Gasification and smelting system using oxygen blowing for plastic waste including polyvinyl chloride

A new type of waste gasification and smelting system using oxygen blowing based on high-temperature metallurgy, was developed by Sumitomo Metals, Japan. This system can steadily gasify and melt not only municipal waste, but also plastic waste and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) waste by using a top-blow oxygen lance together with sideways-blow oxygen lances. As a result of gasification in the high-temperature reducing atmosphere and rapid gas cooling, dioxin-free, high-calorie purified gas was produced. Ash components in the wastes were smelted in a high-temperature reducing atmosphere, and high-quality slag free of heavy metals was produced. Most of the chlorine in the wastes was converted into hydrogen chloride in the off gas. The hydrogen chloride can be recovered as hydrochloric acid or chlorine, which are recyclable to PVC manufacturing.     

Marine Debris &; Plastics: Environmental Concerns,Sources, Impacts and Solutions

Marine debris (marine litter) is one of the most pervasive and solvable pollution problems plaguing the world’s oceans and waterways. Nets, food wrappers, cigarette filters, bottles, resin pellets, and other debris items can have serious impacts on wildlife, habitat, and human safety. Successful management of the problem requires a comprehensive understanding of both marine debris and human behavior. Knowledge is key for consumers to make appropriate choices when it comes to using and disposing of waste items. Education and outreach programs, strong laws and policies, and governmental and private enforcement are the building blocks for a successful marine pollution prevention initiative. The plastic industry also has a role to play in educating its employees and customers, and searching for technological mitigation strategies.     

白色污染的危害与防治

本文在综述白色污染形成原因、污染状况的基础上,介绍了我国目前解决白色污染的方法以及国外塑料废弃物的治理现状,同时探讨了白色污染防治中的问题,并提出了解决白色污染的对策。     

金属材料的超声塑性加工

此文介绍了超声振动在金属塑性加工领域的应用,讨论了超声塑性加工的理论机制和工艺特点,论述了超声场中的材料性能和粘塑性本构关系。     

便携式气相色谱仪在VOCs污染源监测中的应用

便携式气相色谱仪（Portable GC）是一种能在野外现场完成对VOCs气体进行分析测试的新型气相色谱仪，该仪器完全避免VOCs监测中的样品的保存问题。通过对这种仪器性能与操作，以及用针筒、塑料袋采集3苯（苯、甲苯、二甲苯）的采样评价实验，探讨了便携式气相色谱仪在VOCs污染源监测中的应用。     

上海市郊大棚蔬菜的农药使用调查

通过对上海市郊大棚生产中农药使用情况的调查，揭示了上海市郊大棚蔬菜生产中存在的主要农药污染问题，主要表现在：所使用农药的结构不够合理，一些危险级农药仍在使用，而高效杀菌剂和除草剂的品种很少；大棚蔬菜的农药残留量较高，超标率可达１０％；食用受农药污染蔬菜的急性中毒事件时有发生，主要为绿叶蔬菜，农药主要是甲胺膦。     

放射性固体废物塑料固化技术研究

比较了聚氯乙烯（ＰＶＣ）、聚苯乙烯（ＰＳ）和聚乙烯（ＰＥ）３种热塑性塑料，来固化焚烧炉灰和废阳树脂的工艺条件，固化体的物化性及耐辐照等性能。各种塑料固化体，经过抗压强度、浸出率、反复冷冻和加热、大气老化、浸渍和１０＾６ＧＹ辐照等试验，仍保持性能稳定，能满足要求；其中，利用废放免管（ＰＳ）固化剂包容炉灰的固化体，机械性能较好，减容比较大，为处理放射性固体废物开辟了一条以废治废的新途径。     

Augmented hydrogen production by gasification of ball milled polyethylene with Ca(OH)2 and Ni(OH)2

PE ball milling pretreatment induces higher H₂ production and purity by gasification. Ca(OH)₂ reacts at solid state with PE boosting H₂ and capturing CO₂. Ca(OH)₂ significantly reduces methanation side-reaction. Polymer thermal recycling for hydrogen production is a promising process to recover such precious element from plastic waste. In the present work a simple but efficacious high energy milling pre-treatment is proposed to boost H₂ generation during polyethylene gasification. The polymer is co-milled with calcium and nickel hydroxides and then it is subjected to thermal treatment. Results demonstrate the key role played by the calcium hydroxide that significantly ameliorates hydrogen production. It reacts in solid state with the polyethylene to form directly carbonate and hydrogen. In this way, the CO₂ is immediately captured in solid form, thus shifting the equilibrium toward H₂ generation and obtaining high production rate (>25 L/mol CH₂). In addition, high amounts of the hydroxide prevent excessive methane formation, so the gas product is almost pure hydrogen (~95%).     

Monitoring of total volatile organic compound emissions from plastic runway surfaces

Abstract

Simulated with small environmental chambers, the emission characteristics of total volatile organic compounds from plastic runway surfaces were investigated by thermal desorption–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. This quantitative approach was validated using a dynamic recovery experiment, and the variation of emission factors from mixed-type plastic surfaces was determined. Also, the photodegradation of volatile organic compounds in chambers was introduced to decrease the background interference.     

Resource utilization of typical biomass wastes as biochars in removing plasticizer diethyl phthalate from water: characterization and adsorption mechanisms

● Six largely produced agricultural biomass wastes were pyrolyzed into biochars. ● Feedstock type significantly determined physiochemical properties of biochars. ● The biochars showed powerful adsorption capabilities to Plasticizer DEP. ● Giant reed biochar with higher DEP adsorption was a prominent sorbent. Plastic pollution as a global environmental issue has become a research hotspot, among which the removal of inherent plasticizer (e.g., phthalic acid esters, PAEs) received increasing attention. However, the effects of biochars derived from different feedstocks on the adsorption of PAEs are poorly understood. Thus, the characteristics of biochars derived from six largely produced biomass wastes in China at 400 °C, as well as their performance in adsorption of diethyl phthalate (DEP), one of frequently detected PAEs in aqueous environment, were investigated. The results indicated that the variation in feedstock type showed significant changes in the properties (e.g., porosity, specific surface area, surface functional groups) of biochars, which affected DEP adsorption and desorption. Pseudo-second order and Freundlich models fitted the adsorption data well, and adsorption mechanisms mainly included hydrophobic effect, followed by micropore filling, hydrogen bonding, and π-π EDA interactions. Adsorption thermodynamics revealed that the adsorption was a spontaneous and exothermic the adsorption capacities of DEP on these biochars slightly decreased with the increasing pH but increased with the increasing ionic strength. Among these biochars, the giant reed biochar with relatively higher DEP adsorption and low desorption exhibited the great efficiency for DEP removal as an environment-friendly sorbent. These results highlighted the significant roles of micropore filling and hydrogen bond in determining adsorption capacity of designed biochars prepared from selecting suitable agricultural straws and wetland plant waste to typical plasticizer. The findings are useful for producing designed biochars from different biomass wastes for plasticizer pollution control.