Study of Aging Characteristics of Ternary Blends of Polyethylenes—II

Six film samples of low-density polypropylene (LDPE)/linear LDPE (LLDPE)/high-density polypropylene (HDPE) with varying ratios of LDPE (20–45 ... wt%) and LLDPE (25–50 wt%) having a fixed amount of HDPE at 30 wt% were prepared by blown film extrusion technique. The samples were aged at four different temperatures, 55°, 70°, 85°, and 100°C, for four different time periods in the interval of between 150 hours and up to 600 hours. The change in the structure of various constituents and the formation of various oxygenated (peroxy and hydroperoxy) and unsaturated groups during thermo-oxidative degradation was discussed by infrared spectroscopy. The visiosity-average molecular weight was found to have decreased slowly in the initial aging hours and temperatures, whereas it decreased by 10% with its previous value tensile strength that is, 100°C when aged for 600 hours. The tensile strength of the sample first increased by 67% at 55°C and 89% at 70°C up to 450 hours, whereas the values increased by 52.5% at 85°C and 33.9% at 100°C when aged for 150 hours and then decreased. The percentage elongation at break increased by 2.7% at 55°C and 10.7% at 70°C for 150 and 300 hours of aging, respectively, whereas the percentage decreased when aged at 85°C and 100°C for up to 600 hours of aging. The values of gel content (percent) increased and initial degradation temperature decreased with aging time and temperature.     

树脂吸附法处理采矿塌陷区废水的研究

文章采用ND-90型超高交联吸附树脂吸附处理采矿塌陷区废水.原废水COD质量浓度为200～230mg·L-1,经沉淀-树脂吸附法处理,处理量20BV,吸附流出液COD质量浓度为40～50 mg·L-1,COD去除率≥80.23%,树脂经过碱液脱附后可重复利用且运行稳定.该处理工艺投资少、操作简便,为解决采矿塌陷区水体修复问题提供了一种新的方法.     

含油乳化废水处理的应用研究

简述了含油乳化废水常用的破乳工艺。以生产润滑油的某调合厂为实例,通过絮凝剂的筛选,采用复合型破乳剂聚合硫酸铝(PAS)作为絮凝剂进行化学破乳工艺试验,设计了破乳、气浮、活性炭吸附处理及附加条件的5种试验。结果表明,聚合硫酸铝与阴离子(非离子)复合型破乳剂能有效地对调合厂含油乳化废水进行破乳,每吨废水分别加500mL的聚合硫酸铝(浓度为10%)和500mL的阴离子PAM(浓度为0.1%),停留时间为5min,即能完成破乳及油水分离过程,废水处理药剂费用为0.25元/t左右,在原水COD2894mg/L时,COD去除率达到96.8%。经处理后的排放废水能够达到国家规定的排放标准。     

Rheological study of biodegradable blends of starch and polyvinyl alcohol

The rheological behavior of biodegradable blends of starch and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH) was measured as a function of temperature, shear rate, and moisture content using a capillary rheometer. An excellent correlation was found with a rheological model which was used as a means to characterize the influence of starch/PVOH content as well as a qualification of the viscosity for simulation studies. This model consisted of a power law dependence on shear rate, an Arrhenius dependence on temperature, and an exponential dependence on moisture.Paper presented at the Biodegradable Materials and Packaging Conference, September 22–23, 1993, Natick, Massachusetts.Guest Editor: Dr. Randall Shogren, USDA.     

Removal of Fe(III) using a polystyrene anchored Schiff base

Salicylaldehyde Schiff base of amino-methylated polystyrene has been developed as a novel reagent for the removal of Fe(III) from solutions. The selectivity of the metal ion uptake over a wide range of different concentrations of metal ion, effect of pH, ligand concentration and the influence of other foreign ions were studied. A very good selectivity was achieved for the removal of the ion. It was found that 0.01 g of the ligand was sufficient to achieve about 96% removal of the metal ion in terms of concentration (ppm) from a 30 ppm solution in acidic pH.     

Characterization of electrode fouling during electrochemical oxidation of phenolic pollutant

• Electrode fouling is characterized by non-destructive characterization. • Electrode fouling is highly dependent on electrochemical process. • Active chlorine can prevent the formation of polymeric fouling film. Electrode fouling is a problem that commonly occurs during electro-oxidation water purification. This study focused on identifying the fouling behavior of Pt electrode associated with the formation of polymeric layer during electro-oxidation of phenol. The in situ electrochemical measurements and non-destructive observation of the electrode morphology were reported. The results demonstrated that the electrode fouling was highly dependent on thermodynamic process of electrode that was controlled by anode potential. At anode potential lower than 1.0 V vs SHE, the direct electro-oxidation caused the electrode fouling by the formation of polymeric film. The fouling layer decreased the electrochemically active surface area from 8.38 cm² to 1.57 cm², indicated by the formation of polymeric film with thickness of 2.3 mm, increase in mass growing at a rate of 3.26 μg/cm²/min. The degree to which the anode was fouled was independent of anion in the electrolyte. In comparison, at anode potential higher than 2.7 V vs SHE, the anions (e.g., chloride) could exert a major influence to the behavior of electrode fouling. The presence of chloride was shown to mitigate the fouling of electrode significantly through preventing the formation of polymeric film by active chlorine (e.g., Cl• and Cl₂) produced from anodic oxidation of chloride. Since chloride is the most abundant anionic species existing in both natural and engineered water system, this study not only offers a deep insight into the mechanism of electrode fouling, but also suggests strategies for anti-fouling in the presence of chloride in electro-oxidation process.     

