Low-temperature (NO + O2) adsorption performance of alkaline earth metal-doped C-FDU-15

To improve the removal capacity of NO + O₂ effectively, the alkaline earth metal-doped order mesoporous carbon (A-C-FDU-15(0.001) (A = Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba)) and Mg-C-FDU-15(x) (x = 0.001?0.003) samples were prepared, and their physicochemical and NO + O₂ adsorption properties were determined by means of various techniques. The results show that the sequence in (NO + O₂) adsorption performance was as follows: Mg-C-FDU-15(0.001) (93.2 mg/g) > Ca-C-FDU-15(0.001) (82.2 mg/g) > Sr-C-FDU-15(0.001) (76.1 mg/g) > Ba-C-FDU-15(0.001) (72.9 mg/g) > C-FDU-15 (67.1 mg/g). Among all of the A-C-FDU-15(0.001) samples, Mg-C-FDU-15(0.001) possessed the highest (NO + O₂) adsorption capacity (106.2 mg/g). The species of alkaline earth metals and basic sites were important factors determining the adsorption of NO + O₂ on the A-C-FDU-15(x) samples, and (NO + O₂) adsorption on the samples was mainly chemical adsorption. Combined with the results of (NO + O₂)-temperature-programmed desorption ((NO + O₂)-TPD) and in situ diffused reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) characterization, we deduced that there were two main pathways of (NO + O₂) adsorption: one was first the conversion of NO and O₂ to NO₂ and then part of NO₂ was converted to NO₂^? and NO₃^?; and the other was the direct oxidation of NO to NO₂^? and NO₃^?.     

Optimization of H2O2 dosage in microwave-H2O2 process for sludge pretreatment with uniform design method

A microwave-H₂O₂ process for sludge pretreatment exhibited high efficiencies of releasing organics, nitrogen, and phosphorus, but large quantities of H₂O₂ residues were detected. A uniform design method was thus employed in this study to further optimize H₂O₂ dosage by investigating effects of pH and H₂O₂ dosage on the amount of H₂O₂ residue and releases of organics, nitrogen, and phosphorus. A regression model was established with pH and H₂O₂ dosage as the independent variables, and H₂O₂ residue and releases of organics, nitrogen, and phosphorus as the dependent variables. In the optimized microwave-H₂O₂ process, the pH value of the sludge was firstly adjusted to 11.0, then the sludge was heated to 80℃ and H₂O₂ was dosed at a H₂O₂:mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS) ratio of 0.2, and the sludge was finally heated to 100℃ by microwave irradiation. Compared to the microwave-H₂O₂ process without optimization, the H₂O₂ dosage and the utilization rate of H₂O₂ in the optimized microwave-H₂O₂ process were reduced by 80% and greatly improved by 3.87 times, respectively, when the H₂O₂:MLSS dosage ratio was decreased from 1.0 to 0.2, resulting in nearly the same release rate of soluble chemical oxygen demand in the microwave-H₂O₂ process without optimization at H₂O₂:MLSS ratio of 0.5.     

Degradation of micropolluants in flow-through VUV/UV/H2O2 reactors: Effects of H2O2 dosage and reactor internal diameter

The degradation of atrazine (ATZ), sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and metoprolol (MET) in flow-through VUV/UV/H₂O₂ reactors was investigated with a focus on the effects of H₂O₂ dosage and reactor internal diameter (ID). Results showed that the micropollutants were degraded efficiently in the flow-through VUV/UV/H₂O₂ reactors following the pseudo first-order kinetics (R² > 0.92). However, the steady-state assumption (SSA) kinetic model being vital in batch reactors was found invalid in flow-through reactors where fluid mixing was less sufficient. With the increase of H₂O₂ dosage, the ATZ removal efficiency remained almost constant while the SMX and MET removal was enhanced to different extents, which could be explained by the different reactivities of the pollutants towards HO^?. A larger reactor ID resulted in lower degradation rate constants for all the three pollutants on account of the lower average fluence rate, but the change in energy efficiency was much more complicated. In reality, the electrical energy per order (E_EO) of the investigated VUV/UV/H₂O₂ treatments ranged between 0.14–0.20, 0.07–0.14 and 0.09–0.26 kWh/m³/order for ATZ, SMX and MET, respectively, with the lowest E_EO for each pollutant obtained under varied H₂O₂ dosages and reactor IDs. This study has demonstrated the efficiency of VUV/UV/H₂O₂ process for micropollutant removal and the inadequacy of the SSA model in flow-through reactors, and elaborated the influential mechanisms of H₂O₂ dosage and reactor ID on the reactor performances.     

