REMOTE MONITORING OF SELECTED GROUND‐WATER DOMINATED LAKES IN THE NEBRASKA SAND HILLS1

ABSTRACT: The Landsat‐Muitispectral Scanner (MSS) data were used to measure lake area fluctuations (1972–1989) for 130 ground‐water dominated lakes in the Western Lakes Region of the Nebraska Sand Hills. In general, the pattern shown in lake area hydrographs was similar to that for in‐situ lake elevations. In‐situ lake‐elevation data verify that remote monitoring of surface‐area fluctuations, even at relatively coarse spatial resolution, is not only practical and useful, but also it elucidates the hydrologic characteristics of groundwater‐dominated lakes of the Sand Hills. The apparent differences in behavior between lakes in the northern and southern portions of the study area may be related to both their location in the regional ground water system and the substantial local hydrologic complexity.     

铁镁质尾矿中的钙镁浸取效果优化

铁镁质尾矿含有丰富的钙镁,利用浸取剂可以促进铁镁质尾矿中钙镁的释放,使这些尾矿成为固定CO2的材料。尾矿中钙镁的浸出率大小跟多个因素相关,如何寻求浸取钙镁的最优化条件,是有效利用铁镁质尾矿的重要内容。考虑环境友好的方案,采用EDTA、柠檬酸和柠檬酸钠浸取尾矿中的钙镁,并对比了不同条件下的浸取效果。通过比较,显示柠檬酸钠的浸取效果较好,在此基础上利用响应面法对粒度、pH值、固液比等主要影响因子进行优化处理。当反应液的pH=1,尾矿粒度<75μm,固液比为2.6∶100时,模型预测实验尾矿淋滤的Mg2+浓度为143.4 mg/L,Mg达到最佳溶出率2.03%。实验模型的预测精度良好,表明响应面法适用于尾矿的浸取实验优化。     

Impacts of Human Behavioral Heterogeneity on the Benefits of Probabilistic Flood Warnings: An Agent‐Based Modeling Framework

Flood forecasts and warnings are intended to reduce flood‐related property damages and loss of human life. Considerable research has improved flood forecasting accuracy (e.g., more accurate prediction of the occurrence of flood events) and lead time. However, the delivery of improved forecast information alone is not necessarily sufficient to reduce flood damage and loss of life, as people have varying responses and reactions to flood warnings. This study develops an agent‐based modeling framework that evaluates the impacts of heterogeneity in human behaviors (i.e., variation in behaviors in response to flood warnings), as well as residential density, on the benefits of flood warnings. The framework is coupled with a traffic model to simulate evacuation processes within a road network under various flood warning scenarios. The results show the marginal benefit associated with providing better flood warnings is significantly constrained if people behave in a more risk‐tolerant manner, especially in high‐density residential areas. The results also show significant impacts of human behavioral heterogeneity on the benefits of flood warnings, and thus stress the importance of considering human behavioral heterogeneity in simulating flood warning‐response systems. Further study is suggested to more accurately model human responses and behavioral heterogeneity, as well as to include more attributes of residential areas to estimate and improve the benefits of flood warnings.     

Effectiveness of urea in enhancing the extractability of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene from chemically variant soils

One of the major challenges in developing an effective phytoremediation technology for 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) contaminated soils is limited plant uptake resulting from low solubility of TNT. The effectiveness of urea as a solubilizing agent in increasing plant uptake of TNT in hydroponic systems has been documented. Our preliminary greenhouse experiments using urea were also very promising, but further characterization of the performance of urea in highly-complex soil-solution was necessary. The present study investigated the natural retention capacity of four chemically variant soils and optimized the factors influencing the effectiveness of urea in enhancing TNT solubility in the soil solutions. Results show that the extent of TNT sorption and desorption varies with the soil properties, and is mainly dependent on soil organic matter (SOM) content. Hysteretic desorption of TNT in all tested soils suggests irreversible sorption of TNT and indicates the need of using an extractant to increase the release of TNT in soil solutions. Urea significantly (p < 0.0001) enhanced TNT extraction from all soils, by increasing its solubility at the solid/liquid interface. Soil organic matter content and urea application rates showed significant effects, whereas pH did not exert any significant effect on urea catalysis of TNT extraction from soil. The optimum urea application rates (125 or 350 mg kg⁻¹) for maximizing TNT extraction were within the limits set by the agronomic fertilizer-N rates used for major agricultural crops. The data obtained from this batch study will facilitate the optimization of a chemically-catalyzed phytoremediation model for cleaning up TNT-contaminated soils.     

