混凝-间歇式活性污泥法处理炼油废水

采用混凝-间歇式活性污泥（SBR）法处理炼油废水,考察了混凝、SBR法对炼油废水的处理效果。实验结果表明：在硫酸铝、聚丙烯酰胺、CaCl2加入量分别为50,3,100mg／L的条件下,油去除率为82．7％,COD去除率为57．1％,BOD,／COD为0．24,混凝处理出水具有一定的可生化性;对混凝处理出水用SBR法进行厌氧水解2h、好氧曝气9h的生物处理后,出水COD低于150mg／L,COD去除率在80％左右。     

序批式反应器处理精对苯二甲酸废水

采用序批式反应器（SBR）处理模拟精对苯二甲酸（PTA）废水,考察了曝气量、沉降时间、进水方式等对对苯二甲酸（TA）生物降解效果的影响。实验结果表明,对于TA质量浓度小于1500mg／L的废水,采用完全曝气SBR运行4h,TA和COD的去除率均能达到95％以上,TA平均去除速率随TA浓度的增加而增大。TA质量浓度为1500mg／L时,曝气量、沉降时间和进水方式是影响其降解效果的主要因素。采用SBR处理高浓度PTA废水可克服污泥膨胀和抗冲击负荷能力弱的问题,且系统的稳定性和PTA废水的处理效果较好。     

间歇式活性污泥反应器内短程同步硝化反硝化的研究

以絮状活性污泥为种泥,以模拟城市生活污水为处理废水,在间歇式活性污泥反应器（SBR）内进行污泥的驯化和培养,通过控制运行条件在SBR内成功实现了NO2-N的积累和短程同步硝化反硝化。实验结果表明,NO2-N积累阶段,控制温度（31±1）℃、曝气量40～45L／h、污泥泥龄9—15d,SBR内NO2-N积累率可达95％-96％。培养成熟的好氧颗粒污泥平均粒径为3—5mm,用其进行短程同步硝化反硝化实验,一个反应周期5h结束后SBR出水的COD,NO2-N,TN去除率分别达92％,95％,85％。     

丙烯酸酯橡胶生产废水处理技术

对丙烯酸酯橡胶生产废水采用沉淀—完全混合式活性污泥法处理 ,在沉降时间 0 .5～1.5h、过流率 0 .13～ 0 .5 5mm/h、COD污泥负荷 0 .4kg/ (d·kg)条件下 ,废水中的悬浮物去除率为 77.4 %～ 88.7% ,COD去除率 89%～ 97%。处理后的排水水质达到GB8978- 1996综合污水一级排放标准     

稠油采出水处理中试

以活性焦为吸附剂,采用预吸附—水解酸化—曝气生物固定床滤池—后吸附组合工艺中试处理稠油采出水。试验结果表明,当预吸附进水COD为408.6~526.7 mg/L、预吸附池活性焦泥回流量为25%(w)、水解酸化池上升流速为0.22 m/h、曝气生物固定床滤池气水体积比为10∶1、后吸附池投加新活性焦2 kg时,组合工艺对稠油采出水COD的去除率达到90.0%,出水COD均值为46.2 mg/L,出水水质满足DB 21/1627—2008《辽宁省污水综合排放标准》。     

射流曝气活性污泥法处理城市污水的研究

本文介绍射流曝气活性污泥法处理城市污水的试验研究结果。该法是将污水、空气和活性污泥同时经过射流曝气器,使其在高速湍流的作用下,强化了氧的吸收过程,同时发挥了活性污泥生物学特性的内在潜力,从而加快了基质的生化反应过程。该法具有曝气时间短,有机负荷高,剩余污泥量少和处理效果好等特点。     

两相厌氧工艺处理高浓度丙烯酸生产废水

利用两相厌氧工艺处理高浓度丙烯酸生产废水。实验结果表明：在较高进水COD和容积负荷的条件下,系统具有良好、稳定的处理效果;在负荷提高及稳定运行阶段,将生活污水与丙烯酸生产废水的体积比调整为5∶1,容积负荷最大提高至12.3 kg/（m3·d）,两相厌氧反应器可长期稳定运行,总COD去除率基本维持在90%以上,出水COD小于323 mg/L;当进水甲醛质量浓度为800~1 733 mg/L时,总甲醛去除率基本稳定在95.6%~99.3%;在负荷提高及稳定运行阶段,水解酸化相反应器和产甲烷相反应器的出水pH分别为6.2~7.6和7.6~8.1,出水总碱度分别为1 220~1 820 mg/L和1 800~2 620 mg/L。     

