Principle and Process of Heavy Metal Removal from Sewage Sludge
Principle and Process of Heavy Metal Removal from Sewage Sludge
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DOI:
10.1021/es990979s
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发表时间:
2000-03
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
S. Yoshizaki;T. Tomida
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作者:
S. Yoshizaki;T. Tomida
The sufficient removal of heavy metals from sewage sludge remains to be achieved. Heavy metals that exist on the cell surfaces of the microorganisms in the sludge seem to be dissolved by acid treatments. This study shows that heavy metals in sewage sludge can be removed easily by treating a sludge filter cake with phosphoric acid containing hydrogen peroxide for 1 h at room temperature. Phosphoric acid of 8% concentration with hydrogen peroxide showed good removal rates of heavy metals comparable to those by 1 N hydrochloric acid. Copper is easily removed from the sludge in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. From the results of the investigation of the solubilities of several copper compounds into phosphoric acid with or without hydrogen peroxide, the copper in the sludge does not exist as copper sulfides, but it seems to exist as copper thiolates containing Cu(I) in biopolymers. In this process, the phosphoric acid used for the removal of heavy metals is almost entirely recovered and is reused. Sewage sl...