光助芬顿反应催化降解气体中甲苯

以甲苯作为挥发性有机污染物(VOCs)的代表,利用连续进气动态实验装置,研究光助芬顿反应降解气体中甲苯的作用.考察了芬顿试剂溶液初始p H、H2O2浓度、Fe2+浓度以及甲苯初始浓度对降解甲苯的影响,并利用在线质谱和色谱对产物进行了定性、定量分析.结果表明,紫外光照加快了羟基自由基的生成,显著提高了气体中甲苯的去除率;p H=3.0、H2O2浓度为20 mmol·L-1、Fe2+浓度为0.3 mmol·L-1的条件下,甲苯去除率最高;当甲苯初始浓度为260 mg·m-3时,去除率能够达到98%;光助芬顿反应催化降解气体中甲苯实验未检测到CO2之外的中间产物,CO2产率分析表明去除的甲苯全部转化为CO2.     

O3/H2O2法降解甲基叔丁基醚（MTBE）的试验研究

采用自制鼓泡反应器对臭氧/双氧水(O3/H2O2)降解水中甲基叔丁基醚(MTBE)进行了试验研究,考察了进气(含O3)流量、H2O2 投加量、MTBE初始浓度、pH、温度等因素对MTBE降解的影响.结果表明,在MTBE初始浓度为10 mg·L-1,气体流量为0.5 L·min-1,温度293K, pH=6.5, H2O2 添加量为2.4mg·L1 条件下,反应30 min后, MTBE去除率可达75.5%, COD去除率为68.0%.降解得到的中间产物主要有叔丁基甲酯(TBF)、叔丁醇(TBA)、乙酸甲酯(MA)和丙酮(AC)等,据此探讨了O3/H2O2氧化MTBE的可能反应机理和降解途径.     

气相中乙酸乙酯光解的光子效率:波长和催化剂的影响

采用4种不同波长的准分子光源(Xe Cl*、Kr Cl*、Xe Br*和Kr Br*)降解气相的乙酸乙酯.对比了外加3种负载型光催化剂(有机膜负载Ti O2、有机膜负载石墨烯和纱网负载Ti O2)条件下乙酸乙酯的去除率,考察了光源类型、辐射功率和气体初始浓度对去除率的影响.同时,测定了不同光源的辐射光谱和辐射功率,计算了不同反应条件下的光子效率.结果表明,乙酸乙酯去除率按Kr Br*Kr Cl*Xe Cl*Xe Br*依次降低,而Xe Cl*和Kr Br*光源降解乙酸乙酯气体可以得到较高的光子效率;有机膜负载Ti O2比不加催化剂时乙酸乙酯去除率和光子效率都有所提高,但提高幅度不大.气体流速和乙酸乙酯初始浓度升高,光子效率升高.采用Kr Br*准分子灯直接光解乙酸乙酯,实验条件为:辐射功率0.76 W,乙酸乙酯初始浓度946mg·m-3,气体流速600 m L·min-1,光子效率为5.63%.     

活性炭负载铁催化过硫酸盐降解酸性大红3R

采用浸渍-高温煅烧法制备负载型的Fe/活性炭催化剂,利用电镜扫描(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)对催化剂进行表征.并以酸性大红3R为目标污染物,用此催化剂研究了过硫酸盐在非均相催化体系的氧化性能.考察了Fe负载量、过硫酸钠用量、催化剂用量、初始污染物浓度等因素对酸性大红3R降解的影响,并对催化剂重复使用性能进行测试.结果表明,Fe负载量为6%时,催化降解效果最好;当Na2S2O8浓度为3.0 g·L-1,催化剂用量1.5 g·L-1,降解3 h时,酸性大红3R去除率达80%以上;催化剂可重复使用5次以上.同时还采用紫外可见、气相色谱-质谱分析其降解的历程.     

