Kinetics study of photocatalytic process for treatment of phenolic wastewater by TiO2 nano powder immobilized on concrete surfaces

In this study, kinetics of photocatalytic degradation of phenolic wastewater in immobilized photocatalytic reactor was investigated. Immobilization of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nano powders on concrete surfaces were accomplished with epoxy concrete sealer. Kinetics of photocatalytic reactions has been proposed to follow the Langmuir–Hinshelwood model in different initial phenol concentration, pH, and UV lamp intensity. First-order reaction kinetics with respect to the pollutant concentration was obtained for the reaction. Effect of UV lamp intensity showed that kinetic constants were proportional to the power of 0.73–1 of the photonic flow. In all cases kinetic constant increases as pH of the system reached up to 12 units. Several reaction intermediates were identified using the GC/Mass analysis. Products at the initial stage of the reaction were aromatic compounds, contained hydroquinone, benzoquinone, and catechol. These intermediates underwent further photocatalytic oxidation to aliphatic compounds and finally into CO₂ and H₂O after 4?h. Kinetic constants of intermediate compounds were determined using mathematical–chemical equations and nonlinear regression. Data showed that the differences between the mathematical model and Langmuir–Hinshelwood model for the kinetic constant was less than 5%.     

纳米零价铁/玉米淀粉的制备及其对Pb2+的吸附

以玉米淀粉为载体，采用液相还原法制备纳米零价铁/玉米淀粉，并用于溶液中Pb2+的去除。采用SEM技术对吸附材料进行了表征。考察了溶液pH、纳米零价铁/玉米淀粉加入量、初始Pb2+质量浓度、反应时间等因素对Pb2+吸附效果的影响。表征结果显示，纳米零价铁/玉米淀粉球体间主要呈链状连接，不仅保持了纳米零价铁的特性，且颗粒的团聚现象明显减少。实验结果表明，在溶液pH 7.0、纳米零价铁/玉米淀粉加入量0.8 g/L、初始Pb2+质量浓度50 mg/L、反应时间60 min的条件下，纳米零价铁/玉米淀粉对Pb2+具有较好的吸附效果，Pb2+去除率为93.17%、吸附量为47.27 mg/g。     

Release behavior and bioefficacy of imazethapyr formulations based on biopolymeric hydrogels

Controlled release formulations of imazethapyr herbicide have been developed employing guar gum-g-cl-polyacrylate/bentonite clay hydrogel composite (GG-HG) and guar gum-g-cl-PNIPAm nano hydrogel (GG-NHG) as carriers, to assess the suitability of biopolymeric hydrogels as controlled herbicide release devices. The kinetics of imazethapyr release from the developed formulations was studied in water and it revealed that the developed formulations of imazethapyr behaved as slow release formulations as compared to commercial formulation. The calculated diffusion exponent (n) values showed that Fickian diffusion was the predominant mechanism of imazethapyr release from the developed formulations. Time for release of half of the loaded imazethapyr (t_1/2) ranged between 0.06 and 4.8 days in case of GG-NHG and 4.4 and 12.6 days for the GG-HG formulations. Weed control index (WCI) of GG-HG and GG-NHG formulations was similar to that of the commercial formulation and the herbicidal effect was observed for relatively longer period. Guar gum-based biopolymeric hydrogels in both macro and nano particle size range can serve as potential carriers in developing slow release herbicide formulations.     

