Ionic dye adsorption by zinc oxide nanoparticles

The adsorption behaviour of Basic Red 12, Acid Orange 7 and Acid Blue 1 on zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZNP) has been investigated to understand the physicochemical process involved and to explore the possible use of nanoparticles in the treatment and management of textile waste matter. The dye removal capacity of ZNP towards Basic Red 12, Acid Orange 7 and Acid Blue 1 was found to be 15.64, 6.78 and 6.38 mg g^?1, respectively. The adsorption process was pH dependent and optimum pH values of 9.0, 2.0 and 4.0 were obtained for Basic Red 12, Acid Orange 7 and Acid Blue 1, respectively. Equilibrium was established after 1.0 h for all dyes. Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherm models were applied to the system. The adsorbent ZNP was characterised using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) techniques. SEM analysis revealed the noticeable nanoporous morphology of the material. The results of FTIR spectroscopy showed that the process is driven by an electrostatic complexation mechanism. XRD studies revealed the nanocrystalline structure of ZNP. BET surface area measurement suggested a high pore volume and large surface area for the adsorbent. The kinetic measurements suggested pseudo-second-order kinetic processes with high regression coefficients and smaller standard error of estimate values and lower residual sum of squares. The thermodynamic measurements suggested that all processes were exothermic and accompanied by negative values for Δ G⁰, Δ S⁰ and Δ H⁰.     

A two-generational reproductive toxicity study of zinc in rats

A two-generation reproductive toxicity study of zinc chloride (ZnCl₂) was conducted in rats. F_o male and female rats were administered 0.00 (control), 7.50 (low), 15.00 (mid) and 30.00 (high) mg/kg/day of ZnCl₂. Selected F₁ male and female rats were exposed to the same doses received by their parents (F_o). Exposure of F₀ parental rats to ZnCl₂ showed significant reduction in fertility, viability (days 0 and 4), and the body weight of F₁ pups from the high-dose group but caused no effects on litter size, weaning index, and sex ratio. Similarly, the continued exposure of F₁ parental rats to ZnCl₂ also reduced fertility, liter size, viability (day 0), and the body weight of F₂ pups within the high-dose group but caused no effects on weaning index and sex ratio. Exposure of ZnCl₂ to F₀ and F₁ parental males resulted in a significant reduction in their body weights, and the F₀ and F₁ parental females did not show any significant difference in their body weights compared to their control groups. However, the postpartum dam weights of both F₀ and F₁ female rats were significantly reduced compared to their controls. Exposure of ZnCl₂ to F_o and F₁ generation parental rats did not produce any significant change of their clinical signs as well as their clinical pathology parameters, except the alkaline phosphotase (ALK) level, which showed an upward trend in both sexes of both generations. Exposure of ZnCl₂ to F₀ rats resulted in a reduction of brain, liver, kidney, spleen and seminal vesicles weights of males and in the spleen and uterus of females. Similarly, exposure of F₁ rats to ZnCl₂ also resulted in reduction of brain, liver, kidney, adrenal, spleen, prostate and seminal vesicles weights of males and in spleen and uterus of females. ZnCl₂ exposure resulted in grossly observed gastro-intestianla (GI) tract, lymphoreticular/hematopoietic, and reproductive tract lesions in parental rats in both generations. Reduced body fat was also recorded in F₁ parental rats.     

基于资源禀赋特征的怒江流域高山峡谷区经济发展策略思考

怒江流域高山峡谷区域具有集边疆、山区、民族、贫困为一体的特征,是我国典型的欠发达地区.尽管目前怒江流域已经进入工业化初期的经济发展阶段,但是长期闭塞、贫困和工业基础薄弱使流域经济发展动力不足.怒江流域的发展要把握云南建设面向东南亚、南亚开放的重要桥头堡这一战略机遇,立足自身的资源优势,引进外界资本与技术,打造水能资源经济,培育生态服务产业,同时通过交通基础设施建设和人力资本的培育改善发展环境.     

