Removal of heavymetals and cyanide from gold mine wastewater

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 590-613

  Acheampong, Mike A ^a,b   Meulepas, Roel J W ^a   Lens, Piet N L ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b Kumasi Polytechnic   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Cyanide; Gold mine wastewater; Heavy metal; Removal; Sorption

Indexed keywords

BIOSORBENTS; CONTAMINATED WASTEWATER; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; ION CONCENTRATIONS; KEY FACTORS; LOCAL CONDITIONS; LOW COSTS; NATURAL PLANTS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL TREATMENT; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TREATMENT COSTS; TREATMENT METHODS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ARSENIC; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; CYANIDES; GOLD; GOLD MINES; LEAD; METALS; MINING; SORPTION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING; ZINC;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ARSENIC; COPPER; CYANIDE; GOLD; ION; LEAD; SORBENT; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; BIOSORPTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DETOXIFICATION; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCE; FLOCCULATION; FLOTATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE FILTER; METAL BINDING; MINING; NANOFILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER;

EID: 77950806021     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2358     Document Type: Review

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