Efficient metal removal and neutralization of acid mine drainage by crab-shell chitin under batch and continuous-flow conditions

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 5063-5071

  Robinson Lora, Mary Ann ^a   Brennan, Rachel A ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

AMD; Chitin; Manganese removal; Passive treatment; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AMD; COLUMN TEST; CONTINUOUS-FLOW; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; METAL REMOVAL; PASSIVE TREATMENT; PORE VOLUME; SULFATE REDUCTION;

ACIDS; ALKALINITY; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; DRAINAGE; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METAL RECOVERY; MINING; PH EFFECTS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SUGAR (SUCROSE);

CHITIN;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHITIN; IRON; MANGANESE; SULFATE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALKALINITY; CHITIN; MANGANESE; MICROCOSM; NEUTRALIZATION; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REDUCTION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SULFATE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MICROCOSM; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ACIDS; ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; BRACHYURA; CHITIN; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; MANGANESE; METALS; MINING; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFATES; TIME FACTORS;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 67650272366     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.11.063     Document Type: Article

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