Metal concentrations in used engine oils: Relevance to site assessments of soils

Used engine oils contain metals, which upon entering soils may pose risks to human health or the environment. In this study, previously published concentrations of 23 metals in 213 used engine oil samples from the early 1970s to the mid-1990s are statistically evaluated. Neat (100%) used engine oils were found to contain relatively high concentrations of lead, calcium, and zinc, attributable to piston blow-by of leaded gasoline, calcium salt detergent additives, and zinc-bearing anti-corrosion/anti-oxidation additives, respectively. Wear metal concentrations were lower. The lead concentration in used engine oils in the U.S. declined between the 1970s and early 1990s, potentially providing a basis to constrain the “age” of used engine oil(s) in soils. The concentrations of 23 metals in used engine oils were compared to soil risk benchmarks in 15 representative jurisdictions in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Europe. The maximum concentrations in neat (100%) used engine oil of eight metals – Be, Co, Fe, Mn, Ni, Se, Ag, and Ti – were lower than their collective minimum benchmarks in soils for the jurisdictions surveyed, indicating their concentrations in soils could not be reasonably expected to exceed any soil benchmarks. Nine metals (As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Sn, V and Zn), but particularly arsenic, cadmium, lead, tin, and zinc, were identified as potential contaminants of concern (PCOC) for soils from locations impacted with used engine oils, owing to their higher median concentrations (i.e., 2.5, 1.4, 1038, 5.0, and 922 mg/kg in oil, respectively) relative to most soil benchmarks. Site-specific benchmarks and metal concentrations at reasonable oil in soil concentrations require consideration when developing the suite of PCOC metal analytes for conducting site assessments of soils impacted by used engine oil.     

Producing biodiesel from waste animal oil by modified ZnO

Biodiesel produced by transesterification of waste animal oil is a promising green fuel in the future. ZnO-Al₂O₃ and ZnO/Zn₂Al composition oxides were prepared by co-precipitation method and impregnation method, respectively. The above catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer--Emmett--Teller (BET) and CO₂ adsorption and temperature-programmed desorption (CO₂-TPD) and show that the high activity for the catalyst is attributed to its high alkalinity. The reaction parameters were optimized and the results show that the transesterification ratio of waste animal oil can reach 98.7% with 10% ZnO/Zn₂Al catalyst after 2 h. Moreover, 10%ZnO/Zn₂Al compound oxides can be active for the successive cycles. The glycerol as a predominant by-product after transesterification is of high purity with high use value.     

生活垃圾催化热解液体产物特性

为探索生活垃圾催化热解液体产物特性变化规律,选取Na2CO3、CaO、Fe2O33种催化剂,利用固定床实验、红外分析(FT-IR)进行生活垃圾热解液体产物产率和组分特性研究.结果表明,热解终温600℃无催化剂时,生活垃圾热解液产率为39.80 wt％,添加3种催化剂后热解液产率均降低;生活垃圾分别添加1％的Na2CO3和CaO后,热解油氧含量由22.49％分别降低到20.12％和18.53％,低位热值由30.30 MJ/kg分别提高到33.79和32.74 MJ/kg;无催化剂时热解油成分为脂肪类、含氧化合物及少量芳香类混合物,加催化剂后热解油中芳香类物质峰面积比例显著增加,而含氧化合物峰面积比例降低,羟基类及羧酸类含氧化合物峰面积比例明显减少,其他含氧物峰面积比例却增加;CaO催化效果较明显,生活垃圾添加1％的CaO热解油中芳香类物质峰面积比例从4.36％增加到29.46％,含氧化合物峰面积比例由49.42％降低到23.12％,其中羟基类和羧酸类化合物峰面积比例分别由34.03％和10.65％降低到0.00％和3.34％,其他含氧化合物峰面积比例由4.73％增加到19.77％.     

Fuel efficiency improvement of a dual-fuel engine fuelled with Honge oil methyl ester (HOME)–bioethanol and producer gas

Renewable and alternative fuels have numerous advantages compared with fossil fuels as they are renewable and biodegradable and provide food and energy security and foreign exchange savings besides addressing environmental concerns and socio-economic issues (Yaliwal et al. 2013. International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, doi:10.1080/19397038.2013.801530. Zhu et al. 2011a, Applied Thermal Engineering 31 (14–15): 2271–2278; Zhu et al. 2011b, Fuel 90: 1743-1750; Banapurmath, Tewari, and Hosmath 2008, Renewable Energy 33: 2007-2018; Banapurmath 2009, “Performance, Combustion and Emission Characteristics of a Single Cylinder Direct Injection CI Engine Operated on Dual Fuel Mode Using Honge Oil and Producer Gas.” PhD thesis, 1–195; Banapurmath et al. 2011, Waste and Biomass Valorization 2: 1–11). In this context, the main objective of the present work is to study methods of biofuel production such as Honge oil methyl ester (HOME) using a conventional transesterification process and bioethanol from the Calliandra calothyrsus shrub using a new pretreatment method known as hydrothermal explosion. Further, experimental investigations were carried out on a single-cylinder, four-stroke, direct-injection stationary diesel engine operating in a dual-fuel mode using HOME, bioethanol and producer gas combinations to determine its performance, combustion and emission characteristics. The performance of the dual-fuel engine was analyzed at optimized engine conditions. HOME-Bioethanol (BE) blends such as HOME+ 5% bioethanol (BE5), HOME+ 10% bioethanol (BE10) and HOME+ 15% bioethanol (BE15) were prepared by adding bioethanol to HOME (on volume basis) in different proportions ranging from 5 to 15% with an increment of 5%. In this present work, the effect of different BE blends on the performance of producer gas fuelled dual fuel engine was studied. Experimental investigation on dual fuel engine using BE5-Producer gas operation resulted in up to 4–9% increased brake thermal efficiency with decreased hydrocarbon (HC), carbon monoxide (CO) and marginally increased nitric oxide (NOx) emission levels compared to HOME-Producer gas, BE10-producer gas and BE15-producer gas mode of operation. However, it was observed that, the overall performance of BE-producer gas operation was found to be lower compared to diesel-producer gas operation.     

