利用旋转炉热解城市污泥的产物特性

采用旋转管式加热炉实验台在惰性条件下对城市污泥进行了热解实验,系统研究了不同热解温度对气态产物和固态产物成分的影响。结果表明:污泥经热解后的产物在600℃时,比表面积最大值为158.02 m2/g,孔容最高为109.58 mm3/g。随着热解温度的升高,气态产物和液态产物的产率增加,而固态产物则减少。在热解温度450~750℃,热解产物中的固态产物产率由53.65%降至31.69%;气体产率从11.23%升至24.74%,其中H_2、CO、CO_2、CH_4、C_2H_4、C_2H_6和C_2H_2占总气体的75%以上,H_2含量随着热解温度的升高而升高。热解气中小分子碳氢化合物含量较高,600℃时热解气体中含氢气体主要包括:H_2、CH_4、C_2H_4、C_3H_8、正丁烷(C_4H_(10))及C_2H_6等,其中H_2和CH_4含量分别为27.98%和23.63%。CH4、C3H8、C_4H_(10)等气体的含量随着热解温度的升高呈现先增后减趋势,且在600℃达到最大值,C_2H_2、C_2H_6在450℃时其浓度最高。随着热解温度的升高,N、C和H3种元素在热解固态产物中的质量分数呈明显下降的趋势。     

润滑油废白土的热解处理

以润滑油废白土为原料,利用电热解法,研究了热解终温、加热速率和CaO添加量对热解产物的影响。实验结果表明:热解终温对热解产物的影响最为显著。随着热解终温的升高,不凝气产量和产油率均迅速增加。当热解终温达到600℃时,其增加的速率逐渐缓慢增大。当控制热解终温为800℃、加热速率为16℃/min、CaO添加量为0.5%时,富氢气体产量为189.2 L/kg,气体中主要成分为H2和CH4,其含量分别为27.97%和41.64%;热解残渣含油率和重金属溶出物均低于标准规定值,热解油产率为10.98%,回收率为38.94%,其主要成分为汽油、柴油和重油3部分组成,分别含19.13%、31.35%和49.52%。     

微波辐照热解废印刷电路板产物的分析研究

为了减少电子废弃物对环境的危害,实现其资源化回收利用,研究了微波辐照热解废印刷电路板的效果,并采用红外光谱、气相色谱质谱和X荧光光谱等方法对热解产物的组成及性质进行了分析.结果显示:微波热解得到的气体、液体、固体的产率分别为7%～33%、26%～45%、31%～51%,其中气体主要由CO、CO2、H2及有机烃类组成,可燃性气体占70%(体积分数)左右,可作为燃料气加以利用;液体分为水相及油相,经常压蒸馏后得到的120～250 ℃馏分主要为单酚化合物,苯酚高达50%(质量分数)左右,甲基苯酚和邻甲基苯酚为25%(质量分数)以上,是良好的化工原料;固体中除炭外,还含有许多金属如铅、锡和铜等,可以回收利用.说明微波热解技术处理电子废弃物可实现资源化回收利用.     

催化剂掺混对污泥快速热解产气的影响

将干污泥(DS)与3种催化体系(CaO、焦炭、CaO-焦炭)掺混,经机械化学预处理后制得热解混合样品,考察催化剂掺混对DS快速热解产气的影响。研究表明,CaO可以提高DS热解综合产气效果,促进热解气相产物中的CH4和CO2向H2和CO转化,当CaO和DS质量比为1.00∶1.00时,热解气相产物中H2、CO体积分数之和、气体产率、产气低位热值及H2产量均达到最大值,分别为77.04%、0.412 m3/kg、62.75kJ/kg和6.88 mol/kg;焦炭可以改善DS热解气相产物品质,当焦炭和DS质量比为1.00∶1.00时,热解气相产物中H2体积分数和氢占比(H2与CO的体积比)最优,分别为38.90%和1.23;CaO-焦炭体系可以明显提高DS热解液相产物质量分数,当CaO、焦炭和DS质量比为0.50∶0.50∶1.00时,热解液相产物的质量分数达到最大值50.17%。研究结果为剩余污泥的资源化利用提供数据支持。     

