Advanced fabrication and multi-properties of aluminium hydroxide aerogels from aluminium wastes

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - Over 60 million tons of aluminium are produced annually, requiring sustainable and eco-friendly recycling methods of aluminium waste. In this work,...     

Bioleaching of zinc and aluminium from industrial waste sludges by means of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Biological solubilisation of heavy metals contained in two different kinds of industrial wastes was performed in batches employing a strain of Thiobacillus ferroxidans. The wastes tested were: a dust coming from the iron-manganese alloy production in an electric furnace (sludge 1) and a sludge coming from a process treatment plant of aluminium anodic oxidation (sludge 2). The experimental results pointed out the ability of the used strain to maintain the environment, that initially has a pH about 8, at strongly acid conditions (pH 2.5-3.5), producing sulphuric acid that is the chemical agent responsible for the metals solubilisation. At wastes initial concentration of 1%, the percentage of solubilised metals was 76 and 78% for the wastes 1 and 2, respectively, but the lag phase was considerably longer for sludge 2 than for sludge 1, indicating a different affinity of microorganisms for the solid phase. Increasing the initial slurry concentration, the percentage of removed metal reached 72-73% for the sludge 1, while in case of sludge 2, the total amount of solubilized metal progressively decreased. Two kinetic models are proposed to describe the trends of metals solubilization curves.     

Recovery of aluminium, nickel-copper alloys and salts from spent fluorescent lamps

This study explores a combined pyro-hydrometallurgical method to recover pure aluminium, nickel-copper alloy(s), and some valuable salts from spent fluorescent lamps (SFLs). It also examines the safe recycling of clean glass tubes for the fluorescent lamp industry. Spent lamps were decapped under water containing 35% acetone to achieve safe capture of mercury vapour. Cleaned glass tubes, if broken, were cut using a rotating diamond disc to a standard shorter length. Aluminium and copper-nickel alloys in the separated metallic parts were recovered using suitable flux to decrease metal losses going to slag. Operation variables affecting the quality of the products and the extent of recovery with the suggested method were investigated. Results revealed that total loss in the glass tube recycling operation was 2% of the SFLs. Pure aluminium meeting standard specification DIN 1712 was recovered by melting at 800 degrees C under sodium chloride/carbon flux for 20 min. Standard nickel-copper alloys with less than 0.1% tin were prepared by melting at 1250 degrees C using a sodium borate/carbon flux. De-tinning of the molten nickel-copper alloy was carried out using oxygen gas. Tin in the slag as oxide was recovered by reduction using carbon or hydrogen gas at 650-700 degrees C. Different valuable chloride salts were also obtained in good quality. Further research is recommended on the thermodynamics of nickel-copper recovery, yttrium and europium recovery, and process economics.     

Correction to: Preparation and properties of fly ash‑based geopolymer concrete with alkaline waste water obtained from foundry sand regeneration process

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-021-01257-w     

Volatilisation and oxidation of aluminium scraps fed into incineration furnaces

Ferrous and non-ferrous metal scraps are increasingly recovered from municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash and used in the production of secondary steel and aluminium. However, during the incineration process, metal scraps contained in the waste undergo volatilisation and oxidation processes, which determine a loss of their recoverable mass. The present paper evaluates the behaviour of different types of aluminium packaging materials in a full-scale waste to energy plant during standard operation. Their partitioning and oxidation level in the residues of the incineration process are evaluated, together with the amount of potentially recoverable aluminium. About 80% of post-consumer cans, 51% of trays and 27% of foils can be recovered through an advanced treatment of bottom ash combined with a melting process in the saline furnace for the production of secondary aluminium. The residual amount of aluminium concentrates in the fly ash or in the fine fraction of the bottom ash and its recovery is virtually impossible using the current eddy current separation technology. The average oxidation levels of the aluminium in the residues of the incineration process is equal to 9.2% for cans, 17.4% for trays and 58.8% for foils. The differences between the tested packaging materials are related to their thickness, mechanical strength and to the alloy.     

