A New Test Method for Determining Biodegradation of Plastic Material Under Controlled Aerobic Conditions in a Soil-Simulation Solid Environment

A new test method is described for assessing biodegradation of plastic material under simulated soil conditions. An inert substrate can be activated with soil extract and nutrient and used in place of soil in biodegradation tests. The biodegradation level is evaluated by determining the carbon dioxide (CO₂) production released by the test reactors. Effects of substrate nature, solution pH, nutrient composition, soil extract concentration, and activation duration on CO₂ production were investigated, and the experimental conditions were optimized. Results obtained with cellulose showed a biodegradation rate of 80% within 28 days. Moreover, with this kind of substrate, reaction products and residues can be easily extracted and analysed.     

Two-stage thermal gasification of polyolefins

Plastic pellets of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polystyrene (PS) were gasified in a two-stage thermal degradation process. The first stage is the conversion of polyolefins to distilled oils using a melting vessel. In the second stage, the oils from the first stage are gasified using a tubular reactor. The distilled oil yields of PE, PP, and PS in the first stage were 84, 89, 92 wt%, respectively, each at 470°C. The total gas yields of PE, PP, and PS in the second stage were 80, 74, and 6.2 wt%, respectively, each at 800°C. The main components of the product gas for PE and PP were methane and olefins such as ethene and propene. Some aromatic oils, including benzene, toluene, and xylene, were also produced as by-products. The amount of carbonaceous residue, or coke, was very low (less than 1 wt%). By dividing the process into two stages, the coking rate was considerably reduced compared with direct gasification of the polyolefins. Received: July 19, 2000 / Accepted: September 17, 2000     

Modelling Easily Biodegradability of Materials in Liquid Medium-Relationship Between Structure and Biodegradability

In the present project, twenty materials (e.g., polyhydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate, polycaprolactone, cellulose acetate, polyacticacid, polyethylene), representing varied biodegradability levels were studied. An aerobic respirometric test, based on the CEN Draft, was setup. The biodegradability of each plastic film was evaluated by measuring the percentage of carbon converted into CO₂ during 35 days. The values of the CO₂ production were plotted versus days as a cumulative function. In order to reduce its number of points, the cumulative curve was modeled using a sigmoïd function (Hill sigmoïd). This model was compared to one found in the literature. A _i ² test showed that the biodegradation curve was more accurately fitted with the model than the previous one. Three kinetic parameters were determined by this Hill model: one represents the maximal percentage of carbon converted into CO₂, the second the half-life time in days of the degrading part of the material and the third one the curve radius.In addition, the following analyses were carried out on each sample: elemental analysis, thickness, hydrophobicity and surface free energy measurements. In order to compress the information and to keep only relevant pieces, these parameters were submitted to a Principal Component Analysis. PCA found linear combinations of variables that describe major trends in the data. The two principal components which separate groups of materials were closely related to a chemical and a physical axis respectively. Materials showing a high biodegradability were related to high oxygen (and nitrogen) contents and low hydrophobicity: Material thickness did not influence the likeliness to biodegradability described by the maximum biodegradation rate. Finally, this study established the correlation between the biodegradation and the structure of biopolymers.     

高效除砷分子筛新型材料制备及其吸附特性研究

为提高4A分子筛(MS)对水溶液中砷的吸附性能,以MS为载体,采用浸渍法制备载铁分子筛(FMS)和铁锰分子筛(FMMS)作为除砷吸附剂,利用扫描电镜(SEM)、傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)、比表面积测试法(BET)等手段对MS和FMS微观结构特点进行表征,并开展批次试验考察FMS和FMMS对水中五价砷(As5+)和三价砷(As3+)的吸附效果,对FMS吸附As5+过程进行吸附动力学、等温吸附试验和吸附热力学等拟合.结果表明:①铁盐浸渍改性能有效提高MS比表面积、改善其表面结构,改性后FMS是一种窄孔径、尺寸均匀的介孔材料,比表面积和孔体积分别从27.38 m2/g和0.068 cm3/g增至281.25 m2/g和0.16 cm3/g,平均孔径由9.93 nm减至2.21 nm;MS微观结构由密实粗糙颗粒转变为疏松多孔隙结构.②FT-IR表明,铁盐浸渍形成的铁氧化物主要与MS结构中O—H、Al—O和Si—O结合;批次试验设定ρ(As5+)为4 mg/L,与MS相比FMS对As5+的去除率约提高70%.③吸附动力学结果显示,FMS对As5+的吸附过程符合准二级动力学模型,相关系数(R2)达0.99,反应过程中化学吸附起主要作用.④等温吸附试验表明,FMS对As5+吸附过程与Freundlich等温吸附模型拟合程度较高,相关系数(R2)达0.98,计算最大吸附容量为9.9 mg/g.⑤热力学参数ΔG、ΔH和ΔS计算表明,温度升高有利于FMS吸附砷,反应过程中FMS表面固体与溶液的混乱度上升.⑥与FMS相比,FMMS对As3+吸附性能有效提高,ρ(As3+/As5+)(As3+与As5+共存条件下溶液质量浓度)分别为2.0、4.0、6.0 mg/L下,FMMS去除率分别约提高26.34%、28.06%和28.09%.研究显示,利用铁盐浸渍法对MS改性可有效提升其对As5+和As3+的吸附容量,发挥材料的实际运用价值.      

