Organic Compounds in Surface and Deep Antarctic Snow

Abstract

Eight surface snow samples taken during the 1987/88, 1988/89 and 1990/91 Italian Antarctic Expeditions and six samples collected at different depths from two dissimilar sites during the 1990/91 Expedition, were analyzed for the non-chlorinated organic content using the GC capillary columns technique and GC-MS. Several biogenic and anthropogenic classes of organic compounds were identified and quantitatively determined. The data obtained give a more complete picture of the pollution level in Antarctica.     

Unveiling the importance of reactant mass transfer in environmental catalysis: Taking catalytic chlorobenzene oxidation as an example

To date, investigations onto the regulation of reactants mass transfer has been paid much less attention in environmental catalysis. Herein, we demonstrated that by rationally designing the adsorption sites of multi-reactants, the pollutant destruction efficiency, product selectivity, reaction stability and secondary pollution have been all affected in the catalytic chlorobenzene oxidation (CBCO). Experimental results revealed that the co-adsorption of chlorobenzene (CB) and gaseous O₂ at the oxygen vacancies of CeO₂ led to remarkably high CO₂ generation, owning to their short mass transfer distance on the catalyst surface, while their separated adsorptions at Brönsted HZSM-5 and CeO₂ vacancies resulted in a much lower CO₂ generation, and produced significant polychlorinated byproducts in the off-gas. However, this separated adsorption model yielded superior long-term stability for the CeO₂/HZSM-5 catalyst, owning to the protection of CeO₂ oxygen vacancies from Cl poisoning by the preferential adsorption of CB on the Brönsted acidic sites. This work unveils that design of environmental catalysts needs to consider both of the catalyst intrinsic property and reactant mass transfer; investigations of the latter could pave a new way for the development of highly efficient catalysts towards environmental pollution control.     

MoO2@氮掺杂碳复合物的制备及其降解有机污染物

以多巴胺、钼酸铵、碳酸氢铵为原料，通过一步煅烧法合成一种 MoO₂@氮掺杂碳复合物(MoO₂@CN)，并利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、拉曼光谱(Raman)等对其进行表征。以卡马西平(CBZ)为目标污染物，以过一硫酸氢钾(PMS)为氧化剂，在温度为25 ℃、pH为6.5的条件下，MoO₂@CN/PMS在12 min内对CBZ的去除率达99.2%，与商用MoO₂相比，其表观速率常数k_obs(0.393 min^-1)是商用MoO₂(0.016 4 min^-1)的24.0倍，这主要是由于制备的MoO₂@CN比商用MoO₂具有更好的电子传输能力以及更大的比表面积。MoO₂@CN在 pH为 2.5~10.5时均能有效降解 CBZ，而且对大多数染料、酚类化合物、抗生素等多种污染物均具有良好的降解性能。此外，MoO₂@CN/PMS在60 min内对CBZ的总有机碳(TOC)去除率高达74.0%。电子顺磁共振波谱(EPR)和自由基猝灭实验显示MoO₂@CN/PMS体系中主要起作用是硫酸根自由基(SO₄^·-)和羟基自由基(·OH)。更有意思的是，在Fe²⁺/PMS体系加入MoO₂@CN后，其催化降解CBZ的性能显著增强，k_obs(1.25 min^-1)是单独Fe²⁺/PMS体系(0.079 7 min^-1)的15.7倍，这主要归因于MoO₂@CN的引入加快了Fe³⁺到Fe²⁺的转变，导致更多·OH的生成。     

Sampling and analysis of volatile organics emitted from wastewater treatment plant and drain system of an industrial science park

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were monitored in the different sections of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), the outlet of both the WWTP and rainfall water, and the downstream of the WWTP joining the river in the area or vicinity of an industrial science park located in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Levels of VOCs were determined by collecting air samples over several sampling points and analyzed using gas chromatography. Among VOCs identified in the drainage and effluent system in each season, acetone, isopropanol (IPA) and dimethyl sulfide (DMS) were the major emission species and maximum concentrations were 400.4, 22.8 and 641.2 ppbv, respectively. The ambient air and wastewater sample analysis from neighboring wastewater streams identified pollutants being discharged from unaccounted sources other than the industrial park. According to the 24 h semi-continuous monitoring data (27/7/2002-29/7/2002), the total VOC concentration was an average of 93 ppbv (acetone contributed ∼78%) with a dramatic variation during the day and night. The emission rate of measured VOCs estimated using fixed box model projected an average of 2-4 μg m⁻² h⁻¹) during the day and 9-17 μg m⁻² h⁻¹ during the night. In addition, the isopleth maps show that the acetone and DMS emissions influence adversely the nearby residential area located at less than 100 m downwind from the plant. Eventually, based on this study, an on-line monitoring and alerting system could be built for a long-term performance, and with regular information on the varying pollutants over time construction of a green strategy and creation of a sustainable environment can be achieved.     

