A simple and robust method for determination of neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) oil in neem oil coated urea

The production of neem oil coated urea (NOCU), a technology developed by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, has been grown to over 2.0 million tons per year. The estimation of neem oil content in NOCU is important due to its significance in ensuring agronomic efficiency. Therefore, this study was taken up to develop a simple method for the determination of neem oil in NOCU. The procedure involves extraction of neem oil from NOCU; saponification of extracted oil; oxidation of released glycerol to formaldehyde, and subsequent conversion of formaldehyde to a dihydrolutidine derivative. Its concentration was determined spectrophotometrically. The recoveries of neem oil from NOCU with oil load of 500 and 1000?ppm were 87.6?±?3.0% and 90.0?±?4.8% respectively with direct method; and improved to 92.6?±?4.0% and 96.7?±?3.8% after including the in situ purification. A simple method based on the Hantzsch reaction was developed for the determination of neem oil in NOCU. This method is superior to earlier methods in terms of sensitivity, simplicity, and time required.     

Estimation of Similarity in the Qualitative Composition of Humic Substance in Marine Sediments By Means of an Uv-Spectroscopic Library

In this paper a method for the study of the qualitative similarity of extractable humic substance (EHS) in marine sediments based on the realisation of UV spectral library of EHS is described. the spectral library was built including the digitised spectra of humic substance extracted from several marine sediments (46 samples) and two samples of standard materials (lignin sulphonate and humic substance) in a Statistica data file. the data matrix was elaborated by means of different multivariate statistic techniques such as Cluster Analysis (CA), Principal Components Analysis (PCA) and the univariate technique Spectral Correlation Analysis (SCA). This approach allows us to show the contribution of different organic compounds (aromatic, lipid and acid) to the composition of EHS and moreover it evidences also the structural characteristics of EHS in terms of similarities in the qualitative composition of samples such as presence of terrestrial and/or vegetal contributions. the UV library is an objective tool to study the qualitative composition of EHS and it represents a complementary approach to the most common methods based on the application of spectroscopic (IR, ¹³CNMR), potentiometric and chromatographic techniques.     

Characterization of fulvic acids during olive mill waste composting (Elemental,Thermal and fluorescence analyses)

Elemental analysis, fluorescence spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were applied to the study of fulvic acids isolated from different stages during olive mill waste composting. The fulvic extracted acids are characterized by a high nitrogen content and O/C ratio values that may result from the high degree of humification and the synthesis of more condensed humic complexes. This was confirmed by fluorescence spectroscopy in the synchronous-scan mode by the decrease of shoulder intensities at intermediate wavelengths indicating the increase of polycondensation and conjugation of unsaturated structures and the greater uniformity of fluorophores. Fluorescence spectra in the emission, excitation and synchronous modes became simpler with compost maturation. This was confirmed by DSC results which proved the high degree of polycondensation of aromatic nuclei of fulvic acid molecules during olive mill waste composting.     

Application and mechanism of polysaccharide extracted from Enteromorpha to remove nano-ZnO and humic acid in coagulation process

Green source Ep was extracted from marine alga waste. The molecule model structure of Ep was studied and constructed. PAC-Ep coagulation system improves the efficiency of removal efficiency. Synergistic effects between NPs and HA make a big difference to enhance efficiency. Mechanism is charge neutralization, hydrogen bonding and adsorbing-complexing Enteromorpha polysaccharide (Ep) extracted from alga a novel green coagulant aid for nanoparticles (NPs) and heavy metal ions removal and the structure of EP was intensively studied in this study. The integration of Ep with polyaluminum chloride (PAC-Ep) coagulants exhibited higher coagulation performance than that of the polyaluminum chloride (PAC) because of the negatively charged NPs suspension and humic aid (HA) solution. Significant high removal efficiencies of dissolved organic matter (94.1%), turbidity (99.3%) and Zn ions (69.3%) were achieved by the PAC-Ep coagulants. The dual-coagulation properties of PAC-Ep for different pollutants was based on multiple mechanisms, including (i) Al³⁺ charge neutralization; (ii) hydroxy aluminum hydroxyl bridging formed polynuclearhydroxy complexes bridge and sweep colloidal particles; (iii) adsorption and bridging of Ep chain for the NPs and heavy metal ions. Results indicated that the destabilization of colloid was induced by the coexisting HA and higher removal was achieved as ions adsorption was enhance in the presence of HA complexation. On the basis of that, the extraction of polysaccharide is a promising candidate for its high coagulation performance in water treatment.     

光谱特征法辨识不同污染景观河道中溶解性有机物的组分与来源

利用三维荧光光谱（EEMs）结合平行因子分析方法（PARAFAC）及紫外-可见光谱技术（UV-vis）,对苏州古城区内不同污染状况的景观河道中溶解性有机物（DOM）的光谱特征和来源进行解析.结果表明,苏州古城区内景观河道水体总体上表现为氮、磷营养盐污染.水体中的DOM解析出4种荧光组分,分别为自源类色氨酸C1（λ_Ex/λ_Em=235（290） nm/349 nm）、陆源类腐殖质C2（λ_Ex/λ_Em=250（315） nm/403 nm）、类色氨酸和酪氨酸的混合物C3（λ_Ex/λ_Em=230（275） nm/319 nm）和UVA类腐殖质C4（λ_Ex/λ_Em=240（350） nm/459 nm）.相关性分析表明各个组分之间具有同源性,荧光组分与氮类营养盐和叶绿素a （Chl a）存在显著相关性,说明DOM与氮营养盐迁移转化、藻类活动有关.景观河道DOM中类蛋白类物质含量最多,类蛋白类物质的总荧光强度比例为66.36%~76.84%,类腐殖质荧光强度比例为23.15%~34.74%.在4种污染类型水体中,组分C1和C4含量没有明显差距,组分C2和C3含量差距较大,有机主导型水体中C2含量最大,无机主导型水体C3含量最大.同时分析了水体中DOM的荧光指标和吸收光谱指标,发现各种表观污染类型水体中荧光指数FI、自生源指数BIX均较大,且腐殖化指数HIX小于3.5,腐殖化程度弱,主要为内源;有机主导型水体中吸收系数a₂₅₄最大,芳香性最强.各种类型水体中吸收系数比值E2/E3均小于3.5,E2/E4较大,光谱斜率比值S_R大于1,DOM相对分子量较小,河道水体DOM的来源中内源贡献较大.     

