Self-catalytic pyrolysis thermodynamics of waste printed circuit boards with co-existing metals

● The co-existing metals in WPCBs has positive catalytic influence in pyrolysis. ● Cu, Fe, Ni can promote reaction progress and reduce the apparent activation energy. ● Ni play better role in promoting WPCB pyrolysis reaction. Waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) are generated increasingly recent years with the rapid replacement of electric and electronic products. Pyrolysis is considered to be a potential environmentally-friendly technology for recovering organic and metal resources from WPCBs. Thermogravimetric analysis and kinetic analysis of WPCBs were carried out in this study. It showed that the co-existing metals (Cu, Fe, Ni) in WPCBs have positive self-catalytic influence during the pyrolysis process. To illustrate their catalytic effects, the apparent activation energy was calculated by differential model. Contributions of different reactions during catalytic pyrolysis process was studied and the mechanism function was obtained by Šesták-Berggren model. The results showed that Cu, Fe, Ni can promote the reaction progress and reduce the apparent activation energy. Among the three metals, Ni plays better catalytic role than Cu, then Fe. This work provides theoretical base for understanding the three metals’ catalytic influence during the pyrolysis of non-metal powders in WPCBs.     

氧化改性活性炭纤维吸附材料制备及其性能研究

目的以不同浓度的双氧水溶液对活性炭纤维进行氧化改性,制备SO_(2)、NO_(x)腐蚀气氛吸附材料。方法采用红外光谱、X射线衍射仪、X射线光电子能谱仪等表征方式,揭示双氧水改性对活性炭纤维孔隙结构、表面物理化学性质、吸附性能的影响,并将装有吸附材料的防护包装贮存于湿热海洋气候环境中,验证腐蚀气氛控制效果。结果双氧水改性活性炭纤维后,其表面官能团未发生变化,比表面积先减小、后增大。改性后,活性炭纤维表面活性位点有所增加,对应的吸附性能显著增加,30%双氧水改性活性炭纤维对SO_(2)、NO_(2)、NO的饱和吸附量分别为100、153、128 mg/g,与改性前相比,分别提高了67%、180%、137%。应用吸附材料的防护包装内部腐蚀气氛浓度在3个月内几乎为0。结论双氧水改性活性炭纤维具有良好的腐蚀气氛吸附性能,在长贮微环境中具有良好应用前景。     

Hydrochemical characteristics,trace element sources,and health risk assessment of surface waters in the Amu Darya Basin of Uzbekistan,arid Central Asia

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Thorough knowledge of hydrochemical characteristics and trace element concentrations in surface waters is crucial for protection of this resource,...     

Seed priming with brassinosteroids alleviates aluminum toxicity in rice via improving antioxidant defense system and suppressing aluminum uptake

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Brassinosteroids (BRs) are growth-promoting hormones that exhibit high biological activities across various plant species. BRs shield plants against...