Analysis of photo-chemical degradation behaviour of polyethylene mulching film with pro-oxidants

It is generally accepted that polyolefins are bioinert. The last years, a new class of photodegradable polyethylene films with pro-oxidants has been developed, exhibiting optimised operational properties in terms of controlled UV and/or thermal ageing leading to an abrupt, predefined to some extent, rapid fragmentation into very small fragments. These photodegradable or fragmentable polyethylene films are promoted in the market for various commercial applications. In some cases, these materials are presented as, or are claimed to be, biodegradable materials. Such materials are already used in agriculture in the form of photodegradable mulching films which become fragmented into small remains after the end of their useful lifetime and are incorporated into the soil. However, it has not been verified yet beyond any doubt, that these remains do in fact biodegrade in natural soil, under what conditions, at which rate and what are their effects in agricultural production, the soil and the environment. An experimental investigation has been carried out focusing on the combined effects of critical factors on the controlled (predefined) photo-chemical degradation of photodegradable mulching LLDPE films with pro-oxidants and the behaviour of their remains in the soil. The analysis of the photo-chemical degradation behaviour presented in this paper was carried out through parallel experiments performed under real field and controlled laboratory conditions. The main factors investigated include materials, exposure time, temperature and UV radiation.     

Accelerated ageing and degradation in poly-l-lactide/hydroxyapatite nanocomposites

Dry, compression molded films of medical grade poly-l-lactide (PLLA) showed a marked reduction in tensile strength and strain after accelerated ageing in aqueous NaOH at 50 °C, accompanied by mass loss, surface erosion, increased hydrophilicity and, in the case of the initially amorphous films, cold crystallization owing to the plasticizing effect of the ageing medium. Addition of well dispersed nanosized hydroxyapatite (nHA) particles resulted in increases in the rate of mass loss during ageing, identified with accelerated degradation at the matrix/particle interfaces. However, the associated decreases in tensile strength and strain to fail with ageing time were far less marked in the presence of the nHA than in the unmodified films. This implied that nHA acts as an effective toughener of the bulk material, consistent with TEM observations of the deformed films, which indicated failure of the particle-matrix interfaces to promote plastic deformation of the PLLA.     

Grubbs carbene complex-catalyzed cleavage of allyl vic-diols to aldehydes with a co-oxidant: application to the selective cleavage of huge marine molecules

An oxidative cleavage of allyl vic-diols to aldehydes catalyzed by a Grubbs carbene complex using a co-oxidant has been established for the first time, with good yields. The utility of this selective cleavage reaction was demonstrated through the use of two huge marine molecules, symbiodinolide and N-p-BrBz palytoxin.     

基于油液光谱分析的综合传动视情维护研究

综合传动装置磨损产生的金属颗粒在润滑油液中均匀混合,导致装置工作环境的恶化并最终导致装置磨损失效事故的发生。因此,实现综合传动装置磨损劣化状态的准确监测和视情维护策略的合理制定对提高装置的可靠性与可维护性具有重要意义。携带着磨损部位与磨损状态信息的油液光谱与综合传动装置寿命的相互关系反映了装置磨损劣化的分布特征,使实现基于油液光谱数据的装置劣化建模和维护决策成为可能。现有综合传动装置视情维护研究是通过油液光谱数据趋势分析结合经验阈值实现的,没有考虑维护成本、装备可用度等因素的影响。鉴于此,提出基于油液光谱数据的综合传动装置视情维护决策方法。首先,针对综合传动装置的历史故障油液光谱数据,考虑装备寿命与各劣化变量间的相互关系及各劣化变量对装备劣化的贡献程度,采用Weibull比例风险回归建立了装置的工作寿命模型。然后,针对综合传动装置训练演习和执行任务两种使用工况,分别以最少维护成本、最大可用度为目标建立了装置的维护决策模型。与传统的综合传动装置维护决策方法相比,该方法考虑了维护成本因素和装备可用度因素的影响,能够根据维护目标有效的制定装置最优维护时间,为装置的视情维护决策提供了一个客观的量化方法。最后,通过对Ch系列综合传动装置历史故障油液光谱数据的实例分析证明了该方法的有效性,它能够实现综合传动装置视情维护策略的合理制定,也为其他装备的视情维护决策提供了有益的参考。     

生物电化学系统降解多环芳烃萘及微生物群落研究

采用单室空气阴极微生物燃料电池(MFC)反应器构型, 以不同浓度萘为基底物质, 考察MFC的产电性能、 萘降解率、 化学需氧量(COD)和总有机碳含量(TOC)降解率及MFC阴阳极微生物活性和多样性. 结果表明, 循环伏安曲线受不同浓度萘的影响变化较为明显, 随着萘浓度的增大, 最大功率密度呈下降趋势, 且萘对MFC的阴极电极电势影响较大; 当萘的浓度为15 mg/L时, MFC最大功率密度可达(645.841±28.08) mW/m ²; 对萘的降解率高达100%, 且MFC对COD和TOC的降解率随着萘浓度的提高而增大, 但是增大的速率逐渐减小. 对MFC阳极微生物膜进行高通量测序发现, Geobacter是优势菌属, 相对丰度达81%, 阴极主要以Aquamicrobium为主.     

