Potential sources of unintentionally produced PCB,HCB, and PeCBz in China: A preliminary overview

Under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), China is required not only to reduce polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF) but also unintentionally produced polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), hexachlorobenzene (HCB) and pentachlorobenzene (PeCBz). A baseline of the sources in China that generate these unintentional POPs is needed for both research and regulation purposes. In this paper, we have compiled production data of potential sources in China and assessed them in five-year intervals from 2000 to 2015. Most of these activities experienced changes from rapid growth to slow growth. Measured data for PCB, HCB and PeCBz in samples collected from potential sources in China were reviewed. Most information was associated to thermal processes with high potential of emission, including waste incineration and ferrous and non-ferrous metal production. In addition, high levels of PCB, HCB and PeCBz were found as impurities in a few chlorinated products or as by-products in solvent production, which suggested organochlorine industry might be important sources. Finally, based on the studies reviewed, recommendations for future actions in research and policy as well as a few regulatory issues in China are discussed.

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工业用制氧机噪声控制方案

在大型炼钢生产工艺过程中,需要制备大量的氧气.由于空气流量大,制氧机进口噪声大,对周围环境和工作人员造成了极大的危害.对某钢铁集团制氧机的噪声源进行了分析,并在现场调查的基础上,提出了制氧机噪声治理方案.经过测试,治理后的厂界噪声指标达到国家标准的控制要求.     

La0.5Ca0.5Ni0.5Fe0.5O3催化剂的制备及其对生物质热解特性的影响

采用共沉淀法制备了La0.5Ca0.5Ni0.5Fe0.5O3纳米粉体,并通过XRD、SEM、TG-DTA等手段对所合成的样品进行了分析和表征.结果表明,采用碳酸铵作为共沉淀剂、聚乙二醇为分散剂,在600℃下煅烧6h可作为实验制备该催化剂粉体的最优条件.用实验室自制热解催化炉验证其对生物质热解的效果,实验结果表明,采用La0.5Ca0.5Ni0.5Fe0.5O3催化剂,生物质热解过程中焦油产量降低了12.4%,气体产率提高了14.0%,气体产物中一氧化碳、甲烷含量分别从33.8%和15.1%提高到了38.5%和18.4%,燃气的品质大大提升.     

Mechanism and kinetics study on the ozonolysis reaction of 2,3,7,8-TCDD in the atmosphere

The ozonolysis of 2,3,7,8-tetra-chlorodibenzo-p-dioxin(2,3,7,8-TCDD) is an efcient degradation way in the atmosphere. The ozonolysis process and possible reactions path of Criegee Intermediates with NO and H2 O are introduced in detail at the method of MPWB1K/6-31+G(d,p)//MPWB1K/6-311+G(3df,2p) level. In ozonolysis, H2O is an important source of OH radical formation and initiated the subsequent degradation reaction. The Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus(RRKM) theory was applied to calculate rate constants with the temperature ranging from 200 to 600 K. The rate constant of reaction between 2,3,7,8-TCDD and O3 is 4.80 × 10 20cm3/(mole·sec) at 298 K and 760 Torr. The atmospheric lifetime of the reaction species was estimated according to rate constants, which is helpful for the atmospheric model study on the degradation and risk assessment of dioxin.     

硫铁矿烧渣制备硫酸亚铁及效益估算

本文将硫铁矿烧渣熟化处理后得到酸性硫铁铁溶液。正交实验说明影响铁回收率的熟化因素强弱依次为硫酸浓度〉熟化时间〉熟化温度〉硫酸用量，最佳条件下，铁回收率可达９０％，利用废铁还原上述有够制备得到含ＦｅＳＯ４．７Ｈ２Ｏ９８％以上的产品，用这种方法充酸亚铁具产品质量好、环境效益和经济效益佳。     

旋流萃取分离技术处理石化电脱盐废水

采用旋流萃取分离技术处理某炼油厂常减压装置电脱盐废水(初始废水含油量约为5 000 mg/L),优化了废水除油的工艺条件。试验结果表明,废水除油的最佳工艺条件为:旋流萃取分离机中心转子的转速960 r/min、废水流量2 000 L/h、废水温度80℃。废水经旋流萃取分离后,废水的含油量小于200 mg/L,废水除油效果较好;分离后油相的含水量约为0.1%(w),盐质量浓度小于20 mg/L,可回注到常减压装置原料罐循环利用。对于2 Mt/a的常减压装置,采用旋流萃取分离技术后,每年可减少支出100.4万元。     

