MULTIPLE STAGE PRECIPITATION OF HEAVY METALS FROM ACIDIC AQUEOUS SOLUTION

In the removal of heavy metal contaminants from industrial waste water, the invention provides a method for preparing a dense precipitate having superior handling and disposal properties. The method comprises incremental adjustment of the pH to maintai n a low saturation ratio and recycling of slurr...

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Hauptverfasser: KONDOS, PETER D, DEMOPOULOS, GEORGE P, ZINCK, JANICE M
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Zusammenfassung:In the removal of heavy metal contaminants from industrial waste water, the invention provides a method for preparing a dense precipitate having superior handling and disposal properties. The method comprises incremental adjustment of the pH to maintai n a low saturation ratio and recycling of slurry to provide seed crystals for second ary nucleation.