氯离子对苯酚电化学氧化降解过程的影响

本文用Ti/SnO2-Sb2O5/PbO2和Ti/Ru-Ti-Sn氧化物涂层阳极研究了氯离子对苯酚电化学氧化降解过程的影响. 结果表明,在电解液中加入氯离子能提高苯酚的去除效率并完全降解. 在无氯离子存在下,有机物电化学降解主要以直接电氧化方式进行;在氯离子存在下,不仅可发生间接电化学氧化,而且也同时发生直接电氧化. 对于析氯阳极体系,如Ti/Ru-Ti-Sn阳极,主要发生有机物的间接电氧化;对于高氧超阳极体系,如Ti/PbO2阳极,有机物的间接电氧化和直接电氧化可能同时发生. 氯离子对于有机物的间接电氧化起到类似催化剂的作用,这种催化作用主要是由于氯离子在有机物氧化过程中阳极表面层和溶液本体电生成了Cl-/活性氯的氧化还原媒介.     

非饱和结构性黄土本构模型的研究

本文在饱和土扰动概念基础上,提出了可以考虑外力和增湿两个扰动因素对非饱和土结构性影响的耦合扰动变量。根据复合材料均匀化理论的思想建立了适用于非饱和结构性黄土的本构模型,并给出了耦合扰动变量的演化方程。通过将BBM模型和本文模型的计算结果分别与已有的实验结果进行对比说明,本文模型能够更好地反映非饱和原状黄土的力学特性。通过对结构性参数β、α进行分析说明,所给出的耦合扰动变量的演化方程能够较好地描述土结构性随变形劣化的规律。     

Mechanistic investigations in sono-hybrid (ultrasound/Fe2+/UVC) techniques of persulfate activation for degradation of Azorubine

Persulfate-based oxidation of recalcitrant pollutants has been investigated as an alternative to OH radical based advanced oxidation processes due to distinct merits such as greater stability and non-selective persistent reactivity of ${\text{SO}}_4^{\text{<mglyph src="https://sdfestaticassets-us-east-1.sciencedirectassets.com/shared-assets/16/entities/rad"></mglyph>}-}$ oxidant species. The present study has attempted to highlight mechanistic features of persulfate-based decolorization of textile dye (Azorubine) using sono-hybrid techniques of activation. Three activation techniques, viz. sonolysis, Fe²⁺ ions and UVC light and combinations thereof, have been examined. UVC is revealed to be the most efficient decolorization technique. The mechanism of sonolysis (i.e. thermal activation of persulfate in the bubble-bulk interfacial region) is revealed to be almost independent of the mechanism of UVC. Fe²⁺ activation is revealed to have an adverse interaction with UVC due to scavenging of sulfate radicals by Fe²⁺ ions. The best hybrid activation technique for persulfate-based degradation and mineralization of Azorubine is UVC + ultrasound. Due to independent mechanisms, degradation and mineralization of the dye obtained with simultaneous application of UVC and ultrasound is nearly equal to the sum of degradation and mineralization obtained using individual techniques.     

Mechanism and dynamic study of reactive red X-3B dye degradation by ultrasonic-assisted ozone oxidation process

The effectiveness of ozone combined with ultrasound techniques in degrading reactive red X-3B is evaluated. A comparison among ozone (O₃), ultrasonic (US), ozone/ultrasonic (O₃/US) for degradation of reactive red X-3B has been performed. Results show that O₃/US system was the most effective and the optimally synergetic factor reaches to 1.42 in O₃/US system. The cavitation of ultrasound plays an important role during the degradation process. It is found that 99.2% of dye is degraded within 6 min of reaction at the initial concentration of 100 mg·L⁻¹, pH of 6.52, ozone flux of 40 L·h⁻¹ and ultrasonic intensity of 200 W·L⁻¹. Ozonation reactions in conjunction with sonolysis indicate that the decomposition followed pseudo-first-order reaction kinetics but the degradation efficiencies are affected by operating conditions, particularly initial pH and ultrasonic intensity. A kinetic model is established based on the reaction corresponding to operational parameters. In addition, the main reaction intermediates, such as p-benzoquinone, catechol, hydroquinone, phthalic anhydride and phthalic acid, are separated and identified using GC/MS and a possible degradation pathway is proposed during the O₃/US process.     

Trichloroacetic Acid Removal by a Reductive Spherical Cellulose Adsorbent

A novel spherical cellulose adsorbent with amide and sulphinate groups was used for a first reduction of trichloroacetic acid(TCAA) and a subsequent adsorption of generated species, haloacetic acids. The removal mechanism involved TCAA reduction by sulphinate groups and the adsorption of the haloacetic acids through electrostatic interaction with amide group. Investigation of product formation and subsequent disappearance reveals that the reduction reactions proceed via sequential hydrogenolysis, and transform to acetate ultimately. Adsorption of haloacetic acids was ascertained by low chloride mass balances(89.3%) and carbon mass balances(75.1%) in solution. The pseudo-first-order rate constant for TCAA degradation was (0.93±0.12) h^-1. Batch experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of pH value on the reduction and adsorption process. The results show that the reduction of TCAA by sulphinate groups requires higher pH values while the electrostatic attraction of haloacetic acids by amino group is favorable in more acidic media.