城市干污泥热解气化

针对包头市南郊污水处理厂污水污泥,采用先热解后对热解残渣进行气化的方法探讨城市污泥的有效利用方式。污泥热解实验取升温速率(20~60℃·min-1)和终温(400~600℃)作为影响因素,得出各热解产物产率的变化规律。结果表明,污泥热解在终温为600℃时失重率达到57.53%,焦油产率在450℃达到峰值。污泥残渣的气化分别以水蒸气和CO2作为气化剂,探讨了800~1 000℃范围内的气化产品气组分变化规律。以水蒸气为气化剂时,污泥热解残渣的可制备富氢产品气,产品气中H2体积分数随着反应温度的增加而增加,1 000℃时H2含量可达68.83%,H2+CO含量达到81.36%,低位热值为9.18 MJ·Nm-3。以CO2作为气化剂时,产品气中富含CO,温度越高CO含量越高,1 000℃时到达最大值53.84%,产品气低位热值为7.25 MJ·Nm-3。     

食用菌废菌棒热解的产物分布与机理解析

我国食用菌废菌棒产生量大,利用率低,对环境污染严重,需要妥善处理。为制备高品质能源,在500～800℃温度范围内快速热解废菌棒,分析产物特征,解析热解机理。热解温度从500℃上升到800℃时,废菌棒的热解气质量分数从18.44%上升到50.45%,焦油的质量分数从49.06%下降到23.72%,生物炭的质量分数维持在30%左右,废菌棒的质量减量化率超过2/3;同时,热解气中H_2、CO、CH_4含量均有上升,CO_2含量下降;焦油组分向更稳定的苯系物转变;生物炭炭化效果增强。研究结果表明,700℃为最佳热解温度,经过120 s即可反应完全。高温可以破坏羟基的结构,使其发生脱氢反应,碳氢键较早断裂,伯碳和仲碳大量裂解并迁移至焦油和热解气中,羰基在高温下迅速断链。     

生物炭对土壤吸附邻苯二甲酸二乙酯的影响

选择花生壳为原材料,采用限氧升温法在450、700℃温度下分别热解2、4、6 h制备6种生物炭,在对其表面性质和元素组成进行分析的基础上,重点考察生物炭对土壤吸附邻苯二甲酸二乙酯(diethyl phthalate,DEP)的影响。结果表明:生物炭的比表面积和总孔体积随着热解温度的升高而增加,热解时间的延长也会提高比表面积和总孔体积,而4 h是较为适宜的热解时间;生物炭中元素组成主要受热解温度的影响,热解时间的作用很小,热解温度的升高使生物炭的芳香性增强,极性降低;添加生物炭能显著提高土壤对DEP的吸附能力;Langmuir模型和Freundlich模型均能较好地拟合添加生物炭土壤对DEP的吸附特征;在不同的平衡浓度条件下,生物炭对土壤吸附DEP的贡献率介于82.07%~99.49%之间,表明生物炭对土壤中DEP的吸附发挥着主导作用。相关分析发现,吸附参数ΔKoc与生物炭的比表面积和总孔体积具有显著相关性,提高比表面积和改善孔隙结构可以增强生物炭对DEP的吸附能力。     

炼焦煤尾煤催化热解制取富氢燃料气

以炼焦煤原煤、尾煤为研究对象,采用微量热重、常量固定床实验装置对其在热解过程中的质量变化和气相产物进行了对比分析。考察了温度、6种催化剂（CaO、MgO、Fe、Ni、NaOH、A1）及其添加比例对炼焦煤尾煤热解制取富氢燃料气的影响。结果表明,尾煤中富集的无机矿物质对热解制取富氢燃料气有促进作用,单位尾煤热解H2产率要比原煤高出1．93％。温度是影响尾煤热解产气的重要参数,热解终温的上升有利于H2产量的提高,随终温800℃升高到950℃H,产量增长了32．59mL／g。在催化热解实验中,除Al和MgO对尾煤热解有抑制作用外,CaO、Fe、Ni及NaOH均对尾煤热解产H2有促进作用,以CaO和Fe效果最为明显。并且不同添加比例的CaO和Fe对热解制取富氢燃料有一定的影响。     

