Conceptual design for treatment of mining and metallurgical wastewaters which contains arsenic and antimony
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: This paper presents a preliminary design for treatment of mining and metallurgical wastewaters (MMW) from the basin of antimony “Zajača“, which contains high concentrations of arsenic and antimony. MMW have been investigated in laboratory, due to large difference in concentrations of pollutants. Metallurgical wastewaters were treated using iron (II)-sulfate and lime milk used to adjust the pH value at 7. After chemical treatment of metallurgical wastewater and its joining with mining wastewater, residual amount of arsenic in water was below maximum allowed concentrations, while the concentration of antimony, remained above the maximum allowed value. The final phase of purification process was performed using ion exchange resin. After treatment of MMW, they can be used as technical water in the smelting process of secondary raw lead materials. Key words: arsenic, antimony, mining and metallurgical wastewaters, ion exchange
Authors: Željko Kamberović, Marija Korać, Zoran Anđić, Marija Štulović, Tihomir Kovačević, Aleksandar Vujović, Ilija German Ilić
Language: English
Subfield: Environmental Chemistry
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2181643338