紫外老化作用对纳米生物炭吸附环丙沙星的影响机制

纳米生物炭的老化行为在自然环境中是不可避免的,然而老化作用对纳米生物炭吸附污染物的影响机制尚不清楚.采用模拟光照老化,通过元素分析、扫描电镜、透射电镜和红外光谱分析老化前后纳米生物炭的组成和结构特性变化,探究了老化纳米生物炭对环丙沙星(CIP)的吸附机制以及溶液p H值和纳米生物炭浓度梯度对吸附的影响.结果表明,老化作用使纳米生物炭C元素含量降低,O元素含量增加,极性增强,芳香性和粒径降低.老化前后纳米生物炭对CIP的吸附在很大程度上取决于溶液p H值,酸性条件下溶液p H值的增加更有利于CIP的吸附.纳米生物炭浓度梯度影响研究表明,纳米生物炭在低浓度条件下更有利于CIP的吸附.老化前后纳米生物炭对CIP的吸附更符合准二级动力学模型,Langmuir模型能更好地描述CIP在老化前后纳米生物炭上的吸附行为,最大吸附量分别为607.69 mg·g^-1和920.73 mg·g^-1,老化纳米生物炭对CIP的吸附性能优于纳米生物炭,且主要的吸附机制为孔隙填充、静电作用和氢键作用.紫外老化作用增强了纳米生物炭对CIP的吸附性能.     

生物炭结构性质对氨氮的吸附特性影响

氨抑制现象在富含有机氮底物的沼气工程中普遍存在,采用生物炭吸附法可固定发酵液中氨氮.为探究生物炭理化结构与氨氮吸附特性之间的相关关系,在不同热解温度(350、450和550℃)下制备以玉米秸秆、稻壳为原料的生物炭,通过元素分析、FTIR和BET等分析生物炭结构及其理化性质,并结合批式吸附实验,研究不同理化性质生物炭对氨氮的吸附特性影响.结果表明随着热解温度的升高,生物炭中碳及灰分含量增多; 450℃制备的玉米秸秆生物炭(CS450)与550℃制备的稻壳生物炭(RH550)对氨氮的吸附分别遵循准二级和准一级动力学模型.Freundlich吸附模型能更好地描述CS450和RH550生物炭对氨氮的等温吸附过程;玉米秸秆炭吸附量与其表面官能团间具有显著相关性;而与稻壳炭的吸附量相关性最显著的为生物炭的比表面积,其次是表面官能团,最后是灰分.其中,RH550吸附性能最好,最大吸附量为12. 16 mg·g~(-1).     

热解条件对生物炭性质和氮、磷吸附性能的影响

以橡木为原料,在不同的热解终温、升温速率和恒温时间下制备生物炭.对生物炭产率、p H、元素组分、工业组分、比表面积、红外光谱等理化特征进行分析,并考察生物炭对水溶液体系中NO-3-N、NH+4-N、PO3-4-P的吸附性能.结果表明:生物炭的产率受热解终温影响最大(极差:54.57%),恒温时间次之(极差:1.16%),升温速率最小(极差:0.42%).随热解终温、升温速率和恒温时间的增加,所得生物炭的p H和C含量增加,而H和O含量降低.热解终温对生物炭表面官能团影响较大,升温速率和恒温时间基本无影响.生物炭对氮、磷的吸附性能主要受热解终温影响.NO-3-N的吸附量最大可达2.80 mg·g-1(600℃),且随热解终温的升高呈指数增加.比表面积、表面碱性官能团和表面金属氧化物与NO-3-N吸附有关.随热解终温的增加,NH+4-N吸附量降低,最大吸附量为3.12 mg·g-1(300℃).阳离子交换量(CEC)是影响NH+4-N吸附的主要因素.PO3-4-P吸附量随热解终温的增加呈先增后减的趋势(在500℃达到最大,为9.75 mg·g-1),且吸附过程主要受生物炭表面碱性官能团和表面金属氧化物的影响.     

