Application of a chemically modified green macro alga as a biosorbent for phenol removal

Phenol and substituted phenols are toxic organic pollutants present in tannery waste streams. Environmental legislation defines the maximum discharge limit to be 5–50 ppm of total phenols in sewers. Thus the efforts to develop new efficient methods to remove phenolic compounds from wastewater are of primary concern. The present work aims at the use of a modified green macro alga (Caulerpa scalpelliformis) as a biosorbent for the removal of phenolic compounds from the post-tanning sectional stream. The effects of initial phenol concentration, contact time, temperature and initial pH of the solution on the biosorption potential of macro algal biomass have been investigated. Biosorption of phenol by modified green macro algae is best described by the Langmuir adsorption isotherm model. Biosorption kinetics of phenol onto modified green macro algal biomass were best described by a pseudo second order model. The maximum uptake capacity was found to be 20 mg of phenol per gram of green macro algae. A Boyd plot confirmed the external mass transfer as the slowest step involved in the biosorption process. The average effective diffusion coefficient was found to be 1.44 × 10⁻⁹ cm²/s. Thermodynamic studies confirmed the biosorption process to be exothermic.     

Photo-catalytic decolourisation of toxic dye with N-doped titania: A case study with Acid Blue 25

Dyes are one of the hazardous water pollutants.Toxic Acid Blue 25,an anthraquinonic dye,has been decolourised by photo-catalysing it with nitrogen doped titania in aqueous medium.The photo catalyst was prepared from 15% TiCl 3 and 25% aqueous NH 3 solution as precursor.XRD and TEM revealed the formation of well crystalline anatase phase having particle size in the nano-range.BET surface area of the sample was higher than that of pure anatase TiO 2.DRS showed higher absorption of radiation in visible range compared to pure anatase TiO 2.XPS revealed the presence of nitrogen in N-Ti-O environment.The experimental parameters,namely,photocatalyst dose,initial dye concentration as well as solution pH influence the decolourisation process.At pH 3.0,the N-TiO 2 could decolourise almost 100% Acid Blue 25 within one hour.The influence of N-TiO 2 dose,initial concentration of Acid Blue 25 and solution pH on adsorption-desorption equilibrium is also studied.The adsorption process follows Lagergren first order kinetics while the modified Langmuir-Hinselwood model is suitably fitted for photocatalytic decolourisation of Acid Blue 25.     

酶法原位制备过氧乙酸对活性艳蓝KN-R氧化脱色的工艺

利用过水解酶催化合成过氧乙酸,过氧乙酸原位氧化活性艳蓝KN-R脱色.在单因子试验的基础上,通过正交优化试验确定活性艳蓝KN-R的最佳脱色条件为:在5 m L反应体系中,最适p H 5.0,加酶量为20 U·反应-1,乙酸乙酯对过氧化氢的摩尔比率为40∶1和活性艳蓝KNR的浓度为80 mg·L-1.在此条件下反应6 h后,活性艳蓝KN-R的脱色率为81.11%,24 h后的脱色率为91.96%.在50倍放大试验中,该工艺24小时的脱色率为84.55%.     

Fe-Mn/ACF复合电极在生物-电芬顿系统中处理活性艳蓝KN-R

制备了高活性的Fe-Mn/ACF复合电极,并通过扫描电子显微镜（SEM）和能谱（EDS）对其微观结构和组成成分进行了表征。随后将其置于生物-电芬顿反应器中,研究其催化性能以及在不同初始pH和浓度条件下对水溶液中活性艳蓝KN-R的去除效果。结果表明：制备的Fe-Mn/ACF复合电极具有较高的催化活性。在pH为5.0、初始质量浓度为30 mg·L-1时,反应120 min后的去除率能达到95.6%,且在较广的pH范围内都有较高的活性。此外,该电极具有良好的稳定性,在循环12次以后,系统对KN-R的去除率仍然能达到81.1%。因此,生物-电芬顿系统在去除染料废水方面具有较好的应用前景。     

Photooxidative removal of the herbicide Acid Blue 9 in the presence of hydrogen peroxide: modeling of the reaction for evaluation of electrical energy per order (EEO)

The present work deals with photooxidative removal of the herbicide, Acid Blue 9 (AB9), in water in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) under UV light illumination (30 W). The influence of the basic operational parameters such as amount of H₂O₂, irradiation time and initial concentration of AB9 on the photodegradation efficiency of the herbicide was investigated. The degradation rate of AB9 was not appreciably high when the photolysis was carried out in the absence of H₂O₂ and it was negligible in the absence of UV light. The photooxidative removal of the herbicide was found to follow pseudo-first-order kinetic, and hence the figure-of-merit electrical energy per order (E_Eo) was considered appropriate for estimating the electrical energy efficiency. A mathematical relation between the apparent reaction rate constant and H₂O₂ used was applied for prediction of the electricity consumption in the photooxidative removal of AB9. The results indicated that this kinetic model, based on the initial rates of degradation, provided good prediction of the E_Eo values for a variety of conditions. The results also indicated that the UV/H₂O₂ process was appropriate as the effective treatment method for removal of AB9 from the contaminated wastewater.     

