Effect of aeration modes on the characteristics of composting emissions and the NH3 removal efficiency by using biotrickling filter

A pilot biotrickling filter (BTF) packed with ZX02 fibrous balls as packing material was tested for the treatment of ammonia (NH₃) released from a composting plant of dairy manure. In order to investigate the effects of three compost aeration modes (mode Co-I, Co-II and In-II) on the NH₃ removal efficiency, a field experiment was continuously carried out for more than eight months. The results demonstrated that under the intermittent aeration mode (In-II), the NH₃ removal efficiency reached 99.2 ± 0.1% when the inlet NH₃ concentration was 7.5-32.3 mg m⁻³ (9.8-42.5 ppmv). The maximum and critical elimination capacity of the biotrickling filter was 22.6 and 4.9 g NH₃ m⁻³ h⁻¹, respectively. The effluent concentration of NH₃ was lower than 1.0 mg m⁻³, which meets the first class discharge standards of GB14554-93. When the concentration of free ammonia in the trickling liquid was varied from 0.1 to 0.4 mg L⁻¹, the nitrification yield was between 47.9% and 103.8%. In addition, the optimum liquid tricking velocity (LTV) of the biotrickling filter was 0.5 m³ m⁻² h⁻¹ for low inlet concentrations and 2.2 m³ m⁻² h⁻¹ for high inlet concentrations. Therefore, the use of the biotrickling filter for the compost under the third aeration mode (In-II) yielded an effective optimum NH₃ removal and reduced the nitrogen loss in the compost.     

Occurrence of phthalate esters in water and sediment of urban lakes in a subtropical city, Guangzhou, South China

Extensive use of phthalate esters (PAEs) in both industrial processes and consumer products has resulted in the ubiquitous presence of these chemicals in the environment. This study reports the first data on the concentrations of 16 phthalate esters (PAEs) in water and sediments of the urban lakes in Guangzhou City. PAEs were detected in all samples analyzed, mainly originating from urban stormwater runoff, atmospheric deposition, as well as untreated discharge of industrial wastewater and municipal sewage. The Sigma(16)PAEs concentrations in water and sediments ranged from 1.69 to 4.72 microg L(-1) and 2.27 to 74.94 microg g(-1)-dry weight (dw), with the mean concentrations of 2.91 microg L(-1) and 20.85 microg g(-1)-dw, respectively, which indicates that sediment is a significant sink for PAEs. Variability of the Sigma 16PAEs concentrations in water and sediment in the urban lakes was almost consistent. The spatial distribution of PAEs was site-specific. Of the 16 PAEs, DMP, DEP, DnBP, DiBP, DMPP, and DEHP were present in all water and sediment samples. DnBP was abundant in water (53.0-81.2%), while no single dominant congener was found in sediments. The abundances of DiBP were similar to those of DEHP, and DiBP and DEHP collectively accounted for 77.2-97.6% of the Sigma 16PAEs concentrations. Congener specific analysis confirmed that DnBP was a predictive indicator for the dissolved summation operator16 PAEs concentration (correlation coefficient r=0.968, p<0.01), and that DiBP was a predictive indicator for the sediment summation operator16 PAEs concentration (r=0.975, p<0.01). As compared to the results for other studies, the urban lakes of Guangzhou were moderately polluted by PAEs.     

Removal of uranium (VI) from aqueous solution by adsorption of hematite

Hematite, a type of inorganic-sorptive medium, was used for the removal of U (VI) from aqueous solutions. Variables of the batch experiments including solution pH, contact time, initial concentration, temperature, calcium and magnesium ions were studied. The results indicated that the adsorption capacities are strongly affected by the solution pH, contact time and initial concentration. A higher pH favors higher U (VI) removal. The adsorption was also affected by temperature and calcium and magnesium ions, but the effect is very weak. The maximum adsorption capacity (q_m) only increased from 3.36 mg g⁻¹ to 3.54 mg g⁻¹ when the temperature was increased from 293 K to 318 K. A two-stage kinetic behavior was observed in the adsorption of uranium (VI): very rapid initial adsorption in a few minutes, followed by a long period of slower uptake. It was found that an increase in temperature resulted in a higher uranium (VI) loading per unit weight of the sorbent. The adsorption of uranium by hematite had good efficiency, and the equilibrium time of adsorbing uranium (VI) was about 6 h. The isothermal data were fitted with both Langmuir and Freundlich equations, but the data fitted the former better than the latter. The pseudo-first-order kinetic model, pseudo-second-order kinetic model and intraparticle diffusion model were used to describe the kinetic data, but the pseudo-second-order kinetic model was the best. The thermodynamic parameter ΔG⁰ were calculated, the negative ΔG⁰ values of uranium (VI) at different temperatures confirmed the adsorption processes were spontaneous.     

