API standard 521 guidance on mixing of hot/cold liquids and prevention of superheat limit explosions

American Petroleum Institute (API) standards and recommended practices have identified inadvertent mixing of hot and cold liquids as a potential cause for equipment overpressure since 1955. The limited guidance has been informative but provides minimal if any details on conditions that could cause an overpressure and its potential severity. Therefore, the user must interpret how and when to prevent and/or mitigate the scenario. This guidance has changed little over the years. In June 2020, API published the 7th Edition of API Standard 521 which now provides specific guidance as to conditions whereby pressure relief devices can be considered for protection and conditions where prevention remains as the only recourse. This paper discusses the basis for the revised guidance in API Standard 521 and includes supplemental guidance.     

Determination of haloacetic acids in hospital e uent after chlorination by ion chromatography

The ion chromatography combined solid phase extraction （SPE） method was developed for the analysis of low concentration haloacetic acids （HAAs）, a class of disinfection by-products formed from chlorination of hospital wastewater. The monitored HAAs included monochloroacetic acid, monobromoacetic acid, dichloroacetic acid, dibromoacetic acid and trichloroacetic acid. The method employed a sodium hydroxide eluent at a flow rate of 0.8 ml/min, electrolytically generated gradients, and suppressed conductivity detection. To analyze the HAAs in real hospital wastewater samples, C18 pretreatment cartridge was utilized to reduce samples＇ turbidity. Preconcentration with SPE and matrix elimination with treatment cartridges were investigated and found to be able to obtain acceptable detection limits. Linearity, repeatability and detection limits of the above method were evaluated. The detection limits of monobromoacetic acid and dibromoacetic acid were 2.61 μg/L and 1.30 μg/L, respectively, and the other three acids are ranging from 0.48 to 0.82μg/L under 25-fold preconcentration. When the above optimization procedure was applied to three hospital wastewater samples with different treatment processes in Tianjin, it was found that the dichloroacetic acid was the major compound, and the growth ratios of the HAAs after disinfection by sodium hypochlorite were 91.28%, 63.61% and 79.50%, respectively.     

活性炭纤维-固相微萃取技术快速检测烤肉中多环芳烃

文章采用新型活性炭纤维(ACF)做为固相微萃取(SPME)的萃取纤维与气相色谱-质谱(GC/MS)联用,建立了一种快速检测烤肉中持久性污染物多环芳烃(PAHs)的方法.烤肉由于其独特的风味深受人们喜爱.但是,在烤肉中含有致癌的PAHs,影响着人们的身体健康.烤肉中PAHs最佳提取条件为:2g匀浆样品,丙酮+甲醇(1∶0...     

安徽数字测震台网地震编目分析

安徽测震台网数字化系统运行以来,编目工作发生了巨大变化。地震震相分析均在数字化记录波形上进行标注,地震发生时刻、经纬度、震级由软件自动计算,生成地震目录和震相报告,数据质量有了很大提高。台网子台数量增加,地震定位更加准确,在地震预报研究工作中发挥了重要作用。     

地下水曝气修复过程的三维数值模拟

地下水曝气法是去除挥发性有机污染物的重要原位修复方法之一,目前已得到广泛应用,但其现场设计主要依据经验,缺乏系统的设计标准.为深入了解曝气去除污染物过程,并为现场设计提供重要参考依据,针对地下水曝气过程开展了数值模拟研究.水气两相渗流数值模型以水压力和气压力作为基本未知量,利用达西定律和质量守恒原理可以建立水气两相渗流过程的控制方程.利用Van Genuchten(VG)模型及Mualem公式,建立渗透系数-饱和度-基质吸力(K-S-P)三者之间的关系.污染物的去除过程则是在水气两相渗流的基础上,引入污染物的溶质运移、相间交换及生物降解模型.采用开发的有限元数值模型,对地下水曝气过程及污染物去除过程进行三维数值模拟,并将三维数值模拟的结果与二维数值模拟的结果进行对比.结果表明,三维模型的曝气影响区域偏小,在曝气口附近,水有效饱和度最小;在曝气口上方,水饱和度先增大后减小.考虑气体所受的浮力作用或不考虑气体可压缩性均会使计算得到的曝气影响区域偏小.污染物去除边界与曝气影响区域的边界基本一致,在曝气区域内,溶质交换过程大大促进了污染物的去除速率;在曝气区域外,污染物的去除主要通过生物降解作用,去除较慢.结果表明实际工程地下水曝气修复系统设计时,应使得曝气影响区域覆盖污染区域以得到较好的修复效果.研究结果表明,两相渗流模型结合污染物迁移转化模型的三维有限元数值模拟可以较好地模拟地下水曝气法去除污染物的全过程,对地下水曝气的设计、应用与效果评价具有重要指导意义.     

