Effects of seed aerosols on the growth of secondary organic aerosols from the photooxidation of toluene

Hydroxyl radical （.OH）-initiated photooxidation reaction of toluene was carried out in a self-made smog chamber. Four individual seed aerosols such as ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, sodium silicate and calcium chloride, were introduced into the chamber to assess their influence on the growth of secondary organic aerosols （SOA）. It was found that the low concentration of seed aerosols might lead to high concentration of SOA particles. Seed aerosols would promote rates of SOA formation at the start of the reaction and inhibit its formation rate with prolonging the reaction time. In the case of ca. 9000 pt/cm^3 seed aerosol load, the addition of sodium silicate induced a same effect on the SOA formation as ammonium nitrate. The influence of the four individual seed aerosols on the generation of SOA decreased in the order of calcium chloride〉sodium silicate and ammonium nitrate〉ammonium sulfate.     

改良型固定化Pseudomonas oleovorans DT4降解四氢呋喃的研究

成功构建出了新型的海藻酸钠-活性炭纤维复合固定化Pseudomonas oleovorans DT4来去除四氢呋喃,并优化了该复合固定化载体组分的含量,发现在海藻酸钠含量为3%,活性炭纤维含量为1.5%条件下,制备成细胞浓度为6×109g-1的协同固定化细胞在初始THF浓度为360 mg·L-1时的降解速率达到最大为24.0 mg·(L.h)-1,同时其机械强度也得到了显著的提升.此外与游离菌体相比,该固定化细胞在不同温度和pH条件下的降解速率表现得更加稳定,且去除效果均能稳定在80%以上.在改进的反应体系中,协同固定化小球高效降解THF的重复利用次数达到80批以上,显示出该载体良好的可行性.     

造纸废水灌溉对红柳体内钠离子含量的影响

文章通过实验研究,测定分析了造纸废水灌溉对红柳体内钠离子含量的影响。不同年限以及不同生长部位的进行研究,结果显示:在造纸废水灌溉条件下,红柳体内相同生长部位的钠离子含量均随着灌溉年限的增加逐渐增大,并且与土壤中钠离子含量呈显著正相关;红柳叶片中钠离子含量明显高于根系中钠离子含量,说明盐碱胁迫下红柳叶片耐钠性大于根系耐钠性,红柳叶是钠离子累积和外排的主要部位。     

Development of inherent safety and health index for formulated product design

The numerous formulated products which are introduced to the market consist of chemical ingredients that may cause various safety and health hazards to the consumers. Therefore, it is extremely important to practice a systematic methodology to formulate products with acceptable safety and health performances. This work presents an index-based methodology to assess the safety and health hazards of the ingredients during the early formulation stage of product design. Hence, new inherent safety and health sub-indexes are introduced to improve the current safety and health hazards that are needed in formulated product design. The inherent safety and health sub-indexes are assigned with scores based on the degree of potential hazards. A higher score indicates a higher safety risk or severe health effect, and vice versa. The proposed methodology will greatly assist the users to identify the adverse safety and health effects caused by the ingredients. Hence, it is pivotal to eliminate or reduce the safety and health impacts from product usage. A case study on common ingredients used in the formulation of paint is presented on this study to describe the proposed method.     

Studies on catalytic reduction of nitrate in groundwater

Catalytic reduction of nitrate in groundwater by sodium formate over the catalyst was investigated. Pd-Cu/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst was prepared by impregnation and characterized by brunauer-emmett-teller (BET), inductive coupled plasma (ICP), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX). It was found that total nitrogen was effectively removed from the nitrate solution (100 mg/L) and the removal efficiency was 87%. The catalytic activity was affected by pH, catalyst amount used, concentration of sodium formate, and initial concentration of nitrate. As sodium formate was used as reductant, precise control in the initial pH was needed. Excessively high or low initial pH (7.0 or 3.0) reduced catalytic activity. At initial pH of 4.5, catalytic activity was enhanced by reducing the amount of catalyst, while concentrations of sodium formate increased with a considerable decrease in N₂ selectivity. In which case, catalytic reduction followed the first order kinetics. Translated from Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, 2006, 26(4): 567–571 [译自: 环境科学学报]     

Optimization, equilibrium, adsorption behavior and role of surface functional groups on graphene oxide-based nanocomposite towards diclofenac drug

Aquatic contamination of diclofenac (DCF), an emergent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs), can result in adverse effects to many ecosystems through biomagnification. Hence, introducing effective remediation techniques to sequester the pharmaceutical wastes is highly fundamental to prevent their accumulation in the environment. Generally, adsorption has been presented as a green and efficient approach. Herein, we report the characterization and application of the novel magnetic nanocomposite ([email protected]₂O₄) derived from cobalt-based ferrite (CoFe₂O₄) and graphene oxide (GO) for DCF adsorption. For the optimization procedure, the response surface methodology (RSM) was adopted to investigate the impacts of DCF concentration (1.6–18.4 mg/L), DCF dosage (0.08–0.92 g/L), and solution pH (2.6–9.4) to find the optimum conditions for DCF removal, at 10.5 mg/L, 0.74 g/L, and pH 4, respectively. For the adsorption experiments, the kinetic, isotherm, thermodynamic, and intraparticle diffusion models were systematically studied. Moreover, we have elucidated the role of functional groups on the surface of [email protected]₂O₄ in enhancing the adsorption of DCF drug. With good removal efficiency (up to 86.1%), high maximum adsorption capacity (32.4 mg/g), [email protected]₂O₄ can be a potential candidate to eliminate DCF drug from water.     

毛细管气相色谱法衍生化的最优催化剂

衍生化处理对于气相色谱检验环境中微量有机物有着重要的作用,酯化反应作为最常用的方法,正越来越广泛的运用在多种酸性物质的衍生化处理中。根据酯化反应催化原理,在实验中发现反应的最佳条件为:温度为80℃,选用硫酸氢钠或三氯化铁催化剂,催化剂用量为2g。     

污水灌区土壤盐分动态研究

以天津东郊污灌区(慢速渗滤系统)为试验点,总结了土壤盐分的变化规律,并以粮地、菜地、稻地为代表分析了土壤中盐分变化动态,用污灌区土壤盐分动态平衡公式C_K-C_h=C_B-C_O测算,结果表明,只要灌区排水条件好,加上合理的科学灌溉,污灌区土壤盐分变化趋势是脱盐占主导地位,土壤中的钠吸附比(SAR)有所改善,土壤质量有所提高.     

低硒环境中人群对不同形态硒的保留量及其效应的研究

研究了低硒生态环境中有明显早期大骨节病病变的人群服用富硒酵母,亚硒酸钠和肌肉注射硒代二乙酸后体内硒保留量的动态变化。分析了治疗效应与摄入三种形态的硒后硒在体内保留量的关系,并与对照组作了比较。讨论了不同形态硒的生物活性。研究结果是三种形态的硒对早期大骨节病病变均有非常显著的疗效,再一次证明低硒生态环境是大骨节病流行的基础。     

还原沉淀法处理含铬废水

在传统化学沉淀法的基础上处理含铬废水,采用还原沉淀法。首先调节pH值到3.0左右,用工业焦亚硫酸钠(Na2S2O5)还原剂,对Cr6+进行还原,最后用NaOH调节pH至8.5~9.0,使有害离子沉淀,废水达标排放。本工艺简单易行,在一定程度上避免了常见传统工艺的不足之处。