Effect of NH4+ on the formation of secondary iron minerals and the removal of heavy metals
SONG Yong-wei1, WANG He-ru1, CAO Yan-xiao1, ZHU Yi-han1, ZHOU Li-xiang2
1. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China; 2. Department of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Abstract:In this study, the influence of initial pH, Fe2+ concentration, molar ratio of Fe/NH4+ on the Fe2+ bio-oxidation rate, total Fe deposition efficiency, and phases of secondary iron minerals in simulated AMD containing A. ferrooxidans was investigated. The Cr(VI) and As(Ⅲ) removal efficiency of different iron minerals were compared. The results indicated that under the concentration of NH4+ was lower than that for A. ferrooxidans tolerance value, Fe2+ oxidation and total Fe removal through precipitation were not affected, 160, 80, and 20mmol/L of Fe2+could be completely oxidized by A. ferrooxidans within 72, 48, and 24h, and the average total Fe removal efficiency was 24.03%, 19.46%, and 8.13% at the end of the experiment (96h), respectively. In addition, in initial 160mmol/L Fe2+ system, when the molar ratio of Fe/NH4+=2.0 and pH=2.6, the secondary iron mineral obtained was pure schwertmannite; when the molar ratio of Fe/NH4+ ≤ 1.0 and pH ≤ 2.3, ammonium jarosite began to occur in this system. Additionally, the Cr(VI) and As(Ⅲ) removal efficiency of secondary iron minerals harvested from the Fe/NH4+=2.0systems differed (pH=2.6 > pH=2.3 > pH=2.0). The data obtained from this study demostrated that the removal efficiency of toxic elements was mainly influenced by the apparent structure and specific surface area of secondary iron minerals.
宋永伟, 王鹤茹, 曹艳晓, 朱祎涵, 周立祥. NH4+对次生铁矿物形成及重金属去除的影响[J]. 中国环境科学, 2018, 38(6): 2116-2123.
SONG Yong-wei, WANG He-ru, CAO Yan-xiao, ZHU Yi-han, ZHOU Li-xiang. Effect of NH4+ on the formation of secondary iron minerals and the removal of heavy metals. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2018, 38(6): 2116-2123.
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