Wastewater dissolved organic matter （DOM） from different processing stages of a sewage treatment plant in Xiamen was characterized using fluorescence and absorption spectroscopy. Parallel factor analysis modeling of...Wastewater dissolved organic matter （DOM） from different processing stages of a sewage treatment plant in Xiamen was characterized using fluorescence and absorption spectroscopy. Parallel factor analysis modeling of excitation-emission matrix spectra revealed five fluorescent components occurring in sewage DOM： one protein-like （C1）, three humic-like （C2, C4 and C5） and one xenobiotic-like （C3） components. During the aerated grit chamber and primary sedimentation tank stage, there was only a slight decrease in fluorescence intensity and the absorption coefficient at 350 nm （a 350 ）. During the second aeration stage, high concentration of protein-like and short-wavelength-excited humic-like components were significantly degraded accompanied by significant loss of DOC （80%） and a 350 （30%）, indicating that C1 and C2 were the dominant constituents of sewage DOM. As a result, long-wavelength- excited C4 and C5 became the dominant humic-like components and the DOM molecular size inferred from the variation of spectral slope S （300–650 nm） and specific absorption （a 280 /DOC） increased. Combination use of F max of C1 and the ratio of C1/C5, or a 350 may provide a quantitative indication for the relative amount of raw or treated sewage in aquatic environment.展开更多
Excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy (EEM) has been widely used to elucidate the origin and structure of humic substances in natural environments. Due to its high sensitivity, good selectivity and non-...Excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy (EEM) has been widely used to elucidate the origin and structure of humic substances in natural environments. Due to its high sensitivity, good selectivity and non-destructive advantage, the EEM was applied to characterizing a commercial Fluka humic acid (FHA). The results showed that the EEMs of FHA has several Ex/Em peaks. Ionic strength (0- 0.05 mol/L KClO 4) exerted little effect on the fluorescence properties of FHA, while the concentrations (5-100 mg/L) of FHA and pH (2-12) had significant effects. A red shift in the longer wavelength peak region was observed when the concentrations or pH values increased. The fluorescence intensity increased with increasing pH, but slightly decreased in the case of pH= 5.0. The protonation constants (lgK’ HL) of peak B were calculated to be 3.57 and 3.13, indicating that peak B was due to carboxyl groups. The r (A/B) values range from 0.61 to 2.59. A strong linear relationship between r (A/B) and pH was also observed. This indicates that the fluorescence peaks A and B posses similar inherent fluorescence characteristics.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.40776041,40676046)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(No.2007AA091704)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Fujian Province University
文摘Wastewater dissolved organic matter （DOM） from different processing stages of a sewage treatment plant in Xiamen was characterized using fluorescence and absorption spectroscopy. Parallel factor analysis modeling of excitation-emission matrix spectra revealed five fluorescent components occurring in sewage DOM： one protein-like （C1）, three humic-like （C2, C4 and C5） and one xenobiotic-like （C3） components. During the aerated grit chamber and primary sedimentation tank stage, there was only a slight decrease in fluorescence intensity and the absorption coefficient at 350 nm （a 350 ）. During the second aeration stage, high concentration of protein-like and short-wavelength-excited humic-like components were significantly degraded accompanied by significant loss of DOC （80%） and a 350 （30%）, indicating that C1 and C2 were the dominant constituents of sewage DOM. As a result, long-wavelength- excited C4 and C5 became the dominant humic-like components and the DOM molecular size inferred from the variation of spectral slope S （300–650 nm） and specific absorption （a 280 /DOC） increased. Combination use of F max of C1 and the ratio of C1/C5, or a 350 may provide a quantitative indication for the relative amount of raw or treated sewage in aquatic environment.
文摘Excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy (EEM) has been widely used to elucidate the origin and structure of humic substances in natural environments. Due to its high sensitivity, good selectivity and non-destructive advantage, the EEM was applied to characterizing a commercial Fluka humic acid (FHA). The results showed that the EEMs of FHA has several Ex/Em peaks. Ionic strength (0- 0.05 mol/L KClO 4) exerted little effect on the fluorescence properties of FHA, while the concentrations (5-100 mg/L) of FHA and pH (2-12) had significant effects. A red shift in the longer wavelength peak region was observed when the concentrations or pH values increased. The fluorescence intensity increased with increasing pH, but slightly decreased in the case of pH= 5.0. The protonation constants (lgK’ HL) of peak B were calculated to be 3.57 and 3.13, indicating that peak B was due to carboxyl groups. The r (A/B) values range from 0.61 to 2.59. A strong linear relationship between r (A/B) and pH was also observed. This indicates that the fluorescence peaks A and B posses similar inherent fluorescence characteristics.
