低温等离子体协同改性ACF净化甲醛的实验研究

实验采用浸渍法研制了负载纳米TiO₂及Cu/Pd金属离子的改性活性炭纤维（ACF）功能材料。利用扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）和表面孔隙度分析仪对材料的微观结构进行了表征。在自制的实验台上进行低温等离子体协同改性ACF净化甲醛的实验研究。研究结果表明：改性 ACF有利于甲醛净化,其中负载纳米TiO₂改性方案最佳;低温等离子协同TiO₂/ACF净化效果最好,其效率高达94%。     

脉冲电晕低温等离子体提高一氧化氮氧化效率的实验研究

提高一氧化氮（NO）的氧化效率对于提高生物法处理该类废气的净化效率具有重要意义。实验研究了低温等离子体在脉冲电晕条件下氧化废气中NO的过程,考察了不同峰值电压、氧气含量、气体停留时间和添加有机物等因素对提高NO氧化效率的影响。结果表明：低温等离子法可有效地提高NO的氧化效率,主要产物为NO₂;室温条件下,当进气NO浓度590 mg/m³、脉冲频率50 Hz时,增大峰值电压、气体停留时间和进气中的氧气含量可提高NO的氧化效率;在最适峰值电压15 kV,气体停留时间5 s时,NO氧化效率为20%;在进气NO中添加甲苯、乙醇后,NO氧化效率可增加至30%以上,甲苯的效果要好于乙醇。     

悬浮填料生物塔净化低浓度氮氧化物废气研究

采用多孔球型悬浮填料挂膜的生物塔净化低浓度氮氧化物废气的研究结果表明,氮氧化物的净化效率可达60%,适宜的入口NOx浓度为130 mg/m³,O₂体积含量为18%,空床停留时间为29 s,循环液流量为116.8 L/h, 循环液pH为7.49~8.05,压降为244.9 Pa,温度为22~28 ℃。NO^-₃和NO^-₂浓度相近的现象说明反硝化细菌存在,并发挥着反硝化作用,将部分NO^-₃转化为NO^-₂。     

铜-胺改性ZSM-5吸附剂的制备及其对NOx的净化机理

以ZSM-5分子筛粉体为原料,成型后负载铜盐和有机胺改性,制备出一种高效脱除氮氧化物的吸附剂。通过改变铜盐、有机胺的含量以及铜盐活化温度使吸附剂的性能得到优化,在实验条件下（NO₂初浓度1 000 mg/m³,气流2.7 L/min）床层对NO₂动态吸附的透过时间由改性前的3 min提高到90 min,并使NO气体的释放得到有效减缓。通过动态吸附实验研究了NO释放时间在负载前后的变化,通过X射线光电子能谱（XPS）和红外分析（FTIR）研究了吸附剂表面铜元素、有机基团等在吸附前后的变化规律,提出了可能的净化机理。     

改性活性炭吸附净化黄磷尾气中的H2S

研究了以Cu²⁺离子活性溶液制备改性活性炭吸附净化黄磷尾气中H₂S的相关问题,考察了改性活性炭制备过程中的浸渍液浓度、干燥温度和焙烧温度的影响,以及温度和氧含量对吸附的影响;并对空白活性炭、改性活性炭吸附前后做SEM表征。研究结果表明,浸渍液浓度0.05 mol/L、干燥温度120℃、焙烧温度250℃为改性活性炭制备的最佳条件;吸附反应阶段较适宜的温度为95℃,氧含量为1%;结合扫描电镜初步表明,改性后的活性炭S容量增加,吸附效果明显。     

