Removal of Organic Pollutants from Water Using Superwetting Materials

The frequent occurrence of water pollution accidents and the leakage of organic pollutants have caused severe environmental and ecological crisis. It is thus highly imperative to find efficient materials to solve the problem. Inspired by the lotus leaf, superwetting materials are receiving increasing attention in the field of removal of organic pollutants from water. Various superwetting materials have been successfully generated and integrated into devices for removal of organic pollutants from water. On the basis of our previous work in the field, we summarized in this account the progress of removal of (1) floating and underwater insoluble, (2) emulsified insoluble, and (3) both insoluble and soluble organic pollutants from water using superwetting materials including superhydrophobic & superoleophilic materials, superhydrophilic & underwater superoleophobic materials, and materials with controllable wettability. The superwetting materials are in the forms of 2D porous materials, 3D porous materials and particles, etc. Finally, the current state and future challenges in this field are discussed. We hope this account could shed light on the design of novel superwetting materials for efficient removal of organic pollutants from water.     

Concentration and determination of trace organic pollutants in water

Organic pollutants in water are isolated on a mini-sampler tube containing a macroporous resin. The sorbed pollutants are next thermally transferred to a second sorption tube and then to an analytical column where they are separated and determined by temperature-programmed gas chromatography. Excellent recoveries were obtained for tests in which model organic compounds of various classes were added to water. The water sample is much smaller than that required with previous analytical methods.     

The Choice of Internal Standards for Measuring Volatile Pollutants in Water

54 volatile pollutants have been examined by static headspace-gas chromatography-mass selective detection in order to find the proper internal standard for each of the pollutants examined. The applicability of the internal standards has been assessed mathematically. For modelling, we prepared 2 × 4 × 4 solutions using blank water with added sodium sulphate and humic acid at four different concentrations for each. These solutions were spiked with two different concentrations of dilute standard solutions. We also examined 44 real water samples for traces of the 54 volatile pollutants, spiking them with dilute standard solutions. The results of a single measurement were 54 quotients for relative extraction efficiency: the area of the pollutant divided by the corresponding area of the spiked blank water measurement. For each pair of pollutants, the Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated for both the model and real water samples. We regarded two pollutants as being the same, if their Pearson correlation coefficient was greater than 0.95. Among similar pollutants we selected candidates for being suitable internal standards based on the highest correlation coefficients. We found, that five compounds are sufficient to cover 49 pollutants. Two pollutants did not exhibit a matrix effect and for these only the external calibration method can be used. For three pollutants, special considerations apply.The measurement data generally verified that structurally similar compounds have high correlation coefficients, but there were exceptions among similar compounds and unexpected similarities were also found. Nothing was found in the literature on determining the proper internal standard using Pearson correlation coefficients.     

废水中营养污染物的吸附及再利用

废水中营养污染物的吸附及再利用薛建军，王玲，田子华（南京航空航天大学材料科学与工程系南京２１００１６）（江苏省植物保护总站南京）关键词　废水，营养污染物，吸附，再利用本文介绍用固体废弃物──粉煤灰为主要原料经物理化学过程制成废水处理剂（其主要成分（％...     

Wastewater treatment by cyclodextrin polymers and noble metal/mesoporous TiO2 photocatalysts

Pollution of water from a wide range of organic pollutants is a serious environmental problem. Conventional water treatment technologies are not very effective for reducing the concentration of these pollutants to a desirable level. The aim of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of two technologies in reducing the pollutant concentration of two wastewater samples. Therefore, cross-linked cyclodextrin (CD) polymers were synthesized and their adsorption capacities were evaluated. An emerging oxidation process using doped TiO₂ was also evaluated. For both technologies, we observed a decrease in the total organic carbon (TOC) content due either to the adsorption of pollutants by CD polymers or to the mineralization of pollutants by photocatalysis.     

