In order to realize resource utilization of industrial tungsten residue and treatment of heavy metal wastewater in mining and metallurgical area of south China,a novel ceramsite was prepared with the main raw material...In order to realize resource utilization of industrial tungsten residue and treatment of heavy metal wastewater in mining and metallurgical area of south China,a novel ceramsite was prepared with the main raw materials of diatomite and tungsten residue.The adsorption behavior of copper ions in solution on the ceramsite was investigated.Results indicated that the surface of the newly-developed ceramsite was rough and porous.There were lots of pores across the ceramsite from inner to outside.MnFe2O4 was one of the main components of the ceramsite.The Cu^2＋adsorption capacity by the ceramsite reached 9.421 mg/g with copper removal efficiency of 94.21%at 303 K,initial Cu^2＋concentration of 100 mg/L and dosage of 0.5 g after 300 min adsorption.With increase of ceramsite dosage,the total adsorption amount of Cu^2＋increased,but the adsorption capacity decreased.The adsorption capacity increased with the increase of solution p H.The isothermal adsorption of Cu^2＋by the ceramsite fitted the Freundlich model better.The adsorption mainly occurred on a heterogeneous surface,and was a favorable process.The adsorption process closely followed the pseudo-second kinetic equation.In initial stage of wastewater treatment,the adsorption process should be controlled mainly by diffusion,and the removal of Cu^2＋can be improved by enhancing agitation.展开更多
Physicochemical properties and leaching behaviors of two typical arsenic-bearing lime?ferrate sludges(ABLFS),waste acid residue(WAR)and calcium arsenate residue(CAR),are comprehensively described.The chemical composit...Physicochemical properties and leaching behaviors of two typical arsenic-bearing lime?ferrate sludges(ABLFS),waste acid residue(WAR)and calcium arsenate residue(CAR),are comprehensively described.The chemical composition,morphological features,phase composition and arsenic occurrence state of WAR and CAR are analyzed by ICP?AES,SEM?EDS,XRD,XPS and chemical phase analysis.The toxicity leaching test and three-stage BCR sequential extraction procedure are utilized to investigate arsenic leaching behaviors.The results show that the contents of arsenic in WAR and CAR are2.5%and21.2%and mainly present in the phases of arsenate and arsenic oxides dispersed uniformly or agglomerated in amorphous particles.The leaching concentrations of arsenic excess119and1063times of TCLP standard regulatory level with leaching rates of47.66%and50.15%for WAR and CAR,respectively.About90%of extracted arsenic is in the form of acid soluble and reducible,which is the reason of high arsenic leaching toxicity and environmental activity of ABLFS.This research provides comprehensive information on harmless disposal of ABLFS from industrial wastewater treatment of lime?ferrate process.展开更多
Arsenic(As)removal from smelting acidic wastewater is an urgent task.The most common method is oxidation of trivalent As(III)to pentavalent As(V)subsequently precipitated by ferric(Fe(III))salts.Foundations of redox b...Arsenic(As)removal from smelting acidic wastewater is an urgent task.The most common method is oxidation of trivalent As(III)to pentavalent As(V)subsequently precipitated by ferric(Fe(III))salts.Foundations of redox behavior and chemical species are of great importance for understanding As removal.In this work,cyclic voltammetry(CV)and UV?Vis spectroscopy were used for laboratory observation;meanwhile HSC and MINTEQ software were employed for theoretical analyses.It is found that As(III)oxidation,a multiple electron transfer reaction,is diffusion-controlled.The oxidation over-potential is very high(about0.9V)in sulfuric acid solutions(pH1.0).In addition,Fe(III)?As(V)complexes are evidenced by UV?Vis spectra and chemical species analyses in series of Fe(III)?As(V)?H2SO4?H2O solutions.Therefore,the Fe(III)and As(V)species distribution against pH values are determined and a newφ?pH diagram with inclusion of Fe?As complexes is consequently compiled based on thermodynamic data predicted by other researchers.展开更多
A greenhouse culture experiment was used to evaluate the effects of antimony(Sb)stress on Ficus tikoua(F.tikoua).Theresults showed that the growth of F.tikoua leaves was significantly inhibited when Sb concentration w...A greenhouse culture experiment was used to evaluate the effects of antimony(Sb)stress on Ficus tikoua(F.tikoua).Theresults showed that the growth of F.tikoua leaves was significantly inhibited when Sb concentration was higher than30μmol/L,andno significantly inhibitory effect of Sb on the roots and stems of F.tikoua was found in all the treatments,implying that leaves weremore sensitive to Sb toxicity than roots and stems.Antimony concentration in the roots was higher than that in the stems and leaves.To reduce reactive oxygen species(ROS)level in the F.tikoua,the activities of superoxide dismutase(SOD),peroxidase(POD)andcatalase(CAT)increased with Sb treatments,but the SOD and CAT were more early active than POD.Although the decrease ofchlorophyll content with high Sb treatments(450μmol/L)was observed at the end of the experiments,the positive impact onchlorophyll content was observed with all the Sb treatments at the early period.No significant difference of the maximum quantumefficiency of PSII and quantum yield of PSII electron transport values with different Sb treatments was observed at the end of thisexperiment,suggesting that the photosynthesis was not inhibited with Sb concentration below450μmol/L.The results implied acertain tolerance to Sb stress for F.tikoua.This meets the essential condition for utilization in Sb contamination environments.展开更多
