Evaluation of the biodegradability of copolyesters containing aromatic compounds by investigations of model oligomers

Model oligo esters of terephthalic acid with 1,2-ethanediol, 1,3-propanediol, and 1,4-butanediol have been investigated with regard to their biodegradability in different biological environments. Well-characterized oligomers with weight-average molar masses of from 600 to 2600 g/mol exhibit biodegradation in aqueous systems, soil, and compost at 60°C. SEC investigations showed a fast biological degradation of the oligomer fraction consisting of 1 or 2 repeating units, independent of the diol component used for polycondensation, while polyester oligomers with degrees of polymerization higher than 2 were stable against microbial attack at room temperature in a time frame of 2 months. At 60°C in a compost environment chemical hydrolysis also degrades chains longer than two repeating units, resulting in enhanced degradability of the oligomers. Metabolization of the monomers and the dimers as well by the microorganisms could be confirmed by comparing SEC measurements and carbon balances in a Sturm test experiment. Based on these results degradation characteristics of potential oligomer intermediates resulting from a primary chain scission from copolyesters consisting of aromatic and aliphatic dicarbonic acids can be predicted depending on their composition. These results will have an evident influence on the evaluation of the biodegradability of commercially interesting copolyesters and lead to new ways of tailor-made designing of new biodegradable materials as well.     

缺氧生物滤池-UASB处理垃圾渗滤液的中试研究

用缺氧生物滤池与UASB相串联的工艺对杭州市天子岭垃圾填埋场惨滤液进行了中试试验。通过实验，总结了缺氧生物滤池的挂膜特性及UASB起动的成功经验。最终的试验结果表明：出水COD、BOD、SS分别稳定在900mg／L、150mg／L、250mg／L以下，缺氧生物滤池对渗滤液具有很好的预处理效果，不仅能脱吸部分NH3、CO2、H2S，而且能提高它的可生化性，为UASB的高效运行创造了良好的条件。     

模拟阳光下Ag／I-TiO2光催化预处理山核桃加工废水

研究了在模拟太阳光下,采用银修饰的碘掺杂二氧化钛光催化剂（Ag／I—TiO2）对某食品厂山核桃加工废水进行光催化预处理的效果。结合x射线衍射（XRD）、比表面积分析（BET）、紫外-可见漫反射光谱（uV—Vis）的表征结果,来分析催化剂结构对于废水处理效果的影响。探讨了Ag含量、废水初始pH（pHi）和光照时间等因素对化学需氧量（COD）去除及水质可生化性（B／C）提高的影响。并得出适宜的反应参数为：3％Ag含量;pHi为6;光照时间为240min。在最佳条件下,COD去除率45％,废水B／C比由0．17上升到0．31。光催化氧化法能够有效降低山核桃加工废水的COD含量,并达到显著提高废水可生化性的目的。     

Miscibility and Biodegradability of Poly(Butylene Succinate)/Poly(Butylene Terephthalate) Blends

As one of the biodegradable polymers, the blend of poly(butylene succinate) and poly(butylene terephthalate) is dealt with in this study. In our previous work, it was demonstrated that PBS and PBT are immiscible not only from the changes of T _g but also from logG–log G plots. It is expected that the biodegradability of the blends could be improved by enhancing the miscibility. We tried to induce the transesterification reaction between two polyesters with various time intervals to enhance the miscibility of the blends. The extent of transesterification reaction was examined by ¹H-NMR. We utilized a dynamic mechanical thermal analyzer and a rotational rheometer to investigate the changes in miscibility. We also verified the biodegradability of PBS/PBT blends after the transesterification reaction by the composting method.     

铁炭微电解深度处理焦化废水的研究

采用曝气铁炭微电解工艺对焦化废水进行了深度处理.结果表明,在活性炭、铁屑和NaCl投加量分别为10 g/L、30 g/L和200 mg/L的条件下反应240 min,出水COD去除率在30%～40%;酸性条件可以进一步提高COD去除率;微电解可以去除原生化出水中的难降解有机物,出水物质的分子量主要集中于2000 Da以下,以脂类和烃类化合物为主;出水的可生化性有了大幅度提高,BOD5/COD由0.08增加到0.53.实验结果表明,铁炭微电解是深度处理焦化废水的一种有效工艺.     

