Thermal and spectroscopic studies on sorption of nickel(II) ion on protonated baker's yeast

Protonated form (Hy) of yeast was subjected to thermal analysis (TGA and DTG) in the temperature range 60–800 °C. Chemically bound water volatilizes around 200 °C and the matrix undergoes extensive oxidative decomposition at 450 °C, the weight loss reaching 75% at 800 °C. The sorption capacity of the matrix for nickel(II) ion increases on heat treatment from 60 to 200 °C (from 16.9 to 25.0 mg/g), but was reduced on heating to higher temperatures at an initial nickel(II) ion concentration of 1200 mg/g. The FTIR spectra of Hy and nickel(II) ion saturated yeast, indicated that biosorption occurs on the sugar and nucleic acid regions, possibly involving –COOH and –NH groups.     

废聚氨酯硬泡热处理特性及产物检测分析

利用热重分析仪和管式炉研究了废弃聚氨酯硬泡热处理特性并对热处理产物进行了检测分析。研究结果表明,废聚氨酯硬泡热处理过程呈单一剧烈失重峰,热失重主要发生在200～440℃之间,600℃热分解基本完成;FTIR谱图初步分析发现加热分解过程中有大量CO和CO2产生,且热处理过程中可能有O-H、C-H、C=O及带有苯环的物质生成。通过GC/MS检测分析结果显示热处理液体产物中检出多元醇以及苯胺、p-苯胺、苯甲腈等多种芳香类化合物,气体产物以低碳的烷烃和烯烃为主,可见FTIR和GC/MS分析结果有很好的一致性。研究结果显示,气体产物检测出有机氯化合物,这可能是聚氨酯硬泡生产过程中加入的氟利昂类发泡剂所致。     

利用傅立叶红外光谱和X射线衍射技术分析活性焦脱硫活性吸附位

由于目前对炭基脱硫剂的活性吸附位缺乏一致认识,采用傅立叶红外光谱和X射线衍射技术研究了活性焦脱除烟气中SO2的活性位。结果表明:SO2在非载铜活性焦上的活性吸附位有C-O官能团、苯基与不饱和基团。而载铜活性焦除此3种活性位外,铜的存在可能促进C=O发生还原转化为C-O而增强其活性,并作为一种活性位参与脱硫反应形成硫酸铜。     

吸水性还原性材料对煤自燃影响的实验研究

为了解决吸水性盐和还原性材料仅依靠其单一特性抑制煤自燃而抑制效果并不理想的问题,提出了利用羟甲基磺酸钠的吸水性和还原性来抑制煤自燃。将原煤-20%羟甲基磺酸钠通过对比原煤、原煤-20%MgCl2和原煤-20%VC,利用程序升温实验和FTIR测试来研究其抑制煤自燃的效果。研究结果表明:3种溶液处理煤均在一定程度上抑制了煤自燃,其中,20%羟甲基磺酸钠溶液对抑制煤低温氧化的效果最好,经过其处理的煤样表观活化能最大,同时,依靠其还原性很好地保护了煤中的亚甲基和羟基不被破坏,抑制煤自燃效果明显优于20%MgCl2溶液和20%VC溶液。     

2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) micropollutant herbicide removing from water using granular and powdered activated carbons: a comparison applied for water treatment and health safety

Abstract

Activated carbons are well-known porous materials as an effective adsorbent used for the removal of emerging contaminants, such as herbicides, which are increasingly present in water bodies. Most water treatment plants, specially in Brazil, are unable to completely remove such contaminants by the conventional process and advanced treatment using activated carbons is required. The aim of this paper was to verify the influence of the activated carbons granulometry and specific surface area on the 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) herbicide removal efficiency using distilled-deionized water and filtered water collected from a conventional Water Treatment Plant. Commercial activated carbons samples used in this work were obtained from two different manufacturers. Activated carbons were analyzed by the specific surface area, pore size and volume distribution, nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared and x-ray spectroscopy, moisture, volatile matter and ash contents. Batch adsorption isotherms experiments were used and performed by Langmuir and Freundlich models. Granular and powdered activated carbons removed over 99% of 2,4-D in distilled water and near to 99% using filtered water. The activated carbons evaluated in this work presented high performance and played a key role in water treatment by removing 2,4-D herbicide, ensuring the protection of human health and the ecosystem.     

