Quantitative research on heavy metal removal of flue gas desulfurization-derived wastewater sludge by electrokinetic treatment

Flue gas desulfurization-derived wastewater sludge (FGD-WWS) has been produced increasingly in China and India etc., and its content of heavy metals (HMs) including Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni and Zn seriously exceeds the limits allowed. Developing the suitable disposal of FGD-WWS is therefore significantly...

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Published in:Journal of hazardous materials 2021-07, Vol.414, p.125561-125561, Article 125561
Main Authors: Chen, Guanyi, Han, Kexuan, Liu, Caixia, Yan, Beibei
Format: Article
Language:English
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Electrokinetic treatment
Flue gas desulfurization-derived wastewater sludge
Fraction transformation
Heavy metals
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Summary:Flue gas desulfurization-derived wastewater sludge (FGD-WWS) has been produced increasingly in China and India etc., and its content of heavy metals (HMs) including Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni and Zn seriously exceeds the limits allowed. Developing the suitable disposal of FGD-WWS is therefore significantly important and necessary. The novel process of electrokinetic treatment combined with chemical pretreatment of HMs in FGD-WWS were proposed here to improve the removal efficiency. Results indicate that the effects of different pretreatment agents (citric acid (CA), ammonia, tetrasodium of N, N-bis (carboxymethyl) glutamic acid (GLDA), and rhamnolipid) on the ET of HMs were different. To investigate the mechanism of combined process, the transformation potential (TP), exchange potential (EP) and removal potential (RP) were calculated. Correlation analysis shows the correlation between TP and RP was higher than that between EP and RP, indicating that the removal efficiency is mainly affected by the fraction transformation of HMs. Electric field, pH and pretreatment agents are main factors causing fraction transformation and affecting TP. Focusing on fraction transformation is an efficient way to improve further the removal efficiency. The work is promisingly valuable for developing the technology of treating FGD-WWS. [Display omitted] •The electrokinetic treatment and chemical pretreatment improve removal efficiency.•Chemical pretreatment with different agent has totally different effect.•The removal efficiency is mainly affected by the fraction transformation.•Adding different pretreating agents facilitate the fraction transformation.
ISSN:0304-3894
1873-3336
DOI:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125561