用烧结法从沸腾炉渣中提取铝和铁的研究

把沸腾炉渣和石灰及精煤混合制成小球,然后在大约1 000 ℃下烧结.取不同烧结时间的样品用硫酸浸取,得到含有铝离子和铁离子的溶液.试验表明,采用浓度为4 mol/l的硫酸,在80 ℃下浸取烧结球样品(50%沸腾炉渣∶40%精煤∶10%石灰)24 h,可以得到铝和铁的最大提取率,分别为86.50%和94.60%.滤渣可以作为固化材料用于高速公路的路基建设或水泥生产中的添加剂.     

Optimizing vermistabilization of waste activated sludge using vermicompost as bulking material

An integrated composting-vermicomposting system has been developed for stabilization of waste activated sludge (WAS) using matured vermicompost as bulking material and Eisenia fetida as earthworm species. Composting was considered as the main processing unit and vermicomposting as polishing unit. The integrated system was optimized by successive recycling and mixing of bulking material with WAS during composting and examining the effects of environmental condition (i.e. temperature: 10-30 °C and relative humidity: 50 and 90%) and stocking density (0-5 kg/m²) on vermicomposting. The composting stage resulted in sufficient enrichment of bulking material with organic matter after 20 cycles of recycling and mixing with WAS and produced materials acceptable for vermicomposting. Vermicomposting of composted material caused significant reduction in pH, volatile solids (VS), specific oxygen uptake rate (SOUR), total carbon (TC), total organic carbon (TOC), C/N ratio and pathogens and a substantial increase in electrical conductivity (EC), total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorous (TP). The environmental conditions (i.e. temperature: 10-30 °C and relative humidity: 50 and 90%) and stocking density (0-5 kg/m²) have profound effects on vermicomposting. Temperature of 20 °C with high humidity is the best suited environmental condition for vermicomposting employing E. fetida. The favorable stocking density range for vermiculture is 0.5-2.0 kg/m² (optimum: 0.5 kg/m²) and for vermicomposting is 2.0-4.0 kg/m² (optimum: 3.0 kg/m²), respectively. The integrated composting-vermicomposting system potentially stabilizes and converts the hazardous WAS into quality organic manure for agronomic applications without any adverse effects.     

非高温法提取粉煤灰中铝和硅的试验研究

在试验的基础上，提出了一套常湿法提取粉煤灰中铝和硅的工艺流程，基本解决了目前国内外用相近方法提取煤灰中铝和硅，但浸出率不高的问题。     

甲基硫菌灵生产废水处理的研究

采用沉淀-氧化-厌氧-好氧工艺处理甲基硫菌灵生产废水。研究结果表明，废水经沉淀一氧化预处理后，COD从10000～12000mg／L降至1000～1500mg／L，再经厌氧和好氧处理后COD最终降至70～80mg／L；从废水的第一、第三次沉淀中均可回收铜离子（可作为第二次沉淀用沉淀剂），从废水的第二次沉淀中可回收硫氰化亚铜产品，该产品用途广泛、市场价值高，可显著降低废水处理的成本。     

Immobilization of lead and zinc in scrubber residues from MSW combustion using soluble phosphates

The immobilization of MSWI-scrubber residues with soluble PO4(3-) was studied and compared to the immobilization using cement. The DIN 38414-S4 leaching protocol and pH dependent leaching were used to evaluate the leaching of Pb and Zn. Four different scrubber residues from MSW combustion (Pb concentration: 2.8-4.8 mg/g; Zn concentration: 3.0-12.3 mg/g) were mixed with water and cement or Na2HPO4 as source of soluble PO4(3-) at dosages of at least 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 g per g residue. With cement as well as with PO4(3-) a reduction in Pb and Zn leaching was observed. With 0.4 g cement per g residue, the Pb leaching was reduced by a factor ranging from 70 to 100, but still exceeded the Pb landfill limit of 2 mg/l. With PO4(3-) the Pb leaching was reduced with a factor of 100-300 to below 2 mg/l. The Zn landfill limit (10 mg/l) was only exceeded by one untreated residue. Adding 0.2 g cement or 0.1 g PO4(3-) per g of that residue was enough to reduce leaching below 10 mg/l. However, when 0.6 g Na2HPO4 per g residue was added to a lime based scrubber residue, an increase in Zn leaching up to 12.5 mg/l was observed due to an increase in pH of up to 13.0. When using NaH2PO4 and H3PO4 no such increase in Zn leaching was observed. pH dependent leaching performed on one of the four residues showed that in the pH range of 2.5-6, Pb leaching was 100-50 times lower with Na2HPO4 treatment than with cement. In the pH range from 7-11, almost equal results were obtained for cement treated and Na2HPO4 treated residue. Above a pH of 12, Pb leaching was three times lower for the PO(4)(3-)-treated residue than for the cement treated residue. With soluble PO4(3-), Pb leaching below 2 mg/l could be attained at a dosage of 0.27 g PO4(3-)/g residue. With cement, Pb leaching was never below 2 mg/l.     