超声降解十二烷基苯磺酸钠的实验研究

采用功率超声的新方法降解水体有机污染物十二烷基苯磺酸钠 (SDBS) ,实验研究了超声反应时间、超声波频率、功率、声强、溶液初始pH值、变幅杆直径和空化气体等因素的影响 .结果表明 :SDBS降解率与超声反应时间呈线性关系 ,具有一级反应动力学特征 ;低频范围内改变超声波频率 ,对SDBS降解率的影响不大 ;增大超声波功率、声强和辐照面积 ,可以明显提高SDBS降解率 ,最高为 4 2 5 % ;溶液初始pH值对SDBS降解率的影响较为显著 ;充入空化气体 ,SDBS降解率明显提高 ,其影响排序为Ar >O2 >N2 .     

纳米TiO_2光催化降解酸性红B的实验研究

采用偶联剂法在聚丙烯多面球表面负载化纳米TiO2,在高压汞灯照射下,以酸性红B染料为研究对象,采用光催化氧化法进行降解处理;研究了溶液初始浓度、H2O2和Fe3+投加量、pH以及光照强度等因素对酸性红B染料降解效果的影响。     

磷钨酸铋微波固相合成及其光催化消除甲醇

报道了微波固相合成杂多酸盐催化剂 BiPW12O40的新方法,并通过红外、差热-热重、BET比表面、扫描电镜、X粉末衍射、荧光发射光谱等一系列手段对其进行了表征.在紫外光照射下,以有机污染物甲醇的气相光催化消除为模型反应,考察了催化剂的光催化活性.扫描电镜结果表明,通过该方法合成的 BiPW12O40催化剂粒径为 15～30 nm.在紫外光照射下,0.15 g 催化剂可将初始浓度为1.40 g·m-3、流速为3mL·min-1的甲醇气体完全消除.其光催化活性明显优于 H3PW12O40,对光催化降解有机气相污染物具有一定的应用前景.     

TiO_2纳米带制备及光催化降解气相甲苯研究

文章利用阳极氧化法制备Ti O2纳米带(Ti O2NBs),采用扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)和能谱仪(EDX)对Ti O2NBs微观形貌和表面成分进行表征,并对其紫外可见漫反射光谱(UV-vis)和X射线衍射(XRD)进行了检测。以甲苯为目标污染物研究了Ti O2NBs对中低浓度(2.17~21.67 mg/L)甲苯气体的光催化降解,考察了甲苯初始浓度、催化剂用量、气体流速和光照条件4个因素对甲苯降解效果的影响,并考察了催化剂的稳定性。结果表明:甲苯降解率随着初始浓度的增大先增大后减小,当初始浓度为17.34mg/L时,降解时间为100 min时,降解率达到93.72%,为最佳降解效果;实验装置条件下,催化剂有效面积为32 cm2时为最佳;随着气体流速增大(0.5~3 L/min),甲苯降解效率呈现先上升后下降趋势,当流速为1.5 L/min时,甲苯的降解效率最高;紫外灯为光源时甲苯降解率显著高于可见光为光源时的降解率,前者比后者降解效率高50%。     

超声气升式环流反应器降解乐果水溶液的动力学研究

采用超声气升式环流反应器(UALR),以臭氧气体为氧化剂,以有机磷农药乐果为典型污染物,研究其降解反应动力学规律.通过对乐果降解过程的表观动力学研究,发现乐果在单独超声辐射(不通入气体,即臭氧)、臭氧(O3)氧化和超声气升式环流反应器(UALR/O2)协同下的降解均符合表观一级动力学.在乐果初始质量浓度为50 mg/L、溶液初始pH为6.0、反应液体积80 mL、超声声强0.5W/cm2、O3流量200 L/h、温度20℃、处理时间4h的条件下,采用超声(US)、O3和UALR/O3工艺,乐果的去除率分别为27%、15%和90%,乐果降解的速率常数增强因子可达到4.816.进一步从UALR/O3系统中存在US、O3和羟基自由基(·OH)协同作用的降解机理,推导出了简化的机理动力学模型.     