微波辐射对生物质热解过程的影响

自行设计加工了微波热重实验装置,研究了在微波辐射下菜籽粕热解过程特征及其产物产出规律.在此基础上,对比分析了菜籽粕微波热解与电热热解产物产出率之间的差异.结果发现,在菜籽粕微波热解过程中,半纤维素的反应区间为180 ～ 370℃,其转化率可以达到87.0％;纤维素的热解反应区间为370 ～ 550℃,其热解转化率32.8％.表明在微波作用下,纤维素的热稳定性远高于半纤维素.在菜籽粕的微波热解过程中,冷凝液的产生主要集中在100 ～400℃的温度范围内,热解得到的生物质油类主要是菜籽粕的半纤维素热解生成的.不凝气的产生主要集中在300 ～ 600℃的温度范围内,并且主要为纤维素与木质素的热解反应产生的.与电热方式相比,菜籽粕的微波热解升温速率较快,菜籽粕微波热解生物质炭的产出率较高,冷凝液产出率相对较低.     

基于Aspen Plus软件的生物质气与煤混合燃烧烟气排放特性计算分析

为了分析生物质气与煤混合燃烧对烟气排放特性的影响,基于Aspen Plus软件,搭建了生物质气与煤混合燃烧模型,对混合燃烧产物进行模拟计算。在生物质气化过程中,随着空燃比的增加,生物质气的低位热值先升高后降低。选取低位热值最高时的生物质气和煤在不同生物质掺烧比例下混合燃烧。随着生物质掺烧比例从0%增加到30%,在保证混合燃烧的理论空气量条件下,炉膛燃烧温度逐渐下降,烟气排放特性也随之变化。在掺烧比例达到30%时,SO_2的体积分数降低了30%左右,H_2O的体积分数增加了26.7%~39.2%,烟气排放量增加了2.38%~3.2%。随着生物质掺烧比例的增加,混合燃烧对锅炉运行造成的影响逐渐增大。     

Chloroaromatic pollutants in mussels incubated in two finnish watercourses polluted by industry

Concentrations of different chlorinated compounds were measured in mussels incubated in two polluted watercourses, a river (the River Kymijoki) and a lake (Lake Vanaja) for four weeks in summer 1995. The sum concentrations of polychlorinated phenols (PCP) and biphenyls (PCB) were both about 1 μg/g lipid weight (lw) in Lake Vanaja mussels, while in the River Kymijoki mussels PCPs were non-detectable and PCBs were measured 120 ng/g lIw. The concentrations of toxic polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and dibenzofuran (PCDF) congeners ranged between <17 and 370 pg/g Iw in Lake Vanaja mussels and between <38 and 11,000 pg/g lw in the River Kymijoki mussels. Polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDE) were detected in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki (0.4–1.1 ng/g Iw), but not in those incubated in Lake Vanaja. Polychlorinated phenoxyanisoles (PCPA) were measured 33 ng/g lw and polychlorinated phenoxyphenols (PCPP) 300 ng/g lw in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki. PCPAs were also detected in reference samples, which were sediment and pike from the River Kymijoki and Baltic salmon, seal and white-tailed sea eagle.     

Evaluation of trichloroethene recovery processes in heterogeneous aquifer cells flushed with biodegradable surfactants

The ability of two biodegradable surfactants, polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80) and sodium dihexyl sulfosuccinate (Aerosol MA), to recover a representative dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL), trichloroethene (TCE), from heterogeneous porous media was evaluated through a combination of batch and aquifer cell experiments. An aqueous solution containing 3.3% Aerosol MA, 8% 2-propanol and 6 g/l CaCl(2) yielded a weight solubilization ratio (WSR) of 1.21 g TCE/g surfactant, with a corresponding liquid-liquid interfacial tension (IFT) of 0.19 dyn/cm. Flushing of aquifer cells containing a TCE-DNAPL source zone with approximately two pore volumes of the AMA formulation resulted in substantial (>30%) mobilization of TCE-DNAPL. However, a TCE mass recovery of 81% was achieved when the aqueous-phase flow rate was sufficient to displace the mobile TCE-DNAPL toward the effluent well. Aqueous solutions of Tween 80 exhibited a greater capacity to solubilize TCE (WSR=1.74 g TCE/g surfactant) and exerted markedly less reduction in IFT (10.4 dyn/cm). These data contradict an accepted empirical correlation used to estimate IFT values from solubilization capacity, and indicate a unique capacity of T80 to form concentrated TCE emulsions. Flushing of aquifer cells with less than 2.5 pore volumes of a 4% T80 solution achieved TCE mass recoveries ranging from 66 to 85%, with only slight TCE-DNAPL mobilization (<5%) occurring when the total trapping number exceeded 2 x 10(-5). These findings demonstrate the ability of Tween 80 and Aerosol MA solutions to efficiently recover TCE from a heterogeneous DNAPL source zone, and the utility of the total trapping number as a design parameter for a priori prediction of DNAPL mobilization and bank angle formation when flushing with low-IFT solutions. Given their potential to stimulate microbial reductive dechlorination at low concentrations, these surfactants are well-suited for remedial action plans that couple aggressive mass removal followed by enhanced bioremediation to treat chlorinated solvent source zones.     

