Experimental investigation of limiting oxygen concentration of hybrid mixtures

An investigation into the limiting oxygen concentration (LOC) of fifteen combustible dusts and methane, ethanol and isopropanol hybrid mixtures in the standard 20 L explosion chamber was performed. Three ignition energies (10 J, 2 kJ and 10 kJ) were used. The results show that a 10 J electrical spark ignition leads to significantly higher limiting oxygen concentration values than either 2 kJ or 10 kJ pyrotechnic igniters. This could be due to the “overdriving” effect of the chemical igniters, which produce a hot flame that virtually covers the entire explosion chamber during combustion. With respect to hybrid mixture investigation, the 20 L sphere was modified to allow the input of methane gas and flammable solvents. The limiting oxygen concentrations of the hybrid mixtures were found to be considerably lower than those of dust air mixtures when the relatively weaker spark igniter was used. There was no significant change in limiting oxygen concentration when the higher energy chemical igniters were used.     

The effect of clay catalyst on the chemical composition of bio-oil obtained by co-pyrolysis of cellulose and polyethylene

Cellulose/polyethylene (CPE) mixture 3:1, w/w with and without three clay catalysts (K10 – montmorillonite K10, KSF – montmorillonite KSF, B – Bentonite) addition were subjected to pyrolysis at temperatures 400, 450 and 500 °C with heating rate of 100 °C/s to produce bio-oil with high yield. The pyrolytic oil yield was in the range of 41.3–79.5 wt% depending on the temperature, the type and the amount of catalyst. The non-catalytic fast pyrolysis at 500 °C gives the highest yield of bio-oil (79.5 wt%). The higher temperature of catalytic pyrolysis of cellulose/polyethylene mixture the higher yield of bio-oil is. Contrarily, increasing amount of montmorillonite results in significant, almost linear decrease in bio-oil yield followed by a significant increase of gas yield. The addition of clay catalysts to CPE mixture has a various influence on the distribution of bio-oil components. The addition of montmorillonite K10 to cellulose/polyethylene mixture promotes the deepest conversion of polyethylene and cellulose. Additionally, more saturated than unsaturated hydrocarbons are present in resultant bio-oils. The proportion of liquid hydrocarbons is the highest when a montmorillonite K10 is acting as a catalyst.     

Model based grouping of species across environmental gradients

We present a novel approach to the statistical analysis and prediction of multispecies data. The approach allows the simultaneous grouping and quantification of multiple species’ responses to environmental gradients. The underlying statistical model is a finite mixture model, where mixing is performed over the individual species’ responses to environmental gradients. Species with similar responses are grouped with minimal information loss. We term these groups species archetypes. Each species archetype has an associated GLM that can be used to predict distributions with appropriate measures of uncertainty. Initially, we illustrate the concept and method using artificial data and then with application to real data comprising 200 species from the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) lagoon on 13 oceanographic and geological gradients from 12°S to 24°S. The 200 species from the GBR are well represented by 15 species archetypes. The model is interpreted through maps of the probability of presence for a fine scale set of locations throughout the study area. Maps of uncertainty are also produced to provide statistical context. The presence of each species archetype was strongly influenced by oceanographic gradients, principally temperature, oxygen and salinity. The number of species in each group ranged from 4 to 34. The method has potential application to the analysis of multispecies distribution patterns and for multispecies management.     

基于绝热火焰温度混合气体爆炸下限的预测

准确地预测可燃混合气体的爆炸极限,对防止工业生产中时有发生的混合气体爆炸事故有着重大的意义。通过采用Gaseq软件计算CH4,C3H8,C2H4,C3H6,CH3OCH3和CO的绝热火焰温度(CAFT),分析初始温度对甲烷和丙烷混合气体(体积比1∶1)爆炸下限(LEL)的影响。结果表明:随着初始温度的升高,临界火焰温度基本不变,而LEL线性下降。使用计算绝热火焰温度法对不同比例的二元混合气体(体积比1∶1,3∶1,1∶3)以及三元混合气体(体积比1∶1∶1)的LEL进行预测,在选取的35组不同组份的混合气体中,LEL的预测值与文献值的平均绝对误差为0.081 8,平均相对误差为0.02。     

废旧橡胶沥青SMA混合料铺设路面结构降噪效果初探

介绍了路面结构降噪物理特性,利用废旧橡胶沥青SMA混合料作为路面结构降噪材料,探索其隔声性能的现场监测方法。选取南京绕城公路一段作为监测路段,对采用普通沥青路面和采用SMA材料的结构降噪路面进行比对监测,结果显示采用SMA材料的结构降噪路面声级值降低1～1.8dB。分析认为交通噪声主要声源为驱动噪声,而驱动噪声中主要噪声部分为排气噪声,所以对于路面行驶噪声的降噪对于交通噪声整体声级的改善作用有限。     

砷污染土壤复合淋洗修复技术研究

土壤砷污染问题日益严重,淋洗法是修复砷污染土壤的一种有效方法.本研究以砷污染土壤为研究对象,通过批量振荡淋洗实验,将5种常用淋洗剂进行组合复合淋洗,探索最佳复合淋洗组合,对淋洗前后土壤进行形态分析,并通过3种不同污染程度土壤的修复效果比较,研究复合淋洗的适用性.结果表明,复合淋洗效果优于单一淋洗效果,能够很好地提高砷的去除率.当采用4 h 0.5 mol·L~(-1)Na OH+4 h 0.1 mol·L~(-1)EDTA进行复合二步淋洗时土壤砷的去除率从66.73%提高到91.83%,砷含量由186 mg·kg~(-1)降至15.2 mg·kg~(-1),为最佳淋洗组合.其次,研究结果还表明,淋洗前后土壤中砷的形态发生改变,有效态比例得到有效降低,0.5 mol·L~(-1)Na OH+0.1 mol·L~(-1)EDTA适用于铝型砷含量较高的砷污染土壤,0.5 mol·L~(-1)OX+0.5 mol·L~(-1)Na OH适用于铁型砷含量较高的砷污染土壤.     

