Deriving sorption indices for the prediction of potential phosphorus loss from calcareous soils

The aim of this study was to develop techniques to evaluate soil phosphorus (P) sorption capacity (PSC) and determine critical soil P levels to predict P loss potential for calcareous soils. Seventy-five soils mostly from Northern China were analyzed for soil P using four extraction methods (water, P_w; carbonate, P_Ols; ammonium oxalate, P_ox; and Mehlich 3, P_M3) as well as PSC derived from single-point (PSC₁₅₀) and multipoint sorption (S _t) isotherms. Strong correlation was found between PSC₁₅₀ and S _t (r ²=0.89, p<0.001). The sum of αCa_M3 and βMg_M3 as an index of PSC (PSC_{(CaM3 + MgM3)}) was most closely related to the maximum amount of P sorbed (S _max) as given by the sum of S _t and soil initial P setting α=0.039 and β=0.462 (r ²=0.80, p<0.001). The degree of P saturation (DPS) was thereafter calculated from PSC_{(CaM3 + MgM3)} (DPS_{(CaM3 + MgM3)}), to which Olsen P (P_Ols) was significantly correlated (r ²=0.82, p<0.001). In a split-line regression from P_w against DPS_{(CaM3 + MgM3)} (r ²=0.87, p<0.05), a change point was identified at 28.1% DPS_{(CaM3 + MgM3)}, which was equivalent to 49.2 mg kg^?1 P_Ols and corresponded to a P_w concentration of 8.8 mg kg^?1. After the change point, a sharp increase in P_w was observed. Our results reveal a new approach to approximating DPS from Ca_M3 and Mg_M3 for calcareous soils without the need to generate a S _max. We conclude that in the absence of an environmental soil test criteria for P, the DPS_{(CaM3 + MgM3)} and P_Ols could be used to predict P loss potential from calcareous soils.     

Translocation analysis and safety assessment in two water spinach cultivars with distinctive shoot Cd and Pb concentrations

A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the translocation of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) and assess the safety of edible parts in two cultivars of water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk.) contrasting in shoot Cd and Pb concentrations. A low-Cd-Pb cultivar (QLQ) and a high-Cd-Pb cultivar (T308) were grown in five soils with different concentrations of Cd and Pb. The results showed that QLQ had lower Cd and Pb concentrations in stems and leaves and higher root Cd concentration than T308 did. Root Pb concentration of T308 dramatically increased with increasing soil Pb concentration and was higher than that of QLQ in the highest Pb treatment. The root-to-stem Cd translocation ability in T308 was 2.3–3.0-fold higher than that in QLQ. Nevertheless, there was no significant difference in root-to-stem Pb translocation between QLQ and T308. The bioconcentration factors (BCFs) for Cd and Pb in the two cultivars remained stable in different Cd or Pb treatments, which were attributable to the homeostatic control mechanisms of Cd and Pb in water spinach.     

酸析—微电解—Fenton试剂氧化联合工艺预处理苯达松废水

采用酸析—微电解—Fenton试剂氧化联合工艺预处理苯达松废水。考察了酸析pH、铸铁粉加入量、微电解时间、双氧水加入量、Fenton试剂氧化时间等因素对废水处理效果的影响。实验结果表明：最佳工艺条件为酸析pH 3.0,铸铁粉加入量1.0 g/L,微电解时间2 h,Fenton试剂氧化时间4 h,双氧水加入量25 mL/L;在最佳工艺条件下处理初始COD为22 500 mg/L、BOD₅/COD为0.08、色度为2 500倍的苯达松废水,总COD去除率为96.2%,出水COD为858 mg/L,出水色度为150倍,BOD₅/COD为0.38;采用微电解—Fenton试剂氧化联合工艺预处理酸析后的苯达松废水,处理效果远高于单独微电解和单独Fenton试剂氧化工艺。     

含铜废催化剂中铜的回收

采用热解—氨浸工艺处理含铜废催化剂（w（Cu）为23.6%）,优化了工艺条件,并通过蒸氨还原法制备出Cu₂O产品。实验结果表明：热解工段中,控制管式热解炉的空气流量为3.0 m³/min,在升温速率20 ℃/min、热解终温600 ℃、终温保持时间90 min的优化条件下,含铜废催化剂中的有机物热解完全;氨浸工段中,以NH₄Cl-NH₃-H₂O溶液为氨浸液,控制氨浸温度为40 ℃,在烧成料研磨时间90 min（粒径29.43 μm）、氨浸液总氨浓度4 mol/L、氨浸时间80 min的优化条件下,铜浸出率达到98%;经蒸氨还原法制得的Cu₂O产品的质量符合HG/T 2961—2010《工业氧化亚铜》中的一等品标准,产率为24%。     

