Chemical characterization of fine and ultrafine PM, direct and indirect genotoxicity of PM and their organic extracts on pulmonary cells

Particulate matter in ambient air constitutes a complex mixture of fine and ultrafine particles composed of various chemical compounds including metals, ions, and organics. A multidisciplinary approach was developed by studying physico-chemical characteristics and mechanisms involved in the toxicity of particulate atmospheric pollution. PM_(0.3–2.5) and PM_(2.5) including ultrafine particles were sampled in Dunkerque, a French industrialized seaside city. PM samples were characterized from a chemical and toxicological point of view. Physicochemical characterization evidenced that PM_(2.5) comes from several sources: natural ones, such as soil resuspension and marine sea-salt emissions, as well as anthropogenic ones, such as shipping traffic, road traffic, and industrial activities. Human BEAS-2 B lung cells were exposed to PM_(0.3–2.5), or to the Extractable Organic Matter(EOM) of PM_(0.3–2.5) and PM_(2.5). These exposures induced several mechanisms of action implied in the genotoxicity, such as oxidative DNA adducts and DNA Damage Response. The toxicity of PM-EOM was higher for the sample including the ultrafine fraction(PM_(2.5)) containing also higher concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. These results evidenced the major role of organic compounds in the toxicity of PM.     

Agglomeration rate and action forces between atomized particles of agglomerator and inhaled-particles from coal combustion

In order to remove efficiently haled-particles emissions from coal combustions, a new way was used to put forward the process of agglomeration and the atomization was produced by the nozzle and then sprayed into the flue before precipitation devices of power station boiler in order to make inhaled-particles agglomerate into bigger particles, which can be easily removed but not change existing running conditions of boiler. According to this idea, a model is set up to study agglomeration rate and effect forces between fly ash inhaledparticles and atomized agglomerator particles. The developed agglomeration rate was expressed by relative particle number decreasing speed per unit volume. The result showed that viscosity force and flow resistance force give main influences on agglomeration effect of inhaledparticles, while springiness force and gravity have little effect on agglomeration effect of theirs. Factors influencing the agglomeration rate and effect forces are studied, including agglomerator concentration, agglomerator flux and agglomerator density, atomized-particles diameters and inhaled-particles diameter and so on.     

非均相活化剂磁性纳米CoFe2O4的制备及其活性评价

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了磁性纳米铁酸钴（CoFe₂O₄）固体颗粒，并采用扫描电镜（SEM），X射线衍射仪（XRD），傅里叶变换红外光谱仪（FT-IR）和振动样品磁强计对样品进行表征分析.以磁性纳米CoFe₂O₄颗粒活化过硫酸盐氧化去除水中四环素为探针反应，评价CoFe₂O₄颗粒的活化性能.结果表明，600℃焙烧温度下制备出的固体颗粒，其活性较高，颗粒表面金属离子浸出率较低；优化温度下制备的CoFe₂O₄颗粒在较宽的pH值范围（4.4~9.0）内均具有较高活性；控制实验条件PDS₀ 1g/L，CoFe₂O₄ 1g/L，TCH₀ 50mg/L，20℃，pH₀ 4.4，反应4h后TCH去除率达到82.0%.CoFe₂O₄颗粒循环重复利用10次后仍保持较高的活性和结构稳定性，而且因其特殊的磁性能便于回收利用.     

Variations in surface functional groups, carbon chemical state and graphitization degree during thermal deactivation of diesel soot particles

The thermal deactivation of diesel soot particles exerts a significant influence on the control strategy for the regeneration of diesel particulate filters (DPFs). This work focused on the changes in the surface functional groups, carbon chemical state, and graphitization degree during thermal treatment in an inert gas environment at intermediate temperatures of 600°C, 800°C, and 1000°C and explore the chemical species that were desorbed from the diesel soot surface during thermal treatment using a thermogravimetric analyser coupled with a gas-chromatograph mass spectrometer (TGA-GC/MS). The surface functional groups and carbon chemical state were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The graphitization degree was evaluated by means of Raman spectroscopy (RS). The concentrations of aliphatic C–H, C–OH, C=O, and O–C=O groups are reduced for diesel soot and carbon black when increasing the thermal treatment temperature, while the sp²/sp³ hybridized ratio and graphitization degree enhance. These results provide comprehensive evidence of the decreased reactivity of soot samples. Among oxygenated functional groups, the percentage reduction during thermal treatment is the largest for the O–C=O groups owing to its worst thermodynamic stability. TGA-GC/MS results show that the aliphatic and aromatic chains and oxygenated species would be desorbed from the soot surface during 1000°C thermal treatment of diesel soot.     

不同载体携带纳米零价铁在多孔介质中的迁移特性

批次试验和模拟柱试验探讨了NZVI在3种载体(水、十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)溶液和SDS泡沫)中的稳定性以及在3种载体携带作用下NZVI在多孔介质(0.25~0.5mm, 0.5~0.9mm, 0.9~1.4mm)中的迁移特性.由实验可知,对于NZVI悬浊液,在0.9~1.4mm,0.5~0.9mm和0.25~0.5mm介质中,NZVI从模拟柱中的溢出率分别为20.9%,17.4%和6.5%,NZVI在介质中分布的均匀性关系为0.9~1.4mm>0.5~0.9mm>0.25~0.5mm;对于SDS-NZVI悬浊液,NZVI在0.9~1.4mm 和0.5~0.9mm介质中的迁移性较0.25~0.5mm介质远远增强,NZVI在介质中分布均匀性关系为0.5~0.9mm>0.9~1.4mm>0.25~0.5mm;对于NZVI负载泡沫,NZVI在0.5~0.9mm与0.25~0.5mm介质中的迁移性较NZVI悬浊液和SDS-NZVI悬浊液增强,NZVI在0.5~0.9mm介质中分布均匀性较好,0.25~0.5mm其次,0.9~1.4mm均匀性最差.研究结果表明,SDS溶液和SDS泡沫与水相比较均有效促进了NZVI在3种介质中的运移,然而对于0.9~1.4mm介质,SDS溶液对NZVI迁移的促进作用较SDS泡沫更明显,对于0.25~0.5mm介质,SDS泡沫对NZVI迁移的促进作用较SDS溶液更大.     

