Using Multiple Criteria for Fingerprinting Unknown Oil Samples Having Very Similar Chemical Composition

This paper describes a case study in which a multi-criterion approach was used to fingerprinting and identifying mystery oil samples. Three unknown oil samples were received from Quebec on March 28, 2001 for chemical analysis. The main purpose of this analysis was to detemine the nature and the type of the products, detailed hydrocarbon composition of the samples, and whether these samples came from the same source. The samples were analyzed by gas chromatography with a flame ionization detector (GC-FID) and by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Hydrocarbon distribution patterns of unknown oils were recognized. Multiple suites of analytes were quantified and compared. A variety of diagnostic ratios of "source-specific marker" compounds for interpreting chemical data were further determined and analyzed. The chemical fingerprinting results reveal the following: (1) These three oils are most likely a hydraulic-fluid type oil. (2) These three oils are very "pure", largely composed of saturated hydrocarbons with the total aromatics being only 4-10% of the TPH. (3) The oils are a mixture of two different hydraulic fluids. There is no clear sign indicating they had been weathered. (4) The PAH concentrations are extremely low (<10 µg/g oil) in the oil samples, while the biomarker concentration are unusually high (4700-5500 µ/g oil). (5) Three major unknown compounds in the oil samples were positively identified. They are antioxidant compounds added to oils. (6) Samples 2996 and 2997 are identical and come from the same source. (7) The sample 2998 has group hydrocarbon compositions (including the GC traces, TPH, and total saturates) very similar to samples 2996 and 2997. But, it is not identical in chemical composition to samples 2996 and 2997, and they do not come from the same source.     

氯代芳香族化合物高效降解菌的驯化与筛选

为了筛选除解造纸废水中的氯代芳香族化合物的高效降解菌株,选用了造纸废水SBR处理系统的活性污泥作为菌源,采用平板分离池分离出18种菌株,并从中选出生长势态良好的11种,通过对废水中CODCr,TCl的降解效果试验,确定出以M3＋M8为组合的优势混合菌。     

重点行业VOCs自动监控存在的问题及建议

对全国范围内石化、化工、包装印刷、工业涂装4个重点行业的VOCs自动监控设施的安装、运行和管理等情况进行调研、分析。研究发现,重点行业VOCs自动监控设施存在覆盖率不足、规范化不够、监测结果比对难、管理应用少等问题,并提出了细化自动监控设施安装要求、规范仪器市场秩序、提高自动监控质量、完善自动监控技术规范和标准、强化以用促管等建议,旨在为规范指导VOCs自动监控设施的建设、运行和提高VOCs自动监控数据的质量提供技术支撑。     

固定化微生物技术在难降解有机污染物治理中的研究进展

综述了90年代以来固定化微生物技术用于难降解有机污染物治理中的最新研究进展,这些难降解有机污染物包括:酚类(苯酚、氯代酚、甲酚、硝基酚等),芳香烃类(单环芳烃、多环芳烃、杂环芳烃)及其他化合物(酰胺类、氰、农药、杀虫剂、合成洗涤剂等)。并对固定化技术的应用前景及存在的问题进行了评述。      

Monofluorinated analogues of polychlorinated biphenyls (F-PCBs): synthesis using the Suzuki-coupling, characterization, specific properties and intended use

An improved method, a palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction the so-called Suzuki-coupling, was used to synthesize 19 monofluorinated analogues (F-PCBs) of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), including analogues of PCBs 28, 52 and 81. The coupling of chlorinated and/or fluorinated isomers of aryl boronic acids with bromo- and/or iodobenzenes gave the desired F-PCB congeners in good to excellent yields. The self-coupling product of the aryl boronic acids was the major impurity, but this limitation could be minimized. The influence of ortho-substitution by chlorine on the reaction time was studied in detail. The F-PCBs were characterized by means of ¹H and ¹⁹F NMR and mass spectrometry (MS). F-PCBs show remarkably similar characteristics in many aspects to those of the corresponding non-fluorinated parent PCBs. Since fluorine is generally resistant to degradation, once incorporated into a substrate it functions as an indelible label that can be used to monitor structures and dynamics. F-PCBs may prove their usefulness as markers and tracers in mechanistic and toxicological studies. The aim of further research will be to test the suitability of fluorine as a sensitive probe in a broad range of applications, including synthesis, analytical, mechanistic and toxicological studies.     

