Photocatalytic oxidation of gas-phase elemental mercury by nanotitanosilicate fibers

Photocatalytic fibers were generated from the continuous evaporation of titanium tetraisopropoxide with tetraethyl orthosilicate through a flame burner. The morphology, the crystal form, and the components of the nanotitanosilicate fibers were analyzed by Raman spectroscopy, Field emission-scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area analysis. The nanotitanosilicates prepared by three different carrier gases (air, N(2), and Ar) were tested for their photocatalytic ability to remove/oxidize gas-phase elemental mercury. Under UV black light, the Hg(0) capture efficiencies were 78%, 86%, and 85% for air, N(2), and Ar, respectively. For air, the value was close to 90%, even under household fluorescent light. The Hg(0) capture efficiency by nanotitanosilcate was measured under fluorescent light, UV black light, and sunlight.     

用于气态零价汞转化的催化剂研究

零价汞的高效去除是燃煤烟气汞污染控制过程中的关键环节。为了促进烟气中的零价汞转化为易于去除的氧化态汞,分别考察了在有HCl存在时,几种过渡金属氧化物(Cu、Fe、Mn、Co和Zr)对零价汞氧化的催化作用,以筛选出性能较好的催化组分;为提高催化剂的抗SO2性能,分别尝试了利用几种金属元素(Sr、Ce、W和Mo)对催化剂进行掺杂改性的方法。结果表明,锰氧化物的催化作用最好,其最佳使用温度在573 K左右;SO2对零价汞的催化氧化有明显抑制作用,在无SO2及1 400 mg/m3SO2时锰催化剂对零价汞催化氧化效率分别为93%和78%。而Mo改性的锰氧化物催化剂的抗硫性能大幅提高,在1 400 mg/m3SO2存在的情况下其对零价汞的催化氧化效率可达到90%以上,较其他改性元素高。     

Influence of HCl on oxidation of gaseous elemental mercury by dielectric barrier discharge process

The influence of HCl on the oxidation of gaseous elemental mercury (Hg0) has been investigated using a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma process, where the temperature of the plasma reactor and the composition of gas mixtures of HCl, H2O, NO, and O2 in N2 balance have been varied. We observe that Cl atoms and Cl2 molecules, created by the DBD process, play important roles in the oxidation of Hg0 to HgCl2. The addition of H2O to the gas mixture of HCl in N2 accelerates the oxidation of Hg0, although no appreciable effect of H2O alone on the oxidation of Hg0 has been observed. The increase of the reaction temperature in the presence of HCl results in the reduction of Hg0 oxidation efficiency probably due to the deterioration of the heterogeneous chemical reaction of Hg0 with chlorinated species on the reactor wall. The presence of NO shows an inhibitory effect on the oxidation of Hg0 under DBD of 16% O2 in N2, indicating that NO acts as an O and O3 scavenger. At the composition of Hg0 (280 microg m(-3)), HCl (25 ppm), NO (204 ppm), O2 (16%) and N2 (balance) and temperature 90 degrees C, we obtain the nearly complete oxidation of Hg0 at a specific energy density of 8 J l(-1). These results lead us to suggest that the DBD process can be viable for the treatment of mercury released from coal-fired power plants.     

The influence of ozone on atmospheric emissions of gaseous elemental mercury and reactive gaseous mercury from substrates

Experiments were performed to investigate the effect of ozone (O₃) on mercury (Hg) emission from a variety of Hg-bearing substrates. Substrates with Hg(II) as the dominant Hg phase exhibited a 1.7 to 51-fold increase in elemental Hg (Hg^o) flux and a 1.3 to 8.6-fold increase in reactive gaseous mercury (RGM) flux in the presence of O₃-enriched clean (50 ppb O₃; 8 substrates) and ambient air (up to ∼70 ppb O₃; 6 substrates), relative to clean air (oxidant and Hg free air). In contrast, Hg^o fluxes from two artificially Hg^o-amended substrates decreased by more than 75% during exposure to O₃-enriched clean air relative to clean air. Reactive gaseous mercury emissions from Hg^o-amended substrates increased immediately after exposure to O₃ but then decreased rapidly. These experimental results demonstrate that O₃ is very important in controlling Hg emissions from substrates. The chemical mechanisms that produced these trends are not known but potentially involve heterogenous reactions between O₃, the substrate, and Hg. Our experiments suggest they are not homogenous gas-phase reactions. Comparison of the influence of O₃ versus light on increasing Hg^o emissions from dry Hg(II)-bearing substrates demonstrated that they have a similar amount of influence although O₃ appeared to be slightly more dominant. Experiments using water-saturated substrates showed that the presence of high-substrate moisture content minimizes reactions between atmospheric O₃ and substrate-bound Hg. Using conservative calculations developed in this paper, we conclude that because O₃ concentrations have roughly doubled in the last 100 years, this could have increased Hg^o emissions from terrestrial substrates by 65–72%.     

