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Modeling as a tool for soil transformation forecasting under technogenic salinization

P.Sh. Sairanova, E.A. Khayrulina, N.V. Mitrakova, N.V. Poroshina
Section: Methodology and research methods. Models and forecasts
The problem of soil salinization is relevant not only for agricultural areas but also for mining, where brines enter the surface as formation water or runoff from sludge storage facilities and salt dumps of mining enterprises. Currently, there is little elaboration of assessment and lack of normative support (MPC, APC) for assessment of technogenic salinisation of soils. The aim of this research is to develop a mathematical model for predicting the transformation of soils affected by technogenic salinization. The research focuses on soils in three types of landscapes, namely eluvial, transitional, and alluvial, located in the area of technogenic salinization. To develop the model, information-logical analysis and soil indicators were employed. These indicators were determined by standard methods. According to the information-logical analysis the sodium adsorption coefficient is the dominant factor of soils’ salinity; descending further: calcium ion content, sulfates content in the soil water extract and the calculated indicators (∆pH and pH) of the salt extract. The model showed that the highest amount of toxic salts is observed when pHKCl ranges from 5.3 to 7.4, sulfate content is above 500 mg/kg, calcium content is above 1000 mg/kg, SAR is above 10, and ∆pH is below 0.5. These indicator values correspond to alluvial soils found in small river valleys; these soils are highly prone to transformation. Using the obtained information-logical model and soil indicators, it is possible to make a forecast of soil transformation under technogenic salinization.
Keywords: information-logical analysis, technogenic salinization, modeling, soil salinization forecast

Article published in number 4 for 2023
DOI: 10.25750/1995-4301-2023-4-052-060
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Development of the methodology for calculating the standards of permissible discharge of liquid industrial wastes taking into account regional peculiarities of water bodies

Y.A. Tunakova, S.V. Novikova, V.S. Valiev, E.V. Baibakova
Section: Methodology and research methods. Models and forecasts
The problem of regulating the discharge of liquid wastes into water bodies is the most urgent task and is carried out on the basis of establishing standards of permissible discharge (SPD). Many authors note that the key problem of setting the SPD is the use of maximum allowable concentrations (MAC) as threshold values, determined without taking into account regional peculiarities of formation of natural water composition and its ability to dilute wastewater. We have proposed the development of the methodology for calculating SPD, based on the condition that ensuring the disposal of liquid wastes at the level of permissible discharge standards will not lead to a change in the water quality class determined using the specific combinatorial index of water pollution (SCIWP). In the previous publication we have substantiated territorial threshold concentrations (TTC) based on the analysis of long-term data sets of hydrochemical observations, which allow us to take into account regional features of the geochemical background of water bodies, including the content of substances of dual genesis. They also implicitly allow taking into account hydrological and hydrochemical factors that ensure the ability of natural waters to dilute liquid waste effluents. The obtained TTCs are proposed to be used for calculation of permissible concentrations of substances in wastewater instead of MAC. SPD is established by cyclic iteration of TTC values by 10%, with parallel calculation of SCIWP, until the index is transferred to another water quality class. This paper presents the results of approbation of the proposed development of the methodology of SPD calculation for liquid waste from Оpen JSC “Kazan Synthetic Rubber Plant” discharged into the Volga River. The obtained calculation results make more stringent requirements to the value of SPD for substances mainly of anthropogenic origin. For some substances of dual genesis, the value of SPD was higher, which allows us to make more adequate requirements to water users for treatment of sewage effluents.
Keywords: liquid industrial waste, discharge, water bodies, regional peculiarities, threshold concentrations, standards of permissible discharge, calculation

Article published in number 4 for 2023
DOI: 10.25750/1995-4301-2023-4-070-077
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Kinetic characteristics of the regenerative utilization process of the spent solution after chemical nickel plating

