零价铝还原处理偶氮染料活性蓝222废水

为有效处理难生物降解的碱性偶氮染料废水,以典型偶氮染料RB222(活性蓝222)为处理对象,在碱性条件下直接采用零价铝进行还原处理,并系统评价了溶液pH、反应温度以及零价铝粉投加量等因素对偶氮染料分子降解效果的影响. 结果表明:随着pH从7.00增至12.00,脱色率从62.6%升至98.4%;零价铝粉投加量从5 g/L增至50 g/L,脱色率从90.8%升至98.8%. 零价铝还原处理偶氮染料最优条件:温度为60~80 ℃,零价铝粉投加量为10~25 g/L,体系pH为11. 在该条件下,经过2 h处理,脱色率超过99%,溶液可生化性〔ρ(BOD₅)/ρ(COD_Cr)〕从0.169升至0.386,易于后续生化处理. 电喷雾电离质谱(ESI-MS)和傅立叶变换红外线光谱分析仪(FTIR)分析表明,偶氮染料中—NN—(偶氮键)被破坏,还原产物中有苯胺类小分子. 根据试验结果推测偶氮染料的还原路径:水中的质子接受零价铝表面的电子生成活性氢,活性氢攻击—NN—,将偶氮化合物还原裂解成易于生物降解的苯胺类小分子物质. 通过处理江苏某地所取得的实际印染废水,废水的可生化性从0.126升至0.388,提高明显.      

Safety performance evaluation of cable median barriers on freeways in Florida

Objective: This article aims to evaluate the safety performance of cable median barriers on freeways in Florida.

Method: The safety performance evaluation was based on the percentages of barrier and median crossovers by vehicle type, crash severity, and cable median barrier type (Trinity Cable Safety System [CASS] and Gibraltar system). Twenty-three locations with cable median barriers totaling about 101 miles were identified. Police reports of 6,524 crashes from years 2005–2010 at these locations were reviewed to verify and obtain detailed crash information. A total of 549 crashes were determined to be barrier related (i.e., crashes involving vehicles hitting the cable median barrier) and were reviewed in further detail to identify crossover crashes and the manner in which the vehicles crossed the barriers; that is, by either overriding, underriding, or penetrating the barriers.

Results: Overall, 2.6% of vehicles that hit the cable median barrier crossed the median and traversed into the opposite travel lane. Overall, 98.1% of cars and 95.5% of light trucks that hit the barrier were prevented from crossing the median. In other words, 1.9% of cars and 4.5% of light trucks that hit the barrier had crossed the median and encroached on the opposite travel lanes. There is no significant difference in the performance of cable median barrier for cars versus light trucks in terms of crossover crashes. In terms of severity, overrides were more severe compared to underrides and penetrations. The statistics showed that the CASS and Gibraltar systems performed similarly in terms of crossover crashes. However, the Gibraltar system experienced a higher proportion of penetrations compared to the CASS system. The CASS system resulted in a slightly higher percentage of moderate and minor injury crashes compared to the Gibraltar system.

Conclusions: Cable median barriers are successful in preventing median crossover crashes; 97.4% of the cable median barrier crashes were prevented from crossing over the median. Of all of the vehicles that hit the barrier, 83.6% were either redirected or contained by the cable barrier system. Barrier crossover crashes were found to be more severe compared to barrier noncrossover crashes. In addition, overrides were found to be more severe compared to underrides and penetrations.     

