Production of ammonia from plasma-catalytic decomposition of urea: Effects of carrier gas composition

Effects of carrier gas composition(N_2/air) on NH_3 production, energy efficiency regarding NH_3 production and byproducts formation from plasma-catalytic decomposition of urea were systematically investigated using an Al_2 O_3-packed dielectric barrier discharge(DBD) reactor at room temperature. Results show that the presence of O_2 in the carrier gas accelerates the conversion of urea but leads to less generation of NH_3. The final yield of NH_3 in the gas phase decreased from 70.5%, 78.7%, 66.6% and 67.2% to 54.1%, 51.7%, 49.6% and 53.4% for applied voltages of 17, 19, 21 and 23 kV, respectively when air was used as the carrier gas instead of N_2.From the viewpoint of energy savings, however, air carrier gas is better than N_2 due to reduced energy consumption and increased energy efficiency for decomposition of a fixed amount of urea. Carrier gas composition has little influence on the major decomposition pathways of urea under the synergetic effects of plasma and Al_2 O_3 catalyst to give NH_3 and CO_2 as the main products. Compared to a small amount of N_2 O formed with N_2 as the carrier gas, however,more byproducts including N_2O and NO_2 in the gas phase and NH_4 NO_3 in solid deposits were produced with air as the carrier gas, probably due to the unproductive consumption of NH_3, the possible intermediate HNCO and even urea by the abundant active oxygen species and nitrogen oxides generated in air-DBD plasma.     

洪水等级的划分方法

分析了洪水要素的多样性和洪水的复杂性，提出了利用洪水重现期划分洪水安全度等级和利用标准面积洪峰流量划分洪峰标准等级的两种方法，并对1998年长江流域的洪水等级进行了简要分析。     

Wastewater remediation using coal ash

 Small-scale domestic septic tanks discharge excess nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen, as well as pathogens, which can degrade local water supplies. Unfortunately, traditional chemical and physical treatments are not practicable for single-home dwellings. This work reports on a potentially attractive solution to protect local water supplies by using a low-cost industrial waste, coal ash, for contaminant removal. Coal ash is produced as a consequence of electric power generation. The majority of the ash is disposed of in landfills and surface impoundments, or stored on- or off-site, producing large hills or leveling valleys. Only a small portion of the ash is ever utilized, mainly by cement industries and road construction. For example, in Canada less than 25% is used. Therefore, if useful applications can be found, an opportunity exists to make better use of this waste material. Bench-scale laboratory experiments and full-scale field tests show that coal ash has the capacity to remove phosphorus from domestic waste water. The experimental and field data demonstrate that phosphate levels and calcium levels can be correlated, although not in a simple manner. In addition, the ash in packed beds removed total suspended solid (TSS), biological oxygen demand (BOD), ammonia nitrogen (NH₃—N), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), and E. coli. The removal of E. coli was close 100% in the cases studied. Received: May 20, 2002 / Accepted: October 5, 2002     

电晕法处理挥发性有机化合物技术研究现状

本文介绍了挥发性有机物(VOCs)的特点及危害，综述了各种处理技术的基本原理、优势及存在的问题，并进行对比。重点介绍了电晕放电技术的原理以及研究现状，强调其相对于其他技术所独有的优越性，针对其存在的问题，预期了研究工作未来的发展方向。     

完善环保投资体制

本文概述了我国现行环保投资体制的现状及存在问题，并对完善环保投资体制进行了探讨。     

IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATIC VARIABILITY FOR REGULATORY LOW FLOWS IN THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN,COLORADO1

ABSTRACT: The maximum concentration of a regulated substance that is allowed in a wastewater effluent usually is determined from the amount of dilution provided by the receiving water. Dilution flow is estimated from historical data by application of statistical criteria that define low flow conditions for regulatory purposes. Such use of historical data implies that the past is a good indicator of future conditions, at least for the duration of a discharge permit. Short records, however, introduce great uncertainty in the estimation of low flows because they are unlikely to capture events with recurrence frequencies of multiple years (e.g., ENSO events or droughts). We conducted an analysis of daily flows at several gages with long records in the South Platte River basin of Colorado. Low flows were calculated for successive time blocks of data (3‐, 5‐, 10‐, and 20‐years), and these were compared with low flows calculated for the entire period of record (> 70 years). In unregulated streams, time blocks of three or five years produce estimates of low flows that are highly variable and consistently greater than estimates derived from a longer period of record. Estimates of low flow from 10‐year blocks, although more stable, differ from the long term estimates by as much as a factor of two because of climate variation. In addition, the hydrographs of most streams in Colorado have been influenced by dams, diversions, or water transfers. These alterations to the natural flow regime shorten the record that is useful for analysis, but also tend to increase the calculated low flows. The presence of an upward trend in low flows caused by water use represents an unanticipated risk because it fails to incorporate societal response to severe drought conditions. Thus, climate variability poses a significant risk for water quality both directly, because it may not be represented adequately in the short periods of the hydrologic record that are typically used in permits, and indirectly, through its potential to cause altered use of water during time of scarcity.     

绿色贸易壁垒与环境保护

通过对绿色贸易壁垒的发展、种类以及绿色贸易壁垒与环境保护的关系等理论方面的论述，分析了我国面临的绿色贸易壁垒的主要问题及原因，提出了应对的基本策略。     

中国排污权交易制度的实现条件研究

排污权交易目前在中国非常受重视,但其中也存在一些问题,主要是企业和政府尚没有处理好经济发展和环境保护的关系,也存在着制度设置不合理的问题。今后应重视排污权交易中的内部和外部条件的建设。内部条件主要有排污总量的确定和排污许可证的发放,外部条件主要包括政府加强环境执法力度和提供有效的排污信息。     

改性凹凸棒土覆盖抑制底泥磷释放的影响和效果

采用等温吸附实验和动力学实验,考察了改性凹土对磷酸盐的吸附特性.研究了无覆盖层、沙土覆盖和改性凹土覆盖对底泥总磷释放的抑制效果,并分析了不同覆盖层厚度、温度和粒径等因素对改性凹土抑制底泥总磷释放的影响.研究结果表明：Freundlich方程式能较好地描述改性凹土对磷酸盐的等温吸附行为,可决系数R2在0.98以上;改性凹...     

河流及污水处理厂全氟化合物排放估算

为了解全氟化合物（PFCs）的环境排放强度,利用通量计算的方法,综合国内现有PFCs监测数据,对我国部分主要流域的河流水体和部分主要城市的污水处理厂PFCs排放通量进行了估算研究.环渤海北部沿海区域主要河流水体中全氟辛烷磺酸（PFOS）和全氟辛酸（PFOA）排放总通量分别为122 kg/a和216 kg/a,其中大辽河和大凌河分别为该区域PFOS和PFOA排放的主要河流.珠江和长江是中国PFOS排放的主要河流,PFOS排放通量分别为4.47×10³ kg/a和807 kg/a.长江和黄浦江为中国PFOA排放的主要河流,PFOA排放通量分别为3.92×10⁴ kg/a和1.60×10⁴ kg/a.天津市和北京市污水处理厂人均PFOS排放量分别为291 μg·（a·人）^-1和221 μg·（a·人）^-1,远低于瑞士和美国污水处理厂的人均PFOS排放量.城市污泥PFCs排放量较高区域多集中在PFCs相关生产厂家集中省份的工业较发达城市.研究结果可为进一步进行污染源识别以及控制和减少PFCs污染和排放提供科学依据.