scholarly journals Comparison of Physicochemical Properties of Fly Ash Precursor, Na-P1(C) Zeolite–Carbon Composite and Na-P1 Zeolite—Adsorption Affinity to Divalent Pb and Zn Cations

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3018
Author(s):  
Rafał Panek ◽  
Magdalena Medykowska ◽  
Katarzyna Szewczuk-Karpisz ◽  
Małgorzata Wiśniewska

Considering the growing needs of environmental remediation, new effective solutions should be sought. Therefore, the adsorbed amounts of heavy metal ions, such as lead(II) and zinc(II), on the surface of high-carbon fly ash (HiC FA), zeolite-–carbon composite (Na-P1(C)) and pure zeolite (Na-P1), were investigated. The applied solids were characterized using the following techniques: XRD, SEM-EDS, TEM, porosimetry, SLS, electrophoresis and potentiometric titration. The heavy metal concentration in the probes was determined by applying ICP-OES spectroscopy. Adsorption/desorption and electrokinetic measurements were performed in the systems containing one or two adsorbates. The obtained results indicated that Pb(II) ions are adsorbed in larger amounts on the investigated solid surface due to the molecular sieving effect. The largest adsorption capacity relative to lead(II) ions was observed for pure Na-P1 zeolite (407 mg/g). The simultaneous presence of Pb(II) + Zn(II) mixed adsorbates minimally affects the amount of adsorbed Pb(II) ions and causes a significant decrease of Zn(II) ion adsorption (in comparison with analogous systems containing single adsorbates). It was also shown that all solids can be efficiently regenerated using hydrochloric acid. Thus, the selected pure zeolite can be successfully applied in soil remediation or other purifying technologies as an effective Pb(II) adsorbent.

Author(s):  
Elizêne Veloso Ribeiro ◽  
Antônio Pereira Magalhães Junior ◽  
Adolf Heinrich Horn ◽  
Wallace Magalhães Trindade

Este trabalho apresenta resultados da avaliação da qualidade da água na secção do Rio São Francisco no segmento entre Três Marias e Pirapora. Foram monitorados parâmetros físico-químicos e os elementos Zn, Cd, Pb, Cr, Co, Cu, Ba, Ni, Al, Mn, Ca, Mg e Fe durante um ano; as concentrações dos metais foram obtidas por leitura em ICP-OES. Vários elementos apresentaram altos níveis de contaminação nas áreas urbano-industriais de Três Marias e Pirapora. No segmento de influência rural entre os dois centros urbanos e a jusante de Pirapora, foram observadas alterações para os metais pesados (Cd, Cu, Cr, Co e Ni), que evidenciam a necessidade de um estudo de contaminação dos solos agrícolas, principalmente irrigados, na região. A variação sazonal marca a diferença da qualidade da água no segmento no que se refere aos metais em suspensão com maiores concentrações na estação chuvosa. O Índice de Contaminação foi definido pela razão entre a concentração encontrada e os limites ambientais da Resolução Conama 357/2005. Os resultados evidenciam a degradação da qualidade da água nos centros urbano-industriais, cujos altos Ic decorrem das elevadas concentrações de Zn, Cd, Cu, Cr e Ni. Chamam atenção principalmente os valores que foram obtidos para os metais dissolvidos devido à maior possibilidade de efeitos tóxicos.. Ressalta-se a necessidade de intervenção nas áreas de maior Ic adjacentes aos centros urbano-industriais visando a melhorar a qualidade da água e responder à população local que tem forte relação com o Rio São Francisco.Palavras-chave: Metais Pesados, Qualidade da Água, Índice de Contaminação, Rio São Francisco e Uso do Solo. ABSTRACT: HEAVY METALS AND WATER QUALITY OF THE SÃO FRANCISCO RIVER IN SEGMENT BETWEEN TRÊS MARIAS AND PIRAPORA –MG: INDEX OF CONTAMINATION. This work presents heavy metal concentration measurements taken across a section of the São Francisco River, between Três Marias and Pirapora, to evaluate water quality. The physicochemical parameters and the elements Zn, Cd, Pb, Cr, Co, Cu, Ba, Ni, Al, Mn, Ca, Mg and Fe were monitored during a one year period; the concentration levels of metals were determined by ICP-OES. High contamination levels were found for many elements in Três Marias and Pirapora urban-industrial areas. The section under rural influence, located between the two urban areas and downstream from Pirapora, presented anomalous heavy metal (Cd, Cu, Cr, Co and Ni) readings. That indicates that soil contamination studies are needed, especially on irrigated soil, in agricultural areas within the region. The index is defined by the ratio between the concentrations found which results from environmental limits established by Resolution CONAMA 357/2005. The results show the degradation of water quality in urban-industrial centers, which high rates of contamination result from high concentrations of Zn, Cd, Cu, Cr and Ni. The values obtained for dissolved metals are especially worth of attention, due to the greater risk of toxic effects caused by them. We stress the need for intervention in the areas showing the highest contamination index - which are located next to urban-industrial centers - to improve water quality and meet the expectations of the locals, whose lives are strongly intertwined with the São Francisco River.Keywords: Heavy Metals, Water Quality, Contamination Index, São Francisco River and Soil Use


