Integrated bacteria-algal bioreactor for removal of toxic metals in acid mine drainage from iron ore mines

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 100422
Author(s):  
Hrudananda Sahoo ◽  
Dilip Senapati ◽  
Indu Sekhar Thakur ◽  
Umesh Chandra Naik
Keyword(s):  
Acid Mine Drainage ◽  
Toxic Metals ◽  
Iron Ore ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Acid Mine

scholarly journals Selective Removal of As(V) Ions from Acid Mine Drainage Using Polymer Inclusion Membranes

Minerals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 909
Author(s):  
Iwona Zawierucha ◽  
Anna Nowik-Zajac ◽  
Grzegorz Malina
Keyword(s):  
Acid Mine Drainage ◽  
Toxic Metals ◽  
Arsenic Removal ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Environmental Pollutants ◽  
Sulfuric Acid Concentration ◽  
Toxic Metal ◽  
Cellulose Triacetate ◽  
Selective Removal ◽  
Acid Mine

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is globally recognized as one of the environmental pollutants of the priority concern due to high concentrations of toxic metals and sulfates. More rigorous environmental legislation requires exploitation of effective technologies to remove toxic metals from contaminated streams. In view of high selectivity, effectiveness, durability, and low energy demands, the separation of toxic metal ions using immobilized membranes with admixed extractants could ameliorate water quality. Cellulose triacetate based polymer inclusion membranes (PIMs), with extractant and plasticizer, were studied for their ability to transport of As(V) ions from synthetic aqueous leachates. The effects of the type and concentration of extractant, plasticizer content, and sulfuric acid concentration in source phase on the arsenic removal efficiency have been assessed. Under the best of applied conditions, PIM with Cyanex 921 as extractant and o-nitrophenyl octyl ether (o-NPOE) as plasticizer showed high repeatability and excellent transport activity for selective removal of As(V) from AMD.

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