Orange G degradation by heterogeneous peroxymonosulfate activation based on magnetic MnFe2O4/α-MnO2 hybrid

Wastewater containing an azo dye Orange G (OG) causes massive environmental pollution, thus it is critical to develop a highly effective, environmental-friendly, and reusable catalyst in peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation for OG degradation. In this work, we successfully applied a magnetic MnFe₂O₄/α-MnO₂ hybrid fabricated by a simple hydrothermal method for OG removal in water. The characteristics of the hybrid were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method, vibrating sample magnetometry, electron paramagnetic resonance, thermogravimetric analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The effects of operational parameters (i.e., catalytic system, catalytic dose, solution pH, and temperature) were investigated. The results exhibited that 96.8% of OG degradation was obtained with MnFe₂O₄/α-MnO₂(1:9)/PMS system in 30 min regardless of solution pH changes. Furthermore, the possible reaction mechanism of the coupling system was proposed, and the degradation intermediates of OG were identified by mass spectroscopy. The radical quenching experiments and EPR tests demonstrated that SO₄^{• ̶}, O₂^{• ̶}, and ¹O₂ were the primary reactive oxygen species responsible for the OG degradation. The hybrid also displayed unusual stability with less than 30% loss in the OG removal after four sequential cycles. Overall, magnetic MnFe₂O₄/α-MnO₂ hybrid could be used as a high potential activator of PMS to remove orange G and maybe other dyes from wastewater.     

HeI photoelectron spectroscopic of microwave- discharged species on CF2C12 systems

Hel(21．22 eV)photoelectron spectrum of microwave-discharged(MD)species of CF_{2C12 is reported in this paper And HeI photoelectron spectra of reaction products between O2 and the species generated by MD of CF2CI 2，between CF2CI2 and the species generated by MD of O2，and between the products generated by MD of CF2Cl2 and O2 mixed gases are also given．The chlorine atomic species is obtained by the MD method．So the mechanism of ozone depletion in the stratosphere by the freon is conceived．}     

Competing pathways of cresol formation in toluene photooxidation: OH-toluene adducts react with NO2 or with O2?

Methyl-hydroxy-cyclohexadienyl radicals (OTAs) are the key products of the photooxidation of toluene, with implications for the fate of toluene. Hence, we investigated the photooxidation mechanisms and kinetics of three main OTAs (o-OTA, m-OTA, and p-OTA) with NO₂ using quantum chemical calculations as well as the fate of OTAs under the different concentration ratios of NO₂ and O₂. The mechanism results show that the pathway of H-abstraction by NO₂ to anti-HONO (anti-H-abstraction) is more favorable than the syn-H-abstraction pathway, because the strong interaction between OTAs and NO₂ is formed in the transition states of the anti-H-abstraction pathways. The branching ratios of the anti-H-abstraction pathways are more than 99% in the temperature range of 216−298 K. The total rate constant of the OTA-NO₂ reaction is 9.9 × 10⁻¹² cm³/(molecule∙sec) at 298 K, which is contributed about 90% by o-OTA + NO₂, and the main products are o-cresol and anti-HONO. The half-lives of the OTA-NO₂ reaction in some polluted areas of China are 35 times longer than those of the OTA-O₂ reaction. In the atmosphere, the NO₂- and O₂- initiated reactions of OTAs have the same ability to form cresols as [NO₂] is up to 142.1 ppmV, which is impossible to achieve. It implies that under the experimental condition, the [NO₂]/[O₂] should be controlled to be less than 7.8 × 10⁻⁵ to simulate real atmospheric oxidation of toluene. Our results reveal that for the photooxidation of toluene, the yield of cresol is not affected by the concentration of NO₂ under the atmospheric environment.     

