Simultaneous removal of Ni(II), As(III), and Sb(III) from spiked mine effluent with metakaolin and blast-furnace-slag geopolymers

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 166, Issue , 2016, Pages 579-588

  Luukkonen, Tero ^a,b   Runtti, Hanna ^b   Niskanen, Mikko ^b   Tolonen, Emma Tuulia ^b   Sarkkinen, Minna ^a   Kemppainen, Kimmo ^a   Rämö, Jaakko ^b   Lassi, Ulla ^a,c  

^a Kajaani University Consortium   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Blast furnace slag; Geopolymer; Metakaolin; Mine water treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; BLAST FURNACES; EFFLUENTS; GEOPOLYMERS; GROUNDWATER; INORGANIC POLYMERS; MINING; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; SLAGS; SORPTION; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; GEOPOLYMER; LOW COST SORBENTS; METAKAOLINS; METALS AND METALLOIDS; MINE EFFLUENTS; MINE WATER TREATMENTS; SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL; TOXIC METALS; WATER TREATMENT METHODS;

SORBENTS;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; GEOPOLYMER; HATRURITE; HYDROTALCITE; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; KAOLIN; METAKAOLIN; MUSCOVITE; NICKEL; POLYMER; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HEAVY METAL; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; EFFLUENT; KAOLIN; MINE WASTE; NICKEL; POLYMER; SLAG; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FURNACE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MINING; PH; SLAG; SURFACE AREA; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ADSORPTION; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; INTOXICATION; KINETICS; PROCEDURES; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; KINETICS; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; NICKEL; POISONING; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84949623520     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.11.007     Document Type: Article

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