改性活性炭对石煤提钒废水中低浓度NH3-N和V等的吸附

为研究石煤提钒离交尾水的深度处理技术,利用质量分数为1%、5%和10%的过氧化氢溶液对ZWY15型活性炭进行改性,得到3种改性活性炭即1%AC、5%AC和10%AC;探讨其对该废水中低浓度的NH3-N、V等的吸附效果。实验结果表明:AC或改性AC的加入可使废水的碱度升高,随着吸附时间及吸附剂投加量的增加,升高幅度增大,且不同改性AC对废水碱度提高的幅度不同;相较于未改性活性炭,过氧化氢改性活性炭对V的吸附效果明显提高,去除率最大可提高30%,对NH3-N的去除率提升约11%;当投加量为60 g/L时,10%AC可使废水中V的浓度降低至1.88 mg/L,此时废水中Cr、Cd和Zn的浓度分别降低至0.006、0.010和0.036 mg/L,均低于《钒工业污染物排放标准》(GB26452-2011)所规定的排放限值。     

煤矸石制备Sialon材料影响因素研究

煤矸石还原氮化法制备Sialon材料的影响因素很多,主要有原料组成、反应温度和保温时间、添加剂的种类和用量、N2的流量和压强以及原料的粒度等.结合实验研究,分析了部分因素对制备Sialon材料的影响.     

碳纳米管电极原位产生过氧化氢及其对亚甲基蓝脱色效果

将碳纳米管固定化制成多孔疏水性导电薄膜构建电化学阴极还原体系,实现过氧化氢在阴极的原位产生。电极特性研究表明,电极在较宽的电压范围内均具有较好的活性。考察了阴极电位、电极成分、氧气流量和电解质浓度对过氧化氢原位产生的影响,在优化条件下经过120min后过氧化氢达到66．17mg／L,并探讨过氧化氢原位产生的机理。在此基础上考察原位过氧化氢氧化工艺下对亚甲基蓝的脱色效果,并分析其脱色机理。     

Increasing tree cover while losing diverse natural forests in tropical Hainan,China

To protect biodiversity and improve environmental conditions, China has invested billions of dollars in reforestation and payments for ecosystem service programs. Here, we examine the Sloping Land Conversion Program, the largest such program in the world and found that after 13 years of implementation at our study site, it has had negative impacts on natural tropical forests. GIS and remote sensing techniques revealed that both natural forests and natural shrub and grasslands were replaced by non-native monocultural plantations on Hainan Island, China, a key tropical biodiversity hotspot. Under current Chinese policy, these plantations are classified simply as “forests”, with the assumption that they are equivalent to natural forests. This lack of a distinction in forest quality has led to substantial deforestation and plantation expansion, including encroachment into protected areas on Hainan. Additional social and economic drivers of these changes were identified by examining the participants in this program and their actions. Without a new ecologically based definition of forests and new goals for reforestation, such programs designed to improve ecosystem services, and forest quality may actually threaten remaining natural forests and other vegetation types in Hainan and in other areas of mainland China.     

Selective removal of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) from aqueous solution by triolein-embedded composite adsorbent

A novel composite adsorbent (CA-T) was used for the selective removal of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) from aqueous solution. The adsorbent was composed of the supporting activated carbon and the surrounding triolein-embedded cellulose acetate membrane. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), N₂ adsorption isotherms and fluorescence methods were used to characterize the physicochemical properties of CA-T. Triolein was perfectly embedded in the cellulose acetate membrane and deposited on the surface of activated carbon. The adsorbent was stable in water and no triolein leakage was detected during the test periods. Some organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), such as dieldrin, endrin, aldrin, and heptachlor epoxide, were used as model contaminants and removed by CA-T in laboratory batch experiments. The adsorption isotherm followed the Freundlich equation and the kinetic data fitted well to the pseudo-second-order reaction model. Results also indicated that CA-T appeared to be a promising adsorbent with good selectivity and satisfactory removal rate for lipophilic OCPs from aqueous solutions when present in trace amounts. The adsorption rate and removal efficiency for lipophilic OCPs were positively related to their octanol-water partition coefficients (log K _ow). Lower residual concentrations of OCPs were achieved when compared to granular activated carbon (GAC).