Determination of chemical characterizations of activated carbons from various raw materials

The objectives of this research were to identify the surface chemical features of activated carbons made of peat, bituminous coal and coconut shell, as well as examine the specific relationship of these properties by using statistical analyses. The results showed that the peat carbons contained much more amounts of Ca, S, P and Mg; however, the bituminous carbons possessed higher contents of Si, Al and Fe. In addition, the content ratios of Al to Si exhibited the Al enrichment phenomenon occurred after the heat treatment. A nonlinear correlation between the pH value and the difference in the amounts of basic and acidic groups was developed. Unfortunately, there were no specific mass ratios found among the acidic functional groups. The results of correspondence analysis (CA) gave a promising confirmation about the EDXRF analysis; moreover, the results of factor analysis (FA) fairly agreed with the findings suggested by CA. Both could explain the specific chemical features of activated carbons made from different materials, especially the CA could differentiate each other in detail.     

Distribution of phytoplankton community and its influence factors in an urban river network,East China

To reveal the distribution characteristics of phytoplankton and the main influence factors under different conditions in the urban rivers, the investigations were conducted during autumn and winter 2014 in Changzhou City, East China. 178 taxa of phytoplankton belonging to 28 functional assemblages were identified. In autumn, the phytoplankton community compositions have high similarity for enhanced hydrological connectivity. The chlorophytes and diatoms (prevailing functional groups C, F, J, P), together with euglenoids (W1), showed high proportions of biomass in the main rivers and connected rivers. It was related to the well mixed eutrophic conditions. The phytoplankton community exhibited spatiotemporal heterogeneity in winter. Affected by the low water level and temperature, the free-living phytoflagellates (X2) replaced groups F and J in the main rivers. Phytoplankton productivity was the highest in the Tongji River. Chlorophytes Dictyosphaerium ehrenbergianum and Chlamydobotrys stellata had an overwhelming superiority during the winter bloom. They were significantly correlated with ammonium, total phosphorus and biochemical oxygen demand. Affected by tail water supply, the diatoms (MP) and euglenoids (W1) dominated in a beheaded river. The multivariate analyses based on the phytoplankton functional groups helped to evaluate the relationships and variations between the urban rivers. The redundancy analysis (RDA) results showed that nitrate nitrogen, water temperature, total nitrogen and total suspended solids were the main influence factors on the phytoplankton community. Except MP, the prevailing groups all showed significant negative correlations with nitrate nitrogen. Availability and utilization of dissolved inorganic nitrogen and hydrodynamic conditions affected the phytoplankton distribution.

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巨枝人工林灌木层优势种的种间联结性分析

种间联结的研究对于人工林群落的生物多样性保育和可持续经营与管理具有重要的意义,目前对巨桉人工林灌木层物种之间的作用关系知之甚少。根据野外60个样方的调查数据,运用x^2检验、Jaccard指数和Spearman秩相关系数研究了巨桉（Eucalyptusgrandis）人工林灌木层18个优势种的种间关联和相关关系。结果表明,灌木层优势种具有总体上的正联结性,但在153个种对中,具有显著正联结性的种对数约占总种对数的10％,绝大数种对表现为弱联结性或无联结性,种间关系较为松散,表明巨桉林下灌木种群具有相对独立分布的特性。研究种间关系时,种间关联结合种间相关得出的结果较好。根据分析结果将18个优势种划分为4个生态种组,生态种组内的种其资源利用方式和生态要求相似,而组间表现出明显的差异。生态种组的划分能为巨桉人工林林下灌木层的管理提供理论依据。     

新丰江水库浮游植物功能分组特征及其与环境因子的关系

为了解新丰江水库的浮游植物功能群(Functional Group)特征及生态现状,2020～2021年逐月对新丰江水库的浮游植物群落结构和水体理化指标进行了调查分析.结果表明,水库主要水质指标达到国家《地表水环境质量标准》Ⅰ类标准.水库浮游植物可分为25个功能群,以A、D、E、F、J、K、L0、M、MP、NA、P、S...     

改性木屑对水中Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附性能

在木屑上接枝季氨基团制备了改性木屑,并用傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)对其进行了表征。通过静态实验研究了改性木屑对水溶液中六价铬Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附特性,并探讨了温度、p H、多组分共存离子等对Cr(Ⅵ)吸附效果的影响。结果表明,在30℃时,改性木屑对Cr(Ⅵ)的饱和吸附容量为218.33 mg/g,吸附规律符合Langmuir等温方程式。在p H为3~10时,改性木屑对Cr(Ⅵ)均有显著的吸附效能,吸附过程符合准二级动力学方程,反应活化能为21.71 k J/mol,对吸附热力学参数△G0、△H0和△S0的计算表明,吸附过程是吸热的自发过程。多组分干扰离子共存时,对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附影响不大。     

Domestic politics and the formation of international environmental agreements

We investigate the effect of domestic politics on international environmental policy by incorporating into a classic stage game of coalition formation the phenomenon of lobbying by special-interest groups. In doing so, we contribute to the theory of international environmental agreements, which has overwhelmingly assumed that governments make decisions based on a single set of public-interest motivations. Our results suggest that lobbying on emissions may affect the size of the stable coalition in counterintuitive ways. In particular, a powerful business lobby may increase the government's incentives to sign an agreement, by providing it with strong bargaining power with respect to that lobby at the emission stage. This would result in lower total emissions when the number of countries involved is not too large. We also show that things change radically when lobbying bears directly on the membership decisions, suggesting that both the object and timing of lobbying matter for the way in which membership decisions, emissions and welfare are affected.     

