[Pollution Characteristics and Enhanced Removal of Organic Phosphorus in Effluent from a Wastewater Treatment Plant].

Given the presence of organic phosphorus (OP) pollution in wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents, contaminant properties and enhanced removal approaches were investigated. The experimental results showed that the respective levels of effluent total phosphorus (TP), PO43--P, Poly-P, and OP were 0.62, 0.22, 0.03, and 0.37 mg·L-1, respectively, for which the ratio of OP reached up to 59.7%. Based on the flow analysis, the proportions of influent PO43--P, Poly-P, and OP changed from 54.4%, 6.3%, and 39.3% to 16.9%, 14.5%, and 68.6% within the effluent. The OP content was positively correlated with the DOC content (R2=0.65), and the average contents of hydrophilic and hydrophobic OP were 0.12 mg·L-1 and 0.31 mg·L-1, respectively. C/P in hydrophobic OP was relatively lower than that in hydrophilic OP, which indicated that the bioavailability of hydrophobic OP was higher. However, the bioavailability of hydrophobic OP was only 20%, which implied that the effluent OP basically consisted of refractory components. A total of 32.6% of OP within the effluent was removed through bioadsorption reactions with activated coke, while the removal of OP was up to 79.1% when 30 mg·L-1 of O3 was applied, which suggested that advanced oxidation was more beneficial for the enhancement of OP removal.

Anionic surfactant micelle-mediated extraction coupled with dispersive magnetic microextraction for the determination of phthalate esters.

A novel and easy two-step microextraction technique combining anionic surfactant coacervation phase (CAP) extraction and dispersive microsolid-phase extraction (D-µ-SPE) was developed for the high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detection to determination of phthalate esters (PEs) in water samples. The method started with the phase separation of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (SDBSA) obtained by adding NaCl, whereas the target analytes were extracted in the CAP. The CAP was then retrieved using diatomaceous earth-supported magnetite nanoparticles. The effects of solution acidity, SDBSA, and electrolyte concentration, extraction time, magnetic material quantity, and elution solvent volume were discussed. Under optimal extraction conditions, the extraction recoveries ranged from 48.6 to 84.8%, and relative standard deviations ranged from 3.9 to 5.7% (n = 10). The detection limits ranged from 0.5 to 5.0 ng mL(-1) for the five PEs. The proposed method was used to determine the five PEs in the water samples and recoveries between 85.7 and 105.5%.

Distortion aberration correction device fabricated with liquid crystal lens array.

A distortion aberration (DA) correction device is fabricated using a liquid crystal lens array (LCLA), which is placed at the intermediate image plane of the optical system. Without voltage, the LCLA does not work, the image is distorted due to the aberration from the optical system; with voltage, the incident light is focused by the LCLA and then the distorted image is corrected. The correction of distorted image by LCLA is attributed to the redirection of the off-axis propagated chief ray approaches the principal point of the lens element.

Edge isolation of transparent conductive polymer (TCP) thin films on flexible substrates using UV laser ablation.

The purpose of this study was to directly use the writing techniques for the complex electrode edge isolation of transparent conductive polymer (TCP) thin films by a nanosecond pulsed UV laser processing system. The processing parameters including the laser pulse energy, the pulse repetition frequency, and the scan speed of galvanometers were examined to ablate the TCP films deposited on polyethylene terephtalate substrates of 188 microm thick. The thickness of TCP films was approximately 20 nm. The laser pulse repetition frequency and the scan speed of galvanometers were applied to calculate the overlapping rate of laser spots and to discuss the patterning region quality. Surface morphology, edge quality, and width and depth of edge isolated patterning structures after laser ablation process were measured by a three-dimensional confocal laser scanning microscope. In addition, the electrical conductivity of ablated TCP films was measured by a four-point probes instrument. After isolated line patterning was formed, the ablated TCP films with a better edge quality were obtained directly when the overlapping rate of laser spots, the scan speed, and the pulse repetition rate were 83.3%, 200 mm/s, and 40 kHz, respectively. The better surface morphology of electrode pattern structures was also obtained when the scan speed and the pulse repetition rate were 500 mm/s and 40 kHz, respectively.

Influence of pretilt angle on disclination lines of liquid crystal lens.

This article investigates the effect of pretilt angle on disclination lines of liquid crystal (LC) lenses. When the pretilt angle of LCs is higher than 7°, the disclination lines are reduced and are moved to the boundary of the LC lens. The disclination lines at the boundary do not influence the focused beam profile of the LC lens. As the pretilt angle of LCs further increases, the disclination lines at the boundary become almost invisible. However, the interference rings become asymmetrical. The response time of an LC lens with a pretilt angle higher than 7° is ∼60% of the conventionally homogeneous LC lens. This value is a result of the decrease in the rotation angle of the LCs and the reduced disclination lines.

[Therapeutic effect of L-ornithine-L-aspartate on liver cirrhosis complicated by hepatic encephalopathy].

OBJECTIVE: To observe the therapeutic effects of L-ornithine-L-aspartate on liver cirrhosis complicated by hepatic encephalopathy. METHODS: Eighty-five patient with liver cirrhosis complicated by hepatic encephalopathy were divided into therapy group (n=45) and control group (n=40). Patients in the control group were treated with routine comprehensive therapy, and those in the therapy group received additional intravenous administration with 40 ml L-ornithine-L-aspartate in 250 ml 10% glucose and saline (once daily, 7 days for a treatment course). RESULTS: L-ornithine-L-aspartase significantly decreased blood ammonia and improved hepatic function (P<0.05 or 0.01). The therapeutic effects of therapy group was better than that of the control group (P<0.05), and no significant side effect was observed in L-ornithine-L-aspartate treatment. CONCLUSION: L-ornithine-L-aspartate is effective for hepatic encephalopathy and has not obvious side effect.