Chemical leaching of metals from wastewater sludge: Comparative study by use of three oxidizing agents [H2O2, FeCl3, and Fe2(SO4)3]

Water Environment Research

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 523-531

  Bouda, Médard ^a   Hammy, Fatima ^a   Mercier, Guy ^a   Blais, Jean François ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemical leaching; Cost; Metals; Oxidant; Sulfuric acid; Wastewater sludge

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COSTS; LEACHING; LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METALS; OXIDANTS; PH; PH EFFECTS; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLUBILITY; SULFURIC ACID; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL LEACHING; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; OXIDIZING AGENTS; QUEBEC , CANADA; WASTEWATER SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FERRIC CHLORIDE; FERROUS SULFATE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; METAL; NICKEL; OXIDIZING AGENT; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFUR; SULFURIC ACID; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; ZINC; FERRIC ION; FERRIC SULFATE; FERTILIZER; HEAVY METAL;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LEACHING; OXIDANT; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE; SOLUBILIZATION; SULFURIC ACID; TOXIC MATERIAL; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LEACHING; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SOLUBILIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERTILIZERS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; METALS, HEAVY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 67649547207     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143008X390825     Document Type: Article

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