Sustainable heavy metal remediation. Volume 2, Case studies /

Sustainable heavy metal remediation. Volume 2, Case studies /

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Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:Environmental chemistry for a sustainable world ; volume 9
Environmental chemistry for a sustainable world ; v. 9.
Subject:
Runoff -- Purification -- Heavy metals removal.
Heavy metals -- Bioaccumulation.
Heavy metals -- Environmental aspects.
Heavy metals -- Bioaccumulation.
Heavy metals -- Environmental aspects.
Runoff -- Purification -- Heavy metals removal.
Electronic book.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11384371
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Varying Form of Title:Case studies
Other authors / contributors:Rene, Eldon R., editor.
Sahinkaya, Erkan, editor.
Lewis, Alison, 1963- editor.
Lens, P. N. L. (Piet N. L.), editor.
ISBN:9783319611464
3319611461
3319611453
9783319611457
9783319611457
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 19, 2017).
Summary:This book presents an assortment of case-studies pertaining to the use of sustainable technologies for heavy metal removal and recovery from mining and metallurgical wastes, construction and demolition wastes, spent catalysts and electronic wastes. Wastewaters from diverse industrial and mining activities have caused pollution problems, but these sectors also serve as a hotspot for metal recovery. Several metal removal technologies based on physical, chemical and biological processes have been successfully implemented in full-scale operation, while metal recovery, which is beneficial for economic and environmental reasons, is still limited due to challenges arising from downstream processing. For instance, microbial recovery (bioleaching) of metals from their ores is an established technology with a number of full-scale applications. Bioleaching of electronic wastes to recover metals is also a highly promising technology with low environmental impact and high cost-effectiveness; yet, this technology is still at its infancy. As the individual chapters of this book focuses on the applications and limitations of different technologies, this book will serve as an excellent resource for chemical engineers, environmental engineers, mining engineers, biotechnologists, graduate students and researchers in these areas.
Other form:Printed edition: 9783319611457
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-61146-4
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Chapter 1: Life-Cycle Assessment of Metal Recovery from Electronic Waste
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Electronic Waste and Metal Recovery
  • 1.2.1 The Growth of Electronic Waste
  • 1.2.2 Disposal of Electronic Waste
  • 1.2.3 Electronic Waste Regulations in the European Union
  • 1.2.3.1 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive
  • 1.2.3.2 Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive
  • 1.2.3.3 Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals Regulations
  • 1.2.4 Export and Informal Recycling of Electronic Waste1.2.5 The Circular Economy
  • 1.2.6 Electronic Waste as a Secondary Metal Resource
  • 1.2.7 Metal Recovery Techniques
  • 1.3 Life-Cycle Assessment
  • 1.3.1 Life-Cycle Assessment Methodology
  • 1.3.2 Life-Cycle Assessment Applied to Emerging Technologies
  • 1.3.3 Uncertainty Issues in Life-Cycle Assessment
  • 1.4 Illustrative Case Study Summary: Copper Recovery from Electronic Waste Using Bioleaching
  • 1.5 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Adsorption Technology for Removal of Toxic Pollutants
  • 2.1 Introduction2.1.1 Background
  • 2.1.2 Issues and Problems
  • 2.1.3 State of Metal Pollution
  • 2.2 Existing Methodologies for the Removal of Toxic Metals
  • 2.2.1 Oxidation
  • 2.2.2 Coagulation-Filtration
  • 2.2.3 Ion Exchange
  • 2.2.4 Membrane Processes
  • 2.2.5 Alternative Processes
  • 2.2.6 Adsorption
  • 2.3 Adsorbent Materials for Metal Removal
  • 2.3.1 Adsorbents Used for Removal of Arsenic
  • 2.3.2 Adsorbents Used for Removal of Antimony
  • 2.3.3 Adsorbents Used for Removal of Mercury
  • 2.3.4 Adsorbents Used for Removal of Cadmium
  • 2.3.5 Adsorbents Used for Removal of Lead2.3.6 Adsorbents Used for Removal of Zinc
  • 2.4 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Metal Recovery from Industrial and Mining Wastewaters
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 The Sulphate-Reduction Process
  • 3.2.1 Microbial Sulphate-Reduction
  • 3.2.2 Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria Diversity
  • 3.2.3 Substrates Used in Sulphate-Reduction as Electron Donor and Carbon Source
  • 3.2.4 Sulphate-Reducing Bioreactors and Process Configurations
  • 3.2.5 Operational Conditions Affecting Sulphate-Reduction in Bioreactors
  • 3.2.5.1 Effect of pH3.2.5.2 Effect of Hydraulic Retention Time
  • 3.2.5.3 Effect of Metal Concentration
  • 3.3 Metal Sulphide-Precipitation Process
  • 3.3.1 Formation of Metal Sulphide Precipitates
  • 3.3.1.1 Solubility Product
  • 3.3.2 Factors Affecting Metal Sulphide Precipitation
  • 3.3.2.1 pH
  • 3.3.3 Competing Metal Removal Mechanisms
  • 3.4 Modelling and Control of the Sulphate-Reduction Process for Metal Recovery
  • 3.4.1 Modelling
  • 3.4.1.1 Model Components
  • 3.4.1.1.1 Kinetics
  • 3.4.1.1.2 Physicochemical Components

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