Fixed-bed column sorption of borate onto pomegranate seed powder-PVA beads: a response surface methodology approach

Pomegranate seed powder (PS) was functionalized with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and utilized for boron removal from the aqueous system. Results of Brunauer--Emmett--Teller (BET) surface area analysis and Boehm titration indicated notable decrease in total surface area and increase in acidic surface functional groups of PS after PVA modification. Enhanced sorption is indicative of complex formation between diol groups of the pomegranate seed powder--polyvinyl alcohol (PS–PVA) and borate ions. Under column test, the saturated sorption capacity of boron was noted to be dependent on flow rate and bed height. The developed central composite design (CCD) was adequate to elucidate the sorption mechanism. Mathematical modeling of the column data was conducted, and a modified-dose-response model was the most suitable to describe the breakthrough curve and observed to be consistent with CCD analysis. This is further supported by extensive error analyses conducted between the model predicted and experimental data.     

水体中硼的去除方法研究进展

硼是人体与动、植物必需的一种微量元素。然而,当水中硼浓度超过最大允许值,将对人体和部分动、植物产生严重的负面影响。硼独特的物化性质导致常规水处理方法对硼的去除效果较差。论述了各种水处理除硼方法,包括化学沉淀、吸附、离子交换、液液萃取、纳滤、反渗透、正渗透、膜蒸馏、组合工艺和其他方法;分析了各种除硼方法的分离过程、影响因素和优缺点等;展望了水处理除硼方法发展趋势,认为开发出能在中性p H条件下快速高效除硼的膜,以及具有高硼吸附量、易再生和回收硼的特效硼吸附剂是除硼水处理技术的发展方向。     

分光光度法测定水中硼技术性因素的探讨

通过不同的分光光度法对水中硼元素的实际测定,进而对分光光度法测定水中硼的技术性因素进行了深入的分析和论述,并根据误差的形成原因提出了相关建议.     

THE IMPACT OF GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS ON FOREST VEGETATION. A CASE STUDY AT TRAVALE (TUSCANY, CENTRAL ITALY)

A survey of the crown status of Turkey oak Quercus cerris L.) trees in the boron-rich area atTravale (Southern Tuscany, Italy) was carried outin order to evaluate the impact ofgeothermal power plants. Crown thinness was assessed andmorphological and chemical tests werecarried out on leaf samples. Leaf area and dry weight weredetermined as morphological parameters;while the chemical measurements performed included nitrogenand potassium (among the nutrients),and sulphur, boron, arsenic and mercury (among the elements ofgeothermal origin). Acute damagewas found only in the area immediately adjacent to the outletsand is the result of the action of boron;crown thinness, on the other hand, is affected by the natureof the geological substrate. High quantitiesof sulphur were found in leaves throughout the survey area,due both to the availability of this elementin the geopedological substrate and to the atmospheric inputof geothermal H2S. The leafcontent of this element correlates negatively with thedistance from the power plants. Boron andarsenic are the other geothermal origin elements most commonlyfound in plant matrices. The presenceof these two elements is associated with leaf area reductionand/or an increase of specific dry weight.The most significant impact on the environment appears to beexerted by the southernmost powerplant, where there is an unfavourable ratio between quantityof emissions and height of the chimneys.     

漂浮型B、N共掺杂TiO_2光催化剂的制备及柴油降解性能

以膨胀珍珠岩为载体,采用溶胶-凝胶法制备硼、氮共掺杂漂浮型Ti O_2,采用XRD、BET、SEM、UV-vis DRS、XPS等分析手段进行材料表征并考察其对柴油的光降解性能.结果表明,B-N-Ti O_2/EP复合光催化剂表面有明显的Ti O_2覆层,晶型为锐钛矿型Ti O_2,Ti O_2负载有利于比表面积的提升.制得的B-N-Ti O_2/EP的可见光区响应高于N-Ti O_2/EP和Ti O_2/EP,该结果与3种材料的柴油光降解效果相一致.B-N-Ti O_2/EP对柴油的9h降解率将近50%,GC-MS分析表明,光降解过程中柴油各特征组分(C_9~C_(23))均得到不同程度降解,其中C_(11)以下的短链有机分子降解效果明显.     

Occurrence of phytophagous insects on wild Vigna sp. and cultivated cowpea: comparing the relative importance of host-plant resistance and millet intercropping

The effects of host-plant resistance on cowpea phytophagous insects and their natural enemies under pure and mixed crop conditions was evaluated at Minjibir, Kano State, Nigeria, in 1992–1994 crop seasons. Cowpea Vigna unguiculata cv ‘IT86D-715' (susceptible to insect pests) and a wild Vigna line Vigna vexillata ‘TVnu 72' (resistant to most insect species) were planted alone and in mixtures with millet (Pennisetum glaucum) in plots of 25×25 m.Mixed cropping had limited effect on major insects and natural enemies. Colonies of Aphis craccivora were significantly smaller and there were more adults of Maruca vitrata in crop mixtures than in monocultures. However, flower and raceme infestation by larval M. vitrata, Megalurothrips sjostedti, and Sericothrips sp. were similar in crop mixtures and monocultures. Empoasca sp. populations and seedling infestation by beanfly Ophiomyia phaseoli were also similar in mixtures and monocultures as well as pod damage by M. vitrata and populations of Clavigralla tomentosicollis. Parasitization rates of M. vitrata, C. tomentosicollis and O. phaseoli and predator–prey ratios of spiders and Orius sp. were similar across cropping systems. Host-plant resistance in TVnu 72 drastically reduced insect populations and damage. Grain yield per hill was high in cowpea IT86D-715 and was not affected by intercropping with millet. Grain yield of TVnu 72 was poor and reflected the low yield potential of this accession.Host-plant resistance is an effective means of controlling insect pest damage in cowpea and there is no evidence that high levels of resistance reduced natural biological control.     

