Poly(sodium acrylamidoalkanoates) in water treatment

Poly(sodium 6-acrylamidocaproate), poly(sodium 11-acrylamidoundecanoate), poly(sodium 11-N-methylacrylamidoundecanoate) and poly(sodium 11-N-ethylacrylamidoundecanoate) have been synthesized. The performance of these anionic polyelectrolytes as coagulant aids in water treatment was assessed by the jar test. The effects of polymer dosage and pH on their performances were investigated in order to establish the optimum flocculation conditions. The effectiveness of these polyelectrolytes as well as a commercially available cationic polyamine organic coagulant aid was compared in terms of floc size, settling rate and the quality of treated water. Poly(sodium 6-acrylamidocaproate) and poly(sodium 11-acrylamidoundecanoate) were superior to poly(sodium 11-N-methylacrylamidoundecanoate) and poly(sodium 11-N-ethylacrylamidoundecanoate), and they are as effective as the commercial cationic coagulant aid.     

Thermal performance of ice-making machine with a multi-channel evaporator

An experimental investigation is presented in this paper on the vapor compression refrigeration cycle used in an ice-making machine with a multi-channel evaporator. To study the operation performance of the refrigeration system in the ice-making machine, the fluid temperature distribution in multi-channel evaporating coils are tested and the dynamic variations in each cooling loop are investigated during the ice-generating phase. The results show that the external cooling loops have the largest temperature fluctuations caused by the large initial refrigerant injecting mass flow and the external environmental disturbances. For the inner cooling loops, the related temperature profiles of different test points have relative stable variations. To reduce the temperature fluctuations of the outside loops, it is suggested to reduce the initial refrigerant mass flow and adjust the initial opening of the thermal expansion valve. Moreover, it is the normal phenomenon for the slight temperature variations for the temperature curves of different test points, caused by the adjustment of thermal expansion valve. During the ice-making process, both the sensible heat removal phase and latent heat removal phase are experienced successively. To remove the sensible heat of water, the refrigerant system is operating in high efficiency with test points having a rapid linear temperature reduction. While for eliminating the latent heat of ice, it requires much more power supply, the relating test points have a temperature decrease with fluctuations. To improve the operation performance of ice machine, some suggestions and improvements are proposed.     

Effects of Al doping on the structure and properties of goethite and its adsorption behavior towards phosphate

Al substitution in goethite is common in soils, and has strong influence on the structure and physicochemical properties of goethite. In this research, a series of Al-doped goethites were synthesized, and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy. The adsorption behavior of these samples towards PO₄^3 − was also investigated. Characterization results demonstrated that increasing Al content in goethite led to a reduction in crystallinity, increase in specific surface area (SSA), and morphology change from needle-like to granular. Rietveld structure refinement revealed that the lattice parameter a remained almost constant and b slightly decreased, but c was significantly reduced, and the calculated crystal density increased. EXAFS analysis demonstrated that the Fe(Al)–O distance in the structure of the doped goethites was almost the same, but the Fe–Fe(Al) distance decreased with increasing Al content. Surface analysis showed that, with increasing Al content, the content of OH groups on the mineral surface increased. The adsorption of phosphate per unit mass of Al-doped goethite increased, while adsorption per unit area decreased owing to the decrease of the relative proportion of (110) facets in the total surface area of the minerals. The results of this research facilitate better understanding of the effect of Al substitution on the structure and properties of goethite and the cycling of phosphate in the environment.     

聚驱油田采出液处理生成油泥的组成及形成机理

采用红外光谱、光电子能谱、扫描电子显微镜等方法对聚合物驱油(聚驱)油田采出液处理过程中生成的两种物理性质存在明显差异的油泥(黏弹油泥和非黏弹油泥)进行组成分析及生成机理分析。实验结果表明:黏弹油泥的FTIR谱图、XPS谱图与实验室模拟生成的黏弹油泥对照样的谱图高度相似,证明黏弹油泥是聚季铵盐型清水剂与阴离子聚丙烯酰胺生成的高含油阴阳离子复合物;非黏弹油泥不含季铵盐成分,而含有酰胺和醚官能团,推测有可能来源于采出液处理剂中的聚醚成分。     

活性炭催化臭氧氧化水中诺氟沙星

以椰壳基活性炭为催化剂,采用催化臭氧氧化工艺降解诺氟沙星(NF),优化了工艺条件,评价了催化活性,并对反应机理进行了探讨。实验结果表明:活性炭催化臭氧氧化工艺的优化条件为臭氧通量80 mg/h、初始NF质量浓度15.0 mg/L、反应温度25℃、初始NF溶液p H 5.0;在该优化条件下反应60 min时,TOC去除率达51.5%,较单独臭氧氧化的32.5%和单独活性炭吸附的11.5%有明显改善;在活性炭催化臭氧氧化工艺中臭氧氧化与活性炭吸附之间存在一定的协同作用,活性炭具有较好的催化活性;活性炭催化臭氧氧化工艺对NF的去除主要是基于臭氧的直接氧化作用。     

