Selective leaching of valuable metals from waste printed circuit boards

This study was carried out to recover valuable metals from the printed circuit boards (PCBs) of waste computers. PCB samples were crushed to smaller than 1 mm by a shredder and initially separated into 30% conducting and 70% nonconducting materials by an electrostatic separator. The conducting materials, which contained the valuable metals, were then used as the feed material for magnetic separation, where it was found that 42% of the conducting materials were magnetic and 58% were nonmagnetic. Leaching of the nonmagnetic component using 2 M H2SO4 and 0.2 M H2O2 at 85 degrees C for 12 hr resulted in greater than 95% extraction of Cu, Fe, Zn, Ni, and Al. Au and Ag were extracted at 40 degrees C with a leaching solution of 0.2 M (NH4)2S2O3, 0.02 M CuSO4, and 0.4 M NH4OH, which resulted in recovery of more than 95% of the Au within 48 hr and 100% of the Ag within 24 hr. The residues were next reacted with a 2 M NaCl solution to leach out Pb, which took place within 2 hr at room temperature.     

高级氧化法脱除PVA浆料的清洁生产新工艺研究

为了研究高级氧化法脱除聚乙烯醇（PVA）浆料清洁生产新工艺的可行性，研究了3种高级氧化法UV／H2O2、UV／TiO2、Nation-Fe^2＋／H2O2对含PVA溶液的氧化降解，其降解效果依次为iUV／H2O2〉Nation-Fe^2＋／H2O2〉UV／TiO2。对于UV／H2O2法，PVA降解速率与H2O2的初始浓度成正相关，且H2O2浓度为2．95mmol／L时14min内就能使PVA的去除率达到98％；pH和温度对PVA的氧化降解效果影响不明显。在此基础上，对建立在高级氧化法基础上的退浆新工艺进行了探讨，结果表明，在65℃和75℃下，高级氧化法条件下的纯棉织物PVA退浆率分别达到70．16％和95．65％；该法不仅可以促进PVA从纯棉织物上的脱附，而且可以达到对PVA的较高降解效果，使得所排退浆废水的生化处理难度明显降低。     

Occurrence,sorption, and transformation of free and conjugated natural steroid estrogens in the environment

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Natural steroid estrogens (NSEs), including free estrogens (FEs) and conjugated estrogens (CEs), are of emerging concern globally among public and...     

Characteristic and mechanism of sorption and desorption of benzene on humic acid

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The sorption/desorption behaviors of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) on soil organic matter (SOM) have a significant influence on...     

The associations of air pollution exposure during pregnancy with fetal growth and anthropometric measurements at birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Fetal growth has been demonstrated to be an important predictor of perinatal and postnatal health. Although the effects of maternal exposure to air...     

蒸发塔技术用于脱硫废水的处理

脱硫废水水质复杂、含有重金属,处理难度很大,为此开发了一种新型的脱硫废水处理技术——蒸发塔技术,可以实现脱硫废水的零排放。在实验室搭建了小型蒸发塔实验台,对脱硫废水的蒸发特性、热量衡算进行了研究。研究表明：导流板角度一定的情况下,脱硫废水主蒸发区在塔体中心位置,随着脱硫废水处理量的增加,主蒸发区域向塔壁和塔体下部偏移;导流板角度减小,高温区下移;雾矩受给液量和雾化器转速的双重影响,给液量越大,雾矩越大,转速越大,雾矩越小;塔径一定的条件下,适当调节进风量和导流板角度可增加脱硫废水的处理量;模拟计算表明,蒸发系统抽取热烟气量较少,不会对电厂热系统产生明显影响。     

PCDD and PCDF exposures in workers and controls living near an industrial waste incinerator

This study measured the levels of 17 congeners of PCDDs/PCDFs in serum to compare the levels between potentially exposed workers at an industrial waste incinerator and any residents with no known exposures. The 1,2,3,6,7,8- and 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD were detected in serum of workers but in controls. Likewise, 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF, 1,2,3,6,7,8- and 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF were detected only in serum of workers. The international toxic equivalent (TEQ) levels of PCDDs/PCDFs in sera of workers are much higher than in controls. Among PCDDs, the proportion of total concentration and TEQ level is dominated predominantly by 1,2,3,6,7,8- and 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD. We need extensive studies to estimate human exposure and are continuing this investigation.     

加热位置对沼气罐温度场影响的实验和模拟

为了使沼气罐内有一个相对均匀的温度环境、提高沼气的产气效率,通过改变沼气罐内的加热位置,找出能使沼气罐内温度场均匀的加热位置,减小罐内温度梯度过大对发酵造成的影响。用实验研究和数值模拟相结合的方法,研究沼气罐内的温度场分布情况,结果表明,中部加热较上部加热和下部加热能取得良好的罐内温度场,温度梯度较小,使罐内上、中、下各部分温度分别维持在33.95、34.02和33.6℃,比传统的采用下部换热能取得更好的温度场。     

Field crops (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk. and Brassica chinensis L.) for phytoremediation of cadmium and nitrate co-contaminated soils via rotation with Sedum alfredii Hance

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Phytoremediation coupled with crop rotation (PCC) is a feasible strategy for remediation of contaminated soil without interrupting crop production....