Biodegradability and compostability of polymers—test methods and criteria for evaluation

The treatment of solid waste in controlled composting facilities is an important possibility for reducing garbage. Natural and synthetic polymeric materials can be used for many purposes, for example, as packaging materials, where compostability is required. A prerequisite for official regulations and the decision as to which materials may be composted is investigations on their biodegradability and the quality of the compost produced. Several standardization groups at the ISO, CEN, and DIN are developing definitions, test methods, and classification systems for differentiating compostable from noncompostable materials. The concept which will be standardized and used in Germany is described in detail. It includes characterization of the test material, determination of the biodegradability using laboratory tests such as simple aquatic batch tests and a controlled aerobic composting test, investigation of the disintegration of the test material in industrial or bench-scale composting facilities, and finally, chemical and ecotoxicological analysis of the compost produced.     

泸沽湖沉积物α纤维素的提取及其稳定碳同位素研究初探

湖泊沉积是环境气候变化的敏感指示器 ,在沉积过程中有机大分子α纤维素不易发生降解 ,其碳链上的C、H、O原子也不会与外界发生交换 ,故沉积物α纤维素的碳同位素能真实地反映原始环境信息。湖泊沉积物中的α纤维素含量少 ,笔者经过反复条件试验 ,得出了从湖泊沉积物提取α纤维素的简便可行的方法。泸沽湖是云贵高原上一半封闭湖泊 ,湖区人为活动干扰较微弱 ,该湖对环境变化敏感。笔者提取了泸沽湖沉积物柱的α纤维素 ,并研究了其碳同位素 ,结果表明 ,α纤维素碳同位素灵敏、精确地反映了该湖一百年来的环境信息 :泸沽湖沉积物有机质以内生为主 ;气候变化趋势为冷—暖—冷—暖。     

特种化工废水的生物毒性、抑制性研究

某厂特种有机废水 ,含季铵盐和羟乙基纤维素。研究表明 ,他们在浓度分别超过 1 2 0 mg/L和 2 2 0 mg/L时 ,呈现生物毒性或抑制性 ,且随浓度增高而严重影响废水生化处理效果。当水样中季铵盐浓度小于 1 2 0 mg/L,羟乙基纤维素浓度小于 2 2 0 mg/L时 ,它们不具生物毒性 ,可作为营养物质被微生物利用。废水动态模拟试验表明 ,进水 CODCr30 0 0 mg/L的废水 ,用接触厌氧—好氧生化法能使出水达到当地排放标准。     

热塑性水凝胶纤维素的制备

用水溶性纤维纱衍生物－－－羟丙基纤维素（ＨＰＣ）和羟乙基纤维素（ＨＥＣ）作为初始原料，在不同取代度（ＤＳ）条件下，轻度导入特定的疏水性取代基，旨在使其具有一定的热塑性；并对处理后所得到的新型纤维素衍生物的热塑性及水溶性进行分析探讨。实验结果表明：ＨＰＣ和ＨＥＣ在特定的取代基和ＤＳ条件下，均能获得良好的热塑性和水凝胶性，其中，ＨＰＣ在取代基Ｃ６ＨＮＣＯ－，ＤＳ为０．１２－０．２１；ＨＥＣ在取代基Ｃ４     

黄原酯棉回收废弃电子电路板中金的研究

废弃电子电路板经王水溶解后，在盐酸介质中，用自制的黄原酯棉吸附。用6mol/L HCl洗涤杂质后，5％Na2SO3洗脱Au，控制溶液的流速为1mL/min。洗脱液浓缩后，再用20％ Na2SO3沉淀得到99.59%Au。     

聚乙烯亚胺改性纤维素纤维对Cr (Ⅵ)的吸附研究

采用低浓度H_2O_2氧化纤维素水凝胶纤维,再接枝聚乙烯亚胺(PEI),成功制得PEI改性纤维素纤维(PEI-OCF)吸附剂,并将其用于溶液中Cr(Ⅵ)的去除.同时,利用傅里叶变换衰减全反射红外光谱(ATR-FTIR)和X射线能谱(EDX)分析,确证纤维素上的羟基被H_2O_2氧化成醛基,PEI通过席夫碱反应被接枝到氧化纤维素上.制备优化结果表明,H_2O_2氧化阶段的最佳条件为pH=4.0,H_2O_2质量分数0.2%,氧化时间3.0h,氧化温度85℃;PEI接枝阶段的最佳条件为pH=11.0,PEI质量分数3.0%,接枝时间0.5 h.吸附研究结果显示,Cr(Ⅵ)在PEI-OCF上的吸附具有强烈的pH依赖性,最佳pH值为2.0.在180 min时吸附达到平衡;吸附过程符合准二级动力学模型,且主要由化学吸附控制.与Freundlich模型相比,Langmuir模型能更好地描述吸附过程;当温度为15和25℃时,最大吸附量分别为110.61和119.04 mg·g~(-1).浓度为300和600mg·L~(-1)的共存离子Ca~(2+)、Mg~(2+)和Na~+对PEI-OCF吸附Cr(Ⅵ)的影响较小.上述结果表明,PEI-OCF对Cr(Ⅵ)吸附性能良好,使用中易于分离;且制备过程无需交联剂,使用可降解材料,绿色环保.     

