Use of a natural mineral for the removal of copper and nickel from aqueous solutions to reduce heavy metal content of precipitation sludges

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2007-01-01

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Cagın, Volkan
Moralı, Nihan
İmamoğlu, İpek

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A major disadvantage of precipitation removal of heavy metals is the disposal of sludge having a high concentration of heavy metals, sometimes requiring disposal in hazardous waste landfills. A sorption based polishing step using natural sorbents; following precipitation may be feasible to avoid costly disposal of hazardous sludge. This study investigates the applicability of the use of a natural zeolite, namely clinoptilolite, obtained from a Western Anatolian deposit, in removing copper and nickel from aqueous solutions. Maximum achievable capacities were found as 0.31 meq Cu2+/g and 0.32 meq Ni2+/g for as-received, and 0.55 meq Cu2+/g and 0.43 meq Ni2+/g for conditioned clinoptilolite samples, respectively. Use of clinoptilolite for the removal of Cu2+ from precipitation effluents holds more potential for the purpose of meeting discharge standards. Metal removal mechanisms are also investigated via examination of exchangeable cations (Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+) in the aqueous phase.

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Ion-Exchange, Sorption, Kinetics, Equilibrium, Pb2+, Cu2+, Zeolite, Lead, Adsorption, Clinoptilolite

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/54016

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JOURNAL OF RESIDUALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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Department of Environmental Engineering, Article

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V. Cagın, N. Moralı, and İ. İmamoğlu, “Use of a natural mineral for the removal of copper and nickel from aqueous solutions to reduce heavy metal content of precipitation sludges,” JOURNAL OF RESIDUALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, pp. 45–54, 2007, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/54016.