Dielectric and Material Properties of Poly (Vinyl Alcohol): Based Modified Red Mud Polymer Nanocomposites

Red mud emerges as the major waste material during production of alumina from bauxite by the Bayer??s process. Based on economics as well as environmental related issues, enormous efforts have been directed worldwide towards red mud management issues i.e. of utilization, storage and disposal. The present research work has been undertaken with an objective to explore the use of red mud as a reinforcing material in the polymer matrix as a low cost option. The silicate layered red mud was organophilized by aniline formaldehyde and to know the effect of various filler loading on the material properties of PVA-organophilized red mud composites, prepared by a conventional solvent casting technique and comparison of the same with that of the virgin poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA), various characterizations was done. The modified red mud was typically characterized by X-ray diffraction. The X-ray diffraction pattern of the composite materials was also studied. The morphological image of the composite materials was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to characterize the dispersion of the red mud within the composite materials. The surface topography of the composite materials was studied by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). The dielectric properties of composite materials were investigated in wide frequency ranges from 1?MHz to 1?GHz.     

用白泥和赤泥制备烟气脱硫剂

以碱厂白泥和钢厂赤泥为主要原料,研究了制备复合金属氧化物成型烟气脱硫剂的工艺;考察了m（白泥）：m（赤泥）、白泥和赤泥平均粒径、黏结剂、造孔剂对脱硫剂活性的影响。脱硫剂最佳制备工艺条件为m（白泥）：m（赤泥）=2：1,白泥和赤泥粒径越小越好,黏结剂为Na,造孔剂为Zb,加水混匀,挤条成型,烘干后高温焙烧制得;脱硫剂的最高脱硫率为99．83％,脱硫剂脱硫12．30h后穿透硫容为15．20％。     

Quantification of the Erosion Resistance of Undisturbed and Remoulded Cohesive Sediments

Cohesive sediments besides their typical heterogeneity are characterised by structural discontinuity. Particularly, organic consolidated muds are a good example of sediments that consist of vast aggregates, pore water and gaseous products. The texture of a cohesive sediment bed is a result of a number of mutually affecting factors, such as deposition history, mineral and organic composition, kind of biota and oxygen uptake. The presented work attempts to quantify the effect of sediment physical properties and sediments structure on the sediment erosion potential, considering incipient motion and erosion rate. This quantification is made on the basis of comparative testing of both unremoulded and remoulded samples of a river mud. Due attention is paid to sediment handling to preserve the delicate structure of the sediment for the laboratory experiments. Mud with two degrees of consolidation has been examined in a tilting flume under different flow situations. The test results show a typical increase of erosion strength with dry matter concentration of the mud. It has also been found that the structural properties increase the erosion strength for the less consolidated mud. An opposite effect has been recorded for a more consolidated deposit. As a consequence, due to the sediment structure, the original beds differ much less in erosion resistance in relation to the dry mass concentration than their disturbed analogues. Finally, the erosion resistance of the examined mud is compared with data from the literature.     

Hidden values in bauxite residue (red mud): Recovery of metals

Bauxite residue (red mud) is a hazardous waste generated from alumina refining industries. Unless managed properly, red mud poses significant risks to the local environment due to its extreme alkalinity and its potential impacts on surface and ground water quality. The ever-increasing generation of red mud poses significant challenges to the aluminium industries from management perspectives given the low proportion that are currently being utilized beneficially. Red mud, in most cases, contains elevated concentrations of iron in addition to aluminium, titanium, sodium and valuable rare earth elements. Given the scarcity of iron supply globally, the iron content of red mud has attracted increasing research interest. This paper presents a critical overview of the current techniques employed for iron recovery from red mud. Information on the recovery of other valuable metals is also reviewed to provide an insight into the full potential usage of red mud as an economic resource rather than a waste. Traditional hydrometallurgy and pyrometallurgy are being investigated continuously. However, in this review several new techniques are introduced that consider the process of iron recovery from red mud. An integrated process which can achieve multiple additional values from red mud is much preferred over the single process methods. The information provided here should help to improve the future management and utilization of red mud.     

