Under the dual pressures of climate change and urbanization, cities in China are experiencing increasingly severe flooding. Using the Yushan Lake area in Ma’anshan City, Anhui Province, as a case study, we employed the InfoWorks Integrated Catchment Management (ICM) hydraulic model to analyze the drainage and flood prevention system of the region and assess the current infrastructure for drainage and flood control. There are 117 pipelines with a return period lower than one year for stormwater and combined sewer systems, accounting for 12.3% of the total number of pipelines. The number of pipelines meeting the one-year but not the three-year return period standard is 700, representing 70.2%. Only 17.5% of the pipelines are capable of handling events exceeding the one-year standard. In simulating a 24 h, 30-year return period rainfall event, the results indicate that floodwater accumulation in the study area is predominantly between 0.15 m and 0.3 m. Most risk areas are classified as low risk, covering an area of 36.398 hectares, followed by medium and high-risk areas, which cover 8.226 hectares and 3.087 hectares, respectively. The Ma’anshan Yushan Lake area has, overall, certain flood control capabilities but faces flood risks during storms with return periods exceeding three years. This research offers valuable insights for improving urban flood management in Ma’anshan City through the development of a stormwater management model for the Yushan Lake area.
13 April 2024 in Separation and Purification Technology
An in situ-generated MnO2@SiO2 colloidal (ISMC) composite was used for the adsorption of Mn2+ ions in water. The adsorption capacity of ISMC at a concentration of 1 mg/L at 25 °C was as high as 3017.97 mg/g for the original concentration of 50 mg/L Mn2+ ions. Material characterization revealed that it is a porous sponge with a fibrous structure with a rough surface, many folds, and abundant pores, and these features provide many adsorption sites, which are conducive to the attachment of Mn2+ ions on its surface. ISMC has an isoelectric point of 3.5, indicating a negative surface charge that favors electrostatic attraction of Mn2⁺ ions. The surface hydroxyl groups provide additional active sites that allow for strong complexation with Mn2⁺ ions. Adsorption conformed to the Freundlich isotherm model (R2 > 0.98), suggesting multilayer adsorption, followed by pseudo-second-order kinetics (R2 > 0.98), with an optimum adsorption time of approximately 12 h. Low temperatures favor physical adsorption, whereas higher temperatures promote chemisorption via hydroxyl group complexation. The adsorption capacity increased with pH, which was attributed to the increased presence of surface hydroxyl groups. These findings highlight the significant potential of ISMCs for cation adsorption in water treatment applications.