Biodegradability of organic substances by ATP test

The aerobic biodegradability of organic substances in water is characterized by determination of energy change ‐ ATP content in microbial cells during biodegradation. A satisfactory result is obtained under the following conditions: the initial concentration of tested substance is 100mg/l (as DOC), the amount of the inoculum in the biological medium is 500mg/l (as MLSS), and the duration of test time is 14 days. The evaluating system (peak time, peak height and IA index) is proposed to assess the biodegradability of 46 organic compounds and 7 wastewaters.     

Testing biodegradability with standardized methods

Laboratory test methods are used by industry laboratories to determine biodegradability, an important parameter for the evaluation of the ecological behaviour of substances. Biodegradability has a key role due to the simple fact that a degradable substance will cause no long term risk in the environment. The great variety of biodegradation processes in the natural environment and in technical plants for treating waste water and solid wastes gave rise to a rather large number of test methods based on different test principles. To guarantee the acceptance of the test results by authorities and customers internationally standardized methods (ISO, OECD) and established quality criteria (GLP, EN 45000, ISO 9000) are used.     

H－酸废母液的湿式空气氧化处理

研究了用湿式氧化法处理染料中间体Ｈ－酸废母液。在２００－２５０℃,Ｐｏ２＝１－３Ｍｐａ下,Ｈ－酸的湿式氧化反庆可分为２个阶段,最初１０ｍｉｎ为快反应段。ＣＯＤ快速下降,ＵＶ／可见光吸光度先急剧升高,之后快速降低;慢反应段延续到３０ｍｉｎ,ＣＯＤ和吸光度缓慢下降,其后变化不大,经过湿式氧化处理之后,可生化性大幅度改善,在１６０℃,充氧３ＭＰａ,反应１ｈ,可使１０ｇ／Ｌ的Ｈ－酸液的ＣＯＤ降低５０％,Ｄ     

Photo-assisted fenton oxidation of refractory organics in UASB-pretreated leachate

Nearly 91% of organic pollutants in Hong Kong leachate could be effectively removed by the UASB(upflow anaerobic sludge blanket)process followed by the fenton coagulation.The COD(chemical oxygen demand)of leachate was lowered from an average of 5620 mg/L to 1910 mg/L after the UASB treatment at 37℃,and was further lowered to 513 mg/L after fenton coagulation.The remaining refractory residues could be further removed by plotochemical oxidation with the addition of H2O2.The BOD/COD ratio was greatly increased from 0.062 to 0.142,indicating the biodegradability of organic residues was improved.The photochemical oxidation for the fenton-coagulation supernatant was most effective at pH3-4,with the addition of 800 mg/L of H2O2,and UV radiation time of 30 minutes.The final effluent contained only 148 mg/L of COD,21 mg/L of BOD(biochemical oxygen demand)and 56 mg/L of TOC (total organic carbon).     

三维电极处理腈纶聚合废水的条件优化研究

采用填充粒状活性炭的三维电极处理腈纶聚合废水,考察实验条件对污染物去除效果的影响以及废水处理前后可生化性的变化.阳极为Ti/SnO₂-Sb₂O₃网状极板,阴极为网状钛电极,分别考察了停留时间、 电解电压、 pH值、 曝气量对废水中污染物去除效果的影响.结果表明,电解电压和pH值对废水有机物的去除率影响较大,在最优实验条件：电解电压为15V,pH值为3,曝气量400 mL/min的条件下电解120 min,腈纶聚合废水的COD、 TOC和丙烯腈的去除率分别为32.59%、 22.17%和89.70%,并且经过电解处理,废水BOD₅/COD值从0.02上升至0.42,可生化性显著提高,为生物处理提供了条件.