Impact of the addition of an enzyme pool on an activated sludge system treating dairy wastewater under fat shock loads

BACKGROUND: The application of lipase‐rich enzyme pools (such as the crude solid enzymatic preparation (SEP) obtained from Penicillium restrictum solid‐state fermentation of agro‐industrial wastes) to activated sludge systems may be an effective strategy for preventing various operational problems. The continuous addition of SEP to the treatment system can become cost‐prohibitive when in situ production and/or storage are factored in. The application of SEP to high‐fat wastewater treatment would only be justified as an emergency measure, such as a sudden increase in the fat content of the bioreactor influent. Therefore, the primary objective of this work was to investigate the efficiency of a crude SEP during fat shock loads, simulated through the periodic addition of dairy industry waste containing high fat concentrations to the feed stock of an activated sludge system, operated in continuous mode. RESULTS: The test bioreactor exhibited a higher average chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency than the control bioreactor (83% for control and 90% for test) and the fat accumulation in the biological flocs of the test bioreactor was 3.2 times lower than that in the control bioreactor. Turbidity was also lower in the effluent of the test bioreactor (123 and 66 FTU in control and test, respectively) and it had a shorter recovery time between shock loads, especially when the interval between loads was shorter than one month (biweekly and weekly shock loads). CONCLUSION: The addition of SEP during fat overloads in the reactor feed maintained efficient COD removal in the test bioreactor for 270 days without any operational problems. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry     

Sol-Gel Preparation of LaNiO3 and Its Physical and Chemical Properties

LaNiO3 was synthesized by sol-gel method in which lanthanum nitrate and nickel nitrate were used as start materials and citric acid was used as complex for gel formation.The precursor was dried and subsequently heated at elevated temperature to form the desired product.XRD analysis shows that pure LaNiO3 was synthesized.Electrical conductivity and electrochemical performance of the material were tested.The electrical conductivity decreases from 34.5that there are current peaks in the curve, which is the evidence of the electrochemical activity of LaNiO3.     

Catalytic effects during cellulose liquefaction

Cellulose can be totally liquefied by heating to 350 °C in the presence of an aqueous phenolic solvent containing a catalyst. The main products are light aromatic hydrocarbons, benzofurans, heavier aromatic hydrocarbons such as substituted indanes and tetralin, and xanthenes. The variation of product distribution with catalyst was examined and it was found that in aqueous phenol, xanthene formation was enhanced by acidity. By substituting guaiacol for phenol, it was determined that most benzofuran formation involved the phenol solvent molecules, although a small proportion did not. This benzofuran may have arises from phenol generated from cellulose, the incorporation of phenol in the products being enhanced through a cage effect.     

氯化铁催化合成富马酸二甲酯

氯化铁可代替硫酸催化酯化反应，探讨了氯化铁催化合成富马酸二甲酯的条件，操作简便，反应温和，无腐蚀，减少了污染与产品纯化。     

纳米材料对PBT合成的催化性能研究

用溶胶－凝胶法制备TiO2及TiO2/SiO2复合纳米材料，作为PBT（聚对苯二甲酸丁二酯）合成的催化剂，与现在普通使用的催化剂钛酸丁酯进行了比较和研究。结果发现，TiO2/SiO2复合纳米材料催化性能最好，纳米TiO2次之。     

金属蒸气法制备聚合物固载Pd－Cu双金属原子簇

为了不使用任何还原剂而获得聚合物固载高分散零价双金属加氢催化剂，利用金属蒸气法制备了３种不同Ｐｄ／Ｃｕ质量比的聚合物固载双金属原子簇。透射电镜（ＴＥＭ）和Ｘ衍射（ＸＲＤ）测定表明，Ｐｄ－Ｃｕ原子簇粒度很小，平均直径小于３．０ｎｍ。Ｘ射线光电子能谱（ＸＰＳ）表明，Ｐｄ和Ｃｕ均为零价态。Ｐｄ－Ｃｕ原子簇在异丙叉加氢反应中具有很高的活性和选择性。这些结果提供了令人信服的证据，即金属蒸气法可用于在聚合物孔穴内直接而温和地置入小的零价金属原子簇，而且这样制备的聚合物固载金属原子簇很适合于催化应用。     

α-戊(己)基肉桂醛的合成

采用聚乙二醇 ( PEG 2 0 0 )作相转移催化剂 ,用氢氧化钾醇水溶液代替氢氧化钾醇溶液合成了 α 戊 (己 )基肉桂醛 ,收率提高到 85%以上。用此工艺合成的产品纯度高 ,香气好 ,具有较高的工业实用价值。     

相转移催化合成芳基烷基醚

报道了以四丁基溴化铵为相转移催化剂，简便地合成了１０个芳基烷基醚，反应几乎是定量地快速进行。     

纳米钛酸盐催化合成碳酸二正丁酯

以廉价的偏钛酸为原料,采用水热法和乙醇热法制备了纳米钛酸盐(简称钛酸盐),并对其进行了X射线粉末衍射和X射线光电子能谱表征。考察了钛酸盐的种类、制备方法、晶型对催化碳酸二甲酯(DMC)与正丁醇酯交换反应的影响。实验结果表明,乙醇热法比水热法制备的钛酸盐粒径小;对于不同的钛酸盐,随钛酸盐碱性的增强,催化活性提高,但由于三价钛的存在,钛酸锂对产物碳酸二正丁酯(DBC)的选择性低于钛酸钡;钛酸钾的催化活性最高,DMC转化率达到65%,DBC选择性达到100%,DBC收率达到65%,并在5次循环使用过程中,催化性能稳定;对于同种钛酸盐,催化活性随粒径的增加而减小;对于钛酸钡,立方相结构的催化活性优于四方相结构。     

助催化剂对TiCl_4/MgCl_2催化丙烯高温聚合的影响

研究了助催化剂种类(三甲基铝、三异丁基铝、三正己基铝、三乙基铝和甲基铝氧烷)及其含量对无内、外给电子体的TiCl4/MgCl2催化剂催化丙烯高温(100℃)聚合性能的影响,并用结晶分级分析、示差扫描量热和凝胶渗透色谱等方法分析了所得聚丙烯的结晶熔融行为和微观结构。实验结果表明,聚合温度从70℃升至100℃时,TiCl4/MgCl2催化剂的定向能力基本不变;100℃聚合时,以烷基化能力较弱的三异丁基铝为助催化剂时TiCl4/MgCl2催化剂的活性最高,而采用烷基化能力最强的三甲基铝为助催化剂时TiCl4/MgCl2催化剂的活性最低;100℃聚合时,助催化剂的种类对TiCl4/MgCl2催化剂的定向能力影响很小。