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UDC 628.349.087.5
IVKIN P. A., KAZAKOV A. V., BELEVCEV A. N., ZHAVORONKOVA V. I., BAJKOVA S. A., MELNIKOVA N. N.
Test of Technology of Galvanochemical Wastewater Treatment for Arsenic Compounds
Summary
The substantiation of perspectivity of application of the galvanochemical method of arsenic removal from wastewater is made. Results of the laboratory study of efficiency of galvanochemical treatment of arsenic-containing model solutions and natural wastewater of an intergrated copper-sulphur plant are presented. It is shown, that application of this technology makes it possible to remove arsenic up to values of Maximum Permissible Concentration (MPC) for water objects. Efficiency and arsenic removal rate depend insignificantly on an initial pH value (in the range of 1,5–9,5). Duration of the galvanochemical treatment ensuring the obtaining of arsenic residual concentrations on a level with MPC depends on its initial concentration in media treated and on a galvanic couple used. The process of arsenic removal progresses with a higher rate when an «iron – copper» galvanic couple is used. When an «iron – crushed coke» galvanic couple is used the duration of treatment necessary for obtaining the arsenic concentration on a level with MPC increases in 2–3 times. Basic flow charts of the galvanochemical treatment of wastewater depending on the initial concentration of arsenic are offered.
Key words
wastewater , arsenic , reagent methods , galvanochemical treatment , toxicity