生物质炭的制备及其在吸附中的应用

农药、重金属、染料、药物、个人护理品等是水体中常见的污染物,其中一些化合物具有毒性高、难分解、残留期长的特点,易随食物链积累,可危害到人类健康.水中污染物的处理工艺有生物降解、化学氧化、膜过滤法、吸附和光催化降解等,其中吸附法操作简单、效率高、毒副产物少,是去除污染物广泛使用的方法.生物质炭具有高比表面积、高孔隙率以及多种官能团,对多种污染物具有良好吸附作用,在吸附污染物的研究中发挥着重要作用.详细介绍了生物质炭的制备方法、性质及其在污染物吸附中的应用.     

Microanalysis of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Water Samples – Methods and Instruments

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), due to their toxicity and persistence in the environment, are particularly important pollutants. Some of these compounds are mutagens, teratogens or carcinogens, while others are responsible for the degradation of organoleptic parameters such as taste and odour of water. This review focuses on a number of key procedural steps in the analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in water samples. A wide spectrum of techniques for the isolation and preconcentration of the aforementioned pollutants for trace organic analysis by gas chromatography are presented and discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of these techniques are discussed and novel developments are also taken into consideration.     

多孔有机聚合物吸附分离水体系中有机污染物研究和应用进展

有机物对水体的污染严重威胁生态环境安全和人类健康。 如何有效控制和消除水体系中的有机污染物是当前全球性热点问题之一,基于多孔材料的高效吸附是处理水体有机污染的有效方法。 多孔有机聚合物(Porous Organic Polymers,POPs)具有比表面积高、物理化学稳定性好、易修饰等特点,作为新型吸附剂在处理水体系有机污染方面具有广阔的应用前景。 本文综述了近10年来新型多孔有机聚合物对水体系中有机溶剂、农药与杀虫剂、有机染料等污染物的吸附分离研究进展。     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱法同时测定废水中18种酚类污染物

建立了上清液直接进样-高效液相色谱-串联质谱同时测定废水中18种酚类污染物的分析方法。取5.0 mL水样置于具塞离心管中,加氨水调节pH≥12,摇匀,加入1.0 mL二氯甲烷-正己烷(2: 1, v/v)混合溶液并振摇5 min, 4000 r/min离心5 min,用玻璃针筒抽取上清液并经0.22 μ m聚四氟乙烯滤膜过滤,用甲酸调节水样pH至中性;然后采用Thermo Hypersil ODS柱(100 mm×2.1 mm, 5.0 μ m)分离,以甲醇-0.01 mol/L甲酸铵-甲酸水溶液(pH 4.0)为流动相进行梯度洗脱,流速0.2 mL/min,柱温30℃,进样10 μ L,电喷雾负离子电离(ESI^-)模式、多反应监测(MRM)模式进行检测,外标法定量。18种酚类化合物的峰面积与其质量浓度在一定浓度范围内均呈良好的线性关系(r²≥0.9991),方法检出限为0.10~0.88 μ g/L。测定低、中、高加标浓度的样品,18种酚类化合物的相对标准偏差为2.5%~9.9%(n=6);火工药剂废水与石油化工废水样品中的平均加标回收率为68.7%~118%(n=3)。此方法操作简单,灵敏度高,干扰小,分析速度快,可适用于环境废水中18种酚类污染物的同时分析。     

Sample preparation and analytical methods for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediment

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a large category of ubiquitous persistent environmental pollutants, some of them have strong carcinogenicity to human and animals. These pollutants can easily enter the river through multiple ways including rainfall, dry deposition and water washout, and deposit in the sediment. However, it is easy for them to re-enter the river water and pollute water sources, as well as aquatic animals and plants, bringing potential harm to human health. Therefore, it is requisite to accurately analyze the PAHs in sediment. In this review, the analytical methods of PAHs in sediment, focused on the methods of sample extraction, purification, concentration and determination, are summarized.     

