Simultaneous recovery of cadmium and lead from aqueous effluents by a semi-continuous laboratory-scale polymer enhanced ultrafiltration process |
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Authors: | P. Ca izares, A. P rez, R. Camarillo,R. Mazarro |
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Affiliation: | aChemical Engineering Department, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Avda. Carlos III, s/n, 45071 Toledo, Spain;bChemical Engineering Department, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, Avda. Camilo J. Cela, 10, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain |
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Abstract: | Performance of a semi-continuous polymer enhanced ultrafiltration (PEUF) process has been investigated for the simultaneous recovery of cadmium and lead from binary mixtures. This method uses poly(acrylic acid) as water-soluble polymer to bind these metals. Experiments have taken place in a laboratory-scale system. Loading ratio (mg total metal ions/g polymer) and pH values for separation of cadmium and lead have been studied by means of preliminary experiments, analyzing their influence on permeate flux, metal rejection coefficients and separation factor.The proposed process includes three different stages: total retention of metal ions, selective separation and polymer regeneration. Operating pH values for total retention of metal ions and polymer regeneration processes are 5 and 2, respectively. Selective separation has been investigated working at an intermediate pH value. In this way, if a stream containing 12.5 ppm of each metal ion (1:1 in weight) is treated in the first stage, two different streams enriched in each metal ion are obtained in the second stage. Permeate stream is enriched in cadmium with a proportion near 5:1 in weight, and retentate is enriched in lead with a similar proportion.Finally, the three stages have been modelled successfully with a mathematical model based on conservation equations and chemical reactions taking place in solution. |
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Keywords: | Polymer enhanced ultrafiltration Semi-continuous process Selective separation Cadmium and lead Poly(acrylic acid) |
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