COMPLIANCE WITH STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION REGULATIONS BY THE METAL FINISHING INDUSTRY1

ABSTRACT: Federal and state storm water pollutant control regulations for industry require facilities to identify themselves and to implement appropriate controls specifically developed for each facility by its operators. Compliance is not directly observable from publicly reported information, and is believed to be low. Compliance requirements are divided into three stages: determination and notification of duty to comply; preparation of public reports and site-specific planning documents; and implementation of pollution prevention activities. Aggregate data show about 25 percent to 35 percent of metal plating facilities in California, and about 35 percent to 40 percent of facilities in the Los Angeles region, have recognized the need for first-stage compliance; the number required but failing to do so is not known. For second-stage compliance, between 77 percent and 88 percent of facilities submitted required annual reports from 1993 to 1995, while on-site water quality monitoring reports were submitted by about 60 percent of required facilities. Site investigations of ten Los Angeles area facilities showed variation in compliance with site-specific documentation and implementation requirements. Most facilities inadequately evaluated activities for potential storm water pollutants, and most prepared incomplete plans for storm water sampling and inspection procedures. Evaluation of third-stage compliance by evaluating quantitative effects of facility actions, beyond the scope of this research, is recommended.     

Influence of iron, nickel and cobalt on biogas production during the anaerobic fermentation of fresh residual biomass

We have investigated the dependence of the rate of the production of biogas upon the concentration of nickel, cobalt and iron at sub-toxic concentration and monitored its composition as amount of hydrogen, methane and carbon dioxide. The distribution of the added metals between the liquid and solid phase has also been monitored.

The results of our investigations show that the addition of any of the listed metals to the sludge may cause the production of a higher amount of biogas and influence the methane or carbon dioxide percentage. Conversely, the effect on the hydrogen production depends upon the metal added, the age of the active sludge used, and its adaptation to the susbtrate. As a general feature, during the acidogenesis phase, nickel reduces, while iron increases, the percentage of dihydrogen in the biogas, while cobalt has no influence.     

废旧镍镉电池的生物沥滤处理——沥滤停留时间的影响研究

用污泥加硫酸化液沥滤镍镉电池中的重金属是一种全新的工艺,该工艺主要由生物酸化反应器和金属沥滤反应器两个反应器组成.生物酸化反应器中产生的酸液就是沥滤电池中重金属的反应液.研究表明,酸化液在沥滤反应池的停留时间对沥滤的效果有显著影响.在1、4、7、12 d 4个停留时间中,4 d的效果是最好的,对金属Cd和Ni都用40 d左右基本实现了全部滤除;1d略微慢一些,Cd用了40 d,Ni用了45 d;7 d和12 d的沥滤时间都长于50 d.4 d产生的金属废液量是1 d的1/4,考虑到后续处理金属沥滤废液的工作量,选择4d的停留时间要优于1d.     

Effect of iron ion configurations on Ni2+ removal in electrocoagulation

Electrocoagulation (EC) has been widely used to treat the heavy metal wastewater in industry. A novel process of sinusoidal alternating current electrocoagulation (SACC) is adopted to remove Ni²⁺ in wastewater in this study. The morphology of precipitates and the distribution of the main functional iron configurations were investigated. Ferron timed complex spectroscopy can identify the monomeric iron configurations [Fe(a)], oligomeric iron configurations [Fe(b)] and polymeric iron configurations [Fe(c)]. The optimal operating conditions of SACC process were determined through single-factor experiments. The maximum Ni²⁺ removal efficiency [Re(Ni²⁺)] was achieved under the conditions of pH₀=7, current density (j) = 7 A/m², electrolysis time (t) = 25 min, c₀(Ni²⁺) = 100 mg/L. At pH=7, the proportion of Fe(b) and Fe(c) in the system was 50.4 at.% and 23.1 at.%, respectively. In the SACC process, Fe(b) and Fe(c) are the main iron configurations in solution, while Fe(c) are the vast majority of the iron configurations in the direct current electrocoagulation (DCC) process. Re(Ni²⁺) is 99.56% for SACC and 98.75% for DCC under the same optimum conditions, respectively. The precipitates produced by SACC have a high proportion of Fe(b) configurations with spherical α-FeOOH and γ-FeOOH structures which contain abundant hydroxyl groups. Moreover, it is demonstrated that Fe(b) has better adsorption capacity than Fe(c) through adsorption experiments of methyl orange (MO) dye. Fe(a) configurations in the homogeneous solution had no effect on the removal of nickel.     

