Abatement of mixed volatile organic compounds in a catalytic hybrid surface/packed-bed discharge plasma reactor

In this study, post plasma-catalysis degradation of mixed volatile organic compounds (benzene, toluene, and xylene) has been performed in a hybrid surface/packed-bed discharge plasma reactor with Ag-Ce/g-Al₂O₃ catalyst at room temperature. The effect of relative air humidity on mixed VOCs degradation has also been investigated in both plasma-only and PPC systems. In comparison to the plasma-only system, a significant improvement can be observed in the degradation performance of mixed VOCs in PPC system with Ag-Ce/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst. In PPC system, 68% benzene, 89% toluene, and 94% xylene were degraded at 800 J·L^–1, respectively, which were 25%, 11%, and 9% higher than those in plasma-only system. This result can be attributed to the high catalytic activity of Ag-Ce/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst to effectively decompose O₃ and lead to generating more reactive species which are capable of destructing the VOCs molecules completely. Moreover, the presence of Ag-Ce/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst in plasma significantly decreased the emission of discharge byproducts (NO_x and O₃) and promoted the mineralization of mixed VOCs towards CO₂. Adding a small amount of water vapor into PPC system enhanced the degradation efficiencies of mixed VOCs, however, further increasing water vapor had a negative impact on the degradation efficiencies, which was primarily attributed to the quenching of energetic electrons by water vapor in plasma and the competitive adsorption of water vapor on the catalyst surface. Meanwhile, the catalysts before and after discharge were characterized by the Brunauer-Emment-Teller and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

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新型阳离子聚丙烯酰胺的合成及絮凝性能研究

以丙烯腈和二异丁烯为原料,通过里特反应,合成了具有较大空间体积、疏水性好的树枝状功能性单体,并通过质谱、核磁对其结构进行了表征。在复合引发体系的催化下,把功能性单体、丙烯酰胺(AM)和阳离子单体甲基丙烯酰氧乙基三甲基氯化铵(DMC)进行共聚合,合成了不同阳离子度的高性能阳离子聚丙烯酰胺并对其絮凝特性进行了研究。实验结果表明该絮凝剂具有很好的除油、除污效果,有望在污水处理领域得到实际的推广应用。     

纤维素分解菌和EM菌协同作用在有机废弃物堆肥中的应用

从堆肥、马粪、果园土、污泥等原料筛选出活性较高的纤维素分解菌，采用紫外诱变技术培育优良菌株。利用培育的纤维素分解菌、EM菌及两者的混合菌种作堆肥对比试验，通过对比堆肥过程中温度、微生物数量、出口气体浓度，证明堆料中接种微生物菌剂，可以提高有益微生物的群体数目和质量，使微生物群落之间相互协调，形成复杂而稳定的生态系统，从而增强微生物的降解活性，使堆肥温度迅速升高并维持较长的时间，提高堆肥效率。     

异丙醇增感电感耦合等离子体质谱法直接测定土壤和沉积物中硒

提出了沸水浴混合酸法消解,以异丙醇为增感剂,电感耦合等离子体质谱直接测定土壤和沉积物中硒的方法。实验表明2mol/L硝酸-4mol/L盐酸混酸能有效溶出土壤和沉积物中各种形态的硒。相对于1%硝酸基体,4%(V/V)异丙醇基体中硒的ICP-MS响应值提高了12.1倍;而且4%(V/V)异丙醇基体可有效抑制硒的质谱干扰。ICP发射功率和雾化气流速是影响异丙醇在ICP-MS测定过程增敏效应的主要因素。以78硒为测定同位素,方法检出限为0.005mg/kg,实际样品测定精密度均小于5%。用于测定土壤和沉积物国家标准样品并对其消解液进行加标回收实验,结果令人满意。