硼掺杂CeO2/TiO2光催化剂的制备及其活性研究

在三氯化钛和钛酸丁酯水解过程中引入硼酸、硝酸铈,制备了具有可见光活性的硼(B)掺杂CeO₂/TiO₂复合氧化物光催化剂,采用XRD、DRS、XPS等手段进行表征,以偶氮染料酸性红B为模型污染物评估了催化活性.结果表明,硝酸铈加入量影响催化剂的吸收带边,随用量增加,吸收带边红移至481nm(Ce/Ti=1.0,摩尔比),继续增加用量,吸收带边轻微蓝移.催化剂晶相组成与焙烧温度有关,500℃时焙烧样品主要由立方晶型CeO₂和锐钛矿TiO₂组成,焙烧温度高于700℃时,TiO₂转化为金红石型,CeO₂则无显著变化.随焙烧温度升高,催化剂吸收带边明显蓝移,综合考虑催化剂稳定性和太阳能利用,认为500℃焙烧较为合适.B1s XPS显示仅有少量B原子进入复合氧化物晶格取代了氧原子,主要以B₂O₃形式存在.酸性红B降解试验显示B掺杂CeO₂/TiO₂可以提高TiO₂的催化活性,紫外光辐射10min最高可使96.0%的酸性红B分解,且反应彻底,表现出较强的氧化能力,但Ce/Ti>0.5(摩尔比)时催化活性显著下降.     

人体硼暴露生物标志物的筛选研究

为了寻找一种合适的硼暴露生物标志物,为环境风险评价提供依据,分析了硼暴露下人体尿液、血液和精液中的硼浓度及其与人体日硼摄入量的相互关系.结果发现,硼暴露组工人、社区对照人群和背景对照人群的日硼摄入量分别为31.3、4.25和1.40mg·d-1,下班时的尿硼肌酐校正浓度分别为14 7、4.49和1.58 mg·g-1,血清硼浓度分别为252、114和39.1ng·mL-1,精液硼浓度分别为592、281和146ng·mL-1.受试者的班后尿硼浓度、血清硼浓度和精液硼浓度均与日硼摄入量存在着显著的对数线性关系,回归方程的确定系数分别为0.856、0.702和0.610.尿硼浓度与日硼摄入量的关系最好,可以更好地反映人体硼暴露的情况.尿硼、血清硼和精硼浓度两两之间也存在着显著的对数线性关系,其中尿硼-血清硼的关系最好,Spearman相关系数为0.801,可以用尿硼浓度来反映血清硼与精硼的水平.根据生物标志物的筛选条件,尿硼浓度可以较好地反映硼的内外暴露情况,筛选出班后尿硼作为硼暴露的生物标志物.     

施硼对水稻幼苗吸收和分泌砷的影响

通过3组水培试验研究了营养液不同供硼(B)浓度和叶面施B对水稻(Oryza sativa L.)幼苗吸收、转运和分泌砷(As)的影响.在10μmol·L-1三价砷[As(Ⅲ)]或五价砷[As(Ⅴ)]处理下,营养液B浓度没有显著影响水稻体内As(Ⅲ)、As(Ⅴ)和总As的含量、转移系数和根吸收效率.叶面施B使得水稻幼苗地上部的B含量显著增加15.8倍,使得As(Ⅴ)处理条件下的根部As含量和As根吸收效率分别显著降低20.9%和18.0%,As(Ⅲ)处理条件下的根部As含量和As根吸收效率分别降低12.6%和13.8%(P0.05),而地上部As含量降低不显著(P0.05).在As(Ⅴ)处理下,叶面施B使根部B含量显著降低达47.1%,而As(Ⅲ)处理下根部B含量无显著变化.As(Ⅴ)处理下的水稻根部B含量平均比As(Ⅲ)处理高85.3%(P0.05).叶面施B后,As(Ⅴ)处理下水稻根部中总As含量和As(Ⅴ)含量均与根部B含量呈显著正相关(P0.05).As(Ⅲ)预处理后水稻幼苗根系外泌的As总量比As(Ⅴ)预处理高105.2%.叶面施B使As(Ⅲ)预处理水稻的As外泌量增加14.0%~16.9%(P0.05),对As(Ⅴ)预处理的水稻As外泌无影响.水稻根部有45.9%~70.7%的As可以在1周内被外排到生长介质中.结果表明,营养液供B浓度为As浓度的4倍时仍不能减少水稻幼苗对As的吸收累积,而叶面施B有助于减少水稻对As的吸收.B通道不是As(Ⅲ)进入水稻根系的主要途径;As(Ⅴ)在水稻中的迁移分配机制可能与B的迁移运输有关.     

微波消解-分光光度法测定土壤中的全硼

研究了分光光度法测定土壤中的全硼时样品的微波消解方法.建立了合理的分析步骤.进行了微波消解条件的选择及测定结果精密度、准确度实验.实验结果为:消解完全仅需25min,相对标准偏差7.6%,其方法的加标回收率为98.4%～112%.结果表明,微波消解-分光光度法测定土壤中的全硼是一种快速、准确且低环境污染的方法.