Removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from aqueous solution by raw and modified plant residue materials as biosorbents

Removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons （PAHs）, e.g., naphthalene, acenaphthene, phenanthrene and pyrene, from aqueous solution by raw and modified plant residues was investigated to develop low cost biosorbents for organic pollutant abatement. Bamboo wood, pine wood, pine needles and pine bark were selected as plant residues, and acid hydrolysis was used as an easily modification method. The raw and modified biosorbents were characterized by elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The sorption isotherms of PAHs to raw biosorbents were apparently linear, and were dominated by a partitioning process. In comparison, the isotherms of the hydrolyzed biosorbents displayed nonlinearity, which was controlled by partitioning and the specific interaction mechanism. The sorpfion kinetic curves of PAHs to the raw and modified plant residues fit well with the pseudo second-order kinetics model. The sorption rates were faster for the raw biosorbents than the corresponding hydrolyzed biosorbents, which was attributed to the latter having more condensed domains （i.e., exposed aromatic core）. By the consumption of the amorphous cellulose component under acid hydrolysis, the sorption capability of the hydrolyzed biosorbents was notably enhanced, i.e., 6-18 fold for phenanthrene, 6-8 fold for naphthalene and pyrene and 5-8 fold for acenaphthene. The sorpfion coefficients （Kd） were negatively correlated with the polarity index [（O＋N）/C], and positively correlated with the aromaticity of the biosorbents. For a given biosorbent, a positive linear correlation between logKoc and logKow for different PAHs was observed. Interestingly, the linear plots of logKoc-logKow were parallel for different biosorbents. These observations suggest that the raw and modified plant residues have great potential as biosorbents to remove PAHs from wastewater.     

Mo-modified Pd/Al2O3 catalysts for benzene catalytic combustion

Mo-modified Pd/Al2O3catalysts were prepared by an impregnation method and tested for the catalytic combustion of benzene. The catalysts were characterized by N2 isothermal adsorption, X-ray diffraction（XRD）, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS）, temperatureprogrammed desorption of NH3（NH3-TPD）, H2temperature-programmed reduction（H2-TPR）, and high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy（HAADF-STEM）. The results showed that the addition of Mo effectively improved the activity and stability of the Pd/Al2O3catalyst by increasing the dispersion of Pd active components, changing the partial oxidation state of palladium and increasing the oxygen species concentration on the surface of catalyst. In the case of the Pd-Mo/Al2O3catalyst,benzene conversion of 90% was obtained at temperatures as low as 190°C, which was 45°C lower than that for similar performance with the Pd/Al2O3catalyst. Moreover, the 1.0% Pd-5% Mo/Al2O3catalyst was more active than the 2.0% Pd/Al2O3catalyst. It was concluded that Pd and Mo have a synergistic effect in benzene catalytic combustion.     

改性沸石对餐厨垃圾释放的恶臭气体吸附研究

通过课题组的前期调研发现,餐厨垃圾处理过程中释放出的恶臭气体以氨气和甲硫醇居多,实验以改性沸石为吸附剂对混合恶臭气体甲硫醇和氨气进行吸附性能变化研究。利用不同浓度的磷酸溶液对沸石进行浸渍改性,考察烘干温度、浸渍浓度和浸渍时间对沸石结构和吸附性能的影响,探讨吸附机理。实验结果表明,改性之后的沸石物理结构发生了变化,烘干温度、浸渍浓度和浸渍时间对吸附效果的影响均呈现先增大后减小的趋势,沸石比表面积和表面酸含量共同作用于改性沸石对混合气体的吸附能力,其中在烘干温度为70℃、浸渍浓度为15%和浸渍时间为2.5 h条件下改性的沸石对混合气体的吸附能力最佳,此时氨气和甲硫醇的吸附量分别为224.727和4.527 mg/g,与未改性沸石相比增大了79.3%和143%。     

颗粒活性炭改性同步去除水中铅、铬的研究

为提高颗粒活性炭同步去除水中铅、铬污染物的能力,分别使用氧化铁、氧化锰、十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(HTMAB)和氯化十六烷基吡啶(CPC)制作改性活性炭(Fe Cl3-AC,Mn O2-AC,HTMAB-AC,CPC-AC)。通过测定4种改性活性炭表面的等电点p H、酸碱官能团和扫描电子显微镜图像,研究4种改性活性炭吸附效果优异并分析其中原因。结果表明:Fe Cl3-AC同步去除铅、铬效果最佳,HTMAB-AC、CPC-AC与原炭效果持平,Mn O2-AC效果还不及原炭。从等电点p H来看,Fe Cl3-AC拥有较低的等电点p H,有利于静电吸附铬酸根阴离子团;从酸性基团数目来看,Fe Cl3-AC表面拥有较多酸性官能团,有利于离子交换作用,保证了对铅离子较高的吸附效率;从SEM来看,Fe Cl3-AC上Fe Cl3负载均匀,有效改善了活性炭表面特性,有利于吸附。     

壳聚糖絮凝微藻的研究进展及展望

微藻作为一种卓越的生物资源已经受到全世界的关注。从藻液中采收微藻一直是个瓶颈。壳聚糖是目前被普遍认可的安全有效的微藻絮凝剂,通过对其进行适当的改性,可以更好地提高絮凝效率。文章综述了壳聚糖以及改性壳聚糖絮凝剂的絮凝机理和性能,并对壳聚糖絮凝微藻研究的发展趋势进行了展望。     