UV/K_2S_2O_8降解偶氮染料AO7的研究:动力学及反应途径

紫外光分解过硫酸盐(S2O28-)是一种新型的高级氧化技术,可以产生强氧化性的硫酸根自由基(SO·4-).以偶氮染料AO7为目标污染物,重点研究了反应体系氧化剂K2S2O8浓度、溶液初始pH值和无机阴离子(H2PO4-、HCO3-、NO3-和Cl-)对反应体系的影响.结果表明,AO7的降解遵循准一级动力学,当AO7初始浓度为0.14mmol/L时,最佳的氧化剂K2S2O8与污染物AO7的摩尔比为20.pH值对UV/K2S2O8体系降解AO7的反应速率影响较大,增大pH有利于SO·4-转化为·OH.溶液中的无机离子对反应体系有一定的抑制作用.采用GC/MS分析了UV/K2S2O8体系降解AO7的主要中间产物(萘酚、1,2-苯并吡喃酮、邻苯二甲酸),并根据中间产物的分析推测了降解途径.     

Toxic effects of acetochlor, methamidophos and their combination on nifH gene in soil

Toxic effects of two agrochemicals on nifH gene in agricultural black soil were investigated using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis （DGGE） and sequencing approaches in a microcosm experiment. Changes of soil nifH gene diversity and composition were examined following the application of acetochlor, methamidophos and their combination. Acetochlor reduced the nifH gene diversity （both in gene richness and diversity index values） and caused changes in the nifH gene composition. The effects of acetochlor on nifH gene were strengthened as the concentration of acetochlor increased. Cluster analysis of DGGE banding patterns showed that nifH gene composition which had been affected by low concentration of acetochlor （50 mg/kg） recovered firstly. Methamidophos reduced nifH gene richness that except at 4 weeks. The medium concentration of methamidophos （150 mg/kg） caused the most apparent changes in nifH gene diversity at the first week while the high concentration of methamidophos （250 mg/kg） produced prominent effects on nifH gene diversity in the following weeks. Cluster analysis showed that minimal changes of nifH gene composition were found at 1 week and maximal changes at 4 weeks. Toxic effects of acetochlor and methamidophos combination on nifH gene were also apparent. Different nifH genes （bands） responded differently to the impact of agrochemicals： four individual bands were eliminated by the application of the agrochemicals, five bands became predominant by the stimulation of the agrochemicals, and four bands showed strong resistance to the influence of the agrochemicals. Fifteen prominent bands were partially sequenced, yielding 15 different nifH sequences, which were used for phylogenetic reconstructions. All sequences were affiliated with the alpha- and beta-proteobacteria, showing higher similarity to eight different diazotrophic genera.     

Arsenic uptake by arbuscular mycorrhizal maize （Zea mays L.） grown in an arsenic-contaminated soil with added phosphorus

The effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus (Glomus mosseae) and phosphorus (P) addition (100 mg/kg soil) on arsenic (As) uptake by maize plants (Zea mays L.) from an As-contaminated soil were examined in a glasshouse experiment.Non-mycorrhizal and zero-P addition controls were included.Plant biomass and concentrations and uptake of As,P,and other nutrients,AM colonization,root lengths,and hyphal length densities were determined.The results indicated that addition of P significantly inhibited root colonization and development of extraradical mycelium.Root length and dry weight both increased markedly with mycorrhizal colonization under the zero-P treatments,but shoot and root biomass of AM plants was depressed by P application.AM fungal inoculation decreased shoot As concentrations when no P was added,and shoot and root As concentrations of AM plants increased 2.6 and 1.4 times with P addition,respectively.Shoot and root uptake of P,Mn,Cu,and Zn increased,but shoot Fe uptake decreased by 44.6%,with inoculation, when P was added.P addition reduced shoot P,Fe,Mn,Cu,and Zn uptake of AM plants,but increased root Fe and Mn uptake of the nonmycorrhizal ones.AM colonization therefore appeared to enhance plant tolerance to As in low P soil,and have some potential for the phytostabilization of As-contaminated soil,however,P application may introduce additional environmental risk by increasing soil As mobility.     

