New insights into the formation of ammonium nitrate from a physical and chemical level perspective

● Factor analysis of ammonium nitrate formation based on thermodynamic theory. ● Aerosol liquid water content has important role on the ammonium nitrate formation. ● Contribution of coal combustion and vehicle exhaust is significant in haze periods. High levels of fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) is linked to poor air quality and premature deaths, so haze pollution deserves the attention of the world. As abundant inorganic components in PM_2.5, ammonium nitrate (NH₄NO₃) formation includes two processes, the diffusion process (molecule of ammonia and nitric acid move from gas phase to liquid phase) and the ionization process (subsequent dissociation to form ions). In this study, we discuss the impact of meteorological factors, emission sources, and gaseous precursors on NH₄NO₃ formation based on thermodynamic theory, and identify the dominant factors during clean periods and haze periods. Results show that aerosol liquid water content has a more significant effect on ammonium nitrate formation regardless of the severity of pollution. The dust source is dominant emission source in clean periods; while a combination of coal combustion and vehicle exhaust sources is more important in haze periods. And the control of ammonia emission is more effective in reducing the formation of ammonium nitrate. The findings of this work inform the design of effective strategies to control particulate matter pollution.     

pH对磷酸铵镁结晶介稳区、诱导期和反应速率的影响

以p H为控制参数,利用自组装激光测量装置测定了4、20、30和40℃时,磷酸铵镁在水溶液中的溶解度、超饱和度和介稳区宽度等基础数据,分析了不同温度和p H下磷酸铵镁结晶介稳区的变化规律,考察了p H对磷酸铵镁结晶诱导期和结晶反应速率的影响。结果表明,提高溶液的p H,可降低磷酸铵镁在水溶液中的溶解度和超饱和度,但同时磷酸铵镁结晶介稳区宽度有所增加;磷酸铵镁的溶解度和超饱和度随温度的升高呈现上升的趋势,而磷酸铵镁的结晶介稳区宽度则随温度的升高而变窄,提高溶液中MAP的物质浓度也会压缩结晶介稳区宽度;随着溶液p H的升高,磷酸铵镁的结晶诱导期逐渐缩短,同时其结晶反应速率也有明显的提升。在磷酸铵镁结晶除磷过程中,可以通过控制p H来优化反应工艺条件,促进磷酸铵镁结晶反应的进行。     

改性木屑对水中Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附性能

在木屑上接枝季氨基团制备了改性木屑,并用傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)对其进行了表征。通过静态实验研究了改性木屑对水溶液中六价铬Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附特性,并探讨了温度、p H、多组分共存离子等对Cr(Ⅵ)吸附效果的影响。结果表明,在30℃时,改性木屑对Cr(Ⅵ)的饱和吸附容量为218.33 mg/g,吸附规律符合Langmuir等温方程式。在p H为3~10时,改性木屑对Cr(Ⅵ)均有显著的吸附效能,吸附过程符合准二级动力学方程,反应活化能为21.71 k J/mol,对吸附热力学参数△G0、△H0和△S0的计算表明,吸附过程是吸热的自发过程。多组分干扰离子共存时,对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附影响不大。     

好氧与厌氧氨氧化复合颗粒污泥完全自营养脱氮影响因素

采用间歇实验,考察了初始NH⁺₄-N浓度、DO浓度和pH对颗粒污泥完全自营养脱氮的特性的影响。研究表明,在完全自营养脱氮系统中,当DO为0.6～0.8 mg/L,pH控制在7.5～7.8时,好氧氨氧化和厌氧氨氧化速率在一定范围内随NH⁺₄-N浓度（30～150 mg/L）的增加而增加,较高的氨氮浓度能提高自营养脱氮反应速率。较高的DO有利于提高亚硝酸盐氧化速率,但会导致亚硝酸盐的积累;DO浓度过低时,好氧氨氧化过程受到抑制。NH⁺₄浓度为36 mg/L,DO控制在0.6～0.8 mg/L的条件下,当pH值为7.8时,完全自营养脱氮的效果最佳,总氮去除速率达最大值为23.976 mg/(g MLSS·d)。     

Aerosol chemistry and the effect of aerosol water content on visibility impairment and radiative forcing in Guangzhou during the 2006 Pearl River Delta campaign

Optical and chemical aerosol measurements were obtained from 2 to 31 July 2006 at an urban site in the metropolitan area of Guangzhou (China) as part of the Program of Regional Integrated Experiment of Air Quality over Pearl River Delta (PRIDE-PRD2006) to investigate aerosol chemistry and the effect of aerosol water content on visibility impairment and radiative forcing. During the PRIDE-PRD2006 campaign, the average contributions of ammonium sulfate, organic mass by carbon (OMC), elemental carbon (EC), and sea salt (SS) to total PM_2.5 mass were measured to be 36.5%, 5.7%, 27.1%, 7.8%, and 3.7%, respectively. Compared with the clean marine period, (NH₄)₂SO₄, NH₄NO₃, and OMC were all greatly enhanced (by up to 430%) during local haze periods via the accumulation of a secondary aerosol component. The OMC dominance increased when high levels of biomass burning influenced the measurement site while (NH₄)₂SO₄ and OMC did when both biomass burning and industrial emissions influenced it. The effect of aerosol water content on the total light-extinction coefficient was estimated to be 34.2%, of which 25.8% was due to aerosol water in (NH₄)₂SO₄, 5.1% that in NH₄NO₃, and 3.3% that in SS. The average mass-scattering efficiency (MSE) of PM₁₀ particles was determined to be 2.2 ± 0.6 and 4.6 ± 1.7 m² g⁻¹ under dry (RH < 40%) and ambient conditions, respectively. The average single-scattering albedo (SSA) was 0.80 ± 0.08 and 0.90 ± 0.04 under dry and ambient conditions, respectively. Not only are the extinction and scattering coefficients greatly enhanced by aerosol water content, but MSE and SSA are also highly sensitive. It can be concluded that sulfate and carbonaceous aerosol, as well as aerosol water content, play important roles in the processes that determine visibility impairment and radiative forcing in the ambient atmosphere of the Guangzhou urban area.     

