Halogenated aromatics from steel production: results of a pilot-scale investigation

The potential environmental impact of emissions of halogenated aromatics from the steel industry is of growing concern. It has been suggested that electric arc furnaces are the only industrial source with constant or increasing emissions of dioxins to air. Here the results are reported from a pilot plant study on how scrap composition and various treatment alternatives affect the formation and release of chlorinated and brominated aromatics. The experiments were conducted with a statistical mixture design, and it is shown that scrap composition has a significant impact on the outcome. In contrast, the various treatment schemes examined--shredding, disassembly, and briquetting--did not affect the formation and release of halogenated aromatics. Parallel experiments with injection of adsorbents showed that it is possible to reduce emissions without substantial investments, and this option is recommended as a low-cost solution.     

Alkylphenol polyethoxylate removal in a pilot-scale reed bed and phenotypic characterization of the aerobic heterotrophic community.

The removal of the non-ionic surfactant Triton X-100, dosed at 30 and 300 mg/L in a pilot-scale subsurface horizontal flow reed bed, and the aerobic heterotrophic cultivable community associated with the roots and with the substrate gravel in both absence and presence of Triton X-100 were investigated. t-Octylphenol (OP) and its mono-, di- and tri-ethoxyl derivatives, among others, were found in the outlet. A mass balance allowed us to calculate that approximately 40% of the Triton X-100 metabolites OP and octylphenol polyethoxylate derivatives flowed out of the reed bed during the dosage and postdosage experiments. More aerobic heterotrophic microorganisms adhered to the roots than to the gravel. The appearance of new strains (Aeromonas, Flavobacterium, and Aquaspirillum) and the increased presence of others (Pseudomonas) during the dosage of Triton may be linked to the capacity of these bacteria to adapt to the presence of the surfactant or to use it as a nourishment.     

A review of the main methods for composite adsorbents characterization

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Adsorption is a promising technology for removing several contaminants from aqueous matrices. In the last years, researchers worldwide have been...     

Nanoanalytics: analytical methods for characterization of nano- and micro-objects

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模板法微波辐射下交联壳聚糖的合成及其吸附性能

采用微波辐射技术、得到以Zn^2＋为模板的交联壳聚糖。考察了微波法制备工艺、产物的吸附量变化以及吸附动力学。结果表明，与传统制备法相比，微波模板法合成交联壳聚糖工艺简单。产物的吸附量大。明显缩短了反应时间，而且交联物具有一定记忆性及选择性。     

中试鸟粪石流化床反应器回收污泥强化厌氧释磷上清液中的磷及产品分析

为了探究鸟粪石结晶成粒技术在实际工程中的应用效果及回收的鸟粪石产品作为缓释肥的可能性,利用大规模中试鸟粪石流化床反应器(25 mr3·d-1)处理天津市某污泥厂污泥强化厌氧释磷上清液,探究不同培养时间下鸟粪石结晶成粒情况并系统分析收获的鸟粪石颗粒品质.结果表明,在反应周期内,磷回收率达到95％,鸟粪石颗粒平均粒径随反应...     

废水COD 4种物化表征方法的比较与评估

为了确定废水COD组分表征的物化分析方法,对0.1μm滤膜过滤、0.45μm滤膜过滤、絮凝和絮凝+0.45μm滤膜过滤4种方法进行了实验比较和评估。结果表明:某些材料的滤膜会因"COD溶出"而影响表征结果;4种方法分离废水的重现性都很好,相互没有明显区别;物化分离对废水快速可生物降解COD(SS)没有影响,但4种方法得到的处理液中可生物降解COD仍含降解速率明显不同的组分,其中SS仅占35%～45%。因此,物化方法不能合理表征SS;絮凝+0.45μm滤膜过滤速度快、干扰少、分离机理与活性污泥系统类似,更适用于废水溶解性惰性COD组分(SI)表征。     

Alternative low-cost process for large-scale production of Bacillus thuringiensis in a simple and novel culture system

Abstract

An industrial-scale, profitable method for production of the most widely used bioinsecticide, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), is challenging because of its widespread application. The aim of this study is to present a strategy to develop a low-cost, large-scale bioprocess to produce Bt H14.

