Nitrogen and Phosphorus Recovery from Human Urine by Struvite Precipitation and Air Stripping in Vietnam

A “No Mix” sanitation system was installed in a dormitory at the University of CanTho in South Vietnam, with the objective of recycling nutrients from source separated wastewater streams. This paper presents the “Yellow Water” treatment plant and its efficiency in recovering phosphorus and nitrogen from human urine. The pilot plant achieved phosphorus removal efficiencies of 98% with both diluted and undiluted urine. Phosphorus was recovered in the form of struvite, a solid mineral fertilizer with heavy metal concentrations being below the German Fertilizer Regulation's threshold limits. About 110 g of struvite could be generated after one treatment cycle, during which 50 L of urine were processed. Nitrogen removal by air stripping showed best results when circulating the urine for 3 h through the stripping column at a high flow rate (80 L/h). With these settings, more than 90% of the nitrogen could be removed from the urine, and virtually 100% of this nitrogen could be recovered in the form of liquid ammonium sulfate. In the future, treatment costs could be further reduced by making use of the solar energy that is available during daytime in South Vietnam.     

天山托木尔峰地区青冰滩72号冰川表面运动速度特征研究

托木尔峰地区是天山最大的冰川分布区,是阿克苏地区主要水资源补给地.一直以来,该区冰川运动资料空白,严重阻碍了对冰川水资源现状及未来变化评估工作的开展.鉴于以上情况,中国科学院天山冰川站在2008年8月到2009年8月3次开展了对天山托木尔峰青冰滩72号冰川表面运动速度的观测,获得了冰川表面运动速度特征变化状况.结果表明...     

粤北302铀矿床围岩蚀变的地球化学特征和成因研究

以粤北302铀矿床ZK23-2钻孔为研究对象,通过显微镜下薄片鉴定、岩石地球化学和流体包裹体分析等对该矿床的围岩蚀变进行研究。结果表明,302矿床蚀变种类繁多,蚀变类型主要有:碱性长石化、硅化、绢云母化、红化、绿泥石化、绿(褐)帘石化、碳酸盐化、高岭石化等。矿床表现出明显的垂直分带和水平分带特征。从上至下,将ZK23-2划分为4个蚀变带:红化、绢云母化带→硅化、红化、强绢云母化带(铀富集带)→绿泥石化、绢云母化带→弱蚀变或正常花岗岩带。岩石的主量元素、微量元素和稀土元素均规律变化,微量元素分布模式和稀土元素配分模式均与赋矿围岩长江岩体的趋势一致,说明蚀变作用对它们的影响小,致使蚀变岩石基本保持原岩的地球化学特征。各蚀变带包裹体的均一温度均低于220℃,属于中低温热液,惰性气体N2在各蚀变带包裹体中普遍存在,强蚀变带的包裹体气相成分中均含CO2,表明在铀矿的形成过程中,铀的溶解、迁移以及富集成矿作用与CO2气体密切相关并发生在N2环境中。此外,成矿期脉石矿物包裹体的均一温度和压力为正相关的平滑曲线,表明围岩蚀变的分带特征主要是由成矿热液流体的混合作用引起的。     

祁连山老虎沟12号冰川辐射各分量年变化特征

在资料比较稀少的山地冰川进行辐射收支研究对于揭示现代冰川发育的水热条件以及冰川与气候的相互关系具有重要意义.利用祁连山老虎沟12号冰川海拔5 040 m自动气象站资料,分析了2008年10月20日至2009年10月19日的辐射各分童年变化和平均日变化特征,结果表明:整年气温月平均值都高于冰川表面温度,大气是冰川的感热热...     

Mechanisms and Simulation of Accelerated Shrinkage of Continental Glaciers: A Case Study of Urumqi Glacier No. 1 in Eastern Tianshan, Central Asia

Similar to most mountain glaciers in the world, Urumqi Glacier No. 1 (UG1), the best observed glacier in China with continued glaciological and climatological monitoring records of longer than 50 years has experienced an accelerated recession during the past several decades. The purpose of this study is to investigate the acceleration of recession. By taking UG1 as an example, we analyze the generic mechanisms of acceleration of shrinkage of continental mountain glaciers. The results indicate that the accel...     

Spatial Distribution of the Debris Layer on Glaciers of the Tuomuer Peak, Western Tian Shan

This article, based on the field work took place on the zone of Tuomuer (托木尔) Peak, western Tian Shan (天山) during the period May 2008 to September 2009, obtained the spatial distribution of debris layer on the reference glaciers (Glacier No. 72, Glacier No. 74, Tuomuer Glacier) by detailed measurements of debris thickness and ablation rates on glacier and further by Spot-5 (5 m, 2005) high-resolution satellitic image applying remote sensing and geographic information systems approach to research the spatial...     

