Heavy metals in wastewater: Modelling the hydroxide precipitation of copper(II) from wastewater using lime as the precipitant
- Univ. of Newcastle, New South Wales (Australia). Dept. of Chemistry
The effect of effluent composition (Cl{sup {minus}}, SO{sub 4}{sup 2{minus}} or CO{sub 3}{sup 2{minus}}) on the efficiency of the hydroxide precipitation of Cu(II) modelling lime (CaO) as the precipitant has been predicted using the solubility domain approach and has been experimentally validated. Solubility domains were based on the phases that were found to be solubility-limiting for systems representing potential effluent chemical composition limits. The generated solubility domains generally encompassed the experimentally observed solubilities, thereby providing effluent treatment quality assurance ranges for the hydroxide precipitation process. The presence of gypsum (CaSO{sub 4{center_dot}}2H{sub 2}O) and calcite (CaCO{sub 3}) as secondary precipitates had little effect on the observed residual Cu(II) solubilities, with Cu(II) mobility being governed by the least-soluble kinetically precipitated (rather than thermodynamically favored) phase in the system under study.
- OSTI ID:
- 566315
- Journal Information:
- Waste Management, Vol. 16, Issue 8; Other Information: PBD: 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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