Assessment of Several Test Methods for the Determination of the Anaerobic Biodegradability of Polymers

Anaerobic degradation of eight commercially available biodegradable polymers was compared in two anaerobic tests using digestion sludge, according to ISO 11734 and ASTM D.5210-91. Cotton, polyhydroxybutyrate/hydroxyvalerate copolymer (PHB/PHV), starch blend, thermoplastic cellulose acetate, and cellulose acetate fibers proved to be anaerobically degradable, but only a low extent of degradation was found for polylactide, polyvinylalcohol, and polycaprolactone. Both test methods gave the same overall results, but with the ISO medium, longer lag phases and greater ranges of variation in the results were observed. These effects are presumably due to low concentrations of carbon dioxide in the ISO medium. Carbon dioxide has been demonstrated to be essential for the growth of various anaerobic bacteria, notably homoacetogenic and methanogenic bacteria.     

Chemical conversion of paper industry effluents into carboxymethylcellulose

The synthesis of carboxymethylcellulose was investigated using effluents containing short cellulose fibers. Carboxymethylcellulose was synthesized according to the slurry process using different amount of sodium hydroxide and different incubation times at 30 °C after the etherification reaction as variables. Characterization of the product was conducted by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, degree of substitution, average degree of polymerization, water imbibing capacity, color, rheological properties, apparent viscosity and trace elements content. Incubation time slightly increased the yield of the reaction and the degree of substitution during the first 12 h. The reaction yield and degree of substitution both decreased when the initially concentration of NaOH was increased from 7.0 g/mL to 10.5 g/mL. The carboxymethylcellulose obtained was darker and had lower hydration properties than commercial samples. Trace elements content suggests that the product could be only used in paint factories or building materials industries.     

Soil resource availability impacts microbial response to organic carbon and inorganic nitrogen inputs

Impacts of newly added organic carbon （C） and inorganic nitrogen （N） on the microbial utilization of soil organic matter are important in determining the future C balance of terrestrial ecosystems. We examined microbial responses to cellulose and ammonium nitrate additions in three soils with very different C and N availability. These soils included an organic soil（ 14.2% total organic C, with extremely high extractable N and low labile C）, a forest soi1（4.7% total organic C, with high labile C and extremely low extractable N）, and a grassland soil（1.6% total organic C, with low extractable N and labile C）. While cellulose addition alone significantly enhanced microbial respiration and biomass C and N in the organic and grassland soils, it accelerated only the microbial respiration in the highly-N limited forest soil. These results indicated that when N was not limited, C addition enhanced soil respiration by stimulating both microbial growth and their metabolic activity, New C inputs lead to elevated C release in all three soils, and the magnitude of the enhancement was higher in the organic and grassland soils than the forest soil. The addition of cellulose plus N to the forest and grassland soils initially increased the microbial biomass and respiration rates, but decreased the rates as time progressed. Compared to cellulose addition alone, cellulose plus N additions increased the total C-released in the grassland soil, but not in the forest soil. The enhancement of total C- released induced by C and N addition was less than 50% of the added-C in the forest soil after 96 d of incubation, in contrast to 87.5% and 89.0% in the organic and grassland soils. These results indicate that indigenous soil C and N availability substantially impacts the allocation of organic C for microbial biomass growth and/or respiration, potentially regulating the turnover rates of the new organic C inputs.     

纤维素热裂解的二次反应研究

在热重红外联用分析仪上开展了纤维素的热裂解失重研究,通过对纤维素热裂解的TG和DTG曲线以及热解产物的红外析出图谱的分析研究,探讨了纤维素热裂解的二次反应过程及机理,并在经典Broido—Shafizdeh模型的基础上．提出了改进的纤维素热裂解模型。