Degradation kinetics and mechanism of trace nitrobenzene by granular activated carbon enhanced microwave/hydrogen peroxide system

The kinetics of the degradation of trace nitrobenzene (NB) by a granular activated carbon (GAC) enhanced microwave (MW)/hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) system was studied. Effects of pH, NB initial concentration and tert-butyl alcohol on the removal efficiency were examined. It was found that the reaction rate fits well to first-order reaction kinetics in the MW/GAC/H₂O₂ process. Moreover, GAC greatly enhanced the degradation rate of NB in water. Under a given condition (MW power 300 W, H₂O₂ dosage 10 mg/L, pH 6.85 and temperature (60±5)℃), the degradation rate of NB was 0.05214 min^-1 when 4 g/L GAC was added. In general, alkaline pH was better for NB degradation; however, the optimum pH was 8.0 in the tested pH value range of 4.0-12.0. At H₂O₂ dosage of 10 mg/L and GAC dosage of 4 g/L, the removal of NB was decreased with increasing initial concentrations of NB, indicating that a low initial concentration was beneficial for the degradation of NB. These results indicated that the MW/GAC/H₂O₂ process was effective for trace NB degradation in water. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis indicated that a hydroxyl radical addition reaction and dehydrogenation reaction enhanced NB degradation.     

Ozone episodes during and after the 2018 Chinese National Day holidays in Guangzhou: Implications for the control of precursor VOCs

The impact of reducing industrial emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on ozone (O₃) pollution is of wide concern particularly in highly industrialized megacities. In this study, O₃, nitrogen oxides (NOx) and VOCs were measured at an urban site in the Pearl River Delta region during the 2018 Chinese National Day Holidays and two after-holiday periods (one with ozone pollution and another without). O₃ pollution occurred throughout the 7-day holidays even industrial emissions of VOCs were passively reduced due to temporary factory shutdowns, and the toluene to benzene ratios dropped from ∼10 during non-holidays to ∼5 during the holidays. Box model (AtChem2-MCM) simulations with the input of observation data revealed that O₃ formation was all VOC-limited, and alkenes had the highest relative incremental reactivity (RIR) during the holiday and non-holiday O₃ episodes while aromatics had the highest RIR during the non-pollution period. Box model also demonstrated that even aromatics decreased proportionally to levels with near-zero contributions of industrial aromatic solvents, O₃ concentrations would only decrease by less than 20% during the holiday and non-holiday O₃ episodes and ozone pollution in the periods could not be eliminated. The results imply that controlling emissions of industrial aromatic solvents might be not enough to eliminate O₃ pollution in the region, and more attention should be paid to anthropogenic reactive alkenes. Isoprene and formaldehyde were among the top 3 species by RIRs in all the three pollution and non-pollution periods, suggesting substantial contribution to O₃ formation from biogenic VOCs.     

Atmospheric oxidizing capacity in autumn Beijing: Analysis of the O3 and PM2.5 episodes based on observation-based model

