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The hematite precipitation process for removing iron is a technology of less precipitation residue to realize high efficient separation of zinc and iron in hydrometallurgical zinc process. The oxidation hydrolysis precipitation behavior of ferrous sulfate during hematite precipitation for iron removal was studied. The precipitation characteristics and phase characterization of the precipitation product and the effect of time, acidity, temperature, sulfate concentration and the amount of return precipitates as seed crystal on hematite precipitation process for removing iron were investigated. The results show that the hematite precipitation process for removing iron could be controlled. The existence of potassium and sodium ions in the solution will lead to the production of jarosite, which would reduce the iron content of hematite precipitates. And a higher concentration of zinc sulfate is not conducive to hematite precipitation. At a lower temperature, return precipitates as seed crystal could precipitate high-quality hematite. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research on the spatial quantitative evaluation of land use and ecosystem service value in the source region of the Yellow River is of great significance for ensuring the ecological security of the river basin. Taking Maduo County in the source region of the Yellow River as an example, based on a 3 km × 3 km grid unit, the spatial autocorrelation method was applied to construct an evaluation model of ecosystem service value. The spatial autocorrelation pattern characteristics of Maduo County in 2015 was quantitatively evaluated, and the spatial information of ecosystem service value was visually expressed. The results showed that, at the examined grid scale, the area of grasslands with different coverages was large, and water grid area accounted for 42.9% of the total grids and was mainly distributed in the northwest of Maduo County. The construction land showed a "line-like" distribution from northeast to southwest, while the unutilized land was more distributed in southwest and less in northeast. In space, different land use type grids interacted with each other, with positive correlation and cluster distribution. The values of global Moran I and local Moran I of water area was the largest, with strongest spatial aggregation and high local connectivity. The global Moran I and local Moran I values of the construction land were 0.293 and 0.127, respectively, with the weakest spatial autocorrelation and clustering characteristics in a small range. In 2015, ecosystem service value (ESV) of Maduo County was 93.887 billion yuan, the mean ESV across all the grids was 3.20×10 7 yuan, with a maximum of 19.96×10 7 yuan. The water distribution grid had high ESV. On the whole, the ESV distribution pattern in Maduo County had a significant spatial positive correlation, with clustered ESV grids. The ESV grids of different land use types generally showed high-high cluster and low-low cluster, with the spatial pattern of high-low cluster and low-high cluster being sporadic. We proposed several possible strategies of land space planning and use control. First, the water and unused land should adopt a "centralized continuum" protection mode that emphasize the value of ecological spillovers. Second, grasslands with different coverage levels should adopt a "group-type" eco-governance model of primary and secondary division and zoning management. Third, construction land should adopt a small-scale intensive development and utilization model in a "corridor " distribution pattern.

An integrated physical and ecological engineering experiment for ecological remediation was performed at the Maixi River bay in Baihua Reservoir Guizhou Province, China. The results show that eutrophic parameters, such as total nitrogen, total phosphorus, chlorophyll a and chemical oxygen demand from the experimental site (enclosed water) were significantly lower than those of the reference site. The largest differences between the sites were 0.61 mg x L(-1), 0.041 mg x L(-1), 23.06 microg x L(-1), 8.4 mg x L(-1) respectively; experimental site transparency was > 1.50 m which was significantly higher than that of the reference site. The eutrophic index of the experimental site was oligo-trophic and mid-trophic, while the control site was mid-trophic state and eutrophic state. Phytoplankton abundance was 2 125.5 x 10(4) cells x L(-1) in June, 2011 at the control site,but phytoplankton abundance was lower at the experimental site with 33 x 10(4) cells x L(-1). Cyanobacteria dominated phytoplankton biomass at both sites, however the experimental site consisted of a higher proportion of diatoms and dinoflagellates. After more than one year of operation, the ecological engineering technology effectively controlled the occurrence of algae blooms, changed phytoplankton community structure, and controlled the negative impacts of eutrophication. Integrating physical and ecological engineering technology could improve water quality for reservoirs on the Guizhou plateau.