Effect of Fe loading quantity on reduction reactivity of nano zero-valent iron supported on chelating resin

In this study, nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) were immobilized within a chelating resin (DOW 3N). To investigate the effect of Fe loading on NZVI reactivity, three NZVI-resin composites with different Fe loading were obtained by preparing Fe(III) solution in 0, 30 and 70% (v/v) ethanol aqueous, respectively; the bromate was used as a model contaminant. TEM reveals that increasing the Fe loading resulted in much larger size and poor dispersion of nanoscale iron particles. The results indicated that the removal efficiency of bromate and the rate constant (K_obs) were decreased with increasing the Fe loading. For the NZVI-resin composite with lower Fe loading, the removal efficiency of bromate declined more significantly with the increase of DO concentrations. Under acidic conditions, decreasing the pH value had the most significant influence on NZVI-R3 with highest Fe loading for bromate removal; however, under alkaline conditions, the most significant influence of pH was on NZVI-R1 with lowest Fe loading. The effects of co-existing anions NO3−, PO43− and HCO3− were also investigated. All of the co-existing anions showed the inhibition to bromate reduction.     

大气细粒子中阴离子表面有机活性物质分析方法的优化

为优化大气细粒子中阴离子表面有机活性物质的亚甲蓝分光光度法和乙基紫分光光度分析法,分别从样品前处理和分析测定两方面对分析方法进行优化,并采用2种优化方案对北京市大气细粒子样品进行分析测定. 结果表明:①2种优化方案的最佳超声提取频率、最佳初始水浴温度和最佳超声提取时间均分别为40 Hz、30 ℃和35 min;②亚甲蓝优化方案的最佳显色剂使用量为0.70 mg,其中中性亚甲蓝和酸性亚甲蓝使用量均为0.35 mg,最佳静置时间为30~45 min;③乙基紫优化方案的最佳显色剂使用量为0.098 mg,最佳静置时间为30 min,最佳辅助性试剂使用量分别为pH＝5的醋酸盐缓冲液0.4 mL,乙二胺四乙酸二钠10 μmol,硫酸钠0.25 mmol. 采用2个优化方案测得的北京市大气细粒子样品中ρ(MBAS)(MBAS为亚甲蓝活性物质)和ρ(EVAS)(EVAS为乙基紫活性物质)分别为0.14～0.39和0.14～0.47 μg/m3. 与亚甲蓝优化方案相比,乙基紫优化方案的试验操作更简便、标准曲线线性关系更好,更适合大气细粒子中阴离子表面有机活性物质的测定.      

球阀处硫颗粒运移沉降规律数值模拟研究

元素硫在集输管道中沉积会引起堵塞和腐蚀问题,球阀处是集输管道中较易出现大量硫沉积的部位之一。为此,采用数值模拟的方法研究高含硫天然气中析出的硫颗粒在球阀处的运移沉降规律,选用雷诺应力模型模拟球阀处的流场,选用Lagrange颗粒轨道模型追踪硫颗粒在球阀处的运动轨迹,探讨影响硫颗粒在球阀处沉积的因素。结果表明:气流进入球阀内将会出现压力损失和流动分离,气流进口速度和球阀开度会对流场产生影响;硫颗粒在球阀处的沉积率随气流流速和颗粒直径的增大而增大,随球阀开度的增大而减小;重力和离心力是造成硫颗粒在球阀处出现大量沉积的重要原因。     

海藻酸钠固定化纳米铁还原脱色活性红X3B

采用海藻酸钠固定纳米铁制备海藻酸钠纳米铁小球,研究了海藻酸钠浓度、纳米铁含量、活性红X3B浓度、反应温度、pH值等对海藻酸钠固定化纳米铁小球还原活性红X3B的影响.采用高效液相色谱（HPLC）、紫外可见分光光度计（UV-Vis）、扫描电镜（SEM）、透射电镜（TEM）等方法分析污染物的还原脱色过程.结果表明,X3B的还原脱色获得了较好的效果,当温度25.0℃,海藻酸钠浓度2.0%,纳米铁含量2.0g/L,转速200r/min,pH值10.9时,反应720min后,25.0mg/L活性红X3B的脱色率达98.9%.海藻酸钠凝胶对活性红X3B没有吸附作用,海藻酸钠固定化纳米铁小球降解活性红X3B的主要机制为纳米零价铁的还原作用.     

Temporal evolution of charged and neutral nanoparticle concentrations during atmospheric new particle formation events and its implications for ion-induced nucleation

Time series of nanoparticle number concentration during new particle formation (NPF) events in the urban environment of Brisbane, Australia, showed that the formation of charged particles often occurred before that of neutral particles. We monitored 241 days during the calendar year 2012 over which NPF events were observed on 108 days. We studied the times at which the charged and neutral particle concentrations in the size range 1.8–3.2 nm reached their peak values and found that they were clearly different in 50 events with the peak neutral particle concentration lagging behind the charged particle concentration during 42 of these events with a mean time lag of 24±12 min. While the charged particles were more likely to form before the neutral particles, once formed, the growth rate of the particles did not depend on their charge. While ion-induced nucleation is not the dominant mechanism of NPF in the atmosphere, our observations suggest that the presence of ions in the atmosphere plays a role that cannot be ignored.

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