Enhanced debromination of 2,2′,4,4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) by zero-valent zinc with ascorbic acid

• Highly efficient debromination of BDE-47 was achieved in the ZVZ/AA system. • BDE-47 debromination by the ZVZ/AA can be applied to a wide range of pH. • AA inhibits the formation of (hydr)oxide and accelerates the corrosion of ZVZ. • Reduction mechanism of BDE-47 debromination by the ZVZ/AA system was proposed. A new technique of zero-valent zinc coupled with ascorbic acid (ZVZ/AA) was developed and applied to debrominate the 2,2′,4,4′-Tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47), which achieved high conversion and rapid debromination of BDE-47 to less- or non-toxic forms. The reaction conditions were optimized by the addition of 100 mg/L ZVZ particles and 3 mmol/L AA at original solution pH= 4.00 using the solvent of methanol/H₂O (v:v= 4:6), which could convert approximately 94% of 5 mg/L BDE-47 into lower-brominated diphenyl ethers within a 90 min at the ZVZ/AA system. The high debromination of BDE-47 was mainly attributed to the effect of AA that inhibits the formation of Zn(II)(hydr)oxide passivation layers and promotes the corrosion of ZVZ, which leads to increase the reactivity of ZVZ. Additionally, ion chromatography and gas chromatography mass spectrometry analyses revealed that bromine ion and lower-debromination diphenyl ethers formed during the reduction of BDE-47. Furthermore, based on the generation of the intermediates products, and its concentration changes over time, it was proposed that the dominant pathway for conversion of BDE-47 was sequential debromination and the final products were diphenyl ethers. These results suggested that the ZVZ/AA system has the potential for highly efficient debromination of BDE-47 from wastewater.     

Degradation of polyacrylamide (PAM) and methane production by mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion: Effect of temperature and concentration

• PAM degradation in thermophilic AD in comparison with mesophilic AD. • PAM degradation and its impact on thermophilic and mesophilic AD. • Enhanced methane yield in presence of PAM during thermophilic and mesophilic AD. • PAM degradation and microbial community analysis in thermophilic and mesophilic AD. Polyacrylamide (PAM) is generally employed in wastewater treatment processes such as sludge dewatering and therefore exists in the sludge. Furthermore, it degrades slowly and can deteriorate methane yield during anaerobic digestion (AD). The impact or fate of PAM in AD under thermophilic conditions is still unclear. This study mainly focuses on PAM degradation and enhanced methane production from PAM-added sludge during 15 days of thermophilic (55°C) AD compared to mesophilic (35°C) AD. Sludge and PAM dose from 10 to 50 g/kg TSS were used. The results showed that PAM degraded by 76% to 78% with acrylamide (AM) content of 0.2 to 3.3 mg/L in thermophilic AD. However, it degraded only 27% to 30% with AM content of 0.5 to 7.2 mg/L in mesophilic AD. The methane yield was almost 230 to 238.4 mL/g VSS on the 8th day in thermophilic AD but was 115.2 to 128.6 mL/g VSS in mesophilic AD. Mechanism investigation revealed that thermophilic AD with continuous stirring not only enhanced PAM degradation but also boosted the organics release from the sludge with added PAM and gave higher methane yield than mesophilic AD.     

1961~2017年中国不同等级寒冷天气日数时空演变特征

基于气象行业的“寒冷程度等级”,采用1961~2017年中国545个日值最低气温站点数据,从气候态特征、变化趋势和波动特征3个方面分析近57年来中国不同寒冷天气日数时空演变特征。结果表明：（1）1961~2017年中国寒冷天气日数随着寒冷等级降低而逐渐增多。其中极寒和严寒天气日数仅分布在高纬度、高海拔地区。随着寒冷等级降低,寒冷天气日数逐渐向南方发展。（2）1961~2017年中国不同等级寒冷天气日数变化趋势具有各自不同的空间分异特征。高等级寒冷天气日数以减少趋势为主,且主要集中在高纬度、高海拔地区;随着寒冷等级降低,寒冷天气日数呈增加和减少趋势的范围不断增加。1991~2017年的高等级寒冷天气日数变化趋势相比1961~1990年偏小;随着寒冷等级增高,趋势偏大的地区不断增多。（3）1961~2017年中国高等级寒冷天气日数在高纬度、高海拔地区波动较大;随着寒冷等级降低,寒冷天气日数波动较大的地区逐渐向南方发展,且呈现出南方波动大、北方波动小的特征。中低等级寒冷天气日数波动差异特征分别集中在长江流域地区和南方沿海沿边地区。高等级寒冷天气日数波动差异特征则主要集中于高纬度、高海拔地区。     

“竞争申请制”:可持续发展政策试点与央地关系重构

可持续发展目标(SDGs)的提出,开启了人类可持续发展领域最宏大的政策实验,也为开展国际视野的比较公共政策研究提供了难得机遇。执行SDGs及国家可持续发展政策需要处理好中央政府与地方政府间关系,而政策试点是协调这一关系的重要政策工具。已有文献对经济政策试点做了较充分的研究,然而对旨在实现经济、社会与环境协调的可持续发展政策试点,现有研究尚缺乏成型理论。在复杂央地关系格局下,对于需持续投入成本且成果难以界定的可持续发展政策试点,其具有怎样的不同于经济政策试点的机制?此外,众多西方学者将美国作为政策试点研究的制度基础并视其为“民主实验室”。然而,政策试点在以中国为代表的不同体制国家中同样存在,并以多样的机制发挥作用。那么,不同国家体制内的可持续发展政策试点又有哪些异同?政策试点影响下中国既有的央地关系发生了怎样的重构?对此,本文基于最典型案例原则,选取中国与美国响应SDGs分别开展的政策试点进行比较研究。笔者识别了不同体制下试点机制的异同,指出中国基于“竞争申请制”开展的可持续发展政策试点强化了中央部委与地方政府间关系,形成了地方官员的可持续发展激励,保障了政策试点的实施。     