双管板换热器的设计与制造

根据双管板换热器的结构特点,从设计、制造、监造与使用维护方面全过程要点剖析,对主要重点进行系统性进行阐述,并与业内人士全方位交流与要点探讨。     

山东半岛蓝色经济区海域生态环境综合评价

海域生态环境评价作为承载力研究的基础,在近海生态管理中得到了广泛关注. 针对海洋生态环境研究中评价指标体系简单、标准相对单一及不利于实际应用等问题,以生态系统为研究视角构建了基于环境因子和生态响应的近海生态环境综合评价指标体系与指数计量方法,根据环境因子指数和生态响应指数在交叉判断矩阵中的位置,将近海生态环境状态分为优、良、中、差和劣5个等级,并将该方法应用于山东半岛蓝色经济区海域评价. 结果表明:研究海域整体环境因子指数为0.41~0.84(平均值为0.67),生态响应指数为0.17~0.75(平均值为0.45),综合评价等级为良,但已非常接近中等级别;其生态环境问题主要表现为溶解无机氮负荷较高、重金属和浮游动物密度负荷过低. 不同海域生态环境状态存在明显差异,25个近岸海域中等级优和良的共占60%,主要分布在山东半岛东部和西南部;海域等级为中和差的各占16%,另有8%海域等级为劣. 该评价模型与方法从生态环境整体性揭示海域存在问题,可为山东半岛蓝色经济区建设提供科学依据.      

HAP/UV催化降解活性艳蓝K-3R的研究

用化学沉淀法合成羟基磷灰石(HAP),并用XRD、SEM、FT-IR对其进行分析。以活性艳蓝K-3R为降解底物,研究HAP对其光催化降解性能。探讨了HAP煅烧温度、通气量、投加量、初始浓度等因素对光催化降解活性艳蓝K-3R效果的影响。研究表明化学沉淀法合成的HAP粒度均匀,HAP对活性艳蓝的吸附作用较强,30min之内即能达到吸附平衡,其对初始浓度为100mg/L的活性艳蓝的吸附率可达17.5%。适当的煅烧有利于提高HAP的催化活性,以200℃煅烧2h最佳。在投加量为4g/L,鼓气量为300L/h和pH=6的试验条件下,HAP(200℃)对初始浓度为100mg/L的活性艳蓝K-3R 3h的降解率达68%。降解反应动力学研究表明,HAP/UV光催化降解活性艳蓝K-3R的过程符合Langmuir-Hinshel-wood一级动力学方程,降解速率常数k随着活性艳蓝K-3R浓度的增大而减小。     

Chemical characterization of blue stains in domestic fixtures in contact with drinking water

Bluish green staining in domestic fixtures was observed in three to 9-year-old houses in the city of Talca, located 256 km. south of Santiago, the capital of Chile. The houses contained copper pipes which were exposed to soft well water, with low pH and low buffer capacity. The aim of this paper is to establish the chemical composition of the stains and to determine the conditions by which they were formed. X-ray diffraction analysis of the stains revealed the presence of malachite, a copper compound that caused green coloring in kettles and water boilers. Dioptase, which is deep green in coloring, was identified in a bathtub tile. In one house, where blue stains were found in a toilet bowl, the presence of chrysocolla was suggested by means of X-ray fluorescence. In the field conditions studied it was concluded that the bluish green stains in bathroom home appliances were generated by the precipitation of copper compounds in places were leakages occur.     

Decolorization of Blue CL-BR dye by AOPs using bleach wastewater as source of H2O2

This research was focused on the investigation of the efficacy of advanced oxidation processes (Fenton,ozonation and UV/H_2O_2) for decolorization of reactive azo dye (Blue CL-BR) using bleach wastewater as possible source of H_2O_2.All the experiments were performed on the laboratory scale set-up.The results showed that colour removal efficiencies by UV or bleach (H_2O_2) alone were not so efficient.Fenton process with bleach wastewater was found to be the most effective at process conditions such as pH of 3 and H_2O_2/Fe~(2 ) ratio of 24:1,resulting in 64% colour removal.Almost complete colour removal,i.e.,99% and 95% were achieved by UV/H_2O_2 and UVfoleach wastewater in 30 and 60 min,respectively.Ozonation proved an efficient method for decolorization of Blue CL-BR dye at alkaline pH.It was possible to achieve 98% colour removal with 30 min of ozonation at pH 9.The colour removal of dye was found to follow first order kinetics.