需氯量试验对净水消毒的指导作用

在一定试验条件下，对使用液氯作净水消毒的水进行需氯量试验，所得结果作为加氯量的参考，取得了良好的效果。     

离子色谱-串联电喷雾质谱法检测自来水中二氯乙酸和三氯乙酸

建立了一种采用离子色谱-串联电喷雾四级杆质谱联用技术检测自来水中可致癌的饮用水消毒副产物二氯乙酸和三氯乙酸的方法。该方法使用IonPacPrototype-10高容量阴离子交换柱为分离柱,以ICS-3000多功能色谱系统的淋洗液自动发生装置在线产生不同浓度的KOH淋洗液,在合适的梯度条件下,实现对自来水样品中两种卤代乙酸和多种常见阴离子的高效分离,经抑制器将淋洗液抑制为近中性后,在不添加有机溶剂的情况下,进入API3200 ESI-MS/MS质谱系统,选取适合的离子对和温度、能量条件,进行准确定量分析。在优化的色谱和质谱条件下,二氯乙酸和三氯乙酸的检出限分别为0.053和0.46μg/L。峰面积校正曲线的线性范围均跨越两个数量级以上。对4种不同浓度的标准溶液和实际样品连续9次进样,峰面积的相对标准偏差小于7%。选取北京市18个区县及全国部分省市的自来水样品进行检测,所得结果令人满意。挑选其中的典型样品进行不同浓度的标准加入实验,回收率在86.7%-119.0%之间。     

高效广谱复合光催化抗菌剂Ag-AgVO3/BiVO4的设计合成及抗菌机制

合成了一种具有树叶状形貌的Ag-AgVO₃/BiVO₄复合光催化抗菌剂, 并对其晶体结构、 形貌、 组成及光学性质等进行了表征. 研究结果表明, 以3,3',5,5'-四甲基联苯胺(TMB)的氧化反应为模型, Ag-AgVO₃/BiVO₄表现出优异的光响应类氧化酶活性. 光催化抗菌实验结果表明, Ag-AgVO₃/BiVO₄对金黄色葡萄球菌和大肠杆菌均具有良好的抗菌效果, 4 min内的抗菌效率可以达到99%以上. 采用多种实验方法系统研究了其抗菌机制: 活性物种捕获剂实验和细胞内活性氧荧光标记实验表明, 在可见光照射下, Ag-AgVO₃/BiVO₄所产生的电子与O₂反应生成的·O₂^?起主要作用; Live/Dead细胞的荧光实验、 扫描电子显微镜形貌观察实验以及处理前后细胞内外核酸和蛋白质含量的测定实验结果均证实了·O₂^?可以破坏细胞膜的完整性, 导致细胞内容物的破坏和流出, 从而造成细菌死亡. 另外, Ag-AgVO₃/BiVO₄对包括革兰氏阳性菌、 革兰氏阴性菌和真菌在内的9种致病菌均具有良好的抗菌效果, 说明其具有广谱抗菌性能.     

The combined effects of acetic acid, formic acid, and hydroquinone on Debaryomyces hansenii physiology

The combined effects of inhibitors present in lignocellulosic hydrolysates was studied using a multivariate statistical approach. Acetic acid (0–6 g/L), formic acid (0–4.6 g/L) and hydroquinone (0–3 g/L) were tested as model inhibitors in synthetic media containing a mixture of glucose, xylose, and arabinose simulating concentrated hemicellulosic hydrolysates. Inhibitors were consumed sequentially (acetic acid, formic acid, and hydroquinone), alongside to the monosaccharides (glucose, xylose, and arabinose). Xylitol was always the main metabolic product. Additionally, glycerol, ethanol, and arabitol were also obtained. The inhibitory action of acetic acid on growth, on glucose consumption and on all product formation rates was found to be significant (p≤0.05), as well as formic acid inhibition on xylose consumption and biomass production. Hydroquinone negatively affected biomass productivity and yield, but it significantly increased xylose consumption and xylitol productivity. Hydroquinone interactions, either with acetic or formic acid or with both, are also statistically signficant. Hydroquinone seems to partially lessen the acetic acid and amplify formic acid effects. The results clearly indicate that the interaction effects play an important role on the xylitol bioprocess.     

医院污水的电化学法消毒试验研究

应用电化学方法消毒处理医院污水,比较不同阳极材料消毒效果,并探讨消毒机理.试验表明,以涂有贵金属(钌、铂、铱)氧化物的钛板作阳极,不锈钢板作阴极,在电流密度6 mA/cm2、水力停留时间15 m in、空气流量为40 L/h、极水比为1.0的试验条件下,消毒后污水的总大肠菌群数<500CFU/L,达到国家一级排放标准(GB8978—1996).     

