Removal of disinfection by-products formation potential by biologically intensified process

The removal of disinfection by-products formation potential(DBPFP) in artificially intensified biological activated carbon(IBAC) process which is developed on the basis of traditional ozone granular activated carbon was evaluated. By IBAC removals of 31% and 68% for THMFP and HAAFP were obtained respectively. Under identical conditions, the removals of the same substances were 4% and 32% respectively only by the granular activated carbon(GAC) process. Compared with GAC, the high removal rates of the two formed potential substances were due to the increasing of bioactivity of the media and the synergistic capabilities of biological degradation cooperating with activated carbon adsorption of organic compounds. A clear linear correlation ( R^2 = 0.9562 and R^2 = 0.9007) between DOC HAAFP removal rate and Empty Bed Contact Time(EBCT) of IBAC process was observed, while that between THMFP removal rate and EBCT of GAC was R^2 = 0.9782. In addition certain linear correlations between THMFP, HAAFP and UV254 ( R^2 = 0.855 and R^2 = 0.7702) were found for the treated water. For IBAC process there are also more advantages such as long backwashing cycle time, low backwashing intensity and prolonging activated carbon lifetime and so on.     

负载型TiO2/活性炭光催化灭活大肠杆菌(E.coli)的研究

以大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli JM 109)为研究对象,通过细菌的灭活实验研究负载型TiO2/活性炭(TiO2/AC)的灭菌性能,并利用XRD、BET和SEM对材料的晶型、晶粒尺寸、比表面积和吸附在材料上的细菌分布形态及数量进行分析.结果表明吸附在TiO2/AC上的大肠杆菌数比吸附在活性炭和TiO2都多.TiO2/AC对E.coli光催化灭活率比TiO2粉末和P25高,制备材料的热处理温度500℃和光催化反应中光强40 W都分别使TiO2/AC的光催化活性达到最大,在光催化灭活E.coti过程中,KH2PO4使催化剂活性降低程度比NaHCO3大,而两者使TiO2/AC催化活性降低程度比TiO2小,但NaHCO3对催化活性的影响是可逆的.     

Production of bio-fertilizer by biotransformation of poultry waste enriched with molasses and algae

This research work consists on valorizing poultry waste by biotransformation into biofertilizers, associating this agro-industrial waste with algae (abundant natural resources) and molasses (a by-product of the sugar refining industry) ensuring a good contribution of nutritional chemical elements and obtaining a balanced formulation. A total of seven different formulations of the above three components, were examined in a simplex centroid design. A fungal inoculum of Aspergillus niger was used as a fermentation agent for better quality of biotransformation. The monitoring of this biotransformation is ensured during 15 days by following the evolution of physicochemical and microbiological parameters and, to understand the bioconversion of the simple compounds of the biofertilizer mixture such as short aliphatic chains, sugar, and amino acids into soluble mineral compounds, a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis was carried out before and after biotransformation. Finally, germination and fertilization tests were performed to evaluate the efficiency of the final product on a barley crop. The overall results of the present study showed that the mixture which contained 68.75% poultry waste, 12.5% molasses, and 18.75% algae presented the better microbiological and chemical safety criteria required for a good biofertilizer according to NF U44-551 standard.     

基于SBM-DEA模型的中部地区资源环境效率格局演化及成因机理分析

资源环境是制约区域发展的重要影响因素,区域资源环境的利用是否有效是衡量地区综合发展水平的关键指标之一。因此对区域资源环境效率格局及其成因机理进行时空动态模拟,不仅有助于人们了解区域投入产出的过程与效益,同时又能为相关部门制定区域发展规划以及缓解区域人地矛盾提供参考依据。利用SBM-DEA模型分析2005~2014年间中部地区资源环境效率时空分异特征,并探讨了造成其格局演化的成因机理,得到如下结论:(1)从资源环境效率结果来看,2005~2014年中部地区资源环境效率总体呈现稳步上升态势;(2)省会城市、长江和京广等国家发展轴线的重要节点城市资源环境效率较高,远离长江、京广等重要轴线的城市资源环境效率较低的空间分布格局逐步形成;(3)从资源环境效率与投入产出的耦合关系来看,中部地区75%左右的城市处于Ⅰ类型,较少城市处于Ⅱ类型,极少数城市处于Ⅲ~ⅩⅢ类型。近10 a来中部地区普遍处于低投入、低产出、低污染的发展阶段,资源环境效率较高及以上城市数量先减少后增加,中等效率的城市数量先增加后趋于稳定,效率较低及以下的城市数量呈逐步减少的趋势;(4)促进资源环境效率的主导因素为地区经济发展水平,制约资源环境效率的主导因素为能源消耗。     