Potential of plant polyphenol oxidases in the decolorization and removal of textile and non-textile dyes

In this study an effort has been made to use plant polyphenol oxidases; potato （Solanum tuberosum） and brinjal （Solanum melongena）, for the treatment of various important dyes used in textile and other industries. The ammonium sulphate fractionated enzyme preparations were used to treat a number of dyes under various experimental conditions. Majority of the treated dyes were maximally decolorized at pH 3.0. Some of the dyes were quickly decolorized whereas others were marginally decolorized. The initial first hour was sufficient for the maximum decolorization of dyes. The rate of decolorization was quite slow on long treatment of dyes. Enhancement in the dye decolorization was noticed on increasing the concentration of enzymes. The complex mixtures of dyes were treated with both preparations of polyphenol oxidases in the buffers of varying pH values. Potato polyphenol oxidase was significantly more effective in decolorizing the dyes to higher extent as compared to the enzyme obtained from brinjal polyphenol oxidase. Decolorization of dyes and their mixtures, followed by the formation of an insoluble precipitate, which could be easily removed simply by centrifugation.     

Removal of heavy metals from sewage sludge by low costing chemical method and recycling in agriculture

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Organochlorine pesticides in soils under different land usage in the Taihu Lake region, China

A field study was conducted in the Taihu Lake region, China in 2004 to reveal the organochlorine pesticide concentrations in soils after the ban of these substances in the year 1983. Thirteen organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were analyzed in soils from paddy field, tree land and fallow land. Total organochlorine pesticide residues were higher in agricultural soils than in uncultivated fallow land soils. Among all the pesticides, ΣDDX (DDD, DDE and DDT) had the highest concentration for all the soil samples, ranging from 3.10 ng/g to 166.55 ng/g with a mean value of 57.04 ng/g and followed by ΣHCH, ranging from 0.73 ng/g to 60.97 ng/g with a mean value of 24.06 ng/g. Dieldrin, endrin, HCB and α-endosulfan were also found in soils with less than 15 ng/g. Ratios of p,p'-(DDD DDE)/DDT in soils under three land usages were: paddy field ＞ tree land ＞ fallow land, indicating that land usage inlfuenced the degradation of DDT in soils. Ratios of p,p'-(DDD DDE)/DDT ＞1, showing aged residues of DDTs in soils of the Taihu Lake region. The results were discussed with data from a former study that showed very low actual concentrations of HCH and DDT in soils in the Taihu Lake region, but according to the chemical half-lives and their concentrations in soils in 1980s, the concentration of DDT in soils seemed to be underestimated. In any case our data show that the ban on the use of HCH and DDT resulted in a tremendous reduction of these pesticide residues in soils, but there are still high amounts of pesticide residues in soils, which need more remediation processes.     

Single and joint effects of pesticides and mercury on soil urease

The influence of two pesticides including chlorimuron-ethyl and furadan and mercury （Hg） on urease activity in 4 soils （meadow burozem and phaeozem） was investigated. The soils were exposed to various concentrations of the two pesticides and Hg individually and simultaneously. Results showed that there was a close relationship between urease activity and organic matter content in soil. Chlorimuron-ethyl and furadan could both activate urease in the 4 soils. The maximum increment of urease activity by chlorimuronethyl was up to 14%-18%. There was almost an equal increase （up to 13%-21%） in the urease activity by furadan. On the contrary, Hg markedly inhibited soil urease activity. A logarithmic equation was used to describe the relationship （P〈0.05） between the concentration of Hg and the activity of soil urease in the 4 tested soils. Semi-effect dose （ED50） values by the stress of Hg based on the inhibition of soil urease in the 4 soils were 88, 5.5, 24 and 20 mg/kg, respectively, according to the calculation of the corresponding equations. The interactive effect of chlorimuron-ethyl or furadan with metal Hg on soil urease was mainly synergic at the highest tested concentrations.     

Isolation and preliminary characterization of a 3-chlorobenzoate degrading bacteria

