Organic Liquids Storage Tanks Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCS) Emissions Dispersion and Risk Assessment in Developing Countries: The Case of Dar-Es-Salaam City, Tanzania

The emission estimation of nine volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from eight organic liquids storage tanks companies in Dar-es-Salaam City Tanzania has been done by using US EPA standard regulatory storage tanks emission model (TANKS 4.9b). Total VOCs atmospheric emission has been established to be 853.20 metric tones/yr. It has been established further that petrol storage tanks contribute about 87% of total VOCs emitted, while tanks for other refined products and crude oil were emitting 10% and 3% of VOCs respectively. Of the eight sources (companies), the highest emission value from a single source was 233,222.94 kg/yr and the lowest single source emission value was 6881.87 kg/yr. The total VOCs emissions estimated for each of the eight sources were found to be higher than the standard level of 40,000 kg/yr per source for minor source according to US EPA except for two sources, which were emitting VOCs below the standard level. The annual emissions per single source for each of the VOCs were found to be below the US EPA emissions standard which is 2,000~kg/yr in all companies except the emission of hexane from company F1 which was slightly higher than the standard. The type of tanks used seems to significantly influence the emission rate. Vertical fixed roof tanks (VFRT) emit a lot more than externally floating roof tanks (EFRT) and internally floating roof tanks (IFRT). The use of IFRT and EFRT should be encouraged especially for storage of petrol which had highest atmospheric emission contribution. Model predicted atmospheric emissions are less than annual losses measured by companies in all the eight sources. It is possible that there are other routes for losses beside atmospheric emissions. It is therefore important that waste reduction efforts in these companies are directed not only to reducing atmospheric emissions, but also prevention of the spillage and leakage of stored liquid and curbing of the frequently reported illegal siphoning of stored products. Emission rates for benzene, toluene, and xylene were used as input to CALPUFF air dispersion model for the calculation of spatial downwind concentrations from area sources. By using global positioning system (GPS) and geographical information system (GIS) the spatial benzene concentration contributed by organic liquid storage tanks has been mapped for Dar-es-Salaam City. Highest concentrations for all the three toxic pollutants were observed at Kigamboni area, possibly because the area is located at the wind prevailing direction from the locations of the storage tanks. The model predicted concentrations downwind from the sources were below tolerable concentrations by WHO and US-OSHA. The highest 24 hrs averaging time benzene concentration was used for risk assessment in order to determine maximum carcinogenic risk amongst the population exposed at downwind. Established risk for adult and children at 2.9×10^-3 and 1.9×10^-3 respectively, are higher than the acceptable US-EPA risk of 1×10^-6. It is very likely that the actual VOCs concentrations in some urban areas in Tanzania including Dar-es-Salaam City are much higher than the levels reported in this study when other sources such as petrol stations and motor vehicles on the roads are considered. Tanzania Government therefore need to put in place: an air quality policy and legislation, establish air quality guidelines and acquire facilities which will enable the implementation of air quality monitoring and management programmes.     

生物膜法净化甲苯二甲苯混合废气的研究

在生物滴滤器中对低质量浓度甲苯、二甲苯混合废气的净化性能进行试验研究。结果表明:甲苯、二甲苯的净化率均随入口浓度增加而降低,同样条件下二甲苯净化率明显低于甲苯;单负荷进气且气体流量为200L/h时,甲苯最大生化降解量为79.5g/(m3.h),二甲苯最大生化降解量为47.5g/(m3.h);多负荷进气由于竞争抑制作用导致两者净化程度均有所降低。维持甲苯、二甲苯质量浓度不变,两种废气的净化率η均随气量的增加而减少;在气量为260L/h时,两种化合物生化降解量均达到最大值,适宜停留时间为119s。     

新型生物轻质陶块填料塔净化低浓度有机废气的试验研究

试验研究结果表明 ,轻质陶块附着生物膜后对废气的有机物的净化性能明显优于不锈钢环。轻质陶块完全可以取代常用的不锈钢环而成为生物膜填料塔的新型填料     

GC-MS在电子束辐照降解甲苯中的应用

用甲苯作为挥发性有机化合物的代表物质,建立了活性炭吸附-二硫化碳解吸气相色谱-质谱分析方法,对电子束辐照甲苯的静态实验和动态实验进行了定性、定量分析。实验结果表明：电子束辐照能有效地降解甲笨,其降解率随吸收剂量的增加而增大;同时,甲苯降解过程中也会生成部分有毒有害物质。该分析方法的检出限为0．02mg／L,工作曲线的线性范围为10～1000mg／L,相关系数为0．9998,活性炭吸附、解吸甲苯的加标回收率大于90％。     

