Paving blocks from ceramic tile production waste

This paper presents the use of waste mud from ceramic tile production as the main component in paving blocks. Compressive strength values of the blocks were compared with the standard value as prescribed by the Thailand Industrial Standard. The waste mud was first characterized using XRD, XRF, SEM, Laser diffraction particle size analyzer and sieve analysis. Paving blocks were subsequently prepared by mixing the waste mud with Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and compacted using a hydraulic press. Water was added to the cement–mud mix to assist compaction and to strengthen the blocks by hydration of OPC. Effects of water and cement content, immersion in water, as well as compaction pressure on compressive strength were subsequently studied. Increasing compaction pressure and also immersion in water for 5 min every 24 h were found to enhance densification and thus compressive strength of the test samples. The blocks containing 15 wt% cement required a long curing period of up to 28 days for their compressive strength to reach the standard requirement while the compressive strength of the blocks containing 25–30 wt% cement exceeded the standard requirement after curing for only 7 days.     

Treatment of phosphorus waste water using crystallization method

Phosphorus is the restrictive factor of water eutrophication and phosphorus removal is the key point to control this phenomenon. It's also important to recover phosphorus resource from wastewater. Crystallization method was used to treat and recycle high concentration phosphorus wastewater, the selection of organic solvent, influence of volume ratio of organic solvent and wastewater, precipitation time and stirring speed on the production of crystal and its structure was investigated. Experimental results indicate that, with ethanol as extractant, under the condition of volume ratio of ethanol to wastewater being 1.5:1 and stirring speed about 200 r/min, crystal precipitated fast with fine crystal shape and purity, phosphorus removal efficiency more than 85% was obtained.     

用炼油厂废白土制备有机膨润土的研究(Ⅰ)--废白土的提纯

对炼油厂废白土的脱蜡脱油工艺及脱蜡脱油后废白土的湿法提纯工艺进行了实验研究     

头孢类抗生素生产过程中的废渣处理

从头孢噻肟钠、头孢三嗪生产废渣中回收2-硫醇基苯并噻唑合成二硫化二苯并噻唑,二硫化二苯并噻唑的收率达23.8%,产品质量达到HGB 2-158-61标准.小试表明,方法可行,操作稳定、简便,既减轻了废渣造成的污染,又回收了用途广泛的化工原料,有一定的环境效益和经济效益.     

光纤pH计的设计

针对传统pH值测试方法的局限性，提出了一种新型pH值测量方案-光纤pH计。着重讨论了传感器的敏感部件原理与制作。并将当今流行的MCS－51系列单片机用于二次仪表设计，提高信息处理速度和精度并利于数显。     

Biphasic production of hydrogen and methane from waste lactose in cyclic-batch reactors

The biphasic production of the energy gases hydrogen and methane was possible in a fed batch culture resulting in a volumetric mix of approximately 20% H₂ and 80% CH₄ and an energy conversion efficiency of 95%, based on the measured Chemical Oxygen Demand and theoretical calculations assuming that the substrate (a dairy waste permeate) was lactose. Gas production showed a rapid initial phase over 0–20 h in which the composition was up to 50% hydrogen with the balance mainly carbon dioxide. This was accompanied by the accumulation of volatile fatty acids (VFA) in which butyric was predominant. A slower second phase of gas production produced a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide with a reduction in the accumulated acids. The duration of this second phase depended on the initial load applied to the reactor, and in the experiments carried out lasted between 6 and 12 days. Where the applied initial load led to an acid accumulation such that the pH fell below 5.5, the second phase of gas production was inhibited. Where pH control was exerted to prevent the pH dropping below 6.5, ethanol accumulated alongside VFA as a first phase product, with the gas comprised entirely of carbon dioxide. Despite the excellent energy conversion and the production of biogas fuel elements matching those for hythane (a mixture of hydrogen and methane, with improved combustion characteristics), the overall process loading was considered too low for efficient volumetric conversion of the feedstock to energy. The concept could be further developed based on high rate reactor systems with granular or immobilised biomass either as a single tank biphasic system or in a split tank two phase production process.     