乌鲁木齐河源1号冰川雪-冰界面含氮离子迁移研究

冰川积累区雪-冰界面附近的化学物质迁移对冰芯记录的形成具有重要意义,为讨论主要含氮离子在这一界面的迁移,本研究基于2004年11月至2006年3月在天山乌鲁木齐河源1号冰川连续采集的64组雪冰样品分析了NO3与NH4+的变化情况.结果表明,雪层底部干季(11月至翌年3月)含氮离子浓度的平均值高于湿季(4-10月)的,而...     

Study on diversity and temporal-spatial characteristics of eukaryotic microorganisms on Glacier No.1 at the Urumqi River Head, Tianshan

Surface snow samples of different altitudes and snow pit samples were collected from Glacier No.1 at the Urumqi River Head, Tianshan. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) was used to examine the diversity and temporal-spatial characteristics of eukaryotic microorganisms with different altitudes and depths. Results show that the eukaryotic microorganisms belong to four kingdoms—Viridiplantae, Fungi, Amoebozoa, and Alveolata. Among them, algae (especially Chlamydomonadales) were the dominant group. The diversity of eukaryotic microorganisms was negatively correlated with altitude and accumulation time, but positively correlated with δ¹⁸O values. These results indicate that temperature is the main factor for the temporal- spatial change of eukaryotic microorganisms, and the diversity of eukaryotic microorganisms could be an index for climate and environmental change.     

阿尔泰可可托海3号脉伟晶岩型稀有金属矿床云母和长石的矿物学研究及意义

可可托海3号脉伟晶岩型稀有金属矿床是阿尔泰造山带产出的规模最大的伟晶岩脉,其完美的同心环状结构分带举世闻名。云母和长石作为3号脉9个结构带的贯通性矿物,由外向内表现不同的结构和成分特征。其中,云母由白云母系列向锂云母系列演化,白云母呈黄-绿色中细粒→白色或绿色中粗粒-巨晶→白色或绿色书状集合体→白色或绿色中粗粒-巨晶,锂云母呈玫瑰紫中细粒鳞片状或楔状集合体,BSE图像下云母表现出成分分带及不平衡和交代结构;长石主要为钾长石和钠长石,及少量斜长石,钾长石主要呈块体产出,钠长石呈细粒→叶片状→薄片状产出。本次研究通过电子探针(EMPA)和激光剥蚀等离子质谱(LA-ICP-MS)获得3号脉各结构带云母和长石的主微量成分。3号脉云母具有高Li(249×10^-6~35932×10^-6)、Rb(1240×10^-6~22825×10^-6)、Cs(35.9×10^-6~13980×10^-6)、Ta(13.3×10^-6~447×10^-6)含量、低K/Rb值(4.23~59.4)和K/Cs值(6.53~2368),钾长石具有低K/Rb值(35.4~1865),且由外向内,随K/Rb值降低,云母的Li、Rb、Cs、F、Ta含量升高,表明3号脉是一个由外向内结晶的分异演化程度较高的伟晶岩脉。另外,连续相邻结构带中云母和长石的主微量成分呈振荡变化,该现象主要受熔体不混溶过程的控制,也受矿物结晶不平衡影响,而熔体不混溶过程也是控制3号脉结构分带的机制之一。外部带(I-IV带)和内部带(V-VIII带)的云母和碱性长石在成分(FeO、Li、Rb、Cs、F、Ta含量和K/Rb值及K/Cs值)和结构(不平衡和交代结构)上具有明显差异,内部带演化程度明显加大,流体组分比例升高,表明体系由以熔体为主的阶段(外部带)进入以熔流体为主相对不稳定的阶段(外部带)。结合野外观察的证据,促使体系在IV带和V带间发生突然转变而进入熔流体阶段的是一个泄压事件。     

贵州马依西二井田煤中硫特征和沉积环境探讨

依据井田地质勘查资料及煤质测试结果,对马依西二井田内可采煤层中硫的特征及与沉积环境的关系进行了探讨。结果表明,区内各煤层煤中硫含量变化较大,自下而上以底部30、29煤为高硫煤,煤中硫分最高可达7.2%,下部19至26为中高硫-高硫煤,17-1煤层为低硫煤,上部3至12-1煤层为中高硫煤;在平面上总体呈东南高、北西低的分布态势。聚煤环境是造成煤中硫差异的主要因素,17-1煤发育于泛滥平原相中,以成煤植物所含的原生硫为主,煤中硫含量低,而其它煤层形成环境因受海水影响较大,存在更多以硫化铁硫为主的次生硫而使硫含量较高。