顶空固相微萃取-气相色谱-串联质谱法测定水中2,4,6-三氯酚

建立了顶空固相微萃取-气相色谱-串联质谱法(HS-SPME-GC-MS-MS)测定水中2,4,6-三氯酚的方法。优化条件下,在1. 00～50. 0μg/L质量浓度范围内线性响应良好(r~2=0. 999 1);检出限0. 224μg/L,测定下限0. 896μg/L;加标样相对标准偏差(RSD)为4. 15%～6. 24%;加标回收率为81. 0%～115%;单个样品检测总时间40 min。该方法萃取与气相色谱-串联质谱分析在线一步完成,操作简便、灵敏度高、抗干扰性强,适用于地表水、生活饮用水、工业废水等水体中2,4,6-三氯酚的检测。     

Activities of Po and Pb in the water column at Kuala Selangor, Malaysia

Natural radionuclides, such as ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb were measured in the water samples collected from six stations at Kuala Selangor, Malaysia. Results for ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb in dissolved and particulate phases have showed the difference in distribution and chemical behavior. The fluctuation activities of ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb depend on wave action, geology and degree of fresh water input occurring at study areas and probably due to different sampling dates. The distribution coefficient, K_d, values of ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb ranged from 2.0 × 10³ l g⁻¹ to 265.15 × 10⁵ l g⁻¹, and from 3.0 × 10³ l g⁻¹ to 558.16 × 10⁵ l g⁻¹, respectively. High K_d values of ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb indicated that a strong adsorption of ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb onto suspended particles, and the sinking of both nuclides on the seabed at study locations were controlled by the characteristics of suspended particles.     

高脂肪样品中PCBs和OCPs分离方法研究

研究开发了用于分离高脂肪样品中21种多氯联苯（PCBs）和22种有机氯农药（OCPs）的分离柱填料,以及利用该填料分离含脂肪的动物组织样品中PCBs或OCPs的方法。该填料按质量百分比由硅胶-弗罗里硅土混合物30%-35%、酸性改性硅胶50%-60%和无水硫酸钠10%-15%组成,并使用自主研发的四通道色谱分离仪对样品进行分离和净化。利用本方法的填料分离PCBs或OCPs,分离方法高效、快速、工艺简单,可在成本较低的条件下达到显著的分离效果。PCBs化合物柱回收率可达96.4%-119%,对鱼脂肪组织加标回收率可达74.4%-100%;OCPs化合物柱回收率可达78.4%-103%,对鱼脂肪组织加标回收率可达78.3%-102%。结果表明该填料可用于分离PCBs或OCPs,色谱分离效果良好,可以满足高脂肪样品中OCPs和PCBs的监测分离需要。     

The determination of partition coefficients of organic compounds in technical products and waste waters for the estimation of their bioaccumulation potential using reversed phase thin layer chromatography

Reversed phase thin layer chromatography (RPTLC) has been investigated for the estimation of octanol/water partition coefficients (P), an important parameter for the prediction of the environmental behaviour of organic chemicals. A strong correlation between P derived from the traditional octanol/water system and RPTLC has been established over five orders of magnitude. RPTLC data are likewise correlated to results obtained by high performance chromatography (HPLC). Due to the low costs, simplicity and separation power RPTLC is especially suited for the investigation and screening of mixtures of compounds before more complicated tests are involved.

Results from a round robin test on the determination of partition coefficients by HPLC, RPTLC and the batch method indicate the simplicity and accuracy of the RPTLC technique. Applications of the RPTLC‐technique on technical products and industrial waste waters are described.     

进水氨氮浓度对静置/好氧/缺氧SBR脱氮除磷性能的影响

在4个序批式反应器(SBR)R1、R2、R3和R4中,以静置段代替传统厌氧段,采用后置缺氧,考察进水氨氮浓度分别为20,30,40,50mg/L对静置/好氧/缺氧SBR脱氮除磷性能的影响.结果表明,R1、R2、R3和R4长期运行中磷去除率分别为82.3%、92.8%、92.6%和89.1%,总氮(TN)去除率分别为97.2%、88.6%、84.5%和72.6%.静置段省却搅拌,但仍起厌氧段作用,仍可实现生物强化除磷.4个反应器好氧段均发生同步硝化-反硝化(SND),分别贡献14.7%、16.6%、17.8%和14.8%的进水后TN量,且后置缺氧段利用糖原驱动反硝化,脱氮效果较好,出水TN分别为0.57,4.43,6.61,13.70mg/L.研究表明,进水氨氮浓度可影响静置释磷、好氧摄磷、反硝化除磷.静置段代替厌氧段的后置缺氧工艺可取得较好脱氮除磷效果,且节约成本,简化工艺.