Author(s):  
Nindya Rossavina Dewi ◽  
Denny Dermawan ◽  
Mochammad Luqman Ashari

Fly  ash  is  widely  used  as  concrete’s  builder  because  it  contains  quite high  silica  (SiO 2 ) approximately  58,20%.  Fly  ash  can  increase  concrete power  pressure  and  contains characteristic  like  cement.  Fly  ash  contains low  CaO  approximately  3,30%  so  it  needs  other material  to  increase CaO on  concrete.  CaO  found  on  karbit  waste  it  contained  CaO approximately 56,5%. Method of concrete making and technical feasibility test on this research use SNI standar (SNI 03-2834-2000). Environmental feasibility test use Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedur (TCLP) according PP No. 101 tahun 2014. The results of this research show that  the  use  of    karbit  waste  and fly  ash  can  increase  concrete  power  pressure  at  age  of immersion  28  days.  Concrete  power  pressure  with  25%  fly  ash  addition  and  carbide waste 2,5%;5%;10%; and 15% are 22,05 MPa, 19,43 MPa, 18,59 MPa, 16.09 MPa. Concrete power pressure increase 34,2%; 18,25%; dan 13,14%. Heavy metal concentration at concrete with fly ash 25% and carbide waste 2,5% ; 5%; 10% are below standard. The best composition is the mixing between 25% fly ash dan10% carbide waste  which has Concrete power pressure 18,59 MPa.


BioResources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 882-892
Author(s):  
Chu-Han Ko ◽  
Ko-Yo Liu ◽  
Bing-Yuan Yang ◽  
Fang-Chih Chang ◽  
Po-Heng Lin

Formosan alder (Alnus formosana) is a fast-growing, adaptable, pioneer native tree species in Taiwan, and it is particularly suitable for reforestation. In this study, steam-exploded Formosan alder biomass was employed to investigate lactic acid production by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) in the presence of different heavy metals. Impacts of added heavy metals on saccharification processing were investigated. In the presence of 1410 mg Cr6+/L, negative impacts were observed for SSF. The same level of Cr6+ adversely affected fermentation by Lactobacillus casei and L. acidophilus compared to the blank controls. Positive impacts for SSF by Cd2+ were demonstrated with 108 mg Cd2+/L, and the same conditions favored fermentation by L. casei and L. acidophilus. No impacts for SSF by Pb2+ up to 6830 mg Pb2+/L were found for both Lactobacillus strains. This study demonstrates that SSF for production of lactic acid from Formosan alder biomass was able to tolerate a wide range of heavy metal concentration regimes. Hence, this study provides an alternative use for biomass harvested from phytoremediation sites. Such biomass can be used as sustainable regenerative biomaterial, and thereby it can further enhance the benefits of environmental remediation.


Author(s):  
Manoj Kumar Ghosh ◽  
Harsha Tiwari

The present study focused on the groundwater contamination due to fly ash disposal of coal-fired thermal power plant into a non-liner ash pond. Tendubhata were selected as study site around ash pond of Marwa thermal power plant. Groundwater samples were collected on random basis using composite sampling method. Ten heavy metals (Ca, Cu, Cd, Cl, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cr, Mn, and Fe) were detected in coal, fly ash, and groundwater samples. Heavy metal concentration in coal and fly ash was assessed by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence, while AAS was used for groundwater assessment. The observed results revealed the exceeding value of heavy metals prescribed by WHO for groundwater.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2832
Author(s):  
Rafał Panek ◽  
Magdalena Medykowska ◽  
Małgorzata Wiśniewska ◽  
Katarzyna Szewczuk-Karpisz ◽  
Katarzyna Jędruchniewicz ◽  
...  

Pure zeolite (Na-X) and a zeolite–carbon composite (Na-X(C)) were investigated as adsorbents of heavy metals—Pb2+ and Zn2+ from an aqueous solution. These materials were synthesized from fly ash—a waste from conventional hard coal combustion. Both solids were characterized using XRD, SEM-EDS, nitrogen adsorption/desorption, particle size and elemental composition analyses. The adsorption study was performed at pH 5 in the systems containing one or two adsorbates simultaneously. The obtained results showed that the pure zeolite was characterized by a more developed surface area (728 m2/g) than its carbon composite (272 m2/g), and the mean pore diameters were equal to 1.73 and 2.56 nm, respectively. The pure Na-X zeolite showed better adsorption properties towards heavy metals than its Na-X(C) composite, and Zn2+ adsorbed amounts were significantly higher than the Pb2+ ones (the highest experimental adsorption levels were: for Zn2+—656 and 600 mg/g, and for Pb2+—575 and 314 mg/g, on the Na-X and Na-X(C) surfaces, respectively). The zinc ions are exchanged with the cations inside the zeolite materials structure more effectively than lead ions with a considerably larger size. In the mixed systems, the competition between both heavy metals for access to the active sites on the adsorbent surface leads to the noticeable reduction in their adsorbed amounts. Moreover, the hydrochloric acid was a better desorbing agent for both heavy metals, especially Pb2+ one (desorption reached 78%), than sodium base (maximal desorption 25%).


