Characterisation of early responses to cadmium in roots of Salix matsudana Koidz

This study deals with the characterisation of early responses of roots of Salix matsudana in respect to oxidative stress, subcellular distribution, and chemical forms when exposed to 50 μmol/L Cd. Within 12 h, the root length is reduced and the contents of O₂^??, H₂O₂, and malondialdehyde are increased by 49%, 43%, and 35%. Cd is mainly retained in the cell walls; small amounts are distributed into other cell organelles. The largest proportion of Cd is found in the NaCl extractable, pectate-, and protein-integrated fraction.     

Experimental study on microalgae cultivation in novel photobioreactor of concentric double tubes with aeration pores along tube length direction

Microalgae have been identified as a superior feedstock for biodiesel production and varied tubular photobioreactors are developed for high efficient and scale-up microalgae cultivation. This article presented a novel concentric double tubes using aeration through radial pores along the length direction of inner tube. Experiments on microalgae cultivation were carried out in the novel photobioreactor, and two control groups including concentric double tubes with axial aeration at both ends and common tubular. The biomass productivity of novel photobioreactor increased by 43.6% and 107.4%, respectively, compared with concentric double tubes with axial aeration at both ends and common tubular without aeration. The values of pH shifted from 7.5 to 9.0 for novel photobioreactor, but 7.5 to 8.8 for common tubular, and 7.5 to 9.6 for concentric double tubes with axial aeration. The dissolved oxygen concentration fluctuated between 6.0 and 7.0 mg·L^?1 for novel photobioreactor, but rose from 6.6 to 10.2 mg·L^?1 for the common tubular, and 6.9 to 8.1 mg·L^?1 for the concentric with axial aeration. Results show that the aeration style of novel photobioreactor can make efficient local mixing and maintain smaller range of pH and lower level of dissolved oxygen in case of higher biomass concentration. Moreover, compared with the two control groups, the novel concentric double tubes have advantages on the light/dark cycle frequency, which may be benefit for microalgae cultivation. The novel concentric double tubes presented in this work can give some inspiration for high efficiency microalgae cultivation.     

Industrial experience of process identification and set-point decision algorithm in a full-scale treatment plant

This paper presents industrial experience of process identification, monitoring, and control in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant. The objectives of this study were (1) to apply and compare different process-identification methods of proportional-integral-derivative (PID) autotuning for stable dissolved oxygen (DO) control, (2) to implement a process monitoring method that estimates the respiration rate simultaneously during the process-identification step, and (3) to propose a simple set-point decision algorithm for determining the appropriate set point of the DO controller for optimal operation of the aeration basin. The proposed method was evaluated in the industrial wastewater treatment facility of an iron- and steel-making plant. Among the process-identification methods, the control signal of the controller's set-point change was best for identifying low-frequency information and enhancing the robustness to low-frequency disturbances. Combined automatic control and set-point decision method reduced the total electricity consumption by 5% and the electricity cost by 15% compared to the fixed gain PID controller, when considering only the surface aerators. Moreover, as a result of improved control performance, the fluctuation of effluent quality decreased and overall effluent water quality was better.     

富氧助燃技术减少NOx排放

富氧助燃技术是最新节能环保技术,可以用于各种燃料和多种窑炉.不但显著节能、增产,而且能延长炉龄,环保达标,通常几个月就能收回全部投资.富氧燃烧能有效地降低NOx的排放量,在环境问题得到日益重视的今天富氧助燃技术具有显著的经济意义和社会意义.先介绍其节能和环保的机理,然后再介绍有关典型工艺流程、技改要点和典型应用实例.并对热力型NOx的生成进行了探讨.     

快速生物活性测定方法的仪器化

好氧活性污泥法在污水处理中应用广泛.保持污泥活性,是良好处理效果的前提,也是运行控制的主要目标.活性污泥的呼吸速率,或者氧利用速率(oxygen uptake rate,OUR),能够指示污泥的活性变化.本研究开发的快速生物活性测定仪(rapid biological activity tester,RBAT),能够快速测定污泥活性参数,满足工程设计与运行的迫切要求.     

反应沉淀一体式矩形环流生物反应器的传氧特性研究

设计制作了一种新型的反应沉淀一体式矩形环流生物反应器,通过清水实验研究了其结构特性(环流区内导流板顶端与液面的距离,固定宽度下环流区长度变化)对反应器充氧性能、气含率、气体上升速度和液体循环速度的影响,并在优选结构的反应器中进行了模拟污水试验.结果表明,当升流区截面长度、降流区截面长度、内导流板顶部液流截面高度三者相等时,传氧性能较好,在进水COD为300～400 mg/L的情况下,污泥浓度可以稳定保持在6000 mg/L左右.     

预处理-混凝-水解酸化-循环式活性污泥法处理制革废水

制革废水水质、水量波动大,污染负荷重,有毒性,较难处理。本工程采用“预处理-混凝-水解酸化-循环式活性污泥法”处理制革废水,研究了C-TECH池曝气时间与CODCr、NH3-N负荷及DO的变化规律。结果表明,控制水解酸化池HRT12.5h,曝气时间8h,C-TECH池污泥浓度4.5g/L,CODCr污泥负荷0.4kg/(kg.d),NH3-N污泥负荷0.07kg/(kg.d),出水可达一级排放标准;通过可编程逻辑控制器PLC、在线DO测定仪及鼓风机变频装置控制DO浓度,用DO浓度作为循环式活性污泥池过程和反应时间控制参数,可节约能耗。     

变压吸附技术在环境工程中的应用

变压吸附技术具有能耗低、投资少、流程简单、操作方便、可靠性好和自动化程度高等优点,在环境工程领域得到了广泛的应用。介绍了变压吸附技术在废水处理、废气处理、固体废弃物处理等领域的研究进展和应用成果,探讨了在环境工程中应用变压吸附技术的发展方向。     

用硝酸银消除高浓度氯离子对COD测定的干扰及测定废液中银的回收

分析了氯离子的干扰机理,提出了用硝酸银代替硫酸汞消除氯离子干扰测定高氯离子水样COD的分析方法,同时对COD废液的处理及废液中银的回收利用进行了研究。实验结果表明,该法具有较好的准确性和重复性,其相对误差均在国家规定的允许范围内;COD废液中的银经分离后,用Zn—H2SO4体系还原回收,银回收率为94．8％,回收的银粉纯度为99．6％,且可实现COD废液中银的循环使用。     

地表水中溶解氧监测及变化规律

采用碘-淀粉光度法对连云港大浦河水域中溶解氧进行测定,并对其日变化、季节变化和垂直分布及变化规律进行了分析。