Biodegradation of Poly(Aspartic Acid-Itaconic Acid) Copolymers by Miscellaneous Microbes from Natural Water

Poly(aspartic acid-itaconic acid) copolymers (PAI) is a new scale inhibitor for water treatment. Thus, it is necessary to investigate its biodegradability. The biodegradability of PAI was investigated through CO₂ evolution tests under different conditions based on determination of carbon dioxide production. The investigation results showed that the degradation rate of PAI on day 10 and day 28 were respectively 38.7 and 79.5%, indicating that PAI was one kind of easily biodegradable scale inhibitors. With the increase in the content of itaconic acid in copolymerization process, the biodegradability of PAI was significantly reduced. In addition, the high biodegradability might be attributed to the existence of C–N bone-structure and more –COO–. Finally, Cu²⁺ could decrease the degradation percentage and the enzyme inhibition effect of Cu²⁺ was not the linear effect, but the “low-dosage effect”.     

C9-AA水溶性石油树脂的制备及其阻垢性能

以乙烯生产过程中的副产物C9馏分和丙烯酸为原料,采用自由基溶液聚合,合成具有阻垢性能的C9-AA水溶性石油树脂。考察了引发剂AIBN和溶剂的加入量、C9-AA加入量、Ca^2＋浓度、循环冷却水pH和养护时间对C9-AA水溶性石油树脂阻垢性能的影响,并对其阻垢效果进行了评价。在Ca^2＋质量浓度小于或等于600mg／L、循环冷却水pH小于或等于9．3、C9-AA水溶性石油树脂加入量大于或等于15mg／L的条件下,C9—AA水溶性石油树脂对循环冷却水的阻垢率达到90％以上,其有效作用时间为60h。     

数学规划在水网络优化设计中的应用进展

综述了数学规划在连续过程水网络优化设计中的应用进展。分析了树搜索、线性规划、非线性规划、混合整数非线性规划、基于数学规划的复合方法等方法设计水网络的特点、求解策略及应用情况,探讨了模型求解的优化算法。     

Comparative Investigations on Optimum Polymerization Conditions for the Synthesis of a Sustainable Poly(Lactic Acid)

The development of synthetic biodegradable polymers using solvent free polymerization has a unique potential to be used as sustainable polymers in biomedical applications. The aim of this work was to synthesize and characterize a sustainable class of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) under different operating conditions via direct polycondensation of lactic acid (LA). Several parameters were tested including the absence of solvents and catalysts on the polymerization, in addition to polymerization temperature and time. Polymerization conditions were evaluated using response surface method (RSM) to optimize the impact of temperature, time, and catalyst. Results showed that molecular weight (M_w) of PLA increased with increasing polymerization time. Highest M_w of 28.4 kD with relatively a broad polydispersity 1.9 was achieved at polymerization temperature 170?°C at 24 h in the free solvent polymerization. This led to a relevant inherent viscosity of 0.37 dl/g. FTIR spectra exhibited a disappearance of the characteristic peak of the hydroxyl group in LA at 3482 cm^?1 by increasing the intensity of carbonyl group. The ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) exhibited the main chain at 5.22 ppm and the signal of methyl proton at 1.61 ppm as well as a signal at 4.33 and 1.5 assigned to the methane proton next to the terminal hydroxyl group and carboxyl group respectively. Meanwhile, the PLA synthesized with a catalyst [Sn(Oct)₂] in a free solvent demonstrated comparatively high thermal transition properties of glass transition, melting, and crystallinity temperatures of 48, 106, and 158?°C, respectively. These results are of significant interest to further expand the use of PLA in biomedical applications.     

