Formation of recycled plastics from depolymerized monomers derived from waste fiber-reinforced plastics

To develop a new method for the chemical recycling of plastics, we examined the formation of recycled polymers from the recovered monomeric materials of solubilized waste fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) under supercritical alcoholic conditions. Treatment of waste FRP with supercritical MeOH resulted in the formation of monomeric organic compounds that mainly contained dimethyl phthalate (DMP) and propylene glycol. The presence of these materials was confirmed by gas chromatography and nuclear magnetic resonance analyses and they were mixed with new DMP and glycols in various ratios to form unsaturated polyesters. The polymerization progressed successfully for all mixing ratios of the recovered and new DMP. Hardness tests on these recycled polymers indicated that the polymer made from a 1:1 mixture of recovered and new dimethyl phthalate had almost the same level of hardness as the polymers made from new materials. We also examined the formation of recycled FRP by using glass fibers and monomeric materials recovered through the present depolymerization method. Chemical Feedstock Recycling & Other Innovative Recycling Techniques 6     

Low to negligible photoactivity of lake-water matter in the size range from 0.1 to 5 μm

We found that the photochemical generation of reactive transients such as singlet oxygen and triplet states upon irradiation of different lake water samples is mostly accounted for by components smaller than 0.10 μm. Larger components often showed a much lower absorption and/or scattering of radiation compared with the smaller ones, with one exception where the minor to negligible photochemical activity of larger species was associated with significant radiation absorption/scattering. It is also shown that filtration of the lake water samples at 0.10 μm was able to effectively remove the suspended particles, differently from the usually suggested filtration at 0.45 μm.     

Study of fuel oxygenates solubility in aqueous media as a function of temperature and tert-butyl alcohol concentration

Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is the most widely used oxygenate in gasoline blending and has become one of the world’s most widespread groundwater and surface water pollutants. Alternative oxygenates to MTBE, namely ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE), tert-amyl ether (TAME) and diisopropyl ether (DIPE) have been hardly studied yet. The solubility of these chemicals is a key thermodynamic information for the assessment of the fate and transport of these pollutants. This work reports experimental data of water solubility at the range from 278.15 to 313.15 K and atmospheric pressure of ethers used in fuels (MTBE, ETBE, TAME and DIPE) due to the strong influence of temperature on its trend. From the experimental data, temperature dependent polynomials were fitted, thermodynamic parameters were calculated and theoretical models were used for prediction. Finally, the tert-butyl alcohol (TBA) influence in the solubility of MTBE and ETBE in aqueous media was studied.     

海藻酸钠-聚乙烯醇-聚乙二醇复合膜的制备及其对Cu2+的吸附

采用聚乙烯醇（PVA）、聚乙二醇（PEG）对海藻酸钠（SA）进行改性,制备了一种新型高效SA-PVA-PEG复合膜。研究了该复合膜对Cu²⁺的吸附效果。用IR和SEM等手段对复合膜进行了表征。表征结果显示,复合膜内部存在孔状结构,有利于吸附Cu²⁺。实验结果表明：在初始Cu²⁺质量浓度50 mg/L、复合膜加入量1 g/L、废水pH=5、吸附温度30 ℃、吸附时间60 min的最佳条件下,吸附率最高可达90.1%,吸附量达25.3 mg/g;复合膜吸附Cu²⁺的动力学过程可用二级动力学方程和Elovice方程进行拟合,吸附过程符合Langmuir单层吸附理论。采用浓度为1 mol/L的HCl溶液对吸附后的复合膜进行解吸,当解吸时间为2 min时,解吸率可达80.0%。     

混合胺MEA+DETA吸收CO2的影响因素

以MEA为主体,DETA 为添加剂,考察1 h内,在温度298~338 K,压力300~700 kPa,混合胺溶液初始浓度(质量分数)4%~20%范围内,MEA+DETA不同配比的混合吸收剂吸收CO₂的特性。获得MEA+DETA混合胺吸收CO₂的最佳吸收条件为:308 K、500 kPa、总胺质量浓度为20%,MEA与DETA 的配比为8:2。     

