微波诱导改性活性炭催化降解邻苯二甲酸二甲酯

通过HNO3、H2O2、NaOH对活性炭进行浸渍改性,采用BET、SEM、Boehm、FT-IR对改性前后的活性炭进行表征,研究了改性前后的活性炭在不同反应体系对DMP的降解效果和动力学,探讨了微波诱导改性前后的活性炭催化降解DMP的机理。结果表明,3种改性活性炭的BET比表面积、总孔容、微孔孔容和平均孔径均有所增加。HNO3、H2O2改性后表面酸性基团增加、碱性基团减少,而NaOH改性呈现相反的理化特征变化。活性炭理化特征的变化可能与化学改性剂溶液的酸碱性、氧化还原性有关。微波诱导改性前后的活性炭催化体系对DMP的降解率大于单独吸附或单纯微波辐射体系,且均符合一级反应动力学。在微波诱导改性前后的活性炭催化体系中,改性前后的活性炭通过表面吸附-微波诱导氧化协同作用极大地提高了对DMP的降解率。     

电晕放电等离子体对水中邻苯二甲酸二甲酯的降解

采用电晕放电等离子体降解水中的邻苯二甲酸二甲酯,研究了放电输出功率、溶液初始浓度、空气流量、初始pH、Fe2+和羟基自由基清除剂对邻苯二甲酸二甲酯去除效率的影响,并对其降解动力学进行了初步模拟。结果表明,电晕放电等离子体对水中邻苯二甲酸二甲酯有较好的去除效果。在放电功率45 W、初始浓度50 mg·L-1、空气流速2 L·h-1、初始pH 6.31、初始电导率4.05 μS·cm-1的条件下,反应30 min,邻苯二甲酸二甲酯的去除率可达到95%。酸性条件下有利于邻苯二甲酸二甲酯的降解。添加Fe2+,在反应初期可显著提高邻苯二甲酸二甲酯的降解率。羟基自由基清除剂的加入在一定程度上抑制了邻苯二甲酸二甲酯的降解。电晕放电等离子体降解邻苯二甲酸二甲酯的过程基本符合一级反应动力学。     

UV/TiO2光催化降解水体中的邻苯二甲酸二甲酯

酞酸酯是环境中普遍存在的有机污染物(内分泌干扰物)之一。利用UV/TiO2光催化降解水体中的邻苯二甲酸二甲酯(DMP),讨论了溶液pH、TiO2投加量及DMP初始浓度等因素对DMP降解的影响。结果表明,DMP为10mg/L左右时,TiO2投加量为0.2～0.5g/L、pH=7是比较理想的降解条件;DMP初始浓度越高,其降解率则越低。研究了Langmuir-Hinshelwood模式下DMP在TiO2表面的吸附与催化活性的关系,发现DMP主要通过吸附在催化剂的表面而非在溶液本体中发生降解。线性回归计算所得光照条件下的吸附常数远大于无光照条件下的吸附常数,可能是由于UV和TiO2体系之间产生协同效应,提高了UV/TiO2体系对DMP的降解效果。另外,初步分析了可能的降解反应机制。     

Arsenic(V) removal from aqueous solutions using an anion exchanger derived from coconut coir pith and its recovery

The performance of a new anion exchanger (AE) prepared from coconut coir pith (CP), for the removal of arsenic(V) [As(V)] from aqueous solutions was evaluated in this study. The adsorbent (CP-AE) carrying dimethylaminohydroxypropyl weak base functional group was synthesized by the reaction of CP with epichlorohydrin and dimethylamine followed by treatment of hydrochloric acid. IR spectroscopy results confirm the presence of -NH(+)(CH(3))(2)Cl(-) group in the adsorbent. XRD studies confirm the decrease of crystallinity in CP-AE compared to CP, and it favours the protrusion of the functional group into the aqueous medium. Batch experiments were conducted to examine the efficiency of the adsorbent on As(V) removal. Maximum removal of 99.2% was obtained for an initial concentration of 1 mgl(-1) As(V) at pH 7.0 and an adsorbent dose of 2 gl(-1). The kinetics of sorption of As(V) onto CP-AE was described using the pseudo-second-order model. The equilibrium isotherms were determined for different temperatures and the results were analysed using the Langmuir equation. The temperature dependence indicates an exothermic process. Utility of the adsorbent was tested by removing As(V) from simulated groundwater. Regeneration studies were performed using 0.1N HCl. Batch adsorption-desorption studies illustrate that CP-AE could be used to remove As(V) from ground water and other industrial effluents.     

