Chen, Quanyuan, Luo, Zhou, Hills, Colin, Xue, Gang and Tyrer, Mark (2009) Precipitation of heavy metals from wastewater using simulated flue gas: sequent additions of fly ash, lime and carbon dioxide. Water Research, 43 (10). pp. 2605-2614. ISSN 0043-1354 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2009.03.007)

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Abstract

Lime is a preferred precipitant for the removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater due to its relatively low cost. To reduce heavy metal concentration to an acceptable level for discharge, in this work, fly ash was added as a seed material to enhance lime precipitation and the suspension was exposed to CO2 gas. The fly ash-lime-carbonation treatment increased the particle size of the precipitate and significantly improved sedimentation of sludge and the efficiency of heavy metal removal. The residual concentrations of chromium, copper, lead and zinc in effluents can be reduced to (mg L-1) 0.08, 0.14, 0.03 and 0.45, respectively. Examination of the precipitates by XRD and thermal analysis techniques showed that calcium-heavy metal double hydroxides and carbonates were present. The precipitate agglomerated and hardened naturally, facilitating disposal without the need for additional solidification/stabilization measures prior to landfill. It is suggested that fly ash, lime and CO2, captured directly from flue gas, may have potential as a method for wastewater treatment. This method could allow the ex-situ sequestration of CO2, particularly where flue-gas derived CO2 is available near wastewater treatment facilities. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	[1] Water Research is a journal of the International Water Association (IWA).
Uncontrolled Keywords:	precipitation, double hydroxide, hydroxyl carbonate, carbonation, flue gas, carbon dioxide
Subjects:	T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Q Science > QD Chemistry
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Science (SCI)
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Last Modified:	07 Feb 2020 12:09
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/1555

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