生物炭强化模拟废水中高浓度苯酚的微生物降解

采用花生壳生物质废物分别在350、550和750℃条件下限氧热解制备生物炭,之后加入到苯酚污染模拟废水中,验证其强化苯酚微生物降解的效果.结果表明,未加生物炭的系统中,苯酚浓度过低(≤110 mg·L~(-1))不能使菌体达到最大浓度,苯酚浓度过高(≥420 mg·L~(-1))则会抑制菌体生长,降解率仅为43.2%,且停滞期长.添加生物炭后,苯酚去除率大幅度提高,在6～16 h时微生物进入对数生长期,苯酚浓度快速降低.2、4和6 g·L~(-1)的生物炭添加量均可使苯酚在16 h内被完全去除,高添加量的生物炭能吸附39.3%的苯酚,降低其对微生物的毒性抑制.550℃热解温度制备的生物炭取得了最好的强化效果,其pH缓冲作用可中和苯酚降解产生的酸性物质,而750℃热解温度制备的生物炭由于pH过高而使菌体难以存活.生物炭在相对低苯酚浓度下(600、800 mg·L~(-1))可显著提高其去除率,分别从29.6%、24.5%升至46.9%、36.9%.而对于初始苯酚浓度高达1000 mg·L~(-1)以上的系统,则需要海藻酸钙凝胶固定菌体到生物炭才能获得较高的降解率.     

羊粪生物炭对水体中诺氟沙星的吸附特性

以羊粪为原料分别在350、450、550、650℃条件下制备生物炭,通过元素分析、BET-N_2、电镜扫描及FTIR表征了不同热解温度下羊粪生物炭的结构特征,并采用序批实验研究了pH、生物炭投加量、热解温度、初始浓度等因素对羊粪生物炭吸附水体中诺氟沙星(NOR)的影响及吸附机制.结果表明,随着热解温度的升高,生物炭的比表面积、总孔容、平均孔径增大,芳香性和稳定性也有所提高.羊粪生物炭吸附NOR的最佳初始pH为6.0,吸附在180 min左右达到平衡,采用准二级动力学模型能更好地拟合动力学数据(R~20.96),吸附速率由表面吸附和颗粒内扩散共同控制.等温吸附拟合发现,Langmuir模型能较好地描述NOR在羊粪生物炭上的吸附行为(R~20.93),吸附过程均为有利吸附,且可能与氢键和π-π键作用密切相关,4种热解温度下生物炭的吸附能力大小为:650℃550℃450℃350℃.吸附过程中ΔGθ0、ΔHθ0、ΔSθ0,表明羊粪生物炭对NOR的吸附是自发、吸热及熵增加的过程.650℃和550℃条件下制备的羊粪生物炭可作为水体中NOR的优势吸附材料.     

高比表面生物质炭的制备、表征及吸附性能

以废弃生物质互花米草与棉秆为原料,采用KOH活化制备了高比表面积微孔生物质活性炭.研究了原料类别、浸渍比、炭化温度及保温时间对炭组成与吸附性能的影响,利用氮气吸附、X-射线衍射、红外光谱FT-IR、扫描电子显微镜SEM等技术对活性炭表面物化性质进行了分析,并通过BET方程、DFT密度函数理论及Horvath-Kawazoe方程对比表面积与孔分布进行了表征测定.结果表明,氢氧化钾活化制备互花米草与棉秆活性炭的适宜条件为浸渍比3:1、活化温度800℃、活化时间1.5 h.在此条件下制得的互花米草活性炭与棉秆活性炭的得率为16.36%和11.22%,BET比表面积高达2 825 m2.g-1和2 135 m2·g-1,孔容积分别为1.374 mg·g-1和1.038 cm3·g-1;孔径分布狭窄,95%的孔集中在3 nm以内.该条件下制备的互花米草与棉秆活性炭吸附性能好,对碘的吸附值分别为1 797 mg·g-1和1 251 mg·g-1,亚甲基蓝吸附值为495 mg·g-1和478mg·g-1,均超过了国家水处理用活性炭一级品标准;2种生物质炭样品对水中2,4-二硝基苯酚的Langmuir最大吸附量分别为932 mg.g-1、747 mg·g-1,均优于普通活性炭与活性炭纤维.     