磷酸氨镁法处理晚期垃圾渗滤液氨氮最佳工艺条件

高浓度氨氮（NH^＋4-N）是造成晚期垃圾渗滤液难以生物处理的重要原因之一,当前物化法处理垃圾渗滤液中氨氮存在不足。磷酸氨镁（MAP）沉淀法可以彻底地去除晚期垃圾渗滤液中NH^＋4-N,而且生成的沉淀物是非常好的缓释肥料,具有较高的经济价值及应用前景。研究结果表明,最佳的工艺条件为：pH=8.5-9.5,n（N）：n（Mg）：n（P）=1：1：1时,处理效果较好,NH^＋4-N去除率大于96％,且残余总磷（TP）浓度小于原水值。     

Analysis of bacterial community structures in two sewage treatment plants with different sludge properties and treatment performance by nested PCR-DGGE method

The bacterial community structures in two sewage treatment plants with different processes and performance were investigated by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis （DGGE） of nested polymerase chain reaction （nested PCR） amplified 16S rRNA gene fragments with group-specific primers. Samples of raw sewage and treated effluents were amplified using the whole-cell PCR method, and the activated sludge samples were amplified using the extracted genomic DNA before the PCR products were loaded on the same DGGE gel for bacterial community analysis. Ammonia-oxidizing bacterial and actinomycetic community analysis were also carried out to investigate the relationship between specific population structures and system or sludge performance. The two plants demonstrated a similarity in bacterial community structures of raw sewage and activated sludge, but they had different effluent populations. Many dominant bacterial populations of raw sewage did not appear in the activated sludge samples, suggesting that the dominant bacterial populations in raw sewage might not play an important role during wastewater treatment. Although the two plants had different sludge properties in terms of settleability and foam forming ability, they demonstrated similar actinomycetic community structures. For activated sludge with bad settling performance, the treated water presented a similar DGGE pattern with that of activated sludge, indicating the nonselective washout of bacteria from the system. The plant with better ammonium removal efficiency showed higher ammonia-oxidizing bacteria species richness. Analysis of sequencing results showed that the major populations in raw sewage were uncultured bacterium, while in activated sludge the predominant populations were beta proteobacteria.     

浙江某农场土壤和沟渠沉积物对氨氮的吸附研究

通过静态吸附实验,研究农田土壤及沟渠沉积物对氨氮的吸附作用.实验表明,水相氨氮浓度为5～100 mg/L时,风干农田土壤、风干沟渠沉积物及新鲜沟渠沉积物3种吸附剂的吸附等温线均呈良好线性关系,并符合Freundlich吸附模式;农田土壤与沟渠沉积物的氨氮背景含量分别为12 mg·kg^-1和92 mg·kg^-1,并且农田土壤对氨氮的吸附系数为8.21,而风干沟渠沉积物与新鲜沟渠沉积物吸附系数分别为5.42与6.84,因此,土壤的吸附能力要大于沟渠沉积物,后两者的吸附能力相近.对3种吸附剂吸附机制的讨论表明,吸附特性与界面性质相关,实验氨氮浓度范围内吸附作用主要为离子交换.相同实验条件下,当初始氨氮浓度较大时,随温度升高,3种吸附剂对氨氮的平衡吸附量减小,对氨氮的吸附为弱放热过程.     

应用RAPD方法分析厌氧氨氧化污泥驯化过程中的微生物遗传性质

采用随机扩增多态性DNA(RAPD)方法研究了厌氧氨氧化污泥驯化过程中微生物遗传多样性的变化,并对接种物不同的3个反应器中的微生物作了聚类分析.在污泥驯化培养过程中,3个反应器内的微生物发生了较明显的遗传变异,以缺氧污泥接种的反应器中微生物在驯化过程中的Nei基因多样性指数和Shannon信息指数均较高,遗传变异较大.硝化污泥中存在与厌氧氨氧化细菌亲缘关系较近的菌种,更适宜作为接种物驯化培养厌氧氨氧化细菌.以好氧污泥作为种泥启动反应器,通过培养硝化污泥再转入厌氧氨氧化驯化,这种驯化途径优于以缺氧污泥和厌氧污泥启动反应器的途径.     

软锰矿浆烟气脱硫资源化利用新工艺

首次建立了"软锰矿浆烟气脱硫制取电解锰、高纯碳酸锰及硫酸铵的废气脱硫资源化利用"工艺,通过对该工艺的实验研究,确定出较优的工艺流程和工艺条件,制得符合(GB3418-82)的电解锰产品和符合(GB10503-89)的高纯碳酸锰产品并回收硫酸铵,实现了从烟气中回收硫资源和提高软锰矿综合利用附加值的目的,并为该法的工业化提供了理论依据和设计参数。研究结果表明,该工艺路线是可行的,开辟了一条既经济又环保的软锰矿烟气脱硫吸收液资源化利用的新途径。