Brazilian Oil Spills Chemical Characterization--Case Studies

In the last decade, PETROBRAS has experienced some significant oil spills cases and the PETROBRAS Research Center has played an important role in the company emergency response program by characterizing the spilled oil, monitoring the affected ecosystem, determining the fate of the oil in the environment, and, subsequently, helping the company in assessing the environmental damage. This paper presents the use of advanced chemical analytical techniques (GC/FID, P&T/GC/PID and GC/MS) in some Brazilian oil spill studies in order to determine fractions and individual petroleum hydrocarbons in different matrices such as water, groundwater, sediment, sand, fish and the spilled oil itself. The spill studies encompassed crude and fuel oil releases on land and coastal ecosystems, related to the incidents in Guanabara Bay (Rio de Janeiro), Barigui and Iguassu Rivers (Parana) and Sao Sebastiao Channel (Sao Paulo). Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), n -alkanes, isoprenoids, unresolved complex mixtures (UCM), volatile monoaromatic compounds--benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEX), parent and alkylated homologues polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), and terpanes and steranes were characterized for determining correlation to the spilled oil and other known oil sources and environmental assessment. Some of the acute ecotoxicity data for water and sediment samples is also presented.     

江苏省汽车零部件涂装行业VOCs排放情况初步调查

收集150家江苏省典型汽车零部件企业VOCs排放信息,对2家典型企业进行排放测试,分析江苏省该行业原辅料使用情况、产排污环节与核查要点、VOCs的排放特征,并提出最佳治理建议。研究表明,江苏省汽车零部件行业使用的涂料以溶剂型为主(占比约为79%)。废气按排放量大小依次为苯类、醇类、酯类和酮类,使用燃烧法处理后排放物种以烷烃为主,使用活性炭吸附法处理前后物种差异较小。吸附浓缩+燃烧组合处理工艺为目前最佳组合技术,处理效率 95%。     

室内可吸入颗粒物中的部分有机化合物

室内环境问题越来越引起关注,但是室内可吸入颗粒物中的有机化合物研究较少,尤其是其中的酯类物质,更是被研究者忽略.主要采用气相色谱法及色质联用法对采集的室内可吸入颗粒物样品进行分析,得出了颗粒物中的脂肪烃、芳香烃和酯类物质的种类及浓度,并且分析了这些有害物质的来源.     

福建省茶园土壤中多环芳烃的分布、来源分析及生态风险评价

利用高效液相色谱分析技术对福建省茶园土壤中16种多环芳烃进行了定量分析,结果表明,PAHs的总量在0.622~812.0μg/kg之间,平均值为48.4μg/kg。其组成以3环的为主,4环次之,主成分分析和PAHs特征参数分析发现,福建省茶园土壤中多环芳烃主要以燃油、木柴和煤燃烧来源为主,部分样点存在油类排放污染。生态风险评价结果显示,福建省茶园土壤中多环芳烃已具有不利生物影响效应。     

Biogas from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste: Dealing with contaminants for a solid oxide fuel cell energy generator

The present work investigates electricity production using a high efficiency electrochemical generator that employs as fuel a biogas from the dry anaerobic digestion of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW).The as-produced biogas contains several contaminants (sulfur, halogen, organic silicon and aromatic compounds) that can be harmful for the fuel cell: these were monitored via an innovative mass spectrometry technique that enables for in-line and real-time quantification.A cleaning trap with activated carbons for the removal of sulfur and other VOCs contained in the biogas was also tested and monitored by observing the different breakthrough times of studied contaminants.The electrochemical generator was a commercial Ni anode-supported planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC), tested for more than 300 h with a simulated biogas mixture (CH₄ 60 vol.%, CO₂ 40 vol.%), directly fed to the anode electrode. Air was added to promote the direct internal conversion of CH₄ to H₂ and CO via partial oxidation (POx).The initial breakthrough of H₂S from the cleaning section was also simulated and tested by adding ～1 ppm(v) of sulfur in the anode feed; a full recovery of the fuel cell performance after 24 h of sulfur exposure (～1 ppm(v)) was observed upon its removal, indicating the reliable time of anode exposure to sulfur in case of exhausted guard bed.