Application of solar thermal desorption to remediation of mercury-contaminated soils

Solar thermal desorption at temperatures up to 500 °C is an innovative technology applied to the removal of mercury and arsenic from soil polluted by mining operations. As the soil is heated in a low and high-temperature solar system, the pollutant vapor pressure rises, producing mass transfer to the gas phase, which is then extracted by vacuum pumps and blower systems.In the UPC low-temperature experiments, removal of mercury from the polluted soil was as much as 76%. The experimental results show that volatilization of mercury is only significant when the temperature is above approximately 130 °C, which agrees with the predominant mercury solid phases detected. PSA middle-temperature experiments, showed that when soil and mine waste samples were heated to 400-500 °C, mercury elimination was significant (41.3-87%). However, the results from heating to 320 °C or below 300 °C, indicated little or negligible removal, possibly, because the fluid dynamics in the fluidized-bed module and the presence of cinnabar and pyrite rich-Hg as dominant mineral phases.These results show the potential for efficiently removing mercury and other pollutants from solid matrices (soil, waste, etc.) at low temperatures.     

Adsorption of 4-chlorophenol by inexpensive sewage sludge-based adsorbents

Sewage sludge was used as precursor to develop a potential inexpensive adsorbent by both simple drying and pyrolysis. The resulting materials were evaluated as adsorbents for the removal of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) from aqueous solution. The dried biosolids showed a BET surface area lower than 3 m²/g, which yield a maximum adsorption capacity of 0.73 mmol 4-CP/g at pH 5.0 and 15 °C. The carbonization of biosolids under relatively mild conditions allowed obtaining materials with BET surface area up to 45 m²/g, which led to a significant increase of the maximum adsorption capacity (1.36 mmol 4-CP/g). The high ash content of the starting material (23%, d.b.) limits the development of porosity on a total dry-weight basis. Adsorption data were well fitted to the Redlich–Peterson isotherm equation whereas the most commonly used Langmuir and Freundlich equations were less satisfactory probably because of the occurrence of summative adsorption phenomenon. A thermodynamic study of the adsorption showed the spontaneous and exothermic nature of the process. Thus, simple drying and carbonization provide two ways of valorization of sewage sludge through its conversion into inexpensive low-rank adsorbents potentially useful for the removal of some hazardous water pollutants, like chlorophenols and related compounds.     

尾盐水兑卤试验研究

对钾肥生产车间排出的高钾含量尾盐水进行了回收钾的兑卤试验,结果表明,在高温季节按7∶1～8∶1的比例兑卤,可满足工艺回收钾的要求.     

Neighborhood sociodemographics and change in built infrastructure

While increasing evidence suggests an association between physical infrastructure in neighborhoods and health outcomes, relatively little research examines how neighborhoods change physically over time and how these physical improvements are spatially distributed across populations. This paper describes the change over 25 years (1985–2010) in bicycle lanes, off-road trails, bus transit service and parks, and spatial clusters of changes in these domains relative to neighborhood sociodemographics in four US cities that are diverse in terms of geography, size, and population. Across all four cities we identified increases in bicycle lanes, off-road trails, and bus transit service, with spatial clustering in these changes that related to neighborhood sociodemographics. Overall, we found evidence of positive changes in physical infrastructure commonly identified as supportive of physical activity. However, the patterning of infrastructure change by sociodemographic change encourages attention to the equity in infrastructure improvements across neighborhoods.     