Catalytic activity of Ru/Al2O3 for ozonation of dimethyl phthalate in aqueous solution

With dimethyl phthalate as the model pollutant and Ru/Al(2)O(3) as catalyst, this paper systemically investigates the removal of total organic carbon (TOC) of system. Our results have confirmed that Ru/Al(2)O(3) can significantly increase the effect of ozonation. TOC removal in 120 min can reach 72% while only 24% with ozone alone. The optimal catalyst preparing condition was 0.1 wt% Ru content, 600 degrees C calcination temperature, 0.5-1.0mm particle diameter, which is characterized by a high surface area and a large population of surface active sites. The contrasting experiments of ozone alone, catalyst adsorption after ozonation, and catalytic ozonation confirmed that catalytic reaction was the most important process to TOC removal in system with Ru/Al(2)O(3) as catalyst.     

Adsorptive removal of ascertained and suspected endocrine disruptors from aqueous solution using plant-derived materials

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The present study deals with the use of low-cost plant-derived materials, namely a biochar, spent coffee grounds, spent tea leaves, and a compost...     

酸改性泥炭对含亚甲基蓝废水的吸附净化作用

采用稀硝酸对泥炭进行改性处理获得酸改性泥炭,并将其用于处理亚甲基蓝废水。考察初始溶液pH、接触时间、酸改性泥炭投加量和亚甲基蓝溶液初始浓度等因素对酸改性泥炭吸附效果影响。结果表明,初始溶液pH、接触时间、酸改性泥炭投加量和亚甲基蓝溶液初始浓度对酸改性泥炭吸附性能都有一定的影响。在最佳的反应条件下(接触时间为60 min,反应温度为35℃,初始溶液pH为7.12,酸改性泥炭投加量为2 g),亚甲基蓝去除率可达90.88%,其吸附较好地符合Freundlich和Langmuir等温方程,拟合相关系数均大于0.9。通过热力学计算发现,ΔG<0、ΔS>0,表明该吸附反应是自发的、吸热反应。且该吸附过程符合准二级动力学方程(R2=0.98)。     

Predicting adsorptive removal of chlorophenol from aqueous solution using artificial intelligence based modeling approaches

The research aims to develop artificial intelligence (AI)-based model to predict the adsorptive removal of 2-chlorophenol (CP) in aqueous solution by coconut shell carbon (CSC) using four operational variables (pH of solution, adsorbate concentration, temperature, and contact time), and to investigate their effects on the adsorption process. Accordingly, based on a factorial design, 640 batch experiments were conducted. Nonlinearities in experimental data were checked using Brock–Dechert–Scheimkman (BDS) statistics. Five nonlinear models were constructed to predict the adsorptive removal of CP in aqueous solution by CSC using four variables as input. Performances of the constructed models were evaluated and compared using statistical criteria. BDS statistics revealed strong nonlinearity in experimental data. Performance of all the models constructed here was satisfactory. Radial basis function network (RBFN) and multilayer perceptron network (MLPN) models performed better than generalized regression neural network, support vector machines, and gene expression programming models. Sensitivity analysis revealed that the contact time had highest effect on adsorption followed by the solution pH, temperature, and CP concentration. The study concluded that all the models constructed here were capable of capturing the nonlinearity in data. A better generalization and predictive performance of RBFN and MLPN models suggested that these can be used to predict the adsorption of CP in aqueous solution using CSC.     