Zinc leaching residue(ZLR),produced from traditional zinc hydrometallurgy process,is not only a hazardous waste but also a potential valuable solid.The combination of sulfate roasting and water leaching was employed t...Zinc leaching residue(ZLR),produced from traditional zinc hydrometallurgy process,is not only a hazardous waste but also a potential valuable solid.The combination of sulfate roasting and water leaching was employed to recover the valuable metals from ZLR.The ZLR was initially roasted with ferric sulfate at640°C for1h with ferric sulfate/zinc ferrite mole ratio of1.2.In this process,the valuable metals were efficiently transformed into water soluble sulfate,while iron remains as ferric oxide.Thereafter,water leaching was conducted to extract the valuable metals sulfate for recovery.The recovery rates of zinc,manganese,copper,cadmium and iron were92.4%,93.3%,99.3%,91.4%and1.1%,respectively.A leaching toxicity test for ZLR was performed after water leaching.The results indicated that the final residue was effectively detoxified and all of the heavy metal leaching concentrations were under the allowable limit.展开更多
A new hydrometallurgical route for separation and recovery of Cu from Cu-As-bearing copper electrorefining black slime was developed. The proposed process comprised oxidation acid leaching of Cu-As-bearing slime and s...A new hydrometallurgical route for separation and recovery of Cu from Cu-As-bearing copper electrorefining black slime was developed. The proposed process comprised oxidation acid leaching of Cu-As-bearing slime and selective sulfide precipitation of Cu from the leachate. The effects of various process parameters on the leaching and precipitation of Cu and As were investigated. At the first stage, Cu extraction of 95.2% and As extraction of 97.6% were obtained at 80 ℃ after 4 h with initial H2 SO4 concentration of 1.0 mol/L and liquid-to-solid ratio of 10 mL/g. In addition, the leaching kinetics of Cu and As was successfully reproduced by the Avrami model, and the apparent activation energies were found to be 33.6 and 35.1 kJ/mol for the Cu and As leaching reaction, respectively, suggesting a combination of chemical reaction and diffusion control. During the selective sulfide precipitation, about 99.4% Cu was recovered as CuS, while only 0.1% As was precipitated under the optimal conditions using sulfide-to-copper ratio of 2.4:1, time of 1.5 h and temperature of 25 ℃.展开更多
The phosphate-embedded calcium alginate beads were successfully synthesized based on sodium alginate, calcium dihydrogen phosphate and sodium hydrogen carbonate. Scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transformed infra...The phosphate-embedded calcium alginate beads were successfully synthesized based on sodium alginate, calcium dihydrogen phosphate and sodium hydrogen carbonate. Scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were conducted to characterize the morphology and structure of the phosphate-embedded calcium alginate beads. The effects of pH and the initial concentration of the metal ions on Pb(II) and Cd(II) sorption by the beads were investigated. The optimal pH values for Pb(II) and Cd(II) sorption are 4.0 and 5.5, respectively. The optimal initial concentrations of Pb(II) and Cd(II) are 200 mg/L and 25 mg/L, correspondingly, and the removal efficiencies are 94.2% and 80%,respectively. The sorption mechanism is that the heavy metal ions accessed the beads firstly due to the large surface area, combinedwith OH?, and then precipitated with phosphate radical, which was proven by FTIR and XRD. The sorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II) isfitted to Langmuir isotherm model with R2 values of 0.9957 and 0.988, respectively. The sorption capacities of Pb(II) and Cd(II) are263.16 mg/g and 82.64 mg/g, respectively. The results indicate that the phosphate-embedded calcium alginate beads could be appliedto treating Pb(II)/Cd(II)-containing wastewater and it could be implied that the synthesized beads also could be used as a kind of soil ameliorant for remediation of the heavy metal contaminated paddy soil.展开更多
The flotation separation of smithsonite from calcite and quartz using a alkyl diamine ether(GE-609)as the collector was investigated through micro-flotation experiments and the real ore flotation experiments.The resul...The flotation separation of smithsonite from calcite and quartz using a alkyl diamine ether(GE-609)as the collector was investigated through micro-flotation experiments and the real ore flotation experiments.The results show that GE-609exhibits good collecting capability to three minerals without selectivity.The presence of sodium sulfide enhances the flotation of smithsonite and calcite while inhibits quartz.Moreover,both sodium silicate and sodium hexametaphosphate exhibit good selective inhibition to calcite.The real ore test results show that a zinc concentrate containing23.51%Zn with the recovery of71.02%is obtained in the closed-circuit test.To understand the adsorption of GE-609on smithsonite surface,zeta potential measurement and FTIR analysis were carried out,and the results indicate that the collector GE-609can adsorb on smithsonite surface through both electrostatic adsorption and chemical adsorption,and the presence of sodium sulfide enhances the adsorption of GE-609.展开更多
