Measuring the environmental impact of waste flow management in Brazilian apartment buildings

As biodegradable material represents approximately 70% of household waste in Brazil, any strategy to divert appreciable waste quantities from landfills of necessity has to include valorization and recycling of this material. A societal change of attitude is required to perceive this challenge. Experiments in an urban apartment building are described that produced this change of attitude with a success factor of 80%. Divided waste collection was implemented that separated at the source biodegradable from inert material. Correct collection, handling and display procedures were established. Composting of biodegradable material was carried out under the rooftop of the building as an alternative to using it as animal feed. Half of the inert material entered the reverse logistics chain and was also diverted from the landfill. Waste related material flow through the building is completely quantified, food intake and waste production are related, diversion of both biodegradable and inert waste components from the landfill is measured and the composting process is described. The landfill diversion stands at 61%, mass reduction through the composting process is 80% and matured compost is returned to residents for use in flower cages. The system has been operational for two years and stands out as a precedent in successful decentralized household waste management supported by material flow analysis. Readers should send their comments on this paper to: BhaskarNath@aol.com within 3 months of publication of this issue.     

A hybrid approach using ISM and fuzzy TOPSIS for the selection of reverse logistics provider

Return of used products is becoming an important logistics activity due to government legislation and increasing awareness among the people to protect the environment and reduce waste. For industries, the management of return flow usually requires a specialized infrastructure with special information systems for tracking and dedicated equipment for the processing of returns. Therefore, industries are turning to third-party reverse logistics providers (3PRLPs). In this study, a multi-criteria group decision-making (MCGDM) model in fuzzy environment is developed to guide the selection process of best 3PRLP. The interactions among the criteria are also analyzed before arriving at a decision for the selection of 3PRLP from among 15 alternatives. The analysis is done through Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) and fuzzy technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS). Finally the effectiveness of the model is illustrated using a case study on battery manufacturing industry in India.     

汽车内饰件的自然暴晒试验

本文主要阐述汽车内饰件自然暴晒试验方法：IP／DP箱试验和整车暴晒试验。汽车内部材料的耐用性是影响使用满意程度的极其重要的因素,所以汽车内饰材料需要一个模拟其在具体使用过程中的自然条件的试验,以便观察汽车内饰件在老化过程中的性能变化。     

复合物流模式下的机械加工车间安全布局设计

机械加工车间的物流形式不唯一,一般是小推车、天车等多种物流形式的复合,本文以河南省某机械加工车间为例,运用系统布局设置(SLP)方法,并综合考虑复合物流与危险源,进行车间安全布局.首先按照类型将车间分成13个区域,之后应用单纯型法核算车间内的复杂物流量,然后基于曼哈顿距离实现系统布局设置(SLP),最后综合考虑车间内的...     

瓦楞纸箱全生命周期环境影响评价研究

分析了瓦楞纸箱从原材料生产、产品加工到使用后的废物处置整个全生命周期的物耗、能耗及向环境中的排放;根据ISO14040系列标准制定的技术框架,建立了全生命周期评价(Life Cycle Assessment,LCA)模型,采用Eco-indicator 99方法,对瓦楞纸箱进行了整体和基于流程的全生命周期环境影响分析,得出其全生命周期和原料生产、产品加工、废物管理3个流程的主要环境影响类型和对应指标值,以及造成各流程主要环境影响类型的原因.为改善瓦楞纸箱的环境性能,针对其设计、生产加工、使用、废物处理等方面提出了改进建议;并对全生命周期环境影响评价研究中存在的不足进行了总结.      

