Heavy metals' content of automotive shredder residues (ASR): evaluation of environmental risk

Every year between 8 and 9 millions of vehicles in the European Union arrive to their end of life. Car wastes can have a very high metal content, falling into hazardous waste class. A preliminary evaluation of these wastes could be made by metals' leaching test runs which is the main objective of the present study. Evaluation of the total metal content was carried out by X-ray fluorescence and the mobility of these metals using two simple standardized extractions such as the TCLP (Toxicity Characterisation Leaching Procedure) of the US EPA and the German leaching test DIN 38414-S4. Additionally, an extraction test with acetone was performed in order to recognise metals bounded to organic matter. The results show that the total metal content of the ASR can overpass the established values for inert residues. Lead and zinc contents are fairly well correlated with grain-size, whilst other metals' contents do not exhibit clear grain-size dependence.     

Comparative study of the oxidation of atrazine and acetone by H2O2/UV, Fe(III)/UV, Fe(iii)/H2O2/UV and Fe(II) or Fe(III)/H2O2

In this study, the rates of degradation of organic compounds by several AOPs (H₂O₂/UV, Fe(III)/UV, Fe(III)/H₂O₂/UV, Fe(II)/H₂O₂ and Fe(III)/H₂O₂) have been compared. Experiments were carried out at pH ≈ 3 (perchloric acid / sodium perchlorate solutions) and with UV reactors equipped with a low-pressure mercury vapour lamp (emission at 253.7 run). The data obtained with atrazine ([Atrazine]_o = 100 μg/L) showed that the rate of degradation of atrazine in very dilute aqueous solution is much more rapid with Fe(III)/UV than with H₂O₂/UV. Photo-Fenton process (Fe(III)/H₂O₂/UV) was found to be more efficient than H₂O₂/UV and Fe(II)/H₂O₂ for the mineralization of acetone ([Acetone]_o = 1 mM).     

顶空-气相色谱法测定水质中的丙酮和丁酮

本文建立顶空-气相色谱法测定水和废水中的丙酮和丁酮的方法,水样测定结果的相对偏差小于5.0%,加标回收率在91%～103%之间,最低检出浓度0.006 mg.L-1。该方法简便,灵敏度更高,重现性好,线性范围宽,精密度和准确度满意,尤其是避免了消耗大量有机试剂,避免二次污染。旨在为实验分析人员提供技术参考依据。     

丙酮、异丙醇的分离和顶空气相色谱测定

研究了环境大气及水质中丙酮和异丙醇的分析方法，采用顶空气相色谱法测定，用ＰＥＧ－２０Ｍ３０ｍ＊５３ｕｍ和ＦＦＡＰ３０ｍ＊５３０ｕｍ大口径弹性石英毛细管柱分离，氢火争离子化检测器检测，避免了复杂的基体干扰，得到了良好的分离效果和较高的灵敏度，丙酮和异丙醇检出限最低分别＝可达０．０３ｍｇ／Ｌ、０．０４ｍｇ／Ｌ，０．００２ｍｇ／ｍ＾３、０．００３ｍｇ／ｍ＾３。     

Fire accident investigation of an explosion caused by static electricity in a propylene plant

This study investigated a 2010 fire and explosion that occurred at a polypropylene (PP) and copper-clad laminate high-tech plant in Taiwan. Liquid acetone leakage caused the fire and explosion. One person was killed and five were injured; property damage was estimated at US$20 million. In contrast to conventional plants, high-tech plants have sophisticated instrumentation, highly complex pipelines, and confined spaces. In addition, the floor area in a high-tech plant is large and frequently contains a channel through the ground floor to the second or third floor. This channel design enables the fire compartment to be destroyed. Therefore, the system cannot confine the fire to a specific area, thus hindering fire-relief operations. In this study, the original fire outbreak occurred in the PP processing area on the ground floor. The acetone storage tank was located on the third floor. The investigation conducted at the fire site of the situations of the burning (bursting) loss determined that the acetone liquid leaked and dripped from floor cracks and tunnel oven to the PP processing area. Because the PP manufacturing process rapidly generates static electricity, the flammable liquids made contact with the source of ignition, which caused the explosion and fire. Various procedures, such as those involving the operating environment of production, packaging, and processing in a high-tech plant, are likely to produce static electricity in a workplace. Improved electrostatic management can prevent the loss of property and lives, liquid acetone leakage, and loss of equipment caused by static electricity fire.     