磁性CuS/γ-Fe2O3复合材料光催化处理染料废水

以氯化铜、纳米γ-Fe₂O₃和硫脲为原材料,乙二醇为溶剂,采用溶剂热法制备了磁性CuS/γ-Fe₂O₃复合光催化剂。考察了该光催化剂对刚果红染料废水的处理效果。在m（CuS）:m（γ-Fe₂O₃）=2:1、刚果红初始质量浓度为10 mg/L、光催化剂投加量为0.6 g/L的最佳工艺条件下,刚果红去除率达96.51%。阴离子Cl^-、NO₃^- 及SO₄^2-对该光催化剂的催化活性具有促进作用,其中SO₄^2–的促进作用最显著。该光催化剂具有较好的活性稳定性,重复使用6次后刚果红去除率仍高达90.50 %。     

Tertiary recycling of PVC-containing plastic waste by copyrolysis with cattle manure

The corrosion from pyrolysis of PVC in plastic waste was reduced by copyrolysis of PVC with cattle manure. The optimization of pyrolysis conditions between PVC and cattle manure was studied via a statistical method, the Box-Behnken model. The pyrolysis reaction was operated in a tubular reactor. Heating rate, reaction temperature and the PVC:cattle manure ratio were optimized in the range of 1-5 degrees C/min, 250-450 degrees C and the ratio of 1:1-1:5, respectively. The suitable conditions which provided the highest HCl reduction efficiency were the lowest heating rate of 1 degrees C/min, the highest reaction temperature of 450 degrees C, and the PVC:cattle manure ratio of 1:5, with reliability of more than 90%. The copyrolysis of the mixture of PVC-containing plastic and cattle manure was operated at optimized conditions and the synergistic effect was studied on product yields. The presence of manure decreased the oil yield by about 17%. The distillation fractions of oil at various boiling points from both the presence and absence of manure were comparable. The BTX concentration decreased rapidly when manure was present and the chlorinated hydrocarbon was reduced by 45%. However, the octane number of the gasoline fraction was not affected by manure and was in the range of 99-100.     

羟基乙叉二膦酸镀铜废液的处理及Cu~(2+)的高附加值资源化回收

采用Na BH4还原法将羟基乙叉二膦酸(HEDP)镀铜废液中的Cu~(2+)制备成纳米铜粉,并采用聚丙烯酰胺(PAM)对还原反应后的废液进行絮凝处理。研究了n(Cu~(2+))∶n(Na BH4)、还原反应温度、还原反应时间及PAM添加量对废液中剩余Cu~(2+)质量浓度的影响,并对回收的纳米铜粉进行了XRD和TEM表征。实验结果表明:当n(Cu~(2+))∶n(Na BH4)=4∶6、还原反应温度为50℃、还原反应时间为2 h时,废液中剩余Cu~(2+)质量浓度降低至1.1 mg/L,Cu~(2+)还原率达99.99%;可获得粒径为20~45 nm的近球型、高纯度、由多晶组成的纳米铜粉;当PAM添加量为10 mg/L时,废液中剩余Cu~(2+)质量浓度降至0.35 mg/L以下,达到GB 21900—2008《电镀污染物排放标准》(小于0.5 mg/L)的要求。     