长江下游居民区降水地表径流的污染特征

城市地表径流是重要非点源污染源之一,其研究对于我国城市水环境质量控制具有重要的现实意义.本文选择我国长江下游地区典型居民区下垫面作为研究对象,采集不同下垫面的多场降雨径流,探究分析其中主要金属污染物和溶解性有机质（DOM）的分布、结构特征和污染负荷.结果发现,不同下垫面地表径流中重金属均呈现一定程度的超标现象,其浓度由高到低排序为：Zn > Cu > Pb > Sb > Cd,不同下垫面地表径流污染特征呈现了显著的差异,交通主干道的金属和DOM污染均最为严重;不同下垫面有机质结构特性也呈现出了明显的差异;地表径流DOM与阳离子金属污染物（Cu）的结合作用强烈,紫外差分光谱和傅里叶变换红外光谱显示其结合位点位于羧基、酚羟基和C＝C结构,而类金属污染物（Sb）则结合较弱,其在径流中可能以游离态存在;研究区域不同金属污染物对临近水体产生的污染年负荷依次为：Zn > Cu > Pb > Sb > Cd,无锡和南京采样区DOM的单位面积污染负荷分别为0.93 g·（m²·a）^-1和8.72 g·（m²·a）^-1.结果表明需要针对不同下垫面属性和不同污染物结构特征开展对应的污染拦截措施,相关结果可以为长江下游流域水环境质量改善提供参考信息.     

堆放垃圾渗滤液水溶性有机物的荧光特性

为揭示堆放垃圾渗滤液物质组成特性及其变化规律,采用三维荧光光谱,对4个不同垃圾堆场渗滤液水溶性有机物(DOM)进行了研究.结果显示,堆放垃圾渗滤液样品S1中含有2类蛋白荧光峰:类酪氨酸荧光峰和类色氨酸荧光峰,其他3个样品(S2、S3及S4)只含有类色氨酸荧光峰,此外还出现了类腐殖质荧光峰,且不同样品中该峰的数目、类型及位置均存在差异,显示渗滤液样品S1只含有类蛋白类物质,而其他3个样品除此之外还含有类腐殖质物质,且腐殖化程度各异.类蛋白类物质-Hg(II)配位研究显示,与类色氨酸荧光峰相比,类酪氨酸荧光峰更易受介质微环境改变影响;室温培养模拟研究显示,与类腐殖质物质相比,类蛋白类物质更易发生降解.三维荧光光谱可以有效表征堆场渗滤液DOM物质组成及其变化规律.     

石化企业VOCs无组织排放源强的反演模拟

针对石化行业面源无组织排放VOCs难以准确定量的问题,建立了基于开路式傅里叶变换红外光谱技术(OP-FTIR)的面源污染源源强反演模型,并进行了现场模拟试验。试验结果表明,风向、风速、大气稳定度、监测距离、数据处理周期等都是影响反演模型准确性的重要灵敏度参数。以反演源强Q_P与实际排放量Q的比值(Q_P/Q)为量化指标,对各影响因素进行优化处理,确定了构建反演模型适用的边界条件。当各灵敏度参数稳定于适用边界条件之内时,Q_P/Q为0.85~0.90。     

Characterization of humic acids extracted from the sediments of the various rivers and lakes in China

The humic acids (HAs) isolated from the sediments of the various rivers,lakes,and reservoirs in China were studied using elemental analyzer,fourier transform infrared (FT-IR),and CP/MAS 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.The results showed that the HAs were characterized by some common chemical and physicochemical properties,but they also pose some differences in the C-containing functional groups.The C/N,C/H,O/C,and O/H ratios differ widely for the various HAs,showing that the elemental comp...     

不同面源强度影响下城市河流溶解性有机质光谱特征变化

采用紫外-可见吸收光谱（UV-vis）和三维荧光光谱结合平行因子法（EEMs-PARAFAC）研究两条面源输入强度不同的城市河流春夏两季水体中溶解性有机质（DOM）含量和组成变化.结果表明,两条河流夏季水体DOM腐殖化程度和相对分子质量均显著高于春季（P<0.01）. PARAFAC模型共解析出C1（UVC类富里酸）、 C2（类色氨酸）、 C3（类胡敏酸）和C4（UVA类富里酸）这4个化学组分,C1[（31±6）%]和C2[（31±4）%]为水体DOM中主要荧光组分.高面源输入水平的河流春季各组分荧光强度均低于夏季,而低面源输入水平的河流与之相反.随机森林回归模型表明,C3%对河流水质变化敏感度最高（R²=0.75,P<0.001）,具有很好的指示作用;水面覆盖率（Cover）对C4%有显著预测重要性（P<0.001）, C4%易受光化学氧化作用影响.主成分分析（PCA）和Adonis检验表明,氮和磷为水体自生源过程的重要推动力,面源输入强度和季节变化对城市河流水体状况有显著影响（R²=0.775,P<0.001）.城...