Comparisons of TGA and DSC approaches to evaluate nitrocellulose thermal degradation energy and stabilizer efficiencies

This study investigated the thermal degradation energy (activation energy, E_a) for nitrocellulose (NC) with low nitrogen content of 11.71 mass%, so-called NC3, by using two different kinds of thermal analysis instruments: thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). A comparison of E_a for various nitrogen content NC samples at two scanning rates (5 and 10 °C min^?1) tested by TGA and DSC is also discussed in this paper. Meanwhile, our aim was to analyze the anti-degradation of E_a for NC with high nitrogen content, as so-called NC1. Thermal stability for NC1 with diphenylamine (DPA) was tested via DSC with 10 DPA concentrations in weights of 0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.0, 1.25, 1.50, 1.75, 2.0, and 3.0 mass%. Experimental results indicated that E_a of NC3s was 319.91 kJ mol^?1. Moreover, that while dosing DPA into NC1 the best recipe could be employed to avoid any violent NC1 runaway and also can be used to distinguish the differences of thermal decomposition E_a between NC with different nitrogen contents. This study established a fast and efficient procedure for thermal decomposition properties of NC, and could be applied as an intrinsically safer design during relevant operations.     

活性炭-超滤深度处理工艺中细菌群落时空分布及动态变化规律

利用NovaSeq6000高通量测序技术对夏季和冬季我国南方某采用活性炭-超滤深度处理工艺自来水厂工艺过程中的细菌群落进行解析,以探究该工艺过程中细菌群落的分布和变化规律.结果表明,出厂水浊度、菌落总数等水质指标均符合国标GB 5749-2006的要求.混凝沉淀、超滤和消毒对细菌群落多样性起到去除作用,且夏季去除率明显...     

微碱性土壤施用烟秆生物炭与磷酸盐降低小麦籽粒镉积累

为探究烟秆生物炭（TSB）和磷酸氢二铵（DHP）对微碱性土壤镉（Cd）迁移转化机制,通过盆栽试验调查了其施用对土壤pH、有效态Cd、Cd赋存形态和小麦Cd积累的影响.结果表明：① TSB和DHP显著降低了土壤有效态Cd含量,10.12 t·hm^-2TSB可降低微碱性土壤（pH 7.8）有效态Cd含量的44%.② TSB和DHP显著改变了土壤Cd的赋存形态,6.75 t·hm^-2和10.12 t·hm^-2TSB分别降低可交换态Cd含量的48%和42%,分别增加铁锰氧化物结合态Cd和有机结合态Cd含量的47%~67%和22%~38%.所有处理均增加了残渣态Cd含量,以TSB和DHP配施增幅最大,为115%~217%.③ TSB和DHP显著降低小麦根系、叶片、叶鞘、茎秆、颖壳和籽粒Cd含量.10.12 t·hm^-2 TSB小麦籽粒Cd含量降低56%,产量不受影响.10.12 t·hm^-2TSB和DHP配施小麦可增产32%,籽粒Cd含量降低53%.结果说明在微碱性土壤上施用TSB和DHP可促进土壤Cd的形态转化,降低土壤Cd的生物有效性,降低小麦籽粒Cd积累.     

EVALUATING THE ACCURACY OF RAINFALL CATCH BY THREE DIFFERENT GAGES1

ABSTRACT: A U.S. standard gage, a weighing-type recording gage, a standard gage fitted with an Alter windshield, and a pit gage were installed to evaluate the accuracy and wind effects on rainfall catch. The study was conducted at the Stephen F. Austin Experimental Forest, about 20 km SW of Nacogdoches, Texas. A recording anemometer was also installed at a height corresponding to the standard gage orifice. Based on data from 67 storms collected over a one-year period (July 1995-August 1996), all three conventional gages consistently caught less rainfall than the reference pit gage with an average percent deficiency greater than 10 percent. However, the recording gage caught 2.7 percent less and the shielded gage caught 1 percent more than the standard gage—differences less than those reported elsewhere. The deficiencies were highly correlated with storm intensity, duration, or total rainfall. When the correction for wind effect on angle of raindrop inclination is included, the percent catch deficiency of the standard gage was reduced from 11 percent to 6 percent. The remaining errors may be attributed to wind effects (streamline vs. turbulent flow), nonrandom errors, or other unknown sources.     

A GIS‐ASSISTED DISTRIBUTED WATERSHED MODEL FOR SIMULATING FLOODING AND INUNDATION1

ABSTRACT: A distributed watershed model combining kinematic wave routing, 1‐D dynamic channel‐flow routing, and 2‐D diffusive overland‐flow routing has been developed to simulate flooding and inundation levels of large watersheds. The study watershed was linked to a GIS database and was divided into an upstream mountainous area and a downstream alluvial plain. A kinematic wave routing was adopted at the mountainous area to compute the discharge flowing into the alluvial plain. A 1‐D dynamic channel routing solving the St. Venant equations by the Preissmann method was performed for the main channel of the alluvial plain, whereas a 2‐D overland‐flow routing solving the diffusion wave equation with the Alternating Direction Explicit scheme was used for floodplains. The above two routings were connected by weir‐link discharge formula. The parameters in the model were calibrated and independently verified by single‐event storms. An example application of flooding/inundation analysis was conducted for the Taichung station and the Woozi depot (Taiwan High Speed Rail). Suggested inundation‐proofing measures ‐ including raising ground surface elevation of the station and depot and building a waterproofing exterior wall and their combination ‐ were investigated. It was concluded that building the waterproofing exterior wall had a strong tendency to decrease peak inundation depth.     

