In this paper, an activated carbon was prepared from Typha orientalis and then treated with KMnO4 and used for the removal of Basic Violet 14 from aqueous solutions. KMnO4 treatment influenced the physicochemical properties of the carbon and improved its adsorption capacity. Adsorption experiments were then conducted with KMnO4-modified activated carbon to study the effects of carbon dosage (250-1500 mg/L), pH (2-10), ion strength (0-0.5 mol/L), temperature, and contact time on the adsorption of Basic Violet 14 from aqueous solutions. The equilibrium data were analyzed by the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms and fitted well with the Langmuir model. The pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, and intraparticle diffusion models were used to evaluate the kinetic data and the pseudo-second-order kinetics was the best with good correlation.

Low cost activated carbon was prepared from Polygonum orientale Linn by phosphoric acid activation. Its ability to remove the basic dyes, malachite green (MG) and rhodamine B (RB) was evaluated. The surface area of P. orientale Linn activated carbon (PLAC) was found to be 1398 m2/g. The effects of experimental parameters such as initial concentration, contact time, pH, ionic strength and temperature on the adsorption were investigated. Alkaline pH was more favorable for MG adsorption, whereas acidic pH was better for RB uptake. Adsorption of dyes on PLAC was weakly dependent on ionic strength. The adsorption kinetics was found to be best represented by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The mechanism of the adsorption process was determined from the intraparticle diffusion model. The equilibrium adsorption data was well described by the Langmuir model. Thermodynamic study showed that the adsorption was a spontaneous, endothermic process.

Constructed wetlands (CWs) are considered to be important sources of nitrous oxide (N2O). In order to investigate the effect of influent COD/N ratio on N2O emission and control excess emission from nitrogen removal, free water surface microcosm wetlands were used and fed with different influent. In addition, the transformation of nitrogen was examined for better understanding of the mechanism of N2O production under different operating COD/N ratios. It was found that N2O emission and the performance of microcosm wetlands were significantly affected by COD/N ratio of wastewater influent. Strong relationships exist between N2O production rate and nitrite (r=0.421, p<0.01). During denitrification process, DO concentration crucially influences N2O production rate. An optimal influent COD/N ratio was obtained by adjusting external carbon sources for most effective N2O emission control and best performance of the CWs in nitrogen removal from wastewater. It is concluded that under the operating condition of COD/N ratio=5, total N2O emission is minimum and the microcosm wetland is most effective in wastewater nitrogen removal.

中国北方地区城市纳污河道内的污染河水具有水量、水质、水温季节性变化大的特点，这给人工湿地污染河水处理系统的持续性运行造成很大困难。通过1a多的连续性运行，对潜流人工湿地污染河水处理系统的可持续运行问题进行了系统研究，年平均水力负荷为15cm/d。结果表明，季节变化对氨氮的去除效果影响很大，夏季氨氮去除效果良好，去除率达70%以上，而冬季水温降低到15V以下时，氨氮去除率降低到30%以下，但季节变化对COD去除效果的影响较小。人工湿地在夏季雨季时期可以承受较大的短期洪水水力冲击负荷，在100cm/d的负荷下，对氨氮和COD的去除率分别可以达到52%和36%。基质脱氢酶活性与温度和污染物去除效果的季节性变化存在一定的正相关关系。

Activated carbon was prepared from cattail by H3PO4 activation. The effects influencing the surface area of the resulting activated carbon followed the sequence of activated temperature > activated time > impregnation ratio > impregnation time. The optimum condition was found at an impregnation ratio of 2.5, an impregnation time of 9 hr, an activated temperature of 500°C, and an activated time of 80 min. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area and average pore size of the activated carbon were 1279 m2/g and 5.585 nm, respectively. A heterogeneous structure in terms of both size and shape was highly developed and widely distributed on the carbon surface. Some groups containing oxygen and phosphorus were formed, and the carboxyl group was the major oxygen-containing functional group. An isotherm equilibrium study was carried out to investigate the adsorption capacity of the activated carbon. The data fit the Langmuir isotherm equation, with maximum monolayer adsorption capacities of 192.30 mg/g for Neutral Red and 196.08 mg/g for Malachite Green. Dye-exhausted carbon could be regenerated effectively by thermal treatment. The results indicated that cattail-derived activated carbon was a promising adsorbent for the removal of cationic dyes from aqueous solutions.