Evaluation of the Biosorption Characteristics of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Tremella fuciformis</Emphasis> for the Decolorization of Cationic Dye from Aqueous Solution

The present work reported on the evaluation of the methylene blue dye biosorption property of Tremella fuciformis under different experimental conditions. Batch mode experiments were carried out using different experimental parameters such as initial pH, dye concentration, biosorbent amount, contact time and temperature. Four widely used kinetic models were used to elucidate the biosorption kinetics. And the kinetic analysis illustrated that the experimental data best followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Biosorption equilibrium was also investigated using four widely used isotherm models. The results indicated that the experimental equilibrium data fitted very well with Langmuir isotherm models. Thermodynamic analysis of biosorption processes was found to be feasibility, spontaneous and exothermic nature of MB biosorption. These results indicated that T. fuciformis would be a high effective and environmental friendly biosorbent for MB removal from aqueous solution.     

Reuse of Selected Lignocellulosic and Processed Biomasses as Sustainable Sources for the Fabrication of Nanocellulose via Ni(II)-Catalyzed Hydrolysis Approach: A Comparative Study

This study investigates for the first time the feasibility of isolating nanocellulose from several selected feedstocks via a novel Ni(II)-hydrolysis process, including lignocellulosic biomasses (oil palm trunk, banana peel and coconut husk) and processed biomasses (newspaper, tissue paper and cotton linter), with an obtained gravimetric yield ranging from 59.6 to 86.2%. The isolation of nanocellulose products from these selected feedstocks was verified by the successive removal of most of their non-cellulosic components (lignin and hemicellulose) and cellulose amorphous regions, the increase in the crystallinity index and the nanoscale of the individual crystals. Most importantly, the resultant nanocellulose products rendered better thermal stability than that of corresponding original sources, which are highly potential to be utilized as the new renewable sources of reinforcement materials with potential applications in bio-nanocomposites and thermoplastics. Therefore, this work proves the viability of direct production of nanocellulose from a variety of cellulosic sources by using Ni(II)-based transition metal salt catalyst. The results suggested that the concept of waste to wealth could be well executed from the obtained nanocellulose, which are greatly potential for various industrial applications.     

洪灾社会脆弱性指标体系研究

加强社会脆弱性研究对减少洪灾损失、提高社会的灾害应对能力有重要意义.根据灾害位置模型和应急管理周期理论,构建了洪灾社会脆弱性的指标体系,其中洪灾社会脆弱性的理论指标体系包含12个一级指标和110个二级指标;洪灾社会脆弱性宏观指标体系包含9个一级指标和54个二级指标,洪灾社会脆弱性微观指标体系包括12个方面.洪灾社会脆弱性理论、宏观、微观指标体系的构建为进一步从不同层面研究洪灾社会脆弱性奠定了基础.     

基于燃煤电厂超低排放的汞分布特性研究

为掌握超低排放改造后烟气处理装置对汞分布的影响,选择6台有代表性的超低排放火电机组进行现场测试。通过对火电机组入炉煤、炉渣、飞灰、脱硫石膏、末端烟气等样品的测试,得出不同燃烧产物中汞的分布:底渣和湿除出水的汞含量极微;电除尘底灰中的汞所占比重相对较大,平均汞含量占燃烧产物中总汞的比例可达57.97%。依据质量平衡原理,计算出不同超低排放改造工艺路线对汞的协同脱除效率为87.26%~95.60%,并分析了不同污染控制设备对汞排放的影响。     

Seasonal variation in long-range transported dust to a subtropical islet offshore northern Taiwan: Chemical composition and Sr isotopic evidence in rainwater

We investigated chemical and Sr isotopic composition of monthly rainwater collected on Peng-Chia-Yu (PCY) in northern Taiwan. Rainwater ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios, Na/Cl, Ca/Cl, Sr/Cl, Sr/Ca, NH₄/Cl, NO₃/Cl, SO₄/Cl and Na/Sr, showed clear seasonal cycles, reflecting mixture of loess carbonates (high Ca/Sr and more radiogenic ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr) and seawater (low Ca/Sr and intermediate ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr). Model results showed that the former source contributes up to 45% during the winter monsoon period, but seawater is the dominant Sr source in rainwater (>50%) at other times. Two anomalously low ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr values occurred in July and August 1998, coinciding with the Merapi eruption in Indonesia. Air-mass backward trajectories and the geochemical and isotopic compositions in rainwater and Merapi lava (i.e. Ca/Sr = 100 and ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr = 0.705400) suggested that the Merapi eruption delivered ash across the western equatorial Pacific to PCY. Aerosols leaching experiments were conducted to examine the impact of the 1998 eruption, demonstrating that only a minor terrestrial signature can be extracted by distilled water, implying rapid dispatch of volcanic gases or high-efficiency dissolution of ash related substance in acidic rains.     