The mechanisms of pH regulation on promoting volatile fatty acids production from kitchen waste

The anaerobic acid production experiments were conducted with the pretreated kitchen waste under pH adjustment.The results showed that pH 8 was considered to be the most suitable condition for acid production,especially for the formation of acetic acid and pro-pionic acid.The average value of total volatile fatty acid at pH 8 was 8814 mg COD/L,1.5 times of that under blank condition.The average yield of acetic acid and propionic acid was 3302 mg COD/L and 2891 mg COD/L,respectively.The activities of key functional enzymes such as phosphotransacetylase,acetokinase,oxaloacetate transcarboxylase and succinyl-coA transferase were all enhanced.To further explore the regulatory mechanisms within the system,the distribution of microorganisms at different levels in the fermentation sys-tem was obtained by microbial sequencing,results indicating that the relative abundances of Clostridiales,Bacteroidales,Chloroflexi,Clostridium,Bacteroidetes and Propionibacteriales,which were great contributors for the hydrolysis and acidification,increased rapidly at pH 8 com-pared with the blank group.Besides,the proportion of genes encoding key enzymes was generally increased,which further verified the mechanism of hydrolytic acidification and acetic acid production of organic matter under pH regulation.     

Upgrading of organic waste: production of the copolymer poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate by Ralstonia eutrophus with organic waste as sole carbon source

Two types of fermented organic waste (trade and industry waste and fruit and vegetable waste) were successfully used as a sole carbon source to produce poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate (PHBV) by Ralstonia eutrophus (formerly Alcaligenes eutrophus) via oxygen limitation.The production of PHBV could be optimized by optimizing the oxygen transfer through the fermentor. Thereby, a peak concentration of 1.1 g PHBV per liter cell suspension, 40 w% of cell dry weight, was obtained at an aeration rate of 0.24 mol O₂/h·kg biomass. The yield of PHBV on the fatty acid concentration in the organic waste was 0.16 g polymer/g volatile organic matter. The process obtained, compares well with the commercial production process of PHBV based on glucose.     

Simulation and life cycle assessment of process design alternatives for biodiesel production from waste vegetable oils

This study uses the process simulator ASPEN Plus^® and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to compare three process design alternatives for biodiesel production from waste vegetable oils that are: the conventional alkali-catalyzed process including a free fatty acids (FFAs) pre-treatment, the acid-catalyzed process, and the supercritical methanol process using propane as co-solvent. Results show that the supercritical methanol process using propane as co-solvent is the most environmentally favorable alternative. Its smaller steam consumption in comparison with the other process design alternatives leads to a lower contribution to the potential environmental impacts (PEI’s). The acid-catalyzed process generally shows the highest PEI’s, in particular due to the high energy requirements associated with methanol recovery operations.     

物化法处理制药工业含锌废水

采用物化法处理制药工业含锌废水,竣工检测结果表明,处理后废水中Zn2+浓度大大降低,出水完全满足<松花江水系黑龙江省污水综合排放标准>的要求,实现了含锌废水的达标排放.     

环境监测实验室废液处理的讨论

环境监测作为环境保护工作的基础,并随着环境保护事业的发展而发展。近年来,我国环境监测水平大幅提高,监测能力不断增强,但随着工作量的加大,环境监测实验室所产生的废物数量及种类都在增多,这些废物如不经无害化处理直接排放,将会严重危及人们的健康。本文从防止污染环境的立场出发,分类讨论了环境监测实验室日常产生的废液处理方法。     

NaCl-H_2SO_4法回收COD_Cr废液中的硫酸银

采用NaCl-H2SO4法回收CODcr废液中的硫酸银,回收率达到80．5％。将回收与市售硫酸银试剂同时对4种废水做CODcr测定的对比实验,经数据分析得出,所回收的试剂完全符合要求,可以循环用于CODcr测定。该方法具有操柞简便、回收率高和成本低的特点。     

聚氯乙烯生产中的废水综合利用

介绍了新疆天业化工园区聚氯乙烯生产中废水的处理技术和综合利用情况,包括乙炔上清液的回收、含汞废液处理及聚合母液水的处理回收利用。利用节水技术,每年可回用水近580万t,氯化氢气体5万t,产生经济效益5380万元。     

Mg improves biomass production from soybean wastewater using purple non-sulfur bacteria

Soybean wastewater was used to generate biomass resource by use of purple non-sulfur bacteria (PNSB). This study investigated the enhancement of PNSB cell accumulation in wastewater by Mg^2 + under the light-anaerobic condition. Results showed that with the optimal Mg^2 + dosage of 10 mg/L, biomass production was improved by 70% to 3630 mg/L, and biomass yield also was improved by 60%. Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) removal reached above 86% and hydraulic retention time was shortened from 96 to 72 hr. The mechanism analysis indicated that Mg^2 + could promote the content of bacteriochlorophyll in photosynthesis because Mg^2 + is the bacteriochlorophyll active center, and thus improved adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production. An increase of ATP production enhanced the conversion of organic matter in wastewater into PNSB cell materials (biomass yield) and COD removal, leading to more biomass production. With 10 mg/L Mg^2 +, bacteriochlorophyll content and ATP production were improved by 60% and 33% respectively.     

