| Title | Capture of mercury ions by natural and industrial materials |
|---|---|
| Publication Type | Articolo su Rivista peer-reviewed |
| Year of Publication | 2006 |
| Authors | Di Natale, F., Lancia A., Molino Antonio, Di Natale M., Karatza D., and Musmarra D. |
| Journal | Journal of Hazardous Materials |
| Volume | 132 |
| Pagination | 220-225 |
| ISSN | 03043894 |
| Keywords | Activated carbon, adsorbent, Adsorbents, Adsorption, Adsorption isotherms, aqueous solution, article, carbon, Char, Chemical, Coal, cost, feasibility study, Geology, heavy metal removal, industrial waste, isotherm, mercury, mercury (element), Mercury (metal), Mercury ions, Sorbents, Wastewater, Wastewater treatment, water contamination, Water Pollutants, Water pollution, Water Purification, Water treatment |
| Abstract | In this paper the technical feasibility of various adsorbents for mercury removal from contaminated waters has been studied. Adsorption isotherms of mercury ions in aqueous solution have been experimentally measured on a granular activated carbon (Aquacarb 207EA™), a char, a pozzolana and a yellow tuff. The experimental evidences show that the mercury capture capacity of yellow tuff and char is of few tenths of milligrams per gram of sorbent while for the pozzolana and the activated carbon this value is of the order of 1 mg/g of sorbent. Moreover, for a mercury concentration as high as 3000 μg/l the pozzolana shows the highest adsorption capacity. This result seems to be quite interesting, especially in consideration of the extremely low cost of this natural sorbent. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| Notes | cited By 76 |
| URL | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33748679717&doi=10.1016%2fj.jhazmat.2005.09.046&partnerID=40&md5=bbd707b05bff8ccfcb86b50230fffd9d |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.09.046 |
| Citation Key | DiNatale2006220 |
