Beijing's Water Resources: Challenges and Solutions

Beijing's local water resources have been overexploited and the ecological and environmental pressures exceed the carrying capacity of this densely populated megacity. This article examines the current status of Beijing's water resources with respect to its industrial, residential, and eco‐environmental water usage and the challenges it may face in the near future. The article describes the context of water uses, the steps taken by Beijing to alleviate the water shortage problems, and challenges to Beijing's abilities to meet its urgent and future water needs. A multipronged strategy is proposed that aims at both the present problems and the anticipated future challenges. In particular, engineering and institutional approaches for Beijing's successful transition from overexploitation to sustainable utilization of water resources are explained. Actions include reasonable water utilization, water conservation, reclaimed wastewater, and importing water from neighboring areas. We conclude that Beijing must take additional steps in water resource management to ensure its sustainable development that involves continued urbanization sprawls and population growth. Future water resource management strategies should focus on strengthening water demand management through water conservation, efficient interbasin water transfers, use of nontraditional water resources, strategically reserving water supply, and promoting rehabilitation of the eco‐environments.     

磺胺类药物在土壤中的形态转化及降解研究

采用批量平衡试验法研究了磺胺嘧啶和磺胺甲恶唑在添加模拟根系分泌物处理和对照中的形态转化及降解规律.结果表明,有机溶剂提取态、水溶态和结合态含量占总量的比例分别为86.5%~98.5%、0.6%~7.3%和0.1%~12.5%,有机溶剂提取态是2种药物在土壤中的主要存在形态.结合态所占比例随时间的增加而增高,添加模拟根系分泌物有利于土壤中磺胺嘧啶和磺胺甲恶唑结合态的形成,对水溶态和有机溶剂提取态形成的影响较小.土壤中磺胺嘧啶和磺胺甲恶唑的降解遵循一级反应动力学,可决系数为0.9273~0.9963.2种药物在添加模拟根系分泌物处理中的降解速率大于在对照的降解速率.     

In_2TiO_5纳米带的静电纺丝法制备及光催化性能

以酞酸丁酯(Ti(OC_4H_9)_4)、硝酸铟(In(NO3)3)和聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVP-K30)为原料,采用静电纺丝技术制备了In_2TiO_5纳米带.利用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-vis DRS)和氮气吸附-脱附等温线(BET)等技术对样品进行了表征.考察了In_2TiO_5纳米带在光催化降解罗丹明B(RhB)、甲基橙(MO)、亚甲基蓝(MB)和左氧氟沙星(LEV)过程中的应用性能,研究了不同离子型物质、溶液的pH和MB起始浓度对In_2TiO_5纳米带光催化活性的影响.结果表明:In_2TiO_5纳米带具有正交晶系结构,禁带宽度为3.47 eV,比表面积为20.71 m~2·g~(-1),可应用于4种不同离子型物质的光催化降解,发现光催化效果与被降解物质的表面带电性质有关.在紫外光照射下,90 min,对MB的降解率达98.1%,其降解过程服从一级动力学模型.     

介质阻挡放电对氯苯的降解特性及其产物分析

鉴于生物法对难生物降解性、低水溶性的VOCs去除效果不佳,因此开发高效的前处理技术来提高生物法的净化能力已成为新的热点.本实验以生物可降解性差的氯苯为目标污染物,以介质阻挡放电低温等离子体(DBD)为生物法的前处理技术,通过调节DBD反应器的工艺参数,研究其对氯苯的降解效果,考察了进气浓度、停留时间、湿度、峰值电压等因素对去除率的影响,并对尾气进行初步分析.结果表明,DBD能有效去除氯苯废气,氯苯去除率随峰值电压的升高而增大;当电压≥12k V时,停留时间对氯苯的降解影响较小;65%~75%为氯苯降解的最佳湿度范围.通过产物分析,发现产物的种类和浓度随着放电电压的升高而增多增大,主要是以有机酸类和氯代烃为主.产物的水溶性较好;可生化性随着电压升高而增强;随电压升高,小球藻受到的生长抑制作用越来越小,当电压达到20k V时,反而有促进作用.降解过程中产生的O3量随着电压的升高而增多,并且在同一电压下臭氧产生量随着湿度的增大而增多.     

