Behaviors and kinetics of toluene adsorption‐desorption on activated carbons with varying pore structure

This work was undertaken to investigate the behaviors and kinetics of toluene adsorption and desorption on activated carbons with varying pore structure. Five kinds of activated carbon from different raw materials were selected. Adsorption isotherms and breakthrough curves for toluene were measured. Langmuir and Freundlich equations were fitted to the equilibrium data, and the Freundlich equation was more suitable for simulating toluene adsorption. The process consisted of monolayer, multilayer and partial active site adsorption types. The effect of the pore structure of the activated carbons on toluene adsorption capacity was investigated. The quasi-first-order model was more suitable for describing the process than the quasi-second-order model. The adsorption data was also modeled by the internal particle diffusion model and it was found that the adsorption process could be divided into three stages. In the external surface adsorption process, the rate depended on the specific surface area. During the particle diffusion stage, pore structure and volume were the main factors affecting adsorption rate. In the final equilibrium stage, the rate was determined by the ratio of meso-and macro-pores to total pore volume. The rate over the whole adsorption process was dominated by the toluene concentration. The desorption behavior of toluene on activated carbons was investigated,and the process was divided into heat and mass transfer parts corresponding to emission and diffusion mechanisms, respectively. Physical adsorption played the main role during the adsorption process.     

Impact of density of coating agent on antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticle impregnated plasma treated activated carbon

To use stabilized nanoparticles(NPs) in water as disinfectants over a very long period, the amount of coating agent(for NP stabilization) needs to be optimized. To this end, silver nanoparticles(Ag-NPs) with two different coating densities of tri-sodium citrate(12.05 and46.17 molecules/nm~2, respectively), yet of very similar particle size(29 and 27 nm, respectively)were synthesized. Both sets of citrate capped NPs were then separately impregnated on plasma treated activated carbon(AC), with similar Ag loading of 0.8 and 0.82 wt.%, respectively. On passing contaminated water(containing 10~4 CFU Escherichia coli/m L of water) through a continuous flow-column packed with Ag/AC, zero cell concentration was achieved in 22 and 39 min, with Ag-NPs(impregnated on AC, named as Ag/AC) having lower and higher coating density, respectively. Therefore, even on ensuring similar Ag-NP size and loading, there is a significant difference in antibacterial performance based on citrate coating density in Ag/AC.This is observed in lower coating density case, due to both:(i) higher Ag~+ ion release from Ag-NP and(ii) stronger binding of individual Ag-NPs on AC. The latter ensures that, Ag-NP does not detach from the AC surface for a long duration. TGA-DSC shows that Ag-NPs with a low coating density bind to AC with 4.55 times higher adsorption energy, compared to Ag/AC with a high coating density, implying stronger binding. Therefore, coating density is an important parameter for achieving higher antibacterial efficacy, translating into a faster decontamination rate in experiments, over a long period of flow-column operation.     

Insights into the formation of secondary organic carbon in the summertime in urban Shanghai

To investigate formation mechanisms of secondary organic carbon(SOC) in Eastern China,measurements were conducted in an urban site in Shanghai in the summer of 2015. A period of high O_3 concentrations(daily peak 120 ppb) was observed, during which daily maximum SOC concentrations exceeding 9.0 μg/(C·m~3). Diurnal variations of SOC concentration and SOC/organic carbon(OC) ratio exhibited both daytime and nighttime peaks. The SOC concentrations correlated well with O_x(= O_3+ NO_2) and relative humidity in the daytime and nighttime, respectively, suggesting that secondary organic aerosol formation in Shanghai is driven by both photochemical production and aqueous phase reactions. Single particle mass spectrometry was used to examine the formation pathways of SOC. Along with the daytime increase of SOC, the number fraction of elemental carbon(EC) particles coated with OC quickly increased from 38.1% to 61.9% in the size range of 250–2000 nm, which was likely due to gas-to-particle partitioning of photochemically generated semi-volatile organic compounds onto EC particles. In the nighttime, particles rich in OC components were highly hygroscopic, and number fraction of these particles correlated well with relative humidity and SOC/OC nocturnal peaks. Meanwhile, as an aqueous-phase SOC tracer, particles that contained oxalate-Fe(III) complex also peaked at night. These observations suggested that aqueous-phase processes had an important contribution to the SOC nighttime formation. The influence of aerosol acidity on SOC formation was studied by both bulk and single particle level measurements, suggesting that the aqueous-phase formation of SOC was enhanced by particle acidity.     