微量NO2对厌氧氨氧化甲烷化反硝化耦合影响的动力学分析

采用批试验方法,研究微量NO₂对颗粒污泥厌氧氨氧化、甲烷化和反硝化耦合的影响。基于Haldane模型建立了厌氧氨氧化的NO₂强化函数,估计了强化函数中的最大强化系数（30.55）、NO₂半饱和常数（1.96 mg/L）、NO₂抑制常数（0.0082 mg/L）和基础速率系数（0.0314）。微量NO₂对甲烷化和反硝化动力学可用反竞争性抑制动力学方程进行描述。甲烷化的最大比乙酸盐去除速率为0.15 mg COD/（mg VSS·h）,乙酸盐半饱和常数为395 mg COD/L,NO₂抑制系数为0.623 mg/L。反硝化的亚硝酸盐氮最大去除速率0.00685 h^-1,亚硝酸盐氮半饱和常数 0.214 mg/L,NO₂抑制系数为22.4 mg/L。试验中大部分的NOx气体物质出现损失。     

微波辅助法合成纳米ReFeO3光催化剂

以稀土金属硝酸盐La(NO₃)₃、Sm(NO₃)₃、Eu(NO₃)₃、Gd(NO₃)₃和Fe(NO₃)₃·9H₂O为原材料, 以活性炭为模板剂,聚乙烯醇(PVA)和尿素分别用作阻聚剂和均相沉淀剂,在微波辐照下制得纳米钙钛矿型化合物ReFeO₃(Re:La,Sm,Eu,Gd)。用X射线粉末衍射仪(XRD)、UV-vis漫反射仪(DRS)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)对产物组成、结构、颗粒大小、形貌等进行了表征,结果表明产物均为单一钙钛矿结构的纳米颗粒。以产物为光催化剂,在可见光照射下对罗丹明B水溶液进行光催化降解实验,发现该类化合物均具有较好的光催化活性,180 min内对罗丹明B的脱色率均达到85%以上。     

金属改性碳脱除PH3和H2S动力学及反应机理研究

为综合利用黄磷尾气中的CO,通过计算平均活化能和测定XPS、TG/DTA和氮吸附特性的方法,研究了Cu²⁺和某金属离子Mn⁺改性碳脱除PH₃和H₂S的动力学和反应机理问题。结果表明：H₂S在金属改性碳上反应时平均活化能为134.4 J/mol为-0.76级反应,PH₃在金属改性碳上反应时平均活化能为1 247.6 J/mol为-0.8级反应;减小改性碳粒径增加流量可以显著提高其脱除PH₃和H₂S的速率;XPS、TG/DTA和孔径分布分析证明,改性碳净化H₂S和PH₃是一个催化吸附过程,H₂S和PH₃首先与氧在改性碳表面进行催化氧化反应,然后生成S和P₂O₅沉积吸附在改性碳表面。     

河北廊坊地区大气污染物变化特征与来源追踪

为了解河北省廊坊地区大气污染水平、变化特征以及污染物来源,2009年7月—2010年6月对该地区大气中NO、NO_x（NO_x=NO+NO₂）、O₃、SO₂和PM₁₀进行了连续在线观测,并用统计方法和后向轨迹模拟对所获数据进行分析。结果表明,一次污染物NO、NO_x、SO₂和PM₁₀浓度具有相似的季变化和日变化,冬季浓度最高,季节日均值分别为（57±53）、（127±84）、（69±340）和（181±129）μg/m³;二次污染物O₃夏季浓度最高,日小时均值最高值季节日平均为（99±39）μg/m³。一次污染物浓度日变化呈早晚双峰型,冬季,变化幅度最大;二次污染物日变化为单峰型,最大值出现在夏季午后。夏季受东南气流影响,往往造成该地区O₃超标;冬季,廊坊和天津污染具有较高一致性,出现区域性大气复合污染。廊坊地区大气污染除受本地排放影响,还受到周边地区污染物输送的影响,其在京津两大城市间对大气污染的缓冲作用也不可小觑。     

纳米TiO2-Ag改性VACF处理氨气研究

利用浸渍法将纳米TiO₂-Ag负载于粘胶基活性炭纤维上进行改性来处理低浓度氨气,扫描电镜观测和能量色散谱分析表明纳米TiO₂和Ag均较成功地负载于VACF表面上,改性VACF对氨气脱除性能良好,最大脱除率为93.3%;当Ag⁺掺杂量为TiO₂含量的0.5wt％时氨气脱除率达到最大值;存在最佳相对湿度为55%;在氨气浓度为13～65 mg/m3范围内,浓度越低,脱除效果越好;处理较高浓度氨气可通过增加改性VACF用量;随着反应连续进行,改性VACF稳定性受到影响,但仍具有脱除氨气能力。     