干法厌氧消化在有机垃圾处理中的应用

目前生活垃圾中含有大量可利用的有机垃圾,其在厌氧条件下可消化产生沼气,有机垃圾直接填埋会造成可再生能源的浪费.提出了干法厌氧消化工艺,干法压氧消化器越来越多用于可再生能源作物材料产出沼气上.同时分析了各种控制参数对于法消化运行的影响及干法消化适用的领域.     

Simulating dairy liquid waste management options as a nitrogen source for crops

Large scale dairy operations are common. In many cases the manure is deposited on a paved surface and then removed with a flushing system, after which the solids are separated, the liquid stored in ponds, and eventually the liquid applied on adjacent crop land. Management of liquid manure to maximize the fertilizer value and minimize water quality degradation requires knowledge of the interactive effects of mineralization of organic N (ON) to NH₄⁺, crop uptake of mineral N, and leaching of NO₃⁻ on a temporal basis. The purpose of the research was to use the ENVIRO-GRO model to simulate how the amount of applied N, timing of N application, ON mineralization rates, chemical form of N applied, and irrigation uniformity affected (1) yields of corn (Zea mays) in summer and a forage grass in winter in a Mediterranean climate and (2) the amount of NO₃⁻ leached below the root zone. This management practice is typical for dairies in the San Joaquin Valley of California. The simulations were conducted for a 10-year period. Steady state conditions, whereby an equivalent amount of N applied in the organic form will be mineralized in a given year, are achieved more rapidly for materials with high mineralization rates. Both timing and total quantity of N application are important in affecting crop yield and potential N leaching. Major conclusions from the simulations are as follows. Frequent low applications are preferred to less frequent higher applications. Increasing the amount of N application increased both the crop yield and the amount of NO₃⁻ leached. Increasing irrigation uniformity increased crop yields but had variable effects on the amount of NO₃⁻ leached. A winter forage crop following a summer corn crop effectively reduced the leaching of residual soil N following the corn crop.     

废弃电子线路板资源化方法评述

随着电子工业的发展,线路板的生产量和废弃量日益增加,废弃电子线路板资源化综合利用已经成为各方关注的热点。介绍了废弃电子线路板资源化综合利用的背景和意义,总结了目前资源化综合利用废弃电子线路板的主要方法和工艺,包括机械物理法、湿法冶金法、热处理法、生物法、超临界法等,分析了各种方法和工艺的优缺点以及技术改进情况。     

Insights into metals in individual fine particles from municipal solid waste using synchrotron radiation-based micro-analytical techniques

Excessive inter-contamination with heavy metals hampers the application of biological treatment products derived from mixed or mechanically-sorted municipal solid waste(MSW). In this study, we investigated fine particles of 2 mm, which are small fractions in MSW but constitute a significant component of the total heavy metal content, using bulk detection techniques. A total of 17 individual fine particles were evaluated using synchrotron radiation-based micro-X-ray fluorescence and micro-X-ray diffraction. We also discussed the association, speciation and source apportionment of heavy metals. Metals were found to exist in a diffuse distribution with heterogeneous intensities and intense hot-spots of 10 μm within the fine particles. Zn–Cu, Pb–Fe and Fe–Mn–Cr had significant correlations in terms of spatial distribution. The overlapped enrichment, spatial association, and the mineral phases of metals revealed the potential sources of fine particles from size-reduced waste fractions(such as scraps of organic wastes or ceramics) or from the importation of other particles. The diverse sources of heavy metal pollutants within the fine particles suggested that separate collection and treatment of the biodegradable waste fraction(such as food waste) is a preferable means of facilitating the beneficial utilization of the stabilized products.     

关于农业废弃物处理与利用的思考

该文分析了我国及陕西省主要农业废弃物的现状，对环境的污染状况，介绍了如何有效地处理并利用农业废弃物，以减少由此造成的环境污染的有效方法。