好氧生化污水处理厂化学品暴露预测模型构建

污水处理厂是化学品进入环境的重要中转站,污水处理厂中的暴露预测是化学品环境风险评估的重要内容.以污水处理厂中最简单的传统活性污泥法为基础工艺,基于我国新化学物质登记要求的基础数据(分子量、吸附/解吸附系数、蒸气压、水溶解度、快速或固有生物降解性)、我国的环境条件(温度=283K、风速=2 m·s~(-1))和污水处理厂典型场景参数(日处理量=3.5万m~3·d~(-1)、进水BOD_5=0.15 g·L~(-1)、进水SS=0.2 kg·m~(-3)、出水SS=0.02 kg·m~(-3)、曝气池BOD_5去除率=90%、污泥密度(dw)=1.6 kg·L~(-3)、污泥有机碳含量为0.18~0.19),根据化学品的线性吸附、一级动力学降解、Whitman双阻力挥发机制以及逸度理论,建立了包含空气、水、悬浮颗粒和沉积污泥9箱质量守恒方程的污水处理厂化学品暴露预测模型CSTP(O),同时确定了快速或固有生物降解性结果外推获得STP降解速率的标准.模型验证结果表明,C-STP(O)模型对已有研究中26种化学品预测准确率为81%,对5种酚类化学品,模型预测与实测去除率绝对差值为2.5%~6.3%,C-STP(O)能准确预测具有快速或固有生物降解性的有机化学品在污水处理厂中挥发、吸附、降解、二级出水的分布比例.所建模型可为研究化学品在STP中的归趋及化学品暴露评估提供技术工具.     

多溴联苯醚微生物降解过程与机理的研究进展

多溴联苯醚(PBDEs)属溴代阻燃剂,曾因其优良的阻燃性能而广泛应用于电子电器、石油化工和建材纺织等工业产品中.然而,随着大量生产和使用,PBDEs已成为大气、水体、土壤和生物体等多环境介质中普遍检出且极具生态风险的有机污染物.因此,开展微生物降解研究对于典型环境中PBDEs污染风险消除和污染修复,具有重要的科学意义.本文从PBDEs环境归趋行为及其暴露风险出发,综述了PBDEs微生物厌氧降解和好氧降解的最新研究动态,比较分析了两种降解过程的降解特性与影响因素,并针对微生物,尤其是好氧微生物降解机理,阐述了bph A或etb A功能基因及其编码酶对PBDEs好氧降解过程的调控作用,同时就PBDEs微生物高效降解菌种选育、降解机理等方面的研究趋势进行了展望.     

Cobalt and sulfur co-doped nano-size TiO2 for photodegradation of various dyes and phenol

Various compositions of cobalt and sulfur co-doped titania nano-photocatalyst are synthesized via sol–gel method. A number of techniques including X-ray diffraction(XRD), ultraviolet–visible(UV–Vis), Rutherford backscattering spectrometry(RBS), thermal gravimetric analysis(TGA)Raman, N2 sorption, electron microscopy are used to examine composition, crystalline phase, morphology, distribution of dopants, surface area and optical properties o synthesized materials. The synthesized materials consisted of quasispherical nanoparticles of anatase phase exhibiting a high surface area and homogeneous distribution o dopants. Cobalt and sulfur co-doped titania demonstrated remarkable structural and optical properties leading to an efficient photocatalytic activity for degradation of dyes and phenol under visible light irradiations. Moreover, the effect of dye concentration catalyst dose and p H on photodegradation behavior of environmental pollutants and recyclability of the catalyst is also examined to optimize the activity of nano-photocatalys and gain a better understanding of the process.     