Book review

The Pesticide Manual ‐ A World Compendium, 8th Edition, C.R. Worthing, Editor and S.B. Walker, Assistant Editor, British Crop Protection Council, BCPC Publications Sales, Bear Farm, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 5QE, England. 1987, 1100 pp., UK £50; Overseas £56. ISBN 0–948404–01–9.     

The variation of street air levels of PAH and other mutagenic PAC in relation to regulations of traffic emissions and the impact of atmospheric processes

The occurrence of particle associated PAH and other mutagenic PAC was determined in 1996 in the street air of Copenhagen. In addition, particle extracts were tested for mutagenicity. The measurements were compared with previous measurements in 1992/1993. The levels had decreased in this period. The decrease was caused by an implementation of light diesel fuels for buses and the exchange of older petrol-driven passenger cars with catalystequipped new ones. About 65% of the reduction was caused by the application of the light diesel fuels. Under special conditions, chemical processes in the atmosphere produced many more mutagens than the direct emissions. The concentrations of S-PAC and N-PAC were 10 times lower than those of PAH, while the levels of oxy-PAH were in the same order of magnitude as those of PAH. Benzanthrone, an oxy-PAH, is proposed to be formed in the atmosphere in addition to direct emissions. Benzo(a)pyrene, often applied as an air quality criteria indicator, was photochemically degraded in the atmosphere. A strong increase in the mutagenic activities was observed to coincide with a depletion of benzo(a)pyrene.     

Organochlorine compounds in a three-step terrestrial food chain

The concentrations of 15 organochlorine chemicals (PCBs and pesticides) were studied in a Central European oak wood food chain system: Great tit (Parus major), caterpillars (Tortrix viridana, Operophtera brumata, Erannis defoliaria), and oak-leaves (Quercus robur). Juvenile tits receive organochlorines from the mother via egg transfer and, eventually to a greater extent, from the caterpillar food source during nestling period. The concentrations of PCB 153 (2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl, the most abundant in this study) was found in leaf material at ca. 1 ng/g, in caterpillars 10 ng/g, and in bird eggs 170 ng/g on an average and on a dry mass basis.     

The chemical stability of formulations of some hydrolyzable insecticides in aqueous mixtures with hydrolysis catalysts

Abstract

The active ingredients in commercial formulations of malathion, oxamyl, carbaryl, diazinon, and chlorpyrifos diluted to “spray tank”; concentrations with buffered distilled or natural water of pH 4–9 were stable for at least 24 hr. Formulations of trichlorfon were not stable at pH 7 or above but disappearance rates were slower than for the pure chemical in homogeneous solution. Cupric ion was observed to be an effective catalyst for the hydrolysis of a variety of pure organophosphorus insecticides but did not catalyze hydrolysis of the active ingredients of the formulations examined. Increasing the dilution of the formulation increased the susceptibility of malathion, oxamyl, and carbaryl to hydrolysis.     

