Determining short chain fatty acids in sewage sludge hydrolysate：A comparison of three analytical methods and investigation of sample storage effects

In anaerobic digestion, the production of short-chain fatty acids （SCFAs） can be beneficial or harmful to the overall process, depending on the concentration of accumulated acids. Therefore, the accurate determination of the SCFA concentration in both fresh and stored sludge hydrolysates is important. To select a suitable method for monitoring SCFAs during the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge, the accuracy of three available analytical methods, including 5 pH point acid titration （TITRA5）, gas chromatography （GC）, and spectrophotometry, were compared in the present study. The results revealed that TITRA5 and GC displayed better agreement in the achieved measurements and higher precision and accuracy than the spectrophotometric assay, as supported by the application of different statistical models. TITRA5 excelled in titrating unfiltered hydrolysate while simultaneously measuring the alkalinity, whereas the GC method provided detailed information on the contribution of different fatty acids to the total acidity. In contrast, the spectrophotometric assay suffered from many forms of interference, depending on the sample＇s matrix. SCFA production followed the pattern of enzymatic reactions and fitted the Michaelis-Menten model. In addition to promoting TITRA5 as an accurate and robust analytical tool for routine SCFA analyses, this comparative study also demonstrated the possibility of storing hydrolysate samples at different temperatures and durations without altering the SCFA measurements.     

环境水样中氯化物测定方法探讨

文章目的：分析用硝酸银滴定法测定水中氯化物,滴定终点溶液颜色的变化特征,总结其规律,以便分析者做为参考。方法：以环境监测标准中推荐的硝酸银滴定法GB11896-89进行实验测定。结果：当看到溶液为明显的砖红色时,早已过了等当点和滴定终点了,当溶液为比较明显的灰黄色时,虽然已经过了等当点了,但却是滴定终点,用其点计算可以得到准确的结果。结论：在水样滴定的全过程中,不要找溶液成什么明显的砖红色时即为终点,而要找溶液成为较明显的灰黄色时,即为水样滴定终点,用这个点进行计算往往可以得到满意的结果。     

Determination of the dissociation constants of polyepoxysuccinic acid

The dissociation constants of polyepoxysuccinic acid (PESA) were investigated in this study. Based on the potentiometric titration and the BEST program, the dissociation constants of PESA were determined. Considering the complexity of the dissociation of PESA in aqueous solution, several models were constructed to simulate the dissociation process of PESA. By comparison, the dissociation constants of PESA were obtained with model 4. The species distribution of PESA in aqueous solution as a function of pH was also presented according to the experimental and calculation results. It showed that the H₂L model with five basic structure units to describe the dissociation of PESA was reasonable, and the relevant constants had less error and better matching between the experimental and calculation data. The corresponding values of pK _ai were 4.68 and 4.92, respectively, for H₂L at 35°C with ionic strength of 0.1 mol/L.     

水样中氯化物测量不确定度的评定

目的对硝酸银滴定法测定水中氯化物含量的不确定度的来源及其对测量不确定度的影响进行分析。方法根据《测量不确定度评定与表示》JJF1059-1999对《生活饮用水标准检验方法》(GB/T 5750-2006)中氯化物测定的硝酸银滴定法的测量不确定度进行分析评定。结果按数学模型计算水样中氯化物浓度为25.2mg/L,水样中氯化物测定结果的扩展不确定度为0.6mg/L,结果表达为(25.2±0.6)mg/L。结论水样中氯化物含量测定的测量不确定度影响中,以分析滴定中消耗硝酸银标准溶液的体积引入的不确定度最大,其次为配制NaC l标准使用溶液引入的不确定度。