[Emission Characteristics of the Catering Industry in Beijing].

The emissions of the catering industry are important sources of air pollution in megacities in China. A total of 41 restaurants in Beijing were selected as the sampling sites to evaluate the contribution of the catering industry to megacity air pollution. The original emissions load of cooking fume, particulate matter, and non-methane hydrocarbon (NMHC) were studied via field tests for different types of restaurants.

Application of multiwalled carbon nanotubes treated by potassium permanganate for determination of trace cadmium prior to flame atomic absorption spectrometry.

In this study we investigated the enrichment ability of oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and established a new method for the determination of trace cadmium in environment with flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The MWCNTs were oxidized by potassium permanganate under appropriate conditions before use as preconcentration packing. Parameters influencing the recoveries of target analytes were optimized.

Rapid determination of phenolic compounds in water samples by alternating-current oscillopolarographic titration.

A rapid, simple and sensitive method was demonstrated for the determination of phenolic compounds in water samples by alternating-current oscillopolarographic titration. With the presence of sulfuric acid, phenol could be transferred into a nitroso-compound by reacting with NaNO2. The titration end-point was obtained by the formation of a sharp cut in the oscillopolarographic with infinitesimal NaNO2 on double platinum electrodes.