On-Road,In-Use Gaseous Emission Measurements by Remote Sensing of School Buses Equipped with Diesel Oxidation Catalysts and Diesel Particulate Filters

Abstract

A remote sensing device was used to obtain on-road and in-use gaseous emission measurements from three fleets of schools buses at two locations in Washington State. This paper reports each fleet’s carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbon (HC), nitric oxide (NO), and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) mean data. The fleets represent current emission retrofit technologies, such as diesel particulate filters and diesel oxidation catalysts, and a control fleet. This study shows that CO and HC emissions decrease with the use of either retrofit technology when compared with control buses of the same initial emission standards. The CO and HC emission reductions are consistent with published U.S. Environmental Protection Agency verified values. The total oxides of nitrogen (NO_x), NO, and the NO₂/NO_x ratio all increase with each retrofit technology when compared with control buses. As was expected, the diesel particulate filters emitted significantly higher levels of NO₂ than the control fleet because of the intentional conversion of NO to NO₂ by these systems. Most prior research suggests that NO_x emissions are unaffected by the retrofits; however, these previous studies have not included measurements from retrofit devices on-road and after nearly 5 yr of use. Two 2006 model-year buses were also measured. These vehicles did not have retrofit devices but were built to more stringent new engine standards. Reductions in HCs and NO_x were observed for these 2006 vehicles in comparison to other non-retrofit earlier model-year vehicles.     

Chemical Transformations of Nitrogen Oxides While Sampling Combustion Products

The present study reviews the sampling environments and chemical transformations of nitrogen oxides that may occur within probes and sample lines while sampling combustion products. Experimental data are presented for NO_x transformations in silica and 316 stainless steel tubing when sampling simulated combustion products in the presence of oxygen, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen. A temperature range of 25° to 400°C is explored. In the absence of CO and H₂, 316 stainless steel is observed to promote the reduction of nitrogen dioxide to nitric oxide at temperatures in excess of 300°C, and silica is found to be passive to chemical transformation. In the presence of CO, reduction of N0₂ to NO is observed in 316 stainless steel at temperatures in excess of 100°C, and reduction of NO₂ to NO in silica is observed at 400°C. In the presence of H₂, NO₂ is reduced to NO in 316 stainless steel at 200°C and NO_x is removed at temperatures exceeding 200°C. In silica, the presence of H₂ promotes the reduction of NO₂ to NO at 300°C and the removal of NO_x above 300°C.     

微波强化Fenton/活性炭工艺处理制药废水的影响因素

为了研究微波强化Fenton/活性炭工艺处理高浓度制药废水的影响因素,以阜新某集团公司生产制药原料排出的废水为研究对象,利用静态实验,采用混凝-微波强化Fenton/活性炭工艺对高浓度制药废水进行实验。实验用水为100 mL、COD为576~1 440 mg/L的制药废水,当活性炭投加量为2 g,H2O2投加量为3/4Qth,pH值为5,微波辐照功率和时间分别为500 W和7 min时,COD去除率可达到92.6%,出水COD在42.6~106.6 mg/L范围内。实验结果表明,活性炭的投加量、H2O2的投加量、pH值、微波辐照功率和辐照时间对微波强化Fenton/活性炭工艺的处理效果影响都较显著。     

Adsorptive conversion of nitrogen dioxide from etching vent gases over activated carbon