Utilization of red mud as catalyst in conversion of waste oil and waste plastics to fuel

The aim of this study was to investigate the possibilities of using a by-product (red mud) from alumina production as a catalyst for recovery of waste. The conversion of waste mineral oil (WMO) and waste mineral oil/municipal waste plastic (WMO/MWP) blends over red mud (RM), a commercial hydrocracking catalyst (silica–alumina), and a commercial hydrotreating catalyst (Ni–Mo/alumina) to fuel has been studied. The effect of the catalyst and the temperature on the product distribution (gas, liquid, and wax) and the properties of liquid products were investigated. In the case of hydrotreatment of WMO, the liquids obtained over RM at both 400° and 425°C had larger amounts of low-boiling hydrocarbons than that of thermal or catalytic treatment with hydrotreating catalyst. Gas chromatography and nuclear magnetic resonance analysis of the liquid products showed that RM had hydrogenation and cracking activity in hydrotreatment of WMO. In coprocessing of WMO with municipal waste plastics, temperature had an important effect as well as the amount of MWP in the blend and the catalyst type. The hydrocracking at 400°C produced no liquid product. In hydrocracking at 425°C, the product distribution varied with catalyst type and MWP amount. The commercial hydrocracking catalyst had more cracking ability in the conversion of WMO/MWP to liquid and gas fuel than RM. In the case of hydrocracking over RM, the largest amount of liquid having satisfactory quality was obtained only from the blend containing 20% MWP.     

白泥在2×420t/h燃煤锅炉烟气脱硫系统的应用研究

对白泥在某热电公司2×420t/h燃煤锅炉烟气脱硫系统的应用进行试验研究,结果发现,白泥脱硫能力优于石灰石,且其能够提高系统的灵活性和经济性。化学分析结果表明,白泥中CaCO3含量低于石灰石,但碱性、MgO含量、Cl-含量均和活性高于石灰石;白泥供浆石膏的含水率和Cl-含量高于石灰石供浆石膏,二者在颜色和微观结构上也有一定差异,其他化学成分相差不大,但通过优化运行条件能够实现降低石膏含水率和Cl-含量的目的。虽然选用白泥作为脱硫剂会对脱硫系统产生一定影响,但从脱硫能力和经济效益上看,其明显优于石灰石。     

Arsenic removal from aqueous solutions by adsorption on red mud

Use of red mud, which is a waste product from bauxite processing, has been explored as an alternate adsorbent for arsenic in this study. The tests showed that the alkaline aqueous medium (pH 9.5) favored the removal of As(III), whereas the pH range from 1.1 to 3.2 was effective for As(V) removal. The process of arsenic adsorption follows a first-order rate expression and obeys the Langmuir's model. It was found that the adsorption of As(III) was exothermic, whereas As(V) adsorption was endothermic. It would be advantageous to use this residue as an adsorbent replacing polyvalent metal salts.     

赤泥制备含钛聚硅酸铝铁及亚甲基蓝溶液的混凝脱色

以拜耳法赤泥为原料、Na Cl为助溶剂,采用酸浸法溶出赤泥中的铁、铝元素,再与硅酸钠、硫酸氧钛反应制备出高效混凝剂含钛聚硅酸铝铁(T-PSAF),并将其用于模拟亚甲基蓝印染废水的脱色。实验结果表明:在硫酸浓度为8 mol/L、液固比(硫酸体积与干赤泥质量之比)为14 m L/g、酸浸温度为80℃、酸浸时间为80 min、Na Cl加入量为0.10 g/g(以干赤泥计)的优化酸浸条件下,铁、铝的浸出率分别为88.25%和73.21%;在n(Fe+Al)∶n(Ti)∶n(Si)=0.3∶0.3∶1、熟化p H为4~5、熟化时间为2 h、混凝剂加入量为25 m L/L的优化混凝条件下,初始亚甲基蓝质量浓度为10 mg/L的废水的脱色率可达87.1%,而当初始亚甲基蓝质量浓度增至150~200 mg/L时废水脱色率可达99%以上。     

清洁生产指标评价方法

提出了一种用层次分析法进行清洁生产指标评价的方法。其主要步骤为：指标体系的具体设置、指标权重的确定、指标最大值及最小值的确定、指标数据的标准化处理、指标的综合评价及对生产工艺或企业进行分类。用该法对烧碱生产工艺进行的案例分析表明,该法的评价结果是合理的。     