固相萃取-气相色谱法检测水中的邻苯二甲酸酯

利用固相萃取技术富集了水中4种邻苯二甲酸酯类（PAEs）化合物：邻苯二甲酸二甲酯（DMP）、邻苯二甲酸二乙酯（DEP）、邻苯二甲酸二丁酯（DBP）、邻苯二甲酸二（2-乙基己基）酯（DEHP）。借助均匀设计法及计算机回归建模优化技术对4种PAEs的固相萃取条件进行了设计与优化，得到的最佳固相萃取条件：洗脱剂配比（正己烷与丙酮的体积比）30：1，洗脱体积2mL，洗脱速率4mL／min，上样速率8mL／min。富集后的试样用带电子捕获器的毛细管气相色谱仪检测，方法的线性范围为1～1000μg／L（DMP，DEP），0．2—100μg／L（DBP，DEHP），线性回归方程的相关系数为0．9970～1．0000，检出限为0．02-0．4μg／L，4种PAEs的回收率为69％～117％，相对标准偏差为2．5％～9．5％。[关键词]     

Degradation of PVC Containing Mixtures in the Presence of HCl Fixators

Degradation of a model polymer mixture (PVC/PS/PE) and a waste polymer mixture in the presence of HCl fixators (Red Mud, precipitated CaCO₃ and dolamite) was studied using thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) and a cycled-spheres-reactor. The experiments in cycled-spheres reactor model were performed by stepwise pyrolysis. Liquid products and HCl from each step were collected separately. For the model polymer mixture, the precipitated CaCO₃ showed the best effect on the fixation of evolved HCl and the reduction of chlorine content in the liquid products whereas RM yielded the best result for the waste polymer mixture. In addition, using HCl fixator also affected the degradation of both types of polymer mixture, leading to the formation of more gaseous and less residue.     

Investigation of Synthesis of Copolymers from the Waste Products of Industrial Oil Refinement having Adhesion Properties and Strength to the Thermal Destruction

In this study, the waste products of industrial vegetable oil refinement were transformed into the glycidyl ester for preventing the effects of them to the environment, the ways for evaluating them in polymer chemistry were investigated, copolymers having high adhesion property and strength to the thermal destruction were synthesized and the area of their usage was determined. For this reason, the waste product of sunflower oil refination as a vegetable oil in the industry; soap stock (SS) was converted to the unsaturated glycidyl esters by the interaction with epichlorohidrine in the alkaline medium. After that the copolymerization of synthesized unsaturated glycidyl esters and the other waste product of oil refinement fatty acid (FA) with styrene in the radicalic initiator medium were investigated and copolymers that have high strength to the thermal destruction and adhesion property were synthesized. From the results of TGA and DTA analysis, it was determined that synthesized copolymers have low loss of weight at high temperature. The structures of copolymers were fixed by spectral and chemical analysis methods.     

乙烯撑二氨基苯磺酸生产中磺化废酸的处理

对乙烯撑二氨基苯磺酸生产过程中产生的磺化废酸采用浓缩法进行处理,得到的浓硫酸顺生产中使用。废酸浓缩装置的工艺简单,投资少,建设周期短,运行平稳,１年内即可收回投资,经济效益显著。该装置的建成投产,大大改善了周围环境,具有明显的环境效益。     

Long Term Effects of Acid Irrigation at the Höglwald on Seepage Water Chemistry and Nutrient Cycling

In order to test the hypothesis of aluminium toxicity induced by acid deposition, an experimental acid irrigation was carried out in a mature Norway spruce stand in Southern Germany (Höglwald). The experiment comprised three plots: no irrigation, irrigation (170 mm a^?1), and acid irrigation with diluted sulphuric acid (pH of 2.6–2.8). During the seven years of acid irrigation (1984–1990) water containing 0.43 mol_c m^?2 a^?1 of protons and sulphate was added with a mean pH of 3.2 (throughfall?+?acid irrigation water) compared to 4.9 (throughfall) on both control plots. Most of the additional proton input was consumed in the organic layer and the upper mineral soil. Acid irrigation resulted in a long lasting elevation of sulphate concentrations in the seepage water. Together with sulphate both aluminium and appreciable amounts of base cations were leached from the main rooting zone. The ratio between base cations (Ca?+?Mg?+?K) and aluminium was 0.79 during acid irrigation and 0.92 on the control. Neither tree growth and nutrition nor the pool of exchangeable cations were affected significantly. We conclude that at this site protection mechanisms against aluminium toxicity exist and that additional base cation runoff can still be compensated without further reduction of the supply of exchangeable base cations in the upper mineral soil.     