不同生物质制备的生物炭对菲的吸附特性研究

以不同来源的生物质(荔枝树枝、小麦和水稻秸秆)为原料,在限氧条件下制备生物炭,对其进行表征,并进行吸附实验研究生物炭对菲的吸附特性。结果表明:生物炭的结构和理化性质随着生物质来源和热解温度的不同而呈现出明显的差异;荔枝树枝生物炭对菲的吸附能力(qe)和吸附亲和力(Koc)要明显大于小麦秸秆和水稻秸秆制备所得的生物炭,说明木本植物来源的生物炭与草本植物来源的生物炭在结构性质上有着明显的差异;不同温度(300,400,500,600℃)制备的荔枝树枝生物炭对菲的吸附研究表明,随着热解温度的升高,生物炭对菲的吸附能力(qe)和吸附亲和力(Koc)明显增强,吸附等温线的线性程度降低。生物炭吸附菲的可能机制有疏水效应、孔隙填充效应以及π-π共轭反应等。     

杨木生物炭对水溶液中3种磺胺类抗生素的混合吸附

利用杨树木屑在限氧条件下,制备出3种不同热解温度下的生物炭,以探究其对水溶液混合磺胺类药物(SAs)的吸附机制.结果表明:350℃烧制的生物炭(BC350)孔径以大孔为主,而500℃(BC500)与650℃(BC650)以介孔为主;生物炭表面芳香性随着热解温度提高而增强.伪二级模型较适合描述生物炭吸附SAs的动力学过程...     

蚯蚓粪便生物炭对水体中雌二醇的吸附

为寻求高效、廉价的E2(雌二醇激素)吸附剂及开拓蚯蚓粪便的资源化利用途径,将蚯蚓粪便在300、500和700 ℃下热解碳化制备生物炭(分别记为BC300、BC500和BC700),对所得生物炭的基本理化性质(包括物质组成、表面官能团、孔隙结构等)进行分析,并将其用于吸附水体中E2,考察生物炭投加量、溶液pH、反应时间及初始ρ(E2)对生物炭吸附性能的影响,并探讨了吸附机理.结果表明:随热解温度的升高,生物炭的H/C(原子比)由0.13降至0.03,O/C(原子比)由0.46降至0.02,芳香性增强,极性降低,逐渐由脂肪炭结构过渡到芳香炭结构;生物炭比表面积由24.33 m2/g增至76.29 m2/g,总孔体积由0.09 cm3/g增至0.19 cm3/g.不同热解温度下制备的生物炭对E2的吸附过程均符合准二级动力学方程,拟合系数大于0.991;Langmuir和Freundlich等温吸附模型均能较好地描述蚯蚓粪便生物炭对E2的吸附过程,Langmuir理论最大吸附量表现为BC700(7.66 mg/g)>BC500(5.23 mg/g)>BC300(3.32 mg/g).随热解温度的升高,O/C和H/C降低,说明碳化程度增强,生物炭吸附E2的分配作用减弱而表面吸附作用增强.研究显示,蚯蚓粪便生物炭对E2的吸附效果随比表面积和孔体积的增加而增强.      

活化温度对竹柳基活性炭性能及其制备过程中副产物组成的影响

以一种常见的环境修复材料竹柳为原料来制备竹柳基活性炭(WAC),考察了不同活化温度(400、450、500、550、600℃和650℃)对WAC性质及其除污染性能的影响,同时评估了制备过程中气态和液态副产物的生成规律与利用潜能.结果表明,随着活化温度的升高,WAC产率下降,热解油产率上升,而热解气产率相对稳定.六组WAC均具有较高的比表面积(BET),最高可达1526 m2·g-1,但BET值随活化温度的升高呈下降趋势;WAC的碘吸附值和亚甲基蓝吸附值最高可达1122.25 mg·g-1和415.50 mg·g-1,对重金属Pb2+和硝基苯的最大吸附量分别为9.20mg·g-1和4.21 mmol·g-1.WAC制备过程中热解气主要组分为H2、CH4、CO和CO2,随活化温度升高,H2和CH4含量上升,CO2含量下降,热解气的总燃烧热值升高.热解油的组分较为复杂,杂环类、烷烃类、烯烃类和有机酸类有机物含量较高,且随活化温度变化明显,在活化温度为650℃时,热解油的燃烧热最大.     

