Synthesis of magnetic CoFe2O4/ordered mesoporous carbon nanocomposites and application in Fenton-like oxidation of rhodamine B

CoFe₂O₄/ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) nanocomposites were synthesized and tested as heterogeneous peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activator for the removal of rhodamine B. Characterization confirmed that CoFe₂O₄ nanoparticles were tightly bonded to OMC, and the hybrid catalyst possessed high surface area, pore volume, and superparamagnetism. Oxidation experiments demonstrated that CoFe₂O₄/OMC nanocomposites displayed favorable catalytic activity in PMS solution and rhodamine B degradation could be well described by pseudo-first-order kinetic model. Sulfate radicals (SO₄ ⁻·) were verified as the primary reactive species which was responsible for the decomposition of rhodamine B. The optimum loading ratio of CoFe₂O₄ and OMC was determined to be 5:1. Under optimum operational condition (catalyst dosage 0.05 g/L, PMS concentration 1.5 mM, pH 7.0, and 25 °C), CoFe₂O₄/OMC-activated peroxymonosulfate system could achieve almost complete decolorization of 100 mg/L rhodamine B within 60 min. The enhanced catalytic activity of CoFe₂O₄/OMC nanocomposites compared to that of CoFe₂O₄ nanoparticles could be attributable to the increased adsorption capacity and accelerated redox cycles between Co(III)/Co(II) and Fe(III)/Fe(II).

     

Natural resource industry involvement in collaboration for water governance: influence on processes and outcomes in Canada

Natural resource industries are increasingly significant actors in environmental decision-making. Possessing vast institutional and technical capacity, firms have an important role to play in ‘new’ governance strategies such as collaboration. These strategies are often based upon assumptions of equitable influence. This paper investigates the nature of resource industry participation in collaborative water governance in Canada, and the potential consequences of that participation as investigated using power theory. The study used comparative cases to reveal that resource industries are able to shape collaboration, and the issues collaborated upon, at multiple analytical levels both internal and external to the collaborative process in ways not available to other actors. Analysis also revealed that resource industry participation in collaboration did not reflect a commitment to engage in shared learning and the reexamination of values and interests as presupposed by collaborative theory. Collaboration is thus challenged in producing equitable, representative outcomes when resource industries participate.     

Triple-objective optimal sizing based on dynamic strategy for an islanded hybrid energy microgrid

A triple-objective optimal sizing method based on a dynamic strategy is presented for an islanded hybrid energy microgrid, consisting of wind turbine, solar photovoltaic, battery energy storage system and diesel generator. The dynamic strategy is given based on a dynamic complementary coordination between two different master-slave control modes for maximum renewable energy utilization. Combined with the proposed strategy, NSGA-II-based optimization program is applied to the sizing optimization problem with triple different objectives including the minimization of annualized system cost, the minimization of loss of power supply probability and the maximization of utilization ratio of renewable energy generation. The sizing results and the proposed strategy are both compared and analyzed to validate the proposed method in a real case of an islanded hybrid energy microgrid on Dong’ao Island, China.     

Cu、Zn、Cd、Hg对青海弧菌(Q67菌株)联合毒性作用的研究

采用等毒性混合法（equitoxicmixture）探讨了Cu、Zn、Cd、Hg对青海弧菌（Q67菌珠）的联合毒性作用。当两种金属作用时,Zn和Cd为拮抗作用,Cu和Zn为加和作用,Cu和Cd、Cu和Hg、Zn和Hg、Cd和Hg均为协同作用。而当3种或4种金属同时作用时,联合毒性作用均趋向于加和作用,其机理还有待于进一步研究。     

戈壁荒漠上大气稳定度分类方法探讨和大气湍流变化特征

为了研究戈壁荒漠上大气扩散规律和边界层结构。根据气象铁塔常规气象观测和湍流观测的结果,分析戈壁荒漠大气边界层温度梯度和湍流变化的一些特征。分析结果表明,同其它下垫面相比温度梯度日变化大,与风速的关系较为奇特。采用通常P─T分类标准直接应用该地区作大气稳定度分类,与实际情况有较大误差,须经适当修改后才能使用。湍流统计量的日夜变化强,表明戈壁荒漠下垫面的热力作用对湍流混合的助长和抑制。这些特征为进一步分析戈壁荒漠上大气边界层结构和大气扩散研究提供了依据。     