1961—2008年新疆阿克苏地区降水、温度变化特征

利用阿克苏地区5个气象站1961—2008年的降水和温度资料,对近50 a来该地区气候变化及其趋势进行了分析。各气象站年降水量变化趋势基本一致,总体上都呈增加趋势。除库车县气象站年平均温度呈降低趋势外,其余呈上升趋势。总体上,阿克苏地区年降水量和年平均温度均呈上升趋势。     

西部地区工业发展的比较优势分析

西部大开发实施以来,西部地区经济发展迅速,在产业结构升级和优化上取得了较大成绩.对西部地区1997-2006年的相关工业数据进行了分析,从总量、结构以及比较优势等方面加以把握,归纳出西部地区工业发展的几个显著特点以及成因,提出一些对策思路,主要包括:培育国家政策扶持机制,强化科技投入增长的保障机制,建设具有西部特色和优势的区域创新体系,健全金融体系等.     

提高乌鲁木齐市水磨沟区植被覆盖率的设想

通过对乌鲁木齐市水磨沟区植被的现状调查和对存在问题的分析，结合生态示范区建设指标体系，提出提高该区植被覆盖率及改善生态环境的设想。     

新疆阜康冶炼厂无污染工艺及环境治理

介绍了阜康冶炼厂无污染新工艺和环境治理的有关情况 ,从理论上阐述了无污染工艺和污水治理的技术原理 ,对有色金属冶炼工业逐步采用湿法精炼清洁工艺有一定的指导作用     

双硫腙-CTMAB光度法测定锌的研究

在硼砂 -氢氧化钠缓冲溶液 (p H=1 1 .0 )中 ,溴化十六烷基三甲胺 (CTMAB)存在下双硫腙与锌生成可溶于水的 2∶ 1红色络合物 ,λmax=540 nm ,ε=7.3 0× 1 0 4 L· cm-1· mol-1,锌含量在 0～ 0 .6mg/L内符合比耳定律。本法可用于水样中锌含量的测定     

黄土丘陵区沙棘的蒸腾特性及影响因子

结合1998年半干旱黄土丘陵区安塞的观测资料，对沙棘（Hippophae rhamnoidesL.)的蒸腾特性及影响因子进行了分析。结果表明：（1）沙棘蒸强度具有明显的日变化和季节变化，安塞4－6龄沙棘5－9月份的月份均值为0．6346gg^-1h^-1；（2）沙棘蒸腾强度与气候因子（气温、相对湿度、光合有效辐射）间有显著的相关关系；相关系数为0．9544－0．9692，其中光合有效辐射对蒸腾强度影响最大，气温次之，相对湿度最小；沙棘蒸腾强度的季节变化与降雨量及林地土壤水分间有十分显著的相关关系。相关系数为0．9629－0．9809；（3）沙棘蒸腾强度与气孔导度间有十分显著的相关关系。气孔导度增大，沙棘蒸腾强度增大，反之则减小，相关系数为0．9791，这为分析沙棘蒸腾对环境因子的响应程度，分析沙棘最适的水分生态条件，提高沙棘抗旱造林成活率，水分利用效率提供了科学依据。图6参4参11     

土壤中镉、锌离子的单一及竞争吸附研究

采用等温吸附法探讨了重金属镉、锌在青岛地区3种主要土壤(棕壤、潮土和砂浆黑土)中的吸附特征.结果表明,在质量浓度为20～500 mg/L的单一重金属等温吸附试验中,棕壤和潮上对Cd~(2+)、Zn~(2+)的吸附量相近,而黑土对Cd~(2+)、Zn~(2+)的吸附量明显高于棕壤和潮土.Cd~(2+)、Zn~(2+)的双组分竞争吸附表明,3种上壤对Cd~(2+)、Zn~(2+)的吸附量与其单独存在下的情形相比都有所下降.质量浓度分别为20～500mg/L的两种重金属元索等馈竞争吸附时,这3种土壤对Cd2+的吸附量比对Zn~(2+)的大.非等量竞争吸附试验的结果表明,3种土壤中,500mg/L的Zn~(2+)对100 mg/L的Cd~(2+)吸附量的影响均比同浓度的Cd~(2+)对Zn~(2+)的影响大.用Langmuir和Freundlich方程对这两种重金属离子的等温吸附试验数据进行拟合,均呈极显著相关关系.