Poly(Lactic Acid) Blended with Cellulolytic Enzyme Lignin: Mechanical and Thermal Properties and Morphology Evaluation

“Green”/bio-based blends of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and cellulolytic enzyme lignin (CEL) were prepared by twin-screw extrusion blending. The mechanical and thermal properties and the morphology of the blends were investigated. It was found that the Young’s modulus of the PLA/CEL blends is significantly higher than that of the neat PLA and the Shore hardness is also somewhat improved. However, the tensile strength, the elongation at break, and the impact strength are slightly decreased. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) shows that the thermal stability of the PLA is not significantly affected by the incorporation of the CEL, even with 40 wt% CEL. The results of FT-IR and SEM reveal that the CEL and the PLA are miscible and there are efficient interactions at the interfaces between them. These findings show that the CEL is a kind of feasible filler for the PLA-based blends.     

湿法烟气脱硫塔设计与优化

湿法烟气脱硫(WFGD)是当前大型燃煤电厂烟气脱硫的主导技术。针对某2×600MW电厂脱硫塔,利用Fluent软件对不同尺寸脱硫塔入口尺寸下的脱硫塔塔内流场进行数值模拟,并比较不同入口尺寸塔形的脱硫塔喷淋层浆液循环泵的轴功率,对比选取了用于设计的最优方案。该项目的优化设计充分说明了CFD模拟结果能有效地指导湿法烟气脱硫塔的设计与优化。     

Estimating Relevance of Organic Carbon,Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Loads to a Blackwater River Estuary1

Abstract: In blackwater river estuaries, a large portion of external carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus load are combined in complex organic molecules of varying recalcitrance. Determining their lability is essential to establishing the relationship between anthropogenic loads and eutrophication. A method is proposed in which organic C, N, and P are partitioned into labile and refractory forms, based upon first‐order decay estimated by biochemical oxygen demand relative to total organic carbon, and C:N and C:P ratios as a function of organic carbon lability. The technique was applied in developing total maximum daily loads for the lower St. Johns, a blackwater Atlantic coastal plain river estuary in Northeast Florida. Point source organic nutrients were determined to be largely labile. Urban runoff was found to have the highest relative labile organic N and P content, followed by agricultural runoff. Natural forest and silviculture runoff were high in refractory organic N and P. Upstream labile C, N, and P loads were controlled by autochthonous production, with 34‐50% of summer total labile carbon imported as algal biomass. Differentiation of labile and refractory organic forms suggests that while anthropogenic nutrient enrichment has tripled the total nitrogen load, it has resulted in a 6.7‐fold increase in total labile nitrogen load.     

粉料无尘装车技术及其在电除尘器、大布袋除尘器输灰系统中的应用

传统电除尘器、大布袋除尘器输灰系统存在工艺繁杂、能耗大、输送速度慢、系统难于维护及二次扬尘问题,电除尘器、大布袋除尘器输灰系统采用粉料无尘装车技术可有效简化工艺、提高生产速度和系统运行、维护可靠性,很大程度减少能耗并彻底根除二次扬尘。     

荷电水雾振弦栅除尘效率影响因素及相关性分析

为进一步提高荷电水雾振弦栅除尘器除尘效率,在自制模型基础上进行实验,在喷雾水压、喷嘴孔径一定时,以除尘效率η为实验结果,针对入口风速(V)、电场强度(E)和放电距离(L)3个影响因素进行实验研究。根据实验结果得到各影响因素与除尘效率的线性关系,利用MATLAB进行曲线拟合,得到拟合线性方程,通过SPSS软件分析了各因素针对除尘效率的权重关系为V>E>L,并得到V、E和L的相关性系数分别为:-0.264、1.529、0.016;实验结果表明:η与V成负相关、与E和L成正相关;V和E对η具有非常显著的影响,而L的影响相对较弱;综合拟合方程和相关性系数,建立了该项实验3因素对除尘效率影响的经验公式。效验表明该公式可靠,具有一定参考价值。     

Evaluating Beijing’s human carrying capacity from the perspective of water resource constraints

As the demands on limited water resources intensify, concerns are being raised about the human carrying capacity of these resources. However, few researchers have studied the carrying capacity of regional water resources. Beijing, the second-largest city in China, faces a critical water shortage that will limit the city’s future development. We developed a method to quantify the carrying capacity of Beijing’s water resources by considering water-use structures based on the proportions of water used for agricultural, industrial, and domestic purposes. We defined a reference structure as 45:22:33 (% of total, respectively), an optimized structure as 40:20:40, and an ideal structure as 50:15:35. We also considered four domestic water quotas: 55, 75, 95, and 115 m 3 /(person·yr). The urban carrying capacity of 10–12 million was closest to Beijing’s actual 2003 population for all three water-use structures with urban domestic water use of 75 m 3 /(person·yr). However, after accounting for our underlying assumptions, the adjusted carrying capacity is closer to 5–6 million. Thus, Beijing’s population in 2003 was almost twice the adjusted carrying capacity. Based on this result, we discussed the ecological and environmental problems created by Beijing’s excessive population and propose measures to mitigate these problems.     

