Anaerobic co-digestion of kitchen waste and fruit/vegetable waste: Lab-scale and pilot-scale studies

The anaerobic digestion performances of kitchen waste (KW) and fruit/vegetable waste (FVW) were investigated for establishing engineering digestion system. The study was conducted from lab-scale to pilot-scale, including batch, single-phase and two-phase experiments. The lab-scale experimental results showed that the ratio of FVW to KW at 5:8 presented higher methane productivity (0.725 L CH₄/g VS), and thereby was recommended. Two-phase digestion appeared to have higher treatment capacity and better buffer ability for high organic loading rate (OLR) (up to 5.0 g (VS) L^?1 d^?1), compared with the low OLR of 3.5 g (VS) L^?1 d^?1 for single-phase system. For two-phase digestion, the pilot-scale system showed similar performances to those of lab-scale one, except slightly lower maximum OLR of 4.5 g (VS) L^?1 d^?1 was allowed. The pilot-scale system proved to be profitable with a net profit of 10.173 $/ton as higher OLR (?3.0 g (VS) L^?1 d^?1) was used.     

Influence of surface properties of RO membrane on membrane fouling for treating textile secondary effluent

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Reverse osmosis (RO) is a promising technology for treating and reusing textile secondary effluent (SE). To better understand the effect of membrane...     

1985年以来江苏省土地利用变化对人类活动程度的响应

利用1985、1995、2005和2008年4期遥感影像解译获取的土地利用变化数据,从土地利用变化速度、转移方向和土地利用程度方面,借助GIS空间分析和图谱分析技术及Ucinet社会网络分析软件,全面定量分析江苏省1985年以来人类活动作用下土地利用时空变化规律。研究表明:(1)1985~1995、1995~2005、2005~2008年3个时段江苏省的土地利用综合动态分别为12.95%、17.17%、15.03%,反应了人类活动对江苏省土地利用变化的影响程度呈现出"缓慢影响—剧烈影响—影响减缓"的倒U型曲线规律;(2)1985年以来,耕地、建设用地和水域之间的空间转移是江苏省土地利用转移的关键,也是人类影响土地利用最主要的表现形式,3种地类的相互转移占所有土地转移流的80%以上,其中耕地转为建设用地所占比例最大,主要分布苏锡常及南京4市的市辖区,以及昆山、江阴等经济发达的县市及苏北的宿迁市、淮安市、徐州市;(3)1985年以来,追求净产出(利润)的增长是土地利用变化的内在动力,导致建设用地增加及耕地减少,使得全省土地利用程度整体水平不断升高;受可驱动的有效资本量控制,经济发达的苏南地区一直是人类活动影响土地利用最为剧烈的区域,而苏北地区随着经济实力的不断提升土地利用受人类活动影响的程度也在逐渐增强。     

鄱阳湖典型区铜锈环棱螺体内微塑料分布特征

微塑料能够被水生生物摄入并对其产生毒性效应.以5条汇入鄱阳湖河流的入湖口、鄱阳湖出湖口和南矶山自然保护区为研究区,采集优势底栖动物铜锈环棱螺样品,对其进行组织消解并分离其中的微塑料,利用显微镜和红外光谱鉴定微塑料,分析鄱阳湖典型区铜锈环棱螺体内微塑料分布特征.结果表明,鄱阳湖典型区铜锈环棱螺体内微塑料丰度为（0.52±0.15）～（2.48±0.90） n·g^-1,赣江入湖口铜锈环棱螺体内微塑料丰度高于其他入湖口,南矶山湿地自然保护区铜锈环棱螺体内微塑料丰度最小.研究区铜锈环棱螺体内微塑料以粒径小于1 mm的透明纤维为主.铜锈环棱螺肠道微塑料丰度高于肌肉组织.本研究表明人类活动是影响铜锈环棱螺体内微塑料丰度的重要因素,对底栖动物中微塑料的调查有助于人们全面了解微塑料污染的生态风险.     

基于地理探测器的土壤重金属空间分异及其影响因素分析研究进展

地理探测器是探测空间分异性,以及揭示其背后驱动因子的一种新的统计学方法,由于其既能揭示单一因素对因变量的影响,也能评价双因素相互作用的影响,且不需要考虑线性,还能避免多变量共线性的影响,没有较强的模型假设,解决了传统方法在分析类别变量时的局限性,在土壤重金属空间分异领域研究的应用越来越广泛.通过收集40篇关于地理探测器在土壤重金属空间分异领域的研究报道,梳理了采用的自变量离散化方法、研究尺度、因变量和自变量类型、因子探测、交换探测、风险探测和生态探测等内容,并提出下一步的应用研究急需明确的问题,为地理探测器在土壤重金属空间分异领域深层次应用提供支撑.     

关于提高规划环评实施有效性方法的探讨

规划环评发展到现阶段,从宏观上对控制工业化及城市化发展进程中的环境风险、推进产业合理布局和城市规划的优化起到了一定的作用,但是与建设项目的环评相比,规划环评实施的有效性仍显示其较弱的一面.在此,以规划环境影响评价有效性为研究对象,对规划环境影响评价的六原则作了初步分析,从早期介入原则、公众参与原则等方面做了深入探讨,提出提高规划环评实施有效性的建议.     

黄土高原风尘沉积中石英结晶度的变化

中国北方的风尘沉积为研究区域构造隆升和全球气候变化提供了宝贵的材料。近20年来,尽管风尘沉积的古气候研究取得重大进展,但地质历史时期风尘的物源是否存在变化仍有很大争议。石英结晶度(CI)是黄土物源研究的可靠指标,本文用粉末X射线衍射仪对灵台剖面(~6.8 Ma—0)和庄浪岩心(~23.0—4.8 Ma)风尘沉积中石英结晶度进行了测量,发现灵台剖面石英的结晶度在时间序列没有明显的变化;庄浪钻孔的石英结晶度在~14.0—8.7 Ma明显的增大,表明风尘的物源在此存在变化。这种变化可能是由于此时段全球气候变冷和青藏高原隆升导致青藏高原东北部相对中亚造山带剥蚀量的增加引起的。     

Carbon dioxide capture using polyethylenimine-loaded mesoporous carbons

A high efficiency sorbent for CO2 capture was developed by loading polyethylenimine (PEI) on mesoporous carbons which possessed well-developed mesoporous structures and large pore volume. The physicochemical properties of the sorbent were characterized by N2 adsorption/desorption, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermal gravimetric analysis (TG) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) techniques followed by testing for CO2 capture. Factors that affected the sorption capacity of the sorbent were studied. The sorbent exhibited extraordinary capture capacity with CO2 concentration ranging from 5% to 80%. The optimal PEI loading was determined to be 65 wt.% with a CO2 sorption capacity of 4.82 mmol-CO2 /g-sorbent in 15% CO2 /N2 at 75°C, owing to low mass-transfer resistance and a high utilization ratio of the amine compound (63%). Moisture had a promoting effect on the sorption separation of CO2 . In addition, the developed sorbent could be regenerated easily at 100°C, and it exhibited excellent regenerability and stability. These results indicate that this PEI-loaded mesoporous carbon sorbent should have a good potential for CO2 capture in the future.     

Who avoids being involved in personal carbon trading? An investigation based on the urban residents in eastern China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Personal carbon trading scheme has been pulled into the public eye with the increasing urgency of downstream carbon emission reduction, and its...     

The influence of technological innovation and human capital on environmental efficiency among different regions in Asia-Pacific

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - This study employs super-efficiency DEA model with desirable inputs and an undesirable output in calculating environmental efficiency values in...