Ammonium pollution becomes severe during mining of ionic rare earth-ores in southern China.As one of the main clayminerals in soils of ionic rare earth mines,halloysite plays an important role in ammonium adsorption.I...Ammonium pollution becomes severe during mining of ionic rare earth-ores in southern China.As one of the main clayminerals in soils of ionic rare earth mines,halloysite plays an important role in ammonium adsorption.In this study,the saturatedadsorption capacity,factors affecting adsorption and adsorption kinetics of halloysite for ammonium were investigated.The resultsindicated that the ammonium adsorption of halloysite was saturated with1.66mg/g at303K,pH of5.6and initial ammoniumconcentration of600mg/L(about half of the actual initial in-situ leaching concentration).When the initial concentration of NH4?-N,pH values and temperatures(288K to313K)increased,the ammonium adsorption capacity of halloysite increased.The ammoniumisothermal adsorption of halloysite matched the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms.The adsorption process of ionic rare earthmining soils for ammonium was favorable.And the adsorption process followed closely the pseudo-second kinetic equation.展开更多
Bioremediation plays an increasingly important role in the remediation of chromium-contaminated soil because it is an environmentally friendly technology. To investigate the Cr(Ⅵ)reduction process by indigenous micro...Bioremediation plays an increasingly important role in the remediation of chromium-contaminated soil because it is an environmentally friendly technology. To investigate the Cr(Ⅵ)reduction process by indigenous microorganisms in soil, a batch of incubation experiments were carried out in a bioreactor under aerobic conditions. The results showed that in the presence of indigenous microorganisms, the Cr(Ⅵ) concentration in the chromium-contaminated soil decreased from 1521.9 to 199.2 mg/kg within 66 h with culture medium addition, while a slight decrease in the Cr(Ⅵ) concentration was found in the sterilized soil,implying that the indigenous microorganisms contributed to the Cr(Ⅵ) reduction. In the microbial remediation process, Cr(Ⅵ)microbial reduction occurred after the reduction of NO3-, Mn4+ and Fe3+ and,before SO42- reduction. The reduction process of Cr(Ⅵ) can be divided into two phases, characterized by the exponential equation model of microbial reduction and the linear equation model of the combined effect of the major ions. It can be concluded that indigenous Cr(Ⅵ)-reducing bacteria have a potential application for in-situ remediation of Cr(Ⅵ)-contaminated soil.展开更多
The influence of oxygen supply mode on the KIVCET (a Russian acronym for flash?cyclone?oxygen?electric?smelting) process was investigated using numerical simulation. The mass rate ratio (MRR) of central oxygen to late...The influence of oxygen supply mode on the KIVCET (a Russian acronym for flash?cyclone?oxygen?electric?smelting) process was investigated using numerical simulation. The mass rate ratio (MRR) of central oxygen to lateral oxygen of the central jet distributor (CJD) burner was defined to express the oxygen supply mode, and the KIVCET process with an MRR ranging from 0.09 to 0.39 was simulated. The results show that there are four efficient reaction regions that correspond to four CJD burners. A higher central oxygen flow improves the mixing between particles and oxygen, thus enhancing reactions and shortening the reaction regions. However, a higher dust rate is induced due to the spread of the particle columns. The optimal MRR for a KIVCET furnace with a smelting capacity of 50000 kg/h is suggested to be 0.31. In this case, the chemical reactions associated with the feed are completed with an acceptable dust rate.展开更多
Copper and arsenic in acidic wastewater were separated by cascade sulfidation followed by replacement of arsenic in theprecipitates by copper in the solution which was realized by recycling precipitates obtained in th...Copper and arsenic in acidic wastewater were separated by cascade sulfidation followed by replacement of arsenic in theprecipitates by copper in the solution which was realized by recycling precipitates obtained in the first stage into the initial solution.The effects of reaction time,temperature and H2S dosage on copper and arsenic removal efficiencies as well as the effects of solid-toliquidratio,time and temperature on the replacement of arsenic by copper were investigated.With20mmol/L H2S at50°C within0.5min,more than80%copper and nearly20%arsenic were precipitated.The separation efficiencies of copper and arsenic werehigher than99%by the replacement reaction between arsenic and copper ions when solid-to-liquid ratio was more than10%at20°Cwithin10min.CuS was the main phases in precipitate in which copper content was63.38%in mass fraction.展开更多
A polymeric hydroxyl ferric phosphate(PHFP)was prepared by using a byproduct of titanium dioxide containing ferrous sulfate and phosphates under alkaline condition.The PHFP was used to immobilize lead(Pb)and cadmium(C...A polymeric hydroxyl ferric phosphate(PHFP)was prepared by using a byproduct of titanium dioxide containing ferrous sulfate and phosphates under alkaline condition.The PHFP was used to immobilize lead(Pb)and cadmium(Cd)in soils.Fourier transform infrared spectra,X-ray diffraction were applied to revealing the characteristics of PHFP,and the modified Tessier sequential extraction and column leaching experiment with simulated acid rain were used to assess the effectiveness of immobilization of Cd and Pb in soils by PHFP.The results showed that PHFP was indeed a polymer with complicated OH-Fe-P structure and consisted of Fe6(OH)5(H2O)4(PO4)4(H2O)2and Fe25(PO4)14(OH)24.Moreover,the removal rates of DTPA-extractable Cd and Pb in soils reached up to33%and45%,and the water-soluble Cd and Pb decreased by56%and58%,respectively,when PHFP was added in soils at4%dosage.In addition,the immobilization of Cd and Pb contributed to transforming water soluble,exchangeable and carbonate-bonded fractions to Fe and Mn oxides-bonded,organic-bonded and residual fractions.Under leaching with simulated acid rain,Cd and Pb release amount in PHFP amended soil declined by53%and52%,respectively,as compared with non-treated soil.The result implied that PHFP had a potential application for the remediation of Cd-and Pb-contaminated soils.展开更多
