浊漳河山西省潞城市境内段河流生态健康评价研究

浊漳河山西省潞城市境内干流段及南源段河道生态环境目前最突出的问题在于水质恶化、水量减少以及生物多样性衰退。本文从水质、水量、生物状况三个要素出发,通过建立浊漳河潞城市境内河段的水生态健康评价体系,对浊漳南源及干流段进行了生态健康诊断。结果显示,浊漳干流段生态健康总指数36.74,呈生态病态状;南源段生态健康总指数60.03,呈基本健康状态。据此,浊漳河潞城境内段目前的核心问题是生态恢复问题,应当针对其存在的问题选择适当的生态修复模式,采取相应的生态环境管理方法,把生态系统的恢复和重建作为其流域治理的最终目标。     

EDTA-nSiO2纳米颗粒对Cd2+的吸附

nSiO_2纳米颗粒是一种广泛应用的工程纳米材料,为增加其对水溶液中Cd~(2+)的吸附性能,采用接枝改性的方法制备出乙二胺四乙酸(EDTA)改性nSiO_2纳米颗粒(EDTA-nSiO_2),并用透射电镜、氮气吸附-解吸、红外光谱和差热分析等手段对其进行了结构表征,同时以其为吸附剂,通过批处理实验法探讨了体系pH、吸附时间、温度、离子强度等因素对Cd~(2+)吸附的影响,并结合X射线能谱(XPS)分析对其吸附机制进行了分析.结果表明,以EDTA为改性剂,可以成功制备出稳定性良好的EDTA-nSiO_2纳米颗粒,其对Cd~(2+)的吸附受体系p H控制;nSiO_2对Cd~(2+)的吸附量较小,EDTA改性可增加nSiO_2对Cd~(2+)的吸附作用,随着p H的升高,Cd~(2+)的吸附效果逐渐增强,在p H大于4.0后逐渐趋于稳定.EDTA-nSiO_2对Cd~(2+)的吸附速率较快,可在1 h内达到吸附平衡.EDTA-nSiO_2对Cd~(2+)的吸附为吸热的自发过程,吸附等温线可用Langmuir模型描述.NaCl浓度增加会导致Cd~(2+)的吸附量下降,当体系Na Cl浓度从0增加到100 mmol·L~(-1),Cd~(2+)的最大吸附量从0.433 mmol·g-1降低至0.294mmol·g-1.0.1 mol·L~(-1)HCl是较为合适的吸附剂再生液,Cd~(2+)洗脱率约94.36%.结合pH、温度、离子强度、再生和XPS分析结果,可以推测出EDTA-nSiO_2对Cd~(2+)的吸附是包含有简单的物理吸附和离子交换过程,并以化学络合为主的吸附过程.EDTA-nSiO_2是一种对水体Cd~(2+)具有较好吸附能力的工程纳米材料吸附剂.     

Separation and remediation of environmental pollutants using metal–organic framework-based tailored materials

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Assessment of algal biomass towards removal of Cr(VI) from tannery effluent: a sustainable approach

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Exploring the potential effect of Achnatherum splendens L.–derived biochar treated with phosphoric acid on bioavailability of cadmium and wheat growth in contaminated soil

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Renewable and non-renewable energy consumption driven sustainable development in ASEAN countries: do financial development and institutional quality matter?

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Identifying impact of international trade and renewable energy consumption on environmental quality improvement and their role in global warming

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Deciphering the immunoboosting potential of macro and micronutrients in COVID support therapy

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Capacity and strategies of energy production from renewable sources in Arab countries until 2030: a review from renewable energy potentials to environmental issues

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A systematic review of the utilization of waste materials as aggregate replacement in stone matrix asphalt mixes

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