Hydraulic performance of a proposed in situ photocatalytic reactor for degradation of MTBE in water

Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) groundwater remediation projects often require a combination of technologies resulting in increasing the project costs. A cost-effective in situ photocatalytic reactor design, Honeycomb II, is proposed and tested for its efficiency in MTBE degradation at various flows. This study is an intermediate phase of the research in developing an in situ photocatalytic reactor for groundwater remediation. It examines the effect of the operating variables: air and water flow and double passages through Honeycomb II, on the MTBE removal. MTBE vaporisation is affected by not only temperature, Henry’s law constant and air flow to volume ratio but also reactor geometry. The column reactor achieved more than 84% MTBE removal after 8 h at flows equivalent to horizontal groundwater velocities slower than 21.2 cm d⁻¹. Despite the contrasting properties between a photocatalytic indicator methylene blue and MTBE, the reactor efficiency in degrading both compounds showed similar responses towards flow (equivalent groundwater velocity and hydraulic residence time (HRT)). The critical HRT for both compounds was approximately 1 d, which corresponded to a velocity of 21.2 cm d⁻¹. A double pass through both new and used catalysts achieved more than 95% MTBE removal after two passes in 48 h. It also verified that the removal efficiency can be estimated via the sequential order of the removal efficiency of one pass obtained in the laboratory. This study reinforces the potential of this reactor design for in situ groundwater remediation.     

Genotoxic potentials and related mechanisms of bisphenol A and other bisphenol compounds: A comparison study employing chicken DT40 cells

Bisphenol A (BPA) has been found in plastic food containers, paper currencies and toys. BPA has been reported for various adverse health concerns including reproduction, development and carcinogenesis. These potential health implications have led to increasing use of alternative bisphenols such as bisphenol F and bisphenol S among many. However, little is known about the toxicity of alternative bisphenols and most of the toxicological information is limited to endocrine disrupting potentials. In this study, we evaluated cytotoxicity and the genotoxic potentials of several bisphenol compounds, and identified the mechanism of genotoxicity using a panel of mutant chicken DT40 cell lines deficient in DNA repair pathways. Several bisphenols including bisphenol AP, bisphenol M, or bisphenol P exerted genotoxic potentials that are greater than that of BPA. Generally RAD54^−/− mutant cells were the most sensitive to all bisphenols except for bisphenol F, suggesting the induction of DNA double-strand breaks that could be rescued by homologous recombination. Genotoxic potential of bisphenols was confirmed by chromosomal aberration assay and γ-H2AX foci forming assay between wild-type and RAD54^−/− mutant. Among the tested bisphenols, BPP at 12.5 μM showed the greatest genotoxic potency, inducing chromosomal aberration and γ-H2AX foci in RAD54^−/− mutant by 2.6 and 4.8 folds greater than those in wild-type, respectively. Our results clearly show several alternative bisphenols can cause genotoxicity that could be rescued by homologous recombination pathway, and some bisphenols induced even greater genotoxic potentials than that of BPA.     

双怠速法测定LPG汽车尾气中污染物的排放水平

依据双怠速法跟踪监测了广州市LPG改装车辆的排气状况，分析了LPG改装车辆排气状况未达到预期效果的原因，提出需加强汽车专用液化气供给系统的建设与管理，确保车用液化气的质量达到规定要求；进一步筛选应用技术可靠、质量稳定的LPG装置，并制定有关规定；加强对油改气车辆的日常检查与维护保养。     

面向国土空间规划的“双评价”：抗解问题与有限理性

资源环境承载能力和国土空间开发适宜性评价(即"双评价")被视为国土空间规划编制的科学基础和约束条件。通过分析和总结当前国土空间规划编制中开展的"双评价"工作,发现"双评价"在发挥积极作用的同时,仍然存在对影响资源环境承载力能力和国土空间开发适宜性的科学机理认识不足、评价技术方法不完善、应用制度不健全等问题。未来需要面向生态文明理念下国土空间规划的现实需求,完善"双评价"的科学逻辑、技术逻辑和应用逻辑,提升"双评价"的科学性和实用性。同时,也应认识到国土空间规划本质上是个抗解问题,"双评价"只能发挥有限理性作用,应重视通过沟通交流、公众参与等方式应对国土空间规划编制中的具体问题,避免陷入技术决定论的误区。     