M.A. Shumilova, N.E. Suksin
Section: Methodology and research methods. Models and forecasts
Galvanic production in terms of the degree of negative impact on the environment occupies a leading position in the global industrial production; therefore, the introduction of regenerative recycling technology is receiving increasing attention. The aim of the present work is to determine the kinetic characteristics of the precipitation reaction in a solution of nickel sulfate with sodium hydroxide to develop a technology for the regeneration utilization of spent solutions of chemical nickel plating (SCNPS).
The object of the study was the spent solution of chemical nickel plating of one of the industrial enterprises of Izhevsk. The experiment was carried out in the temperature range 293–333 K at various concentrations of sodium hydroxide (1.25–2.60 M) and nickel sulfate (0.037–0.06 M).
To determine the order of the reaction, we plot graphs in the coordinates lg w – lg C(Ni) using the experimental data, where w is the reaction rate. The tangent of the slope of the obtained linear dependences with a high degree of approximation (R2 = 0.98) is close to 2, therefore, the order of the reaction of the deposition of SCNPS with sodium hydroxide is second.
With a graphical method for determining the rate constant of a second-order reaction for the dependence 1/С = f(t), the tangent of the slope of the straight line corresponds to the calculated parameter. In the investigated temperature range the rate constant takes values from 5·10-4 to 9·10-4 dm3·mol-1·s-1.
The activation energy of the precipitation reaction, determined by the Arrhenius equation by graphic and calculation methods, is 16.57 kJ·mol-1 and 16.44 kJ·mol-1, respectively. The low values of Ea indicate a weak dependence of the reaction rate on temperature. Consequently, the introduction of the technology for the regeneration utilization of SCNPS will not entail large expenditures of energy resources for heating the reaction masses.
Keywords: spent chemical nickel plating solution, sodium hydroxide, reaction order, reaction rate constant, activation energy
Article published in number 4 for 2023
DOI: 10.25750/1995-4301-2023-4-044-051
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Utilization of industrial wastes for sorption of toxic gases

S.L. Fuks, S.V. Devyaterikova
Section: Ecologization of industry
The purification of exhaust gases of some industries by solid wastes of other enterprises is promising and up-to-date in environmental protection. This paper presents the research results on purification of waste gases from ammonia and benzene by wastes from thermal power engineering (fly ash) and chemical industry (secondary polytetrafluoroethylene).
Operation of heat power industry plants, which are powered by bituminous coal, results in producing fly ash which is to be stored in special ash ponds. Ash ponds occupy large areas and significantly burden the local ecosystem. Using ash in building, sound-absorbing, and heat insulating materials’ production reduces the volumes of ahs ponds. Fly ash can be used as a base for heterogeneous catalysts. Fly ash can also be used in zeolite production and for soil structure improvement. A number of studies provide positive results of wastewater treatment from oil products and heavy metal ions, as well as absorption of air sulfur(IV) oxide.
We propose fly ash using as a sorbent for ammonia adsorbing from exhaust gases in nitric acid and nitrogen fertilizers production. The adsorbate can be applied as a fertilizer for acid soils.
Secondary polytetrafluoroethylene is a co-product of polytetrafluoroethylene production. It can be converted into ultradisperse powder with particle sizes of 0.20–1.35 µm by method of exhaustive fluoridation; the powder applies to a sponge material. The resulting sorbent can be used to extract benzene vapors from the exhaust gases of industries using benzene, for example, as a solvent. Compared to activated carbon, the developed sorbent effectively removes benzene vapors from exhaust gases. Over time, the purification efficiency of heated gases decreases to almost zero. Presumably this is due to liquid benzene fraction condensation on the sorbent surface.
Keywords: fly ash, polytetrafluoroethylene, activated carbon, adsorption, ammonia, benzene

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Article published in number 4 for 2023
DOI: 10.25750/1995-4301-2023-4-110-117
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Russian-Myanmar cooperation in training national personnel in higher education institutions

Hein Thu Aung, D.O. Lemeshev, A.V. Morzhukhin, А.V. Kolesnikov, V.A. Brodsky, I.V. Eremin
Section: Information
This article informs about the friendship and cooperation between the two countries of Russia and Myanmar in the field of international state diplomatic relations, military-technical cooperation and development in the field of training national personnel for the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in higher educational institutions of Russia. The article describes the achievements of MUCTR students from Myanmar in the direction of solving environmental problems in water purification, water treatment, industrial ecology and environmental protection and rational use of natural resources.
Keywords: Russia, Myanmar, cooperation, water treatment, water preparation, in higher educational institutions

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Study of the efficiency of water treatment from ammonium ions by a calcined sorbent from ash-and-slag waste