This study was first focused on the design of a culture medium composed of economical and available components, such as glycerol and lysed Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The production goal of 1200 ITU was achieved using a medium composed of 20:20 g L^?1of glycerol:lysed yeast in batch cultures. Efforts were subsequently focused on the design of an appropriate culture system, and an original two-stage culture system was proposed. First, yeast (the primary component of the culture medium) are cultivated using a minimal mineral medium and lysed, and in the second stage, Bt is cultivated in the same bioreactor using the lysed yeasts as culture medium (supplemented with a feeding pulse of 10 g L^?1 glycerol). This system was called fed batch one pot (FOP). A new inoculation strategy is also presented in this study, since these Bt cultures were inoculated directly with heat pre-treated spores instead of vegetative bacteria to facilitate the bioprocess. This study was developed from the laboratory to production-scale bioreactors (measuring from 500 mL to 2500 L), and the efficiency of the proposed strategy was evident in LD₅₀ tests results, achieving 1796 ITU in large-scale processes. Both the use of non-conventional sources and the process development for biomass production are important for cost-effective production of Bt-based insecticides in mosquito control projects.     

A combined approach of physicochemical and biological methods for the characterization of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil

Main physicochemical and microbiological parameters of collected petroleum-contaminated soils with different degrees of contamination from DaGang oil field (southeast of Tianjin, northeast China) were comparatively analyzed in order to assess the influence of petroleum contaminants on the physicochemical and microbiological properties of soil. An integration of microcalorimetric technique with urease enzyme analysis was used with the aim to assess a general status of soil metabolism and the potential availability of nitrogen nutrient in soils stressed by petroleum-derived contaminants. The total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) content of contaminated soils varied from 752.3 to 29,114 mg kg^?1. Although the studied physicochemical and biological parameters showed variations dependent on TPH content, the correlation matrix showed also highly significant correlation coefficients among parameters, suggesting their utility in describing a complex matrix such as soil even in the presence of a high level of contaminants. The microcalorimetric measures gave evidence of microbial adaptation under highest TPH concentration; this would help in assessing the potential of a polluted soil to promote self-degradation of oil-derived hydrocarbon under natural or assisted remediation. The results highlighted the importance of the application of combined approach in the study of those parameters driving the soil amelioration and bioremediation.     

生物滴滤塔处理H_2S臭气

目前,环保政策极其关注污水处理厂的臭气排放并制定了排放标准。本实验依托3个并联的中试生物滴滤塔对污水提升泵站的H2S臭气展开研究,考察不同H2S进气负荷、停留时间、压降和填料填装方式(竹炭-陶粒分层填装、完全混合及全竹炭填装)等因素对H2S去除率的影响。对生物滴滤塔的出气浓度、滤出液p H、SO2-4离子等进行测试分析,建立传质、降解动力学模型,并分析。在停留时间为25 s连续进气条件下,考察进气负荷在0.59~5.00 g H2S/(m3·h)范围内生物滴滤塔对H2S臭气的去除表现效果。研究结果表明,各生物滴滤塔的去除率(RE)都维持在98%以上,而且出气浓度达到厂界废气排放三级标准;相较于完全混合填装方式,分层填装在去除H2S臭气时略显优势。采用Michaelis-Menten方程描述生物滴滤塔的去除表现,表观半饱和常数Ks和最大表观去除速率Vm分别为5.92 m L/m3和5.84 g H2S/(m3·h)。     

Efficacy of nanoparticles as nanofertilizer production: a review

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Owing to the ever-increasing demand for food, the growing global population has forced farmers to increase fertilizer use. The overall use of...     