Atmospheric oxidizing capacity (AOC) is the fundamental driving factors of chemistry process (e.g., the formation of ozone (O₃) and secondary organic aerosols (SOA)) in the troposphere. However, accurate quantification of AOC still remains uncertainty. In this study, a comprehensive field campaign was conducted during autumn 2019 in downtown of Beijing, where O₃ and PM_2.5 episodes had been experienced successively. The observation-based model (OBM) is used to quantify the AOC at O₃ and PM_2.5 episodes. The strong intensity of AOC is found at O₃ and PM_2.5 episodes, and hydroxyl radical (OH) is the dominating daytime oxidant for both episodes. The photolysis of O₃ is main source of OH at O₃ episode; the photolysis of nitrous acid (HONO) and formaldehyde (HCHO) plays important role in OH formation at PM_2.5 episode. The radicals loss routines vary according to precursor pollutants, resulting in different types of air pollution. O₃ budgets and sensitivity analysis indicates that O₃ production is transition regime (both VOC and NO_x-limited) at O₃ episode. The heterogeneous reaction of hydroperoxy radicals (HO₂) on aerosol surfaces has significant influence on OH and O₃ production rates. The HO₂ uptake coefficient (γHO₂) is the determining factor and required accurate measurement in real atmospheric environment. Our findings could provide the important bases for coordinated control of PM_2.5 and O₃ pollution.     

Catalytic liquid-phase oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetic acid over a Pt/CeO2–ZrO2–SnO2/γ-alumina catalyst

Pt/CeO₂–ZrO₂–SnO₂/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts were prepared by co-precipitation and wet impregnation methods for catalytic oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetic acid in water. In the present catalysts, Pt and CeO₂–ZrO₂–SnO₂ were successfully dispersed on the γ-Al₂O₃ support. Dependences of platinum content and reaction time on the selective oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetic acid were investigated to optimize the reaction conditions for obtaining both high acetaldehyde conversion and highest selectivity to acetic acid. Among the catalysts, a Pt(6.4 wt.%)/Ce_0.68Zr_0.17Sn_0.15O_2.0(16 wt.%)/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst showed the highest acetaldehyde oxidation activity. On this catalyst, acetaldehyde was completely oxidized after the reaction at 0°C for 8 hr, and the selectivity to acetic acid reached to 95% and higher after the reaction for 4 hr and longer.     

水力空化强化H2O2氧化降解水中苯酚的研究

采用水力空化强化H₂O₂降解水中苯酚,考察入口压力,ρ(H₂O₂)和溶解气体等因素对苯酚降解的影响;比较了水力空化方法和超声空化方法降解水中苯酚的能耗效率.研究表明:苯酚降解率随着入口压力的增大而增大,入口压力从1.0×105 Pa增大到3.5×105 Pa时,相应地苯酚降解率从17.6%增加到47.6%;在一定条件下,ρ(H₂O₂)有一个最佳值;不同的溶解气体对苯酚降解效果的影响不同,O₂的效果比N₂好.分析ρ(H₂O₂)和溶解气体对苯酚降解效果的影响及苯酚降解中间产物的分布表明,羟基自由基的产生是苯酚降解的主要原因,水力空化的能量利用率是超声空化的5.4倍.      

阴极原位产H2O2强化光电催化降解水中EDTA的研究

本研究构建了以活性碳纤维(Activated Carbon Fiber,ACF)为阴极,TiO_2/Ti与Ru O_2/Ti为双阳极的光电催化体系.该体系中,Ru O_2/Ti电阳极和TiO_2/Ti光阳极均有氧化作用,可同时氧化降解污染物;且电阳极具有较强析氧作用,能产生大量O_2;ACF阴极具有还原作用,可将体系中产生的O_2原位还原为H_2O_2;H_2O_2在紫外光下产生·OH,进而强化光电催化与电催化氧化过程,实现对水中乙二胺四乙酸二钠(EDTA)的高效去除.本论文详细考察了电流密度、pH、曝气等因素对EDTA降解效果的影响.结果表明,在EDTA初始浓度为300 mg·L~(-1)、溶液初始pH=4.84、电流密度为12 m A·cm~(-2)和光电流密度为0.012 m A·cm~(-2)的条件下,反应90 min后,EDTA降解率高于90%.该催化体系实现了EDTA的高效降解.     