O3-BAC深度处理石化废水厂尾水的特性及菌群结构分析

采用连续流O_3-BAC对华北某石化废水处理厂尾水进行了中试处理实验,研究了O_3氧化对COD及UV254处理效果的影响,同时对处理过程中有机物的变化特性及稳定运行30 d时BAC填料中的微生态环境进行了分析.结果表明,在O_3接触时间为40 min,O_3投加量为20 mg·L-1,BAC单元空床停留时间为1.5 h条件下,O_3-BAC工艺出水COD为24 mg·L-1,平均去除率为40.4%,相对于单独BAC工艺去除率提高10.0%,UV254的平均去除率为55.1%,且COD与UV254之间呈一定的相关性,相关系数R2为0.89;O_3氧化后相对分子质量1×103的比例由尾水中的69.0%提高到了87.0%,O_3-BAC工艺中NPOC的去除率为45.8%,较单独BAC工艺提高23.0%,且BAC单元去除的NPOC主要由相对分子质量1×103的组分所贡献;经GC-MS图谱及有机物统计分析,经O_3氧化后烷烃类、不饱和酯类及酚类等有机物得到明显的去除;O_3氧化后BAC单元的微生态环境得到明显改善,其中微生物种类(丰度在1.0%以上)由6种增加到了11种.O_3-BAC工艺可以有效应用于石化尾水的深度处理中.     

高分子聚合筑路剂(P.P.T)用于改善铁路路基力学特性的研究

高速、重载铁路的发展对铁路路基的稳定性、承载力提出了更高的要求,为此,笔者介绍一种运用新型高分子聚合的筑路剂——P.P.T来改善路基力学特性的方法。通过对P.P.T改良土封顶前后路基稳定性和承载力的计算和比较分析,指出其改良土在较薄封顶厚度的前提下,仍能够有效提高路基边坡的稳定性,尤其是能大幅度提高路基的容许承载力。此外,P.P.T在防治路基其他常见病害方面与传统的灰土相比也具有较大优势,实际工程应用表明,P.P.T具有较好的推广价值。     

水生腐殖酸分子量分布研究——Ⅱ.腐殖酸凝胶色谱图峰加宽效应校正

研究了串联凝胶色谱系统的峰加宽效应.在该系统中,单分散标样的GPC谱图为低流出体积一侧较宽的不对称形式,以峰流出体积为界,这样的谱图可视作两个半侧正态函效的拼接.峰加宽效应还随淋出体积增大而加强,简单的直线方程可近似地描述分辨因子h随淋出体积的变化规律.在此基础上建立了腐殖酸GPC谱图峰加宽效应的校正方法.并根据实测结果计算了两个水生腐殖酸样品的分子量分布.     

Mn-Co/MCM-41吸附剂表征及脱除烟气中单质汞研究

针对燃煤烟气中单质汞(Hg0)不溶于水而颇难去除的问题,采用浸渍法制备了不同Mn和Co物质的量比的Mn-Co/MCM-41介孔分子筛吸附剂,在固定床实验台架上考察了各吸附剂的脱汞效率.采用N2吸附/脱附、X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、高分辨透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)、H2程序升温还原(H2-TPR)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等技术对吸附剂进行了物理化学性质表征.结果表明:Mn和Co复合后,吸附剂的脱汞效率显著提高.Mn/Co物质的量比为3/1时,吸附剂的脱汞效率最高,反应温度为150℃时,其脱汞效率高达90%.与单一组分Mn或Co负载MCM-41吸附剂相比,Co的掺杂不但使Mn和Co在MCM-41上的分散更均匀,还会促进Mn3+和Mn2+向Mn4+的转化和提高吸附剂的还原特性,增强吸附剂的脱汞性能.     

城市污泥两段式催化热解制合成气研究

为了把城市污泥中温热解产生的挥发性产物转化为可直接利用的洁净可燃性气体或重要的化工原料合成气,采用两段式热解装置对城市污泥进行了催化热解实验研究,讨论了不同催化剂对城市污泥热解挥发性产物的催化裂解能力,结果表明:城市污泥在热解终温500℃,热解液产率最大,超过500℃,热解液产率减少,热解气增多,固相产率基本不变;城市污泥热解液的裂解温度需在900℃以上,产生的气体组分主要为H2、CO、CH4等小分子非冷凝性气体;Ni/分子筛复合催化剂对热解液转化为合成气的作用效果较好,合成气体(H2+CO)体积含量占气体总量的85%以上.