赣江流域浮游植物群落结构与功能类群划分

2009~2010年3次对赣江流域浮游植物群落特征进行淡水生态学调查,鉴定出包括绿藻门、硅藻门、蓝藻门、裸藻门、甲藻门、隐藻门、黄藻门及金藻门在内的浮游植物共8门109属312种(包括变种、变型)。硅藻门和绿藻门无论是在物种数还是在种群密度上均为赣江流域的优势类群。对所鉴定出的种类按功能类群划分,共划分出功能类群32个,以此建立赣江流域浮游植物功能类群特征表(基于生境、耐受性和敏感性)。本研究首次在国内大型河流中开展浮游植物功能类群的划分,划分结果显示赣江流域浮游植物种数和密度占优势的功能类群,多适宜生活在中营养-富营养化水体,这反映出赣江水体环境已经受到了一定程度的人为干扰,水体呈现富营养化趋势。功能类群划分是理解浮游植物群落的重要工具,但是使用该方法必须检查物种的分类是否符合该生物体的个体生态特征     

Preparation and application of amino functionalized mesoporous nanofiber membrane via electrospinning for adsorption of Cr3+ from aqueous solution

Novel amino (-NH₂) functionalized mesoporous polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP)/SiO₂ composite nanofiber membranes were fabricated by a one-step electrospinning method using poly (vinyl alcohol) and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) mixed with cationic surfactant, cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) as the structure directing agent. Ureidopropyltriethoxysilane was used for functionalization of the internal pore surfaces. The membranes were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) images, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), element analyzer and N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms. The nanofiber diameters, average pore diameters and surface areas were 100-700 nm, 2.86 nm and 873.62 m²/g, respectively. These mesoporous membranes functionalized with -NH₂ groups exhibited very high adsorptions properties based on the adsorption of Cr³⁺+ from an aqueous solution. Equilibrium adsorption was achieved after approximately 20 min and more than 97% of chromium ions in the solution were removed. The membrane could be regenerated through acidification.     

老化作用对微塑料吸附四环素的影响及其机制

微塑料（MPs）和抗生素同为新型污染物,微塑料可以在水环境中吸附抗生素并作为其载体而共同迁移,而微塑料会在环境中不断地老化,其吸附能力和吸附机制也会随之改变.以聚乙烯（PE）和聚苯乙烯（PS）为目标MPs,通过紫外法（UV-254）进行照射,对比老化前后微塑料颜色、表面形态和官能团等理化特性改变,以及其对四环素（TC）吸附的影响,探讨了相关影响机制.结果表明,准二级动力学模型能较好地模拟吸附过程,在24 h内达到吸附平衡,老化微塑料对TC的吸附量明显高于原始微塑料,且PS的吸附量高于PE.Langmuir和Freundlich等温吸附方程均能较好地描述吸附等温试验数据,TC在微塑料上的吸附是自发的和吸热的物理吸附过程,老化作用对微塑料吸附热力学特性无明显影响.随着pH值的增加,吸附量先增大后减小,老化前后的微塑料均在pH=5时达到最大吸附量.紫外老化增加了微塑料的比表面积,生成了—C＝O、—OH和O＝C＝O等含氧官能团,改变了微塑料的理化特性,从而改变了微塑料对TC的吸附机制：相比原始PE微塑料,老化PE除了疏水分配、范德华力和静电作用外,孔填充也是吸附的重要机制;原始PS微塑料的主要吸附机制为疏水分配、范德华力、π-π作用和静电作用,老化PS则增加了氢键和孔填充作用.     

西南山区典型河道型水库藻类功能群时空演替特征及其影响因素:以紫坪铺水库为例

为了解中国西南山区河道型水库——紫坪铺水库的藻种类的构成、演替及其影响因素,于2016年4月~2017年3月对紫坪铺水库8个点位进行采样分析,首次探索该区藻类生物量、藻类构成并进行藻类功能分组、分析环境因子与功能群之间的关系.结果表明,共检出藻类6门49属,其中绿藻门18属,硅藻门15属,裸藻门7属,蓝藻门6属,甲藻门2属,隐藻门1属,可分为21个功能群:B、C、D、F、G、H_1、J、L_0、L_M、M_P、N、P、S_2、T、W_1、W_2、X_1、X_2、X_3、Y、Z.紫坪铺库区一年内不同时期的藻类优势功能群存在明显差异,其中W_2、Y、L_0、W_1、M_P、B是紫坪铺水库的优势藻类功能群.该库区藻类C-R-S生长策略的季节演替过程中,R策略藻种长期占据优势地位,S与C策略藻种占优时间相对较少.紫坪铺库区2016年6月发生轻度水华,水华藻种为甲藻门多甲藻属,其功能群分组为L_0,生长策略为S型胁迫耐受者.藻密度、叶绿素a、水温、五日生化需氧量是主要的影响因子,其中水温的变化对藻类功能群演替影响程度最大.