Low-cost adsorbents from bio-waste for the removal of dyes from aqueous solution

Activated carbons (ACs) were developed from bio-waste materials like rice husk and peanut shell (PS) by various physicochemical activation methods. PS char digested in nitric acid followed by treatment at 673 K resulted in high surface area up to ～585 m²/g. The novelty of the present study is the identification of oxygen functional groups formed on the surface of activated carbons by infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and quantification by using temperature programmed decomposition (TPD). Typical TPD data indicated that each activation method may lead to varying amounts of acidic and basic functional groups on the surface of the adsorbent, which may be a crucial factor in determining the adsorption capacity. It was shown that ACs developed during the present study are good adsorbents, especially for the removal of a model textile dye methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution. As MB is a basic dye, H₂O₂-treated rice husk showed the best adsorption capacity, which is in agreement with the acidic groups present on the surface. Removal of the dye followed Langmuir isotherm model, whereas MB adsorption on ACs followed pseudo-second-order kinetics.     

聚乙烯吡啶树脂对间苯三酚的吸附性能

通过悬浮聚合的方法,合成了一种聚乙烯吡啶树脂(WH-06)。以大孔弱碱树脂D301和超高交联树脂NDA150作为参照,研究了WH-06树脂对间苯三酚的吸附性能,探讨了溶液的pH及无机盐对树脂吸附间苯三酚的影响。结果表明,WH-06树脂对间苯三酚的吸附等温线都同时满足Langmuir和Freundlich等温吸附方程,且间苯三酚在WH-06树脂上的吸附是一放热过程,能够自发进行,无机盐对WH-06吸附间苯三酚几乎无影响。     

Cu(II) removal from aqueous solution using Dogantepe (Amasya) zeolites

This paper investigates the effects of zeolite particle size, zeolite/ solution ratio and stirring time on the performance of zeolites from Dogantepe in removing Cu(II) from aqueous solution to establish optimum operating conditions. The results indicated that the size of the zeolite samples, the concentration of Cu(II) and the zeolite/solution ratio affected the removal efficiencies, whilst the stirring time was found to have no significant effect on the removal efficiencies. The equivalent numbers of sodium, magnesium, calcium and potassium ions passed into the Cu(II) solution were found to be 1.196, 0.208, 0.117 and 0.009 meq/l, respectively, and the passing percentages of these ions were calculated to be 11.27, 2.45, 1.57 and 0.37%, respectively. The removal mechanism of Cu(II) with zeolite samples was mainly ion exchange with a fraction of approximately 65%. The maximum exchange capacities obtained by using Dogantepe zeolites, Yavu zeolites, and synthetic resin were found to be 9.2, 7.0 and 72.7 mg/g, respectively. However, in relatively low concentrations of Cu(II), the differences in the removal efficiencies or exchange capacities obtained for above different three materials were significantly decreased.     

Metals removal from aqueous solution by iron-based bonding agents

GOAL AND SCOPE AND BACKGROUND: The application of a promising method, termed sorptive flotation, for the removal of chromium(VI) and zinc ions was the aim of the present paper. A special case of sorptive flotation is adsorbing colloid flotation. Suitable sorbent preparation techniques have been developed in the laboratory. METHODS: Sorptive flotation, consisting of the sorption and flotation processes combined in series, has proved to give fast and satisfactory treatment of the industrial streams and effluents bearing dilute aqueous solutions of zinc and chromium(VI). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Goethite has proved to be effective for the removal of chromium(VI) and zinc ions. Also, adsorbing colloid flotation with ferric hydroxide (as the co-precipitant) could be an alternative method to the above-mentioned separation of metal ions. In both cases, chromium(VI) (pH=4) and zinc (pH=7) removal was about 100%. CONCLUSION: The reasons for selecting the iron-based bonding materials, like goethite and/or in-situ produced ferric hydroxide, are that they are cheap, easily synthesized, suitable both for cation and anion sorption, and, furthermore, that they present low risks for adding a further pollutant to the system. Promising results were obtained. RECOMMENDATION AND OUTLOOK: The application of goethite and in-situ produced ferric hydroxide has demonstrated their effectiveness in the removal of heavy metal ions, such as chromium anions and zinc cations. A proposed continuation of current work is the utilization of similar iron oxides, for instance synthesized akaganeite. The comparison between the results reported in this paper with the results reported in the literature, also deserves attention.     