厌氧活性污泥工艺生物发酵产氢能力研究

为了获得廉价氢气,开发新能源,利用厌氧活性污泥对有机废水的发酵作用制取氢气,应用研制的连续流生物制氢反应器进行试验。结果表明,碳水化合物的产氢─产酸过程是通过乙醇型发酵。在最佳运行条件下,产氢能力达0.42～0.47LH2/L·h,气体产率达0.3m^{3发酵气/kg进水COB。还探讨了COD容积负荷、搅拌器转速等运行参数对产氢能力的影响,提出了获得较高产氢能力的工程控制对策,为进一步开发生物制氢技术,实现工业化提供了依据。}     

用原生动物评价黄河兰州段的水质

报导了黄河兰州段的原生动物157种。根据原生动物群落构成特点;优势种群;污生指数和功能类群等指标对水质污染程度进行了评价,其各样点污染顺序是：库心（β_m）＜小川（β_m－α_m）＜新城桥（α_m）＜湟水桥(α_m）＜中山桥、包兰桥（α_m－ｐ_s）。这一评价结果与理化分析、底栖无脊椎动物和大肠杆菌的评价结果基本一致,表明原生动物可以作为宏观评价黄河水体污染程度的指示生物。     

粗滤慢滤工艺去除氨氮的实践与机制

为寻求改善乡村微污染饮用水水质的有效方法,结合粗滤慢滤工艺研究的实践,阐述了该工艺氨氮的去除规律以及与溶解氧的关系,提出需氧量的估算方法。研究结果表明,粗滤慢滤工艺具有良好的去除NH₃-N能力,其效率主要受溶解氧的限制,实用工艺中,停留时间及水温对其影响不大。该工艺可直接应用于乡村饮用水的处理。     

Management of hazardous fly-ash energy waste in the adsorptive removal of diclofenac by the use of synthetic zeolitic materials

Zeolite-carbon composites (Na-P1(C), Na-X(C)) and pure zeolites (Na-P1, Na-X) were synthesized from hazardous high-carbon fly ash waste (HC FA) via hydrothermal reaction with sodium hydroxide (NaOH). These solids were applied in the removal of diclofenac (DCF) from aqueous solution, with and without poly(acrylic acid) (PAA). The experiments included adsorption–desorption measurements, as well as electrokinetic and stability analyses. The obtained results showed that HC FA and Na-P1(C) had the greatest adsorption capacity towards DCF, i.e., 26.51 and 21.19 mg/g, respectively. PAA caused considerable decrease in the DCF adsorption due to the competition of both adsorbates of anionic character for active sites. For example, the adsorbed amount of DCF on Na-P1 without PAA was 14.11 mg/g, whereas the one measured with PAA was 5.08 mg/g. Most of prepared solids were effectively regenerated by the use of NaOH. Desorption degree reached even 73.65% in the single systems (with one adsorbate) and 97.24% in the mixed ones (with two adsorbates). Zeolitic materials formed suspensions of rather low stability, which underwent further deterioration in the organic molecules presence. All the results obtained in this study indicated that HC FA can be successfully managed in the removal of organic substances.

     

Influences of Climatic Change on Some Ecological Processes of an Insect Outbreak System in Canada's Boreal Forests and the Implications for Biodiversity

Insect outbreaks are a major disturbance factor in Canadian forests. If global warming occurs, the disturbance patterns caused by insects may change substantially, especially for those insects whose distributions depend largely on climate. In addition, the likelihood of wildfire often increases after insect attack, so the unpredictability of future insect disturbance patterns adds to the general uncertainty of fire regimes. The rates of processes fundamental to energy, nutrient, and biogeochemical cycling are also affected by insect disturbance, and through these effects, potential changes in disturbance patterns indirectly influence biodiversity. A process-level perspective is advanced to describe how the major insect outbreak system in Canadian forests, that of the spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana Clem. [Lepidoptera: Tortricidae]), might react to global warming. The resulting scenarios highlight the possible importance of natural selection, extreme weather, phenological relationships, complex feedbacks, historical conditions, and threshold behavior. That global warming already seems to be affecting the lifecycles of some insects points to the timeliness of this discussion. Some implications of this process-level perspective for managing the effects of global warming on biodiversity are discussed. The value of process-level understanding and high-resolution, long-term monitoring in attacking such problems is emphasized. It is argued that a species-level, preservationist approach may have unwanted side-effects, be cost-ineffective, and ecologically unsustainable.