Zendelska, Afrodita and Golomeova, Mirjana and Golomeov, Blagoj and Krstev, Boris (2017) Zeolite bearing tuff as an adsorbent for heavy metals removal from aqueous solutions and acid mine drainage. In: International U.A.B. – B.EN.A. Conference Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development, 25-27 May 2017, Alba Iulia, Romania. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
Zeolite bearing tuff (stilbite 27%) from Vetunica deposit, localized in northern marginal parts of the Kratovo-Zletovo volcanic area in Republic of Macedonia was investigated as an adsorbent for removal of copper, zinc, manganese and lead ions from synthetic aqueous solutions and acid mine drainage from SASA lead - zinc mine in Republic of Macedonia.
In order to determine the metals uptake at equilibrium a series of experiments were performed under batch conditions from single ion solutions. Experiments were carried out at different initial concentration of metal ions, at initial pH =3.5, temperature of 20±1̊ C and agitation time up to 360 min.
The adsorption isotherm of the metal ions on the adsorbent was determined and correlated with the Langmuir and the Freundlich adsorption isotherm models. The Langmuir isotherm exhibited a better fit for the adsorption data for copper, lead and manganese ions, but adsorption of zinc ions is fitting by the Freundlich isotherm. According to the maximum adsorption capacity (qe) was determine the selectivity of zeolite bearing tuff for the respective heavy metal ions. The selectivity series was: Pb2+ > Cu2+ > Zn2+ >Mn2+.
The adsorption of copper, zinc, manganese and lead ions from diluted solution and acid mine drainage onto zeolite bearing tuff occurs efficiently.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Poster) |
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| Subjects: | Engineering and Technology > Environmental engineering |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Afrodita Zendelska |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Dec 2017 09:29 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2017 09:29 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/18552 |
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