Scorodite（FeAsO4·2H2O）is the most popular phase for arsenic（As）immobilization while the reductive dissolution of Fe（Ⅲ）to Fe（Ⅱ）will promote As release.In the present study,an equilibrium between Fe（Ⅲ）...Scorodite（FeAsO4·2H2O）is the most popular phase for arsenic（As）immobilization while the reductive dissolution of Fe（Ⅲ）to Fe（Ⅱ）will promote As release.In the present study,an equilibrium between Fe（Ⅲ）and Fe（Ⅱ）was achieved in scorodite preparation system by introducing certain alcohol（methanol,ethanol,isopropanol or tert-butanol）,and thus a new mixed-valent iron arsenate black crystal formulated as Fe（Ⅱ）（5.2）Fe（Ⅲ）（8.8）（HAsO4）4（AsO4）8·H2O was prepared.In comparison with scorodite,the black crystal has higher As content（36.4%,mass fraction）and lower crystal water content（0.73%,mass fraction）.Additionally,the leaching concentration of As can be lower than the threshold value（5 mg/L）regulated by identification standards for hazardous wastes of China（GB 5080.3-2007）.Therefore,this new mixed-valent iron arsenate crystal could be classified as a non-hazardous and promising As-bearing phase in environmental applications.展开更多
A simple and effective method has been developed to reflect the growth of bacteria CH-1via the potential of the solution.The results indicate that during the bacterial cultivation,the biomass increases and the potenti...A simple and effective method has been developed to reflect the growth of bacteria CH-1via the potential of the solution.The results indicate that during the bacterial cultivation,the biomass increases and the potential of the solution decreases over time.The relationship between biomass and potential of the solution could be expressed by the equation with constants of a and b whichare all related to species,batch,number,and growth environment of bacterial.When the initial pH value is10and the initial biomassis6.55×107cell/mL,the correlated equation of the biomass and the potential of the solution could be divided into two segments.Thegrowth of bacteria CH-1is different under various experimental conditions,but the biomass is directly related to the potential of thesolution regardless of the conditions of different initial pH values and bacteria number.展开更多
Arsenic materials have attracted great attention due to their unique properties.However,research concerning iron-arsenic(Fe-As) alloys is very scarce due to the volatility of As at low temperature and the high melting...Arsenic materials have attracted great attention due to their unique properties.However,research concerning iron-arsenic(Fe-As) alloys is very scarce due to the volatility of As at low temperature and the high melting point of Fe.Herein,a new Fe-As alloy was obtained by mechanical alloying(MA) followed by vacuum hot-pressed sintering(VHPS).Moreover,a systematic study was carried out on the microstructural evolution,phase composition,leaching toxicity of As,and physical and mechanical properties of Fe-As alloys with varying weight fractions of As(20%,25%,30%,35%,45%,55%,65%,and 75%).The results showed that pre-alloyed metallic powders(PAMPs) have a fine grain size and specific supersaturated solid solution after MA,which could effectively improve the mechanical properties of Fe-As alloys by VHPS.A high density(> 7.350 g·cm^(-3)),low toxicity,and excellent mechanical properties could be obtained for FeAs alloys sintered via VHPS by adding an appropriate amount of As,which is more valuable than commercial Fe-As products.The Fe-25% As alloy with low toxicity and a relatively high density(7.635 g·cm^(-3)) provides an ultra-high compressive strength(1989.19 MPa),while the Fe-65% As alloy owns the maximum Vickers hardness(HVo.5 899.41).After leaching by the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure(TCLP),these alloys could still maintain good mechanical performance,and the strengthening mechanisms of Fe-As alloys before and after leaching were clarified.Changes in the grain size,micro structure,and phase distribution induced significant differences in the compressive strength and hardness.展开更多
Biological nitrogen removal process could be affected due to the presence of heavy metals owing to their toxicity and accumulation in the sludge.In this study,the impact of Cu2+shock on a long-term nitritation operati...Biological nitrogen removal process could be affected due to the presence of heavy metals owing to their toxicity and accumulation in the sludge.In this study,the impact of Cu2+shock on a long-term nitritation operation was investigated in an air-lift reactor with selfrecirculation.Both the dynamics of microbial community and inhibition kinetics under Cu2+stress were ascertained.The results showed that Cu2+exerted severe inhibition on nitritation performance of an air-lift reactor(ALR)at 25 mg/L.The corresponding NH4+-N removal efficiency decreased to below 50%,which was mainly due to the variation of microbial community structure,especially the inhibition of nitrifiers like Nitrosomonas(the relative abundance decreased from 30%to 1%after Cu2+inhibition).Kinetic parameters were obtained and compared after fitting the Haldane model.The long-term Cu2+stress on the ALR aggravated the ammonium affinity and the resistance to substrate self-inhibition of the nitritation sludge,but reduced the resistance to Cu2+inhibition.Furthermore,Cu2+acted as uncompetitive inhibitor on nitritation process.Our results provide new insights into the nitritation characteristics under long-term Cu2+stress.展开更多