依靠技术进步 实行烧碱行业清洁生产

通过离子膜法与隔膜法制碱有关特性的比较，表明离子膜法制碱在技术，经济效益及环境效益方面均占有很大优势，是目前烧碱行业实行清洁的首工艺。     

舍铁固废千法生产氧化铁红新工艺技术研究

针对冶金企业在生产过程中发生的含铁尘泥,提出了与之相适应的处理新工艺。利用部分种类的尘泥成功制取了符合磁性材料行业要求的氧化铁红,并广泛应用于磁材预烧料企业,从而为含铁尘泥的综合利用提供了新的思路和有效途径。     

脱硫增效剂与白泥在湿式FGD系统中的应用分析

介绍了脱硫增效剂和纯碱厂生产的废渣白泥在石灰石-石膏湿法脱硫系统中的应用,以已经实施投加增效剂和使用白泥为脱硫剂的电厂案例为基础进行技术经济分析与比较,对工艺改造方案选择给出了建议。     

A study of disposed fly ash from landfill to replace Portland cement

The landfills of fly ash are the problem of all power plants because this disposed fly ash is not used in any work. This research studies the potential of using disposed fly ashes which have disposal time of 6-24 months from the landfill of Mae Moh power plants in Thailand to replace Portland cement type I. Median particle sizes of disposed fly ashes between 55.4 and 99.3 microm were ground to reduce the sizes to about 7.1-8.4 microm. Both original and ground disposed fly ashes were investigated on physical and chemical properties. Compressive strengths of disposed fly ash mortars were determined when Portland cement type I was replaced by disposed fly ashes at the rate of 10%, 20%, and 30% by weight of cementitious material (Portland cement type I and disposed fly ash). The results presented that most particles of original disposed fly ashes were solid and sphere with some irregular shape while those of ground disposed fly ashes were solid and irregular shape. CaO and LOI contents of disposed fly ashes with different disposal times had high variation. The compressive strengths of original disposed fly ash mortars were low but those of ground disposed fly ash mortars at the age of 7 days were higher than 75% of the standard mortar and increased to be higher than 100% after 60 days. From the results, it could be concluded that ground disposed fly ashes were excellent pozzolanic materials and could be used as a partial replacement of cement in concrete, even though they were exposed to the weather for 24 months.     

内电解—Fenton氧化—絮凝沉淀预处理焦化废水

采用内电解—Fenton氧化—絮凝沉淀的化学集成技术预处理焦化废水,优化了各工段的运行参数。实验结果表明：在钢铁铁屑与活性炭的体积比为1∶1的条件下,内电解工段的优化参数为进水pH 2.6~3.1、HRT=1.0 h;Fenton氧化工段的优化参数为Fe2+加入量200 mg/L、H2O2加入量1 000 mg/L、进水pH 3.0左右、反应时间1.0 h;絮凝沉淀工段的设定参数为进水pH 9.5~10.0、聚丙烯酰胺加入量1 mg/L、静置沉降0.5 h。在上述工艺条件下,该集成技术对废水的总COD去除率大于55%,处理后的废水BOD5/COD大于0.28,不添加稀释新水即可进入后续生化处理系统。该工艺占地面积小、系统结构简单、易于工业化,废水预处理成本为4~5元/t。     

In situ capping design of a pyrite cinder pile in the St. Lawrence river for metal containment

A pile of pyrite cinders discharged from a former manufacturing facility rest upon the bottom of the St. Lawrence River adjacent to Clark Island. In situ capping was the selected remedy to control both the fine particle resuspension that produced a red mud cloud in the water, commonly formed on windy days, and the soluble metals concentrations originating from the pyrite pile. Metal mass balances around the pile allowed estimates of the pre‐capping release rates. Elevated concentrations above the pile were observed for eight metals; these included iron, lead, mercury, selenium, arsenic, copper, cadmium, and zinc. After iron, the highest concentration in the pyrite particles were cadmium and zinc present in the 1,000 mg/kg range. Mercury was the lowest at the 10 mg/kg level in the pyrite solids. For iron the soluble release rate was estimated to be 0.08 g/s, and the particle release was 0.8 to 1.2 g/s. A 30 cm cap consisting of particles 19 to 40 mm in diameter is proposed for the site. Its placement covers a ten‐hectare area and is expected to isolate the fine pyrite particles and prohibit their resuspension into the water column. Design estimates of steady state flux reduction efficiencies range from a low of 99.21 percent for iron to a high of 99.96 percent for copper. Breakthrough times to achieve these steady state flux reductions range from 100 to 3,800 years and metal porewater concentrations at 5 cm below the cap surface are estimated to be reduced by 83 percent. Although soluble metals will continue to be released from the pile zone, the flux of all the metals will be significantly reduced. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Arsenic adsorption from aqueous solutions by activated red mud