胡敏酸改性膨润土钝化污染土壤Pb&Cd及机理

通过盆栽试验,探讨了胡敏酸改性膨润土对重金属铅、镉污染土壤的钝化效果及机理。结果表明,铅、镉污染土壤中施加胡敏酸改性膨润土能显著降低小白菜中Pb、Cd的含量,在添加Cd(3 mg/kg)/Pb(250 mg/kg)污染土壤和Cd(1 0 mg/kg)/Pb(5 00 mg/kg)污染土壤上小白菜地上部分Pb含量分别比对照降低19.08%和47.91%,Cd含量分别比对照降低9.79%和14.89%。土壤本身对添加的重金属Pb/Cd有一定的耐受力和自我净化能力,在添加重金属后,添加的Pb/Cd元素大部分直接转化为较为稳定的碳酸盐结合态和铁锰氧化结合态。相关性分析显示小白菜的鲜重与小白菜Pb/Cd含量极显著负相关,进一步说明胡敏酸改性膨润土是通过提高小白菜的生物量,从而降低Pb/Cd在小白菜中的含量。     

强化混凝处理低温低浊松花江水研究

针对低温低浊水出水浊度不达标的问题进行了絮凝试验研究。结果表明,投加混凝剂聚合氯化铝(PAC)或聚合氯化铝铁(PAFC),剩余浊度、剩余CODMn均有所降低,继续加大投药量,浊度反而升高。进一步试验表明:在PAFC用量为12 mg/L,改性活化硅酸用量为0.12 mg/L条件下,剩余浊度、剩余CODMn分别达到0.21 mg/L和0.64 mg/L。改性活化硅酸的投加时间对混凝效果有一定的影响,混凝开始后330s投加改性活化硅酸可以提高混凝效果。     

改性活性碳纤维电芬顿降解苯酚废水性能研究

采用微波改性、硝酸改性、磷酸改性及氨水改性等方法改性活性碳纤维(ACF-0),依次标记为ACF-1、ACF-2、ACF-3和ACF-4.以改性前后的活性碳纤维为阴极,电芬顿催化处理苯酚模拟废水,考察不同的改性方法对H2O2生成量、COD去除率、苯酚去除率及其中间产物的影响.结果表明,微波改性活性碳纤维的吸附性能及电催化活性最优,相比未改性活性碳纤维,经微波或酸碱改性后的活性碳纤维反应体系中,H2O2生成量均有所增加.苯酚在各电芬顿催化体系中的去除率大小依次是:ACF-1>ACF-3>ACF-4>ACF-2>ACF-0;COD去除率大小依次是:ACF-1>ACF-4>ACF-3>ACF-2>ACF-0,说明微波及酸碱改性有利于提高活性碳纤维的催化性能.此外,苯酚降解中间产物的生成也会受到改性方法的影响.     

垂直流人工湿地LDHs覆膜改性沸石基质强化除磷效果及其机制

采用碱性水热-共沉淀法,将6种金属化合物(CaCl2、ZnCl2、MgCl2、FeCl3、AlCl3、CoCl3)两两组合生成9种不同类型的层状双金属氢氧化物并覆膜于常用垂直流人工湿地沸石基质表面;利用分别填充原始沸石及9种LDHs覆膜改性沸石基质的模拟垂直流人工湿地小试系统进行除磷净化实验,并结合10种沸石基质的等温吸附实验结果,对LDHs覆膜改性沸石基质的强化除磷机制进行研究.结果表明,相对于原始沸石基质,9种不同组合方式生成的LDHs覆膜改性沸石基质除磷效果均有不同程度的提高;Zn2+参与合成的改性基质除磷效果优良,其中ZnFe-LDHs改性沸石基质对总磷、溶解性总磷及磷酸盐的平均去除率超过90%,其最大理论吸附量达到了原始沸石基质的3倍;LDHs覆膜改性沸石基质通过增加化学吸附容量、提高物理吸附能力达到强化除磷效果的目的.     

两种新型涂铁改性砂的过滤性能及反冲洗条件研究

以两种新型涂铁改性石英砂(纳米氧化铁改性砂,Nano-OCS;氧化铁改性砂,IOCS)及普通石英砂(RQS)为研究对象,考察了两种新型改性砂对沉后水腐殖酸及浊度的直接过滤效果,对其反冲洗条件进行优化研究,并对3种滤料的过滤效果进行了比较.结果表明,1滤层厚度为45 cm时,最佳滤速为6 m·h-1;3种滤料对腐殖酸和浊度的直接过滤效果依次为:Nano-OCSIOCSRQS,其中两种涂铁砂对腐殖酸的去除率分别为71.70%和61.61%;2Nano-OCS和IOCS滤柱的反冲洗流程分4步,对应的流程及最佳操作条件为:首先,用0.5 mol·L-1NaOH的溶液浸泡,气冲强度13 L·s-1·m-2,气冲时间6 min;然后,用0.075 mol·L-1的NaOH溶液与空气同时反冲洗,NaOH溶液冲洗强度为8 L·s-1·m-2,气冲强度13 L·s-1·m-2,冲洗时间3 min;接着用0.015 mol·L-1的FeCl3溶液与空气同时反冲洗,FeCl3溶液冲洗强度为8 L·s-1·m-2,气冲强度13L·s-1·m-2,冲洗时间2 min;最后,用清水冲洗,冲洗强度8 L·s-1·m-2,冲洗时间4 min.两种涂铁砂反冲洗前后表面形态结构更加复杂、粗糙度增加,对腐殖酸去除率进一步提高.3当滤层厚度由45 cm增加到80 cm时,Nano-OCS对腐殖酸直接过滤的最高去除率由74.6%提高至80.3%,平均去除率由57.9%提高至68.5%.