射流曝气法活性污泥特性的探讨

近年来,射流曝气活性污泥法(简称射流曝气法)作为废水生物处理的一种工艺,在国内日益受到重视并普遍开展了研究工作。目前,此法已有用于城市生活污水和某些工业有机废水处理的半生产或生产性试验的先例。实践表明,射流曝气法与其它活性污泥法相比,具有曝气时间短、剩余污泥量较少、能抑制丝状菌膨胀等优     

一种处理高浓度有机废水的厌氧序批式活性污泥工艺

该专利公开了一种处理高浓度有机废水的厌氧序批式活性污泥工艺。其特征是：采用两级厌氧序批式反应器（ASBR）串联，实现甲烷菌群优化，用A段反应器和B段反应器分别完成吸附过程和生物降解反应。在A段、B段反应器中分别选择性地培养和发展各自的优势菌，在A段反应器中培养以甲烷八叠球菌为优势菌的颗粒污泥，在B段反应器中培养以甲烷丝菌为优势菌的颗粒污泥，使A段、B段两反应器在相差悬殊的负荷下分别以吸附-生物降解和生物降解的模式运行，     

DO对同步硝化反硝化协同除磷的影响

采用序批式活性污泥反应器(SBR)处理模拟城市污水,在厌氧--好氧运行方式下,考察了DO对同步硝化反硝化协同除磷效果的影响.结果表明,DO的变化对该系统中有机物的去除影响不显著,当DO为1.5～2.0 mg/L时,TN及TP去除率均能达到90%以上,并可以应用pH曲线拐点来判断系统硝化过程是否完成.     

Distribution of Cd,Ck, Pb and Zn in Soil and Vegetation Compartments in Stands of Five Boreal Tree Species in N.E. Sweden

Concentrations and total quantity of cadmium (Cd), cupper (Cu),lead (Pb) and zink (Zn) were determined in biomass and soil compartments in a replicated tree species experiment with 27-yr-old stands growing on former farmland in N.E. Sweden. Sequentialextractions of soil samples were performed in order to estimate the exchangeable and an organically bound fraction of each element. The tree species included were Picea abies (L.)H. Karst., Pinus sylvestris L., Pinus contorta Dougl., Larix sibirica Ledeb., and Betula pendula Roth.Tree species influenced the rate of removal of Cu, Pb and Zn incase of stemwood harvesting, and of Cd, Cu and Zn in the case ofwhole-tree harvesting. B. pendula and P. abies had higher quantities and average concentrations of Zn in the biomass. For all species, >50% of the Zn in the stems was found in the bark. P. abies and L. sibirica had higher quantities of Cu in the biomass than the other species.P. abies and P. contorta had high quantities of Cd inthe biomass in relation to the other species. Branches and stembark contained high concentrations of Cd and Pb in relation to foliage and stemwood. Dead branches had especially high concentrations of Pb. The high accumulation rate of Zn in thebiomass of B. pendula was related to a low exchangeable amount of Zn in the A horizon. In the superficial centimeters ofthe A horizon, a depletion similar to that found for Zn was detected for Cu, whereas for Cd and Pb, no correlations were found between quantities of elements in the trees and element pools in the soil.     

Starch-plastic materials—Preparation,physical properties,and biodegradability (a review of recent USDA research)

Recent starch-plastic research at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research is reviewed and related worldwide efforts are noted. Properties of starch that influence its formulation and performance in plastics are discussed. Methods are given for preparation of starch-poly(methyl acrylate) graft copolymer, starch-poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid), and starch-poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid)-polyethylene plastics. Their physical properties are discussed, as is degradability by enzymes or amylolytic organisms from soil, ponds, and streams.The mention of firm names or trade products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture over other firms or similar products not mentioned.     

Application of Cellulose Microfibrils in Polymer Nanocomposites

Cellulose microfibrils obtained by the acid hydrolysis of cellulose fibers were added at low concentrations (2–10% w/w) to polymer gels and films as reinforcing agents. Significant changes in mechanical properties, especially maximum load and tensile strength, were obtained for fibrils derived from several cellulosic sources, including cotton, softwood, and bacterial cellulose. For extruded starch plastics, the addition of cotton-derived microfibrils at 10.3% (w/w) concentration increased Young’s modulus by 5-fold relative to a control sample with no cellulose reinforcement. Preliminary data suggests that shear alignment significantly improves tensile strength. Addition of microfibrils does not always change mechanical properties in a predictable direction. Whereas tensile strength and modulus were shown to increase during addition of microfibrils to an extruded starch thermoplastic and a cast latex film, these parameters decreased when microfibrils were added to a starch–pectin blend, implying that complex interactions are involved in the application of these reinforcing agents.     

