Innovative developments in the selective removal and reuse of heavy metals from wastewaters

Autor: Wim H. Rulkens, A.H.M. Veeken
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Enviro 2002 and IWA 3rd World Water Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 2002.-[S.l.] : [s.n.], 2002.-Paper e20879a
Water Science and Technology 47 (2003) 10
Water Science and Technology, 47(10), 9-16
ISSN: 0273-1223
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0525
Popis: Sulphide precipitation of heavy metal containing wastewaters results in low effluent concentrations. However, sulphide precipitation is not widely applied in practice because the dosing of sulphide cannot adequately be controlled. A new process was developed where the combination of a sulphide-selective electrode (pS-electrode) and pH electrode controls the sulphide addition. Precipitation experiments were performed on a laboratory-scale in batch and continuous reactor systems with synthetic wastewaters containing Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb or Zn. The response of the pS-electrode during precipitation was unique for each heavy metal and was directly related to the solubility product of the corresponding metal sulphide. The metals were removed to levels
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