Biogas combustion in a chemical looping fluidized bed reactor

Chemical looping combustion (CLC) is a process in which oxygen required for combustion of a fuel is supplied by the metal oxide. Metal oxide plays the role of an oxygen carrier by providing oxygen for combustion when being reduced and is then re-oxidized by air in a separate reactor. Combustion is thus without any direct contact between air and fuel: as a consequence flue gas does not contain nitrogen of air which simplifies flue gas treatment prior to sequestration. In the present study, biogas combustion was analyzed in a chemical looping combustion fluidized bed reactor. NiAl_0.44O_1.67 and Cu_0.95Fe_1.05AlO₄ metal oxide particles were used as oxygen carriers. The experiments have shown the feasibility of biogas combustion in chemical looping combustion: CH₄ of the biogas was completely converted to CO₂ and H₂O with a small fraction of CO and H₂. The outlet flue gas distribution profile was not affected by ageing during the cycles of reduction and oxidation, indicating the chemical stability of the oxygen carriers. There was limited formation of carbon on the oxygen carriers during reduction.     

Bivalve mollusks in metal pollution studies: From bioaccumulation to biomonitoring

Contemporary environmental challenges have emphasized the need to critically assess the use of bivalve mollusks in chemical monitoring (identification and quantification of pollutants) and biomonitoring (estimation of environmental quality). Many authors, however, have considered these approaches within a single context, i.e., as a means of chemical (e.g. metal) monitoring. Bivalves are able to accumulate substantial amounts of metals from ambient water, but evidence for the drastic effects of accumulated metals (e.g. as a TBT-induced shell deformation and imposex) on the health of bivalves has not been documented. Metal bioaccumulation is a key tool in biomonitoring; bioavailability, bioaccumulation, and toxicity of various metals in relation to bivalves are described in some detail including the development of biodynamic metal bioaccumulation model. Measuring metal in the whole-body or the tissue of bivalves themselves does not accurately represent true contamination levels in the environment; these data are critical for our understanding of contaminant trends at sampling sites. Only rarely has metal bioaccumulation been considered in combination with data on metal concentrations in parts of the ecosystem, observation of biomarkers and environmental parameters. Sclerochemistry is in its infancy and cannot be reliably used to provide insights into the pollution history recorded in shells. Alteration processes and mineral crystallization on the inner shell surface are presented here as a perspective tool for environmental studies.     

土壤磷素循环及其对土壤磷流失的影响

农业非点源磷的输出是造成地表水富营养化的主要因素之一,弄清土壤磷的流失机理可为进一步控制农田径流磷的流失提供理论依据.文章总结了国内外在土壤磷素循环研究成果,并对其加以评述,在此基础上分析了土壤磷素循环对研究土壤磷的径流流失的重要作用.关健词土壤磷;循环;流失     

Estimating nutrient loadings using chemical mass balance approach

The river Hindon is one of the important tributaries of river Yamuna in western Uttar Pradesh (India) and carries pollution loads from various municipal and industrial units and surrounding agricultural areas. The main sources of pollution in the river include municipal wastes from Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar and Ghaziabad urban areas and industrial effluents of sugar, pulp and paper, distilleries and other miscellaneous industries through tributaries as well as direct inputs. In this paper, chemical mass balance approach has been used to assess the contribution from non-point sources of pollution to the river. The river system has been divided into three stretches depending on the land use pattern. The contribution of point sources in the upper and lower stretches are 95 and 81% respectively of the total flow of the river while there is no point source input in the middle stretch. Mass balance calculations indicate that contribution of nitrate and phosphate from non-point sources amounts to 15.5 and 6.9% in the upper stretch and 13.1 and 16.6% in the lower stretch respectively. Observed differences in the load along the river may be attributed to uncharacterized sources of pollution due to agricultural activities, remobilization from or entrainment of contaminated bottom sediments, ground water contribution or a combination of these sources.     