军山湖河蚬的种群动态及生产量研究

2005年4月-2006年3月年间对军山湖河蚬进行了周年逐月采集,对河蚬的种群动态进行了分析,并采用Brey经验公式测算了军山湖河蚬周年生产量。结果表明,河蚬周年平均生物量为115.84 g/m2,平均密度为51.93 ind./m2。种群密度及生物量峰值出现在58、月5,月分别为90.67 ind./m21,87.39 g/m2;8月分别为72 ind./m2,170.67 g/m2。密度及生物量在次年3月份为最低值,分别为27.2 ind./m2,58.88 g/m2。河蚬周年生产量(AFDW)为10.86(g/m2.yr),P/B系数为0.52,结果较为合理。P/B系数较低,说明这一资源日趋贫乏,需要合理的保护利用。     

Soil temperature and moisture sensitivities of soil CO2 e ux before and after tillage in a wheat field of Loess Plateau, China

As a conventional farming practice, tillage has lasted for thousands of years in Loess Plateau, China. Although recent studies show that tillage is a prominent culprit to soil carbon loss in croplands, few studies have investigated the influences of tillage on the responses of soil CO2 e ux (SCE) to soil temperature and moisture. Using a multi-channel automated CO2 e ux chamber system, we measured SCE in situ continuously before and after the conventional tillage in a rain fed wheat field of Loess Plateau, China. The changes in soil temperature and moisture sensitivities of SCE, denoted by the Q10 value and linear regression slope respectively, were compared in the same range of soil temperature and moisture before and after the tillage. The results showed that, after the tillage, SCE increased by 1.2–2.2 times; the soil temperature sensitivity increased by 36.1%–37.5%; and the soil moisture sensitivity increased by 140%–166%. Thus, the tillage-induced increase in SCE might partially be attributed to the increases in temperature and moisture sensitivity of SCE.     

城市生态系统污染氮足迹与灰水足迹综合评价

水足迹和氮足迹指标的运用可定量分析人类水资源与氮元素消费对环境造成的影响,但联合双足迹指标评价城市发展对环境造成的多重负效应的研究尚缺.基于污染氮足迹及灰水足迹理论与内涵,以城市化程度较高的深圳市为例,分别对其城市污染氮足迹及灰水足迹进行核算与评价,综合评估城市快速发展导致的氮污染与水污染潜在风险的耦合关系.结果表明:2005—2015年深圳城市污染氮足迹呈波动下降趋势,年均约3万t.水体活性氮流失为主要的城市污染氮足迹来源.同时,深圳城市灰水足迹却呈波动上升趋势,年均约15亿m~3,生活灰水足迹为城市灰水足迹主要构成部分,也是城市剩余灰水足迹的主要来源.研究期间,城市污染氮足迹与灰水足迹呈协同变化趋势,但2012年后两者出现"脱耦"情况.城市污水处理能力与再生水利用率为影响未来深圳城市灰水足迹增加的主要因素,优先快速提高城市生活污水再生利用率和全面提高城市污水脱氮率,可应对城市发展过程水资源与氮元素利用带来的环境风险.     

Pollution characteristics of 15 gas- and particle-phase phthalates in indoor and outdoor air in Hangzhou

Phthalate esters (PAEs), typical pollutants widely used as plasticizers, are ubiquitous in various indoor and outdoor environments. PAEs exist in both gas and particle phases, posing risks to human health. In the present study, we chose four typical kinds of indoor and outdoor environments with the longest average human residence times to assess the human exposure in Hangzhou, including newly decorated residences, ordinary residences, offices and outdoor air. In order to analyze the pollution levels and characteristics of 15 gas- and particle-phase PAEs in indoor and outdoor environments, air and particulate samples were collected simultaneously. The total PAEs concentrations in the four types of environments were 25,396, 25,466.8, 15,388.8 and 3616.2?ng/m³, respectively. DEHP and DEP were the most abundant, and DMPP was at the lowest level. Distinct variations in the distributions of indoor/outdoor, gas/particle-phase and different molecular weights of PAEs were observed, showing that indoor environments were the main sources of PAEs pollution. While most PAEs tended to exsit in indoor sites and gas-phase, the high-molecular-weight chemicals tended to exist in the particle-phase and were mainly found in PM_2.5. PAEs were more likely adsorbed by small particles, especially for the indoor environments. There existed a good correlation between the particle matter concentrations and the PAEs levels. In addition, neither temperature nor humidity had obvious effects on the distributions of the PAEs concentrations.