燃煤电厂烟气汞排放控制研究现状及进展

燃煤电站汞污染已经成为继SO2污染之后的又一重大污染问题。燃煤烟气中汞污染的控制研究是目前重要的环保课题之一,开发高效、低成本、无二次污染的烟气脱汞技术已成为研究重点。综述了国内外相关方面的研究进展,并做了简要的分析与总结,对未来燃煤烟气汞污染控制技术的发展进行了展望。     

多壁碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极电化学氧化法测定痕量双酚A

分别采用循环伏安法和线性扫描伏安法研究了双酚A在多壁碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极上的电化学行为,并建立了一种灵敏简便的检测双酚A的电化学方法。实验结果表明:与裸玻碳电极相比,多壁碳纳米管修饰电极明显提高了双酚A的氧化电流;当外加电压为0～1.0 V、扫描速率为100 mV/s、缓冲溶液pH为5时,双酚A浓度分别在0.05～10.00μmol/L和20.00～100.00μmol/L的范围内与氧化峰电流呈良好的线性关系,检出限为0.013μmol/L。采用该修饰电极对实际试样进行加标回收实验,回收率为97%～104%。     

含磁粉生物反应器处理苯酚废水

采用含磁粉生物反应器对质量浓度为120～350 mg/L的苯酚模拟废水进行强化生物处理.实验结果表明:添加适量磁粉可使废水中DO提高约10%;与不含磁粉生物反应器比较,含磁粉生物反应器工艺使填料挂膜时间缩短1～2 d,填料上附着微生物量增多;质量浓度为350 mg/L的苯酚模拟废水在20 h内的苯酚去除率可达80%,降解时间缩短了10 h.初步分析了添加磁粉提高生物反应器处理废水效率的机理.实验证实了含磁粉生物反应器工艺的合理运用是强化处理含酚废水的有效途径.     

厌氧／好氧生物脱氮－絮凝法处理焦化废水

采用厌氧／好氧生物脱氨－絮凝法处理焦化废水，出水中ＮＨ＿３－Ｎ＜１５ｍｇ／Ｌ，ＣＯＤ为９６－１５８ｍｇ／Ｌ。利用甲醇残液及其他有机废水作为外加碳源，可以达到以废治废的目的。     

采用络合萃取法从维生素B12发酵废液中回收丙酸

采用络合萃取法回收维生素B12发酵废液中的丙酸,确定了络合萃取的最佳工艺条件：以0．5mol／L的磷酸三丁酯(TBP)为络合剂,油水比(体积比)为1：2,常温下萃取30min。在最佳工艺条件下单级萃取率为56％左右,四级萃取率可达98％以上。络合萃取过程中使用的有机溶剂可反复使用,使成本大大降低。     

Composting clam processing wastes in a laboratory- and pilot-scale in-vessel system

Waste materials from the clam processing industry (offal, shells) have several special characteristics such as a high salinity level, a high nitrogen content, and a low C/N ratio. The traditional disposal of clam waste through landfilling is facing the challenges of limited land available, increasing tipping fees, and strict environmental and regulatory scrutiny. The aim of this work is to investigate the performance of in-vessel composting as an alternative for landfill application of these materials. Experiments were performed in both laboratory-scale (5L) and pilot-scale (120L) reactors, with woodchips as the bulking agent. In the laboratory-scale composting test, the clam waste and woodchips were mixed in ratios from 1:0.5 to 1:3 (w/w, wet weight). The high ratios resulted in a better temperature performance, a higher electrical conductivity, and a higher ash content than the low-ratio composting. The C/N ratio of the composts was in the range of 9:1-18:1. In the pilot-scale composting test, a 1:1 ratio of clam waste to woodchips was used. The temperature profile during the composting process met the US Environmental Protection Agency sanitary requirement. The final cured compost had a C/N ratio of 14.6, with an ash content of 167.0+/-14.1g/kg dry matter. In addition to the major nutrients (carbon, nitrogen, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, and sodium), the compost also contained trace amounts of zinc, manganese, copper, and boron, indicating that the material can be used as a good resource for plant nutrients.