化工园区污水特征分析及生物毒性研究

对天津市某化工园区9个主要污染企业及总排放口的废水进行监测分析,测定了12项水质常规指标和8项重金属指标,采用主成分分析法和生物毒性测试对化工区废水的水质进行了综合评价。结果表明,水质指标中大部分常规项目(如COD、氨氮和重金属含量)在多数企业污水中都符合排放标准,总氮、总磷污染较重,其中磷的污染最严重,最高超标23.83倍;影响污水性质的第一主成分为氯化物、电导率、全盐量和Cr,第二主成分为溶解氧、悬浮物、氨氮、总氮、总磷和As;废水具有一定的生物毒性,且不同化工企业之间毒性差异较大。水质化学测定的结果和生物毒性程度有一定相关性,但也存在差异,应该结合两者综合评价水质污染特征。     

城市不同区域空气冷凝水的化学组成

采集了5个不同区域的空气冷凝水样品,检测了其化学成分。结果显示,空气冷凝水的化学成分在不同区域存在着明显差异,5个区域各类化学物质总量的关系是,阴阳离子：城区〉工业〉道路〉城郊〉景区;微量元素：工业〉城区〉道路〉景区〉城郊;总有机碳（TOC）：城区〉景区〉道路〉工业〉城郊;总无机碳（TIC）：景区〉城区〉道路〉工业〉城郊;物质总量：城区〉工业〉道路〉景区〉城郊;其质量浓度分布与区域内的空气污染状况密切相关,大部分物质的质量浓度日间低于夜间。     

春节燃放烟花爆竹对南京气溶胶细粒子的影响

根据南京城区草场门与远郊固城湖大气观测点PM2.5质量浓度及组分监测结果,分析了2012年春节期间烟花爆竹燃放对城市气溶胶细粒子的影响。结果表明,春节除夕和初五烟花爆竹集中燃放时段,草场门观测点PM10和PM2.5均出现同步异常突升,且细颗粒物占比较大,PM2.5最大峰值同比远郊固城湖观测点分别高出2.79倍和6.02倍;PM2.5各化学组分中,城区草场门观测点水溶性离子K^＋、Cl^-和SO4^2＋以及微量元素K、Al、Mg、Fe、Ba等值同比远郊固城湖明显偏高,春节烟花爆竹燃放对南京城区空气质量影响显著。     

安徽省环境系统经济损失值及其分布特征

提出了环境系统经济损失概念,并在这一概念框架中建立了符合安徽省实际情况的指标体系,测算了以货币值表达的１９９０年的安徽省及该省分地市、分行业,以及各损体类型的环境系统经济损失值,分析了各损失分布特征。结果表明,安徽省为人口增长和经济发展所付出的环境损失代价是巨大的。     

青岛市环境空气中VOCs的污染特征及化学反应活性

利用2012年青岛市挥发性有机物(VOCs)监测数据,系统分析了VOCs的污染特征、来源和化学反应活性。结果表明,青岛市VOCs浓度处于较低水平,且烷烃是VOCs的主要组分,占60%以上。夏、秋季的VOCs浓度高于春、冬季,且9月的浓度高于其他月份,日变化呈现"两峰一谷"趋势,与交通早晚高峰对应。VOCs各组分均表现出周末效应,说明机动车源和工业源的重要影响,优势物种的相关性分析进一步证明了这一点。对比各组分的OH消耗速率,得出烯烃的臭氧生成贡献高于烷烃和芳香烃,控制机动车尾气、溶剂挥发、化石工业等VOCs排放源将有利于降低大气中的臭氧浓度。     

上海市浦东新区大气降水化学组分及其相关性分析

依据上海市浦东新区2010—2015年2个代表性采样点的142份监测数据,对降水中的化学组成及各组分间的相关性进行了分析。结果表明,监测期间单次降雨的pH值为3.85~6.09,平均值为5.09,属硫酸型/硝酸型复合污染酸雨。其中SO_4~(2-)和NO_3~-为主要离子,平均值分别为4.55和3.31 mg/L。通过SPSS统计分析得出,人类生活和生产过程以及海洋源是浦东新区大气降水化学组分的主要来源,但仍存在不同的区域特征。