TiO2-SiO2光催化纸业废水有色有机物的降解

研究了TiO2-SiO2混合氧化物对纸业废水中有色有机物的吸附与光催化降解效率．常温下．TiO2对纸业废水中有色有机物的吸附符合Freundlich模型，Qe=0．239Ce^0.791。TiO2-SiO2混合氧化物对纸业废水中有色有机物的吸附与光催化降解效率与催化剂样品的组成有关，光催化降解效率也与TiO2-SiO2表面总酸量有关．     

A review of Mg metal-promoted CF bond activation; a reliable synthetic approach to difluorinated organic compounds

The carbon-fluorine bond of a trifluoromethyl group attached to a π system can be activated by metallic magnesium in the system TMSCl-THF or DMF providing a variety of difluorinated compounds via a selective CF bond cleavage. Thus, trifluoromethyl ketones, α,β-unsaturated ketones, esters, imines, and aromatics can be transformed into the corresponding difluoroenol silyl ethers, enamines, and difluoro(trimethylsilyl)methyl aromatics in good to excellent yields, respectively. This protocol enabled us to synthesize β,β-difluoroamino acids, difluoroheterocycles, and functionalized difluoroacetates.     

Full X-ray pattern analysis of vacuum deposited pentacene thin films

Pentacene thin films with thicknesses ranging from 10 nm to 180 nm are investigated by specular X-ray diffraction in the reflectivity regime and in the wide angular regime. The results of the reflectivity measurements show a clear shift of the 001 reflection of the thin film phase depending on the layer thickness. It is shown that this shift can be explained by the dynamical scattering theory. The wide angular regime measurements show the 00L of the thin film phase. Williams-Hall plots are used to extract information on the crystallite size and mean micro strain of the thin film phase. The crystallite size is in good agreement with the results obtained by the reflectivity measurements. From this it can be concluded that the thin film phase crystallites are extended over the entire film thickness down to the substrate. Additionally an increase of the micro strain with increasing film thickness is observed.     

有机物/硅杂化太阳能电池的研究进展

有机/无机杂化太阳能电池既可以兼容无机材料的高稳定性, 高载流子迁移率和成熟的制备工艺, 又可以利用有机材料分子结构的可塑性, 调节光谱吸收以及光学带隙, 以及简便的溶液制作过程, 具有取得高效率低成本太阳能电池的巨大潜力. 硅和有机物在低温下形成的异质结光伏电池吸引了广泛的研究, 目前最高光电转换效率已经达到13.8%. 而采用硅纳米线等纳米结构之后使在几十微米的低纯硅上制备高效太阳能电池成为可能, 柔性硅基底的杂化太阳能电池效率已经超过12%. 本文首先介绍了硅基杂化太阳能电池的结构、工作机理和使用的有机材料, 按硅的结构分为平面硅基和微纳结构硅基杂化太阳能电池, 重点概述了该类电池最近几年的发展状况, 分析了硅的结构、有机材料和制备工艺对器件性能的影响. 最后对众多研究方法进行了归纳总结, 对存在的问题和解决策略提出了展望.     

Near Infrared Light-to-Heat Conversion for Liquid-Phase Oxidation Reactions by Antimony-Doped Tin Oxide Nanocrystals

Effective utilization of the sunlight for chemical reactions is pivotal for dealing with the growing energy and environmental issues. So far, much effort has been focused on the development of semiconductor photocatalysts responsive to UV and visible light. However, the near infrared and infrared (NIR-IR) light occupying ∼50 % of the solar energy has usually been wasted because of the low photon energy insufficient for the band gap excitation. Antimony doping into SnO₂ (ATO) induces strong absorption due to the conduction band electrons in the NIR region. The absorbed light energy is eventually converted to heat via the interaction between hot electrons and phonons. This Concept highlights the photothermal effect of ATO nanocrystals (NCs) on liquid-phase oxidation reactions through the NIR light-to-heat conversion. Under NIR illumination even at an intensity of ∼0.5 sun, the reaction field temperature on the catalyst surface is raised 20–30 K above the bulk solution temperature, while the latter is maintained near the ambient temperature. In some reactions, this photothermal local heating engenders the enhancement of not only the catalytic activity and selectivity but also the regeneration of catalytically active sites. Further, the photocatalytic activity of semiconductors can be promoted. Finally, the conclusions and possible subjects in the future are summarized.     

Optimizing dewaterability of drinking water treatment sludge by ultrasound treatment: Correlations to sludge physicochemical properties

Sludge dewatering has proven to be an effective method to reduce the volume of sludge. In this study, drinking water treatment sludge (DWTS) was treated by ultra-sonication under variable conditions comparing two sonoreactor types (bath and probe), four frequencies (25, 40, 68, 160 kHz) and four energy density levels (0.03, 1, 3, 5 W/mL). The effects of these conditions were studied using specific resistance to filtration and capillary suction time as measures of dewaterability, and floc size, the Brunauer, Emmett and Teller (BET) specific surface area and Zeta potential to determine treated sludge characteristics. The results indicated that the dewaterability of sonicated sludge improved at relatively low energy densities of 0.03 and 1.0 W/mL, while an optimum for sonication duration (within 10 min) was also identified. Higher frequencies (tested up to 160 kHz) with acoustic energy density of 0.03 W/mL also reduced the dewatering property. At higher energy densities of 3.0 and 5.0 W/mL, dewaterability of sludge deteriorated regardless of ultra-sonication time, with an increase of solubilized organic matter content and severely changed floc characteristics. The deterioration of the dewatering capacity was closely related to the considerably reduced floc sizes, dissolution of proteins and polysaccharides, and to the Zeta potential of sonicated sludge flocs. The dewaterability was not correlated with BET specific surface area. Mechanistic explanations for the observations were discussed by analyzing corrosion patterns of aluminum foil as a measure for cavitation field distribution.