应用物种敏感性分布评估微(纳米)塑料对水生生物的生态风险

水环境中的微(纳米)塑料对水生生物具有潜在的危害。为了评估微(纳米)塑料对水生生物的毒性效应及生态风险,本研究在广泛查阅并分析微(纳米)塑料相关毒理学研究数据的基础上,利用物种敏感性分布(Species Sensitivity Distributions,SSD)方法对其中5门10科11种水生生物的急性毒理数据进行曲线拟合;计算对应的5%危害浓度(the hazardous concentration for 5%of the species, HC_5)和潜在影响比例(potential affected fractions, PAF);计算了相应的急性生态效应阀值(predicted no effect concentration, PNEC_(acute)),并比较了各类水生生物对微(纳米)塑料的敏感性及其所受生态风险。结果表明,目前已有数据中微(纳米)塑料对费氏弧菌(Vibrio fischeri)的生态风险最大,对朱氏四爿藻(Tetraselmis chuii)的生态风险最小;基于Reweibull模型对水生生物数据所推导的PNEC_(acute)为0.185μg·L~(-1),约为当前微(纳米)塑料在水体环境中浓度的30%。利用SSD来预测微(纳米)塑料不同暴露浓度下对水生生物的PAF,发现当微(纳米)塑料暴露浓度小于10μg·L~(-1)时,水生生物所受的影响在可接受范围内;当暴露浓度达到1 000μg·L~(-1)时,将有26%的物种受到微(纳米)塑料的危害。此外,利用Rurrlioz软件估算了世界典型淡水与海水水域表层水体中微塑料对水生生物的PAF值,发现其PAF预测值都为0;将各水域微塑料浓度与急性生态效应阀值PNEC_(acute)比较后发现,除太湖外,其他水体环境中微塑料浓度都低于PNEC_(acute),说明如果只考虑微塑料本身的影响,目前世界典型水域表层水中微塑料对水生生物的危害程度大部分都在可接受的范围之内。     

纳米TiO2/硅藻土光催化降解废水中二甲胺

通过凝胶-溶胶法制备纳米TiO2/硅藻土复合催化剂,对常见工业难降解有机污染物二甲胺(DMA)进行了降解实验.采用扫描电镜和X射线衍射技术对催化剂能进行了表征,考察了废水初始浓度、pH、催化剂用量、外加氧化剂对DMA光催化降解效果的影响,进行了降解动力学和降解机理的分析.结果表明,所制催化剂为锐钛矿和金红石混合晶型,均达纳米级,对中低浓度(≤400 mg/L)DMA废水具有良好的降解效果.常温常压、18W紫外汞灯下,3 g/L TiO2/硅藻土对DMA废水(400 mg/L)降解率可达70％以上;其降解反应符合Langmuir-Hinshelwood动力学模型;其可能的降解途径为:二甲胺(DMA)→甲胺(MA)→CO2/CO32-、H2O和NH4+.     

纳米二氧化硅和铅复合暴露对 斑马鱼幼鱼甲状腺内分泌系统的毒性影响

纳米颗粒(NPs)因其广泛的应用而备受关注。NPs会改变重金属(如Pb)在生物体内的富集和毒性作用。因此，研究选择国际公认的模式动物斑马鱼(Danio rerio)为研究对象，开展纳米二氧化硅(nano-SiO₂)对Pb在鱼体内的积累和甲状腺内分泌系统干扰的研究。受精2 h后的斑马鱼胚胎，单独暴露于环境相关浓度的Pb(如0, 5, 10和20 μg/L)或与无效应浓度nano-SiO₂(如25 μg/L)复合暴露至144 h。结果表明：和nano-SiO₂复合暴露后，斑马鱼幼鱼体内Pb的含量显著高于同浓度下Pb单独暴露(P<0.05)。此外，Pb或nano-SiO₂单独暴露都不会显著改变斑马鱼幼鱼体内甲状腺激素(T4和T3)的含量(P>0.05)；但当两者复合暴露后，斑马鱼幼鱼体内T4和T3含量显著低于对照组或同浓度下Pb单独暴露组 (P<0.01和P<0.05)。在Pb单独或与nano-SiO₂复合暴露下，tshβ基因的表达都显著上调，但ttr和tg基因的表达都显著下调，并且复合暴露造成基因表达水平的改变较同浓度下Pb单独暴露相比更明显(P<0.05)。上述结果指出，nano-SiO₂会增加Pb在生物体内的富集，从而对斑马鱼幼鱼的甲状腺内分泌系统造成更严重的影响。     

纳米氧化物对藻类致毒性研究进展

纳米技术的迅猛发展及纳米氧化物在化学产品、电子工业、结构材料、农业及制药等领域大量生产和广泛应用,人们开始关注纳米氧化物进入环境带来的潜在风险。本文综述了纳米氧化物对藻类毒性试验所取得的研究成果(包括毒性效应、生理毒性、致毒机理等),以及纳米氧化物在水体中与其他物质发生复合后产生的联合毒性,展望了纳米氧化物毒性效应的研究方向。     