Nickel recovery from electronic waste II Electrodeposition of Ni and Ni–Fe alloys from diluted sulfate solutions

This study focuses on the electrodeposition of Ni and Ni–Fe alloys from synthetic solutions similar to those obtained by the dissolution of electron gun (an electrical component of cathode ray tubes) waste. The influence of various parameters (pH, electrolyte composition, Ni²⁺/Fe²⁺ ratio, current density) on the electrodeposition process was investigated. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRFA) were used to provide information about the obtained deposits’ thickness, morphology, and elemental composition. By controlling the experimental parameters, the composition of the Ni–Fe alloys can be tailored towards specific applications. Complementarily, the differences in the nucleation mechanisms for Ni, Fe and Ni–Fe deposition from sulfate solutions have been evaluated and discussed using cyclic voltammetry and potential step chronoamperometry. The obtained results suggest a progressive nucleation mechanism for Ni, while for Fe and Ni–Fe, the obtained data points are best fitted to an instantaneous nucleation model.     

石墨炉原子吸收法测定水中微量镍的研究

研究了石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定生活饮用水中微量镍的方法,对基体改进剂和最佳加热程序进行了探讨。结果表明,本方法不需添加基体改进剂,灰化温度为1 200℃、原子化温度2 300℃,加标回收率为93.7%~1 03.0%,RSD<5.2%,该方法的检测下限为5.0μg/L。方法简便、准确,适用于生活饮用水中镍的测定。     

化学镀镍废水中磷处理的研究

化学镀镍技术,以其独特的优越性正被广泛应用。但是化学镀镍溶液因其自身的还原反应性质导致镀液不稳定、使用寿命短。产生的废液中含有大量的镍离子、亚磷酸盐、硫酸钠及一些有机物等。镍是一种致癌的重金属物质,也是一种短缺昂贵的金属资源,磷则是引起水体富营养化现象的主要污染因素之一。因此,如何有效地处理化学镀镍废液中的磷,减少对环境的污染及生态平衡的破坏,有着非常重要的现实意义。本文通过大量的试验对影响磷处理效果的氯化钙投加量、反应温度、反应时间、反应pH值等因素进行了优化。在试验的基础上,可根据实际操作所得出的温度与pH值对镀镍废水磷处理的影响的结论,设计出一套化学镀镍废液综合治理的工艺流程。因此,具有非常重要的现实意义。     

某公司镀镍线废水回收利用研究

某公司对镀镍线产生的含镍废水,依据废水的性质和来源,进行分类回收利用。对逆流漂洗废水采用槽边回用的方式,经离子交换处理后回用于逆流漂洗槽;对综合废水收集处理,对部分出水经深度处理后,回用于镀镍线前处理、废气净化以及废水处理药剂配制等,实现水资源的节约。通过废水的回收利用,公司实现节水400 m3/d,减少废水处理量220 m3/d,减少废水排放量约300 m3/d,具有较好的环境效益和经济效益。     

纳米碳孔金属化直接电镀技术

纳米碳直接电镀的出现对传统的PTH是个挑战,它最大的特点就是替代传统的化学镀铜工艺,利用物理作用形成的导电膜就可以直接进行电镀。工艺程序简便,减少了控制因素,与传统PTH制程相比,使用药品数量减少,生产周期大大缩短,生产效率大幅度提高,环境友好,污水处理费用减少,使印制电路板制造的总成本降低。     

30CrMnSiA镀镉层厚度优化研究

目的基于GJB 594A《金属镀覆层和化学覆盖层选择原则与厚度系列》,综合考虑防腐蚀和疲劳性能,对30CrMnSiA镀镉层厚度进行优化。方法开展30CrMnSiA镀镉5个厚度系列的疲劳试验,计算材料的DFRcutoff,研究镀层厚度对疲劳性能的影响。通过中性盐雾试验,研究镀层厚度对材料抗腐蚀性能的影响规律,最后综合考虑疲劳及抗腐蚀性能,提出优化后的镀镉层厚度范围。结果镀层厚度控制在5~25μm时,材料的DFRcutoff下降幅度在15%以内,厚度超过25μm后基体材料的DFR_(cutoff)值下降20%。在中性盐雾环境下,厚度控制在12~25μm时,能满足海军飞机一般钢结构件抗腐蚀性能的要求,当厚度超过25μm后,继续增加镀层厚度对抗腐蚀性能的提升并不明显。结论镀镉使材料的疲劳性能降低,其抗中性盐雾腐蚀能力与镀层厚度成正比。针对海军飞机使用环境特点,推荐30CrMnSiA钢结构件的镀镉厚度范围为12~18μm,取上限值。