Choice set formation for outdoor destinations: The role of motivations and preference discrimination in site selection for the management of public expenditures on protected areas

Effective public expenditure currently dominates the management focus of many protected areas. This calls for explicit modeling of constraints and motivations that, respectively, obstruct and stimulate visits to selected outdoor destinations. Choice set formation is the result of screening and/or inclusion of specific sites (alternatives) to form the set of sites considered in real choices. Evidence shows that the omission of a structural representation of choice set formation is harmful to econometric inference. Yet, the literature has largely ignored the underlying behavioral phenomenon. We show, using a discrete choice experiment involving selection among seven recreational sites in an Italian national park, that choice set formation is behaviorally relevant, even after controlling for preference discrimination. Motivations (why visit?) are important determinants of preliminary site screening for choice set inclusion, as well as site selection, justifying the additional value of such modeling extension.     

Evaluation of potential genotoxicity of five food dyes using the somatic mutation and recombination test

In this study, different concentrations of five food dyes (amaranth, patent blue, carminic acid, indigotine and erythrosine) have been evaluated for genotoxicity in the Somatic Mutation and Recombination Test (SMART) of Drosophila melanogaster. Standard cross was used in the experiment. Larvae including two linked recessive wing hair mutations were chronically fed at different concentrations of the test compounds in standard Drosophila Instant Medium. Feeding ended with pupation of the surviving larvae. Wings of the emerging adult flies were scored for the presence of spots of mutant cells which can result from either somatic mutation or somatic recombination. For the evaluation of genotoxic effects, the frequencies of spots per wing in the treated series were compared to the control group, which was distilled water. The present study shows that carminic acid and indigotine demonstrated negative results while erythrosine demonstrated inconclusive results. In addition 25 mg mL⁻¹ concentration of patent blue and 12.5, 25 and 50 mg mL⁻¹ concentrations of amaranth demonstrated positive results in the SMART.     

软弱围岩节理性质对隧道塌方范围影响研究*

为探究节理岩体在节理扩展-节理破坏-岩体失稳过程中的力学特性变化及变形破坏规律,采用块体离散元软件3DEC进行数值模拟,对节理岩体中隧道开挖后围岩的应力变形状态进行研究。结果表明:法向刚度较小时,可能造成的塌方范围大,法向刚度较大时,造成的塌方范围小;节理剪切刚度对隧道塌方范围的影响较小;节理内摩擦角变化对断层塌落体及上覆未塌落体范围的影响较小。     

负载TiO_2浮石对污水处理厂二沉池出水的矿化与灭菌研究

城市污水处理厂第二沉淀池出水的污染物浓度较低,经过矿化及灭菌等深度处理后可以同用,从而减轻对淡水资源的需求.本实验采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了负载TiO2的浮石光催化剂,对城市污水处理厂第二沉淀池出水进行了矿化及灭菌处理研究.采用低压汞灯对处理水样照射2 h,有机物降解率可以达到50%,灭菌效率达到100%.处理后的水可以作为农作物灌溉、城市绿化和娱乐用水.负载在浮石表面的TiO2薄膜经过10次的光催化循环实验后,没有明显破损,可以再次循环使用.TiO2浮石具有质轻、机械性能好和价格低等优点,该方法处理废水的适用浓度低,可以广泛应用于微污染水和城市污水处理厂出水的深度处理.