基金Project(51674305)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaKey Project(1602FKDC007)supported by Science and Technology Program of Gansu Province,China+1 种基金Projects(2016YT03N101,2017A090905024)supported by Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Province,ChinaProject(NSFJ2015-K06)supported by Jiangxi University of Science and Technology,China
文摘In order to realize resource utilization of industrial tungsten residue and treatment of heavy metal wastewater in mining and metallurgical area of south China,a novel ceramsite was prepared with the main raw materials of diatomite and tungsten residue.The adsorption behavior of copper ions in solution on the ceramsite was investigated.Results indicated that the surface of the newly-developed ceramsite was rough and porous.There were lots of pores across the ceramsite from inner to outside.MnFe2O4 was one of the main components of the ceramsite.The Cu^2＋adsorption capacity by the ceramsite reached 9.421 mg/g with copper removal efficiency of 94.21%at 303 K,initial Cu^2＋concentration of 100 mg/L and dosage of 0.5 g after 300 min adsorption.With increase of ceramsite dosage,the total adsorption amount of Cu^2＋increased,but the adsorption capacity decreased.The adsorption capacity increased with the increase of solution p H.The isothermal adsorption of Cu^2＋by the ceramsite fitted the Freundlich model better.The adsorption mainly occurred on a heterogeneous surface,and was a favorable process.The adsorption process closely followed the pseudo-second kinetic equation.In initial stage of wastewater treatment,the adsorption process should be controlled mainly by diffusion,and the removal of Cu^2＋can be improved by enhancing agitation.
基金Project(201509050)supported by Special Program on Environmental Protection for Public Welfare,ChinaProjects(51474247,51634010)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2015CX001)supported by Grants from the Project of Innovation-driven Plan in Central South University,China
文摘Physicochemical properties and leaching behaviors of two typical arsenic-bearing lime?ferrate sludges(ABLFS),waste acid residue(WAR)and calcium arsenate residue(CAR),are comprehensively described.The chemical composition,morphological features,phase composition and arsenic occurrence state of WAR and CAR are analyzed by ICP?AES,SEM?EDS,XRD,XPS and chemical phase analysis.The toxicity leaching test and three-stage BCR sequential extraction procedure are utilized to investigate arsenic leaching behaviors.The results show that the contents of arsenic in WAR and CAR are2.5%and21.2%and mainly present in the phases of arsenate and arsenic oxides dispersed uniformly or agglomerated in amorphous particles.The leaching concentrations of arsenic excess119and1063times of TCLP standard regulatory level with leaching rates of47.66%and50.15%for WAR and CAR,respectively.About90%of extracted arsenic is in the form of acid soluble and reducible,which is the reason of high arsenic leaching toxicity and environmental activity of ABLFS.This research provides comprehensive information on harmless disposal of ABLFS from industrial wastewater treatment of lime?ferrate process.
基金Projects (51304251,51374237) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject (201509050) supported by Special Program on Environmental Protection for Public Welfare,China
文摘Arsenic(As)removal from smelting acidic wastewater is an urgent task.The most common method is oxidation of trivalent As(III)to pentavalent As(V)subsequently precipitated by ferric(Fe(III))salts.Foundations of redox behavior and chemical species are of great importance for understanding As removal.In this work,cyclic voltammetry(CV)and UV?Vis spectroscopy were used for laboratory observation;meanwhile HSC and MINTEQ software were employed for theoretical analyses.It is found that As(III)oxidation,a multiple electron transfer reaction,is diffusion-controlled.The oxidation over-potential is very high(about0.9V)in sulfuric acid solutions(pH1.0).In addition,Fe(III)?As(V)complexes are evidenced by UV?Vis spectra and chemical species analyses in series of Fe(III)?As(V)?H2SO4?H2O solutions.Therefore,the Fe(III)and As(V)species distribution against pH values are determined and a newφ?pH diagram with inclusion of Fe?As complexes is consequently compiled based on thermodynamic data predicted by other researchers.
基金Project(2012GS430203-1)supported by Science and Technology Program for Public Wellbeing,China
文摘A greenhouse culture experiment was used to evaluate the effects of antimony(Sb)stress on Ficus tikoua(F.tikoua).Theresults showed that the growth of F.tikoua leaves was significantly inhibited when Sb concentration was higher than30μmol/L,andno significantly inhibitory effect of Sb on the roots and stems of F.tikoua was found in all the treatments,implying that leaves weremore sensitive to Sb toxicity than roots and stems.Antimony concentration in the roots was higher than that in the stems and leaves.To reduce reactive oxygen species(ROS)level in the F.tikoua,the activities of superoxide dismutase(SOD),peroxidase(POD)andcatalase(CAT)increased with Sb treatments,but the SOD and CAT were more early active than POD.Although the decrease ofchlorophyll content with high Sb treatments(450μmol/L)was observed at the end of the experiments,the positive impact onchlorophyll content was observed with all the Sb treatments at the early period.No significant difference of the maximum quantumefficiency of PSII and quantum yield of PSII electron transport values with different Sb treatments was observed at the end of thisexperiment,suggesting that the photosynthesis was not inhibited with Sb concentration below450μmol/L.The results implied acertain tolerance to Sb stress for F.tikoua.This meets the essential condition for utilization in Sb contamination environments.