Aqueous phase oxidation of sulfites by ozone in the presence of iron and manganese

The oxidation of sulfur^IVspecies by ozone in aqueous solution was studied at 295 K, with pH between 4 and 6, pO₃ between 0.3 and 2.0 ppm (v), S^IV between 5 × 10⁻⁶ and 1 × 10⁻⁶ M, and Fe and Mn between 1 × 10⁻⁴and 5 × 10⁻⁶ M. Throughout this range the oxidation rates were simultaneously first order in S^IV and pO₃, and in the absence of added Fe or Mn displayed a rate coefficient equal to 0.12 + 0.02 mm⁻¹ ppm (v)⁻¹. With added Fe or Mn at concentrations above 10⁻⁵ M the rate coefficients each show maxima near to pH 4.5 of 0.27± 05 × 10⁵M⁻¹ min⁻¹ ppm⁻¹and 0.68 ±.08 × 10⁵M⁻¹ min⁻¹ ppm⁻¹. respectively. Near this pH the rates were first order with respect to concentrations of the metal ions. A phosphate citrate buffer system at 10⁻⁴ M slows the Fe catalyzed oxidation. No non-additive effect of simultaneous catalysis by Fe and Mn was observed.     

Polarity effect of pulsed corona discharge for the oxidation of gaseous elemental mercury

The effect of polarity on the oxidation of Hg⁰ was examined in the presence of O₂ via a pulsed corona discharge (PCD). The experimental result showed no difference in the energy yield of Hg⁰ oxidation at both positive and negative PCDs (∼8 μg Hg W h⁻¹ at following conditions: total flow rate = 2 L min⁻¹ (Hg⁰ = 50 μg N m⁻³, O₂ = 10%, and N₂ balance), temperature = 150 °C, and specific energy density = 5-15 W h N m⁻³). This suggests that the positive PCD process used to control gaseous air pollutants may play an essential key role in Hg⁰ oxidation because it consumes enough energy (∼15 W h N m⁻³) but an electrical precipitator could not because it consumes less energy (∼0.3 W h N m⁻³) to oxidize Hg⁰.     

Kinetics and mechanism of nitrite oxidation by hypochlorous acid in the aqueous phase

The rate coefficient for the reaction of nitrite with hypochlorite and hypochlorous acid has been studied using spectrophotometric measurements. The reaction rate has been determined in a wide range of H(+) concentration (5< or =-log[H(+)]< or =11). The kinetics were carried out as a function of NO(2)(-), H(+) and total hypochlorite ([HOCl](total)=[HOCl]+[ClO(-)]+[ClNO(2)]) concentrations. The observed overall rate law is described by: -d[HClO](T)dt=[a[NO(2)(-)](2)+b[NO(2)(-)]][H(+)](2)c+d[H(+)]+e[NO(2)(-)][H(+)](2)[HOCl](total)At T=298 K and in Na(2)SO(4) at an ionic strength (I=1.00 M), we obtained using a nonlinear fitting procedure: a=(1.83+/-0.36)x10(7) s(-1), b=(1.14+/-0.23)x10(5) Ms(-1), c=(1.12+/-0.17)x10(-13) M, d=(1.43+/-0.29)x10(-6) M(2) and e=(1.41+/-0.28)x10(3) M where the errors represent 2sigma. According to the overall rate law, a/b=k(1)/k(3), b/e=k(3), c=K(w), d/c=K(a), d=K(a)K(w) and e=K(1)K(a). In Na(2)SO(4) at an ionic strength (I=1.00 M), the values of K(1) and K(a) are (1.1+/-0.1)x10(-4) and 1.28x10(7) M(-1), respectively. A mechanism is proposed for the NO(2)(-) oxidation which involves the reversible initial step: NO(2)(-)+HOCl left harpoon over right harpoon ClNO(2)+OH(-) (K(1)), while ClNO(2) undergoes the two parallel reactions: attack by NO(2)(-) (k(1)) and hydrolysis (k(3)). ClNO(2) and N(2)O(4) are proposed as important intermediates as they control the mechanism. The rate coefficients k(1) and k(3) have been determined at different ionic strengths in NaCl and Na(2)SO(4). The influence of the ionic strength and ionic environment has been studied in this work.     