Effect of magnetic field on the removal of copper from aqueous solution using activated carbon derived from rice husk

Adsorptive removal of copper by activated carbon derived from modified rice husk (ACRH) was studied in the presence and absence of magnetic field (MF). The ACRH was prepared from the normal rice husk treated by NaOH solution and subsequent pyrolysis at 450 °C in the absence of oxygen. The physicochemical properties of ACRH's were determined before and after the adsorption process to delineate the adsorption mechanism. The BET analysis confirmed that the fabricated ACRH has a specific surface area of 8.244 m²/g with a mesopore to micropore ratio of 0.974. It was observed that the micropore structure gradually replaced the mesopores, and the surface area of the micropore increased (from 0.9219 to 4.1764 m²/g), and the pore diameter was also decreased from 180.381 to 46.249 Å after pyrolysis. The CHNO/S test result reveals that the carbon content was increased from 42 to 67.8% in the ACRH after pyrolysis. The batch sorption studies were performed by varying the initial adsorbate concentration, temperature, agitation speed, pH, adsorbent dose and contact time for magnetic and non-magnetic conditions to analyze the effect of the magnetic field. The univariate studies show that the maximum experimental adsorption capacity was 4.522 mg/g and 3.855 mg/g, respectively, for these two conditions (representing the magnetic impact) at 25 °C with an adsorbent dose of 2 g/L and an agitation speed of 150 rpm. It was also observed that the removal efficiency was 94.55% and 77.96% (magnetic and non-magnetic condition) at pH 7 with a concentration of 10 mg/L in 2 h. The test result on the impact of exposure time on the magnetic field suggested that the magnetic memory influenced the removal efficiency; after 40 to 60 min, the maximum removal efficiency was achieved, around 80 to 90%. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model was best fitted with the experimental data with a rate constant as 0.1749 and 0.1006 g/mg/min for these two conditions. The Temkin model delineates the adsorption isotherm suggesting the heat generated during the adsorption process is linearly abate with the coverage of the surface area of the adsorbent. The thermodynamic model confirms that the copper adsorption is spontaneous (ΔG = ? 3.91 kJ/mol and ? 6.02 kJ/mol), wherein the negative enthalpy value (ΔH = ? 36.74 kJ/mol and ? 25.74 kJ/mol) suggested that the process is exothermic irrespective of magnetic interference. The significant enhancement of copper removal was observed by incorporating the magnetic field, showing an increase in sorption capacity by 17.48% and a reduction of reaction time by 88.12%.

     

水力停留时间对阴离子交换膜生物反应器去除硝酸盐的影响

考察了水力停留时间(HRT)对阴离子交换膜生物反应器去除硝酸盐的影响。实验结果表明,当进水NO3-浓度在113.96~116.01 mg/L范围内,HRT从11.12 h降低到4.82 h,硝酸盐去除率降低,但出水中NO3--N浓度符合我国饮用水水质标准中10 mg/L的要求(NO3-浓度≤44.29 mg/L)。厌氧生物反应器具有良好的反硝化性能,出水NO3-浓度低于20 mg/L。硝酸盐膜通量随着HRT的增加而增加,出水pH值稳定在7左右。     

Modified biochar from Moringa seed powder for the removal of diclofenac from aqueous solution

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - In this study, Moringa seed powder (MSP) was pyrolyzed at 450 °C to synthesize Moringa seed powder biochar (MSPB) and treated with phosphoric...     

Electrolytic removal of Rhodamine B from aqueous solution by peroxicoagulation process

Peroxicoagulation treatment of aqueous solution containing hazardous dye, Rhodamine B, with commercially available graphite as cathode and iron as anode has been studied. The effect of various operational parameters such as solution pH, applied voltage, electrode area, other ions, etc. on the dye removal was investigated. The experimental result showed that pH-regulated peroxicoagulation system is an efficient process for the dye removal. Ninety-five percent of the dye was removed after 180 min of electrolysis. Anions such as carbonate, bicarbonate, chloride and sulphate negatively affected the efficiency of peroxicoagulation system. From the present study, it can be concluded that peroxicoagulation process is an efficient tool for dye removal from aqueous solution.     

