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Continuous bioscorodite crystallization in CSTRs for arsenic removal and disposal
- Source :
- Water Research 46 (2012) 18, Water Research, 46(18), 5883-5892
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2012.
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Abstract
- In CSTRs, ferrous iron was biologically oxidized followed by crystallization of scorodite (FeAsO 4 ·2H 2 O) at pH 1.2 and 72 °C. The CSTRs were fed with 2.8 g L −1 arsenate and 2.4 g L −1 ferrous and operated at an HRT of 40 h, without seed addition or crystal recirculation. Both oxidation and crystallization were stable for periods up to 200 days. The arsenic removal efficiency was higher than 99% at feed Fe/As molar ratios between 1 and 2, resulting in effluents with 29 ± 18 mg As L −1 . Arsenic removal decreased to 40% at feed Fe/As molar ratios between 2 and 5. Microorganisms were not affected by arsenic concentrations up to 2.8 g As 5+ L −1 . The bioscorodite solid yield was 3.2 g/g arsenic removed. Bioscorodite crystals precipitated as aggregates, causing scaling on the glass wall of the reactor. The observed morphology through SE microscopy of the precipitates appeared amorphous but XRD analysis confirmed that these were crystalline scorodite. Arsenic leaching of bioscorodite was 0.4 mg L −1 after 100 days under TCLP conditions, but when jarosite had been co-precipitated leaching was higher at 0.8 g L −1 . The robustness of the continuous process, the high removal efficiency and the very low arsenic leaching rates from bioscorodite sludge make the process very suitable for arsenic removal and disposal.
- Subjects :
- inorganic chemicals
Environmental Engineering
scorodite
Iron
chemistry.chemical_element
precipitation
engineering.material
Arsenicals
Arsenic
Ferrous
law.invention
batch
chemistry.chemical_compound
law
Scorodite
Jarosite
Crystallization
Solubility
Waste Management and Disposal
Water Science and Technology
Civil and Structural Engineering
WIMEK
solubility
Ecological Modeling
Metallurgy
Arsenate
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Models, Theoretical
Pollution
chemistry
kinetics
ferrous iron oxidation
engineering
Environmental Technology
low ph
Milieutechnologie
Leaching (metallurgy)
Nuclear chemistry
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00431354
- Volume :
- 46
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Water Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d0db6bfb72f804b558dc3efbbd850372