading physical, chemical and biological impacts on stream ecosystems. We argue that the highly connected nature of stream ecosystems and urban drainage networks can transfer impacts of urbanization across wide areas, complicating the notion of like‐for‐like exchange and the prospect of effectively mitigating biodiversity loss. Instead, we identify in‐catchment options for stormwater control, which can avoid or minimize the impacts of development on downstream ecosystems, while presenting additional public and private benefits. We describe the underlying principles of these alternatives, some of the challenges associated with their uptake, and policy initiatives being trialed to facilitate adoption. In conclusion, we argue that stronger policies to avoid and minimize the impacts of urbanization provide better prospects for protecting downstream ecosystems, and can additionally, stimulate economic opportunities and improve urban liveability.     

Minerals policy in Europe: Some recent developments

The importance of a secured supply of raw materials for the European economy is evident. However, securing the supply of raw materials based on an appropriate EU minerals policy has been scarcely treated by the decision-makers in the last decades. Solely the impact of price development of international commodity markets in the last years induces a re-thinking of this field. The EU Raw Materials Initiative, which was published by the European Commission in November 2008, establishes an EU raw materials strategy including a list of actions.     

MTO废催化剂SAPO-34的再生

采用干凝胶转化法对甲醇制烯烃(MTO)废催化剂SAPO-34进行再生,将SAPO-34分子筛晶化所需的硅、铝、磷原料同时作为黏结剂使用,经干凝胶转化制备出再生催化剂,并对催化剂进行了表征及MTO反应活性评价。表征结果显示,再生催化剂的晶体结构、微观形貌、粒径分布、孔结构、耐磨性及酸中心均得到了恢复与改善,磨损指数可达0.35%/h。实验结果表明:在催化剂加入量为1.0 g、进气中甲醇质量分数为95%、甲醇质量空速为3 h-1、反应温度为450℃、反应压力为常压的条件下,再生催化剂的甲醇转化率接近100%,双烯(乙烯和丙烯)选择性较废催化剂提高了约3百分点,可达87%以上;同时,再生催化剂的寿命也较废催化剂有了明显改善。     

焙烧温度对Fe2O3/SAPO-34催化剂低温NH3选择性催化还原NO性能的影响

采用尿素沉淀法制备了一系列Fe_2O_3/SAPO-34催化剂,考察了催化剂焙烧温度(200、300、400、500℃)对低温NH_3选择性催化还原(NH_3-SCR)NO性能的影响,并利用X射线衍射(XRD)、N_2吸附-脱附、原子吸收光谱(AAS)、场发射扫描电镜(FE-SEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、H_2程序升温还原(H_2-TPR)、NH_3程序升温脱附(NH_3-TPD)等多种手段对催化剂的表面结构和物理化学性质进行表征分析.XRD和FE-SEM分析表明,在较低的焙烧温度(400℃)下,铁物种能够高度均匀地负载在SAPO-34表面上.NH_3-TPD和H_2-TPR分析表明,高分散状态的Fe_2O_3使催化剂暴露出更多的强酸位和活性位,有利于提高催化剂的NH_3吸附和活化能力及氧化还原性能,从而使催化剂呈现出更高的低温SCR活性.BET和XPS分析表明,在较低的焙烧温度下,Fe_2O_3/SAPO-34催化剂具有更大的比表面积和更高的化学吸附氧比例,促进NO氧化为中间产物NO_2,从而加快低温SCR反应的进行.活性测试结果表明,300℃焙烧的Fe_2O_3/SAPO-34催化剂具有最佳的低温活性和较强的抗硫抗水性能,在空速为40000 h~(-1)的条件下,且反应温度为190~240℃时,NO转化率达90%以上且N_2选择性接近100%.     

Metalliferous sediments in the Atlantis II Deep—Assessing the geological and economic resource potential and legal constraints

Projected increases in demand and thus increasing metal prices have brought the exploration and exploitation of marine mineral resources back into focus. The Atlantis II Deep, located in the central Red Sea between Saudi Arabia and Sudan, is one of the largest marine sulfide deposits known, with high concentrations of metals such as zinc, copper, silver and gold. However, little is known about the economic potential of marine minerals as well as the legal constraints. Our geological assessment shows that the deep is similar in grades and scale to large land-based deposits. Its economic potential is far from negligible. The total present value of possible gross revenues for the four metals zinc, copper, silver and gold ranges from 3.03 to 5.29 billion US$, depending on the assumptions made concerning future price development, mass calculation and discount rate. From a legal perspective, a general duty to cooperate in the exploration and exploitation of non-living resources located in disputed maritime areas is identified in both customary international law and in UNCLOS. It is submitted that a joint development agreement is one means of ensuring compliance with this duty in general and in the case of the Atlantis II Deep in particular.