Evaluating of arsenic(V) removal from water by weak-base anion exchange adsorbents

Arsenic contamination of groundwater has been called the largest mass poisoning calamity in human history and creates severe health problems. The effective adsorbents are imperative in response to the widespread removal of toxic arsenic exposure through drinking water. Evaluation of arsenic(V) removal from water by weak-base anion exchange adsorbents was studied in this paper, aiming at the determination of the effects of pH, competing anions, and feed flow rates to improvement on remediation. Two types of weak-base adsorbents were used to evaluate arsenic(V) removal efficiency both in batch and column approaches. Anion selectivity was determined by both adsorbents in batch method as equilibrium As(V) adsorption capacities. Column studies were performed in fixed-bed experiments using both adsorbent packed columns, and kinetic performance was dependent on the feed flow rate and competing anions. The weak-base adsorbents clarified that these are selective to arsenic(V) over competition of chloride, nitrate, and sulfate anions. The solution pH played an important role in arsenic(V) removal, and a higher pH can cause lower adsorption capacities. A low concentration level of arsenic(V) was also removed by these adsorbents even at a high flow rate of 250–350 h^?1. Adsorbed arsenic(V) was quantitatively eluted with 1 M HCl acid and regenerated into hydrochloride form simultaneously for the next adsorption operation after rinsing with water. The weak-base anion exchange adsorbents are to be an effective means to remove arsenic(V) from drinking water. The fast adsorption rate and the excellent adsorption capacity in the neutral pH range will render this removal technique attractive in practical use in chemical industry.     

臭氧-生物活性炭工艺对饮用水中邻苯二甲酸酯类的去除中试研究

以嘉陵江源水的自来水厂滤后水为研究对象,在中试规模上研究了臭氧-生物活性炭工艺对饮用水中微量邻苯二甲酸酯（又称为酞酸酯,phthalate esters,PAEs）的去除效果。选择邻苯二甲酸二甲酯（DMP）、邻苯二甲酸二丁酯（DBP）、邻苯二甲酸二（2-乙基己基）酯（DEHP）、邻苯二甲酸二辛酯（DOP）为目标物质。研...     

铁负载阴离子交换树脂高效除磷研究

针对污水处理生化出水高磷酸盐浓度对水体富营养化影响的问题,采用阴离子交换树脂(AER)为基质材料,利用树脂上—NH2官能团中的N原子与Fe3+发生配位聚合,制备了除磷聚合配位交换吸附剂(Fe—PLE)。并采用Langmuir和Freundlich等温吸附方程对Fe—PLE和原AER进行了比较,发现Fe—PLE更加趋向化学吸附类型,且Fe—PLE最大吸附容量达到93.05 mg/g,比AER提高了47.98%。通过SEM、EDS、FT-IR及TGA对吸附前后Fe—PLE和AER的表征比较,认为通过配位作用形成Fe—O配位键是Fe—PLE的可溶性无机磷吸附效率提高的主要原因。通过静态吸附实验考察了吸附时间、pH和竞争性阴离子对AER和Fe—PLE吸附的影响,结果显示,Fe—PLE吸附平衡时间为1.5 h,比AER稍高;2种吸附填料都在pH 7.0时效率最高,AER的磷吸附效率对pH较为敏感,Fe—PLE能够在相对较宽的pH范围内保持高去除率;竞争性阴离子对AER磷吸附的负面影响较大,而Fe—PLE依靠其Fe—O的配位作用具有一定的抗干扰能力。通过4次循环再生实验,Fe—PLE表现出良好再生能力的同时磷有较高的回收利用率。     

Enhanced arsenate removal from aqueous solution by Mn-doped MgAl-layered double hydroxides

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - In this study, Mn-doped MgAl-layered double hydroxides (LDHs) were successfully synthesized for efficient removal arsenate from aqueous solution. The...