A cold plasma plume with a highly conductive liquid electrode

A cold dielectric barrier discharge （DBD） plasma plume with one highly conductive liquid electrode has been developed to treat thermally sensitive materials, and its preliminary discharging characteristics have been studied. The averaged electron temperature and density is estimated to be 0.6eV and 1011/cm3, respectively. The length of plasma plume can reach 5cm with helium gas （He）, and the conductivity of the outer electrode affects the plume length obviously. This plasma plume could be touched by bare hand without causing any burning or painful sensation, which may provide potential application for safe aseptic skin care. Moreover, the oxidative particles （e.g., OH, O＊, 03） in the downstream oxygen （02） gas of the plume have been applied to treat the landfill leachate. The results show that the activated 02 gas can degrade the landfill leachate effectively, and the chemical oxygen demand （COD）, conductivity, biochemical oxygen demand （BOD）, and suspended solid （SS） can be decreased by 52%, 57%, 76% and 92%, respectively.     

Determination of volatile fatty acids in landfill leachates by ion-exclusion chromatography

An ion-exclusion chromatographic method with on-line desalinization for the determination of volatile fatty acids in landfill leachates is described. Highly sensitive conductivity detection of the organic acids was achieved by using dilute p-hydroxybenzoic acid solution as an eluent. Interference with mineral acids was reduced by treatment with barium chloride solution prior to desalinization. A silver-loaded cation-exchange guard column for the desalinization was installed in series with the analytical column to avoid the contamination of organic acids. This method features detection limits of 0.01 mg L(-1) formic acid, 0.02 mg L(-1) acetic acid, 0.05 mg L(-1) propionic acid, and 0.1 mg L(-1) butyric acid, respectively, with an injection of 20 microL sample. Application of the on-line desalinization LC method is illustrated for leachate samples from a Japanese sanitary landfill.     

Application of activated carbon in the characterization of nitrogen compounds and phthalates in a landfill leachate

The goal of this work was the development of a methodology based on solid phase extraction (SPE) to characterize nitrogen compounds and phthalates from landfill leachate samples. Activated carbon (AC) was used to extract all the organic compounds from the samples. The samples were collected in Porto Alegre-South Brazil. As the AC used had small particle size, it was impossible to use it in the form of packed cartridges; hence, it had to be applied in a batch mode. The desorption of the organic compounds from the AC was made by sonication with dichloromethane. The extract was analyzed by gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection (GC-MSD). Some aspects of the validation of the methodology were also established. Several nitrogen compounds and phthalates were identified in the samples, proving the efficiency of this method with regard to the selectiveness for these substances.     

Applicability of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis for the treatment of wastewater of different origin

Membrane separations are finding greater use in wastewater treatment because of their efficiency. In order to prove the effectiveness of membrane filtration an applicability study is carried out. Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes are tested under quite different conditions to reduce the chemical oxygen demands (COD) of wastewaters to meet the Council Directive 76/464/EEC release limit. Two kinds of real wastewaters were selected for the investigation. The wastewaters represent extreme different circumstances since the difference between their COD is two orders of magnitude. All of the membranes tested can be applied either to the treatment of wastewater of high COD (pharmaceutical wastewater) or wastewater of low COD (dumpsite leachate), since the different conditions do not change the membrane characteristics. The experimental data show that none of the membranes can decrease the COD to the release limit in one step. However, if two-stage filtrations (nanofiltration followed by reverse osmosis) are accomplished for both of the wastewaters, a total COD reduction of 94% can be achieved. With the application of the two-stage filtration the COD of the wastewater of low COD can be decreased below the release limit but in case of wastewater of the high COD further treatment will be required.      

阴极催化剂对微生物燃料电池性能的影响

以不同载量的MnO_2/rGO和Pt/C修饰阴极电极构建了生物阴极型双室微生物燃料电池(MFC),考察了不同阴极催化剂修饰MFC对其产电性能以及老龄垃圾渗滤液主要污染物去除效果的影响。结果表明,以MnO_2/rGO修饰MFC阴极电极材料,能显著提高MFC产电性能及对老龄垃圾渗滤液中污染物去除效果;输出电压为372 mV,功率密度为194 mW/m~3(是未经催化剂修饰MFC的两倍),内阻为264Ω,化学需氧量(COD)和氨氮(NH_3-N)去除率分别为58.68%和76.64%。当MnO_2/rGO载量为.0 mg/cm~2时,MFC性能与负载Pt/C的MFC性能接近,但构建成本却明显降低。     

Modeling Biogeochemical Processes in Leachate-Contaminated Soils: A Review

During subsurface transport, reactive solutes are subject to a variety of hydrological, physical and biochemical processes. The major hydrological and physical processes include advection, diffusion and hydrodynamic dispersion, and key biochemical processes are aqueous complexation, precipitation/dissolution, adsorption/desorption, microbial reactions, and redox transformations. The addition of strongly reduced landfill leachate to an aquifer may lead to the development of different redox environments depending on factors such as the redox capacities and reactivities of the reduced and oxidised compounds in the leachate and the aquifer. The prevailing redox environment is key to understanding the fate of pollutants in the aquifer. The local hydrogeologic conditions such as hydraulic conductivity, ion exchange capacity, and buffering capacity of the soil are also important in assessing the potential for groundwater pollution. Attenuating processes such as bacterial growth and metal precipitation, which alter soil characteristics, must be considered to correctly assess environmental impact. A multicomponent reactive solute transport model coupled to kinetic biodegradation and precipitation/dissolution model, and geochemical equilibrium model can be used to assess the impact of contaminants leaking from landfills on groundwater quality. The fluid flow model can also be coupled to the transport model to simulate the clogging of soils using a relationship between permeability and change in soil porosity. This paper discusses the different biogeochemical processes occurring in leachate-contaminated soils and the modeling of the transport and fate of organic and inorganic contaminants under such conditions.     