冶金建筑施工事故预防与控制

从冶金建筑施工企业伤亡事故现状出发，论述了该行业伤亡事故的类型、原因及存在的问题，并提出了事故预防与控制对策。     

矿山安全管理信息系统的研究与开发

在分析安全管理信息系统的特点和发展状况的基础上,论述了矿山安全管理信息系统所包括的内容：安全信息,系统安全分析,事故预测,安全评价。开发了矿山安全管理信息系统软件。     

十七至十九世纪初英国灾害文学与灾难信仰探析

自然灾害给人类带来的不仅仅是物质财产的损失,同时还冲击和改变着人们的精神世界。在大灾面前人们要么更加坚定自己的信仰,要么失去或转向其他信仰,整个过程对政治、经济、文化和社会的影响甚大。十七世纪至十九世纪初既是英国完成宗教改革、合并形成联合王国、完成工业革命的阶段,同时也是中国清朝康、雍、乾三朝鼎盛的时期。分析此间英国文学作品中的灾难描述,研究灾难信仰的形成和特征,对比较研究两国之间的灾难信仰差异有一定的现实意义。     

CNT-PVDF复合中空纤维膜的制备及其电辅助抗膜污染性能

电辅助膜过滤是减缓膜污染的有效方法,但是受限于缺乏稳定性好、机械强度高、制备工艺简单的导电膜。通过在PVDF膜表面真空抽滤CNT制备得到了导电的碳纳米管-聚偏氟乙烯(CNT-PVDF)复合中空纤维膜,然后利用酸化CNT表面羧基与聚乙烯醇的羟基发生交联反应来固定CNT,以提高导电功能层的稳定性。抗污染实验结果表明:单纯膜过滤在5个运行周期内的膜通量衰减72%,反冲洗再生后膜通量为初始通量的58%;而在电辅助下(2 V电压,膜作为阴极),静电排斥作用可以有效降低膜通量衰减速度,减缓膜污染程度,5个运行周期内的膜通量衰减均小于10%,反冲洗再生时能完全恢复膜初始通量。以上研究结果可为推进电辅助缓解膜污染技术的实际应用提供参考。     

土壤轻组有机质

轻组有机质主要是由不同分解程度的植物残体和一些微生物结构体组成,它的改变可以用来指示土壤肥力的变化.本文综述了轻组的分离方法、轻组的组成、种植和施肥对轻组的影响、轻组在土壤团聚体和土壤剖面中的分布以及轻组的季节性变化.     

超微淀粉基薄膜环境降解特性研究

采用物理方法制备超微淀粉，并研究了超微淀粉基薄膜的环境降解特性，结果表明，物理法制备超微淀粉没有废水产生。超微淀粉平均粒径为3.3μm，结晶度降至13.1%；超微淀粉基薄膜中淀粉质量分数可高达55％，高质量分数的超微淀粉对于薄膜的光降解有促进作用，而土埋120d后，该薄膜生物降解率达52％。     

炼油厂汽提废水预处理工业试验

炼油厂汽提废水含较高浓度的酚 ,会对污水处理场产生冲击。采用上流式曝气生物滤池对废水进行预处理工业试验 ,取得了满意的试验结果 :出水酚浓度低于 9.0mg/L ,酚降解率 >90 % ,完全可以消除它对污水处理场的冲击。并通过工业试验为工艺设计和工业运行确定了有关参数和运行条件。