UV/H2O2工艺降解微囊藻毒素-LR

采用UV/H₂O₂联合工艺,研究了光强、初始浓度、H₂O₂投加量、pH及阴离子对微囊藻毒素-LR (MC-LR)去除率的影响.结果表明,单独H₂O₂对MC-LR基本无去除效果;单独UV工艺可以一定程度上降解MC-LR;而UV/H₂O₂联合工艺由于发生协同作用明显提高降解效率.试验发现,随着光强的增大,MC-LR的去除率不断提高;随着MC-LR初始浓度的增大,其去除率不断降低;随着H₂O₂投加量的增大,降解速率常数逐渐增大,当H₂O₂投加量由1 mmol/L增大到3 mmol/L时,降解速率常数由0.084 4上升到0.166 4;当pH为3.13时,在相同条件下MC-LR的去除效果最好;阴离子的投加不利于MC-LR的降解,其中CO^2-₃、NO^-₃影响最大.     

O3/H2O2氧化苯乙烯气体性能及机制

O3/H2O2体系能产生大量自由基,臭氧与自由基的耦合氧化作用能提高苯乙烯的氧化去除效率.采用O3/H2O2氧化高浓度苯乙烯有机废气,研究了臭氧投加量、停留时间、H2O2体积分数、循环液喷淋密度和O3/C8H8摩尔比对苯乙烯去除率的影响.结果表明,O3/H2O2气液两相氧化能高效净化苯乙烯有机废气,苯乙烯去除率可达85.7%.适宜运行条件:停留时间为20.6 s,H2O2体积分数为10%,喷淋密度为1.72 m3·(m2·h)-1,O3/C8H8摩尔比为0.46.采用GC-MS分析O3/H2O2气液两相高级氧化苯乙烯出口气样,研究结果表明苯甲醛(C6H5CHO)和苯甲酸(C6H5COOH)为O3/H2O2氧化苯乙烯的中间产物,并推测出苯乙烯的降解机制.     

O3/H2O2法灭活水中剑水蚤类浮游动物

为解决水源水中孳生的水蚤类浮游动物难以被常规的水处理工艺有效地去除,困扰水厂正常生产运行的问题,进行了O₃氧化、H₂O₂氧化和O₃/H₂O₂高级氧化对水体中剑水蚤类浮游动物灭活效果的试验研究.发现3种方法中,O₃/H₂O₂联合时除蚤效果最佳,在蒸馏水中投量为O31.0mg/L、H₂O₂4mg/L时,接触30min达到100%的灭蚤率;单独O₃氧化效果也较好,投加1.0mg/L的灭蚤率为80%;H₂O₂氧化效果不理想,投加4mg/L几乎无灭蚤效果.进而考察确定了O₃/H₂O₂灭活剑水蚤的最佳工艺条件为:先加O₃后加H₂O₂,投加间隔时间30～60s为宜;并探讨了H₂O₂投量、水体pH值以及有机物含量对O₃/H₂O₂系统灭活剑水蚤效果的影响.试验中发现H₂O₂投量在4～10mg/L之间效果无较大变化,有机物含量对灭蚤影响较大,pH值的影响则较小.最后对O₃/H₂O₂预氧化与水处理混凝沉淀工艺的协同除蚤效能进行了考察.结果表明,O₃/H₂O₂预氧化与水处理混凝沉淀工艺的协同作用将会进一步提高除蚤的效果.     

纳米Fe3O4/H2O2降解诺氟沙星

采用纳米Fe3O4催化H2O2氧化降解水环境中的诺氟沙星.考察了溶液酸度、温度、催化剂和H2O2浓度对诺氟沙星降解的影响,对比不同底物在Fe3O4/H2O2体系中的降解情况,并进一步探讨了其反应机制.结果表明,溶液酸度显著影响诺氟沙星的降解率,在酸性条件下（pH=3.5）诺氟沙星的降解效率最高.诺氟沙星的降解率随纳米F...     