水泥炉窑中低温催化脱硝技术中试性能

利用中低温SCR脱硝技术路线对水泥窑炉进行深度脱硝,设计建设了烟气处理量为10000m³/h的SCR中试实验装置,考察了在SNCR装置后烟气中未能反应的NH₃进一步在SCR（selective catalytic reduction）装置的脱硝效果,并分析了不同入口NO_x浓度对脱硝率的影响.结果表明,所研究的水泥厂仅采用SNCR（selective non-catalytic reduction）和低氮燃烧技术,能够将烟气中的NO_x控制在100~135mg/Nm³,在不喷氨的状态下SCR系统的脱硝效率可达到50%以上,说明SNCR反应存在着一定懂得氨逃逸;在SCR系统补充喷射氨气后,SCR脱硝效率有显著的提升,可提到至80%以上.通过低氮燃烧、SNCR与SCR等脱硝技术的联合使用,可将水泥炉窑烟气中NO_x的排放浓度控制在50mg/Nm³以内,满足超低排放要求;将经过较长时间稳定运行后催化剂从系统中取出,进行成分、孔径分布和脱硝活性对比,结果表明催化剂内部微孔会被部分堵塞,导致比表面积降低,但经吹扫处理催化剂的脱硝效率可恢复,说明催化剂在水泥窑炉烟气条件下长期运行未出现中毒现象.     

水库网箱养鱼环境经济学分析

以密云水库为研究对象，分析了水库网箱养鱼对水库局部水域水质和水库出水水质的影响程度，并从环境经济学角度对水库网箱养鱼进行了费用－效益分析，指出应禁止在密云水库进行网箱养鱼作业。     

Mn-Ce/TiO2低温SCR催化剂成型过程添加剂的影响

催化剂成型过程中添加剂的种类和添加量对成型后催化剂的机械强度、成型效果和催化性能有很大影响.本文研究了Mn-Ce/TiO₂催化剂制备过程中添加剂对催化剂的低温脱硝性能和机械性能的影响.结果表明,添加10%的拟薄水铝石作为黏结剂,可使催化剂具有较强的机械强度;添加2.5%的活性炭作为造孔剂,可以有效改善催化剂的孔结构.催化剂成型后脱硝性能下降,反应温度为90℃和120℃时,催化剂的NO_x转化率分别下降了15%和30%左右,当温度到达150℃及以上时,催化剂成型前后的脱硝性能基本一致.最后,通过BET、FT-IR、NH₃-TPD和H₂-TPR表征分析原因：成型后催化剂比表面积和孔容下降,催化剂的表面酸性位点和氧化还原能力下降都会影响催化剂的脱硝性能,所以催化剂成型后低温活性变差.     

从生命周期评价看白色污染治理

论述了我国发泡PS餐盒及其替代品的发展状况和国内外的相关政策 ,采用生命周期评价的方法 ,讨论了从原料开采 ,生产加工 ,使用 ,到回收或废弃全过程不同产品的环境负荷 ,指出简单替代并不能真正解决污染问题 ,而PS餐盒的“回收再利用”更有益于治理白色污染和保护环境。     

不同变质程度煤自燃特性及低温氧化动力学分析

为了研究不同变质程度煤在低温氧化自燃过程中的特性,以及煤样变质程度对煤自燃过程的影响,利用程序升温试验系统研究了不同变质程度煤在低温氧化阶段气体与特征温度变化规律。通过计算其耗氧速率、放热强度,分析了耗氧速率、放热强度与温度之间的对应关系。同时分析了煤样变质程度对CO、CO₂气体及耗氧速率、放热强度的影响规律。根据程序升温的试验条件和阿伦尼乌斯公式建立了CO与温度的计算模型,分析了该方程的线性回归直线斜率,计算了不同变质程度煤低温氧化活化能,分析并印证了煤样变质程度与活化能之间的关系。根据不同煤质工业分析指标试验结果,进一步阐述了各煤种主要煤质工业分析指标的差别,分析了主要指标与煤程序升温试验自燃氧化参数的相关性,同时分析了主要工业分析指标对各特征参数的影响。结果表明:煤在低温氧化自燃过程所产出的CO和CO₂气体释放量、耗氧速率及放热强度均随温度升高而呈指数级增长;随煤样变质程度增加,CO和CO₂气体、耗氧速率、放热强度变化较小;煤的变质程度越高,特征温度和活化能越大;煤样自燃的可能性越小,危险性越小;结合煤样工业分析与活化能发现,水分、灰分、挥发分含量与活化能呈负相关。