Removal of formaldehyde over MnxCe1-xO2 catalysts: Thermal catalytic oxidation versus ozone catalytic oxidation

MnxCe1- xO2（x： 0.3–0.9） prepared by Pechini method was used as a catalyst for the thermal catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde（HCHO）. At x = 0.3 and 0.5, most of the manganese was incorporated in the fluorite structure of Ce O2 to form a solid solution. The catalytic activity was best at x = 0.5, at which the temperature of 100% removal rate is the lowest（270°C）. The temperature for 100% removal of HCHO oxidation is reduced by approximately 40°C by loading 5 wt.% Cu Oxinto Mn0.5Ce0.5O2. With ozone catalytic oxidation, HCHO（61 ppm） in gas stream was completely oxidized by adding 506 ppm O3 over Mn0.5Ce0.5O2 catalyst with a GHSV（gas hourly space velocity） of 10,000 hr-1at 25°C. The effect of the molar ratio of O3 to HCHO was also investigated. As O3/HCHO ratio was increased from 3 to 8, the removal efficiency of HCHO was increased from 83.3% to 100%. With O3/HCHO ratio of 8, the mineralization efficiency of HCHO to CO2 was 86.1%. At 25°C, the p-type oxide semiconductor（Mn0.5Ce0.5O2） exhibited an excellent ozone decomposition efficiency of 99.2%,which significantly exceeded that of n-type oxide semiconductors such as Ti O2, which had a low ozone decomposition efficiency（9.81%）. At a GHSV of 10,000 hr-1, [O3]/[HCHO] = 3 and temperature of 25°C, a high HCHO removal efficiency（≥ 81.2%） was maintained throughout the durability test of 80 hr, indicating the long-term stability of the catalyst for HCHO removal.     

Analysis of a laser process for permanently degrading a photo-activated adhesive joint

A pulsed, laser process has been developed to reduce the permanent strength of photo-activated adhesive joints prior to work-piece de-bonding. The objective of this investigation was to gain insight into the relationships between carbon black content of the adhesive, laser delivery mode, heat transfer, and adhesive degradation. To do so, a variety of experiments were performed to characterize process sensitivity, radiation absorption within the adhesive joint, and thermal decomposition of the adhesive. In addition, heat transfer analysis was conducted to predict adhesive temperatures during the process.The results of this investigation indicate that the strength diminishment of an adhesive joint occurs after it has absorbed a train of high power pulses in rapid succession. The vast majority of strength diminishment occurs over a very narrow time window and is highly correlated to the rapid emission of gray smoke/vapor from the adhesive joint. For this to occur, the adhesive must contain carbon black. It is also highly correlated to a rapid increase in temperatures throughout the adhesive matrix. Laser pulse parameters that do not lead to this rapid increase, will not initiate adhesive degradation.The inclusion of carbon black into the adhesive promotes heat absorption and increased temperatures in the adhesive joint. These temperatures are large enough to enable adhesive decomposition. But the time span over which this happens is too small for significant damage to occur. It is currently hypothesized that high temperatures local to the carbon black particles may be the source of adhesive degradation.     

铈插层黏土负载铁催化剂在H2S选择性催化氧化过程中催化性能的研究

合成了铈插层的Laponite黏土材料(Ce-Lap),并以此材料为载体,分别负载质量分数为3%、5%、8%、10%的Fe制备Fe/Ce-Lap催化剂,通过XRD、氮气吸脱附曲线、XRF、TG、FT-IR、O2-TPD、H2-TPR、XPS等手段,对催化剂的物理化学性质进行了表征测试,并考察了催化剂在H2S选择性催化氧化反应过程中的活性.结果表明,5%的Fe/Ce-Lap在180℃时表现出最好的催化活性,能达到96%的硫产率,这归因于Fe与Ce之间的相互作用,改善了Fe3+的氧化还原能力.此外,较高的氧吸附能力及铁物种的高分散度促进了氧化反应的进行.