电絮凝法去除水中微量叔丁醇的研究

采用电絮凝法对水中微量的叔丁醇(TBA)进行去除,分别考察了电极材料、极板间距、电流密度、溶液初始pH值对叔丁醇去除效果的影响.结果表明,以铝为阳极、不锈钢为阴极,极板间距为1.4cm,电流密度为20mA/cm2,溶液初始pH值为8时,电解120min后叔丁醇的去除率为80.4％,此时铝阳极实际损耗量(1.93kg/m...     

微电解预处理提高酒精废水可生化性的试验研究

经厌氧生物处理后的酒精废水COD浓度为 650 0mg/L ,B/C比 0 .33 ,可生化性较低。为了改善该废水的可生化性 ,提高后续好氧处理效果 ,将酒精废水消化液进行铁屑—活性炭微电解预处理。结果表明 ,该废水COD去除率达 50 %左右 ,其B/C比提高为 0 .55左右 ,提升幅度高达 67% ,为后续好氧处理创造了有利条     

The relationship between blood alcohol concentration (BAC), age, and crash risk

PROBLEM: The role of age (youth and driving inexperience) and alcohol as major risk factors in traffic crash causation has been firmly established by numerous studies over the past 50 years. Less well established is how the two variables interrelate to influence crash risk. Some investigations have hypothesized an interactive or synergistic effect in which young drivers with less experience and a greater tendency to take risks are more adversely affected at lower blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) than are older drivers. The evidence for this hypothesis is mixed. Resolution of this issue has important implication for developing countermeasures directed at the young driver crash problem. METHOD: Case control data previously collected in Long Beach and Fort Lauderdale were reanalyzed using a more sensitive method for detecting interaction effects than used in the original analysis. A conditional logistic regression analyses found a highly significant agexBAC interaction (P<.0001) involving differences between drivers under 21 and those 21 and older. DISCUSSION: The results clearly indicate that positive BACs in drivers under 21 are associated with higher relative crash risks than would be predicted from the additive effect of BAC and age. It is likely that two mechanisms are operating to cause the interaction. First, it seems likely that the crash avoidance skill of young novice drivers would be more adversely affected by alcohol due to their driving inexperience, immaturity, and less experience with alcohol. Second, drivers under 21 who choose to drink and to drive after drinking probably have pre-existing characteristics that predisposed them to risk taking and crash involvement apart from any increased vulnerability to alcohol impairment. IMPACT ON INDUSTRY: The results support increased enforcement of zero-tolerance BAC laws for minors.     

基于改进火焰原子吸收光谱的土壤六价铬分析

针对分离和萃取环节,对火焰原子吸收光谱测定土壤中六价铬的方法加以改进。采用聚合氯化铝为絮凝剂、异戊醇为萃取剂,使三价铬和六价铬有效分离,并减少了测试干扰。考察了聚铝试剂用量和萃取液振荡时间对测定的影响,并将该方法与EPA 3060A方法和未改进的火焰原子吸收光谱法比较,表明改进后的方法能用于土壤中六价铬的测定。     

Patterns of substance use among Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Houston,Texas

This paper focuses on changing patterns of substance use among low income, African American drug users evacuated from New Orleans, Louisiana, during Hurricane Katrina of August 2005. It examines the relationship between increases and decreases in alcohol and tobacco (AT) use and illicit drug (ID) use after Katrina and pre‐disaster and within‐disaster factors. Data from structured interviews with 200 Katrina evacuees currently living in Houston were collected 8–14 months after the disaster. Multivariate analysis revealed that rises in AT use were positively associated with education. Females and younger evacuees were more likely to have increased AT use. ID use increase was positively associated with resource loss and leaving the city before Katrina. Decreases in AT and ID use were found to be associated with disaster‐related exposure. The paper discusses the specific consequences of disasters on disadvantaged minority substance users and the importance of developing public health disaster policies that target this population.