基于色谱-质谱联用的新型有机污染物分析方法与技术

新型有机污染物是目前国内外关注的热点。在发现和分析新型有机污染物方面色谱-质谱联用技术发挥着至关重要的作用。本文对5类新型有机污染物(全氟化合物、药物、饮用水消毒副产物、农药转化产物和新农药、溴化阻燃剂)的主要色谱-质谱联用技术进行了介绍和评价,并对色谱-质谱联用的发展趋势进行了展望。     

Applications of Carbon-Based Materials in Activated Peroxymonosulfate for the Degradation of Organic Pollutants: A Review

In recent years, water pollution has posed a serious threat to aquatic organisms and humans. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) based on activated peroxymonosulfate (PMS) show high oxidation, good selectivity, wide pH range and no secondary pollution in the removal of organic pollutants in water. Carbon-based materials are emerging green catalysts that can effectively activate persulfates to generate radical and non-radical active species to degrade organic pollutants. Compared with transition metal catalysts, carbon-based materials are widely used in SR-AOPs because of their low cost, non-toxicity, acid and alkali resistance, large specific surface area, and scalable surface charge, which can be used for selective control of specific water pollutants. This paper mainly presents several carbon-based materials used to activate PMS, including raw carbon materials and modified carbon materials (heteroatom-doped and metal-doped), analyzes and summarizes the mechanism of activating PMS by carbon-based catalysts, and discusses the influencing factors (temperature, pH, PMS concentration, catalyst concentration, inorganic anions, inorganic cations and dissolved oxygen) in the activation process. Finally, the future challenges and prospects of carbon-based materials in water pollution control are also presented.     

Visible light–driven photoelectrocatalytic semiconductor heterojunction anodes for water treatment applications

Research interest in photoelectrocatalysis or photoelectrochemical oxidation processes for water treatment is on the increase. This is because this method has the ability to abate a wide range of recalcitrant organic pollutants from wastewater. The application of visible or solar light, which has the potential to reduce cost, increase safety, and increase sustainability, is a recent direction in this novel electrochemical technology for water treatment. This review focuses on the use of semiconductor heterojunctions as a way of tuning the photoanode towards visible light activation. The classifications, preparations and various applications of semiconductor heterojunction for the removal of organic pollutants from water in the past two years are presented with concluding remarks and future perspective.     

Needs for reliable analytical methods for monitoring chemical pollutants in surface water under the European Water Framework Directive

The state of the art in monitoring chemical pollutants to assess water quality status according to Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the challenges associated with it have been reviewed. The article includes information on environmental quality standards (EQSs) proposed to protect the aquatic environment and humans against hazardous substances and the resulting monitoring requirements. Furthermore, minimum performance criteria for analytical methods and quality assurance issues have been discussed. The result of a survey of existing standard methods with a focus on European (EN) and international standards (ISO) for the analysis of chemical pollutants in water is reported and the applicability of those methods for the purpose of compliance checking with EQSs is examined. Approximately 75% of the 41 hazardous substances for which Europe-wide EQSs have been proposed can be reliably monitored in water with acceptable uncertainty when applying existing standardised methods. Monitoring in water encounters difficulties for some substances, e.g., short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), tributyltin compounds, certain organochlorine pesticides and six-ring PAHs, mainly due to a lack of validated, sufficiently sensitive methods that are applicable in routine laboratory conditions. As WFD requires monitoring of unfiltered samples for organic contaminants more attention needs to be paid to the distribution of chemical pollutants between suspended particulate matter and the liquid phase. Methods allowing complete extraction of organic contaminants from whole water samples are required. From a quality assurance point of view, there is a need to organise interlaboratory comparisons specifically designed to the requirements of WFD (concentrations around EQSs, representative water samples) as well as field trials to compare sampling methodologies. Additional analytical challenges may arise when Member States have identified their river basin specific pollutants and after revision of the list of priority substances.     

