Influence of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate and Tween 20 on Fungal Growth and Toluene Degradation in a Vapor-Phase Bioreactor

Biofiltration, a process in which contaminated air is passed through a biologically active bed, can be used to remove volatile organic pollutants from air streams. While most biofilters rely on bacteria to degrade organic pollutants, biofilters utilizing a fungal biofilm have the potential to be an efficient and robust treatment alternative. In this study, two surfactants were evaluated for their ability to activate the spores of the fungus Exophiala lecanii-corni and reduce the start-up period typically observed in fungal vapor-phase bioreactors. Sodium dodecyl sulfate, an anionic surfactant, was found to inhibit growth of E. lecanii-corni. Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate (Tween 20), a nonionic surfactant, stimulated bud formation and enhanced toluene degradation in E. lecanii-corni cultures. Tween 20 was also found to enhance inoculum development by shortening the lag period during culture growth. However, when bioreactors were presoaked in medium containing Tween 20, washout of the fungal cells occurred during inoculation, inhibiting the initial fungal biofilm development. After a seven-day start-up period, no detrimental effects on reactor performance due to residual Tween 20 were observed, and toluene elimination capacities of up to 150?g/m3?h were achieved.     

Lead Extraction from Contaminated Soil Using Water-Soluble Polymers

The applicability of water-soluble polymers as extractants for the remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils has been explored using a lead-contaminated Superfund soil as a sample system. Polyethylenimine (PEI) was functionalized with bromo- or chloroacetic acid to give an aminocarboxylate chelating group, which effectively binds lead. The resulting polymer, PEIC, has extraction properties similar to the molecular chelator ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid. A series of studies was done to probe optimum conditions for lead extraction from soils obtained from the Cal-West Superfund site in New Mexico that contained approximately 10,000 ppm of Pb. In batch extraction experiments using polymer functionalized at two different levels, the polymers removed greater than 97% of the lead from the soils. Subsequent experiments demonstrated that the selective extraction of lead could be controlled by varying polymer functionalization levels. Concentration and regeneration of the polymers using ultrafiltration was also demonstrated. Release of lead from the polymer was accomplished by acidification to pH 1 with HCl. Subsequent ultrafiltration allowed recovery of the extractant polymer for reuse.     

电气绝缘子污闪的大气物理化学因素作用机理

根据大气物理化学的基本原理,论述了绝缘子的积污、雾的酸化、粉尘粒子及电解质溶液的导电性诸因素的相互作用与绝缘子污闪之间的关系,并据此做出了几项推断。通过此项研究,期望揭示绝缘子污闪与大气关系的一般性规律。     

龙南稀土矿区周边水体污染特征及风险评价

为研究龙南稀土矿区地表水和地下水污染物迁移规律及污染成因机制,开展了矿区周边地表水、地下水水质现状监测工作,对研究区周边地表水、地下水中pH、硫酸盐、硝酸盐、亚硝酸盐、氨氮浓度进行分析测定,运用改进内梅罗综合污染指数法和健康风险评价模型对水体污染程度及不同年龄段人群健康风险进行评估。结果表明,地表水料坑处的综合污染指数最高,达到54.19,属于严重污染程度;关西翰岗桥处综合污染指数最低,仅为2.119,属于较清洁程度;料坑、黄沙河和临塘一处理站下游的综合污染指数均达到严重污染程度;地下水采样点综合污染指数均达标,水质清洁。健康风险评价结果表明,研究区地表水及地下水中的硝酸盐对人体造成的健康风险较大,亚硝酸盐与氨氮次之;经非致癌健康风险计算,饮用地下水和地表水对不同年龄人群的影响程度为幼儿＞青年＞成人,因此应对龙南稀土矿区周边0~6岁幼儿用水安全给予更多关注。     

石油污染土壤生物修复与多技术联合修复策略研究进展及工程化应用

在传统石油污染土壤修复方法的基础上,综述了生物修复联合多技术修复石油污染土壤的方法、原理、研究现状及应用。并对如何更好地将生物修复与多技术相结合,提高修复效率和改善修复产物提出了展望,对采用以生物修复为核心的多技术联合修复策略在油田污染治理和生态环境恢复方面具有指导意义,以期为提高石油污染土壤修复效果提供依据。     

赤泥综合利用技术应用探讨

赤泥作为一种典型的工业废弃物。通过长时间的探索和技术研发,根据其多项理化指标,研发了一系列的赤泥综合利用技术,极大地拓展了赤泥作为一种工业原料的综合利用途径,同时也极大地降低了环境污染。     

谈黄金工业污染源及其治理现状

随着中国黄金工业的迅速发展,黄金生产过程中的工业污染物排放总童和种类也在增加和变化.为了确保黄金工业的可持续发展,黄金行业主管部门、黄金生产企业及科研单位,应及时掌握黄金工业污染源的产生及其治理情况和发展变化规律,并依据国家环境保护法律法规、技术政策和相关标准,及时提出主要污染源削减和治理的技术途径.文中通过对部分黄金...     

Clean up of Petroleum-Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils Using Enhanced Bioremediation System: Laboratory Feasibility Study

The objective of this study was to assess the potential of applying enhanced bioremediation on the treatment of petroleum-hydrocarbon contaminated soils. Microcosm experiments were conducted to determine the optimal biodegradation conditions. The control factors included oxygen content, nutrient addition, addition of commercially available mixed microbial inocula, addition of wood chip and rice husk mixtures (volume ratio = 1:1) as bulking agents, and addition of organic amendments (chicken manures). Results indicate that the supplement of microbial inocula or chicken manures could significantly increase the microbial populations in soils, and thus enhance the efficiency of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) removal (initial TPH = 5,500?mg/kg). The highest first-order TPH decay rate and removal ratio were approximately 0.015?day?1 and 85%, respectively, observed in microcosms containing microbial inocula (mass ratio of soil to inocula = 50:1), nutrient, and bulking agent (volume ratio of soil to bulking agent = 10 to 1) during 155 days of incubation. Results indicate that the first-order TPH decay rates of 0.015 and 0.0142?day?1 can be obtained with the addition of microbial inocula and chicken manures, respectively, compared with the decay rate of 0.0069?day?1 under intrinsic conditions. Thus, chicken manures have the potential to be used as substitutes of commercial microbial inocula. The decay rate and removal ratio can be further enhanced to 0.0196?day?1 and 87%, respectively, with frequent soil shaking and air replacement. Results will be useful in designing an ex situ soil bioremediation systems (e.g., biopile and land farming) for practical application.     

无动力快速浮选在山东某黄金矿山的应用

山东某黄金矿山选矿厂由于浮选工艺流程中旋流器与取样机之间高差较大,以致溢流矿浆流速快、动能大,易造成对管路、弯头及取样机缓冲箱的冲击磨损。鉴于此,在旋流器溢流进入浮选粗选前增加快速浮选槽,以充分利用矿浆的动能,将原浮选工艺流程前增设无动力快速浮选工艺,并对改造后工艺流程结构进行了优化,将原三次扫选改为二次扫选。无动力快速浮选工艺的应用,不但节约了能耗,而且提高了金回收率,其由改造前的91.69%提高到93.06%,生产指标较好。     

某矿业企业遗留重金属污染场地污染调查与风险评估

以某矿业企业搬迁遗留场地为研究区域,根据《场地环境调查技术导则》(HJ 25.1-2014)、《污染场地风险评估技术导则》(HJ 25.3-2014)、《土壤环境质量建设用地土壤污染风险管控标准(试行)》(GB 36600-2018)、《重金属污染场地土壤修复标准》(DB43/T 1125-2016)等进行场地环境调查...