Metal sulphides from wastewater: Assessing the impact of supersaturation control strategies

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2088-2100

  Mokone, T P ^a   van Hille, R P ^a   Lewis, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Fluidised bed reactor; Metal sulphide precipitation; Particle characteristics; Precipitation; Solid liquid separation; Supersaturation control; Wastewater remediation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COPPER COMPOUNDS; DRAINAGE; EFFICIENCY; FLUIDIZED BEDS; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; MOLAR RATIO; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SUPERSATURATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; ZINC SULFIDE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; FLUIDISED BED REACTORS; METAL SULPHIDE PRECIPITATIONS; PARTICLE CHARACTERISTICS; SOLID LIQUID SEPARATION; SUPERSATURATION CONTROLS; WASTEWATER REMEDIATION;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

COPPER; METAL; SULFIDE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; ZINC SULFIDE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BACTERIUM; COLLOID; COPPER; FATTY ACID; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REMEDIATION; SULFATE; SULFIDE; SUPERSATURATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84858078881     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.01.027     Document Type: Article

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