Effects of two sludge application on fractionation and phytotoxicity of zinc and copper in the soil

The potential harm of heavy metals is a primary concern in application of sludge to the agricultural land. A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of two sludges on fractionation of Zn and Cu in soil and their phytotoxicity to pakchoi. The loamy soil was mixed with 0%, 20%, 40%, 60% and 80% (by weight) of digested sewage sludge (SS) and composted sludge (SC). The additions of both sludges caused a significant raise in all fractions, resulting in that exchangeable (EXCH) and organic bound (OM) became predominance of Zn and organic bound Cu occupied the largest portion. There was more available amount of Zn and Cu in SS treatments than SC treatments. During the pot experiment, the concentration of Zn in EXCH, carbonate (CAR) and OM and Cu in EXCH and OM fractions decreased in all treatments, so their bioavailability reduced. Germination rate and plant biomass decreased when the addition rate was high and the best yield appeared in 20% mixtures at the harvest of pakchoi. The two sludges increased tissue contents of Zn and Cu especially in the SS treatments. Zn in pakchoi was not only in relationship to ΔEXCH and ΔCAR forms but also in ΔOM forms in the sludge-soil mixtures. Tissue content of Cu in pakchoi grown on SC-soils could not be predicted by ΔEXCH. These correlation rates between Zn and Cu accumulation in pakchoi and variation of different fractions increased with time, which might indicate that sludges represented stronger impacts on the plant in long-term land application.     

Intraspecific differences in effects of co-contamination of cadmium and

A hydroponic experiment was carried out to study intraspecific differences in the effects of different concentrations of cadmium (Cd)(0-10 mg/L) and arsenate (As(V)) (0-8 mg/L) on the growth parameters and accumulation of Cd and As in six wheat varieties Jing-9428, Duokang-1, Jingdong-11, Jing-411, Jingdong-8 and Zhongmai-8. The endpoints of wheat seedlings, including seed germination,biomass, root length and shoot height, decreased with increasing the Cd and As concentrations. Significant differences in seed germination, biomass, root length, shoot height and the accumulation of Cd and As were observed between the treatments and among the varieties (p ＜ 0.05). The lethal dosage 50% were about 20, 80, 60, 60, 80 and 20 mg As/L for Jing-9428, Duokang-1, Jingdong-11,Jing-411, Jingdong-8 and Zhongmai-8, respectively, and the corresponding values for Cd were about 30, 80, 20, 40, 60 and 10 mg Cd/L, respectively. Among the six varieties, Duokang-1 was found to be the most resistant to Cd and As toxicity, and Zhongmai-8 was the most sensitive to Cd and As co-contamination. The resistance of the six varieties was found dependant on the seedling uptake of Cd and As. Duokang-1 was the most suitable for cultivation in Cd and As co-contaminated soils.     

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.     

Degradation of metabolites accumulated of benzo[a]pyrene by coupling Penicillium Chrysogenum with KMnO4

Several main metabolites of benzo[a]pyrene （BaP） formed by Penicillium chrysogenum, Benzo[a]pyrene-1,6-quinone （BP 1,6- quinone）, trans-7,8-dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrobenzo[a]pyrene （BP 7,8-diol）, 3-hydroxybenzo[a]pyrene （3-OHBP）, were identified by high-performance liquid chromatography （HPLC）. The three metabolites were liable to be accumulated and were hardly further metabolized because of their toxicity to microorganisms. However, their further degradation was essential for the complete degradation of BaP. To enhance their degradation, two methods, degradation by coupling Penicillium chrysogenum with KMnO4 and degradation only by Penicillium chrysogenum, were compared; Meanwhile, the parameters of degradation in the superior method were optimized. The results showed that （1） the method of coupling Penicillium chrysogenum with KMnO4 was better and was the first method to be used in the degradation of BaP and its metabolites; （2） the metabolite, BP 1,6-quinone was the most liable to be accumulated in pure cultures; （3） the effect of degradation was the best when the concentration of KMnO4 in the cultures was 0.01% （w/v）, concentration of the three compounds was 5 mg/L and pH was 6.2. Based on the experimental results, a novel concept with regard to the bioremediation of BaP-contaminated environment was discussed, considering the influence on environmental toxicity of the accumulated metabolites.     