Some metal etching operations emit limited flow rates of waste gases with reddish-brown NO₂ fume, which may cause visual and acidic-odor complaints, as well as negative health effects. In this study, tests were performed by passing caustic-treated waste gases vented from Al-etching operations through columns packed either with virgin or regenerated granular activated carbon (GAC) to test their adsorptive conversion performance of NO₂ in the gases. The gases contained 5–55 ppm NO₂ and acetic and nitric acids of below 3 ppm. Exhausted carbon was regenerated by scrubbing it with caustic solution and water, and dried for further adsorption tests. Results indicate that with an (empty bed residence time (EBRT) of 0.15 sec for the gas through the GAC-packed space, around 60% of the influent NO₂ of 54 ppm could be removed, and 47% of the removed NO₂ was converted by and desorbed from the carbon as NO. GAC used in the present study could be regenerated at least twice to restore its capacity for NO₂ adsorption. Within EBRTs of 0.076–0.18 sec, the adsorptive conversion capacity was linearly varied with EBRT. In practice, with an EBRT of 0.20 sec, a conversion capacity of 0.80 kg NO₂ (kg GAC)^?1 with an influent NO₂ of 40 ppm can be used as a basis for system design.

Implications: Some metal etching operations emit waste gases with reddish-brown (yellow when diluted) NO₂ fume which may cause visual and acidic-odor complaints, as well as negative health effects. This study provides a simple process for the adsorptive conversion of NO₂ in caustic-treated waste gases vented from metal-etching operations through a GAC column. With an EBRT of 0.20 sec, a conversion capacity of 0.80 kg NO₂ (kg GAC)^?1 with an influent NO₂ of 40 ppm can be used as a basis for system design. Saturated GAC can be regenerated at least twice by simply scrubbing it with aqueous caustic solution.     

Odor Threshold Measurement by Dynamic Olfactometry: Significant Operational Variables

Abstract

Combustion flue gases of three different industrial boilers firing miscellaneous fuels were monitored for a twoweek period. Nitric oxide (NO), sulfur dioxide (SO₂), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO₂), and total hydrocarbons (CxHy) were continuously measured using single-component gas analyzers in parallel with a lowresolution Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) gas analyzer. Hydrogen chloride (HCl) was measured continuously using the FTIR analyzer and semi-continuously using a traditional liquid-absorption technique. Nitrous oxide (N₂O), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), and water vapor (H₂O) were continuously measured using the FTIR analyzer only. Laboratory tests were conducted prior to the field measurements to assess the detection limits of the different measurement methods for each gas component. No significant differences were found between the results of the low-resolution FTIR analyzer and the single-component analyzers or the liquid absorption method.     

Analysis of the air pollution climate at a central urban background site

Measurements of air pollutants from a background site in central London are analysed. These comprise hourly data for CO, NO, NO₂, O₃, SO₂ and PM₁₀ from 1996 to 2008 and particle number count from 2001 to 2008. The data are analysed in terms of long-term trends, annual, weekly and diurnal cycles, and autocorrelation and cross-correlation functions. CO, NO and NO₂ show a typical traffic-associated pattern with two daily peaks and lesser concentrations at the weekend. Particle number count and PM₁₀ show a similar cycle, but with smaller amplitude. Ozone has an annual cycle with a maximum in May, influenced by the spring maximum in background ozone, but the diurnal and weekly cycles are dominated by losses through reaction with nitric oxide. Particle number count shows a minimum corresponding with maximum air temperatures in August, whereas the CO, NO NO₂ and SO₂ show a minimum in June/July. There is a lower particle count to NO_x ratio at the background site compared to a central London kerbside site (Marylebone Road) and a seasonal pattern in particle count to NO_x and PM₁₀ ratios consistent with loss of nanoparticles by evaporation during atmospheric transport. Sulphur dioxide peaks in the morning in summer, but at midday in winter consistent with emissions from elevated sources mixing down from aloft as the diurnal mixed layer deepens. Implications for epidemiological studies of air quality and health are discussed. Sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide show clear downward trends over the measurement period, PM₁₀ declines initially before levels stabilised, and ozone concentrations increased.     