石家庄市采暖前后大气颗粒物及其碳组分特征

为研究石家庄市大气颗粒物、碳组分特征和污染来源,采集2016年11月1日—12月31日石家庄市大气颗粒物（PM₁₀、PM_2.5和PM₁）样品,分析采暖前后PM₁₀、PM_2.5和PM₁及其中OC（有机碳）、EC（元素碳）和WSOC（水溶性有机碳）浓度水平,计算颗粒物与碳组分间相关性,进行OC/EC（质量浓度之比,下同）特征比值法和8个碳组分（OC1、OC2、OC3、OC4、OPC、EC1、EC2和EC3）研究.结果表明:①采暖后ρ（PM₁₀）和ρ（PM_2.5）比采暖前分别增加了26.4%和32.1%,而采暖后ρ（PM₁）比采暖前降低了12.2%.采样期间ρ（PM₁₀）与ρ（PM_2.5）显著相关,而ρ（PM₁）分别与ρ（PM_2.5）和ρ（PM₁₀）相关性差.采暖后散煤燃烧造成ρ（PM₁₀）和ρ（PM_2.5）增加,区域机动车限行和工业限产/停产导致ρ（PM₁）降低.②Pearson相关系数计算可知,ρ（OC）与ρ（EC）强相关;ρ（PM₁₀）和ρ（PM_2.5）分别与ρ（OC）和ρ（WSOC）强相关,而ρ（PM₁）分别与ρ（OC）和ρ（WSOC）中等相关;ρ（PM₁₀）和ρ（PM_2.5）分别与ρ（EC）弱相关,ρ（PM₁）与ρ（EC）中等相关.③采暖后PM₁₀、PM_2.5和PM₁中ρ（OC）比采暖前分别增加了215.1%、97.2%和18.5%;采暖后PM₁₀和PM_2.5中ρ（EC）比采暖前分别增加了65.2%和5.3%,而采暖后PM₁中ρ（EC）比采暖前降低了10.9%.集中供热和散煤燃烧排放了大量OC;PM₁₀和PM_2.5中EC主要来源于散煤燃烧,PM₁中EC主要来源于工业排放和机动车尾气.④采暖前PM₁₀、PM_2.5和PM₁中OC/EC平均值分别为4.5、4.5和4.3;采暖后PM₁₀和PM_2.5中OC/EC平均值分别为9.8和9.7,而PM₁中OC/EC平均值为7.4.采暖前后SOC/OC（质量浓度之比,下同）平均值的范围为0.36~0.65,石家庄市冬季大气中SOC污染严重;⑤8个碳组分分析发现,石家庄市机动车限行导致PM₁中ρ（EC1）降低,而采暖后集中供暖和散煤燃烧的增加,导致ρ（OC2）明显增加.研究显示,大气颗粒物中碳组分采暖前主要来源于机动车尾气,而采暖后主要来源于燃煤燃烧,尤其是散煤燃烧.      