准噶尔盆地乌夏地区稠油稠变阶段及其成藏特征分析

乌夏地区稠油分布于距油源玛湖凹陷远距离的断裂上盘中生界超覆尖灭带上,埋深浅,构造简单。表现出高密度、高粘度、高沥青质、高酸值、低蜡、较高凝固点的特征,体现了生物降解原油的基本特征。根据其饱和烃色质谱特征、生物标志化合物降解程度、三环萜烷和孕甾烷含量等将其降解稠变过程划分为4个阶段。长距离通过不整合面运移遭受水洗、生物降解是导致原油稠变的主要因素,其成藏主要与不整合和浅部正断层有关,在后期成藏中对油气有重要的封堵作用。     

前躯体浸渍法制备VO_x/Al_2O_3及其催化二甲醚制甲醛性能

采用前躯体浸渍法合成了VOx/Al2O3催化剂,并采用XRD、Uv-Vis、H2-TPR、NH3-TPD以及吡啶吸附红外等技术对催化剂材料的结构和性能进行了表征,同时考察了催化剂上二甲醚制备甲醛的反应性能。XRD的测试表明,V的氧化物在载体上处于高度分散状态,没有独立的V2O5晶相峰存在。Uv-Vis的测试表明,前躯体浸渍法制备的催化剂较之常规浸渍法制备的催化剂位于更高波数,因而VOx物种在载体表面的分散更加均一。H2-TPR的结果表明前躯体浸渍法制备的催化剂,相对更加容易还原,催化氧化能力更强。NH3-TPD以及吡啶吸附红外的结果表明前躯体浸渍法制备的催化剂相对具有较少的B酸和较弱的酸性。前躯体浸渍法制备的VOx/Al2O3催化剂在DME选择氧化制备甲醛的过程中,具有更高的甲醛的选择性和收率,选择催化的性能更佳。     

视觉文档图像中反渗噪声的去除方法

提出根据直方图特征去除视觉文档图像反渗噪声的方法.对于灰度直方图呈双峰特性的噪声图像,选取适当区域分别进行增强或归一化处理以达到去除反渗噪声的目的;而对于直方图呈单峰特性的含反渗噪声图像,建立了一种基于背景分离的新算法.实验结果表明,该方法可以有效去除视觉文档图像中的反渗噪声.     

电子自旋共振波谱法检测含骨类食品的初步研究

电子自旋共振(Electron spin resonance,ESR)波谱测定是检测含骨类食品自由基的有效方法之一.本工作研究了辐照诱导的含骨类食品的ESR波谱特征、样品制备方法及辐射剂量-效应关系.结果表明,辐照前后ESR波谱图形、g因子和△H皆有明显差异,据此很容易区分辐照与未辐照含骨类食品样品;冷冻干燥和磨碎是样品制备过程中的关键步骤;吸收剂量(0.3-10.1kGy)与ESR信号强度有良好的线性关系;ESR信号的相对强度还与动物种类有关.这为制定我国含骨类辐照食品的ESR检测方法标准提供了依据.     

深井破碎围岩条件下煤巷锚杆构件合理配套

基于徐州矿区张小楼井24302工作面运输平巷的地质条件，在深井破碎围岩条件下进行了煤巷锚杆支护试验，介绍了锚网带索支护技术参数和不同构件配合支护的巷道矿压显现．根据顶板锚杆螺母撕裂和穿过托板与钢带导致的锚杆支护失效问题，在实验室完成了锚杆、托板、钢带和螺母等支护构件配合的力学性能试验．试验表明：直径20mm的螺纹钢锚杆杆体性能稳定，破断载荷均在186kN，杆体和螺母的螺纹配合完好，顶圆底四方螺母能与托板和钢带很好地配合，外接圆直径为38mm的六方螺母与托板和钢带不能很好地配合．深井高应力破碎围岩条件对锚杆支护系统中的锚杆、锚固剂、托板、钢带和螺母等构件的力学性能配合要求高，它们的力学性能应基于锚杆的破断力合理配套．     

三管制在枝状热水供热管网改造中的应用

从可靠性和经济性角度分析双管制与三管制热网改造方案的可行性。算例以扩建的双管制系统和整体功能改变的三管制系统两种方案进行比较,采用功能质量热指标评价方案的可靠性并进行事故工况水力分析;用管道材料特性系数评估方案管材耗费;表明三管制既可靠又经济,是枝状管网改扩建的理想方案。