固相微萃取在水样污染物检测中的应用

固相微萃取是一种具有高灵敏度、回收率和重复性等优点的前处理技术,广泛应用于水中痕量污染物的处理,本文从固相微萃取装置、基本原理及其在水样污染物检测的中应用展开介绍,并以固相微萃取作为主题检索词,利用ISI Web of Knowledge中Web of Science引文数据库,对1998年到2012年间的相关文献进行计量分析。结果表明,固相微萃取主要应用于水样前处理,杀虫剂是主要的富集对象,气相、液相色谱以及质谱是常使用的检测器。     

Organic substances in potable water and in its precursor : Part II. Applications in the area of Zürich

One of the methods described in Part 1 of this work (transferring organic substances from water at room temperature on to an adsorbent filter by a closed-loop air stream) has been applied to various water samples. These include water from Lake Zürich, taken at different depths and under different weather conditions, as well as relatively pure samples of spring, ground and tap water. In a sample of accidentally contaminated water the degree and the (unexpected) source of contamination have been determined, neither of which could be done by commonly used methods. The characteristics and origin of various water pollutants are discussed and concentrations of selected pollutants are given.     

功能化金属有机骨架材料去除饮用水污染物的研究进展

金属有机骨架(MOFs)材料是一类以过渡金属为中心、含杂原子的有机物为配体、通过配位作用形成的周期性网络多孔晶体材料。与其他的多孔材料相比,MOFs配体种类繁多,比表面积极大,孔径大小可调控且具有特殊(饱和或不饱和)的金属位点,在气体存储、催化、吸附与分离等领域有广阔的应用前景。近年来,功能化MOFs对污染物的富集和去除成为学者关注的热点。这是由于通过对MOFs进行功能化修饰,能够改变MOFs的孔径大小、表面带电性质等物化性质,从而实现对目标物更高效的吸附。该文综述了近年来功能化MOFs对饮用水污染物吸附的研究进展,包括饮用水污染物的类型及危害、功能化MOFs的制备方法以及去除饮用水污染物的应用,并对今后的发展前景进行了展望。     

Analysis of Organic Pollutants in Dye Waste Water

There are many noxious, harmful and difficulty biological resolved pollutants in dye waste water which will harm the water environment if it is drained off directly. Analyzing compositions and contents of organic pollutants in dye waste water is the important basis to define the control and harness technology of waste water. In this study, reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography was used to analyze quantitatively waste water of nitrify and reduction stages of 3-Amino-4-methoxyl aniline、waste water of 2, 6- DichIoro-4-nitro-aniline and waste water at upper reaches and below reaches of factory general waste drains in dye chemical plants.     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱法同时测定水中13种有机污染物

以地表水环境质量标准严格控制的特定项目为依据,建立了直接进样-高效液相色谱-串联质谱同时测定水中13种化学性质差异较大的有机污染物的分析方法,这13种有机污染物为乐果、敌敌畏、敌百虫、对硫磷、甲基对硫磷、马拉硫磷、内吸磷、丙烯酰胺、苯胺、联苯胺、甲萘威、微囊藻毒素-LR、阿特拉津。水样经0.22 μm尼龙66滤膜过滤后,采用Kromasil 100-5 C18柱(150 mm×2.1 mm, 5 μm)分离,以甲醇-0.01%甲酸水溶液为流动相进行梯度洗脱,流速0.5 mL/min,柱温40 ℃,电喷雾正离子模式(ESI⁺)电离,多反应监测模式(MRM)进行检测,外标法定量。13种化合物的浓度与其峰面积在一定浓度范围内均呈现良好的线性关系(r≥0.9995),方法检出限为0.02~0.1 μg/L。测定低、中、高浓度的加标样品,13种化合物的相对标准偏差为0.5%~5.0%(n=6),实际样品加标平均回收率为81.2%~112%。此方法灵敏度高、干扰小、分析速度快,可适用于地表水、地下水中这13种有机污染物的同时分析。     

水中有机污染物微观分布的理论模型与方法

考虑实际水体,建立了有机污染物在水中分布的理论模型,用物理化学方法推导出计算污染物在水体中分布的数学方程式和数学解析式.用MNDO方法计算了卤代苯的相对分布值(PN),结果与辛醇-水分配系数实验值相符合.