关中典型城市及农村夏季PM2.5的化学组成对比

于2016年7~8月采集了陕西省西安市（城市）及蔺村（农村）夏季昼夜PM_2.5样品,分析其有机碳（OC）、元素碳（EC）和无机离子等化学组分的含量,探讨关中平原城市和农村地区PM_2.5的化学组成和来源的差异.结果表明,采样期间西安和蔺村的PM_2.5浓度分别为（49.7±22.8）和（62.6±14.2）μg/m³.西安PM_2.5中OC和EC的浓度[（6.5±2.5）μg/m³,（3.2±1.8）μg/m³]与蔺村[（6.8±1.8）μg/m³,（3.8±2.3）μg/m³]相当.西安OC/EC比值白天（2.6）高于夜晚（1.9）,蔺村反之（白天：1.6;夜晚：2.7）,主要是因为夜间城市地区重型卡车运输活动增强导致排放更多EC,而夜间农村地区人为活动较少导致EC排放显著降低.西安和蔺村无机离子总浓度分别为（20.2±14.6）和（30.1±10.5）μg/m³,占PM_2.5浓度的40.6%和47.6%.蔺村SO₄^2-的平均浓度高达19.0μg/m³,占PM_2.5浓度的30%以上,远高于西安（9.4μg/m³和18.9%）,主要与农村固体燃料（煤和生物质）使用有关.西安NO₃^-和Ca²⁺的浓度及其对PM_2.5的贡献、NO₃^-/SO₄^2-比值均明显大于蔺村,表明城市地区受机动车尾气和扬尘的影响更大.西安K⁺与Ca²⁺和Mg²⁺的相关性较强,而蔺村K⁺与EC的相关性显著强于西安,说明西安市区K⁺由粉尘源主导,而农村地区则主要来自生物质燃烧.     

紫外活化甲酸产二氧化碳阴离子自由基还原Cr (VI)的研究

研究高效还原技术是去除废水中Cr（VI）的有效手段,本研究提出了一种新颖有前景的基于紫外（UV）活化甲酸（HCOOH）产还原性二氧化碳阴离子自由基（CO₂^•;-）去除Cr（VI）的方法.通过对比UV、HCOOH、UV/HCOOH三种体系对Cr（VI）还原效率和电子自旋共振（EPR）对体系中自由基的检测研究了其活化原理和还原机制.结果表明UV能显著活化HCOOH产生CO₂^•-（α_H=19.08G,α_N=15.86G,g=2.0036）.此外,试验考察了主要影响因素对Cr（VI）去除效果的影响,包括初始Cr（VI）浓度、甲酸投加量、初始pH值、反应温度、有机污染物以及水中常见阴离子.结果显示当甲酸浓度为40mmol/L,Cr（VI）初始浓度为10mg/L,反应时间在60min内,UV/HCOOH体系对Cr（VI）的去除率能达到100%.在酸性条件下（pH≤3.5）能显著促进Cr（VI）的还原,且Cr（VI）去除效率随着初始HCOOH浓度和反应温度升高而增加.进一步研究表明,该体系下NO₃^-对Cr（VI）的还原有着显著的促进作用,而Cl^-、HCO₃^-和对硝基苯酚（pNP）则有抑制作用.不同温度下Cr（VI）去除率与时间关系的拟合结果表明,当反应时间t³;40min,UV/HCOOH体系去除Cr（VI）过程遵循准一级反应动力学,根据不同温度下对应的反应速率常数k,结合阿伦尼乌斯方程,计算求得准一级反应的活化能为15.9kJ/mol.     

微型反应柱在含铬废水处理试验研究中的应用

针对镀铬车间废水,采用活性炭吸附处理法对Cr6 和Cr3 的去除效果进行了系统的试验.通过微型反应柱集成装置对穿透时间、吸附容量及活性炭再生方法进行了研究,动态试验表明该装置能有效地处理含铬废水.     

