THE REMOVAL OF MERCURY(II) FROM DILUTE AQUEOUS-SOLUTION BY ACTIVATED CARBON
THE REMOVAL OF MERCURY(II) FROM DILUTE AQUEOUS-SOLUTION BY ACTIVATED CARBON
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DOI:
10.1016/0043-1354(84)90045-9
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
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影响因子:
12.8
通讯作者:
BLANKENSHIP, DW
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作者:
HUANG, CP;BLANKENSHIP, DW
The results of preliminary screening tests comparing the total Hg(II) removal capacity of 11 different brands of commercial activated carbon indicated that a high percent (99-100%) total Hg removal was attained by all types of activated carbon especially at pH 4-5; the percent total Hg(II) removal decreased with pH .**GRAPHIC**. 4-5 except activated carbons Nuchar SA and SN which maintained a relatively high percent (> 90%) total Hg(II) removal capacity at all pH values. Experiments were conducted to reveal the mechanisms of Hg(II) removal by Nuchar SA (a powdered carbon). Total Hg(II) removal was achieved by 2 mechanisms, adsorption and reduction. In order to investigate the kinetics of these 2 reactions, volatilization by bubbling N2 gas at high flow rate was used to remove the Hg(g) product of the reduction reaction. The adsorption and reduction/volatilization reactions were highly pH-dependent; at pH .apprx. < 3-4 or > .apprx. 9-10 the extent of reduction/volatilization reaction superceded the adsorption reaction; in the mid-pH region adsorption reaction dominated total Hg(II) removal. The rate of adsorption reaction was fast, reaching equilibrium in a few minutes; the rate of reduction/volatilization followed a linear .sqroot. t [time] expression. The reduction reaction was more significant with Filtrasorb 400 (H-type carbon) than Nuchar SA (L-type carbon). In the presence of strong chelating agent, EDTA, the total Hg(II) removal decreased due partly to the formation of less adsorbably Hg(II)-EDTA complexes.