T.G. Korotkova, A.M. Zakolyukina, S.A. Bushumov
Section: Ecologization of industry
Experimental studies of sorption on water treatment from ammonium ions by a calcined sorbent based on ash-and-slag waste from thermal power engineering have been carried out. The calcined sorbent was obtained by calcining samples of ash-and-slag from coal combustion at the Novocherkassk State District Power Plant at a temperature of 600 оC for 30 min. The sorption capacity of a sorbent with a dose of 2.0 g per 50 mL of a model solution, a stirrer speed of 200 rpm, pH 7, and sorption time from 10 to 180 minutes was studied. The influence of the initial concentration of model solutions with the content of ammonium ions 5, 20, 50 and 100 mg/L on the amount of adsorption and treatment efficiency was studied. The highest treatment efficiency of 60% was obtained for an initial concentration of ammonium ions in a solution of 20 mg/L. Processing of experimental data was carried out according to the models of pseudo-first, pseudo-second-order and intra-particle diffusion kinetics. The best description of the experimental data was obtained using the pseudo-first order model, which has the highest value of the coefficient of determination. The adsorption equilibrium in the system ammonium ions – calcined sorbent was studied for the initial concentration of ammonium ions in solution: 5, 20, 30, 50, 100, 200, 300 mg/L. Processing of experimental data on equilibrium was carried out on the basis of two-parameter adsorption isotherms: Langmuir, Freindlich and Temkin. The value of the coefficient of determination according to the Langmuir isotherm is the largest R2 = 0.9904. Dependences between the cleaning efficiency at adsorption equilibrium and the initial concentration of ammonium ions in solution for the system ammonium ions – calcined sorbent are obtained. With an increase in the initial concentration of ammonium ions in the solution, the treatment efficiency at low initial concentrations increases, and decreases with increasing concentration.
Keywords: treatment efficiency, ammonium ion, sorbent, ash-and-slag waste
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Article published in number 4 for 2023
DOI: 10.25750/1995-4301-2023-4-099-109
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Comprehensive study of the content of biologically active substances in the destruction products of bark-wood waste generated during long-term storage

T.I. Shirshova, I.V. Beshley, K.G. Ufimtsev
Section: Ecologization of industry
The study of the content of biologically active substances in the samples of the bark-wood waste destruction products (BWW) was continued. BWW were taken at a depth of 1 to 27 meters of the bark dump of OJSC Syktyvkar LDK, located in the Forestry microdistrict of Syktyvkar. The hexane-soluble substances content is in ranges from 0.78 to 1.89% of the dry mass of BWW. The minimum content was found in the first (0.24%) and last samples (0.21%) at the minimum and maximum depth, the maximum – in samples at a depth of 3 to 9 m (1.66–1.89%). The variation of the hexane extract (HE) content in BWW’s dry mass depending on the depth of occurrence is not clear.
The HE content in the dry ethyl acetate extract is mainly within 50%. The minimum content was found in the first sample at a depth of up to 1.5 m (34.9%), the maximum in the last sample at a depth of 27.0 m, where it reaches 66% of the dry weight of the ethyl acetate extract.
The analysis of the obtained hexane extracts by thin-layer chromatography showed that the HE contains substances with a mobility coefficient of 0.61, which coincide with dihydroquercetin and some phenolic acids previously detected in ethyl acetate extracts.
Six phenolic compounds were detected by high-performance liquid chromatography in hexane extracts. Protocatechic acid, vanillic acid, trans-p-coumaric acid and its cis isomer were identified by chromatographic and spectral characteristics.
Keywords: bark and wood waste, ethyl acetate extracts, hexane extracts, flavonoids, quercetin, dihydroquercetin, phenolic acids
Article published in number 4 for 2023
DOI: 10.25750/1995-4301-2023-4-091-098
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Application of microbial biotechnologies to eliminate residues of herbicides of imidazolinone and sulfonylurea classes in soil (review)

