Phenol depletion by thermally activated peroxydisulfate at 70°C

The ability of thermal activated peroxydisulfate (PS) of mineralizing phenol at 70 °C from contaminated waters is investigated. Phenol in concentrations of 10⁻⁴ to 5 × 10⁻⁴ M is quantitatively depleted by 5 × 10⁻³ to 10⁻² M activated PS in 15 min of reaction. However, mineralization of the organic carbon is not observed. Instead, an insoluble phenol polymer-type product is formed. A reaction mechanism including the formation of phenoxyl radicals and validated by computer simulations is proposed. High molecular weight phenolic products are formed by phenoxyl radical H-abstraction reactions. This is not the case for the room temperature degradation of phenol by sulfate radicals where sulfate addition to the aromatic ring mainly leads to the generation of hydroxycyclohexadienyl radicals leading to hydroxybenzenes and oxidized open chain products. Therefore, a change in the reaction mechanism is observed with increasing temperature, and thermal activation of PS at 70 °C does not lead to the mineralization of phenol. Thus PS activation at 70 °C may be considered a potential method to reduce the load of phenol in polluted waters by polymerization.     

生物可降解螯合剂PAA/DTPMP对Cd、Pb、Zn复合污染土壤的淋洗修复对比

针对传统淋洗剂易产生二次污染的问题,选取具备高效、可生物降解、低成本的2种新型环保试剂聚丙烯酸（PAA）、二乙烯三胺五甲叉膦酸（DTPMP）,系统考察了2种淋洗剂去除土壤中重金属的能力;探究了淋洗前后土壤形态差异;采用结合强度系数（I_R）和迁移指数（M_F）计算土壤重金属稳定性和迁移性;并利用潜在生态风险指数对淋洗前后土壤进行了评估。结果表明：在一定程度内,淋洗去除效率随体积分数和接触时间的升高而增长。且酸性条件更有利于Cd、Pb、Zn的去除。综合经济和技术双重因素,选择淋洗最佳固液比为1∶10。相较于PAA淋洗剂,DTPMP显示出更优的处理效果,其在最佳条件下对Cd、Pb、Zn的去除率最高可达84.7%、75.8%、71.1%。此外,PAA和DTPMP淋洗剂减轻了淋洗对土壤化学性质的副作用,且有效降低了土壤重金属迁移率和生物利用度,大大提高了重金属元素稳定性,显著降低了土壤重金属污染潜在风险。     

Enzymatic degradation of poly([R,S] β-hydroxybutyrate)

The synthetic analogue of a bacterially produced polyester, poly(-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) was synthesized from racemic -butyrolactone using anin situ trimethyl aluminum-water catalyst. The polymer was fractionated into samples differing in molecular weight and isotactic diad content. The latter was closely related to degree of crystallinity. The biodegradation of these fractions were examined by monitoring mass loss over time in the presence of anAlcaligenes faecalis T1 extracellular bacterial poly(-hydroxybutyrate) depolymerase. The fraction with high isotactic diad tacticity content showed little or no degradation over a 50 hour incubation period, whereas the fraction of intermediate isotactic diad content degraded in a continuous steady fashion at a rate that was less than that for bacterial PHB. The low isotactic diad fraction underwent a rapid initial degradation, followed by no further mass loss. The presence of stereoblocks in the polymer structure of the various fractions was an influence on the degree of susceptibility towards degradation and is related to sample crystallinity.     

Pressure- volume- temperature relationships of soy protein isolate/starch plastic

The use of pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) studies in processing of a biodegradable plastic composition made from soy protein isolate and corn starch is described. The ability of PVT measurements to predict the combined effects of pressure, volume, and temperature effects is demonstrated. The results show that the PVT relations of the plastic can be predicted by using a regression analysis similar to the Tait equations of state. A change in slope of the PVT curves was observed at around 80‡C, which is ascribed to the glass-transition process of the plastic. Evidence of onset of thermal degradation of the plastic was observed at ca. 160‡C under 0 to 200 MPa isobaric pressure. This thermal degradation precluded determination of the crystal melting point of the plastic.     

核桃壳生物炭小球对雌激素污染物的吸附机制

为探究生物炭小球对雌激素污染物的吸附机制,以农业废弃物核桃壳为原材料,在400 ℃下热解碳化制备生物炭,与黏土、碳酸氢钠、硅酸钠混合制备生物炭小球。采用ESEM观察、比表面积测定、红外光谱对其表面结构和组成进行表征,并将其用于对雌酮(E1)、雌二醇(E2)和雌三醇(E3)的吸附去除研究。分别考察了吸附时间、溶液pH、生物炭小球投加量以及雌激素初始浓度对吸附效果的影响,并通过颗粒内扩散、等温吸附、吸附动力学探讨其吸附机制。结果表明：生物炭小球对雌激素的吸附平衡时间为15 min;投加量为1 g、pH为5、初始浓度为2 500 μg·L-1时平衡吸附量最大;颗粒内扩散模型研究结果表明吸附机制包括分配作用和表面吸附;准二级动力学可较好地描述生物炭小球对雌激素的吸附过程;生物炭小球对雌激素的吸附过程符合Freundlich等温吸附模型。所制备的生物炭小球对雌激素污染物具有较好的去除效果,在环境治理方面具有一定的应用前景。