Chemical coagulation process for the removal of heavy metals from water: a review
Heavy metal pollution has become one of the most urgent environmental issues, which also poses a potential threat to the human health. This article is suggested to review the advance on the performance of chemical coagulation process in removing heavy metal from water. Chemical coagulation process i...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Desalination and water treatment 2016-01, Vol.57 (4), p.1733-1748 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Heavy metal pollution has become one of the most urgent environmental issues, which also poses a potential threat to the human health. This article is suggested to review the advance on the performance of chemical coagulation process in removing heavy metal from water. Chemical coagulation process is considered to be a valid method which is determined by the hydrolyzed species of the inorganic coagulants under different raw water and coagulation conditions. And the main mechanisms of the removal of heavy metals are adsorption, complexation, and coprecipitation. Compared with the aluminum-based coagulants, the iron-based coagulants have better performance due to the use of wide pH range and large surface area of the resulting flocs. During the chemical coagulation process, the valence state of arsenic and antimony could affect the removal efficiency. Thus, the oxidants and reductants are often combined with inorganic coagulants used in this process. It is found that pH is an important factor greatly influencing the performance directly or indirectly. The complex resulting from the interaction between the inorganic/organic pollutant and inorganic coagulant may contribute to the removal of heavy metals. Overall, chemical coagulation is an effective way to control heavy metal pollution with/without other water treatment technologies. |
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ISSN: | 1944-3986 1944-3994 1944-3986 |
DOI: | 10.1080/19443994.2014.977959 |