熔渗温度和时间对 C/C-SiC-ZrC 复合材料性能的影响研究

目的研究熔渗温度和熔渗时间对复合材料密度和弯曲性能的影响。方法采用化学气相渗透法(CVI)和聚合物浸渍裂解法(PIP)制备熔渗用低密度C/C复合材料,以Si0.9-Zr0.1合金为熔渗金属,采用反应熔渗法(RMI)制备C/C-SiC-ZrC复合材料。测试C/C-SiC-ZrC复合材料的开孔率、密度、弯曲强度,分析试样的相组成。结果熔渗温度为1450℃时,复合材料的密度仅有1.97 g/cm3,弯曲强度仅为153 MPa;当熔渗温度升高到1550℃时,密度和弯曲强度分别升高到2.39 g/cm~3和260 MPa;而当熔渗温度升高到1650℃时,密度和弯曲强度又分别降为2.18 g/cm~3和208 MPa。1.5 h熔渗时复合材料的密度值最大,为2.46 g/cm~3,相对0.5 h熔渗的最小值提高了5.1%;1.0 h熔渗时复合材料材料的弯曲强度最高,达到了260 MPa,相对于1.5 h熔渗的最低值仅提高了3.2%。结论复合材料的致密度和弯曲强度随熔渗温度的升高先升高后降低,密度随熔渗时间的延长而增大,而弯曲强度随熔渗时间的延长先升高后降低,但密度和弯曲强度随熔渗时间的延长变化较小。     

镧改性ZnO-TiO_2光催化氧化活性染料的实验研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备掺杂Zn O的Ti O2复合半导体,用X射线衍射和电镜扫描对晶体结构进行表征,最优的锌掺杂量、镧掺杂量、煅烧温度分别为3%,0.3%,500℃。以活性染料配水作为目标降解物,考察了对6种不同活性染料的光催化氧化效果。0.3%镧改性Zn O-Ti O2对活性艳蓝X-BR的色度去除率可以达到97.3%,得到最佳脱色率的条件是使用紫外光作为光源,光照时间2 h,初始质量浓度100 mg/L,p H值控制在1左右,氯离子浓度控制在1 mol/L。     

Exploring the internal and external wildlife gradients created by conservation fences

Spillover effects are an expansion of conservation benefits beyond protected areas through dispersal of species that reside within. They have been well documented in marine but not terrestrial systems. To understand the effects on wildlife created by conservation fences, we explored the internal and external gradients of activity in mammal, reptile, and bird species at a conservation reserve in arid Australia that is fenced to exclude invasive rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), cats (Felis catus), and foxes (Vulpes vulpes). Two methods were used: counts of animal tracks along transects on sand dunes and captures at pitfall-trapping sites. In both cases, sites were spaced at different distances from the reserve fenceline inside and outside the reserve. We recorded a range of spillover, source-sink, step, and barrier effects that combined to create a zone within and around the reserve with fence-induced species-specific wildlife gradients. Two endemic rodents but none of the 4 mammal species reintroduced to the reserve showed positive spillover effects. Barrier effects, where activity was highest close to the fence, were recorded for the feral cat and native bettong (Bettongia lesueur), species that could not breach the fence. In comparison, some reptiles and native mammal species that could permeate the fence displayed source-sink effects; that is, their activity levels were reduced close to the fence likely due to constant emigration to the side with lower density. Activity of some reptiles was lowest at sites inside the reserve and gradually increased at outside sites with distance from the fence, a gradient likely related to trophic cascades triggered by predator exclusion. Our result shows that fenced reserves can create overlapping layers of species-specific gradients related to each species’ ability to permeate the fence and its varying susceptibility to threats. Managers should be aware that these gradients may extend for several kilometers either side of the fence and that not all contained species will increase in abundance. Creating wider conservation benefits may require increased fence permeability and threat reduction outside the fence.     

阳离子絮凝剂P(AM-DMC)的合成及其对活性染料废水的絮凝脱色

以K2S2O8-脲为引发剂,通过自由基聚合法合成了丙烯酰胺-2-甲基丙烯酰氧乙基三甲基氯化铵P（AM—DMC）絮凝剂,并研究了其对4种活性染料模拟废水的脱色效果,考察了P（AM—DMC）加入量、阳离子度、特性粘数、染料溶液pH等因素对脱色效果的影响。实验结果表明：最佳P（AM—DMC）加入量随染料分子中磺酸基数目的增加而增加,随絮凝剂阳离子度的增大而减少;阳离子度大于52％时,最高脱色率基本相同;特性粘数对脱色效果影响很小;在染料溶液为弱酸性及中性条件下,P（AM—DMC）的脱色效果较好。P（AM—DMC）对活性染料废水的脱色机理是,P（AM—DMC）中的-N^＋（CH3）3与染料分子中的-SO3^-结合,生成-N^＋（CH3）3SO3^-,同时也形成了分子间氢键,通过键合作用使染料分子聚集沉降。     

