Methods Currently Used in Testing Microbiological Degradation and Deterioration of a Wide Range of Polymeric Materials with Various Degree of Degradability: A Review

Biodegradation of polymeric materials affect a wide range of industries, information on degradability can provide fundamental information facilitating design and life-time analysis of materials. Among the methods currently used in testing, traditional gravimetric and respirometric techniques are tailored to readily degradable polymeric materials mostly and polymer blends with biodegradable components, but they are not applicable to the new generation of engineering polymers which are relatively resistant to biodegradation. However, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) has been tested for monitoring biodeterioration of high strength materials and the technique has very high sensitivity. A wide range of materials including electronic insulation polyimides, fiber-reinforced polymeric composites (FRPCs) and corrosion protective polyurethane coatings have been successfully measured under inoculation of degradative microorganisms using EIS. In addition, the mechanism of degradation of high strength polymers is mainly due to the presence of plasticizers in the polymer matrices. The information on various methods discussed in this review is intended to illustrate a suite of methods for those who are interested in testing biodeterioration of polymeric materials under different environmental conditions and in selecting appropriate techniques for specific applications.     

A Sensitive Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Method for Detection of Polyimide Degradation by Microorganisms

An electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) technique was evaluated for monitoring microbial degradation of electronic packaging polyimides. The microbial inoculum was a mixed culture of fungi isolated previously from deteriorated polyimides. The active fungal consortium comprised Aspergillus versicolor, Cladosporium cladosporioides, and a Chaetomium species. After inoculation, fungal growth on the polyimides resulted in distinctive EIS spectra indicative of polymer insulation failure, which directly related to polymer integrity. Degradation appeared to occur in a number of steps and two distinctive stages in the decline of film resistance were observed in the inoculated EIS cells within the 2 and 10 weeks after inoculation. The early stage of resistance decrease may be related to the ingress of water molecules and ionic species into the polymeric materials, whereas the second stage probably resulted from partial degradation of the polymers by fungal growth on the polymer film. The relationship between changes of impedance spectra and microbial degradation of the polymer was further supported by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations of fungi growing on the surface of the inoculated polyimides. Our data indicate that the EIS can be used in detection of early degradation of resistant polymers and polyimides that are susceptible to biodeterioration.     

铝塑包装废物的热解特性研究

利用热重-差热-傅立叶变换红外光谱联用仪对铝塑包装废物热解特性进行分析,并对物料性质、纸质存在对热解过程的影响进行研究. 结果表明:铝塑包装废物热解主要发生于438～500 ℃,最大失重速率出现在470～475 ℃;产物中主要是—C—C—以及少量的—CC—与芳香烃;反应温度由50 ℃升至850 ℃,铝塑包装废物依次经历聚乙烯熔融软化、热解,铝熔融,铝与焦状物反应等过程;铝塑包装废物中含纸质时,在312.4～363.2 ℃增加了一个失重过程,同时高温时的热解反应更为复杂.      

北京市道路雨水径流溶解性有机物化学组分特性

为探究北京市道路雨水径流溶解性有机物（DOM）的化学特性,采用三维荧光光谱、紫外-可见吸收光谱及红外光谱技术,对北京市不同交通密度道路雨水径流溶解性有机物的化学组分进行分析.结果表明,北京市道路雨水径流DOM以疏水性组分为主,且主要为疏水中性组分.道路雨水径流DOM亲水性组分主要由类芳香蛋白物质组成,疏水性组分除含大量类芳香蛋白物质外,还含有大量类富里酸物质.道路雨水径流DOM疏水性组分的芳香化程度较高、腐殖化程度较低,亲水性组分与之相反.道路雨水径流DOM酸性组分中含异构化的羧基和苯环等官能团,碱性组分和中性组分中多含醚键、酯基、酚类和醇类等官能团.交通密度对道路雨水径流DOM化学组分的物质组成、特性等无明显影响,仅影响各化学组分中的物质含量;交通密度越大,各化学组分中物质的含量越多和芳香化程度越高,腐殖化程度越低.     

基于甲烷氧化菌的城镇污水厂尾水极限脱氮系统构建及机制

好氧甲烷耦合反硝化（AME-D）在城镇污水厂尾水深度脱氮方面具有巨大的应用潜力,研究采用改良型反硝化生物滤池,利用低浓度甲烷构建出AME-D极限脱氮系统.研究发现该系统在间歇式运行方式下,出水中总氮和氨氮的平均浓度能达到1.05 mg·L^-1和0.54 mg·L^-1,其平均去除率分别为94.77%和93.30%.拉曼光谱分析结果显示,由NO₃^-对称伸缩引起的峰明显消失,由醇COH面外弯曲或C—H面外弯曲振动吸收引起峰明显增强,甲烷被氧化形成的中间产物可能主要为醇类物质.16S rRNA基因测序结果表明,系统中的甲烷氧化菌主要为Methylocystis（0.27%）、Methylosarcina（0.10%）和Methyloparacoccus（0.12%）,反硝化菌主要为Pseudomonas（56.92%）、Paenibacillus（3.52%）和Lysinibacillus（3.00%）,硝化菌主要为Nitrospira（0.1%）,说明AME-D极限脱氮系统的脱氮功能是由好氧甲烷氧化菌、反硝化菌和硝化菌协同实现.     