Rheological and Thermal Properties of the PLA Modified by Electron Beam Irradiation in the Presence of Functional Monomer

Polylactic acid (PLA) has been modified by electron beam radiation in the presence of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) to enhance the melt strength of PLA. The modified PLA was prepared by varying both the amount of GMA and the irradiation dose and was characterized by observing the thermal properties, the melt viscoelastic properties and the gel fraction. For comparison, virgin PLA was also irradiated. All irradiated virgin PLA had a lower complex viscosity and a storage modulus compared to virgin PLA due to irradiation-induced chain scission. However, these properties were remarkably improved due to formation of long chain branching and retarding chain scission if GMA was introduced in this system. The increase in melt viscoelastic property was much dependent on the irradiation dose. At optimum doses of radiation, it showed maximum complex viscosity and storage modulus. The PLA irradiated with 20 kGy in the presence of 3 phr GMA showed a complex viscosity of about 10 times higher and a storage modulus of 100 times higher than those of virgin PLA at 0.1 rad/s. Gel fraction measurement revealed that chain scission and branching was more dominant than crosslinking. The biodegradability of irradiated PLA was slightly decreased by the presence of GMA.     

Shipboard Measurements of Nitrogen Dioxide,Nitrous Acid,Nitric Acid and Ozone in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Measurements of nitrogen dioxide, nitrous and nitric acids as well as ozone were made using newly developed instrumentation onboard the research vessel Aegeon in the Aegean Sea between 25th–29th July 2000. Typical nitrogen dioxide concentrations observed aboard the boat were 4–6 ppb (v/v) with a broad maximum of 20–30 ppb (v/v). Ozone concentrations typically ranged between 40 and 80 ppb (v/v). Mixing ratios of both nitric and nitrous acids in the ambient air of the Aegean Sea were mainly below 50 ppt (v/v). The data also showed a number of short pollution episodes with rapid changes in the concentration of reactive nitrogen compounds [nitrogen dioxide maximum up to 164 ppb (v/v), nitric acid maximum up to 12 ppb (v/v), nitrous acid maximum up to 2.7 ppb (v/v)] and ozone [maximum up to 88 ppb (v/v)]. These episodes were correlated with pollution plumes originating from boats upwind, at short distance, from the R/V Aegeon. The measurements revealed the importance of nitrous and nitric acids for the transport of nitrogen to marine biota in busy ship lanes.     

海南岛南渡江海口水域水质评价

采用等斜率灰色聚类法,以地面水环境质量标准ＧＢ３８３８－８８为评价标准,对海南岛南渡江海口水域１９９３年枯水水质进行了评价,得出结论：５个测不质全部为Ⅰ类水质。     

Sonophotocatalytic Degradation of Chitosan in the Presence of Fe(III)/H2O2 System

The degradation of chitosan by means of ultrasound irradiation and its combination with homogeneous photocatalysis (photo-Fenton) was investigated. Emphasis was given on the effect of additive on degradation rate constants. 24 kHz of ultrasound irradiation was provided by a sonicator, while an ultraviolet source of 16 W was used for UV irradiation. To increase the efficiency of degradation process, degradation system was combined with Fe(III) (2.5 × 10⁻⁴mol/L) and H₂O₂ (0.020–0.118 mol/L) in the presence of UV irradiation and the rate of degradation process change from 1.873 × 10⁻⁹−6.083 × 10⁻⁹ mol^1.7 L s⁻¹. Photo-Fenton process led to complete chitosan degradation in 60 min with the rate increasing with increasing catalyst loading. Sonophotocatalysis in the presence of Fe(III)/H₂O₂ was always faster than the respective individual processes. A synergistic effect between ultrasound and ultraviolet irradiation in the presence of Fenton reagent was calculated. The degraded chitosans were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and average molecular weight of ultrasonicated chitosan was determined by measurements of intrinsic viscosity of samples. The results show that the total degree of deacetylation (DD) of chitosan change, partially after degradation and the decrease of molecular weight led to transformation of crystal structure. A negative order for the dependence of the reaction rate on total molar concentration of chitosan solution within the degradation process was suggested. Results of this study indicate that the presence of catalyst in the reaction medium can be utilized to reduce molecular weight of chitosan while maintaining the power of irradiated ultrasound and degree of deacetylation.     

