Selective Removal of Toxic Heavy Metals for Metal Mine Remediation

目前，离子交换树脂用于矿井水修复的研究相对不足。虽然上述研究已经实施了用于金属去除的离子交换工艺，但它们要么与其他去除技术结合使用（Feng等人，2000年），要么直接关注通过具有相同功能的树脂去除单一元素（Monteagudo和Ortiz. 2000年）。仍然有机会对树脂进行比较研究，每种树脂都具有不同的功能，目的是从矿井排水中选择性地去除金属。通过对每种树脂进行彻底筛选，并对选定的金属离子的吸附行为进行强有力的建模，希望能够开展工作，为该领域的文献做出重大贡献，并最终为金属矿山关闭后的管理计划提供信息。

Currently, the use of ion exchange resins for mine water remediation remains relatively understudied. While studies such as those presented above have implemented ion exchange processes for metal removal, they have either been used in conjunction with other removal techniques (Feng et al. 2000), or have focussed directly on the removal of a single element by resins with identical functionality (Monteagudo and Ortiz. 2000). There remains an opportunity for the comparative study of resins, each with different functionalities, for the purpose of selective removal of metals from mine drainage. With thorough screening of each resin and robust modelling of adsorption behaviour for select metal ions, it is hoped that work can be produced that will make significant contribution to the literature in the field, and ultimately feed into post-closure management plans for metal mines.