铝箔复合膜集气袋对有机废气的适用性研究

通过在不同的时间段,测定存放于铝箔复合膜集气袋和玻璃注射器的丙酮,醋酸乙酯,苯,异丙醇标准气的浓度,气体浓度与贮存时间的关系,本次试验结果表明,丙酮,醋酸乙酯,苯,异丙醇在铝箔气袋中的稳定性明显优于在玻璃注射器中,应尽可能在８－２４ｈ内测定。     

Photocatalytic activity of the calcined H-titanate nanowires for photocatalytic oxidation of acetone in air

Hydrogen titanate (H-titanate) nanowires were prepared via a hydrothermal reaction of TiO₂ powders (P25) in KOH solutions and then calcined at various temperatures. The phase structure, crystallite size, morphology, specific surface area, and pore structures of the calcined H-titanate nanowires at various temperatures were characterized with field emission scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms, and their photocatalytic activities were evaluated by photocatalytic oxidation of acetone in air. With increasing calcination temperature, the specific surface area and porosity of the calcined samples steadily decreased. At a calcination temperature range of 400–600 °C, the calcined H-titanate nanowires showed higher photocatalytic activity than P25 powders for photocatalytic oxidation of acetone. Especially, at 500 °C, the calcined H-titanate nanowires showed the highest photocatalytic activity, which exceeded that of P25 by a factor of about 1.8 times. This can be attributed to the synergetic effect of larger specific surface area, higher pore volume and the presence of brookite TiO₂. With further increase in the calcination temperature (700–900 °C), the photocatalytic activity of the samples decreased obviously owing to the growth of TiO₂ crystallites.     

分光光度法测定浮游植物叶绿素a的比较研究

对浮游植物叶绿素a测定方法中的国家标准方法丙酮三色法与目前国际上使用的方法乙醇单色法进性了比较,实验材料使用了实验室培养的栅藻,避免了藻类种类对于测定结果的影响。实验结果显示,乙醇法的萃取率高于丙酮法,但由于乙醇法实验条件的难以控制,其结果的方差较大;两种方法的测定结果间的相关性很好,相关系数为0.9998,因此得出两种方法测定结果间的换算公式为Chla乙醇=1.658 Chla丙酮-5.821。还研究了乙酸滤膜的溶解对于测定结果的影响,结果表明乙酸滤膜的溶解未对测定结果造成明显的影响。     

丙酮－H_2O_2－ClO~－化学发光新体系的研究及应用

本文针对碘量法测定痕量次氯酸根（ＣｌＯ－）时，滴定中存在费时费试剂、痕量测定准确度欠佳的问题，研究并建立了流动注射化学发光法测定痕量ＣｌＯ－的新方法，具有较高的灵敏度、较好的准确度、重现性，为ＣｌＯ－的测定提供了一条新途径．该法在水质检验和环境监测中有一定的适用性．     

Microwave-induced combustion of volatile organic compounds in an industrial flue gas over the magnetite fixed-bed

A modified domestic microwave oven was applied to heat a magnetite (Fe₃O₄) fixed-bed for continuous decomposition of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as acetone, n-hexane, and dichloromethane (DCM), in a simulated flue gas which contains VOCs equivalent to 2000 ppmv as DCM. Experimental results revealed that effect of the addition of water to the inlet stream on decomposition of DCM in the overall experiment was insignificant. Bulk temperature of the Fe₃O₄ fixed-bed was also found to reach 600 °C from an initial room temperature by 6.5 min under microwave radiation, even though the inlet gas was at a high gas hourly space velocity of 5240 h⁻¹ and a high relative humidity of 75%. Moreover, the VOCs in the inlet stream could be decomposed completely over the Fe₃O₄ fixed-bed by microwave heating at a power level of 645 W at heating time of 10 min. The conversion of VOCs is stable when the Fe₃O₄ fixed-bed has been heated longer than 10 min with microwave radiation. The microwave-induced heating upon Fe₃O₄ fixed-bed processing appears to be not only an energy efficient technique for air pollutions treatment but also a promising technology for variety of VOCs in a flue gas from industrial factory being decomposed simultaneously and completely.