Impact of atrazine and nitrogen fertilizers on the sorption of chlorotoluron in soil and model sorbents

Sorption of chlorotoluron in ammonium sulfate, urea and atrazine multi-solutes system was investigated by batch experiments. The results showed application of nitrogen fertilizers to the soil could affect the behavior of chlorotoluron. At the same concentration of N, sorption of chlorotoluron decreased as the concentration of atrazine increased on the day 0 and 6 in soil, respectively. The sorption of chlorotoluron increased from 0 to 6 d when soils were preincubated with deionized water, ammonium sulfate and urea solution for 6 d. That indicated incubation time was one of the most important factors for the sorption of chlorotoluron in nitrogen fertilizers treatments. The individual sorption isotherms of chlorotoluron in rubbery polymer and silica were strictly linear in single solute system, but there were competition sorption between pesticides or between pesticides and nitrogen fertilizers. That indicated the sorption taken place by concurrent solid-phase dissolution mechanism and sorption on the interface of water-organic matter or water-mineral matter.     

Distribution and ecological effect of mercury in Laogang landfill, Shanghai, China

Laogang landfill near Shanghai is the largest landfill in China, and receives about 10000 t of daily garbage per day, Samples of topsoil and plants were analyzed to evaluate mercury pollution from the landfill. For topsoil samples, there were significant correlations among total mercury （HgT）, combinative mercury （Hgc） and gaseous mercury （HgG）, and content of total organic carbon （TOC）, but, no significantly relationship was found between Hg content and filling time. Hg content changes in vertical profiles with time showed that the average Hgv of profiles 1992, 1996, and 2000 was similar, but their average HgG was quite different. HgT was significantly correlated with Hgc in profile 1992 and 2000, and Hgv was significantly correlated with Hg6 in profile 1996. HgG/Hgv ratio in profile samples decreased in the order of （HgG,/HgT）1992〉（HgG/HgT）1996〉〉（HgG/HgT）2000. A simple outline of Hg release in landfill could be drawn： with increasing of filling time, degradation undergoes different biodegradation, accordingly, gaseous mercury goes through small, more, and small proportion to total mercury. Distribution of Hg in plants was inhomogeneous, following the order of leaf〉root〉stem. The highest value of leaf may be associated with higher atmospheric Hg from landfill. Ligneous plants （e.g. Phyllostachys glanca, Prunus salicina and Ligustrum lucidum） are capable of enriching more Hg than herbaceous plants.     

EDTA-enhanced phytoremediation of lead contaminated soil by Bidens maximowicziana

Phytoremediation is a potential cleanup technology for the removal of heavy metals from contaminated soils.Bidens maximowicziana is a new Pb hyperaccumulator,which not only has remarkable tolerance to Pb but also extraordinary accumulation capacity for Pb.The maximum Pb concentration was 1509.3 mg/kg in roots and 2164.7 mg/kg in overground tissues.The Pb distribution order in the B. maximowicziana was:leaf>stem>root.The effect of amendments on phytoremediation was also studied.The mobility of soil Pb and the Pb concentrations in plants were both increased by EDTA application.Compared with CK(control check),EDTA application promoted translocation of Pb to overground parts of the plant.The Pb concentrations in overground parts of plants was increased from 24.23-680.56 mg/kg to 29.07-1905.57 mg/kg.This research demonstrated that B.maximowicziana appeared to be suitable for phytoremediation of Pb contaminated soil,especially,combination with EDTA.     

Decomposition of alachlor by ozonation and its mechanism

Decomposition and corresponding mechanism of alachlor, an endocrine disruptor in water by ozonation were investigated. Results showed that alachlor could not be completely mineralized by ozone alone. Many intermediates and final products were formed during the process, including aromatic compounds, aliphatic carboxylic acids, and inorganic ions. In evoluting these products, some of them with weak polarity were qualitatively identified by GC-MS. The information of inorganic ions suggested that the dechlorination was the first and the fastest step in the ozonation of alachlor.     

Enzymatic oxidation of aqueous pentachlorophenol

The influence of the nonionic surfactant Tween 80 on pentachlorophenol （PCP） oxidation catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase was studied. The surfactant was tested at concentrations below and above its critical micelle concentration （CMC）. Enhancement of PCP removal was observed at sub-CMCs. The presence of Tween 80 in the reaction mixture reduced enzyme inactivation which occurred through a combination of free radical attack and sorption by precipitated products. A simple first-order model was able to simulate time profiles for enzyme inactivation in the presence or absence of Tween 80. At supra-CMCs, the surfactant caused noticeable reductions in PCP removal, presumably through micelle partitioning of PCP which precluded the hydrophobic PCP molecule from interacting with the enzyme.