交联壳聚糖珠吸附活性染料的动力学研究

利用交联剂环氧氯丙烷(ECH)对壳聚糖进行改性,制备了交联壳聚糖珠,对活性染料(活性艳蓝ST-RV)的脱色性能进行了研究。分别从起始染料浓度(100～200 g/cm3)、温度(30～50℃)以及pH(7～9)考察了对染料吸附的动力学影响。当起始染料浓度为200 g/cm3,温度30℃,pH=7时,交联壳聚糖珠对ST-RV的吸附量达到77.49 mg/g。用准一级和二级动力学模型描述了动力学数据并确定了速率常数,最后进行了交联壳聚糖珠的再生实验。结果表明,吸附数据符合二级动力学模型;当pH=10时,交联壳聚糖珠可少量解吸。     

多孔陶瓷滤料的亲油改性及其除油性能

研究了铝酸酯偶联剂对多孔陶瓷滤料的亲油改性及改性滤料的除油性能。用正交实验优化改性工艺,并对改性前后滤料用FTIR、SEM、密度、孔隙率及接触角等手段进行表征。结果表明:最佳改性工艺参数为铝酸酯偶联剂5%(改性液质量分数)、改性温度90℃、改性时间20 min和涂层次数1次。改性滤料FTIR图在2 920.95 cm-1和2 851.63cm-1处出现了CH3、CH2等特征吸收峰,其密度和孔隙率减小,而对水的接触角明显增大,表明多孔陶瓷滤料亲油改性成功。用改性滤料处理模拟油田采出水,控制滤速15 m/h,20 min后采样测出水中油的浓度,其去油率由预处理65.18%增加到96.46%;穿透曲线的研究表明,原始、预处理及改性滤料运行时间分别为48、85和149 min,可见改性滤料的运行时间更长,其较原始与预处理滤料分别延长了101 min和64 min,且其去油率能持续45 min维持在90%以上。可见经亲油改性的多孔陶瓷滤料是一种良好的聚结除油材料。     

新型重金属捕集剂NBMIPA处理含铜汞废水

研究了以间苯二甲酰氯和巯基乙胺盐酸盐为原料合成的重金属捕集剂NBMIPA对单一Cu2＋、Hg2＋电镀废水的捕集性能。结果研究表明,NBMIPA对Cu2＋和Hg2＋的捕集性能优良,NBMIPA投加量越大,捕集性能越高;NBMIPA对pH具有较宽适应性。NBMIPA对于单一含铜废水可无需调pH,投加捕集剂量为废水中含量的4～5倍（摩尔比）,静置后其上层清夜中所含Cu2＋为0.38 mg/L,Cu2＋的去除率可达99.5%以上;当NBMIPA的投加量（摩尔比）是Hg2＋的3.5～4.5倍时,Hg2＋的去除率达到99.83%,残余Hg2＋浓度为0.032 mg/L。     

EDTA-（NH4）2FeSO4络合剂脱除烟气中的氮氧化物

络合脱硝法是近年来新型的脱除氮氧化物的方法之一,其中EDTA金属络合剂受到了广泛关注,而亚铁络合剂又具有很好的脱除氮氧化物的效果。考查了硫酸亚铁铵与EDTA形成的Fe（II）EDTA这种比较常见的EDTA金属络合剂对NO的吸收容量,并考查温度、络合剂浓度等对Fe（II）EDTA吸收NO的影响。研究结果表明：在相同的实验环境和实验条件下,对于影响Fe（II）EDTA吸收NO的因素最重要的是温度,其余依次为络合剂浓度、气体流速、氧含量、吸收液pH,最适宜吸收条件是反应温度50℃、络合剂浓度0．1mol／L、进气流速600mL／min、氧含量2％、吸收液pH=6。     

电镀污泥回收重金属的新工艺

合理、经济地处理混合电镀污泥,回收其中有价值的金属具有重要意义。以不同的酸作为浸出剂对电镀污泥中的金属进行了浸出效果实验。结果表明,在相同条件下,各酸的浸出效果顺序为:硫酸>盐酸>王水>硝酸;液体水与固体电镀污泥比为3,干污泥为5 g,硫酸加入量为15 mL,时间1 h条件下,混合电镀污泥中金属铜锌的浸出率最大,达到97.38%。分别采用铁和铁锰合金还原剂常温还原低熔点重金属离子铜、锌,浸出液中99%以上含量的铜、锌沉淀,使低熔点重金属与黑色金属铁、锰、铬有效分离。低熔点混合重金属可以用来做铜合金添加剂使用,最后沉淀的混合黑色金属氢氧化物处理后可以用来做炼钢合金添加剂使用。     

无黏结剂ZSM-5分子筛的制备及其对甲苯的吸附性能

以硅溶胶为黏结剂,将粗孔硅胶、聚乙二醇、拟薄水铝石、ZSM-5晶种导向剂捏条成型,采用干胶转化法制备得到了无黏结剂ZSM-5分子筛。XRD和SEM等表征方法的结果显示,采用干胶转化法制备得到的ZSM-5分子筛的相对结晶度较高,具有200nm左右的小晶粒构成的自支撑结构。采用无黏结剂ZSM-5分子筛吸附剂进行甲苯吸附-脱附实验,该吸附剂表现出良好的吸附性能,对甲苯的脱附性能优于活性炭。