The environmental fate of thymol,a novel botanical pesticide,in tropical agricultural soil and water

In this study, the environmental fate of thymol, including hydrolysis, aqueous photolysis, soil sorption and soil degradation, was studied under conditions that simulated the tropical agricultural environment. This study was undertaken to supply basic information for evaluating the environmental risks of applying this new botanical pesticide to tropical crop production. The results showed that the hydrolysis of thymol was pH-dependent and accelerated by acidic conditions and high temperatures. However, the hydrolysis rate was far lower than the aqueous photolysis rate, indicating that direct photolysis is an important dissipation pathway for thymol in water. The sorption of thymol by three tropical soils was consistently well described by the Freundlich model, and the sorption coefficients increased in the order sandy soil < loamy soil < clay soil, a characterization that depended on the organic carbon contents of the soil. The soil degradation rate of thymol decreased in the order sandy soil > loamy soil > clay soil, which has a negative correlation with the sorption of thymol in soils. We concluded that the degradation rates of thymol in tropical soil and water are fast: thymol in water is photodegraded (50%) by sunlight within 28 h, and the thymol in soils is degraded (50%) within 8.4 d. Therefore, the environmental risk to the surrounding soils and water of thymol application for tropical crop production is low.     

紫外光照处理低浓度萘普生废水

萘普生为水体中常见的一种非甾体药物类污染物。以300W汞灯为光源,研究紫外光照降解法对于含低浓度萘普生废水的处理效果,发现pH对萘普生光解效果有直接影响,降解优异性顺序为酸性>碱性>中性。通过实验,确定了萘普生光解的最佳pH值为4,光照时间为40 min,在该实验条件下,萘普生的降解率达到97.6%。通过液相色谱-质谱联用法对降解后水样进行检测,初步推导出光解中间产物为6-甲氧基-2-乙酰基萘、6-甲氧基-2-乙烯萘及β-萘酚。     

Fe(Ⅲ)-酒石酸盐配合物体系的光解特性

以Fe(Ⅲ)-酒石酸配合物体系光化学过程中产生的Fe(Ⅱ)和.OH为主要检测对象,探讨了Fe(Ⅲ)-酒石酸配合物体系光化学反应的基本规律及影响因素。结果表明,体系的光化学过程能产生Fe(Ⅱ)和.OH;产生Fe(Ⅱ)的速率远高于产生.OH的速率;Fe(Ⅱ)生成浓度在pH 3.50时最大,.OH则在pH 3.00时最大;配合物的光化学过程中会伴随pH的升高;在照度为3.6×103Lux的日光灯照射下,Fe(Ⅲ)-酒石酸盐配合物初级光解的速率常数为2.1×10-3S-1;Fe(Ⅱ)是高价重金属的主要还原剂,.OH是有机物的主要氧化剂。     

Dimer formation during UV photolysis of diclofenac

Dimer formation was observed during ultraviolet (UV) photolysis of the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac, and confirmed with mass spectrometry, NMR and fluorescence analysis. The dimers were combinations of the two parent molecules or of the parent and the product of photolysis, and had visible color. Radical formation during UV exposure and dissolved oxygen photosensitized reactions played a role in dimer formation. Singlet oxygen formed via photosensitization by photolysis products of diclofenac. It reacted with diclofenac to form an epoxide which is an intermediate in some dimer formation pathways. Quantum yield of photolysis for diclofenac was 0.21 ± 0.02 and 0.19 ± 0.02 for UV irradiation from medium pressure and low pressure mercury vapor lamps, respectively. Band pass filter experiments revealed that the quantum yield is constant at wavelengths >200 nm. The same dimers formed in laboratory grade water when either of the two UV sources was used. Dimers did not form in wastewater effluent matrix, and diclofenac epoxide molecules may have formed bonds with organic matter rather than each other Implications for the importance of dimer formation in NOM are discussed.     

Sorption and photolysis studies in soil and sediment of the herbicide napropamide

Abstract

The influence of soil and sediment composition on sorption and photodegradation of the herbicide napropamide [N, N‐diethyl‐2‐(1‐naphthyloxy)propionamide] was investigated. Five soils and one sediment were selected for this study and the clay fractions were obtained by sedimentation. Sorption‐desorption was studied by batch equilibration technique and photolysis in a photoreactor emitting within 300–450 nm wavelenght with a maximum at 365 nm. Sorption increased with clay content and was not related to organic matter *content. High irreversibility of sorption was related to the greater montmorillonite content. The presence of soil or sediment reduced photolysis rate due to screen effect and this process did not depend on solid composition but on particle size distribution.     

水中四环素类化合物在不同光源下的光降解

研究了模拟太阳光和实际室外太阳光下四环素类化合物在水溶液中的光降解。结果表明,四环素类化合物(TCs)在模拟太阳光照射下均能发生直接光降解,且其降解速率随pH不同变化很大。四环素(TC)、土霉素(OTC)、金霉素(CTC)和多西环素(DTC)的光降解速率随溶液pH升高明显加快,而米诺环素(MTC)在水中的光降解速率随溶液pH升高略有下降。天然水体pH范围内,模拟太阳光照下四环素类化合物表观光降解速率常数在0.004～0.026 min-1范围内,降解半衰期在26～136 min范围内。在室外实际太阳光照下,四环素类化合物光降解反应速率与太阳光强成正比例关系。晴朗无云天气下,四环素类化合物降解半衰期在春冬季节较长、夏季节较短;四环素在东江实际水体中表观光降解速率很快,在冬季晴天天气下,其平均半衰期仅为8.2 min。     

高强紫外球形灯光解氧化硫化氢气体

提出了采用可产臭氧的高强球形紫外灯光解氧化硫化氢气体。考察了硫化氢初始浓度、湿度、含氧量、停留时间对硫化氢去除效率的影响。实验结果表明,硫化氢浓度在低浓度范围内,对硫化氢的去除效率可以达到99％以上。反应体系内气体湿度比含氧量对硫化氢的去除效率的影响更明显。气体湿度控制在45％～60％和反应停留时间控制在6～10s范围内为最佳。高强紫外球形灯处理硫化氢过程分别存在直接光解和臭氧氧化作用及两者的协同作用。     

利用UVC去除低浓度丁烷的实验研究

探讨了不同实验参数对丁烷在UVC下去除效果的影响,获得了丁烷的去除率与丁烷的初始浓度、气体流量、相对湿度、氧气含量等参数之间的关系。数据表明：在实验条件范围内,丁烷的去除率随其初始浓度和气体流量增大而减小;丁烷的去除率随相对湿度的增加呈现先快速升高后缓慢降低的关系,最佳相对湿度值在40%～60%之间;丁烷的去除率随氧气...     

含溴自由基对臭氧光解损耗的影响

本文研究了２５３．７ｎｍ的紫外光照条件下臭氧的损耗,以及在有Ｎ２和Ｏ２的体系中臭氧损耗的状况,得到不同条件下氧损耗的量子产额。并进一步测定了近似同层条件下溴损氧的量子产额为２４±１,计算出ＢｒＯ＋ＢｒＯ反应的两个分支反应通道的速率比为５．２５±０．２６。