椰壳碳基吸附剂的脱汞特性

为研究来源于生物质的椰壳活性炭对单质汞的脱除性能, 采用化学浸渍法对椰壳活性炭进行化学改性处理,并在小型实验台架上考察了椰壳碳基吸附剂的脱汞性能.并对改性前后的样品进行了BET和SEM表征分析以研究改性前后椰壳活性炭的变化规律.结果表明,改性后椰壳活性炭具有较强的脱汞能力,特别是在140℃、180℃时的脱汞效率仍保持在95%以上.改性后椰壳活性炭具有更多的利于脱汞的官能团,其主要靠化学吸附脱汞.烟气中低浓度的SO2与NO对汞的脱除有一定的抑制作用,而HCl有一定的促进作用.     

Removal of gaseous elemental mercury by dielectric barrier discharge

The removal of elemental mercury (Hg(0)) with the reactive species produced from dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) was studied. The effects of the operating parameters, such as the applied voltage, residence time, initial concentration and co-existence of other pollutants, were investigated. The removal of Hg(0) was significantly promoted by an increase in the applied voltage of the DBD reactor system. The presence of NO gas decreased the Hg(0) removal efficiency within the range of input powers tested compared to the case of Hg(0)-only due to the competition for ozone between Hg(0) and NO gas in the DBD reactor.     

Removal mechanism of elemental mercury by using non-thermal plasma

The removal mechanism of elementary mercury (Hg(0)) by non-thermal plasma (NTP) has been investigated, where dielectric barrier discharge and O(3) injection methods as oxidation techniques are employed, together with the analysis of mercury species deposited on the reactor surface using temperature-programmed desorption and dissociation (TPDD) and scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy. The removal of Hg(0) by NTP is found to be time-dependent and proceed through three domains; the Hg(0) concentration just slightly decreases as soon as NTP is initiated and then becomes constant for several minutes (Region 1), thereafter starts to decrease rapidly for 1h (Region 2) and, after passing fall-off region, very slowly decreases for about 4h (Region 3). The deposited mercury species on the reactor surface were conglomerated like islands, rather than dispersed uniformly, and their ratio of Hg(0) to O composition is observed to be 1:2. Additionally, the new peak in TPDD spectra observed in the region of 260-380°C is proposed as HgO(3). These results lead us to conclude that the deposited mercury species by NTP have extra O atoms to oxidize the adsorbed Hg(0), resulting in the acceleration of removal rate as the oxidation of Hg(0) proceeds.     

钴钛层柱粘土催化剂催脱除零价汞简

采用钴-钛层柱粘土催化剂,向烟气中添加HCl气体进行零价汞的催化脱除实验研究。考察了反应温度及催化剂的焙烧温度、Ti/粘土、活性组分（Co）负载量等制备条件对零价汞催化脱除效果的影响。研究表明,在HCl含量20×10^-6的模拟烟气中,焙烧温度为400℃、Ti/粘土为15 mmol/g、Co含量为5 wt%（以CoO计）的钴钛层柱粘土催化剂（Co-Ti-PILCs）在空速为1.0×10⁴ h^-1、温度为300℃时零价汞脱除效率为86.7%。     

氯化铜改性石墨相氮化碳吸附剂的脱汞性能

针对燃煤电厂汞污染物排放控制的问题, 以尿素为前驱体, 通过直接热聚合法制得绒毛状石墨相氮化碳(g-C₃N₄), 并用于低温条件下吸附脱除单质汞(Hg⁰)。利用透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、氮气吸附-脱附、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等手段对吸附剂进行表征。结果表明:未改性g-C₃N₄具有良好的低温脱汞活性, 在120 ℃时其脱汞效率可达84.7%;CuCl₂改性可以有效提高g-C₃N₄的脱汞性能, 其脱汞效率在40~200 ℃范围内均可达到97%以上; 温度对吸附剂脱汞效率的影响较小。XPS表征测试结果表明, 铜离子和共价态氯原子均参与了单质汞的吸附脱除反应, Hg⁰被Cu²⁺离子和共价态Cl原子氧化成了Hg²⁺离子, 再吸附于g-C₃N₄表面而脱除。CO₂、SO₂和水蒸气对吸附剂脱汞效率影响较小, 但水蒸气可提高汞吸附量。     

凹土负载催化剂对模拟烟气中单质汞的吸附

采用浸渍法制备一系列Mo掺杂MnOx/凹土催化剂(Mo-Mn-ATP),并经负载Mo/MnOx后冻干-焙烧变温致孔处理。采用比表面、孔径分析仪测定催化剂的比表面积、N2吸附-脱附等温线分析和孔径分布;X射线能谱分析仪(EDS)对催化剂成分进行分析。在固定床汞吸附实验台上,进行了凹土负载催化剂脱除模拟烟气中Hg0的实验研究和理论分析。结果表明,制得的Mo/Mn摩尔比1:3的Mo-Mn-ATP催化剂,在保持凹土原有晶体结构的基础上,随着Mo/MnOx负载量的增加,材料的比表面积和孔容减小。10%负载量,反应温度120℃的条件下,含Mo催化剂对Hg0的脱除性能最佳。     

高级氧化技术降解水中有机磷农药的研究进展

综述了近年来发展迅速的高级氧化技术,主要包括臭氧高级氧化技术、光催化氧化法、超声降解法、电化学水处理技术和超临界水氧化法等.结合有机磷农药废水处理方法的进展,介绍了各种高级氧化技术在机理研究和应用方面取得的成果和存在的问题,并指出了高级氧化技术在有机废水处理方面所具有的潜力.     

