Selective Precipitation of Heavy Metals as Controlled by a Sulfide-Selective Electrode

Autor: S. de Vries, Wim H. Rulkens, A. van der Mark, A.H.M. Veeken
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Separation Science and Technology 38 (2003) 1
Separation Science and Technology, 38(1), 1-19
ISSN: 1520-5754
0149-6395
DOI: 10.1081/ss-120016695
Popis: Sulfide precipitation is superior to hydroxide precipitation for removal of heavy metals from wastewaters as it results in lower effluent concentrations and less interference from chelating agents. However, sulfide precipitation is not widely applied in practice because the dosing of sulfide cannot adequately be controlled, and excess sulfide in the effluent is toxic and corrosive. A new process was developed where a sulfide-selective electrode (pS-electrode) controls the sulfide addition. Experiments were performed on lab-scale in batch and continuous systems for synthetic wastewater containing Cd, Cu, Ni, Ph, and Zn. The heavy metals were removed to ppb levels (
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