生物滴滤塔中两种优势菌种对高浓度甲苯废气净化对比实验

以陶粒为填料,用分别负载2种单一降解甲苯的优势菌种S1、S2的生物滴滤塔净化高浓度甲苯废气的性能进行对比实验研究,实验结果表明:虽然2种优势菌种同为芽孢杆菌,但是菌种S1在降解能力以及停用后恢复等各项指标中均明显高于菌种S2。当甲苯进口浓度低于5.81 mg/L时,S1菌种的去除率始终保持在90%以上,最高的进口浓度达到10.00 mg/L时,甲苯的去除率也可以达到59.78%。对于S2菌种而言,当最高进口浓度达到5.72 mg/L,甲苯的降解率仅可以达到65.65%。两个滴滤塔在停用后恢复运行时,菌种S1可以在极短的时间内恢复,菌种S2则是规律性的在恢复初期出现降解率最低点,且甲苯降解效率只能恢复到70%~80%。     

脉冲电晕法去除甲苯废气的研究

对脉冲电晕等离子体技术净化有机污染物甲苯进行了实验研究,考察脉冲峰值电压、脉冲频率、气体流量、气体入口质量浓度等因素对净化效率的影响.结果表明:甲苯去除率随脉冲峰值电压、脉冲频率增大而升高,随气体流量、气体进口质量浓度增大而降低;对低浓度、大流量的甲苯废气能达到较好的去除效果,最高去除率可达85.4%.     

钙钛矿型La0.8Sr0.2MnO3催化剂的硫中毒机制及中毒催化剂的再生研究

采用共沉淀法制备钙钛矿型La0.8 Sr0.2 MnO3催化剂,以甲苯的催化燃烧为模型反应,考察了SO2对La0.8 Sr0.2 MnO3催化剂的毒性效应.通过X射线衍射(XRD)光谱、比表面积(BET)和X射线电子能谱(XPS)表征硫中毒前后催化剂的结构和理化性质.结果表明,SO2在La0.8 Sr0.2 MnO3表...     

CdS-TiO_2/MWCNTs结构表征及其光催化性能

采用溶胶-凝胶法,制备了多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)负载的双组分复合半导体光催化剂CdS-TiO2/MWCNTs。通过透射电镜(TEM)、比表面分析(BET)、X射线衍射(XRD)和紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-vis)等分析方法对光催化剂进行了结构表征,并考察了CdS-TiO2/MWCNTs对甲苯降解的光催化性能。结果表明:纳米活性粒子CdS-TiO2均匀负载于MWCNTs上,比表面积、光吸收阈值和强度增大,活性粒子间以及活性粒子与载体之间具有协同作用,有利于光催化性能的提高,CdS-TiO2/MWCNTs在主波长为254 nm紫外光照射下对甲苯的降解效果较好,去除率可达55.3%。     

顶空气相色谱测试水中苯系混合物在不同材料上的吸附行为

设计了正交实验对5种材料吸附模拟废水中苯系混合物(苯、甲苯、二甲苯)的条件进行优化,CD02硅藻土与X型纳米分子筛以2∶1(质量比)进行复合后,对苯系混合物去除效果最好.采用顶空气相色谱法测定8种不同材料对水中苯系混合物的去除情况,结果表明复合材料对苯系混合物具有良好的去除效果,仅次于活性炭.复合材料在pH为7、搅拌时间为25 min、用量为1.8g/L时,对苯系混合物质量浓度为4.0 mg/L模拟废水的平均去除率为87.56％.经过4次再生后,复合材料的再生率仍高达84.90％,对苯系混合物的平均去除率为91.49％.     

LaxCe1-xMnO/γ-Al2O3催化剂的制备及其催化燃烧甲苯的性能

为了研究镧、铈2种稀土元素共掺金属氧化物催化剂对甲苯的去除效果,采用等体积浸渍法制备了LaxCe1-xMnO/γ-Al2O3稀土改性催化剂。考察了活性组分负载量、焙烧温度对催化剂催化活性的影响,确定了催化剂的最佳制备工艺。同时对镧、铈两种稀土元素不同原子配比对催化活性的影响进行研究。实验结果表明,LaxCe1-xMnO负载量为12%,催化剂的焙烧温度为450℃,La、Ce物质的量比为4∶1,制得的催化剂催化活性最强,催化效率最高,在6 000 h-1空速下,反应温度为320℃时即可将甲苯气体完全燃烧。运用BET、XRD、SEM、XRF等方法对催化剂的结构进行表征,结果表明,催化剂表面活性组分具有高分散性,氧化物颗粒粒径均一且分散均匀。稀土共掺催化剂与单一稀土改性催化剂相比,活性组分易于负载在载体表面,负载效果有着显著的提高。