实用高效的油烟净化技术及设备

随着餐饮业的快速发展 ,油烟的污染日益严重。探讨分析了目前油烟污染的净化处理现状 ,论述了新型高效的油烟净化技术机理 ,从而开发研制出经济实用的油烟净化设备 ,为我国控制油烟污染开辟了新途径     

EVO(乳化油)-Mg(OH)2双功能缓释剂强化修复三氯乙烯污染地下水

氯代烃污染地下水在外加有机质(电子供体)进行强化还原脱氯时,存在有机质消耗快、pH持续降低等影响脱氯效率的问题。利用乳化油(EVO)与胶体氢氧化镁复配的方法,制备了一种兼具电子供体缓释性和OH-缓释性的双功能缓释剂EVO-Mg(OH)2;成功制备了不同EVO∶Mg(OH)2配比的EVO-Mg(OH)2试剂,并对其稳定性、分散性及粒径分布进行了研究;向模拟砂柱中注入不同体积的EVO-Mg(OH)2,考察试剂的迁移性能以及试剂注入对三氯乙烯(TCE)迁移的影响;开展了EVO-Mg(OH)2强化TCE还原脱氯摇瓶实验,考察了该试剂对脱氯效果的影响。结果表明：不同EVO∶Mg(OH)2配比的试剂稳定性及分散性良好,粒径无明显差异;EVO-Mg(OH)2可以有效地在多孔介质中迁移并实现部分滞留;注入量对EVO-Mg(OH)2的迁移性有一定的影响;EVO-Mg(OH)2可以促进TCE溶解和迁移从而减小EVO-Mg(OH)2和TCE之间的传质阻力;EVO-Mg(OH)2能够实现电子供体及OH-的双重缓释,有效促进脱氯微生物的生长,提高TCE的降解速率(k=0.128 d-1),同时抑制pH的降低(pH=7.5)。     

孤岛落地油泥制备改性沥青及其性能

以油田油泥与基质沥青为实验原材料,采用高速剪切方法制备油田油泥改性沥青,通过针入度、软化点、延度、运动黏度和离析软化点差等表征方法,研究孤岛落地油泥对沥青高低温性能、加工性能和储存稳定性的影响。结果表明：活性中间体与苯乙烯-丁二烯-苯乙烯嵌段共聚物(SBS)添加量(质量分数)分别为15%与4%时,孤岛落地油泥改性沥青的针入度比基质沥青降低0.4 mm,软化点比基质沥青提高24 ℃,运动黏度为0.28 Pa·s,离析软化点差(165 ℃,48 h)为0.3 ℃,其各项指标均同时满足橡胶沥青评价指标要求和SBS沥青评价指标要求;加入适量的油泥可提高沥青的低温抗裂性能,改善加工性能,而对沥青储存稳定性无明显影响。     

电絮凝处理三次采油废水

采用电絮凝技术对含PAM的三次采油废水进行处理,研究了不同极板、pH、电流密度、极板间距、搅拌速度、反应时间以及极性交换周期对大庆三次采油废水处理效果的影响。通过处理效果和成本分析,铝作为极板时处理效果要优于铁板,最佳实验条件下COD去除率达到了94.6%。同时对三次采油废水的主要性质和电絮凝处理三次采油废水的作用机理进行了分析,发现COD主要通过絮凝沉降作用去除,而电化学氧化作用和气浮作用对COD的去除效果并不显著。与普通化学混凝法相比,电絮凝处理三次采油废水在处理效果和成本方面有着独特的优势。     

固体废弃物轮胎的热解技术

综述了国内外对废轮胎的处理状况，并详细地讨论了废轮胎热解技术的发展、分类以及典型工艺流程。热解技术主要包括油化技术、气化技术和炭化技术三种，并可制得衍生油、燃料气、碳黑等产品。分析了废轮胎热解工艺存在的问题，指出了如何开发环境友好的集成工艺是废轮胎热解工艺的发展方向。     

电极配置和操作条件对静电油烟净化效率的影响

以有机气溶胶发生器产生的0.02～2.02μm癸二酸二辛酯颗粒模拟餐饮业排出的油烟PM2 5组分,利用静电低压撞击器颗粒物检测仪测定各粒径范围的颗粒个数和质量浓度,并系统研究了电极配置、电场风速和供电电压等因素对静电油烟净化效率的影响.结果表明:油烟荷电量以及荷电颗粒迁移距离是影响净化效率的关键因素,优化电极配置的增效...