Flocculating characteristic of activated sludge flocs: Interaction between Al3+ and extracellular polymeric substances

Aluminum flocculant can enhance the flocculating performance of activated sludge.However,the binding mechanism of aluminum ion(Al 3+) and extracellular polymeric substances(EPS) in activated sludge is unclear due to the complexity of EPS.In this work,threedimensional excitation emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy(3DEEM),fluorescence quenching titration and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR) were used to explore the binding behavior and mechanism between Al 3+ and EPS.The results showed that two fluorescence peaks of tyrosineand tryptophan-like substances were identified in the loosely bound-extracellular polymeric substances(LB-EPS),and three peaks of tyrosine-,tryptophanand humic-like substances were identified in the tightly boundextracellular polymeric substances(TB-EPS).It was found that these fluorescence peaks could be quenched with Al 3+ at the dosage of 3.0 mg/L,which demonstrated that strong interactions took place between the EPS and Al 3+.The conditional stability constants for Al 3+ and EPS were determined by the Stern-Volmer equation.As to the binding mechanism,the-OH,N-H,C=O,C-N groups and the sulfurand phosphorus-containing groups showed complexation action,although the groups in the LB-EPS and TB-EPS showed different behavior.The TB-EPS have stronger binding ability to Al 3+ than the LB-EPS,and TB-EPS play an important role in the interaction with Al 3+.     

微波消解ICP—OES法同时测定总悬浮颗粒物中多种重金属

采用微波消解前处理与电感耦合等离子光谱联用技术,初步建立了一套大气总悬浮颗粒物（TSP）中重金属元素的检测方法。研究了不同的滤膜材料、消解方式、波长选择等对分析方法的影响。用所建立的方法测定长沙市火车站采集的大气总悬浮颗粒物中的重金属As、Cd、Co、Cr、Cu、Mn、Mo、Ni、Pb、Zn的含量,检测结果令人满意。最低检出浓度为0．0001～0．005μg／m2,相对标准偏差为0．9％～11．4％,加标回收率为90．9％～106．7％。     

黄土高原次生林演替过程土壤有机碳库及其化学组成响应特征

为探明黄土高原次生林演替过程中土壤有机碳库及其化学组成演化特征,选取陕北黄土高原黄龙山林区次生林演替初级阶段(山杨林)、过渡阶段(山杨、辽东栎混交林)和顶级阶段(辽东栎林)样地为研究对象,分析不同土层深度(0～10、 10～20、 20～30、 30～50和50～100 cm)土壤有机碳含量、储量和化学组成变化特征.结果表明：(1)土壤有机碳含量和储量随次生林演替过程显著增加(P<0.05),土壤有机碳含量随土层深度增加显著降低,土壤有机碳储量从初级阶段的64.8Mg·hm^-2增加至顶级阶段的129.2Mg·hm^-2,增加了99%.(2)次生林演替过程中,表层(0～30 cm)土壤有机碳中结构简单、相对易分解的脂肪族碳组分相对含量减少,结构复杂、相对难分解的芳香族碳组分相对含量增加,表明表层土壤有机碳化学组成稳定性随次生林演替过程显著提高,而深层(30～100cm)土壤有机碳化学组成稳定性表现为先增加后降低,即过渡阶段>顶级阶段>初级阶段.(3)次生林演替过程中,初级阶段和过渡阶段土壤有机碳化学组成稳定性随土层深度增加显著增...     

基于多通道原位红外光谱技术的环氧涂层恒温固化反应研究

目的 拓展多通道原位红外光谱技术的应用,探究环氧树脂在固化行为中的分子结构变化以及不同固化深度下的动力学参数与恒温固化模型。方法 采用多通道原位红外光谱的表征方法,对N,N,O-三缩水甘油基对氨基苯酚(环氧树脂AFG-90)与甲基纳迪克酸酐(MNA)的环氧涂层的固化过程进行30、40、50、60、70 ℃等5个温度下的原位红外光谱监测,基于特征官能团吸光度的变化,研究恒温固化模型。结果 通过特征官能团吸光度与温度、时间的关系,计算得出AFG-90与MNA的环氧树脂固化体系在不同温度下的固化模型、达到不同固化度下的固化时间,求解得在不同固化深度下的活化能Ea主要在58~74 kJ/mol变化,且其均值为69.43 kJ/mol。结论 获得了AFG-90与MNA的环氧树脂固化体系在固化过程中动力学参数和模型,同时试验结果表明,多通道原位红外光谱技术是研究高分子材料固化反应动力学的有效表征方法。     

铁铈氧化物对土壤As (Ⅴ)和P的稳定化效果

本文以铁铈氧化物(Fe-Ce,FC)为研究对象,评估其对中国3种典型砷(As)污染土壤的稳定化修复效果,并通过电子扫描显微镜能散X线分析仪(SEM-EDS)和X射线光电子能谱仪(XPS)等光谱学技术探索FC对As(Ⅴ)的微观吸附特征.结果表明,FC能使土壤毒性浸出As含量显著降低84. 1%～98. 3%,且在碱性土壤中表现出较强的高p H适应性,能显著增加吸附态As(F1+F2)向水合铁铝氧化物结合态(F3+F4)的稳定化. FC能使不同类型土壤的有效态P含量显著下降47. 13%～60. 32%,不仅能缓解P竞争土壤As(Ⅴ)吸附位点,而且能有效预防周边水体的面源污染.通过SEM-EDS和XPS分析,发现As(Ⅴ)吸附产物表面均检测到Fe、Ce和As这3种元素,且As主要吸附于Fe原子表面. FC在我国土壤砷污染稳定化修复领域具有较好地应用前景.