Enhancement of As(V) adsorption onto activated sludge by methylation treatment

Biosorption properties of arsenate [As(V)] onto activated sludge were investigated in batch systems. The adsorption of As(V) onto sludge increased from 23 to 266 μg/g dry weight through the methylation of the activated sludge. This increase resulted from neutralization of carboxylic groups via the methylation process. The pH effect of As(V) uptake was also investigated and As(V) adsorption by methylated sludge decreased significantly at high pH (pH > 11) due to competition between As(V) and OH⁻ ions for binding sites distributed on sludge surfaces. In contrast, low pH favored As(V) adsorption by methylated sludge because of the elevated quantities of positively charged functional groups. The results suggest that methylated activated sludge may provide promising applications for the simultaneous removal and separation of As(V) from aqueous effluents.     

Unexpected difference in phenol sorption on PTMA- and BTMA-bentonite

The comparison of phenol sorption on phenyltrimethylammonium (PTMA)- and benzyltrimethylammonium (BTMA)-bentonite shows a clear difference as far as phenol sorption isotherms are concerned. For PTMA-bentonite the sorption isotherm is of a straight-line character which results from simple partitioning of phenol between the aqueous and organic phases sorbed on the bentonite surface. For BTMA-bentonite the isotherm has a convex shape, characteristic of physicochemical sorption.For the first time a three-parametric model, including the dissociation constant of phenol pK_a, distribution constant of phenol Kd_phen and phenolate anion Kd_phen⁻ between the aqueous phase and the bentonite phases is used for the evaluation of phenol sorption on organoclays with pH change. The model shows that the values of Kd_phen are higher than those of Kd_phen⁻ for all investigated initial phenol concentrations.The inspection of the FTIR spectrum of BTMA-bentonite loaded with phenol in the regions 1300–1600 and 1620–1680 cm⁻¹ shows the features of π–π electron interaction between the benzene rings of phenol and the BTMA cation together with the phenol–water hydrogen bond strengthened by this interaction.     

多种微塑料提取方法在中国典型土壤中的应用

为探究我国典型区域土壤中微塑料的提取及成分鉴定方法,通过人工模拟微塑料的方法,评估了水+油（T1）、饱和NaCl溶液+油（T2）、饱和NaCl溶液（T3）这3种处理方法对4种典型区域土壤（黑土、黄土、红土和紫土）中4种类型微塑料[聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯（polyethylene terephthalate,PET）、聚丙烯（polypropylene,PP）、聚苯乙烯（polystyrene,PS）和聚乙烯（polyethylene,PE）]的检测效果.结果表明：①T3处理下土壤中微塑料提取率随微塑料密度的增大而降低,对PP、PE、PS的提取率均大于86.67%,而PET的提取率仅为0%~13.30%;②T1和T2处理下,黑土、黄土和紫土中4种微塑料的提取率均为86.67%~100.00%,但微塑料表层残留的油会影响傅里叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）对微塑料成分性质的鉴定,配合无水乙醇清洗后,PE和PS鉴定效果仍不佳;③T1和T2处理下红土中PET的提取率分别为56.60%和50.00%,T3处理下红土中PET、PE和PP的提取率分别为3.33%、10.00%和56.67%.结果表明,黄土、黑土和紫土中4种微塑料采用T1和T2提取效果均较好,但需配合无水乙醇进行清洗,T3处理会导致对密度>1 g·cm^-3微塑料PET的漏测;红土中微塑料的提取方法有待进一步探索研发.     

傅立叶变换红外光谱法直接定性分析水样中有机污染物

用蒸馏水作为样品红外光谱的背景图谱,在水样图谱中扣除背景图谱即得到其中主要污染物的红外谱图,通过解谱,可对水样中的成分作出快速定性,在环境应急监测中得到应用。     

外绝缘用液体硅橡胶老化现象的微观表征

本文针对近年来出现在一些变电站SF6电压、电流互感器的液体硅橡胶绝缘护套出现龟裂老化这一现象,对发生老化的硅橡胶材料进行了性能测试和试验,并利用红外光谱分析、XPS分析、热失重等手段分析了其微观结构和物质组成的变化。研究发现老化后的液体硅橡胶中Si-C、Si-O官能团和Si、C、O元素的相对含量发生了变化,且随着老化程度的增加呈现出较为明显的规律,老化越严重,Si-C键含量越少,C元素的含量越少,O元素含量越多。本文认为,用官能团含量、元素相对含量可以准确地表征液体硅橡胶材料的老化程度。通过对不同老化程度的液体硅橡胶进行的憎水性、耐漏电起痕性能的试验也证实了本文的观点。