Search results for "sulfaatit"
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Utilization of waste sodium sulfate from battery chemical production in neutral electrolytic pickling
2021
Several industrial activities produce metal sulfates, which are controlled by strict limitations for wastewater concentrations of sulfate. One emerging area where these activities occur is the production of lithium-ion battery chemicals in which sodium sulfates are formed because of cathode precursor co-precipitation. Several solutions for sulfate removal exist, but one option is to reuse the sulfate side stream in other processes to increase circular economy and atom efficiency. In this paper, the reuse of sodium sulfate solution in a steel industry pickling solution is considered. Neutral electrolytic pickling experiments were carried out to compare the pickling behavior of the electrolyt…
Risk assessment of gypsum amendment on agricultural fields: Effects of sulfate on riverine biota
2022
Gypsum (CaSO4 ∙ 2H2 O) amendment is a promising way of decreasing the phosphorus loading of arable lands, and of thus preventing aquatic eutrophication. However, in freshwaters with low sulfate concentrations, gypsum-released sulfate may pose a threat to the biota. To assess such risks, we performed a series of sulfate toxicity tests in the laboratory and conducted field surveys. These field surveys were associated with a large-scale pilot exercise involving spreading gypsum on agricultural fields covering 18% of the Savijoki River catchment area. The gypsum amendment in such fields resulted in about fourfold increase in the mean sulfate concentration for a 2-month period, and a transient, …
Sulfate toxicity to early life stages of European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) in soft freshwater
2020
Sulfate occurs naturally in the aquatic environment but its elevated levels can be toxic to aquatic life in freshwater environments. We investigated the toxicity of sulfate in humic, soft freshwater to whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) from fertilization of eggs to hatching i.e. during the critical phases of whitefish early development. Anadromous Kokemäenjoki whitefish eggs and sperm during fertilization, embryos and larvae were exposed in the long-term 175-day incubation to seven different sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) concentrations from 44 to 2 000 mg SO4 L−1. Endpoint variables were the fertilization success, offspring survival and larval growth. Egg fertilization and early embryonic developmen…
Metallimalmikaivosten vesistövaikutukset : esimerkkinä Talvivaaran kaivoksen sulfaatti-, natrium- ja mangaanipäästöt
2013
Mining industry is expanding in Finland and it is expected to become a forerunner in taking environmental issues into account in its processes. Mines often lower the water quality of their surrounding waters and this may lead to salinization and eutrophication for instance. Salinization may be due to dissolved ions in the wastewater, like sulphate and sodium, and may cause the artificial stratification of a lake. Sulphate can also prevent the natural circulation of iron in the sediments, which favors the release of phosphorus and could lead to eutrophication. All impacts cannot be assessed in advance and not enough studies have been made concerning these substances. The Talvivaara mine in S…
Taimenen mädin säilyvyys ja alkioiden kasvu Savijoen kipsinlevitysalueella
2019
Pelloille tehtävän kipsinlevityksen vesistövaikutuksia tutkittiin Helsingin yliopiston ja Suomen ympäristökeskuksen yhteishankkeessa ”SAVE - Saaristomeren vedenlaadun parantaminen peltojen kipsikäsittelyllä”. Hanke oli ympäristöministeriön rahoittama hallituksen kärkihanke. Siinä missä kipsin, eli kalsiumsulfaatin, levitys on vähentänyt pelloilta tulevaa fosforikuormitusta, se on toisaalta nostanut pilottialuetta halkovan Savijoen sulfaattipitoisuuden kolminkertaiseksi. Suuren sulfaattipitoisuuden tiedetään olevan haitallista vesieliöille, kuten kaloille. Näin ollen Jyväskylän yliopisto selvitti kipsinlevityksen vaikutuksia taimenen (Salmo trutta) varhaisten elinvaiheiden säilyvyyteen ja ka…
