Cr(VI) and Cu(II) removal from aqueous solution in fixed bed column using rice bran; experimental,statistical and GA modelling

Rice bran, a green and low-cost adsorbent, is used for Chromium (VI) and Copper (II) remotion from its aqueous solution. The influence of different process parameters in a fixed-bed on the removing efficiency has been investigated. The results show that the removal efficiency is higher at a minimum flow rate, low metal ion concentration, and higher bed height. The adsorption studies show that the rice bran has a better affinity to Chromium (VI) than Copper (II). Different kinetic models are used for the prediction of the column performance. This study shows that rice bran could be a potential and eco-friendly adsorbent for chromium (VI) and copper (II) removal and is suitable for developing countries like India. Multiple linear regression and ANN-based genetic algorithm modelling have been applied successfully to predict both metal ions' percentage removal separately.     

废水生物脱氮工艺中N2O排放数学模型研究进展

N_2O是一种重要的温室气体,而污水生物脱氮处理过程是N_2O的潜在产生源之一。随着污水处理量和处理程度的不断提高,N_2O的排放量也将不断增大。建立N_2O排放数学模型对污水生物脱氮系统中N_2O生成机制的深入研究和污水处理行业N_2O削减工艺技术的开发具有重大的理论及实践意义。本文归纳了生物脱氮工艺的原理,系统阐述了生物脱氮工艺中N_2O的生成机理和排放数学模型的类型、建立方法及应用情况。在此基础上,对生物脱氮工艺中N_2O排放数学模型的研究现状和研究方向进行了总结和展望,以期为N_2O排放数学模型的完善、N_2O排放量的削减、污水生物脱氮工艺的优化及污水处理行业的可持续发展提供理论基础和科学依据。     

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。     

高中化学“电负性”的项目式教学*——甲醛的危害与去除

电负性是高中化学选择性必修课程“物质结构与性质”模块的重要概念。本课例采用“项目式教学”的方式,在对“甲醛的危害与去除”的分析、讨论与实验过程中,加深对电负性概念的理解,同时尝试利用电负性分析与预测物质的化学性质,体会电负性概念的使用价值。     

Simultaneous photocatalytic oxidation and adsorption for efficient As(III) removal by magnetic BiOI/γ-Fe2O3 core–shell nanoparticles

Addressing arsenite pollution in groundwater has drawn great attention. It is attractive to pre-oxidize highly mobile As(III) to relatively low-toxic As(V) with a subsequent adsorption separation process. Herein, BiOI anchoring on γ-Fe₂O₃ is performed to synthesize BiOI/γ-Fe₂O₃ core–shell nanoparticles for efficient removal of As(III) via a simultaneous photocatalytic oxidization–adsorption process. The physical and chemical structures of BiOI/γ-Fe₂O₃ are investigated by transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction measurements. The photoluminescence and electron spin resonance (ESR) characterization were employed to ascertain the possible reaction mechanism of visible-light-driven photocatalytic oxidation of As(III). Such BiOI/γ-Fe₂O₃ delivers a superior As(III) removal capability under visible light irradiation with an arsenic removal efficiency of 99.8% within 180 min, higher than those of BiOCl/γ-Fe₂O₃ (81.7%) and BiOBr/γ-Fe₂O₃ (98.9%). The optimal BiOI/γ-Fe₂O₃ (molar ratio of 2:1) is obtained by rationally adjusting the molar ratio of BiOI to γ-Fe₂O₃. The as-synthesized BiOI/γ-Fe₂O₃ performs well in a wide pH range of 2–8. Only coexisting PO₄^3? anions have a significant effect on the As(III) removal. The free radical trapping experiment and ESR results demonstrate that the ?O₂^? and h⁺ are the main active substances for the photocatalytic oxidation of As(III) on BiOI/γ-Fe₂O₃. This work not only gives a novel magnetic core–shell nanoparticle photocatalyst for efficient photocatalytic oxidation and adsorption of As(III) but also offers a new strategy to rationally design BiOX for its related practical applications.     