基金Project(2014FJ1011)supported by Key Project of Science and Technology of Hunan Province,ChinaProject(201509050)supported by Program for Special Scientific Research Projects of National Public Welfare Industry
文摘Zinc leaching residue(ZLR),produced from traditional zinc hydrometallurgy process,is not only a hazardous waste but also a potential valuable solid.The combination of sulfate roasting and water leaching was employed to recover the valuable metals from ZLR.The ZLR was initially roasted with ferric sulfate at640°C for1h with ferric sulfate/zinc ferrite mole ratio of1.2.In this process,the valuable metals were efficiently transformed into water soluble sulfate,while iron remains as ferric oxide.Thereafter,water leaching was conducted to extract the valuable metals sulfate for recovery.The recovery rates of zinc,manganese,copper,cadmium and iron were92.4%,93.3%,99.3%,91.4%and1.1%,respectively.A leaching toxicity test for ZLR was performed after water leaching.The results indicated that the final residue was effectively detoxified and all of the heavy metal leaching concentrations were under the allowable limit.
基金financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51634010,51904354)the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (51825403)+1 种基金the National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFC1900306,2019YFC1907405)Key Research and Development Program of Hunan Province,China (2019SK2291)。
文摘A new hydrometallurgical route for separation and recovery of Cu from Cu-As-bearing copper electrorefining black slime was developed. The proposed process comprised oxidation acid leaching of Cu-As-bearing slime and selective sulfide precipitation of Cu from the leachate. The effects of various process parameters on the leaching and precipitation of Cu and As were investigated. At the first stage, Cu extraction of 95.2% and As extraction of 97.6% were obtained at 80 ℃ after 4 h with initial H2 SO4 concentration of 1.0 mol/L and liquid-to-solid ratio of 10 mL/g. In addition, the leaching kinetics of Cu and As was successfully reproduced by the Avrami model, and the apparent activation energies were found to be 33.6 and 35.1 kJ/mol for the Cu and As leaching reaction, respectively, suggesting a combination of chemical reaction and diffusion control. During the selective sulfide precipitation, about 99.4% Cu was recovered as CuS, while only 0.1% As was precipitated under the optimal conditions using sulfide-to-copper ratio of 2.4:1, time of 1.5 h and temperature of 25 ℃.
基金Project(51504299)supported by the National Science Found for Young Scientists of ChinaProject(2012GS430101)supported by the National Science and Technology Program for Public Wellbeing,China
文摘The phosphate-embedded calcium alginate beads were successfully synthesized based on sodium alginate, calcium dihydrogen phosphate and sodium hydrogen carbonate. Scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were conducted to characterize the morphology and structure of the phosphate-embedded calcium alginate beads. The effects of pH and the initial concentration of the metal ions on Pb(II) and Cd(II) sorption by the beads were investigated. The optimal pH values for Pb(II) and Cd(II) sorption are 4.0 and 5.5, respectively. The optimal initial concentrations of Pb(II) and Cd(II) are 200 mg/L and 25 mg/L, correspondingly, and the removal efficiencies are 94.2% and 80%,respectively. The sorption mechanism is that the heavy metal ions accessed the beads firstly due to the large surface area, combinedwith OH?, and then precipitated with phosphate radical, which was proven by FTIR and XRD. The sorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II) isfitted to Langmuir isotherm model with R2 values of 0.9957 and 0.988, respectively. The sorption capacities of Pb(II) and Cd(II) are263.16 mg/g and 82.64 mg/g, respectively. The results indicate that the phosphate-embedded calcium alginate beads could be appliedto treating Pb(II)/Cd(II)-containing wastewater and it could be implied that the synthesized beads also could be used as a kind of soil ameliorant for remediation of the heavy metal contaminated paddy soil.
基金Project(2016RS2016) supported by Innovation Team of Interface Chemistry of Efficient and Clean Utilization of Complex Mineral Resources,China
文摘The flotation separation of smithsonite from calcite and quartz using a alkyl diamine ether(GE-609)as the collector was investigated through micro-flotation experiments and the real ore flotation experiments.The results show that GE-609exhibits good collecting capability to three minerals without selectivity.The presence of sodium sulfide enhances the flotation of smithsonite and calcite while inhibits quartz.Moreover,both sodium silicate and sodium hexametaphosphate exhibit good selective inhibition to calcite.The real ore test results show that a zinc concentrate containing23.51%Zn with the recovery of71.02%is obtained in the closed-circuit test.To understand the adsorption of GE-609on smithsonite surface,zeta potential measurement and FTIR analysis were carried out,and the results indicate that the collector GE-609can adsorb on smithsonite surface through both electrostatic adsorption and chemical adsorption,and the presence of sodium sulfide enhances the adsorption of GE-609.