Consistency of Ozone and Nitrogen Oxides Standards at Tropospherically Relevant Mixing Ratios

Abstract

The absolute accuracy and long‐term precision of atmospheric measurements hinge on the quality of the instrumentation and calibration standards. To assess the consistency of the ozone (O₃) and nitrogen oxides (NO_x) standards maintained at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), these standards were compared through the gas‐phase titration of O3 with nitric oxide (NO). NO and O₃ were monitored using chemiluminescence and UV absorption, respectively. Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) was monitored directly by laser‐induced fluorescence and indirectly by catalytic conversion to NO, followed by chemiluminescence. The observed equivalent loss of both NO and O₃ and the formation of NO₂ in these experiments was within 1% on average over the range of 40–200 nmol mol^?1 of NO in excess O3, indicating that these instruments, when calibrated with the NIST O₃ and NO standards and the NO₂ permeation calibration system, are consistent to within 1% at tropospherically relevant mixing ratios of O₃. Experiments conducted at higher initial NO mixing ratios or in excess NO are not in as good agreement. The largest discrepancies are associated with the chemiluminescence measurements. These results indicate the presence of systematic biases under these specific conditions. Prospects for improving these experiments are discussed.     

Simultaneous Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Dioxide Removal by Calcium Hydroxide and Calcium Silicate Solids

ABSTRACT

At conditions typical of a bag filter exposed to a coal-fired flue gas that has been adiabatically cooled with water, calcium hydroxide and calcium silicate solids were exposed to a dilute, humidified gas stream of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and sulfur dioxide (SO₂) in a packed-bed reactor. A prior study found that NO₂ reacted readily with surface water of alkaline and non-alkaline solids to produce nitrate, nitrite, and nitric oxide (NO). With SO₂ present in the gas stream, NO₂ also reacted with S(IV), a product of SO₂ removal, on the exterior of an alkaline solid. The oxidation of S(IV) to S(VI) by oxygen reduced the availability of S(IV) and lowered removal of NO₂. Subsequent acidification of the sorbent by the removal of NO₂ and SO₂ facilitated the production of NO. However, the conversion of nitrous acid to sulfur-nitrogen compounds reduced NO production and enhanced SO₂ removal. A reactor model based on empirical and semi-empirical rate expressions predicted rates of SO₂ removal, NO₂ removal, and NO production by calcium silicate solids. Rate expressions from the reactor model were inserted into a second program, which predicted the removal of SO₂ and NO_x by a continuous process, such as the collection of alkaline solids in a baghouse. The continuous process model, depending upon inlet conditions, predicted 30-40% removal for NO and 50-90% removal for SO₂. These x 2 results are relevant to dry scrubbing technology for combined SO₂ and NO_x removal that first oxidizes NO to NO₂ by the addition of methanol into the flue duct.     

Absorption of Gaseous Air Pollutants By a Standardized Plant Canopy

Concentration profiles for hydrogen fluoride(HF), sulfur dioxide(SO₂), ozone (O₃), nitrogen dioxide(NO₂), and nitric oxide(NO) generated in a standardized alfalfa canopy are presented. Wind, light, temperature, and carbon dioxide(CO₂) profiles, canopy pollutant uptake rates, and canopy structural data are also given. Canopy pollutant concentration profile characteristics were studied to evaluate the relative potentials for major air pollutants to penetrate into canopies. The study was conducted in an environmental growth chamber equipped to control automatically environmental conditions and monitor continuously gas exchange rates. HF, SO₂, and NO₂ profiles suggested that these gases were removed efficiently by the upper portion of the canopy as well as by the immediate subsurface vegetation. The steady state HF profile showed the greatest displacement within the canopy. The NO profile was displaced the least. The uptake rate of NO by plants was apparently too slow in comparison with gas transport and mixing within the canopy to affect the internal profile substantially. O₃ appeared to be readily deposited on the surface tissues, but the deeper tissues in the canopy had less effect on the concentration profile. Data are also presented to show the relationship between NO₂ concentration within the canopy and changes in the air concentration above the vegetation. The results indicated that gas transport between the atmosphere and canopy interior was rapid. The data presented should be of current interest to agriculturists, researchers, administrators, and environmental planners concerned with effects of air pollutants on plants and on the fate of pollutants in the microenvironment.