Heavy Metals Removal by Biosorption and Flotation

The removal of a mixture of heavy (toxic) metal cations (copper, nickeland zinc) from liquid effluents was investigated in this study at pilotscale, using counter-current contact mode. The innovative processinvolved the abstraction of metal ions onto fungal biosorbents, followedby the application of flotation for the subsequent solid/liquid separationof biomass particles. The ability of microorganisms to remove metal ionsfrom aqueous solutions is a well-known phenomenon. Nevertheless,engineering considerations are very important in decisions, concerningthe commercial future of biosorption and practical solutions are neededfor certain problems, such as the efficient post-separation ofmetal-loaded biomass. The two processes (flotation and biosorption) caneffectively operate in combination, in what it was termed biosorptiveflotation process. The sorbents may be recycled, after appropriate elutionof metals, as well as the treated (clean) water.     

葡萄糖和硝基苯为混合燃料时MFC的产电特性研究

通过构建双极室微生物燃料电池(microbial fuel cell,MFC),以铁氰化钾溶液为阴极电子受体,以硝基苯(nitrobenzene,NB)和葡萄糖为混合燃料,研究MFC的产电特性和NB的降解情况.结果表明,在外阻为1000Ω的条件下,随着NB初始浓度的增加,双极室MFC的产电特性明显受到抑制.当葡萄糖浓度为1000mg/L,NB初始浓度分别为0、50、150、250mg/L时,MFC的运行周期逐渐缩短,分别为55.7、51.6、45.9、32.2h;最大输出电压分别为670、597、507、489mV;最大体积功率密度分别为28.57、20.42、9.29、8.47W/m3;电荷量分别为65.10、43.50、35.48、30.32C.MFC利用NB和葡萄糖为混合燃料,可以在稳定地输出电能的同时实现有机物高效降解,MFC对NB去除率高达100%,对COD的去除率达到87%～98%.但以250mg/LNB为单一燃料时,MFC无明显产电现象.DGGE图谱表明NB的加入改变了MFC阳极电极上微生物的群落结构.     

深海溢油输移扩散模型研究

在对深海中泄漏的油气混合物在海洋环境中的输运过程及行为变化的分析基础上,建立三维深海溢油输移扩散模型。该模型采用拉格朗日积分法模拟溢油在近区的水下浮射扩散过程,应用粒子追踪法模拟油滴在水下远区的对流扩散以及油膜在海面的漂移扩散过程,并考虑了油气分离输移、气体溶解、天然气水合物形成与分解等复杂行为对溢油运动轨迹的影响。应用该模型数值模拟了两个大型深海溢油现场试验,结果显示溢油在水下环境中的时空分布模拟结果与现场监测数据符合较好,表明该模型具有较高的准确性和实用性,能够为深海溢油的防治管理提供理论与技术支持。     

环境浓度下磺胺混合物对秀丽线虫(Caenorhabditis elegans)生长、饮食、抗氧化酶及其调控基因表达水平的影响

磺胺类药物在环境中的普遍残留引起了人们对其潜在效应的担忧。因为磺胺混合物的效应不能通过单个物质效应进行准确预测,所以需要针对混合物效应开展深入研究。将秀丽线虫暴露于4种常用磺胺药物(磺胺嘧啶、磺胺吡啶、磺胺甲噁唑和磺胺甲嘧啶)组成的、环境浓度水平(0.01 mg·L-1)的混合物后,对生长调控基因dbl-1和egl-4,饮食调控基因eat-2和eat-18,过氧化氢酶(CAT)编码基因ctl-2和ctl-3,寿命调控基因sir-2,以及凋亡调控基因ced-4的表达水平进行检测。暴露组与空白对照组的结果比较表明,秀丽线虫dbl-1表达水平没有显著变化(下调3%),egl-4表达下调18%,解释了生长的抑制效应(抑制率为15.6%)。eat-2和eat-18的表达水平下调幅度相似,介于20%~22%之间,该幅度高于饮食的抑制效应(10.7%)。ctl-2和ctl-3的表达水平上调,分别比空白对照组高101%与66%,该幅度显著小于0.01 mg·L-1磺胺混合物暴露对CAT活性的刺激效应(比空白对照组高789.5%)。此外,sir-2的表达水平没有显著变化,与线虫寿命没有受到显著影响相一致。同时,ced-4表达上调32%,预示凋亡水平的显著增加。egl-4、eat-2、ctl-2和ced-4基因表达水平的显著变化分别表明磺胺混合物对β转化生长因子(TGF-β),烟酰乙酰胆碱受体(n AChR)、抗氧化系统以及细胞凋亡等多个方面的产生影响。