Differences in uptake and translocation of selenate and selenite by the weeping willow and hybrid willow

BACKGROUND, AIM, AND SCOPE: Due to its essentiality, deficiency, and toxicity to living organisms and the extensive use in industrial activities, selenium (Se) has become an element of global environmental and health concern. Se removal from contaminated sites using physical, chemical, and engineering techniques is quite complicated and expensive. The goal of this study was to investigate uptake and translocation of Se in willows and to provide quantitative information for field application whether Se phytoremediation is feasible and ecologically safe. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Intact pre-rooted plants of hybrid willows (Salix matsudana Koidz x alba L.) and weeping willows (Salix babylonica L.) were grown hydroponically and treated with selenite or selenate at 24.0 +/- 1 degrees C for 144 h. Removal of leaves was also performed as a treatment to quantify the effect of transpiration on translocation and volatilization of Se. At the end of the study, total Se in the hydroponic solution and in different parts of plant tissues was analyzed quantitatively by hydride generation-atomic fluorescence spectrometry. The capacity of willows to assimilate both chemical forms of Se was also evaluated using detached leaves and roots in sealed glass vessels in vivo. Translocation efficiency of Se in both plants was estimated. RESULTS: Significant amounts of the applied selenite and selenate were eliminated from plant growth media by willows during the period of incubation. Both willows showed a significantly higher removal rate for selenate than for selenite (p < 0.05). Substantial differences existed in the distribution of both chemical forms of Se in plant materials: lower stems and roots were the major sites for accumulation of selenite and selenate, respectively. Translocation efficiency for selenite was significantly higher than that for selenate in both willow species (p < 0.01). Compared to the intact trees, remarkable decrease in the removal rate of both chemical forms of Se was found for willows without any leaves (p < 0.01). Volatilization of Se by plant leaves was estimated to be approximately 10% of the total applied selenite or selenate. Significant reduction (>20%) of selenate was observed in the sealed vessel with excised roots of willows, whereas trace amounts of selenite were eliminated from the hydroponic solution in the presence of roots. Detached leaves from neither of them reduced the concentration of selenite or selenate in the solution. DISCUSSION: Due to the significant difference in the removal rate and the distribution of the two chemical forms of Se in plant materials, the conversion of selenate to selenite in hydroponic solution prior to uptake and within plant tissues is unlikely. An independent uptake and translocation mechanisms are likely to exist for each Se chemical species. Uptake of selenate is mediated possibly through an active transport mechanism, whereas that of selenite may possibly depend on plant transpiration. Uptake velocities of selenite are linear (zero-order kinetics), while selenate removal processes obey first-order kinetics. In experiments with detached leaves in closed bottles, the cuticle of leaves was the major obstacle to extract both chemical forms of Se from the hydroponic solution. Phytovolatilization is a biological process playing an important role in Se removal. CONCLUSIONS: Although faster removal rates of selenate than selenite from plant growth media were observed by both willow species, selenite in plant materials was more mobile than selenate. Significant decrease in removal rates of both chemical forms of Se was detected for willows without any leaves. Significant differences in extraction, assimilation and transport pathways for selenite and selenate exist in willow trees. RECOMMENDATIONS AND PERSPECTIVES: Phytoremediation of Se is an attractive approach of cleaning up Se contaminated environmental sites. More detailed investigation on the assimilation of Se in plant roots and transport in tissues will provide further biochemical evidence to explain the differences in uptake and translocation mechanisms between selenite and selenate in willows. A relevant phytoremediation scheme can then be designed to clean up Se contaminated sites. Willows show a great potential for uptake, assimilation and translocation of both selenite and selenate. Phytotreatment of Se is potentially an efficient and practical technology for cleaning up contaminated environmental sites.     

热加工车间热污染回收能力分析

针对热加工车间工业炉体积庞大、散热面分散的特点,采用导流罩的方式使近炉壁受热空气进入炉顶热交换器进行热量回收。使用导流罩可具有炉壁保温、环境美化和有效组织气流等3个方面的优点。根据传热原理着重对露墙及炉墙+导流罩2种方式的热污染排放量进行分析,并得出基本的热量计算公式。又以某轧钢加热炉进行计算引证,采用热泵回收技术后,热污染排放将会减少90%,并可回收热量404 kW,大大减少了向周围环境的热污染。     

光催化三维蜂窝陶瓷网净化室内空气的研究

先制备钛酸溶胶和掺杂Fe3 的钛酸溶胶,用溶胶-凝胶法分别将其负载于具有一定厚度的矩形蜂窝陶瓷三维网载体上,再用程序升温法煅烧.得到复合纳米TiO2光催化三维蜂窝陶瓷网.经扫描电镜(SEM)测定,三维蜂窝陶瓷网体上负载膜的厚度为300～400 nm,TiO2的粒径为15～20 nm.将光催化三维蜂窝陶瓷网置于光处理箱体内,在紫外光强、循环风量一定的条件下,对容积为72.6 m3和81.4 m3房间进行空气净化.结果表明,无论掺Fe3 与否的TiO2光催化三维蜂窝陶瓷网都有净化效果,其中以掺Fe3 的效果最好:当甲醛起始浓度为0.404 mg/m3,18 h的去除率为99.5%;当起始细菌总数为924 cfu/m3,24 h后的灭菌率为99.5%.     