Biotransformations of Chlorophenols in River Sediments

Abstract

The accumulation of chlorophenols, including 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP), 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP) and pentachlorophenol (PCP), from river sediments from southern Taiwan were studied. Through simple or more exhaustive extractions, the results showed that 99% of the samples containing 2,4,6-TCP and PCP could be removed by simple extraction. the concentrations were found to range from non-detectable to 16.60 ngg¹ for 2,4,6-TCP and to 25.02 ngg¹ for PCP. Partition coefficients (K_p) were 0.71, 0.74 mlg¹ for 2,4,6-TCP, 1.35 and 1.41 mlg¹ for PCP. Biodegradation by DCP-adapted or unadapted anaerobes in sediment was carried out. During 21 days' incubation, the complete degradation time for 2,4,6-TCP in DCP-adapted anaerobic, unadapted anaerobic, and unadapted aerobic conditions were found to be 9, 10, 12 days for N3 sediment, and 8, 10, 11 days for N6 sediment, respectively; for PCP it was 19 days, without degradation, 14 days for N3 sediment, and 13, 17, 10 days for N6 sediment, respectively. the biodegradable products were identified as 2,3,4,5-tetrachlorophenol (2,3,4,5-TeCP), 3,4,5-TCP, 3,5-DCP, 3-MCP, phenol, methylphenol, and benzoate for PCP, and 2,4-DCP, 4-MCP, phenol, methylphenol, and benzoate for 2,4,6-TCP.     

共存物质对重金属絮凝剂MCC除镉性能的影响

为进一步拓展天然高分子絮凝剂壳聚糖的应用范围,以壳聚糖、L-半胱氨酸为原料,通过酰胺化反应制备一种具有重金属捕集功能的高分子重金属絮凝剂-2-氨基-3-巯基丙酰壳聚糖（MCC）,研究了水体中常见的阴阳离子、有机配位剂及浊度对MCC除镉性能的影响,探讨了絮体形貌与絮体分形维数及絮凝除镉效果间的关系。结果表明,Na+、Cl-、NO3-、F-、SO42-的存在对MCC除Cd2+均有促进作用,Ca2+表现为明显的抑制作用;低浓度的EDTA对除镉有促进作用,随着EDTA浓度的增大,逐渐转为抑制作用;低浓度的腐殖酸对MCC去除Cd2+有显著的促进作用;在一定范围内,浊度可促进 MCC对Cd2+的去除;絮体间空隙越多,絮体分形维数越小,除镉效果越好。     

多种解吸方式作用下吸附剂解吸正己烷动力学分析

选择2种不同微孔结构的吸附剂(A-1、S-1),在多种解吸方式下(真空、真空加热、负压+补气、热吹扫),对正己烷进行了动态吸附/解吸实验,重点观察了不同温度、真空度、解吸流量下的解吸方式对2种吸附剂的解吸情况。结果表明：在基于吸附穿透为参考点的动态吸附过程中,即使经过不同解吸方式(真空、真空加热、负压补气、热吹扫)的解吸实验,吸附剂在整个动态吸附-解吸-再吸附过程的有效吸附总容量保持稳定;由于A-1、S-1微孔分布不同,其解吸效果存在很大差异,S-1由于中孔、大孔结构较多而具有更好的解吸性能,“负压+补气”方式的解吸增加了塔内流量,从而打破了浓差极化层,提高了解吸过程解吸效率。对解吸过程进行准一级、准二级、Bangham动力学模型拟合,发现Bangham动力学方程的拟合效果最好,R²均大于0.99,这2种吸附剂对正己烷的解吸动力学行为遵循Bangham动力学方程。     

PCBs contributions to the total TEQ released from Korean municipal and industrial waste incinerators

Non-ortho and mono-ortho polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were determined in the stack gases and the fly-ash from nine Korean municipal solid waste incinerators (MSWIs). Soil samples collected near MSWI and industrial waste incinerator (IWI) sites were also examined for PCBs. The PCBs levels in the stack gas samples ranged between 0.0046 and 12.0 TEQ-ng/Nm³. The PCB homologue profiles were distinct for the stack gas samples and different from the fly-ash. PCBs levels in soil samples collected near MSWIs and IWI ranged between 0.86 and 19.73 TEQ-ng/g with background levels of 0.17 TEQ-ng/g. The lower chlorination PCBs were dominant in the soil samples. The stack emission PCBs homologue patterns were compared to those detected in the soil samples. The findings suggest that localized point sources as well air mass movement contribute to the deposition of PCBs onto soil.     

Introduction of a recycling system for sustainable municipal solid waste management: a case study on the greater Banjul area of the Gambia

This research proposes for the introduction of a recycling system in the Gambia to enhance sustainable municipal solid waste management. Poor infrastructures, coupled with inadequate resources and lack of funding, work against the optimization of a MSW disposal service. In the authors’ view, authorities in charge of waste management need to change not only behaviors, but modernize their processes. Recycling technology is a key part of the solution. A model has been developed which suggest the involvement of stakeholders to achieve meaningful sustainable MSWM. This can be achieved by recognizing the role of the informal sector through community-based organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and the private sector. The open dump approach is leading to severe environmental consequences as the groundwater and soil within the dump is been contaminated. In this study, an integrated municipal solid waste management approach was developed with a model to help achieve sustainable municipal solid waste management. Resource recovery, not waste disposal, must be the ultimate goal with clearly defined end user markets so that the recovery loop is complete. Mandatory sorting of waste at household level would help greatly in making recycling activity successful.