INVESTIGADORES
ROJAS DELGADO Ricardo
artículos
Título:
Removal of heavy metals from simulated wastewater by in situ formation of layered double hydroxides
Autor/es:
FRANCISCO. R. PELIGRO; IVANA PAVLOVIC; RICARDO ROJAS; CRISTOBALINA BARRIGA
Revista:
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2016 vol. 306 p. 1035 - 1040
ISSN:
1385-8947
Resumen:
Heavy metal removal from wastewater is an important environmental issue. Sorption by layered double hydroxides (LDHs) and precipitation in alkaline media are two of the main remediation techniques for these pollutants. Here, both processes are compared, with emphasis on the mechanisms involved and the solids obtained as residues. A heavy metal ion solution with high sulfate concentration was used as a simulated wastewater. It was treated with a carbonate-containing Mg-Al LDH to study sorption pro- cesses, while alkalization in the presence of Mg2+ ions was used to produce LDH in situ precipitation. The removal capacity of these processes was analyzed and the solids obtained upon remediation were char- acterized by PXRD patterns and FT-IR spectra. The obtained results were related to the removal mecha- nisms, the solubility products of heavy metal hydroxides and their capacity to produce LDH phases. High Cu2+ removal capacities were obtained in all cases, while those of Pb2+ and Zn2+ ions depended on the remediation procedure and factors such as Mg2+ ions concentration and final pH. Apart from Pb2+ ions, the heavy metal precipitated as LDH phases, which presented higher stability than simple heavy metal hydroxides and prevented Zn2+ mobilization in basic media.