A study was conducted to compare the diversity of 2-, 3-, and 4-chlorobenzoate degraders in two pristine soils and one contaminated sewage sludge. These samples contained strikingly different populations of mono-chlorobenzoate degraders. Although fewer cultures were isolated in the uncontaminated soils than contaminated one, the ability of microbial populations to mineralize chlorobenzoate was widespread. The 3- and 4-chlorobenzoate degraders were more diverse than the 2-chlorobenzoate degraders. One of the strains isolated from the sewage sludge was obtained. Based on its phenotype, chemotaxonomic properties and 16S rRNA gene, the organism S-7 was classified as Rhodococcus erythropolis. The strain can grow at temperature from 4 to 37℃. It can utilize several （halo）aromatic compounds. Moreover, strain S-7 can grow and use 3-chlorobenzoate as sole carbon source in a temperatures range of 10-30℃ with stoichiometric release of chloride ions. The psychrotolerant ability was significant for bioremediation in low temperature regions. Catechol and chlorocatechol 1,2-dioxygenase activities were present in cell free extracts of the strain, but no （chloro）catechol 2,3- dioxygenase activities was detected. Spectral conversion assays with extracts from R. erythropolis S-7 showed accumulation of a compound with a similar UV spectrum as chloro-cis,cis-muconate from 3-chlorobenzoate. On the basis of these results, we proposed that S-7 degraded 3-chlorobenzoate through the modified ortho-cleave pathway.     

Alterations of organ histopathology and metallolhionein mRNA expression in silver barb, Puntius gonionotus during subchronic cadmium exposure

Common silver barb,Puntius gonionotus,exposed to the nominal concentration of 0.06 mg/L Cd for 60 d,were assessed for histopathological alterations(gills,liver and kidney),metal accumulation,and metallothionein(MT)mRNA expression.Fish exhibited pathological symptoms such as hypertrophy and hyperplasia of primary and secondary gill lamellae,vacuolization in hepatocytes,and prominent tubular and glomerular damage in the kidney.In addition,kidney accumulated the highest content of cadmium,more than gills and liver.Expression of MT mRNA was increased in both liver and kidney of treated fish.Hepatic MT levels remained high after fish were removed to Cd-free water.In contrast,MT expression in kidney was peaked after 28 d of treatment and drastically dropped when fish were removed to Cd-free water.The high concentrations of Cd in hepatic tissues indicated an accumulation site or permanent damage on this tissue.     

Sorption of 1-naphthol by plant cuticular fractions

The contribution of aliphatic-rich plant biopolymer to sorption of hydrophobic organic compounds is significantly important because of their preservation and accumulation in the soil environment,but sorption mechanism is still not fully understood.In this study, sorption of 1-naphthol by plant cuticular fractions was examined to better understand the contributions of respective fraction.Toward this end,cuticular materials were isolated from the fruits of tomato by chemical method.The tomato cuticle sheet consisted of waxes (6.5 wt%),cuticular monomer (69.5 wt%),and polysaccharide (24.0 wt%).Isotherms of l-naphthol to the cuticular fractions were nonlinear (N value (0.82-0.90)) at the whole tested concentration ranges.The KodKow ratios for bulk cuticle (TC1),dewaxed cuticle (TC2),cutin (TC4),and desugared cuticle (TC5) were larger than unity,suggested that tomato bulk cuticle and cutin are much powerful solption medium.Sorption capability of cutin (TC4) was 2.4 times higher than the nonsaponifiable fraction (TC3).The 1-naphthol interactions with tomato cuticular materials were governed by both hydrophobic-type interactions and polar (H-bonding) interactions. Removal of the wax and polysaccharide materials from the bulk tomato cuticle caused a significant increase in the sorption ability of the cuticular material.There was a linear negative trend between K_(oc) values and the amount of polysaccharides or fraction's polarities ((N O)/C);while a linear positive relationship between K_(oc) values and the content of cutin monomer (linear R~2=0.993) was observed for present in the cuticular fractions.Predominant sorbent of the hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) in the plant cuticular fraction was the cutin monomer,contributing to 91.7% of the total sorption of tomato bulk cuticle.     

Seed selections for crystallization of calcium phosphate for phosphorus recovery

Seed induces and promotes the crystallization of calcium phosphate, and acts as carrier of the recovered phosphorus （P）. In order to select suitable seed for P recovery from wastewater, three seeds including Apatite （AP）, Juraperle （JP） and phosphate-modified Juraperle （M-JP） were tested and compared. Batch and fixed-bed column experiments of seeded crystallization of calcium phosphate were undertaken by using synthetic wastewater with 10 mg/L P phosphate. It shows that AP has bad enduring property in the crystallization process, while JP has better performance for multiple uses, and M-JP is a hopeful seed for P recovery by crystallization of calcium phosphate.