Multifold enhanced synergistic removal of nickel and phosphate by a (N,Fe)-dual-functional bio-sorbent: Mechanism and application.

A novel (N,Fe)-dual-functional biosorbent (N/Fe-DB) capable of efficient synergistic removal of Ni(II) and HPO from aqueous solution was synthesized. The adsorption capacities of Ni(II) and HPO were both remarkably enhanced over 3 times compared with those in single systems. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed that complexation of amino groups and ligand exchange of hydrous ferric oxide in N/Fe-DB played dominant roles.

A Rhodamine-based Dual Chemosensor for the Simultaneous Detection of Fe and Cu.

A Rhodamine-based dual chemosensor L1 for simultaneously detecting Fe and Cu was designed and synthesized. The spectroscopic properties of L1 were analyzed, and its recognition mechanism was speculated. We found that the addition of Fe induced a great fluorescence enhancement, while Cu induced a strong UV-Vis absorption enhancement.

[Photodegradation of Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride in the Aqueous Solution Under UV].

Effects of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride (CIP) initial concentration, Pb (NO3) 2, Cd (NO3) 2, PbCl2 and CdCl2 on the photodegradation of CIP using UV irradiation were investigated. The experiments results showed that UV irradiation could lead to effective removal of CIP, but there was no CIP degradation in dark. The photodegradation rate of CIP reduced with increasing initial concentration under UV irradiation.

A comparative study on the heavy metal solidification/stabilization performance of four chemical solidifying agents in municipal solid waste incineration fly ash.

Investigated in this paper were the content, specification distribution, and risk assessment code (RAC) determination of six targeted heavy metals and potentially toxic metals in fly ashes from a municipal solid waste incinerator in China. Contained in it is a comparison of the solidification/stabilization performance of two novel solidifying agents of sixthio guanidine acid (SGA) and tetrathio bicarbamic acid (TBA) with sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate (SDD) and Na2S, and analysis of their leachability in accordance with TCLP 1311 of the US EPA and the extraction procedures of China (HJ/T 299-2007 and HJ/T300-2007). The total concentration of Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb, Cr, Cd is 37383.

[Natural attenuation of tetracycline in the water of Taihu Lake under different environmental conditions].

Tetracycline (TC) has been widely used in veterinary medicines and disease treatments, and has been discharged into nature system due to manure application. To know the harmfulness of TC residues, and to investigate the natural attenuation of TC under different environmental conditions, simulated attenuation experiments in the presence of light, sediment, Cd (NO3) 2 and Pb(NO3)2 were performed. Results showed that the natural attenuation of TC was not obvious under the sunlight, and the natural attenuation rate of TC in water with unsterilized sediment was greater than that with sterilized sediment.

[Adsorption characteristics of the antibiotic sulfanilamide onto rice husk ash].

Under different conditions of initial rice husk ash (RHA) dosage, oscillating temperature, oscillating frequency and solution pH, the adsorption characteristics of sulfanilamide on RHA with the change of time and its adsorption kinetics were investigated. RHA was characterized by SEM and FTIR before and after sulfanilamide adsorption. The results indicated that the adsorption characteristics of sulfanilamide on RHA was influenced by RHA dosage, oscillating temperature, oscillating frequency and solution pH.

Synthesis of heavy metal chelating agent with four chelating groups of N1,N2,N4,N5-tetrakis(2-mercaptoethyl)benzene-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxamide (TMBTCA) and its application for Cu-containing wastewater.

A novel heavy metal chelating agent, N(1),N(2),N(4),N(5)-tetrakis(2-mercaptoethyl) benzene-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxamide (TMBTCA), was designed with four chelating groups, and a facile one-step synthetic procedure was developed with pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) and cysteamine hydrochloride (CHC) as raw materials by aqueous acylation. The effects of mole ratio of reactants (CHC/PMDA), reaction temperature, and reaction time on the yield of TMBTCA were studied. Its application for Cu-containing wastewater was investigated.

[Effect of different aeration ways on migration and transformation of nitrogen in heavily polluted urban river].

Water and sediment samples were collected from a heavily polluted urban river in the Xianlin University Town of Nanjing. We examined the effects of different aeration ways (aerating to sediments, aerating to water) on migration and transformation of nitrogen, using the indoor experimental method. The results showed that: nitrogen release from sediments in the form of NH4(+) -N that will accumulate under anaerobic conditions with increasing temperature; the maximum accumulation of NH4(+) -N in overlying water showed that aerating to water group < aerating to sediment group < control group and the maximum concentrations reached 9.