纳米沸石对大白菜生长、抗氧化酶活性及镉形态、含量的影响

通过土培试验研究了纳米沸石(NZ)和普通沸石(OZ)对2个品种白菜生长、抗氧化酶活性,镉形态和含量的影响.结果表明,施用沸石明显提高了大白菜地上部和根部过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性,使大白菜地上部、植株总干重分别增加了4.5%~96.5%、3.4%~88.4%.施用纳米沸石和普通沸石有效降低了2个品种大白菜地上部和根部镉含量,且降低幅度随沸石施用量的增加而增加.低镉(1 mg·kg~(-1)Cd)条件下,山东四号和新晋菜三号大白菜可食部位(地上部)镉含量较对照(Cd_1+Z_0)分别降低了1.0%~75.0%、19.5%~68.9%(除Cd_1+OZ_5/OZ_(10)处理).高镉水平(5 mg·kg~(-1)Cd)条件下,山东四号和新晋菜三号大白菜可食部位(地上部)镉含量较对照(Cd_5+Z_0)分别降低了7.2%~53.2%(除Cd_5+OZ_(10)处理)、0.7%~63.0%.与普通沸石相比较,纳米沸石处理大白菜可食部位(地上部)镉含量降低10.5%~65.7%.在镉污染土壤上(1 mg·kg~(-1)和5 mg·kg~(-1)Cd),施用纳米沸石和普通沸石使山东四号品种大白菜可食部位(地上部)镉提取总量分别降低了12.4%~68.8%和13.2%~55.6%(除Cd_5+OZ_5处理),使新晋菜三号大白菜可食部位(地上部)镉提取总量分别降低了9.4%~71.5%和3.1%~38.7%(除Cd_1+OZ_5处理),且随着施用量的增加,降低幅度更大.     

硅藻泥包埋纳米零价铁处理含铬废水的研究

采用环境友好型矿物材料硅藻泥(Diatom Mud)包埋纳米零价铁(nZVI)得到复合材料(D-nZVI),分别用XRD、SEM和TEM对样品分析表征.同时,通过考察D-nZVI中硅藻泥的用量、投加量、含Cr(VI)废水浓度、p H值、处理时间等对Cr(VI)去除率的影响,进一步研究了反应动力学等.结果表明,在25℃的条件下,D-nZVI中硅藻泥的用量为20%时,D-nZVI对Cr(VI)的去除效率要高于nZVI.p H值较低时D-nZVI的处理效果更好,并且含Cr(VI)废水的浓度越高,去除率越低,投加量增多和反应时间越长,Cr(VI)的去除率越高.当D-nZVI的用量为16 g·L-1,Cr(VI)废水浓度为10 mg·L-1,p H=3时,Cr(VI)的去除率达99%.从SEM和TEM样品分析结果可以看出,硅藻泥表面有很多小而均匀的小孔,较好地包埋或附着在纳米零价铁的表面上,起到了很好的抗氧化作用,为D-nZVI吸附、还原和共沉淀降解Cr(VI)提供了有力依据.     

Effects of aerobic exercise on histopathology and toxicology of ZnO and nano ZnO in male rats

The effects of four weeks of aerobic exercise on histopathological and toxicological effects induced by nano ZnO and ZnO powders in male rats were evaluated. Tissue sections of liver and kidneys of ZnO and nano ZnO rats showed some histopathological changes, which were partly reverted by exercise. ZnO and nano ZnO treatments caused an increase in the level of tumor necrosis factor-α, while the mean of Interleukin 10 was declined. Exercise training enhanced the mean value of and declined mean level of in rats treated with ZnO and nano ZnO. The ZnO and ZnO groups demonstrated the highest means of insulin resistance, low density lipoprotein, cholesterol, triglyceride levels and lower mean value of compared to the other groups, while exercise resulted in improvement in mean of these factors.