Purification of concentrated waste water of pcb production from copper ions
In modern conditions, it is important to create a comprehensive technology for processing wastewater containing copper compounds, with the disposal of precious metals, the organization of circulating water supply of the enterprise and obtaining safe for disposal sludge. Methods of sewage treatment of galvanic productions are considered. The results of experimental studies of the process of copper extraction from water by cementation on iron powder particles under static conditions are presented. The technological scheme of the reactor-cementator is given. The influence of various factors on the process of copper cementation – pH, concentration and ratio of iron and copper in the reaction mixture, contact time were studied. The time at which the greatest rate of change of residual copper concentration is observed is determined. The influence of the pH value of the cementation process was also determined. As a result of the obtained data, it is concluded that the concentration of hydrogen ions in the solution affects the course of the contact exchange reaction. The higher the acidity of the solution, the higher the recovery rate of copper. Promising directions for the creation of closed water circulation systems in the process of copper wastewater treatment are outlined.