污泥和煤混烧特性的热重分析法研究

为了解城市污泥和煤粉混烧的燃烧规律,利用热重分析法对兰坝煤粉和某城市污泥及两试样混合物的燃烧特性进行了研究.实验结果表明,在加热速度20℃·min-1、20～1200℃的温度范围内,污泥的热重曲线存在2个明显的失重区域.在混燃过程中,煤和城市污泥基本上保持了各自的挥发分析出特性,混合试样的燃烧曲线处于污泥和煤粉燃烧曲线之间.对实验数据进行分析处理,得到了反应动力学参数活化能E和频率因子A.在掺混比例较小时(污泥质量分数为20%)对煤的活性几乎没有什么影响;而掺混比例较大时(污泥质量分数为50%、80%),存在2个反应区间,在第一温度段(大约θ＜430℃)混合试样的反应特性类似于污泥,而在高温区段(θ＞430℃)混合试样的燃烧特性则类似于煤.     

Contribution to the Study of Fungal Attack on Some Plasticized Vinyl Formulations

The objective of this study was to develop new vinyl flooring formulations with increased resistance to fungi and microorganisms attack, by using plasticizers having a chemical composition different from that of common di-ethylhexyl phthalate (DOP). It is suspected that during the vinyl flooring life service, the attack of fungi and microorganisms leads to the degradation of DOP and the release of some volatile organic compounds (VOC). For this reason the new materials were formulated with plasticizers having chemical composition different of that of DOP i.e.: diethyleneglycol dibenzoate (2–45), tricresyl phosphate (Lindol) and phenol alkylsulphonic ester (Mesamoll). For the same reason in the new flooring formulations the vinyl polymer, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer (VC-VAc), was partially replaced with lignin (L) a natural polymer and major component of wood and vascular plants. Besides its other functions in wood, L imparts resistance to the most microorganisms attack. An organosolv lignin Alcell lignin (AL) was utilized as partial replacement of VC-VAc copolymer.The influence of the new plasticizers, as well as the influence of the partial replacement of VC-VAc copolymer with L on the resistance of the new formulations to fungal attack was evaluated following a standard procedure given in ASTM G 21–2002 “Determining Resistance of Synthetic Polymeric Materials to Fungi”. The evaluation has been undertaken for controls (formulated without AL) and blends (formulated with 20 parts AL) specimens. Test specimens were inoculated with a mixture of five fungi. Following 28 days of incubation at 28°C and 95% relative humidity, the specimens were examinated visual and under the microscope and rated for fungal growth. Weight loss, changes in mechanical properties and changes in glass transition temperature due to the effect of biodeterioration were also determined.Although each plasticizer has a specific resistance to hydrolysis due to differences among ester groups, the visible effects of fungal attack, in formulations without AL, is similar for all plasticized controls, with the exception of formulations incorporating diethyleneglycol dibenzoate (2–45) in which a higher degree of biodegradation was always present. Based on the weight loss of specimens formulated without AL, their resistance to fungal attack can be rated as follows: . The same rating is applicable for blend specimens. The results have demonstrated that each particular AL-plasticizer-additives formulation has its specific mechanism of biodegradation.     

汽油机燃用乙醇和汽油的混合燃料的试验研究

对摩托车汽油机进行了燃用乙醇 汽油混合燃料的试验,并与燃用汽油时的结果进行了对比分析.结果显示,汽油机燃用乙醇和汽油的混合燃料,当混合燃料中乙醇比例为10%和15%时,即使发动机的结构不变、燃油系统和点火系统不作任何调整的时候,发动机的全负荷输出不受影响,发动机的能耗率得到改善,HC和CO排放有所降低,但是NOx排放会有显著增加.     

水中柴油污染物的微生物降解及其动力学

以混合柴油为靶污染物,通过对比实验研究了油污染物在模拟水环境中的降解效果。研究表明,模拟自然条件下混合柴油污染物总体降解较慢,油质去除率低;生物强化降解条件下,向混合柴油污染水样中添加驯化培养的微生物混合菌群,生物降解速率明显提高,油质去除率达到98%以上。研究还发现,各污染水样中油的降解速率与降解效果随柴油的配比而不同,混合柴油样本中生物柴油的比例越高,样本的降解率越高,表明生物柴油作为碳源有效改善了水中有机营养配比,促进了柴油的去除效果。进一步分析表明,混合柴油在水中的降解过程符合一级反应动力学,生物强化降解条件下,生物柴油比例越高,混合柴油降解速率越快,除油微生物以菌胶团、球菌和丝状菌为主。