氧化石墨烯负载纳米零价铁的制备及其对亚甲基蓝的吸附

采用液相还原法制备氧化石墨烯负载纳米零价铁吸附剂(Fe0/GO),并用于吸附去除溶液中的亚甲基蓝(MB)。考察了溶液p H、吸附温度、吸附时间、初始MB质量浓度对Fe0/GO吸附MB的影响。SEM等表征结果显示:Fe0以球形或短链形负载在GO上,增加了材料的反应活性位点;Fe0/GO的比表面积为158.32 m2/g,等电点为3。实验结果表明:在溶液p H为6、吸附时间5 h、吸附温度25℃的最佳条件下,加入400 mg/L的Fe0/GO,处理初始MB质量浓度为160 mg/L的MB溶液,MB去除率为89.26%,吸附量为125.5 mg/g;Langmuir等温吸附方程和Frenudlich等温吸附方程均能较好地描述Fe0/GO对MB的吸附过程;Fe0/GO对MB的吸附行为遵循准二级动力学方程;计算得出吸附温度为25℃、初始MB质量浓度为160 mg/L时的饱和吸附量为201.2 mg/g,平衡吸附量为124.3 mg/g。     

Sensitivity of surface characteristics on the simulation of wind-blown-dust source in North America

Recently, a wind-blown-dust-emission module has been built based on a state-of-the-art wind erosion theory and evaluated in a regional air-quality model to simulate a North American dust storm episode in April 2001 (see Park, S.H., Gong, S.L., Zhao, T.L., Vet, R.J., Bouchet, V.S., Gong, W., Makar, P.A., Moran, M.D., Stroud, C., Zhang, J. 2007. Simulation of entrainment and transport of dust particles within North America in April 2001 (“Red Dust episode”). J. Geophys. Res. 112, D20209, doi:10.1029/2007JD008443). A satisfactorily detailed assessment of that module, however, was not possible because of a lack of information on some module inputs, especially soil moisture content. In this paper, the wind-blown-dust emission was evaluated for two additional dust storms using improved soil moisture inputs. The surface characteristics of the wind-blown-dust source areas in southwestern North America were also investigated, focusing on their implications for wind-blown-dust emissions. The improved soil moisture inputs enabled the sensitivity of other important surface characteristics, the soil grain size distribution and the land-cover, to dust emission to be investigated with more confidence. Simulations of the two 2003 dust storm episodes suggested that wind-blown-dust emissions from the desert areas in southwestern North America are dominated by emissions from dry playas covered with accumulated alluvial deposits whose particle size is much smaller than usual desert sands. As well, the source areas in the northwestern Texas region were indicated to be not desert but rather agricultural lands that were “activated” as a wind-blown-dust sources after harvest. This finding calls for revisions to the current wind-blown-dust-emission module, in which “desert” is designated to be the only land-cover category that can emit wind-blown dust.     

柴油机SCR催化器载体结构参数优化

提出一种柴油机选择催化还原（SCR）催化器载体结构参数优化的设计方法,根据车用柴油机排量,将SCR催化器载体分为4类,选取载体体积、长度、目数、壁厚和涂层厚5个结构参数为设计变量,以高NO。转化率及低压力损失为优化目标,利用拉丁超立方实验设计选择样本点进行数值模拟,在构建的Kriging近似模型基础上,对载体结构参数采用改进的非支配排序遗传算法NSGA—II（non—dominatedsortinggeneticalgorithm—II）进行优化设计。结果表明：Kriging近似模型的拟合精度较高,结合NSGA—II算法对SCR催化器载体结构参数进行优化是可行的、有效的,不同排量下的优化结果均能够较好地满足设计要求。     

Distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in breast milk from North China: Implication of exposure pathways

The breast milk concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs; sum of eight congeners: BDE-28, 47, 99, 100, 153, 154, 183 and 209) were determined (by high resolution gas chromatographic high resolution mass spectrometry) in samples from primiparous women collected in 2006 in Tianjin, China. Dietary and lifestyle habits of the participants were obtained by questionnaires. The median total PBDE concentration (including BDE-28, 47, 99, 100, 153, 154, 183) was 2500 pg g⁻¹ lipid weight, ranging from 1700 to 4500 pg g⁻¹ lipid weight. These levels were in the same range as those from Europe and Japan but much lower than those from North America. The congener profile in China was also different from other countries. The contribution of BDE-28 was around 15%, much higher than any other country, implying that a different Penta-BDE formulation might be used in the Chinese market. The lower ratio of the sum of BDE-47, 99, and 100 to the sum of BDE-153 and 154 suggested that Octa-products were in more demand in China. A significant correlation was found between a woman’s PBDE concentration and the time she used electronic appliances (h/d). This implies that electronics are a potential source of PBDEs to people. Inhalation or ingestion of particulate matter (such as dust) may also be an important exposure pathway. There was no significant correlation between the PBDE concentration and the consumption of meat, fish, and milk. Further research is needed to determine the specific contribution of each exposure route and their health effects.