Catalytic fast pyrolysis of walnut shell for alkylphenols production with nitrogen-doped activated carbon catalyst

• N-doped activated carbon was prepared for catalytic pyrolysis of walnut shell. • Alkylphenols were selectively produced from catalytic pyrolysis process. • The alkylphenols yield increased by 8.5 times under the optimal conditions. • Formation mechanism of alkylphenols was proposed. Alkylphenols are a group of valuable phenolic compounds that can be derived from lignocellulosic biomass. In this study, three activated carbons (ACs) were prepared for catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) of walnut shell to produce alkylphenols, including nitrogen-doped walnut shell-derived activated carbon (N/WSAC), nitrogen-doped rice husk-derived activated carbon (N/RHAC) and walnut shell-derived activated carbon (WSAC). Pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) experiments were carried out to reveal the influences of AC type, pyrolytic temperature, and AC-to-walnut shell (AC-to-WS) ratio on the product distributions. Results showed that with nitrogen doping, the N/WSAC possessed stronger capability than WSAC toward the alkylphenols production, and moreover, the N/WSAC also exhibited better effects than N/RHAC to prepare alkylphenols. Under the catalysis of N/WSAC, yields of alkylphenols were significantly increased, especially phenol, cresol and 4-ethylphenol. As the increase of pyrolytic temperature, the alkylphenols yield first increased and then decreased, while high selectivity could be obtained at low pyrolytic temperatures. Such a trend was also observed as the AC-to-WS ratio continuously increased. The alkylphenols production achieved a maximal yield of 44.19 mg/g with the corresponding selectivity of 34.7% at the pyrolytic temperature of 400°C and AC-to-WS ratio of 3, compared with those of only 4.67 mg/g and 6.1% without catalyst. In addition, the possible formation mechanism of alkylphenols was also proposed with the catalysis of N/WSAC.     

亚硝酸型反硝化除磷工艺特性及其应用

以亚硝酸盐作为电子受体进行反硝化除磷污泥的驯化,并探究了工艺运行条件、性能及实际应用情况.研究表明:厌氧-缺氧-好氧驯化方式可快速富集以亚硝酸盐为电子受体的反硝化聚磷菌,通过逐步提高底物浓度可以驯化富集耐受高NO₂^--N浓度的DNPAOs.实际废水运行实验表明,反硝化除磷法处理猪场废水UASB-SFSBR尾水是可行的,当缺氧进水NO₃^--N、NO₂^--N和PO₄^3--P浓度分别为5,70,30mg/L时,出水NO₃^--N和NO₂^--N浓度基本为0,PO₄^3--P浓度在1.0mg/L以下.     

以稻秆为固体碳源处理分散养猪冲洗水的试验研究

针对分散养猪废水经厌氧和人工湿地处理后存在C/N低的问题,以廉价的稻秆作为固体碳源和生物膜载体,研究反应器启动阶段运行性能、水力负荷的影响以及污染物沿程去除特性.结果表明NO3--N主要在反应器上部稻秆填充层被去除,去除率超过95%,且无明显NO2--N积累,反硝化速率为0.052mg/(g·h).稻秆本身会浸出释放有机物和氮(主要为NH4+-N),导致运行前期出水COD和NH4+-N高于进水,但仍远低于《畜禽养殖业污染物排放标准》(GB18596-2001)的排放限值,40d后COD逐步降至40mg/L左右.COD和NO3--N可在反应器下部的砖渣填充层被进一步去除.     

组合灰色预测模型应用于山东省碳排放预测

根据山东省2000—2012年工业、建筑业和交通运输业能源消费数据测算得到碳排放量,基于GM(1,1)模型、Verhulst模型和SCGM(1,1)c模型建立组合灰色预测模型,运用预测有效度方法确定组合预测模型的权重系数。选用2000—2009年三大碳排放行业的实际值作为原始数据,利用各预测模型预测2010—2012年碳排放量。结果表明:组合灰色预测模型比单一预测模型具有更高的预测精度。利用组合模型预测山东省2013—2017年各行业碳排放量,为相关部门制定节能减排政策提供理论及方法借鉴。     

活性炭对非离子型表面活性剂中菲的吸附效能

为研究表面活性物质与疏水有机物的分离效能,以TX100(曲拉通100)为代表性的非离子型表面活性剂,以PHE(菲)为代表性的多环芳烃,使用活性炭对二者共存体系进行静态吸附和固定床吸附. 静态吸附结果表明,活性炭对TX100和PHE的吸附均满足Langmuir等温吸附模型和准二阶动力学模型,吸附量分别为437.31和58.86 mg/g. 固定床吸附时,对应于14.7 cm的活性炭柱高,PHE穿透10%和TX100穿透90%的时间分别是420和270 min,从BDST(bed depth service time)模型中可以得到TX100传质区长度小于PHE,这为二者分离提供了条件. 通过活性炭固定床吸附可以在回收90%TX100的同时去除90%PHE,说明吸附法是一种回收表面活性剂的有效方法. 利用微波法再生活性炭,可使购置活性炭的成本降低4/5,进一步提高了回收法的经济性和可行性. 研究表明,活性炭吸附是一种可用于土壤洗涤工艺中回收表面活性剂的有效方法.      