四氮唑废水处理工艺设计

高浓度、高盐分的四氮唑生产废水通过三效蒸发浓缩,馏出液经铁炭氧微电解和混凝预处理,再采用水解酸化一接触氧化一反应二沉主体组合工艺进行处理。研究了该工艺所需构筑物和设备的设计与选型。该工艺在正常运行条件下,处理后出水pH6～9,COD 302mg／L,BOD5 108mg／L,SS30mg／L,色度36倍,水质达到GB8978--1996（污水综合排放标准》三级标准。     

Bioassessment of silvicultural impacts in streams and wetlands of the Eastern United States

Bioassessment is a useful tool to determine the impact of logging practices on the biological integrity of streams and wetlands. Measuring biota directly has an intuitive appeal for impact assessment, and biota can be superior indicators to physical or chemical characteristics because they can reflect cumulative impacts over time. Logging can affect stream and wetland biota by increasing sedimentation rates, altering hydrologic, thermal, and chemical regimes, and changing the base of food webs. Biotic impacts of logging on streams compared to wetlands probably differ, and in this paper we review some of those differences. In streams, invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, algae, and macrophytes have been used as indicators of logging impacts. In wetlands, bioassessment is just beginning to be used, and plants and birds are the most promising indicator taxa. Various best management practices (BMPs) have been developed to reduce the impacts of logging on stream and wetland biota, and we review quantitative studies that have evaluated the efficacy of some of these techniques in streams and wetlands in the eastern United States. Remarkably few studies that address the overall efficacy of BMPs in limiting biotic changes in streams and wetlands after BMP implementation have been published in scientific journals, although some work exists in reports or is unpublished. We review these works, and compile conclusions about BMP efficacy for biota from this body of research.     

Characterization of air emissions and residual ash from open burning of electronic wastes during simulated rudimentary recycling operations

Air emissions and residual ash samples were collected and analyzed during experiments of open, uncontrolled combustion of electronic waste (e-waste), simulating practices associated with rudimentary e-waste recycling operations. Circuit boards and insulated wires were handled separately to simulate processes associated with metal recovery. The average emissions of polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDFs) were 92 ng toxic equivalency (TEQ)/kg [n = 2, relative standard deviation (RSD) = 98%] and 11 900 ng TEQ/kg (n = 3, RSD = 50%) of the initial mass of the circuit boards and insulated wire, respectively. The value for the insulated wire is about 100 times higher than that for backyard barrel burning of domestic waste. The emission concentrations of polybrominated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PBDD/PBDFs) from the combustion of circuit boards were 100 times higher than for their polychlorinated counterparts. Particulate matter (PM) sampling of the fly ash emissions indicated PM emission factors of approximately 15 and 17 g/kg of the initial mass for the circuit boards and insulated wire, respectively. Fly ash samples from both types of e-waste contained considerable amounts of several metallic elements and halogens; lead concentrations were more than 200 times the United States regulatory limits for municipal waste combustors and 20 times those for secondary lead smelters. Leaching tests of the residual bottom ash showed that lead concentrations exceeded U.S. Environmental Protection Agency landfill limits, designating this ash as a hazardous waste.     

Does Soil Acidification Affect Spruce Needle Chemical Composition and Tree Growth?

In 1994, a large survey of soil chemistry was undertaken in thecounty of Värmland in central Sweden (Lundström et al., 1998).The southern part of the county was affected by soilacidification whereas there were no such indications in thenorthern part. To investigate the influence of soil chemistryon the trees at the specific sites, the survey was continued byan analysis of needle chemistry (Norway spruce) which wasundertaken at 150 of the 180 sites, and of tree growth at 65 ofthe 180 sites. Growth was expressed as a ratio between expectedgrowth, estimated with a national, empirical growth model, andthe growth observed in the field. In statistical analyses,using rank correlation, PCA and PLS, there were only weakindications of an influence of soil chemistry on needlechemistry and on tree growth. A moderate correlation betweennitrogen and sulphur in needles was found, which wasinterpreted as an effect of deposition and of processes in thetree canopy. No obvious regional pattern of the growth ratiowas found, in contrast to the clear pattern of soilacidification. The statistical analysis could not with anycertainty point out any of the soil chemistry variables asespecially important for the tree growth ratio.     

