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Zoqi M J, Rasooli M A, Khataei B, Doosti M R. Efficiency of the electrokinetic process in copper recovery from the waste of the mine. ijhe 2023; 16 (2) :273-286
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1- Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran
2- Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Earth Sciences Engineering, Arak University of Technology, Arak, Iran ,b.khataei@arakut.ac.ir
2- Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Earth Sciences Engineering, Arak University of Technology, Arak, Iran ,
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Background and Objective: Mining is one of the important economic activities all over the world. It causes the release of various emissions, especially heavy metals in the soil, due to the weak exploitation and improper disposal of mineral wastes. Different techniques are used for soil remediation and heavy metal extraction; including the electrokinetic method (so effective in fine-grained soils). In this research, the electrokinetic process was used to extract copper from the waste of the mine in Birjand.
Materials and Methods: In this research, a 24 cm long PVC reactor was used. The retention time was 2, 4, and 6 days and the voltage gradient was 1 V/cm. Graphite electrodes and electrolyte solutions of nitric acid and citric acid were investigated for copper extraction. The electrode polarity was alternately changed in order to pH control and improve the extraction process.
Results: According to the results, the highest removal efficiency (54%) was obtained after 6 days using 0.1 M citric acid and distilled water in the anode and cathode reservoir, respectively. Further, by 24-hour polarity reversing, the copper removal efficiency increased to about 60%.
Conclusion: The use of citric acid in anode was more effective than nitric acid, leading to more copper removal. In addition, by periodically polarity change and keeping the soil pH in the neutral range, further dissolution of the metal and reducing its sedimentation in the soil occurred. As a result, the rate of its transfer outside the treatment area and removal efficiency increased.
Materials and Methods: In this research, a 24 cm long PVC reactor was used. The retention time was 2, 4, and 6 days and the voltage gradient was 1 V/cm. Graphite electrodes and electrolyte solutions of nitric acid and citric acid were investigated for copper extraction. The electrode polarity was alternately changed in order to pH control and improve the extraction process.
Results: According to the results, the highest removal efficiency (54%) was obtained after 6 days using 0.1 M citric acid and distilled water in the anode and cathode reservoir, respectively. Further, by 24-hour polarity reversing, the copper removal efficiency increased to about 60%.
Conclusion: The use of citric acid in anode was more effective than nitric acid, leading to more copper removal. In addition, by periodically polarity change and keeping the soil pH in the neutral range, further dissolution of the metal and reducing its sedimentation in the soil occurred. As a result, the rate of its transfer outside the treatment area and removal efficiency increased.
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Received: 2022/11/8 | Accepted: 2023/07/11 | Published: 2023/09/17
Received: 2022/11/8 | Accepted: 2023/07/11 | Published: 2023/09/17
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