沈阳市经济发展演变与碳排放效应研究

正确认识城市碳排放状况,研究确保城市经济快速发展的碳减排有效措施,对促进城市经济的可持续发展、制定各种环境经济政策、确保环境社会协调发展起到至关重要的作用。论文基于热红外遥感、GIS 和大气扩散模型技术,提高了城市碳排放空间分布的模拟精度。在此基础上,分别采用环境库兹涅茨曲线（EKC）、迪氏对数指标分解法（LMDI）和系统动力学（SD）模型,分析城市经济发展与碳排放之间的耦合关系和演变态势,通过碳排放分解分析研究影响碳排放浓度变化的因素,以及城市三次产业对碳排放的生产效应、结构效应和强度效应,模拟自然发展模式和调控发展模式两种情景下城市经济发展与碳排放的发展演变趋势。研究结果表明：1989—2008 年期间沈阳市碳排放与人均GDP拟合曲线符合N型特征,沈阳市的年均碳排放已经跨过了转折点。经济增长是导致沈阳碳排放增长的主要因素。1999—2010 年沈阳市第二产业碳排放的生产效应最大,三次产业的强度效应对城市碳排放都有抑制作用。2013—2020 年调控发展模式下的城市碳排放呈下降趋势。调控管理在保证经济稳步增长的同时将有利于沈阳市碳排放的有效抑制。     

Mapping Change in Human Pressure Globally on Land and within Protected Areas

It is widely accepted that the main driver of the observed decline in biological diversity is increasing human pressure on Earth's ecosystems. However, the spatial patterns of change in human pressure and their relation to conservation efforts are less well known. We developed a spatially and temporally explicit map of global change in human pressure over 2 decades between 1990 and 2010 at a resolution of 10 km². We evaluated 22 spatial data sets representing different components of human pressure and used them to compile a temporal human pressure index (THPI) based on 3 data sets: human population density, land transformation, and electrical power infrastructure. We investigated how the THPI within protected areas was correlated to International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) management categories and the human development index (HDI) and how the THPI was correlated to cumulative pressure on the basis of the original human footprint index. Since the early 1990s, human pressure increased 64% of the terrestrial areas; the largest increases were in Southeast Asia. Protected areas also exhibited overall increases in human pressure, the degree of which varied with location and IUCN management category. Only wilderness areas and natural monuments (management categories Ib and III) exhibited decreases in pressure. Protected areas not assigned any category exhibited the greatest increases. High HDI values correlated with greater reductions in pressure across protected areas, while increasing age of the protected area correlated with increases in pressure. Our analysis is an initial step toward mapping changes in human pressure on the natural world over time. That only 3 data sets could be included in our spatio‐temporal global pressure map highlights the challenge to measuring pressure changes over time. Mapeo del Cambio en la Presión Humana Global en Tierra y Dentro de Áreas Protegidas     

陡河水库鱼体汞的生物积累初探

为了解陡河燃煤电厂大气汞释放对毗邻的陡河水库水生生态系统中鱼体汞含量、生物积累和放大等的影响,本研究采集陡河水库野生鱼、虾和螺蛳,分别测定了鱼样等生物样品中的总汞和甲基汞,并对部分代表性样品测定稳定碳氮同位素比值。鱼汞分布特征和δ13C‰和δ15N‰同位素比值分布特征显示:鱼体(鲜样)中总汞和甲基汞平均含量分别为56.4±26.7和15.5±8.4 ng·g-1,总汞含量最高的是杂食性的白条鱼为133 ng·g-1。不同食性的鱼体δ13C和δ15N稳定同位素值变化范围分别为-28.1‰~-24.4‰和12.0‰~16.1‰,Log10[Hg]与δ15N的线性相关斜率值为负值。以上结果表明:陡河水库鱼体汞总体偏低,没有发现高生物积累和生物放大,其主要原因在于陡河水库水环境中汞含量较低,且陡河水库靠近市区,过度捕捞使可以捕获的鱼样种类和数量偏少,且鱼龄较低。     

Applications of nanomaterials in water treatment and environmental remediation

Nanotechnology has revolutionized plethora of scientific and technological fields; environmental safety is no exception. One of the most promising and well- developed environmental applications of nanotechnology has been in water remediation and treatment where different nanomaterials can help purify water through different mechanisms including adsorption of heavy metals and other pollutants, removal and inactivation of patho- gens and transformation of toxic materials into less toxic compounds. For this purpose, nanomaterials have been produced in different shapes, integrated into various composites and functionalized with active components. Nanomaterials have also been incorporated in nanostructured catalytic membranes which can in turn help enhance water treatment. In this article, we have provided a succinct review of the most common and popular nanomaterials （titania, carbon nanotubes （CNTs）, zero-valent iron, dendrimers and silver nanomaterials） which are currently used in environmental remediation and particularly in water purification. The catalytic properties and functionalities of the mentioned materials have also been discussed.     

非均相催化湿式氧化法再生活性炭实验

使用自制的CuO-Al₂O₃催化剂对苯酚饱和活性炭进行非均相催化湿式氧化再生研究,系统观察了反应条件对非均相催化湿式氧化再生活性炭的影响.实验中得到非均相CuO-Al₂O₃催化湿式氧化再生活性炭的最佳条件为:反应温度210℃,反应时间60min,催化剂投加量25mg(以铜离子计),反应氧分压0.6MPa(25℃),投炭量15g(干炭量),加水量300mL.通过对催化剂进行X衍射分析,并对催化剂的稳定性进行实验,可以得出该催化剂在催化湿式氧化再生活性炭的过程中具有较好的稳定性.