垃圾渗沥液中难降解有机污染物的Fenton混凝处理

垃圾渗沥水;上流式厌氧污泥床;废水处理;垃圾渗沥液中难降解有机污染物的Fenton混凝处理     

电极面积对老龄垃圾渗滤液为底物的微生物燃料电池性能影响

构建生物阴极型双室微生物燃料电池,处理老龄垃圾渗滤液。研究了阳极与阴极面积比值对微生物燃料电池产电能力和对老龄垃圾渗滤液处理效果的影响。结果表明,阳极与阴极面积比为1:2、2:2、2:1的3组生物阴极型微生物燃料电池输出电压分别为408、452、396mV,最大电功率密度分别为145.73、237.65、136.50mW/m³,内阻分别为350、200、400Ω,COD的去除率分别为21.18%、20.20%、22.31%。3组微生物燃料电池运行30d后,垃圾渗滤液中氨氮、硝酸盐氮、亚硝酸盐氮浓度均下降,其中,氨氮去除率分别为80.88%、73.61%和66.17%,其去除效果与产电性能相关。     

Two-step synthesis of ethylene glycol-D6 via isotope exchange of glycolic acid

Tracers can be used to monitor emissions of leachate from landfills in order to detect hydrological pathways and to evaluate environmental pollution. We investigated the stable carbon isotope ratio (δ¹³C–Σ CO ₂) in dissolved inorganic carbon and tritium (³H) in water, in addition to the tracers of pollution commonly found in relatively high concentrations in leachate, such as chloride (Cl), organic matter (COD), nitrogen (total and NH₄–N), iron (Fe), electrical conductivity (EC) and pH. The sampling was performed at seven landfills in the south-eastern part of Norway during a period of 5 years. The objective was to evaluate the potential for tracing leachate in the environment with emphasis on groundwater pollution. By measuring the δ¹³C–Σ CO ₂ in leachates, groundwaters and surface waters, the influence of leachate can be identified. The value of δ¹³C–Σ CO ₂ varied from?5.5 to 25.9 ‰ in leachate, from?25.4 to 14.7 ‰ in groundwater and from?19.7 to?13.1 ‰ in creeks. A comparison of the carbon isotope ratio with COD, EC and the concentrations of total and NH ₄–N, Cl and Fe showed that δ¹³C–Σ CO ₂ is a good tracer for leachate due to higher sensitivity compared to other parameters. The mean concentrations of all the studied parameters were higher in the leachate samples; however, only the carbon isotope ratio showed significant differences between all the groups with strong and middle pollution and samples with low pollution, showing that it can be used as a convenient tracer for leachate in groundwater and surface water. The carbon isotope ratio showed strong correlation between nitrogen, EC and bicarbonate, but not with pH. Tritium was only sporadically found in measureable concentrations and is not considered as a suitable tracer at the sampled locations.     

Use of Experimental Design to Develop a Method for Analysis of 1,3-Dichloropropene Isomers in Water by HS-SPME and GC–ECD

A simple and reliable method has been established for determination of cis and trans-1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-DCP) in water by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) then GC–ECD. An experimental design with two steps was performed to determine the best experimental conditions for extraction of the 1,3-DCP isomers. First, a 2⁶⁻² fractional factorial design was conducted to screen for significant conditions. Second, a central composite design (CCD) was performed to optimise the variables. The best experimental extraction conditions were: polydimethylsiloxane–divinylbenzene (PDMS–DVB)-coated fibre, 20-min extraction time, 12 °C extraction temperature, 300 g L⁻¹ NaCl, and 20 mL headspace volume in 40-mL vial. Under these conditions the method detection limit (MDL) was 0.5 ng L⁻¹ for cis-1,3-DCP and 1.0 ng L⁻¹ for trans-1,3-DCP. The method quantification limit (MQL) was 1.2 ng L⁻¹ for cis-1,3-DCP and 3.0 ng L⁻¹ for trans-1,3-DCP. For both isomers the relative standard deviation (RSD) for analysis of 50 ng L⁻¹ or 0.5 μg L⁻¹ of the isomer mixture was less than 8%. When the proposed method was applied to surface (river) water and tapwater samples from Gipuzkoa province (Spain) the target analytes were not detected. The method was also used to investigate the presence of the isomers in leachates from agricultural soil. A mixed solution was added to samples of two different soils and 1,3-DCP isomers were quantified in leachate obtained from the samples.