Effects of bioheapleaching technology utilizing metal mine emissions on fish in boreal freshwaters
2018
Emissions from metal mining activities are known to deteriorate the quality of aquatic habitats and impair the condition and reproductive potential of fish. Metal extraction by biomining methods has been considered to cause fewer emissions, but for example in Finland, the impacts of a bioheapleaching technology utilizing metal mine on the local freshwaters have been substantial. In this thesis, the impacts of the bioheapleaching mine emissions on three native fish species, brown trout (Salmo trutta) European perch (Perca fluviatilis) and whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus pallasi), were investigated. Manganese and sulphate concentrations have been elevated in the mining impacted waters, and in …
Sulfate sensitivity of aquatic organism in soft freshwaters explored by toxicity tests and species sensitivity distribution
2023
Elevated concentrations of sulfate in waterways are observed due to various anthropogenic activities. Elevated levels of sulfate can have harmful effects on aquatic life in freshwaters: sulfate can cause osmotic stress or specific ion toxicity in aquatic organisms, especially in soft waters where Ca2+ and Mg2+ concentrations are low. Formerly, chronic toxicity test data in soft water have been scarce. The chronic and acute sulfate toxicity tests conducted with aquatic organisms from 10 families across various trophic levels in this study multiplied the number of tests conducted in soft freshwater conditions and enabled derivation of the species sensitivity distribution (SSD) and sulfate haz…
Säteilyn aiheuttamat värinmuutokset korkeasaantoisessa massassa
2017
Korkeasaantoisen havusulfaattimassan sähkömagneettisen säteilyn aiheuttama kellastuminen aiheutuu puun natiiveista sekä sulfaattikeiton aikana syntyvistä kromoforeista. Kromoforit ovat kemiallisia rakenteita, jotka absorboivat säteilyä näkyvän valon alueelta, minkä seurauksena syntyy värejä. Kellastumisen aiheutumiseksi kemialliseen rakenteeseen on synnyttävä kromoforisia rakenteita, jotka absorboivat näkyvää valoa sini-viher-alueella. Havupuiden osalta kromoforisia rakenteita esiintyy ligniinissä, uuteaineissa sekä hiilihydraattien johdannaisissa. Lopputyöni kirjallisessa osassa perehdytään havupuiden natiivien sekä sulfaattikeiton aikana syntyvien kromoforien ominaisuuksiin sekä muodostum…
Degradation of Antibiotic Vancomycin by UV Photolysis and Pulsed Corona Discharge Combined with Extrinsic Oxidants
2023
Antibiotics are the most frequently detected pharmaceuticals in the environment creating conditions for the development of resistant genes in bacteria. Degradation and mineralization of glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin (VMN) were examined by UV photolysis, pulsed corona discharge (PCD), and their combinations with extrinsic oxidants, hydrogen peroxide (HP), peroxydisulfate (PDS), and peroxymonosulfate (PMS). Both combinations were effective in VMN degradation and faster at pH 11 than in acidic or neutral media. Combined with the UV photolysis, HP showed a higher oxidation rate than other oxidants, whereas PMS and PDS proved to be more efficient in combinations with PCD. In contrast to low…
Puumateriaalin kemiallinen käyttäytyminen sulfaattikeiton alkalisessa etanoliesikäsittelyssä
2002
Puun alkalisessa kuidutuksessa hiilihydraatit, pääasiassa hemiselluloosat, päätepilkkoutuvat ns. peeling-reaktion mukaisesti, jolloin reaktiotuotteina syntyy ensisijaisesti alifaattisia karboksyylihappoja. Kyseinen reaktio aiheuttaa huomattavia saantotappioita ja heikentää tuotettavan massan laatua. Hiilihydraattiketjun peeling-reaktio voidaan estää muuntamalla ketjun pelkistävä pääteryhmä kemiallisesti esimerkiksi hapettamalla. Tässä tutkimuksessa hiilihydraattien pelkistävän pääteryhmän hapettaminen tehtiin hapella, jonka imeytymistä alkaliseen esikäsittelyliuokseen tehostettiin etanolilisäyksen avulla. Vertailun vuoksi esikäsittelyjä tehtiin myös pelkällä natriumhydroksidillä typpiilmake…