Management of coal mining and coal processing wastes, particularly of high sulfur coals, can generate excessive amounts of sulfate (SO4^2-) and chloride (Cl^-) in mine drainage that are known to negatively impact ...Management of coal mining and coal processing wastes, particularly of high sulfur coals, can generate excessive amounts of sulfate (SO4^2-) and chloride (Cl^-) in mine drainage that are known to negatively impact quality of both surface and ground water. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides guidance to states on allowable SO4^2- and Cl^- discharges from mine sites. This research evaluates the hypothesis that co-disposal of CCPW and FCPW with appropriate compaction can result in improved geochemical and geotechnical environments that will minimize acid mine drainage formation and SO4^2- and Cl^- discharges. Addition of ground limestone (ag-lime) to the mix was also evaluated as a drying agent and for improvement in overall geochemistry by buffering higher pH values within the coal waste. These objectives were to develop and implement innovative concepts for engineered co-management of CCPW and FCPW at coal mining sites. The authors performed long-term field column leaching studies to analyze improvement in SO4^2- and Cl^- in water quality. Requirements for stricter standards in some states led to the need for development of potentially improved environmental practices. This paper presents the overall encouraging results of the field kinetic studies.展开更多
OBJECTIVE:To investigate anti-endotoxin action of four OAs reacted with endotoxin by the LAL assay with KTA.METHODS:Using a incubating kinetic tube reader and kinetic turbidimetric assay(KTA),the concentration-respons...OBJECTIVE:To investigate anti-endotoxin action of four OAs reacted with endotoxin by the LAL assay with KTA.METHODS:Using a incubating kinetic tube reader and kinetic turbidimetric assay(KTA),the concentration-response time curve of endotoxin reacted with limulus amebocyte lysate(LAL) at 37℃ were obtained and the action of four organic acids(OAs) on it were investigated.The four OAs were benzoic acid,salicylic acid,syringic acid and 2-amino-benzoic acid from Radix isatidis.Meanwhile,the temperature variation caused by endotoxin with the four OAs was studied by the rabbit pyrogen test(RPT).RESULTS:It was showed that a low concentration(1 mg/mL) of the four OAs had a little effect of anti-endotoxin,and when the concentrations of the four OAs were 30 mg/mL,the endotoxin was neutralized completely.The relationships between the concentrations of endotoxin and the OAs were all linear with correlation coefficients of greater than 0.9995,indicating that the four OAs all had strong anti-endotoxin action,while syringic acid had the strongest action among the four OAs with IC50 of 12.84 mg/mL.CONCLUSION:The investigations of KTA agreed well with the results obtained by means of RPT.展开更多
文摘Management of coal mining and coal processing wastes, particularly of high sulfur coals, can generate excessive amounts of sulfate (SO4^2-) and chloride (Cl^-) in mine drainage that are known to negatively impact quality of both surface and ground water. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides guidance to states on allowable SO4^2- and Cl^- discharges from mine sites. This research evaluates the hypothesis that co-disposal of CCPW and FCPW with appropriate compaction can result in improved geochemical and geotechnical environments that will minimize acid mine drainage formation and SO4^2- and Cl^- discharges. Addition of ground limestone (ag-lime) to the mix was also evaluated as a drying agent and for improvement in overall geochemistry by buffering higher pH values within the coal waste. These objectives were to develop and implement innovative concepts for engineered co-management of CCPW and FCPW at coal mining sites. The authors performed long-term field column leaching studies to analyze improvement in SO4^2- and Cl^- in water quality. Requirements for stricter standards in some states led to the need for development of potentially improved environmental practices. This paper presents the overall encouraging results of the field kinetic studies.
基金support of Nova of Beijing science and Technology (No. 2010B108)National Natural Science Fond (No. 30701091)
文摘OBJECTIVE:To investigate anti-endotoxin action of four OAs reacted with endotoxin by the LAL assay with KTA.METHODS:Using a incubating kinetic tube reader and kinetic turbidimetric assay(KTA),the concentration-response time curve of endotoxin reacted with limulus amebocyte lysate(LAL) at 37℃ were obtained and the action of four organic acids(OAs) on it were investigated.The four OAs were benzoic acid,salicylic acid,syringic acid and 2-amino-benzoic acid from Radix isatidis.Meanwhile,the temperature variation caused by endotoxin with the four OAs was studied by the rabbit pyrogen test(RPT).RESULTS:It was showed that a low concentration(1 mg/mL) of the four OAs had a little effect of anti-endotoxin,and when the concentrations of the four OAs were 30 mg/mL,the endotoxin was neutralized completely.The relationships between the concentrations of endotoxin and the OAs were all linear with correlation coefficients of greater than 0.9995,indicating that the four OAs all had strong anti-endotoxin action,while syringic acid had the strongest action among the four OAs with IC50 of 12.84 mg/mL.CONCLUSION:The investigations of KTA agreed well with the results obtained by means of RPT.