改性粉煤灰对活性艳兰染料吸附性能的研究

采用添加熟石灰并升温活化的方法对粉煤灰进行改性,研究了粉煤灰改性的适宜条件及其对活性艳兰染料的吸附脱色规律。试验结果表明,活性艳兰染料溶液浓度60mg/L,改性粉煤灰用量40g/L,pH范围5~10,搅拌吸附时间30min,脱色率可达98%以上。改性粉煤灰对活性艳兰染料的脱色吸附符合Freundlich方程。随着吸附温度的升高,改性粉煤灰的吸附能力下降。     

Cytotoxic effect of fenitrothion and lambda-cyhalothrin mixture on lipid peroxidation and antioxidant defense system in rat kidney

A mixture of pyrethroids plus organophosphates was assessed for their potential effects on lipid peroxidation, the antioxidant defense system and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in rat kidney in vitro. Various insecticide concentrations were incubated with kidney homogenate at 37°C for different incubation times. Treatment with fenitothion (FNT) plus lambda-cyhalothrin (LC) caused a significant induction (P < 0.05) in thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), which might be associated to decreased levels of reduced glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione S-transferase (GST) activities and protein content in rat kidney. However, a significant induction of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity was observed. The effect was concentration and time dependent. It can be concluded that depletion of GSH might indicate that reactive oxygen species (ROS) could be involved in the toxic effects of FNT plus LC which lead to marked perturbations in antioxidant defense system.     

Operator-splitting errors in coupled reactive transport codes for transient variably saturated flow and contaminant transport in layered soil profiles

One possible way of integrating subsurface flow and transport processes with (bio)geochemical reactions is to couple by means of an operator-splitting approach two completely separate codes, one for variably-saturated flow and solute transport and one for equilibrium and kinetic biogeochemical reactions. This paper evaluates the accuracy of the operator-splitting approach for multicomponent systems for typical soil environmental problems involving transient atmospheric boundary conditions (precipitation, evapotranspiration) and layered soil profiles. The recently developed HP1 code was used to solve the coupled transport and chemical equations. For steady-state flow conditions, the accuracy was found to be mainly a function of the adopted spatial discretization and to a lesser extent of the temporal discretization. For transient flow situations, the accuracy depended in a complex manner on grid discretization, time stepping and the main flow conditions (infiltration versus evaporation). Whereas a finer grid size reduced the numerical errors during steady-state flow or the main infiltration periods, the errors sometimes slightly increased (generally less than 50%) when a finer grid size was used during periods with a high evapotranspiration demand (leading to high pressure head gradients near the soil surface). This indicates that operator-splitting errors are most significant during periods with high evaporative boundary conditions. The operator-splitting errors could be decreased by constraining the time step using the performance index (the product of the grid Peclet and Courant numbers) during infiltration, or the maximum time step during evapotranspiration. Several test problems were used to provide guidance for optimal spatial and temporal discretization.     

生物质吸附剂处理活性艳红X-3B废水

采用城市污水处理厂二沉池的剩余活性污泥为原料，以浓度为3mol／L的ZnCl2溶液浸泡污泥，采用水蒸气为活化气和保护气，在600℃下活化污泥3h，制备出性能良好的生物质吸附剂，其碘吸附值为388．95mg／g，比表面积为447．79m^2／g，平均孔径为4．39nm，孔体积为0．31cm^3／g，微孔体积为0．09cm^3/g。实验结果表明，用该生物质吸附剂处理活性艳红X-3B废水，在废水（10mL）中活性艳红X-3B质量浓度为300mg／L、生物质吸附剂加入量为0．20g、吸附时间为30min的条件下，废水脱色率可达99．7％。活性艳红X-3B在生物质吸附剂上的吸附行为遵循Lagergren二级动力学规律，同时也可用一级吸附动力学方程描述。