Cu and Cd removal from wastewater by a microalloyed aluminium composite

Authors: Purenović, M.¹; Perović, J.¹; Bojić, A.²; Anđelković, T.¹; Bojić, D.¹

Source: Environmental Chemistry Letters, Volume 2, Number 2, August 2004 , pp. 59-63(5)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

We studied the removal of cadmium and copper from industrial wastewaters by a microalloyed aluminium composite. The composite was highly efficient, resulting in water concentrations of cadmium and copper below the maximal allowed concentrations for drinking water. Moreover, our results show that the removal mechanism is mainly based on reduction and coprecipitation, since Cd and Cu were removed from the wastewater in reduced forms as metals and hydroxides.

Keywords: Cadmium; Copper; Wastewater; Microalloyed aluminium; Reduction; Coprecipitation

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10311-004-0074-7

Affiliations: 1: Department of Chemistry, The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Višegradska 33, 18 000, Niš, Serbia, 2: Department of Chemistry, The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Višegradska 33, 18 000, Niš, Serbia, Email: bojic@bankerinter.net

Publication date: 2004-08-01