Biosorption of heavy metals by activated sludge and their desorption characteristics

The biosorption of different metals (Cu2+, Cd2+, Zn2+, Ni2+ and Pb2+) was investigated using activated sludge. The optimum pH was 4 for Cd, Cu and Pb sorption and 5 for Ni and Zn. Biomass metal uptake clearly competed with protons present in the aqueous medium, making pH an important variable in the process. Protons consumed by biomass in control tests versus protons exchange in biosorption tests confirmed a maximum exchange between metal cations and protons at pH 2. The study of the influence of biomass concentration revealed that the amount of protons released from biomass increased with biomass concentration. This would confirm the hypothesis of ion exchange between both types of ions. The application of the Langmuir and Freundlich models showed a better fitting of experimental data to the first model. The maximum sorption uptake of the studied metals by the activated sludge showed the following decreasing order: Pb>Cu>CdZn>Ni. Desorption experiments showed that HCl was a good eluent for the five metals tested, particularly at low pH values (1 and 2). At pH 3 or 4 the desorption yield was significantly lower. However, its use did not allow the reuse of biomass in subsequent loading and unloading cycles. EDTA was also a good desorption agent, achieving the total recovery for the five metals tested at a concentration of 1mM, with the advantage that biomass could be reused for three sorption-desorption cycles.     

空中交通管制团队人误的分类及致因研究

复杂社会技术系统通常以团队方式运行,认识与预防团队人误是控制安全风险的重要途径。研究采用威胁与差错管理(TEM)的研究框架,以某空管运行自愿报告系统2004年全年数据为样本源,分析团队人误的流程与致因,统计发现团队人误占总体空管人误的31%。团队发现和指出错误后仍不能有效纠正错误的比例达到8%。根据样本统计并结合典型团队人误的案例,确认了空管团队人误的主要类型和分布情况以及团队行为促成因素(PSF)的框架及重要性排序,其中缺乏交流是团队人误的最常见PSF,报告样本量出现率达47.1%。最后,从组织文化建设、团队管理、标准操作程序、培训等方面提出了减少团队人误的建议。     

Measurement of machinery safety level: European framework for product control: Particular case: Spanish framework for market surveillance

Current brief aims to introduce the concept of safety in European industrial sectors, particularly in mechanics and machinery industry. It also highlights the importance to ensure an even level of machinery safety along the European Union, setting up the appropriate frame and procedures to keep it under control. An overview over market surveillance activities for machinery (regulations, main actors and their roles) first at Community level, and secondly an approach to one of the Member States is also introduced.     

Use of gamma-irradiation pretreatment for enhancement of anaerobic digestibility of sewage sludge

The effects of γ-irradiation pretreatment on anaerobic digestibility of sewage sludge was investigated in this paper. Parameters like solid components, soluble components, and biogas production of anaerobic digestion experiment for sewage sludge were measured. The values of these parameters were compared before and after γ-irradiation pretreatment. Total solid (TS), volatile solid (VS), suspended solid (SS), volatile suspended solid (VSS), and average floc size of samples decreased after γ-irradiation treatment. Besides, floc size distribution of sewage sludge shifted from 80–100 μm to 0–40 μm after γ-irradiation treatment at the doses from 0 to 30 kGy, which indicated the disintegration of sewage sludge. Moreover, microbe cells of sewage sludge were ruptured by γ-irradiation treatment, which resulted in the release of cytoplasm and increase of soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD). Both sludge disintegration and microbe cells rupture enhanced the subsequent anaerobic digestion process, which was demonstrated by the increase of accumulated biogas production. Compared with digesters fed with none irradiated sludge, the accumulated biogas production increased 44, 98, and 178 mL for digesters fed sludge irradiated at 2.48, 6.51, and 11.24 kGy, respectively. The results indicated that γ-irradiation pretreatment could effectively enhance anaerobic digestibility of sewage sludge, and correspondingly, could accelerate hydrolysis process, shorten sludge retention time of sludge anaerobic digestion process.     

节能环保产业发展现状剖析对中国的启示与研究

随着全球经济的飞速发展,经济受资源和环境约束的矛盾接近临界。而人们对环境质量的需求不断上升,在此大背景下,节能环保产业应运而生。在介绍国际节能环保产业和分析中国节能环保产业现状的基础上,分析融资渠道不够畅通,市场活力有待激发,资本市场亟待完善,产业创业还需推进等一系列制约中国节能环保产业发展的问题,并从理清管理体制,畅通融资渠道,健全资本市场,推进产业创业等方面给出了建议。     

治污工程对武汉东湖生态恢复的研究与探讨

通过对武汉东湖水域水质污染现状的调查 ,东湖已成为浮游植物响应型的城市富营养湖泊。对东湖入湖污水几乎全部截流 ,并通过长江补充新水 ,辅之换水 ,挖除部分底泥 ,污水处理 ,利用水浮莲的作用及生态调整等措施 ,湖水经大约 2 3～ 2 4a时间 ,随着东湖水质的改善 ,必将促进其水生生物的良性演替 ,使湖泊生态功能较迅速得以恢复 ,不断增进湖泊生态经济效益     

传统融雪剂市场的氯化钙革命

北方常见的冰雪天气,给正常的交通秩序带来很大麻烦,由此而产生的交通事故逐年增加,如何合理有效地铲除积雪已经成为城市交通中不可忽视的问题。     

Two- and three-dimensional ultrasound in malformations of the medullary canal: report of four cases

A comparison between two-dimensional (2D), and three-dimensional (3D) ultrasonography was made in four fetuses diagnosed with neural tube defect (NTD) in the first half of pregnancy. 3D ultrasonography (orthogonal and multiplanar systems) proved to be an excellent complement to 2D, particularly when using orthogonal planes. When using the 3D multiplanar surface imaging system, excellent images of the malformations can be rapidly obtained. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

评价甲基环戊二烯基三羰基锰(MMT)抗爆剂

评述了抗爆剂甲基环戊二烯基三羰基锰（MMT）研究和应用的最新进展。MMT的合成工艺简单，抗爆能力优良，燃烧沉积物易于清除，不会堵塞尾气催化净化剂，毒性较小，环境安全性高，可替代四乙基铅作为抗爆剂。     

高速公路用地复垦技术体系浅析

根据高速公路用地特点和复垦要求 ,结合近几年高速公路用地复垦研究成果和土地复垦技术理论 ,对高速公路用地复垦技术体系进行系统阐述和探讨。将对高速公路复垦技术理论和实践的发展有一定促进作用。