提升汇流环湿热环境适应性方法研究

目的提高汇流环在湿热环境下的适应能力。方法实物解剖,观察汇流环绝缘材料损坏情况、碳粉堆积情况,在不同温度、湿度下测试绝缘材料绝缘度、抗电强度,碳粉堆积和导电情况,比对不同绝缘材料性能,并找出最适合的绝缘材料,比对滚动汇流环、碳刷组件、刷丝组件,找到解决碳粉堆积的方法。结果汇流环受湿热影响会从接缝处和电缆连接处进入湿气,温度、湿度的上升会使得原绝缘材料性能下降,长时间使用汇流环,碳粉会在汇流环内堆积并受到湿热的影响而导电,局部密封汇流环可以减少湿气进入。PPO材料性能优异,可以替换原绝缘材料从而减少湿热的影响,使用刷丝组件替代碳刷可以避免碳粉的产生。结论综合运用局部密封、绝缘材料改进、碳刷组件改进三种措施,可以有效提高汇流环在湿热环境下的适应能力。     

碳量子点掺杂氮化碳提高的光电化学阴极保护性能研究

目的研究g-C_3N_4/C-Dots-M复合材料的光电化学阴极保护性能。方法采用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和紫外可见漫反射光谱技术对样品的晶体结构、微观形貌和光吸收性能进行表征。通过电化学测试可见光照射下g-C_3N_4/C-Dots-M复合材料光电极偶联316L不锈钢后的光电化学阴极保护电流密度和电位变化曲线,研究材料的光电化学阴极保护性能。结果可见光照射下,该偶联体系的光致混合电位下降至-0.43 V(vs. Ag/AgCl),光电化学阴极保护电流密度达到4.3μA/cm。结论得益于碳量子点优异的电子传导特性,g-C_3N_4/C-Dots-550复合材料的光电化学阴极保护性能比纯g-C_3N_4的明显增强。该复合材料在光电化学阴极保护方面展现了较大的应用潜力。     

天津市区夏季碳气溶胶特征及改进的二次有机碳估算方法

为更加准确地估算环境受体PM_2.5中SOC（二次有机碳）的质量浓度,于2015年6-8月利用在线监测仪器同步采集小时分辨率的PM_2.5及OC（有机碳）和EC（元素碳）样品数据,分析碳气溶胶的变化特征,并尝试运用改进的EC示踪法估算ρ（SOC）.结果表明:天津市区夏季ρ（PM_2.5）为（70.9±46.0）μg/m3,ρ（OC）和ρ（EC）分别为（7.6±3.1）（2.2±1.5）μg/m3,占ρ（PM_2.5）的11.8%±4.6%和3.1%±1.4%,OC/EC（质量浓度之比,下同）的平均值为4.0±2.0.ρ（OC）与ρ（EC）之间的Pearson相关系数（R）仅为0.66,说明OC和EC的来源较为复杂,SOC的产生可能是重要影响因素.ρ（NO₂）与OC/EC呈显著负相关（R=-0.47,P < 0.01）,并且OC/EC（4.0）相对较低,说明天津市区机动车可能对碳气溶胶具有重要影响.ρ（SO₂）与ρ（OC）、ρ（EC）的相关性较低（R均为0.33,P均小于0.01）,说明天津市区碳气溶胶可能受燃煤源的影响较低.改进的EC示踪法主要是利用O₃和CO、EC作为光化学反应和一次源排放的指标,并结合ρ（OC）、ρ（EC）和OC/EC的变化特征,逐步筛选一次排放源主导的时间段的ρ（OC）和ρ（EC）数据,然后利用最小二乘法拟合获得ρ（OC）和ρ（EC）的线性方程,最后进行ρ（SOC）和ρ（POC）（POC为一次有机碳）的估算.天津市区夏季ρ（SOC）的平均值为（2.5±2.0）μg/m3,分别占ρ（OC）和ρ（PM_2.5）的28.8%±15.0%和3.7%±3.6%;ρ（POC）的平均值为（5.2±1.7）μg/m3,分别占ρ（OC）和ρ（PM_2.5）的71.2%±15.0%和8.1%±5.2%,说明天津市区夏季有机碳的主要来源是一次排放源.研究显示,相比于EC示踪法,改进的EC示踪法估算的ρ（SOC）明显降低,ρ（POC）明显升高.AT（大气温度）对ρ（SOC）的影响较为显著,而WS（风速）对ρ（POC）的影响较为显著.