title: Combustion of hazardous biological waste derived from the fermentation of antibiotics using TG-FTIR and Py-GC/MS techniques.
abstract: The combustion characteristics for three kinds of antibiotics residue (AR) materials were investigated by TG-FTIR and Py-GC/MS technique. The TG results indicated that AR combustion involved three stages, and correlation between the H/C atomic ratio of the raw materials and peak temperature of weight loss for the second stage was obtained. The FTIR spectra identified evolving gaseous products as CO2, CH4, HCNO, NH3, HCN, and NO. An AR material with a low H/C ratio promoted the formation of CO2 and HCN, but suppressed the yields of NH3 and CH4. The Py-GC/MS results suggested that abundant volatiles can be produced, including alkenes, benzene, phenols, furans, acid, and heterocyclic-N, nitrile-N and amine-N compounds, and confirmed the FTIR absorption characteristics in the low temperature range. A possible pathway for the AR combustion was also tentatively presented.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP(3)), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Shijun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP(3)), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Xiangdong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Tianjin Fire Research Institute of the Ministry of Public Security, Tianjin 300381, China.
authors.forename: Junsheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Tianjin Fire Research Institute of the Ministry of Public Security, Tianjin 300381, China.
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP(3)), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Yuchen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP(3)), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP(3)), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China. Electronic address: zhangsc@fudan.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shicheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP(3)), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Jianmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D005285:Fermentation; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry; D006256:Hazardous Waste / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*; D017745:Incineration / Q000379:methods; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / Q000379:methods; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005740:Gases; D006256:Hazardous Waste
keywords: Antibiotics residues; Combustion; Hazardous biological waste; Py–GC/MS; TG–FTIR