UV/H_2O_2氧化处理水中去污剂

表面活性剂是一类特殊的有机污染物,在去污、洗衣、印染等废水中广泛存在.本文以某电厂实用的5种去污剂为研究对象,考察了UV/H2O2对5种去污剂的矿化能力,研究了H2O2和去污剂初始浓度、初始p H值、去污剂种类、辐照时间等因素对氧化效果的影响.结果表明,5种去污剂在254 nm处均无较强吸收,单独UV辐照对其降解效果不明显.当去污剂初始DOC浓度为50 mg·L-1,H2O2最佳投加量为1 m L·L-1,反应时间为90 min时,对5种去污剂的矿化率(即DOC去除率)在53%~87%,矿化率随去污剂种类的不同而不同.对去污剂的矿化率随着UV辐照时间的延长而增大,去除率曲线符合一级反应动力学方程.废水初始p H值对氧化效果的影响不显著,H2O2/DOC比值对氧化效果有显著影响.研究表明,UV/H2O2技术能高效矿化水中的去污剂,H2O2/DOC比值和UV辐照时间是影响氧化效率的关键因素.     

氧化剂增强TiO2纤维光催化降解DMF研究

研究TiO₂纤维光催化降解DMF水溶液的结果表明:氧化剂增强了TiO₂纤维对DMF的降解能力,在其它反应条件相同情况下,O₃/TiO₂(F)对DMF降解率是air/TiO₂(F)和H₂O₂/TiO₂(F)的1.5倍左右,且降解速率提高2倍左右,COD分析表明DMF几乎完全矿化.同时实验过程中确定了DMF光催化降解中间产物仲胺的存在.以二甲胺为仲胺代表物进行光催化降解研究表明,中间产物仲胺的迅速降解是O₃增强TiO₂纤维降解效应的主要因素.     

UV/H2O2降解羟苯甲酮反应动力学及影响因素

有机防晒剂随着日常使用不断进入环境中,成为一类新兴污染物.考察了UV/H2O2工艺对典型有机防晒剂羟苯甲酮(BP-3)的水相光化学降解特征,并对BP-3降解反应的影响因素包括初始BP-3浓度、H2O2浓度、UV光强、共存阳离子和阴离子、叔丁醇和腐殖酸投加量等进行了研究.结果表明,BP-3的降解速率常数随初始BP-3浓度升高而降低,随着H2O2浓度增大而增高,随着UV光强增强而增大;阴离子会在一定程度上降低反应速率,阳离子中Fe3+会产生类芬顿反应,促进生成·OH,对降解反应有显著的促进作用,投加叔丁醇和腐殖酸皆会抑制降解反应进行.采用每一对数减小级电能输入(EEo)指标对UV/H2O2工艺的电能利用效率进行了评价,Fe3+的加入显著减小了EEo.研究不同因素对UV/H2O2工艺降解效果的影响,可对实际工程中采用UV/H2O2去除苯甲酮类有机防晒剂提供参考.     

TiO2光催化联合技术降解苯酚机制及动力学

主要研究了TiO2光催化体系结合H2O2或外加电催化(EC)体系对苯酚催化降解效率的影响,评价比较TiO2/UV、H2O2/UV、TiO2/UV/H2O2、TiO2/UV/EC体系下苯酚降解机制及动力学.结果表明,TiO2/UV/H2O2和TiO2/UV/EC体系下苯酚降解效率明显高于TiO2/UV体系,当苯酚溶液pH值为6,TiO2质量浓度0.2 g·L-1,紫外光照2 h,光催化降解效果达到86%,当电流密度为12 mA·cm-2,则苯酚可达到100%去除.比较了不同催化体系下的能量利用率,苯酚降解15 min,TiO2/UV/EC体系能量利用率最大为0.030 6 g·(kW·h)-1,其能量消耗为0.0640 kW·h-1,说明采用TiO2/UV/EC体系能更多地利用能量降解苯酚.通过不同催化体系下中间产物分析,建立苯酚及其中间产物对苯二酚、邻苯二酚和苯醌的拟一级降解动力学模型,通过模型验证各催化体系下苯酚的降解历程,同时也说明了TiO2/UV/EC体系有利于苯酚及其中间产物的降解.