Heat treatment and acid treatment methods have been tested on red mud to increase its arsenic adsorption capability. The results indicate that the adsorptive capacity of red mud can be increased by acid treatment. This treatment causes sodalite compounds to leach out. As(III) and As(V) adsorption characteristics of activated red mud have similar tendencies with raw red mud. Batch adsorption studies have shown that activated red mud in dosages ranging from 20 to 100 g l(-1) can be used effectively to remove arsenic from aqueous solutions. The process is pH dependent, the optimum range being 5.8-7.5 for As(III) and 1.8-3.5 for As(V). The maximum removals are 96.52% for As(V) and 87.54% for As(III) for solutions with a final pH of 7.25 and 3.50, respectively, for the initial arsenic concentration of 133.5 micromol l(-1) (10 mg l(-1)), activated red mud dosage of 20 g l(-1), contact time of 60 min and temperature of 25 degrees C. The adsorption data obtained follow a first-order rate expression and fit the Langmuir isotherm well. Isotherms have been used to obtain the thermodynamic parameters. It was found that the adsorption of As(III) was exothermic, whereas As(V) adsorption was endothermic.     

用赤泥捕集二氧化碳

以拜耳法生产氧化铝产生的赤泥为捕集剂,对CO₂进行捕集,考察了液固比、反应温度、搅拌速率、CO₂流量对单位CO₂捕集量（以每克赤泥捕集的CO₂质量计）和赤泥脱碱率（以钠去除率计）的影响。实验结果表明：在液固比为7#x02236;1、反应温度为30℃、搅拌转速为500r/min、CO₂流量为200mL/min的最佳实验条件下,最大单位CO₂捕集量为0.0263g/g,赤泥的脱碱率可达到42.43%。赤泥具有较强的捕集CO₂的能力,因此,利用固体废弃物赤泥吸收工业废气中的CO₂可以达到以废治废的目的。     

绿色化学与我国的纯碱工业

介绍了绿色化学研究的原则和特点;分析了我国纯碱工业实现绿色化的必要性,指出纯碱工业的可持续发展离不开绿色化学;详细讨论了纯碱工业绿色化的途径。     

甲苯在典型土壤中的迁移性能

采用一维土柱装置模拟非水相液体(NAPLs)在我国两种典型土壤(北京潮土与湖南红壤)中的垂向迁移过程,以甲苯为例研究了其在两种土壤中的迁移性能;采用XRD技术测定土壤的矿物组成。实验结果表明,当潮土和红壤孔隙率均为45%时,甲苯在潮土中的迁移速率和最终迁移距离均显著高于在红壤中。甲苯在潮土中的阻滞系数(Rf=18.9)小于在红壤中(Rf=26.5),表明红壤对甲苯的吸附阻滞作用强于潮土。XRD表征结果显示,红壤中粒径小的黏粒含量较高,具有较多的黏土矿物,对甲苯具有更强的吸附阻滞能力,致使甲苯在红壤中垂向迁移速率小,最终迁移距离较短。     

Assessment of two thermally treated drill mud wastes for landfill containment applications.

Offshore oil and gas drilling operations generate significant amounts of drill mud waste, some of which is transported onshore for subsequent thermal treatment (i.e. via thermal remediation). This treatment process results in a mineral waste by-product (referred to as thermally treated drill mud waste; TTDMW). Bentonites are originally present in many of the drill mud products and it is hypothesized that TTDMW can be utilized in landfill containment applications (i.e. cover or base liner). The objective of this paper is to examine the feasibility of this application by performing various physical and chemical tests on two TTDMW samples. It is shown that the two TTDMW samples contained relatively small amounts of clay-sized minerals although hydraulic conductivity values are found to be less than 10(-8) m/s. Organic carbon contents of the samples were approximately 2%. Mineralogy characterization of the samples confirmed varying amounts of smectite, however, peak friction angles for a TTDMW sample was greater than 36 degrees. Chemical characterization of the TTDMW samples show potential leaching of barium and small amounts of other heavy metals. Discussion is provided in the paper on suggestions to assist in overcoming regulatory issues associated with utilization of TTDMW in landfill containment applications.