Garden waste is the second largest solid waste in Chinese cities, but the resource utilization rate is less than 5 %. Pyrolysis technology is regarded as a potential solution, but PAHs released during pyrolysis pose serious threats to environmental and human health. To investigate concentration distribution, gas-particle phase distribution characteristics and toxicological risks of PAHs released from pyrolysis, Py-GC/MS was used to conduct pyrolysis on typical garden fallen leaves (leaves of Camphor, Liriodendron and Rhododendron) at 400 °C, 650 °C, and 900 °C, combined with GC/MS. Risks of PAHs released from pyrolysis at different temperatures were evaluated through toxicological models of gas-particle phase distribution, Toxic Equivalent concentration of total PAHs (TEQ), Mutagenic Equivalents of total PAHs (MEQ) and Excess Cancer Risk (ECR). The research showed PAHs released from pyrolysis were significantly temperature-dependent. PAHs were mainly distributed in a coordinated manner between gas-phase and particle-phase (-0.59 ≤logKP≤-0.75), which was not influenced by pyrolysis temperatures. The research determined main contribution of toxicity from pyrolysis of leaves originated from High-Molecular-Weight PAHs (HMW-PAHs), especially Bap, IP and DBA. TEQ and MEQ values increased significantly with pyrolysis temperature rising. Mean TEQ and MEQ values were over 1 × 103 ng/g at 400°C and 3 × 103 ng/g at 900 °C. HMW-PAHs were basically assessed as unacceptable risks by ECR. PAHs characteristics of emission and gas-particle phase distribution and toxicological risk assessment from pyrolysis of typical fallen leaves in East China at different temperatures are provided, offering key bases for improving the pyrolysis process of garden waste.
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