半导体芯片化学机械抛光过程中材料去除机理研究进展

就国内外关于集成电路芯片化学机械抛光(CMP)材料去除机理研究的现状和进展进行了评述，总结了集成电路芯片常用介电材料二氧化硅以及导电互连材料钨、铝及铜的化学机械抛光研究现状和进展，进而分析了化学机械抛光过程中化学作用同机械作用的协同效应，指出关于芯片化学机械抛光的材料去除机理尚存在争议，因此有必要在CMP研究领域引入原子力显微镜和电化学显微镜等先进分析测试设备和相关技术，以便在深入揭示CMP过程中材料去除机理的基础上，为更好地控制CMP过程和提高CMP效率提供科学依据．     

太阳射电爆发中图像网纹消除的小波NeighShrink方法

绝大多数观测得到的太阳爆发数据中均含有大量的噪声,这给数据的后续处理带来极大的困难。文章分析和研究了NeighShrink阈值函数的特点以及邻域窗口大小的选择依据,在此基础上提出了一种新的小波NeighShrink平方根阈值方法用于图像去噪。首先对太阳爆发灰度图中的每一通道作了规范化处理,在一定程度上去除由于通道间的差异造成的横条纹,然后将预处理后的图像进行小波分解,采用小波Neigh-Shrink平方根阈值函数对其小波系数作阈值处理,最后利用小波反变换恢复图像。实验结果表明该方法可以有效地实现去除干扰、增强有用信息的目的。     

Accurate segmentation of land regions in historical cadastral maps

Historical cadastral maps are valuable sources for historians to study social and economic background of changes in land uses or ownerships. In order to conduct large-scale historical research, it is essential to digitize the cadastral maps. As being established in antiquity, however, they suffer from significant noise artifacts attributed to hand-drawn cartography. In this paper, we propose a novel method of extracting land regions automatically in historical cadastral maps. First, we remove grid reference lines based on the density of the black pixel with the help of the jittering. Then, we remove land owner labels by considering morphological and geometrical characteristics of thinned image. We subsequently reconstruct land boundaries. Finally, the land regions of a user’s interest are modeled by their polygonal approximations. Our segmentation results were compared with manually segmented results and showed that the proposed method extracted the land regions accurately for assisting cadastral mapping in historical research.     

Study on silicon surface oxidation of post-implant resist cleaning

Minimum substrate loss is required for resist strip of high dose, ultra shallow junction implant for source/drain extensions. Silicon surface oxidation of downstream plasma resist strip results in silicon recess of the source/drain extension regions. This paper reports the study of silicon surface oxidation for different resist strip plasma chemistries and the effect of plasma strip process parameters such as power, pressure and temperature on silicon surface oxidation. A good agreement was found between optical ellipsometry, XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) and TEM (transmission electron spectroscopy) for thickness measurement of very thin (<20 Å) oxide grown on silicon surface due to plasma exposure. Selectivity of crust breakthrough and resist removal over silicon oxidation was also discussed in this paper along with dopant loss.     

Changing the adsorption capacity of coal-based honeycomb monoliths for pollutant removal from liquid streams by controlling their porosity

Coal-based honeycomb monoliths extruded using methods developed for ceramic materials have been used to retain methylene blue and p-nitrophenol from aqueous solutions. The influence of the filters’ thermal treatment on their textural properties and performance as adsorbents was examined. Characterization by N₂ physisorption, mercury porosimetry and scanning electron microscopy along with adsorption tests under dynamic conditions suggest that, depending on the pollutant and its initial concentration, it can be more convenient to previously submit the monoliths to a simple carbonization or to an additional activation, with or without preoxidation, as a consequence of their different resulting pore structures. Infrared spectroscopy indicates that their different adsorption behaviour seems not to be related to differences in their surface chemical groups. In addition, axial crushing tests show that the monoliths have an acceptable mechanical resistance for the application investigated.