系统工程法在废水回用于循环水系统中的应用

阐述了将系统工程法应用于废水回用于循环水系统的必要性.总结了采用系统工程法解决废水回用于循环水系统所存在的问题时应做到的强化废水预处理、改善废水水质和提高废水回用率、完善清污分流以及污污分治的设施和管理、改善废水末端处理效果、完善循环水水质处理方案等要素.实际运行效果表明,采用系统工程法后,废水回用平稳运行期循环水系统...     

Radiation Crosslinking of Poly(Butylene Succinate) in the Presence of Inorganic Material and Its Biodegradability

Three kinds of poly(butylene succinate)s (PBS) with different molecular weight were irradiated with electron beams in the presence of inorganic material. Fourteen kinds of inorganic materials were used in this work. The presence of inorganic material inside cross-linked PBS samples enhances the yield of gel formation. The heat stabilities of PBS samples were checked; it was found that silicon dioxide and carbon black significantly improve these properties. Enzymatic and soil burial tests were performed; the presence of these inorganic materials in cross-linked PBS accelerates the rate of biodegradation.     

Synthesis,Characterization, and Evaluation of Degussa P25/Chitosan Composites for the Photocatalytic Removal of Sertraline and Acid Red 18 from Water

Journal of Polymers and the Environment - Degussa P25 titanium dioxide/chitosan composites (P25/CS) were prepared using three different methods and two different chitosan materials. The obtained...     

TEMPO-Mediated Oxidation of Hemp Bast Holocellulose to Prepare Cellulose Nanofibrils Dispersed in Water

Hemp bast holocellulose fiber (Cannabis sativa L. Subsp. Sativa) was oxidized by TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical)-mediated oxidation at various NaClO addition levels in water at pH 10. When carboxylate contents of the oxidized products were 1.5–1.7 mmol/g, TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils almost completely dispersed at the individual nanofibril were obtained by mechanical disintegration of the TEMPO-oxidized hemp bast holocelluloses in water, where the nanofibrillation yields were 98–100 %. The sugar composition analysis revealed that most of hemicelluloses originally present in the hemp bast holocellulose were degraded and removed from the solid oxidized products, providing almost pure TEMPO-oxidized celluloses. X-ray diffraction patterns of all TEMPO-oxidized hemp bast holocelluloses had the same cellulose I crystal structure and similar crystallinity indices and crystal widths, indicating that carboxylate groups formed by the oxidation were selectively present on the crystalline cellulose microfibril surfaces in the holocellulose. However, the weight recovery ratios and viscosity-average degrees of polymerization of the TEMPO-oxidized hemp bast holocelluloses decreased to 69–59 % and 470–380, respectively, when their carboxylate contents increased to 1.5–1.7 mmol/g by the TEMPO-mediated oxidation. Atomic force microscopy height images showed that the nanofibril widths were 2.7–2.9 nm, and the average nanofibril lengths decreased from 590 to 400 nm as the NaClO addition level was increased from 7.5 to 12.5 mmol/g in the TEMPO-mediated oxidation.     

含氟水治理研究进展

综述了近年来国内外在吸附,化学沉淀和混凝沉降３种常用的除氟方法上的研究进展情况,并对除氟机理进行了探讨。     

Sensitivity of Water Quality Model Results for the Dutch Coastal Zone to the Distribution Coefficient of Cadmium

Results of a water quality model of the Dutch coastal zone appeared to be highly sensitive for the distribution coefficient particulate/dissolved (K_d) of cadmium.Field data of the Dutch coastal zone were used to calculate the annual and seasonal trend in the distribution coefficient of cadmium over the years 1983–88. A strong seasonal and spatial gradient in the distribution coefficient was found with relatively high values in summer and lower values in winter (K_d=3.0–7.0 log l/kg). Near the coast (2 km) the K_d was lower than more offshore (70 km from the coast). In addition, values for the distribution coefficient for cadmium were extracted from the literature (K_d=2.9–4.7 log l/kg).The range of K_d values obtained from the field data was used to perform model simulations for cadmium, in order to determine the sensitivity of the model to the distribution coefficient. The modelled yearly averaged concentrations of dissolved cadmium at one location 10 km from the coast, ranged from 0.005–0.035 μg/l, depending on the magnitude of the K_d used in the simulation. These concentrations are low compared to measured values (0.053 μg/l) due to an underestimation of the cadmium input to the North Sea, or possibly the occurrence of bottom-water exchange processes which the model does not include.