O.V. Kolotova, E.E. Nefedieva, I.R. Gribust, E.A. Sukhova, E.A. Zvada, V.V. Sheveleva
Section: Theoretical problems of ecology
The review is devoted to the problems of application of modern imidazolinone and ulfonylurea herbicides, as well as to the researches in the field of microbial iotechnology for remediation of contaminated soils. Data on the traits of the influence of residual amounts of herbicides from the classes of imidazolinones and sulfonylureas on target and subsequent crops in crop rotations are given in the article. The problems of monitoring of herbicide residues due to the variety of properties of components and decomposition mechanisms in the soil are shown. Ecological aspects of the influence of imidazolinones and sulfonylureas on soil microbiota and non-target organisms are considered. The results of studies of the biodegradation pathways of herbicide components, as well as conditions that contribute to the acceleration of destructive processes, are presented. The relevance of the search for microorganisms-destructors of imidazolinones and sulfonylureas for the production of biological products is substantiated. Microorganisms of different genera, such as Rhodococcus, Rahnella, Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Methylopila, Ancylobacter, Hansschlegelia, Klebsiella, and Arthrobacter, possess destructive potential against imidazolinones and sulfonylureas. The current data on the development of biological products to eliminate residues of imidazolinones and sulfonylureas in soils to reduce the phytotoxic effect are given.
Keywords: herbicides, imidazolinones, sulfonylureas, soil microflora, biodestruction, microorganisms, biological products, soil remediation

Article published in number 4 for 2023
DOI: 10.25750/1995-4301-2023-4-016-027
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The study of the integral toxicity of oil-contaminated soil

Yu.N. Kurbatov, T.A. Trifonova
Section: Ecotoxicology
The effect of contamination with technical waste oil on the integral toxicity of sod-podzolic sandy loam soil under field experiment conditions was studied. The integral toxicity of the soil aqueous extract was determined using the «Ecolum» bacterial test, which is a luminescent gene-engineered Escherichia coli. Control soil samples show acceptable levels of toxicity. Soils contaminated with 10 or 20 g/kg doses of petroleum products are moderately toxic. The dose of 30 g/kg makes the soil highly toxic for luminescent microorganisms. The hydrocarbon composition of technical waste oil was determined using spectral coefficients obtained by infrared spectrometry. High content – 6.73% – of aromatic hydrocarbons (the most toxic fraction) was revealed. Correlation analysis between the soil toxicity index, the content of oil products, heavy metals (Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb) and the pH of the soil aqueous extract showed a very strong positive correlation between toxicity and zinc content (r = 0.88) and oil products content (r = 0.83) in the soil, as well as a high negative correlation on soil pH (r = –0.61). The phytomass of plants growing on contaminated sites was determined. A very high inverse correlation (r = –0.82) between the content of oil hydrocarbons in the soil and phytomass confirms that soil contamination with an increased dose of oil products reduces the biomass of the aboveground part of plants. A general tendency to displacement of monocots and their replacement by dicots was observed for polluted soils.
Keywords: integrated soil toxicity, waste oil, hydrocarbon composition, heavy metals, phytomass

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Article published in number 4 for 2023
DOI: 10.25750/1995-4301-2023-4-141-150
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Technological solutions and experience of industrial processing of liquid chromium-containing waste

V.А. Brodskiy, A.V. Perfileva, Yu.O. Malkova, А.V. Kolesnikov, N.M. Makarova
Section: Ecologization of industry
Analysis of the list of liquid wastes of hazard classes I and II in the Federal Classification Catalog of waste (FCCW) showed that one of the most common wastes is wastewater, waste technological solutions containing chromium ions(III, VI). This type of waste accounts for up to 15% of the total amount of liquid technogenic waste of hazard classes I and II, formed as a result of the activities of electroplating and chemical enterprises. Hexavalent chromium compounds belong to the class of toxic, extremely dangerous substances, the maximum permissible concentration (MPC) in the water of drinking water bodies for chromium (VI) is 0.05 mg/L. A feature of this type of waste is the increased salt background characteristic of electrolytes used in electroplating industries.
The article presents experimental data, as well as basic technological solutions for the neutralization of chromium-containing wastewater and waste technological solutions. A technological scheme containing four main stages is proposed: reduction of hexavalent chromium, isolation of trivalent chromium from aqueous solutions, separation of accompanying compounds of heavy and non-ferrous metals, filtration post-treatment of the solution. Experimental studies have shown that, depending on the ionic composition of the medium, the efficiency of isolation of trivalent chromium compounds from aqueous solutions by electroflotation varies from 8 to 95%. The introduction of an anionic flocculant makes it possible to increase the degree of extraction to 99% or more.
Keywords: industrial waste, wastewater, chromium(VI), chromium(III), heavy metal ions, technology, dispersed phase, flocculation, electroflotation, filtration

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Article published in number 4 for 2023
DOI: 10.25750/1995-4301-2023-4-125-134
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