Removal of VOCs from gas streams with double perovskite-type catalysts

Double perovskite-type catalysts including La2 CoMnO_6 and La_2 CuMnO_6 are first evaluated for the effectiveness in removing volatile organic compounds(VOCs), and single perovskites(La CoO_3, LaMnO_3, and La Cu O3) are also tested for comparison. All perovskites are tested with the gas hourly space velocity(GHSV) of 30,000 hr~(-1), and the temperature range of100–600°C for C_7H_8 removal. Experimental results indicate that double perovskites have better activity if compared with single perovskites. Especially, toluene(C_7H_8) can be completely oxidized to CO_2 at 300°C as La2 Co MnO_6 is applied. Characterization of catalysts indicates that double perovskites own unique surface properties and are of higher amounts of lattice oxygen,leading to higher activity. Additionally, apparent activation energy of 68 k J/mol is calculated using Mars-van Krevelen model for C7 H8 oxidation with La2 Co Mn O6 as catalyst. For durability test, both La2 Co Mn O6 and La_2 CuMnO_6 maintain high C7 H8 removal efficiencies of 100% and98%, respectively, at 300°C and 30,000 hr~(-1), and they also show good resistance to CO_2(5%) and H2 O(g)(5%) of the gas streams tested. For various VOCs including isopropyl alcohol(C_3H_8 O),ethanal(C_2H_4O), and ethylene(C_2H_4) tested, as high as 100% efficiency could be achieved with double perovskite-type catalysts operated at 300–350°C, indicating that double perovskites are promising catalysts for VOCs removal.     

障碍物条件下纳米SiO2粉体抑制瓦斯爆炸特性

为了研究障碍物条件下纳米SiO_2粉体对瓦斯爆炸的抑制特性,采用自行搭建的150 mm×150 mm×500 mm可视化瓦斯爆炸试验系统,分别对不同质量浓度和粒径的纳米SiO_2粉体抑爆特性进行了试验研究。结果表明:在障碍物条件下,纳米SiO_2粉体对瓦斯爆炸具有良好的抑制效果,0.10 g/L的30 nm SiO_2粉体可使9.5%瓦斯气体的最大火焰传播速度降低35%,爆炸超压降低34%;然而,纳米SiO_2粉体并非质量浓度越大抑爆效果越好,而是存在最佳抑爆质量浓度,即随纳米SiO_2粉体质量浓度上升,其抑爆性能先增大后减小,最佳抑爆质量浓度约为0.10 g/L;此外,纳米SiO_2粉体的抑爆性能与其粒径相关,且存在最佳抑爆粒径,相同质量浓度下30 nm SiO_2粉体比15nm和50 nm SiO_2粉体的抑爆效果好。     

轴压外翻管通用模

此文介绍了通用翻管模的结构和翻管变形方法,这是一种最基本的翻管模,利用锥头将管坯变形翻卷。通过实验研究,提出了翻管模锥角α这一重要模具参数及其确定方法,论述了影响翻管系数K的主要因素;提出了进行顺利翻管的主要工艺参数,最后介绍了翻管制件和翻管工艺的主要用途。     

Prenatal diagnosis of a double heterozygote for two reciprocal translocations of familial origin

Two balanced reciprocal translocations were found in an amniotic fluid cell culture undertaken because of maternal age. One translocation had been inherited from each parent. Both translocations were traced through three generations of each family. The importance of banding techniques in diagnostic cytogenetics is stressed.     

Ni adsorption and Ni-Al LDH precipitation in a sandy aquifer: an experimental and mechanistic modeling study

Mining activities and industries have created nickel (Ni) contaminations in many parts of the world. The objective of this study is to increase our understanding of Ni adsorption and Nickel-Aluminium Layered Double Hydroxide (Ni-Al LDH) precipitation to reduce Ni mobility in a sandy soil aquifer. At pH ≥7.2 both adsorption and Ni-Al LDH precipitation occurred. In batch experiments with the sandy soil up to 70% of oxalate-extractable Al was taken up in LDH formation during 56 days. In a long term column experiment 99% of influent Ni was retained at pH 7.5 due to Ni adsorption (≈34%) and Ni-Al LDH precipitation (≈66%) based on mechanistic reactive transport modeling. The subsequent leaching at pH 6.5 could be largely attributed to desorption. Our results show that even in sandy aquifers with relatively low Al content, Ni-Al LDH precipitation is a promising mechanism to immobilize Ni.     

Investigation of Building - Influenced Atmospheric Dispersion Using a Dual Source Technique

Dispersion of atmospheric contaminants in the vicinity of an isolated cubical model building was investigated in the field. A dual source/receptor technique was used in the experiments, which was proved to be very useful for the investigation of pollution dispersion. This experimental technique involved the simultaneous release of two different tracer gases from two different point sources, and the deployment of a FID (Flame Ionization Detector) co-located with a UVIC®(Ultra-Violet Ion Collector) detector. Both mean concentrations and concentration fluctuation statistics were examined. In this paper concentration fluctuation statistics are presented. The effect of the upwind source location on intermittency values and on the cumulative density function (cdf) is examined. The exact location of a source placed upwind of an obstacle has a very significant and complex effect on both mean concentrations and concentration fluctuations. As the lateral or vertical displacement between the two sources is increased, cross-correlation values between data taken simultaneously by two co-located detectors decrease rapidly.