Electrokinetic remediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals

This paper describes the results obtained from an electrokinetic treatment of a real soil polluted by lead acetate. Powdered soil samples were pressed with a consolidometer till 100 kPa to obtain cylindrical specimens with the same characteristics as a subsoil. Tests were carried out in a Perspex electrochemical cell where soil specimens were introduced with a hollow punch. A low intensity direct current was applied in order to remove contaminants, due to electrophoresis and electroosmosis phenomena. The water flow, conductivity, apparent electroosmotic coefficient, as well as other characteristic parameters, were measured throughout the test. The water content and degree of pore saturation were estimated at the beginning and end of the test. The soil slab was divided into four slices and the Pb concentration profile determined. The main factor governing the extraction of contaminant was found to be the pH in the acidic range. Indeed, under these conditions high removal efficiencies could be reached. These results could lead to the design of a new electrochemical treatment cell equipped with a cationic membrane to expand the region of favourable pH within the soil.     

Sequentially Enhanced Electrokinetic Remediation of Heavy Metals in Low Buffering Clayey Soils

This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation undertaken to evaluate different purging solutions to enhance the removal of multiple heavy metals, particularly chromium, nickel, and cadmium, from a low buffering clay, specifically kaolin, during electrokinetic remediation. Experiments were conducted on kaolin spiked with Cr(VI), Ni(II), and Cd(II) in concentrations of 1,000, 500, and 250 mg/kg, respectively, which simulate typical electroplating waste contamination. A total of five different tests were performed to investigate the effect of different electrode purging solutions on the electrokinetic remedial efficiency. A constant DC voltage gradient of 1 V/cm was applied for all the tests. The removal of heavy metals from the soil using tap water as the purging solution was very low. When 1 M acetic acid was used as the purging solution in the cathode, the removal of chromium, nickel, and cadmium was increased to 20, 19, and 13%, respectively. Using 0.1 M ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid as the purging solution in the cathode, 83% of the initial Cr was removed; however, the nickel and cadmium removal was very low. A sequentially enhanced electrokinetic remediation approach involving the use of water as a purging solution at both the anode and cathode initially, followed by the use of acetic acid as the cathode purging solution and a NaOH alkaline solution as the anode purging solution was tested. This sequential approach resulted in a maximum removal of chromium, nickel, and cadmium of 68–71, 71–73, and 87–94%, respectively. This study shows that the sequential use of appropriate electrode purging solutions, rather than a single electrode purging solution, is necessary to remediate multiple heavy metals in soils using electrokinetics.     

阳极炉重油供油机组的改造实践

着重介绍了改造前重油供油机组的工艺流程,并针对所存在的问题进行了分析、改进。     

运用炸药混装车技术开采堆石坝级配料

葛洲坝集团公司成功地将乳化炸药混装车技术引入三峡水电工程的土石方开挖中，取得了良好的效益，在国内还未曾有人将该技术应用于堆石坝级配料开采。本文结合清江水布垭工程爆破试验，对运用混装车技术开采堆石料进行了研究。事实证明：把混装车技术引入堆石坝级配料开采可大大提高开采强度，降低工程成本；增加细颗粒石料，优化堆石料级配；爆破效果良好，安全可靠。     

ZH150重油钢包烘烤装置的研制与应用

ＺＨ１５０重油钢包烘烤装置具有点火方便，雾化好，燃烧稳定，燃烧效率高，火焰刚性好，调节性能好等优点，适合于钢包的烘烤，也可应用在基他工业炉窑中，该装置用蒸汽或压缩空气作为雾化介质，能燃用柴油，原油，重油，渣油等液体燃料，介绍了该装置的基本结构，工作原理，工作特点及设计对策，以及在生产中的应用情况。     

浅析大型铸锻件质量体系

本文主要从质量体系的产生和发展、质量体系分析的资料、质量体系的环境分析及结构型式分析几个方面探讨分析了大型铸锻件的质量体系 ,可供大型铸锻件生产厂按 ISO90 0 0系列标准分析、设计、建立和完善大型铸锻件质量体系时参考。     

埋弧自动焊在大口径钢卷管焊接上的应用

为把埋弧焊应用在大口径钢卷管焊接上,分析了焊接工艺设计、焊接工装设计和纵缝、环缝焊接的施工要点,经过实际施工验证了这种方法是成功的,效益是高的。     

我国中厚钢板近期发展探讨

本文介绍了国内外中厚板轧机的发展简况并根据本世纪末中厚钢板的市场需求预测,对我国中厚板轧机的发展提出探讨。     

Microwave assisted ultrafast synthesis of graphene oxide based magnetic nano composite for environmental remediation

We have successfully synthesized multi-layer graphene oxide and graphene oxide based magnetic nanocomposite (M/GO) by microwave-assisted modified Hummers’ method for removal of toxic lead (Pb²⁺) and cadmium (Cd²⁺) ions from aqueous solution. The X-ray diffraction spectra of synthesized graphene oxide and M/GO confirm increased interlayer spacing along c-axis. Raman spectra revealed the good quality of synthesized GO and M/GO. The wrinkles were seen in the SEM images of synthesized graphene oxide. The presence of conjugated double bond (CC) and carbonyl (CO) were confirmed by using the UV–Vis spectroscopic spectra. Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analysis showed high (126 m²/g) surface area M/GO composite which accounts for large number of active binding sites for the adsorption of heavy metal ions. The adsorption studies revealed that Pb²⁺ ions were efficiently adsorbed on GO sheets. Interestingly, M/GO showed better adsorption for cadmium ions.     

A stochastic controller for a scalar linear system with additive Cauchy noise

A stochastic control scheme is developed for scalar, discrete-time, and linear-dynamic systems driven by Cauchy distributed process and measurement noises. When addressing the optimal control problem for such systems, the standard quadratic cost criteria cannot be used. In this study we introduce a new objective function that is functionally similar to the Cauchy probability density function. The performance index, defined as the expectation of this objective function with respect to the Cauchy densities, exists. The dynamic programming solution to the fixed and finite horizon optimal control problem that uses this performance index appears to be intractable. Therefore, a moving horizon optimal model predictive control problem is implemented, for which the conditional expected value of the objective function and its gradients can be computed in closed   form and without assumptions such as certainty equivalence. Numerical results are shown for this m$m$-step model predictive optimal controller and compared to a similar, Linear-Exponential-Gaussian model predictive controller. An essential difference between the Cauchy and Gaussian controllers when applied to a system with Cauchy noises is that, while the Gaussian controller is linear and reacts strongly to all noise pulses, the Cauchy controller can differentiate between measurement and process noise pulses by ignoring the former while responding to the latter. This property of the Cauchy controller occurs when an impulsive measurement noise is more likely than an impulsive process noise. The Cauchy and Gaussian controllers react similarly when applied to a system with Gaussian noises, demonstrating the robustness of the proposed control scheme.