基金Project(51674305)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(1602FKDC007)supported by Science and Technology Program of Gansu Province,ChinaProject(NSFJ2015-K06)supported by the Jiangxi University of Science and Technology,China
文摘Ammonium pollution becomes severe during mining of ionic rare earth-ores in southern China.As one of the main clayminerals in soils of ionic rare earth mines,halloysite plays an important role in ammonium adsorption.In this study,the saturatedadsorption capacity,factors affecting adsorption and adsorption kinetics of halloysite for ammonium were investigated.The resultsindicated that the ammonium adsorption of halloysite was saturated with1.66mg/g at303K,pH of5.6and initial ammoniumconcentration of600mg/L(about half of the actual initial in-situ leaching concentration).When the initial concentration of NH4?-N,pH values and temperatures(288K to313K)increased,the ammonium adsorption capacity of halloysite increased.The ammoniumisothermal adsorption of halloysite matched the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms.The adsorption process of ionic rare earthmining soils for ammonium was favorable.And the adsorption process followed closely the pseudo-second kinetic equation.
基金Project(2018SK2044)supported by the Innovation Program of Science&Technology of Hunan Province,ChinaProject(51304250)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Bioremediation plays an increasingly important role in the remediation of chromium-contaminated soil because it is an environmentally friendly technology. To investigate the Cr(Ⅵ)reduction process by indigenous microorganisms in soil, a batch of incubation experiments were carried out in a bioreactor under aerobic conditions. The results showed that in the presence of indigenous microorganisms, the Cr(Ⅵ) concentration in the chromium-contaminated soil decreased from 1521.9 to 199.2 mg/kg within 66 h with culture medium addition, while a slight decrease in the Cr(Ⅵ) concentration was found in the sterilized soil,implying that the indigenous microorganisms contributed to the Cr(Ⅵ) reduction. In the microbial remediation process, Cr(Ⅵ)microbial reduction occurred after the reduction of NO3-, Mn4+ and Fe3+ and,before SO42- reduction. The reduction process of Cr(Ⅵ) can be divided into two phases, characterized by the exponential equation model of microbial reduction and the linear equation model of the combined effect of the major ions. It can be concluded that indigenous Cr(Ⅵ)-reducing bacteria have a potential application for in-situ remediation of Cr(Ⅵ)-contaminated soil.
基金Project(61621062)supported by the Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The influence of oxygen supply mode on the KIVCET (a Russian acronym for flash?cyclone?oxygen?electric?smelting) process was investigated using numerical simulation. The mass rate ratio (MRR) of central oxygen to lateral oxygen of the central jet distributor (CJD) burner was defined to express the oxygen supply mode, and the KIVCET process with an MRR ranging from 0.09 to 0.39 was simulated. The results show that there are four efficient reaction regions that correspond to four CJD burners. A higher central oxygen flow improves the mixing between particles and oxygen, thus enhancing reactions and shortening the reaction regions. However, a higher dust rate is induced due to the spread of the particle columns. The optimal MRR for a KIVCET furnace with a smelting capacity of 50000 kg/h is suggested to be 0.31. In this case, the chemical reactions associated with the feed are completed with an acceptable dust rate.
基金Projects(51304251,51504299)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(201509050)+1 种基金supported by Special Program on Environmental Protection for Public Welfare,ChinaProject(k1502037-31)supported by Key Project of Changsha,China
文摘Copper and arsenic in acidic wastewater were separated by cascade sulfidation followed by replacement of arsenic in theprecipitates by copper in the solution which was realized by recycling precipitates obtained in the first stage into the initial solution.The effects of reaction time,temperature and H2S dosage on copper and arsenic removal efficiencies as well as the effects of solid-toliquidratio,time and temperature on the replacement of arsenic by copper were investigated.With20mmol/L H2S at50°C within0.5min,more than80%copper and nearly20%arsenic were precipitated.The separation efficiencies of copper and arsenic werehigher than99%by the replacement reaction between arsenic and copper ions when solid-to-liquid ratio was more than10%at20°Cwithin10min.CuS was the main phases in precipitate in which copper content was63.38%in mass fraction.
基金Project(2012GS430203)supported by Science and Technology Program for Public Wellbeing,ChinaProject(51504299)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2015WK3016)supported by Science and Technology Program of Hunan Province,China
文摘A polymeric hydroxyl ferric phosphate(PHFP)was prepared by using a byproduct of titanium dioxide containing ferrous sulfate and phosphates under alkaline condition.The PHFP was used to immobilize lead(Pb)and cadmium(Cd)in soils.Fourier transform infrared spectra,X-ray diffraction were applied to revealing the characteristics of PHFP,and the modified Tessier sequential extraction and column leaching experiment with simulated acid rain were used to assess the effectiveness of immobilization of Cd and Pb in soils by PHFP.The results showed that PHFP was indeed a polymer with complicated OH-Fe-P structure and consisted of Fe6(OH)5(H2O)4(PO4)4(H2O)2and Fe25(PO4)14(OH)24.Moreover,the removal rates of DTPA-extractable Cd and Pb in soils reached up to33%and45%,and the water-soluble Cd and Pb decreased by56%and58%,respectively,when PHFP was added in soils at4%dosage.In addition,the immobilization of Cd and Pb contributed to transforming water soluble,exchangeable and carbonate-bonded fractions to Fe and Mn oxides-bonded,organic-bonded and residual fractions.Under leaching with simulated acid rain,Cd and Pb release amount in PHFP amended soil declined by53%and52%,respectively,as compared with non-treated soil.The result implied that PHFP had a potential application for the remediation of Cd-and Pb-contaminated soils.
