The activities of CeO2 nanocubes calcined at different temperatures were tested for catalytic oxidation of o-xylene. Using CeO2 nanocubes as catalysts, complete catalytic oxidation of o-xylene was achieved below 210℃. The CeO2 nanomaterials were characterized by means of BET, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM）. From the TEM images, all CeO2 nanocubes displayed cubic morphology irrespective of calcination temperature. The HRTEM images revealed that these nanocubes were enclosed by reactive {001} planes, which may contribute to the intrinsically catalytic property of o-xylene oxidation. The higher activity of CeO2 nanocubes calcined at 550℃ than those calcined at above 550℃ was attributed to their smaller crystallite size and larger surface area. The influences of reaction conditions were also studied, which found that a higher reaction temperature was necessary for complete catalytic oxidation of o-xylene at higher weight hourly space velocity （WHSV） and o-xylene concentration.
Correlations between raw water characteristics and pH after enhanced coagulation to maximize dissolved organic matter（DOM） removal using four typical coagulants（FeCl3,Al2（SO4）3,polyaluminum chloride（PACl） and high performance polyaluminum chloride（HPAC）） without pH control were investigated.These correlations were analyzed on the basis of the raw water quality and the chemical and physical fractionations of DOM of thirteen Chinese source waters over three seasons.It was found that the final pH after enhanced coagulation for each of the four coagulants was in？uenced by the content of removable DOM（i.e.hydrophobic and higher apparent molecular weight（AMW） DOM）,the alkalinity and the initial pH of raw water.A set of feed-forward semi-empirical models relating the final pH after enhanced coagulation for each of the four coagulants with the raw water characteristics were developed and optimized based on correlation analysis.The established models were preliminarily validated for prediction purposes,and it was found that the deviation between the predicted data and actual data was low.This result demonstrated the potential for the application of these models in practical operation of drinking water treatment plants.
Jiankun XieDongsheng WangJohn van LeeuwenYanmei ZhaoLinan XingChristopher W. K. Chow
Mineral dust comprises a great fraction of the global aerosol loading,but remains the largest uncertainty in predictions of the future climate due to its complexity in composition and physico-chemical properties.In this work,a case study characterizing Asian dust storm particles was conducted by multiple analysis methods,including SEM-EDS,XPS,FT-IR,BET,TPD/mass and Knudsen cell/mass.The morphology,elemental fraction,source distribution,true uptake coefficient for SO 2,and hygroscopic behavior were studied.The major components of Asian dust storm particles are aluminosilicate,SiO 2 and CaCO 3,with organic compounds and inorganic nitrate coated on the surface.It has a low reactivity towards SO 2 with a true uptake coefficient,5.767×10-6,which limits the conversion of SO 2 to sulfate during dust storm periods.The low reactivity also means that the heterogeneous reactions of SO 2 in both dry and humid air conditions have little effect on the hygroscopic behavior of the dust particles.
The contamination of surface and ground water by bentazone has attracted increasing global concern in recent years. We conducted a detailed investigation using MIEX resin to eliminate bentazone from waters. Batch experiments were carried out to evaluate the effect of process parameters, such as retention time, resin amount, and initial pesticide concentration, on removal efficiency of bentazone. Results showed the sorption process was fast and bentazone could be efficiently removed in 30 minutes. The kinetic process of bentazone sorption on MIEX resin was well described by pseudo second-order model and intraparticle diffusion was the rate controlling step. The MIEX resin possessed the highest sorption capacity of 0.2656 mmol/mL for bentazone according to Langmuir fitting, Bentazone is a hydrophobic ionizable organic compound, and both ionic charge and hydrophobic aromatic structure governed the sorption characteristics on MIEX resin. The different removal efficiencies of ionic and non-ionic pesticides, combined with the charge balance equations of bentazone, SO4^2-, NO3- and Cl-, indicated that removal of bentazone using MIEX resin occurred primarily via ion exchange.
