粉煤灰综合利用—制无烟型煤

粉煤灰,又称“烟道灰”,是从燃烧装置的烟道气中收集而得到的细灰.目前,国内外对粉煤灰的综合利用极为重视,但大部分都着眼于建材、建筑和农业等方面,而本发明是将粉煤灰作为型煤的掺合料配制型煤,即将粉煤灰与烟煤、褐煤和泥炭混配,再加入适量的添加剂,混匀后经压力成型制成各种形状的无烟燃料.实践证明,只要灰质、煤质和掺比相匹配,可压制成合格的掺灰型煤,达到“煤掺灰,灰代煤、效益高”的效果.该掺灰型煤,具有反应活性高,燃烧效果好,基本无烟等特点,投资少,见效快,效益高,节约能源等.经试烧证明,燃烧排烟中的各种污染物可消减50%以上,节约煤炭约30%以上,并且,每吨掺灰型煤(按售价每吨100元计算)可增收15—20元.     

Inter-colonial selection for the maintenance of cooperative breeding in the ant Pristomyrmex pungens: a laboratory experiment

The queenless ant Pristomyrmex pungens has an unusual social structure, in which all workers reproduce parthenogenetically and help others. Laboratory experiments manipulating the proportion of post-reproductive foragers in the colony at various rates suggested that colonies with 5–10% forager ratios had the maximum efficiency per-worker. This result suggests that the cooperative colonies may be maintained by colony-level natural selection. Non-cooperative mutants that oviposit but do not forage should increase in relative frequency in the colony in the short term. However, decreased colony productivity and the resulting competition among colonies might eliminate colonies dominated by such mutants in the long term. P. pungens has a viscous population without migration between colonies, which may facilitate this process.     

Road traffic injury in sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review and summary of observational studies

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate, through a systematic review of hospital-based studies, the proportion of road traffic injuries and fatalities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Methods: In accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines, we searched the following electronic databases: PubMed, Embase, Africa-Wide Information, Global Health, and Web of Science. Articles were eligible if they measured proportion of road traffic injuries (RTIs) in SSA by using hospital-based studies. In addition, a reference and citation analysis was conducted as well as a data quality assessment.

Results: Up to 2015, there were a total of 83 hospital-based epidemiologic studies, including 310,660 trauma patients and 99,751 RTI cases, in 13 SSA countries. The median proportion of RTIs among trauma patients was 32% (4 to 91%), of which the median proportion of death for the included articles was 5% (0.3 to 41%).

Conclusion: The number of studies evaluating RTI proportions and fatalities in SSA countries is increasing but without the exponential rise expected from World Health Organization calls for research during the Decade of Action for Road Traffic Injuries. Further research infrastructure including standardization of taxonomy, definitions, and data reporting measures, as well as funding, would allow for improved cross-country comparisons.     

Evaluating the manufacturability and combustion behaviors of sludge-derived fuel briquettes

Based on the physical and chemical properties as well as calorific values of pulp sludge and textile sludge, this study investigates the differences between manufacturability, relationship between extrusion pressure and formability, as well as stability and combustion behaviors of extruded sludge-derived fuel briquettes (ESBB) and cemented sludge-derived fuel blocks (CSBB). The optimum proportion and relevant usage ESBB policies are proposed as well. Experimental results indicate that a large amount of water can be saved during the ESBB manufacturing process. Additionally, energy consumption decreases during the drying process. ESBB also has a more compact structure than that of CSBB, and its mean penetration loading is approximately 18.7 times higher as well. Moreover, the flame temperature of ESBB (624–968 °C) is significantly higher than that of CSBB (393–517 °C). Also, the dry bulk density and moisture regain of ESBB is significantly related to the penetration loading. Furthermore, the optimum mix proportion of ESBB is co-determined by the formability of pulp sludge and the calorific values of textile sludge. While considering the specific conditions (including formability, stability and calorific values), the recommended mix proportion for ESBB is PS50TS50.     

珠江口东海域营养盐比例及其对藻类的影响

根据珠江口东四口门(虎门、蕉门、洪奇门、横门)海域的调查资料,对营养盐含量和比值与浮游植物生长和种群结构的关系进行分析。结果表明:调查海域浮游植物的生长与海水中营养盐的浓度及营养盐之间的比例均有关,丰富的氮、磷、硅和较高的N:P、Si:P、Si:N比,可能是形成目前调查海域浮游植物群落以硅藻类占优势的种群结构的主要原因;但是在像深圳湾这样的半封闭海湾,营养盐含量及其之间的比例发生变化(尤其是N:P),将对浮游植物种群结构产生相应的影响。     

江苏省化工行业LDAR逸散量占比核定方法研究

以江苏省为例,针对化工企业装置泄漏检测与修复(LDAR)逸散量和挥发性有机物(VOCs)排放总量定量分析,提出了一种核定典型化工行业LDAR逸散量占比的方法。结果表明:以间歇性生产为特点的有机化工类企业和以连续化生产为特点的石化类企业LDAR逸散量和VOCs排放总量均呈下降趋势;石化类企业LDAR逸散量占比呈下降趋势,有机化工类企业LDAR逸散量占比呈上升趋势;石化类企业LDAR逸散量占比远大于有机化工类企业,是无组织排放管控的重点;有机化工类企业LDAR逸散量占比虽然低,但对VOCs排放的贡献逐渐提高。     

企业投入的安全经济效用及边际效用

企业投入一般具有安全的经济效益和社会效益等多属性,如何以有限的安全投入做最为合理的配置以获得最大的安全经济效用,需要采用效用尺度来研究其变化规律及均衡条件