Determination of Volatile Disinfection Byproducts in Water by Gas Chromatography–Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry

Chlorination disinfection byproducts have drawn significant attention in water quality research during the last decades, due to their adverse effects on public health. A method is reported for the determination of trihalomethanes, haloacetonitriles, haloketones, and chloropicrin based on liquid–liquid extraction and gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. The optimum electron ionization energy was determined and precursor ions and product ions for thirteen volatile disinfection byproducts were identified. The method provides rapid chromatographic analysis (10 minutes) and good separation. The linear dynamic range extended from 0.05 to 100 µg L^?1 (r² = 0.9983 – 0.9997, n=10) and the limits of detection (LODs) were between 0.003 and 0.014 µg L ^?1 . The intra-day (n=5) and inter-day (n=6) relative standard deviations were in the ranges of 2.81–8.22% and 3.48–10.85%, respectively. The method was validated by measurement of the recoveries of fortified surface, ground, and wastewater to be 74.7–115.4%, 86.1–120.6%, and 81.6–126.1%, respectively.     

Pressure-assisted electrokinetic injection for on-line enrichment in capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry: a sensitive method for measurement of ten haloacetic acids in drinking water

Haloacetic acids (HAAs) are by-products of the chlorination of drinking water containing natural organic matter and bromide. A simple and sensitive method has been developed for determination of ten HAAs in drinking water. The pressure-assisted electrokinetic injection (PAEKI), an on-line enrichment technique, was employed to introduce the sample into a capillary electrophoresis (CE)–electrospray ionization–tandem mass spectrometry system (ESI-MS/MS). HAAs were monitored in selected reaction monitoring mode. With 3 min of PAEKI time, the ten major HAAs (HAA10) in drinking water were enriched up to 20,000-fold into the capillary without compromising resolution. A simple solid phase clean-up method has been developed to eliminate the influence of ionic matrices from drinking water on PAEKI. Under conditions optimized for mass spectrometry, PAEKI and capillary electrophoresis, detection limits defined as three times ratio of signal to noise have been achieved in a range of 0.013–0.12 μg L⁻¹ for ten HAAs in water sample. The overall recoveries for all ten HAAs in drinking water samples were between 76 and 125%. Six HAAs including monochloro- (MCAA), dichloro- (DCAA), trichloro- (TCAA), monobromo- (MBAA), bromochloro- (BCAA), and bromodichloroacetic acids (BDCAA) were found in tap water samples collected.     

A Hierarchical Nanostructured Carbon Nanofiber–In2S3 Photocatalyst with High Photodegradation and Disinfection Abilities Under Visible Light

Photocatalytic degradation of pollutants under visible light provides a new door to solve the water contamination problem by utilizing free and renewable sunlight. The search for highly efficient photocatalysts with hierarchical nanostructures remains crucial for accessing this new door. In this work, a new hierarchical nanostructured photocatalyst is designed and synthesized, for the first time, by anchoring In₂S₃ flower‐like nanostructures on non‐woven carbon nanofiber (CNF). The nanostructures of these CNF–In₂S₃ composites were fine‐tuned, with the aim of achieving the highest photocatalytic activity under visible light. The formation mechanism of the hierarchical nanostructure is also investigated. The results indicate that the optimized hierarchical CNF–In₂S₃ photocatalyst is superior in photodegradation and disinfection efficiency to that of pure In₂S₃ under visible‐light irradiation. The prominent photocatalytic activities of these hierarchical CNF–In₂S₃ photocatalysts can be attributed to the excellent properties of enhanced light absorption, large surface area, and efficient charge separation, which are all derived from the special three‐dimensional hierarchical nanostructures. Therefore, this work presents the great potential of this hierarchical nanostructured CNF–In₂S₃ photocatalyst in practical environmental remediation fields.     

Recent Advances of Zinc-based Antimicrobial Materials

Zinc has been widely utilized as an antimicrobial material, often in the form of complexes or zinc oxide nanoparticles. The efficacy of zinc complexes are often due to the synergistic effect of both the zinc ions and the attached organic ligands. In contrast, the nanoparticle effect of ZnO, and the photocatalytic generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been postulated to be the effective mechanism of ZnO as a biocide. Recently, new forms of zinc-based biocidal materials have been reported with distinct antimicrobial mechanisms. This minireview summarizes these recent advances, including zinc-based nano-arrays, MOF-based ROS release and zinc composites that can self-generate ROS.     

A step forward in the detection of byproducts of anthropogenic organic micropollutants in chlorinated water

Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) are widespread in the water cycle. Their levels in disinfected waters are usually low, as they may transform into CEC disinfection byproducts (DBPs) during disinfection processes or partially removed in previous water treatment steps. The occurrence of CEC DBPs in real waters has been scarcely addressed, although their presence may be of relevance in water circular economy scenarios, and thus deserves further study in water regeneration systems. In this work, a database of CEC DBPs (n=1338) after chlorination was generated and is ready to use in future screening studies to assess the relevance of these chemicals in contaminat mixtures. Moreover, the transformation of CECs during chlorination, their main reaction pathways with chlorine, and current knowledge gaps were critically reviewed.