汽车排气净化催化剂综合性能的研究

对HR-1型稀土复合氧化物催化剂进行了活性评价,实验结果表明,该催化剂具有良好的温度和空速特性,耐高温性能好;经60000km行车使用后,催化剂仍保持良好的活性;对行车后的催化剂进行了综合分析,说明HR-1型催化剂在一定程度上能够经受燃油带入的铅、磷、锌等物质的侵袭;高温热冲击所造成的催化剂比表面的减少乃是催化剂性能降低的主要原因.     

基于新型絮凝剂和专用絮凝反应器的垃圾渗滤液处理中试研究

针对实验室所得垃圾渗滤液专用铁镁铝复合絮凝剂配方进行了批量扩大化生产,设计开发了中试专用絮凝反应设备,在垃圾填埋现场进行了絮凝中试实验。研究结果表明,最佳搅拌速度为170 r/min,最佳投药量为20%,COD去除率大于50%,BOD去除率大于30%,渗滤液可生化性由0.4提高到0.65,色度去除率约70%～80%,重金属去除率大于80%,优于同类常规市售絮凝剂聚铁、聚铝、聚铝铁;垃圾渗滤液处理专用絮凝反应器能满足设计开发要求,具有处理效果好、结构紧凑、多功能、自动化程度高、方便移动适于现场实验等特点;为适应渗滤液絮凝反应剧烈、产生大量泡沫、影响固液分离效果的特点,专用絮凝反应器固液分离部分的细部尺寸应进一步优化调整。     

MnO2表面结合Fe(Ⅱ)对三氯乙烯的还原脱氯作用

通过批量实验研究了Fe(Ⅱ)、MnO2和MnO2表面吸附Fe(Ⅱ)这3种体系对溶液中三氯乙烯的还原脱氯作用。发现Fe(Ⅱ)吸附在MnO2表面时,对三氯乙烯的脱氯作用最强,氯代降解产物为顺-二氯乙烯(cis-DCE),且反应符合准一级动力学。进一步实验表明,保持Fe(Ⅱ)浓度为1 mmol/L,反应速率常数kobs和三氯乙烯去除率随pH升高(5.0～9.0)而增加,最大值分别为1.62×10-1h-1、70.4%;固定pH=7.0,kobs和三氯乙烯去除率随其Fe(Ⅱ)浓度增加(1～3mmol/L)而增大。Fe(Ⅱ)浓度继续增加,kobs和三氯乙烯去除率反而减小。pH=7.0,Fe(Ⅱ)浓度为3 mmol/L时,kobs和三氯乙烯去除率达到最大值,分别为2.86×10-1h-1和85.7%。     

电镀污泥的还原焙烧-酸浸

将电镀污泥作为一种重要的重金属资源加以回收利用,逐渐成为了国内外研究的重点。以电镀污泥为研究对象,在不同的温度及不同的焙烧时间下进行直接焙烧和还原焙烧,并对焙烧底渣进行酸浸,分别研究了污泥减量率以及Cu、Ni、Zn和Cr 4种重金属的含量和浸出率,并探索了还原剂(煤粉)和催化剂(CaCO3)投加量的影响。实验结果表明,原始电镀污泥中,Cu含量最高,达到10.05%,因此,电镀污泥中Cu具有回收价值;焙烧后电镀污泥得到了减量化,同时污泥中的金属得到了富集;还原焙烧比直接焙烧更有利于Cu的选择性浸出,当煤粉投加量为10%,CaCO3投加量为0.5%,在700℃下焙烧20 min时,Cu的浸出率达到98.73%,Cu的含量达到15.07%。     

活性污泥系统中硝化菌衰减动力学参数测定

硝化菌的生长和衰减动力学特性决定了活性污泥系统的硝化能力.通过数学模型分析明确了硝化菌的衰减动力学特性,建立了基于硝化速率的衰减速率常数测定方法,并对方法的重现性进行了验证.经测定,上海市白龙港、曲阳和竹园第二污水处理厂活性污泥硝化菌衰减均符合一级动力学规律,20℃下衰减速率常数分别为0.175、0.176和0.176 d-1.