水力停留时间对阴离子交换膜生物反应器去除硝酸盐的影响

考察了水力停留时间(HRT)对阴离子交换膜生物反应器去除硝酸盐的影响。实验结果表明,当进水NO3-浓度在113.96~116.01 mg/L范围内,HRT从11.12 h降低到4.82 h,硝酸盐去除率降低,但出水中NO3--N浓度符合我国饮用水水质标准中10 mg/L的要求(NO3-浓度≤44.29 mg/L)。厌氧生物反应器具有良好的反硝化性能,出水NO3-浓度低于20 mg/L。硝酸盐膜通量随着HRT的增加而增加,出水pH值稳定在7左右。     

李氏禾人工湿地净化Cr(Ⅵ)污染水体的性能研究简

利用湿生铬超富集植物李氏禾构建的三段式波形潜流式人工湿地,研究了湿地系统对Cr（Ⅵ）污染水体的净化效果。结果显示,李氏禾湿地系统对Cr（Ⅵ）污染水体的净化效果明显好于无植物的对照。当进水Cr（Ⅵ）浓度为2.50 mg/L时,李氏禾湿地系统出水Cr（Ⅵ）浓度显著低于对照,说明李氏禾在湿地系统净化Cr（Ⅵ）污染水体中发挥了重要的作用。当进水Cr（Ⅵ）浓度超标150倍（7.50 mg/L）时,李氏禾湿地系统出水Cr（Ⅵ）浓度仍可达到国家地表水环境质量标准（0.05 mg/L）,表明李氏禾湿地系统具有很强的Cr（Ⅵ）污染净化能力。沿程Cr（Ⅵ）浓度的变化显示,湿地系统对Cr（Ⅵ）的去除效率随水流方向逐渐降低,Cr（Ⅵ）主要在湿地系统的前两个阶段被去除。     

富含活性氯与Al_(13)水处理药剂对铜氰络合物去除效能

含重金属铜离子与氰离子(CN)的络合物广泛存在于电镀、冶金等工业废水中,是一种较难处理的污染物。富含活性氯和Al13聚合体的水处理药剂(PACC)兼具氧化和絮凝效能,在处理含重金属氰络合物([Cu(CN)3]2-)废水方面具有良好的应用前景。研究PACC与[Cu(CN)3]2-的反应计量学、动力学,考察了pH、反应时间和投药量等影响因素,确定PACC的最佳工作参数。结果表明,PACC可同时实现对CN的氧化和对Cu2+的絮凝,有效去除水中[Cu(CN)3]2-。使用PACC对[Cu(CN)3]2-的无害化处置过程分为2个阶段:CN-首先被氧化成氰酸根(OCN-);然后OCN-被进一步氧化并生成碳酸氢根和氮气,同时所释放的游离态铜离子被絮凝去除。这2个阶段反应的最佳pH分别为11和8,去除1 mol[Cu(CN)3]2-的最佳投药量为9.35 mol Cl2的PACC;在此条件下反应43 min后,其出水中CN-和Cu2+的浓度均达到排放标准(GB21900-2008)要求。     

制药废水的厌氧生化性评价及UASB处理

为了处理山东某一药厂的高浓度有机废水,首先采用间歇式实验对山东某一制药厂各主要车间生产废水及综合废水进行厌氧可生化性评价。然后以此为基础,采用两级中温UASB,以某一时期排放的厂区综合废水为处理对象,通过缩短HRT,考察在COD容积负荷的逐步升高下,反应器处理效果的变化。进水COD稀释至10 000 mg/L左右,p H维持在6.8到7.1。在单级UASB最大工程设计容积负荷6 g COD/(L·d)的条件下,经过两级UASB的串联处理,总COD的去除率能达73.5%,出水COD能基本稳定在2 600 mg/L。在这个系统运行时期,产气稳定,出水p H值稳定在7.4到8.0之间,VFA在500 mg/L以下。实验结果表明,两级UASB处理该制药厂废水是可行的。     

Algae mediate submerged macrophyte response to nutrient and dissolved inorganic carbon loading: A mesocosm study on different species

Nutrient and dissolved inorganic carbon are two important factors that influence the development and species composition of submerged macrophyte communities in shallow lake ecosystems. Yet little is known about their potential interactive effects on the submerged macrophytes and competition outcome of macrophyte–phytoplankton. We performed a mesocosm experiment to investigate the growth and photosynthetic performance of three submerged macrophytes in relation to phytoplankton/epiphyton with nutrient and bicarbonate enrichment. During the experimental period (42 d), increase in nutrient loading in water column resulted in a substantial burst of phytoplankton and epiphyton growth and increased light attenuation. When combined with nutrient loading, bicarbonate enrichment also resulted in a heavily phytoplankton- and epiphyton-dominated state, although bicarbonate enrichment per se does not cause the phytoplankton and epiphyton growth. However, increase in nutrient loading in water column had significant negative impact on individual performances (growth and photosynthesis) of the three submerged macrophytes and bicarbonate enrichment increased the effect of eutrophication on two dissected-leaf macrophytes (M. spicatum and E. nuttallii). Furthermore, our results also suggest that species-specific photosynthetic performances occurred when submerged macrophytes in an environment with high abundance of phytoplankton/epiphyton. This study highlighted that increase in nutrient loading and bicarbonate in water column is likely to interactively impact both abiotic and biotic properties of a freshwater ecosystem. The interactions of these two factors could select macrophyte species that are able to resist the shading from phytoplankton/epiphyton, making these species more dominant in natural freshwater ecosystems.