Conversion of leather wastes to useful products

The main objective of the present study is to investigate the production of useful materials from different kinds of leather waste. Three different types of tannery wastes (chromium- and vegetable-tanned shavings, and buffing dust) were pyrolyzed in a fixed bed reactor at temperatures of 450 and 600 °C under N₂ atmosphere. Gas, oil, ammonium carbonate and carboneous residue were obtained by pyrolysis. The effect of temperature and type of leather waste on product distribution of pyrolysis was investigated. Buffing dust gave the highest yield of oil (ca. 23%), while other wastes recorded yields of ca. 9%. Results of elemental analysis and column chromatography showed that pyrolysis oils could be used as fuel or chemical feedstock after re-treatment. The yields of carboneous residue (chars) were between 37.5% and 48.5% and their calorific value was between 4300 and 6000 kcal kg⁻¹, suitable for use as solid fuel. In addition, these chars were activated by CO₂ to obtain the activated carbon. The activated carbon having highest surface area (799.5 m² g⁻¹) was obtained from chromium-tanned shavings. Activated carbons prepared from chromium-tanned leather were presented as an adsorbant for the adsorption of dyes from aqueous solution.     

INEQUITIES FOR SMALL FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS RESULTING FROM LIQUID WASTE TREATMENT REGULATIONS1

ABSTRACT: The cost of the liquid wast treatment measures required to meet federal as well as typical state and local regulations was examined for dairy processing plants of various sizes. Federal effluent standards were found to produce higher estimated capital costs per unit of raw material for smaller plants, even with relaxed requirements for smaller plants. State regulations limiting the effluent BOD₅- concentration were also found to result in inequitable costs for smaller processors. These inequities result from economies of scale and not such factors as level of process technology employed or amount of waste produced per unit of raw material. In contrast, applying an example sewer surcharge formula did not produce inequities from economies of scale.     

我国工业固体废弃物现状和处理对策

文章论述了我国工业固体废弃物排放、处理和综合利用现状,分析了发展趋势,并提出处理利用对策。     

企业实施循环经济的战略探讨

本文从循环经济的原则出发,根据国际实践以及中国实行循环经济的实际情况,提出了企业实现循环经济发展的四种战略：清洁生产和全过程污染控制战略、企业生产者责任延伸战略、产业链拓展战略和废弃物综合利用战略,为企业进行循环经济建设提供一定的指导和参考作用。     

Relating landscape characteristics to non-point source pollution in mine waste-located watersheds using geospatial techniques

Landscape characteristics of a watershed are important variables that influence surface water quality. Understanding the relationship between these variables and surface water quality is critical in predicting pollution potential and developing watershed management practices to eliminate or reduce pollution risk. To understand the impacts of landscape characteristics on water quality in mine waste-located watersheds, we conducted a case study in the Tri-State Mining District which is located in the conjunction of three states (Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma). Severe heavy metal pollution exists in that area resulting from historical mining activities. We characterized land use/land cover over the last three decades by classifying historical multi-temporal Landsat imagery. Landscape metrics such as proportion, edge density and contagion were calculated based on the classified imagery. In-stream water quality data over three decades were collected, including lead, zinc, iron, cadmium, aluminum and conductivity which were used as key water quality indicators. Statistical analyses were performed to quantify the relationship between landscape metrics and surface water quality. Results showed that landscape characteristics in mine waste-located watersheds could account for as much as 77% of the variation of water quality indicators. A single landscape metric alone, such as proportion of mine waste area, could be used to predict surface water quality; but its predicting power is limited, usually accounting for less than 60% of the variance of water quality indicators.     

亚临界水技术处理厨余垃圾的比较研究

在亚临界实验条件下,以淀粉、纤维素类物质为模型化合物,H₂O₂为氧化剂,研究了厨余垃圾（大米、白菜）在亚临界水中部分氧化获取小分子有机酸的过程中处理时间、处理温度、加氧量对有机酸（甲酸、乙酸）生成的影响。以碳转化率为评价指标,确定反应最佳条件。实验结果表明：淀粉和纤维素分别在处理时间1～1.5 min,加氧量70%～100%,温度280℃;处理时间1～2 min,加氧量70%～100%,温度280～300℃条件下,生成有机酸浓度最大,达到最佳工艺条件。     

我国危险废物经营单位监测中的技术问题和建议

根据2007—2013年对持环保部发证的危险废物经营单位开展监督性监测的实际情况和工作经验,从关注焚烧企业的二口恶英监测、加强危险废物企业日常监测、开展危险废物鉴别技术方法研究等方面,探讨我国危险废物监测技术上现存的主要问题和发展方向,对今后全国各省自行组织危险废物许可证的审核和监督性监测等相关工作给出了建议。     

荆州市城市生活垃圾分类收集调查

围绕荆州市城市生活垃圾分类收集问题展开了社会调查。结果表明,居民主要通过电视和报纸了解垃圾分类政策,中等收入人群更关注垃圾分类,市民的环境意识非常强,超过70％的市民有垃圾分类的习惯并支持垃圾分类收集,大部分市民能接受的分类方式是可回收和不可回收分类方式,有近28％的居民对垃圾减量化认识不够,65．2％的居民能理解个人承担部分垃圾处理费用的必要性。论文还提出了相应的改进意见和解决办法,为生活垃圾分类收集在全国的推广提供了依据。     

垃圾焚烧飞灰冶金性能研究

垃圾焚烧飞灰是危险废物因而必须进行处理.用冶金高温熔融分离来处理飞灰是一个新的无害化处理方法.在了解飞灰特性的基础上,研究了飞灰的冶金性能.对飞灰进行冷固结造球,并分析了球团的强度和浸出毒性;测试了球团的粘度和熔化性温度;进行了飞灰球团高温熔融分离实验,分析了熔渣中的重金属和浸出毒性.实验结果表明,飞灰的矿物组成主要是CaO、SiO2等氧化物;选择7%消石灰,添加1%糖浆进行飞灰冷固结,并养护18d,单个球团平均抗压强度可达到1005 N,球团的浸出毒性没有超标.飞灰的熔化性温度范围为1250～1290℃,此时的熔渣粘度较低;飞灰高温熔融分离的适宜工艺参数为:熔融温度1400℃,熔融时问10min,球团碱度1.8,金属熔池与飞灰球团配比为5:4,金属熔融分离效果很好;飞灰经过1300℃以上的高温熔融,熔渣远远低于浸出毒性标准.     

沸石作稳定化剂固化/稳定化含汞危险废弃物试验

利用沸石对汞的吸附性,将沸石作为稳定化剂掺入水泥进行含汞危险废弃物固化/稳定化试验研究.同时,探讨了沸石作为稳定化剂的水泥固化技术处理含汞废弃物的影响因素,从而明确这种方法的可行性和最佳操作条件.结果表明,沸石的掺入能够促进汞的稳定,与单独使用水泥相比固化效率显著提高.当沸石用量为0.3g·g-1以上时,固化体浸出汞浓度低于国家标准(GB5085.3-2007),固化效率从单独使用水泥固化时的47%提高到95%以上.氯离子能够影响固化效率,即使在氯离子浓度为10mmo·lL-1时,含汞1000mg·kg-1以下的固体废弃物的固化效率仍能够大于90%.这说明即使存在氯离子干扰的情况下,沸石作稳定化剂固化含汞危险废物仍然是非常经济有效的方法.实验得到沸石作稳定化剂固化含汞危险废弃物的最佳操作条件为pH=6.0～7.0之间,沸石量为0.4g·g-1,水泥量为0.7g·g-1以上.