Solubility and Potential Mobility of Heavy Metals in Two Contaminated Urban Soils from Stockholm,Sweden

The solubility and potential mobility of heavy metals (Cd, Cu,Hg, Pb and Zn) in two urban soils were studied by sequential andleaching extractions (rainwater). Compared to rural (arable) soils on similar parent material, the urban soils were highlycontaminated with Hg and Pb and to a lesser extent also with Cd,Cu and Zn. Metal concentrations in rainwater leachates were related to sequential extractions and metal levels reported fromStockholm groundwater. Cadmium and Zn in the soils were mainly recovered in easily extractable fractions, whereas Cu and Pb were complex bound. Concentrations of Pb in the residual fractionwere between two- and eightfold those in arable soils, indicatingthat the sequential extraction scheme did not reflect the solidphases affected by anthropogenic inputs. Cadmium and Zn conc. inthe rainwater leachates were within the range detected in Stockholm groundwater, while Cu and Pb conc. were higher, whichsuggests that Cu and Pb released from the surface soil were immobilised in deeper soil layers. In a soil highly contaminatedwith Hg, the Hg conc. in the leachate was above the median concentration, but still 50 times lower than the max concentration found in groundwater, indicating the possibilityof other sources. In conclusion, it proved difficult to quantitatively predict the mobility of metals in soils by sequential extractions.     

Biodegradation of Injection Molded Starch-Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Blends in a Natural Compost Environment

Injection molded specimens were prepared by blending poly (hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate) (PHBV) with cornstarch. Blended formulations incorporated 30% or 50% starch in the presence or absence of poly-(ethylene oxide) (PEO), which enhances the adherence of starch granules to PHBV. These formulations were evaluated for their biodegradability in natural compost by measuring changes in physical and chemical properties over a period of 125 days. The degradation of plastic material, as evidenced by weight loss and deterioration in tensile properties, correlated with the amount of starch present in the blends (neat PHBV < 30% starch < 50% starch). Incorporation of PEO into starch-PHBV blends had little or no effect on the rate of weight loss. Starch in blends degraded faster than PHBV and it accelerated PHBV degradation. Also, PHBV did not retard starch degradation. After 125 days of exposure to compost, neat PHBV lost 7% of its weight (0.056% weight loss/day), while the PHBV component of a 50% starch blend lost 41% of its weight (0.328% weight loss/day). PHB and PHV moieties within the copolymer degraded at similar rates, regardless of the presence of starch, as determined by ¹H-NMR spectroscopy. GPC analyses revealed that, while the number average molecular weight (Mn) of PHBV in all exposed samples decreased, there was no significant difference in this decrease between neat PHBV as opposed to PHBV blended with starch. SEM showed homogeneously distributed starch granules embedded in a PHBV matrix, typical of a filler material. Starch granules were rapidly depleted during exposure to compost, increasing the surface area of the PHBV matrix.     

Effects of Nitrogen Deposition on Bryophyte Species Composition of Calcareous Grasslands

Regular additions of NH₄NO₃ (35–140 kg N ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹) and (NH₄)₂SO₄ (140 kg N ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹) to a calcareous grassland in northern England over a period of 12 years have resulted in a decline in the frequency of the indigenous bryophyte species and the establishment of non-indigenous calcifuge species, with implications for the structure and composition of this calcareous bryophyte community. The lowest NH₄NO₃ additions of 35 kg N ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ produced significant declines in frequency of Hypnum cupressiforme, Campylium chrysophyllum, and Calliergon cuspidatum. Significant reductions in frequency at higher NH₄NO₃ application rates were recorded for Pseudoscleropodium purum, Ctenidum molluscum, and Dicranum scoparium. The highest NH₄NO₃ and (NH₄)₂SO₄ additions provided conditions conducive for the establishment of two typical calcifuges – Polytrichum spp. and Campylopus introflexus, respectively. Substrate-surface pH measurements showed a dose-related reduction in pH with increasing NH₄NO₃ deposition rates of 1.6 pH units between the control and highest deposition rate, and a further significant fall in pH, of >1 pH unit, between the NH₄NO₃ and (NH₄)₂SO₄ treatments. These results suggest that indigenous bryophyte composition may be at risk from nitrogen deposition rates of 35 kg N ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ or less. These effects are of particular concern for rare or endangered species of low frequency.