A~2/O-MBR工艺处理印染废水中试研究

将平板微滤膜与A2/O工艺结合构建了A2/O-MBR中试系统,探讨了中试系统处理印染废水的效果及稳定性。结果表明,水解酸化可提高印染废水的可生化性,对COD平均去除率达到了43%。系统处理效果稳定,在最佳工况下COD、NH3-H和TN的去除率分别为88%、98%和80%。     

二氧化钛光催化剂的表征方法研究

光催化氧化法作为一种非常具有应用前景的有机废水处理方法而成为近年来国内外的一个热点研究领域。二氧化钛因其光催化活性高、适用范围广等优点而引起众多研究者的重视 ,这方面的研究已取得了许多成果。二氧化钛光催化活性的强弱直接影响到该方法在实际中的应用。本文对影响二氧化钛催化活性的因素以及表征这些因素的方法进行了评述。     

农药生产废水处理方法与资源化技术

综述了农药生产废水的常用处理方法和资源化技术 ,认为在处理废水的同时 ,应尽可能地回收和利用废水中有用物质 ;同时 ,要合理采用综合处理技术 ,以期达到最佳的处理效果     

Updated methods for assessing the impacts of nearby gas drilling and production on neighborhood air quality and human health

An explosive growth in natural gas production within the last decade has fueled concern over the public health impacts of air pollutant emissions from oil and gas sites in the Barnett and Eagle Ford shale regions of Texas. Commonly acknowledged sources of uncertainty are the lack of sustained monitoring of ambient concentrations of pollutants associated with gas mining, poor quantification of their emissions, and inability to correlate health symptoms with specific emission events. These uncertainties are best addressed not by conventional monitoring and modeling technology, but by increasingly available advanced techniques for real-time mobile monitoring, microscale modeling and source attribution, and real-time broadcasting of air quality and human health data over the World Wide Web. The combination of contemporary scientific and social media approaches can be used to develop a strategy to detect and quantify emission events from oil and gas facilities, alert nearby residents of these events, and collect associated human health data, all in real time or near-real time. The various technical elements of this strategy are demonstrated based on the results of past, current, and planned future monitoring studies in the Barnett and Eagle Ford shale regions.

Implications: Resources should not be invested in expanding the conventional air quality monitoring network in the vicinity of oil and gas exploration and production sites. Rather, more contemporary monitoring and data analysis techniques should take the place of older methods to better protect the health of nearby residents and maintain the integrity of the surrounding environment.     

Estimating preferences for non-market attributes of aquaculture and sustainable seafood production: methods and empirical applications

If aquaculture is to promote sustainable seafood production, the public must be willing to accept associated tradeoffs. Tradeoffs may include impacts on a variety of environmental and social attributes. Public preferences for aquaculture may differ according to type of operation, species, region, and other factors. Stated preference methods can assist policymakers in designing balanced, beneficial, and widely-supported aquaculture projects. This paper discusses the use of stated preference methodology to assess tradeoffs associated with aquaculture. An application to sustainable seafood production highlights both the methodology and results associated with such methods.     

Evaluation of methods for the physical characterization of the fine particle emissions from two residential wood combustion appliances

The fine particle emissions from a U. S. certified non-catalytic wood stove and a zero-clearance fireplace burning Quercus rubra L. (northern red oak) and Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir) cordwood each at two different moisture levels were determined. Emission testing was performed using both time-integrated and continuous instrumentation for total particle mass, particle number, particle size distribution, and fixed combustion gases using an atmospheric wind tunnel, full-flow laboratory dilution tunnel, and dilution stack sampler with a comparison made between the three dilution systems and two sampling filter types. The total mass emission factors (EFs) for all dilution systems and filter media are extremely variable ranging from <1 to 55 g kg⁻¹ of dry wood depending on the combination of appliance type, wood species and moisture content, filter medium, and dilution system. For Teflon filter sampling of stove emissions in the wind tunnel, the total mass EFs varied from 2 to 8 g kg⁻¹ of dry fuel depending on wood type whereas the equivalent fireplace emissions burning wet oak averaged 11 g kg⁻¹. A substantial number of ultrafine particles in the accumulation size range were also observed during all tests as determined by an Electrical Low Pressure Impactor (ELPI) and Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer. The PM-2.5 (particles ≤2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter) fractions determined from the ELPI electrometer data ranged from 93 to 98% (mass) depending on appliance type as reported previously by Hays et al. (Aerosol Science, 34, 1061, 2003).     