臭氧催化氧化去除水中聚乙烯醇

以Fe2+、Mn2+和Cu2+为催化剂,运用臭氧催化氧化技术对水中聚乙烯醇进行去除实验。结果表明:与单独臭氧氧化比较,臭氧催化氧化对聚乙烯醇的去除效果明显提高,且与催化剂浓度相关,去除效果随Fe2+浓度的增大而提高,在35 mg/L左右达最大值,去除率为85%;随Mn2+浓度的增大而降低,最佳含量约为5 mg/L,去除率为54%;加入Cu2+催化剂,在35 mg/L时去除率为5%,其他剂量时去除效果不明显。3种催化剂投加量同为35 mg/L,反应时间3 h条件下,去除效果对比为:Fe2+ > Cu2+ > Mn2+。     

Atmospheric mercury cycles in northern Wisconsin

Total gaseous mercury (TGM) in the lower atmosphere of northern Wisconsin exhibits strong annual and diurnal cycles similar to those previously reported for other rural monitoring sites across mid-latitude North America. Annually, TGM was highest in late winter and then gradually declined until late summer. During 2002–04, the average TGM concentration was 1.4 ± 0.2 (SD) ng m^?3, and the amplitude of the annual cycle was 0.4 ng m^?3 (～30% of the long-term mean). The diurnal cycle was characterized by increasing TGM concentrations during the morning followed by decreases during the afternoon and night. The diurnal amplitude was variable but it was largest in spring and summer, when daily TGM oscillations of 20–40% were not uncommon. Notably, we also observed a diurnal cycle for TGM indoors in a room ventilated through an open window. Even though TGM concentrations were an order of magnitude higher indoors, (presumably due to historical practices within the building: e.g. latex paint, fluorescent lamps, thermometers), the diurnal cycle was remarkably similar to that observed outdoors. The indoor cycle was not directly attributable to human activity, the metabolic activity of vegetation or diurnal atmospheric dynamics; but it was related to changes in temperature and oxidants in outdoor air that infiltrated the room. Although there was an obvious difference in the proximal source of indoor and outdoor TGM, similarities in behavior suggest that common TGM cycles may be driven largely by adsorption/desorption reactions involving solid surfaces, such as leaves, snow, dust and walls. Such behavior would imply a short residence time for Hg in the lower atmosphere and intense recycling – consistent with the “ping-pong ball” or “multi-hop” conceptual models proposed by others.     

Transport characteristics of gas phase ozone in unsaturated porous media for in-situ chemical oxidation

Encapsulation technology is being investigated as a method for controlling pH in situ at contaminated groundwater sites where pH may limit remediation of organic contaminants. This study examined the effectiveness of using KH2PO4 buffer encapsulated in a pH-sensitive coating to neutralize pH in laboratory sand columns (1.5-1) under a simulated groundwater flow rate and characterized the pattern of capsule release in the flow-through system. Denitrification was used in the columns to increase the pH of the pore water. Each of three columns was equipped with three miniature mesh wells to allow contact of the buffer with column pore water, but capsules (15 g) were inserted into only one column (amended). The two other columns served as amendment (no buffer) and abiotic (no denitrification) controls. Oxidation-reduction potential, dissolved organic and inorganic carbon, NH4+, NO3- +NO2-, PO(4)3-, and pH were measured in the influent, two side ports, and effluent of the columns over time. Near complete conversion of 80 mg N/1 of nitrate and 152 mg/l of ethanol per day resulted in a mean pH increase from 6.2 to 8.2 in the amendment control column. The amended column maintained the target pH of 7.0 +/- 0.2 for 4 weeks until the capsules began to be depleted, after which time the pH slowly started to increase. The capsules exhibited pulses of buffer release, and were effectively dissolved after 7.5 weeks of operation. Base-neutralizing capacity contributed by the encapsulated buffer over the entire study period, calculated as cation equivalents, was 120 mM compared to 8 mM without buffer. This study demonstrates the potential for this technology to mediate pH changes and provides the framework for future studies in the laboratory and in the field, in which pH is controlled in order to enhance organic contaminant remediation by pH-sensitive systems.