Author(s):  
Ngo The Cuong ◽  
Tran Hoan Quoc ◽  
Svetlana Vasilievna Zolotokopova

The article focuses on the study of change of containing heavy metals (zinc, copper, iron, cadmium, lead, arsenic) in the abiotic and biotic components of the Serepok river (Vietman) influenced by wastewater discharge from industrial areas. Heavy metal content was determined in the river water and bottom sediments in the four zones: above and within the boundaries of industrial regions Xoa Phu and Tam Thang and in two water reservoirs situated below the boundaries of those industrial areas. Tilapia Galilean ( Sarotherodon galilaeus ), Hemibagrus ( Hemibagrus ), and sazan ( Cyprinus carpio ) caught in these areas were the hydrobionts under study in which liver, gills, skeleton and muscles accumulation of heavy metals was detected. In the organs of fish caught in the river within industrial region, heavy metals concentration was 3-7 times higher. The greatest concentration of heavy metals was found in the liver and gills of fish caught in the boundaries of industrial regions, the least concentration was in the muscles. In most cases, significant correlation between heavy metal concentration in organs of fishes and in river water, bottom sediments has been revealed.


2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
M.B. Nicodemus Ujih ◽  
Mohammad Isa Mohamadin ◽  
Milla-Armila Asli ◽  
Bebe Norlita Mohammed

Heavy metal ions contamination has become more serious which is caused by the releasing of toxic water from industrial area and landfill that are very harmful to all living organism especially human and can even cause death if contaminated in small amount of heavy metal concentration. Currently, peoples are using classic method namely electrochemical treatment, chemical oxidation/reduction, chemical precipitation and reverse osmosis to eliminate the metal ions from toxic water. Unfortunately, these methods are costly and not environmentally friendly as compared to bioadsorption method, where agricultural waste is used as biosorbent to remove heavy metals. Two types of agricultural waste used in this research namely oil palm mesocarp fiber (Elaesis guineensis sp.) (OPMF) and mangrove bark (Rhizophora apiculate sp.) (MB) biomass. Through chemical treatment, the removal efficiency was found to improve. The removal efficiency is examined based on four specification namely dosage, of biosorbent to adsorb four types of metals ion explicitly nickel, lead, copper, and chromium. The research has found that the removal efficiency of MB was lower than OPMF; whereas, the multiple metals ions removal efficiency decreased in the order of Pb2+ > Cu2+ > Ni2+ > Cr2+.


Author(s):  
MdDidarul Islam, Ashiqur Rahaman, Aboni Afrose

This study was based on determining concentration of essential and toxic heavy metal in coconut water available at a local Hazaribagh area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. All essential minerals, if present in the drinking water at high concentration or very low concentration, it has negative actions. In this study, fifteen samples and eight heavy metals were analyzed by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) method which was followed by wet ashing digestion method. The concentration obtained in mg/l were in the range of 0.3 to 1.5, 7.77 to 21.2, 0 to 0.71, 0 to 0.9, 0 to 0.2, 0.9 to 17.3, 0.1 to 0.9, 0 to 0.9 and 0 to 0.7 for Fe, Ni, Cu, Cd, Cr, Zn, Pb and Se respectively. From this data it was concluded that any toxic heavy metals like Cd, Cr, Pb and Ni exceed their toxicity level and some essential nutrients were in low concentration in those samples. 


2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (7) ◽  
pp. 1695-1698
Author(s):  
Marin Rusanescu ◽  
Carmen Otilia Rusanescu ◽  
Gheorghe Voicu ◽  
Mihaela Begea

A calcium bentonite from Orasu Nou deposit (Satu Mare Romania) was used as raw material. We have conducted laboratory experiments to determine the influence of bentonite on the degree of heavy metal retention. It has been observed that the rate of retention increases as the heavy metal concentration decreases. Experimental studies have been carried out on metal retention ( Zn) in bentonite. In this paper, we realized laboratory experiments for determining the influence of metal (Zn) on the growth and development of two types of plants (Pelargonium domesticum and Kalanchoe) and the effect of bentonite on the absorption of pollutants. These flowers were planted in unpolluted soil, in heavy metal polluted soil and in heavy metal polluted soil to which bentonite was added to observe the positive effect of bentonite. It has been noticed that the flowers planted in unpolluted soil and polluted with heavy metals to which bentonite has been added, the flowers have flourished, the leaves are still green and the plants whose soils have been polluted with heavy metals began to dry after 6 days, three weeks have yellowish leaves and flowers have dried. Experiments have demonstrated the essential role of bentonite for the removal of heavy metals polluted soil.


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