Observations on the influence of water and soil pH on the persistence of insecticides

Abstract

The pH‐disappearance rate profiles were determined at ca. 25°C for 24 insecticides at 4 or 5 pH values over the range 4.5 to 8.0 in sterile phosphate buffers prepared in water‐ethanol (99: 1 v/v). Half‐lives measured at pH 8 were generally smaller than at lower pH values. Changes in half lives between pH 8.0 and 4.5 were largest (>1000x) for the aryl carbamates, carbofuran and carbaryl, the oxime carbamate, oxamyl, and the organophosphorus insecticide, trichlorfon. In contrast, half lives of phorate, terbufos, heptachlor, fensulfothion and aldicarb were affected only slightly by pH changes. Under the experimental conditions described half lives at pH8 varied from 1–2 days for trichlorfon and oxamyl to >1 year for fensulfothion and cyper‐methrin. Insecticide persistence on alumina (acid, neutral and basic), mineral soils amended with aluminum sulfate or calcium hydroxide to different pH values and four natural soils of different pH was examined. No correlation was observed between the measured pH of these solids and the rate of disappearance of selected insecticides applied to them. These observations demonstrate the difficulty of extrapolating the pH dependent disappearance behaviour observed in homogeneous solution to partially solid heterogeneous systems such as soil.     

Teratological effects of pesticides in vertebrates: a review

Abstract

In the last decades, the use and misuse of pesticides in the agriculture have increased, having a severe impact on ecosystems and their fauna. Although the various effects of pesticides on biodiversity have been already documented in several studies, to our knowledge no consistent overview of the impact of pesticides in vertebrates, both terrestrial and aquatic, is available. In this review, we try to present a concise compilation of the teratogenic effects of pesticides on the different classes of vertebrates – mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.     

Radionuclides in pinon pine (Pinus edulis) nuts from los alamos national laboratory lands and the dose from consumption

Abstract

One of the dominant tree species growing within and around the eastern portion of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM, lands is the pinon pine (Pinus edulis). Pinon pine is used for firewood, fence posts, and building materials and is a source of nuts for food—the seeds are consumed by a wide variety of animals and are also gathered by people in the area and eaten raw or roasted. This study investigated the (1) concentration of ³H, ¹³⁷Cs, ⁹⁰Sr, ^totU, ²³⁸Pu, ^{239, 240}Pu, and²⁴¹ Am in soils (0‐ to 12‐in. [31 cm] depth underneath the tree), pinon pine shoots (PPS), and pinon pine nuts (PPN) collected from LANL lands and regional background (BG) locations, (2) committed effective dose equivalent (CEDE) from the ingestion of nuts, and (3) soil to PPS to PPN concentration ratios (CRs). Most radionuclides, with the exception of ³H in soils, were not significantly higher (p < 0.10) in soils, PPS, and PPN collected from LANL as compared to BG locations, and concentrations of most radionuclides in PPN from LANL have decreased over time. The maximum net CEDE (the CEDE plus two sigma minus BG) at the most conservative ingestion rate (10 lb [4.5 kg]) was 0.0018 mrem (0.018 μSv); this is far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection (all pathway) permissible dose limit of 100 mrem (1000 μSv). Soil‐to‐nut CRs for most radionuclides were within the range of default values in the literature for common fruits and vegetables.     

Degradation and sorption of imidacloprid in dissimilar surface and subsurface soils

Degradation and sorption/desorption are important processes affecting the leaching of pesticides through soil. This research characterized the degradation and sorption of imidacloprid (1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)-methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine) in Drummer (silty clay loam) and Exeter (sandy loam) surface soils and their corresponding subsurface soils using sequential extraction methods over 400 days. By the end of the incubation, approximately 55% of imidacloprid applied at a rate of 1.0 mg kg^?1 degraded in the Exeter sandy loam surface and subsurface soils, compared to 40% of applied imidacloprid within 300 days in Drummer surface and subsurface soils. At the 0.1 mg kg^?1 application rate, dissipation was slower for all four soils. Water-extractable imidacloprid in Exeter surface soil decreased from 98% of applied at day 1 to > 70% of the imidacloprid remaining after 400 d, as compared to 55% in the Drummer surface soil at day 1 and 12% at day 400. These data suggest that imidacloprid was bioavailable to degrading soil microorganisms and sorption/desorption was not the limiting factor for biodegradation. In subsurface soils > 40% of ¹⁴C-benzoic acid was mineralized over 21 days, demonstrating an active microbial community. In contrast, cumulative ¹⁴CO₂ was less than 1.5% of applied ¹⁴C-imidacloprid in all soils over 400 d. Qualitative differences in the microbial communities appear to limit the degradation of imidacloprid in the subsurface soils.