基金Project(51634010)supported by the Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(51304251)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(201509050)supported by Special Program on Environmental Protection for Public Welfare of China
文摘Scorodite（FeAsO4·2H2O）is the most popular phase for arsenic（As）immobilization while the reductive dissolution of Fe（Ⅲ）to Fe（Ⅱ）will promote As release.In the present study,an equilibrium between Fe（Ⅲ）and Fe（Ⅱ）was achieved in scorodite preparation system by introducing certain alcohol（methanol,ethanol,isopropanol or tert-butanol）,and thus a new mixed-valent iron arsenate black crystal formulated as Fe（Ⅱ）（5.2）Fe（Ⅲ）（8.8）（HAsO4）4（AsO4）8·H2O was prepared.In comparison with scorodite,the black crystal has higher As content（36.4%,mass fraction）and lower crystal water content（0.73%,mass fraction）.Additionally,the leaching concentration of As can be lower than the threshold value（5 mg/L）regulated by identification standards for hazardous wastes of China（GB 5080.3-2007）.Therefore,this new mixed-valent iron arsenate crystal could be classified as a non-hazardous and promising As-bearing phase in environmental applications.
基金Projects(51304251,51504299)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(201509050)supported by Special Program on Environmental Protection for Public Welfare,China
文摘A simple and effective method has been developed to reflect the growth of bacteria CH-1via the potential of the solution.The results indicate that during the bacterial cultivation,the biomass increases and the potential of the solution decreases over time.The relationship between biomass and potential of the solution could be expressed by the equation with constants of a and b whichare all related to species,batch,number,and growth environment of bacterial.When the initial pH value is10and the initial biomassis6.55×107cell/mL,the correlated equation of the biomass and the potential of the solution could be divided into two segments.Thegrowth of bacteria CH-1is different under various experimental conditions,but the biomass is directly related to the potential of thesolution regardless of the conditions of different initial pH values and bacteria number.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.52104406)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (No.2022JJ20074)+1 种基金the Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.52121004)the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Distinguished Young Scholars (No.51825403)。
文摘Arsenic materials have attracted great attention due to their unique properties.However,research concerning iron-arsenic(Fe-As) alloys is very scarce due to the volatility of As at low temperature and the high melting point of Fe.Herein,a new Fe-As alloy was obtained by mechanical alloying(MA) followed by vacuum hot-pressed sintering(VHPS).Moreover,a systematic study was carried out on the microstructural evolution,phase composition,leaching toxicity of As,and physical and mechanical properties of Fe-As alloys with varying weight fractions of As(20%,25%,30%,35%,45%,55%,65%,and 75%).The results showed that pre-alloyed metallic powders(PAMPs) have a fine grain size and specific supersaturated solid solution after MA,which could effectively improve the mechanical properties of Fe-As alloys by VHPS.A high density(> 7.350 g·cm^(-3)),low toxicity,and excellent mechanical properties could be obtained for FeAs alloys sintered via VHPS by adding an appropriate amount of As,which is more valuable than commercial Fe-As products.The Fe-25% As alloy with low toxicity and a relatively high density(7.635 g·cm^(-3)) provides an ultra-high compressive strength(1989.19 MPa),while the Fe-65% As alloy owns the maximum Vickers hardness(HVo.5 899.41).After leaching by the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure(TCLP),these alloys could still maintain good mechanical performance,and the strengthening mechanisms of Fe-As alloys before and after leaching were clarified.Changes in the grain size,micro structure,and phase distribution induced significant differences in the compressive strength and hardness.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51878662,51674305)the Key Project of Science and Technology Program of Hunan Province(No.2017SK2420)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the CentralUniversities of Central South University(No.2017zzts599)supported by the 2017 Huxiang Provincial Scholar Program and the 2018 Distinguished Youth Program of the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(No.2019JJ20033)
文摘Biological nitrogen removal process could be affected due to the presence of heavy metals owing to their toxicity and accumulation in the sludge.In this study,the impact of Cu2+shock on a long-term nitritation operation was investigated in an air-lift reactor with selfrecirculation.Both the dynamics of microbial community and inhibition kinetics under Cu2+stress were ascertained.The results showed that Cu2+exerted severe inhibition on nitritation performance of an air-lift reactor(ALR)at 25 mg/L.The corresponding NH4+-N removal efficiency decreased to below 50%,which was mainly due to the variation of microbial community structure,especially the inhibition of nitrifiers like Nitrosomonas(the relative abundance decreased from 30%to 1%after Cu2+inhibition).Kinetic parameters were obtained and compared after fitting the Haldane model.The long-term Cu2+stress on the ALR aggravated the ammonium affinity and the resistance to substrate self-inhibition of the nitritation sludge,but reduced the resistance to Cu2+inhibition.Furthermore,Cu2+acted as uncompetitive inhibitor on nitritation process.Our results provide new insights into the nitritation characteristics under long-term Cu2+stress.