Application of a constructed wetland for industrial wastewater treatment: a pilot-scale study

The main objective of this study was to examine the efficacy and capacity of using constructed wetlands on industrial pollutant removal. Four parallel pilot-scale modified free water surface (FWS) constructed wetland systems [dimension for each system: 4-m (L)x1-m (W)x1-m (D)] were installed inside an industrial park for conducting the proposed treatability study. The averaged influent contains approximately 170 mg l(-1) chemical oxygen demand (COD), 80 mg l(-1) biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), 90 mg l(-1) suspend solid (SS), and 32 mg l(-1) NH(3)-N. In the plant-selection study, four different wetland plant species including floating plants [Pistia stratiotes L. (P. stratiotes) and Ipomoea aquatica (I. aquatica)] and emergent plants [Phragmites communis L. (P. communis) and Typha orientalis Presl. (T. orientalis)] were evaluated. Results show that only the emergent plant (P. communis) could survive and reproduce with a continuous feed of 0.4m(3)d(-1) of the raw wastewater. Thus, P. communis was used in the subsequent treatment study. Two different control parameters including hydraulic retention time (HRT) (3, 5, and 7d) and media [vesicles ceramic bioballs and small gravels, 1cm in diameter] were examined in the treatment study. Results indicate that the system with a 5-d HRT (feed rate of 0.4m(3)d(-1)) and vesicles ceramic bioballs as the media had the acceptable and optimal pollutant removal efficiency. If operated under conditions of the above parameters, the pilot-plant wetland system can achieve removal of 61% COD, 89% BOD, 81% SS, 35% TP, and 56% NH(3)-N. The treated wastewater meets the current industrial wastewater discharge standards in Taiwan.     

一体式铁盐絮体-超滤净水工艺中试运行效能

短流程集成膜滤工艺以其占地面积小、出水稳定等优点成为饮用水处理的研究重点,但目前仍缺乏实际中试运行参数及膜污染特征解析。基于常州某河流的中试运行结果,与直接超滤工艺(仅运行7 d)相比,一体式铁盐絮体-超滤工艺(运行25 d)和强化的絮体-超滤工艺(运行83 d)中的膜污染程度显著降低,分别将膜池稳定运行周期延长2.5倍和10.9倍;扫描电子显微镜和能谱表征结果表明,无论是否投加铁盐絮体,无机物均为滤饼层的主要成分,也是引起膜污染的主要原因。出水水质分析结果表明,一体式铁盐絮体-超滤工艺平均出水浊度低于0.1 NTU,浊度去除率大于99.5%,同时,COD和TP的去除率分别由37%和15%提升至64.58%和40%。此外,强化后的一体式絮体-超滤工艺中絮体的利用率更高,产水成本为0.491元·t ⁻¹。     

基于絮体吸附的一体式超滤工艺中试运行效果

基于吸附的一体式超滤工艺因其占地面积小等优势逐渐受到关注。然而,已有研究多采用粉末活性炭、纳米铁、甚至砂砾石等颗粒型吸附剂,不仅运行过程中存在刮伤膜表面的风险,且缺乏实际运行参数。混凝剂水解絮体松散且吸附效能强,为此,以江苏常州某河流水样为原水,考察了基于絮体吸附的一体式超滤工艺中试运行效能。结果表明,运行过程中滤饼层是引起超滤膜污染的主要原因;相比粉末活性炭(powdered activated carbon, PAC)和铁盐絮体,一体式铝盐絮体-超滤工艺运行效果较差;与PAC相比,松散的絮体使得一体式铁盐-超滤工艺膜表面滤饼层较薄,膜污染负荷较低,缓解膜污染的效果更优;与单独超滤膜处理相比,投加最优剂量的粉末活性炭和铁盐后分别将运行时间延长71.4%和100%;加氯预处理能灭活膜池内微生物,但仅在一定程度上减缓了膜污染。对于出水水质,一体式铁盐絮体-超滤工艺平均出水浊度低于0.1 NTU,出水铁的质量浓度低于国家饮用水水质标准(GB 5749-2006),同时对总有机碳、总磷、氨氮等指标的去除率均有一定程度的提高。