长沙市大气中总挥发性有机物分布特征、变化规律及污染对策研究

为调查长沙市大气中TVOC的分布特征及变化规律,研究其污染控制措施,按照相关标准和技术规范,在不同的功能区划和行政区划内合理布设12个监测点位,分季节采集样品,使用热脱附－气相色谱法进行检测,利用反距离权重插值和遥感解译等方法进行综合分析。结果表明：长沙市大气中苯与甲苯（ B／T）特征比值为0．58,汽车尾气是长沙市苯系物和TVOC的主要来源;长沙市不同的工业区TVOC浓度有显著差异,工业区合理布局,增加绿化面积,可以有效的降低TVOC浓度。     

污染源在线监控数据异常智能检测方法研究

污染源自动监测数据中存在大量异常数据,严重影响数据整体质量。建立科学可靠的自动监测数据诊断分析处理方法,可有效提升在线监控监管能力水平,为数据的深度应用提供支持。但目前尚缺乏对该方法的深入研究。因此,综述了数据挖掘领域主流异常数据检测方法,并总结了在电力、交通、金融、航天等领域的应用情况,指出存在的不足和发展方向,旨在为智能污染源自动监控数据异常检测提供指导,促进污染源自动监控系统发展。     

Tsunami run-up and inundation along the coast of Sabah and Sarawak,Malaysia due to a potential Brunei submarine mass failure

Submarine landslides, also known as submarine mass failures (SMFs), are major natural marine disasters that could critically damage coastal facilities such as nuclear power plants and oil and gas platforms. It is therefore essential to investigate submarine landslides for potential tsunami hazard assessment. Three-dimensional seismic data from offshore Brunei have revealed a giant seabed mass deposited by a previous SMF. The submarine mass extends over 120 km from the continental slope of the Baram Canyon at 200 m water depth to the deep basin floor of the Northwest Borneo Trough. A suite of in-house two-dimensional depth-averaged tsunami simulation model TUNA (Tsunami-tracking Utilities and Application) is developed to assess the vulnerability of coastal communities in Sabah and Sarawak subject to potential SMF tsunami. The submarine slide is modeled as a rigid body moving along a planar slope with the center of mass motion parallel to the planar slope and subject to external forces due to added mass, gravity, and dissipation. The nonlinear shallow water equations are utilized to simulate tsunami propagation from deepwater up to the shallow offshore areas. A wetting-drying algorithm is used when a tsunami wave reaches the shoreline to compute run up of tsunami along the shoreline. Run-up wave height and inundation maps are provided for seven densely populated locations in Sabah and Sarawak to highlight potential risks at each location, subject to two scenarios of slide slopes: 2° and 4°. The first wave may arrive at Kudat as early as 0.4 h after the SMF, giving local communities little time to evacuate. Over a small area, maximum inundated depths reaching 20.3 m at Kudat, 26.1 m at Kota Kinabalu, and 15.5 m at Miri are projected, while the maximum inundation distance of 4.86 km is expected at Miri due to its low-lying coast. In view of the vulnerability of some locations to the SMF tsunami, it is important to develop and implement community resilience program to reduce the potential damage that could be inflicted by SMF tsunamis.     

厌氧消化1号模型(ADMl)的发展及其应用

国际水协(IWA)于2002年正式推出了厌氧消化1号模型(ADM1),其主要目的是建立一个厌氧工艺建模和模拟的通用平台,促进厌氧处理工艺技术的发展.近年来,ADMI在许多方面得到扩展,如包含硫酸盐还原、硝酸盐还原、产气及其释放的扩展等,这使ADM1更趋于完善.ADM1与其他污水处理数学模型结合的应用以及在分布参数模型中的应用是当前该模型应用的主要方面.有机物发酵的复杂性以及数量众多的模型动力学参数和组分都极人限制了该模型的广泛应用.     

The potential risk assessment for different arsenic species in the aquatic environment

The different toxicity characteristics of arsenic species result in discrepant ecological risk.The predicted no-effect concentrations(PNECs) 43.65, 250.18, and 2.00 × 103μg/L were calculated for As(III), As(V), and dimethylarsinic acid in aqueous phase, respectively. With these PNECs, the ecological risk from arsenic species in Pearl River Delta in China and Kwabrafo stream in Ghana was evaluated. It was found that the risk from As(III) and As(V)in the samples from Pearl River Delta was low, while much high in Kwabrafo stream. This study implies that ecological risk of arsenic should be evaluated basing on its species.