Efficient removal of arsenic from "dirty acid" wastewater by using a novel immersed multi-start distributor for sulphide feeding

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 142, Issue , 2015, Pages 209-214

  Guo, Li ^a   Du, Yaguang ^a   Yi, Qiushi ^b   Li, Dunshun ^c   Cao, Longwen ^c   Du, Dongyun ^a  

^a SOUTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

^b Wuhan Qing Liu Technology Company LTD   (China)

^c Mineral of Tonglu Mountain   (China)

Author keywords

Arsenic sulphide; Dirty acid wastewater; Immersed multi start distributor; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; EFFLUENTS; FEEDING; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACID WASTEWATER; ARSENIC SULPHIDE; CHINESE GOVERNMENT; DISCHARGE STANDARDS; MULTISTART; REMOVAL OF ARSENICS; RESIDUAL CONCENTRATIONS; SULPHIDE PRECIPITATION;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 84921452159     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.12.029     Document Type: Article

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