ABR反应器的碱度变化及调控研究

研究了折流厌氧反应器(ABR)运行中碱度的变化情况及其与ABR各格室中VFA、pH和COD变化之间的关系.结果表明,碱度沿程变化与反应器的VFA浓度变化密切相关,碱度和pH值的最低点出现在VFA浓度最高点.碱度条件是通过pH值影响系统的运行.ABR沿程碱度和pH值变化都存在一个先降低后上升的过程.碱度控制一般以保证ABR沿程最低pH值不低于6.0为准,6.5以上为佳.进水碱度的下限与反应器的进水浓度密切相关.在低负荷COD条件下[3.7 kg/(m³·d)],保持ABR运行良好的最低碱度为800 mg/L.     

中温和高温厌氧生物产氢反应器连续运行的研究

采用2个厌氧生物产氢反应器分别在中温(37℃)和高温(55℃)下连续运行.以河底沉积物接种,葡萄糖为基质,在CSTR中成功实现了连续中温厌氧产氢,最高产氢量达8.6L/(L·d),基质产氢摩尔比(H₂/葡萄糖)为1.98.以厌氧产甲烷颗粒污泥接种,蔗糖为基质,在UASB反应器中成功实现了连续高温厌氧产氢过程,最高产氢量达6.8L/(L·d),基质产氢摩尔比(H₂/蔗糖)为3.6.在高温UASB反应器中培养获得了灰白色的产氢颗粒污泥,平均粒径为0.8～1.2mm,沉速为30～40m/h,电镜观察发现其表层生长大量杆状细菌.对2种产氢污泥的总DNA进行提取和纯化,通过PCR扩增和DGGE分析,发现高温和中温厌氧产氢污泥中的大部分真细菌种类相同,但各自的优势菌种明显不同.     

顺序氯化对微生物、副产物和生物稳定性的综合控制

在中试规模试验中,研究了“短时游离氯后转氯胺的顺序氯化消毒工艺”对微生物、消毒副产物和生物稳定性指标的控制效果.该顺序氯化消毒工艺综合利用了游离氯消毒灭活微生物迅速彻底,氯胺消毒副产物生产量低的特点,通过氯化消毒技术的组合,安全经济地实现了消毒卫生学和消毒副产物指标的双重控制.该消毒工艺对细菌总数、异养菌平板计数、总大肠菌群指标的控制效果略好于传统游离氯消毒,对脊髓灰质炎病毒和大肠杆菌f2噬菌体的灭活效果与游离氯相同.相同原水条件下,顺序氯化消毒工艺比游离氯消毒工艺产生的三卤甲烷浓度减少35.8%～77.0%;卤乙酸减少36.6%～54.8%.消毒进水水质越差,顺序氯化消毒工艺在消毒副产物控制方面就越有优势.该工艺对生物稳定性指标的控制效果明显高于游离氯消毒.     

城市污水处理工艺对噬菌体的去除效果

测定了北京市3座城市污水处理厂各处理单元出水中的SC噬菌体和F-RNA噬菌体浓度进水中SC噬菌体和F-RNA噬菌体浓度范围分别为6.25 ×103～1.34×104 PFU·mL-1和2.4×10～2.4×103 PFU·mL-1,经过处理,上述2类噬菌体的总去除率分别为72.45%～99.89%和57.84%～93.06%,低于对粪大肠菌的处理效果生物曝气工艺对噬菌体的去除效率最高,深度处理中的砂滤工艺对噬菌体的去除作用不明显.根据测定的F-RNA噬菌体浓度预测水中肠道病毒的浓度,结果显示生活污水经常规处理和深度处理后仍含有0.65～15.8 PFU·L-1的肠道病毒.     

焚烧飞灰磷灰石药剂稳定化技术研究

对垃圾焚烧飞灰的全组分和浸出特性进行了分析,表明焚烧飞灰含有多种重金属,其中Pb、Zn和Cd等的浸出毒性分别达到11.8、164.9和31.2mg/L,远高于危险废物浸出毒性标准.实验选择新型无机稳定化药剂———磷灰石对焚烧飞灰的重金属稳定化效果进行研究,结果表明:在磷灰石投加量7%时,处理后焚烧飞灰的重金属浸出毒性(部分样品除镉外)均达到了危险废物填埋入场控制限值;焚烧飞灰的稳定化效果与磷灰石的粒径有关,当其粒径为200目时能够取得较好的稳定化效果;稳定化产物在养护时间1d后,其重金属浸出浓度不再改变;实验证明在pH 3～11范围内稳定化产物都具有较好的稳定化效果,减少了稳定化产物在环境条件下的二次污染的风险.     

基于微电极的生物膜分析技术的研究进展

文章介绍了一类尖端直径为1μm～20μm的吸管型电化学传感器-微电极.由于其具有的较高空间分辨率,可用于废水生物处理反应器中生物膜及生物絮体内部等微环境的测试.综述了近年来微电极在生物膜微环境测试中的应用成果,并与一些其他的生物膜分析技术进行比较.探讨了微电极技术用于环境工程领域的发展前景和趋势.