Treatment of Aluminum Plant Hazardous Wastes Containing Fluorides and PAH
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 135, Issue 3
Abstract
Aluminum industry wastes are solid residues contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and fluorides. The aluminum industry waste used in this study contained of benzo(b,j,k)fluoranthene. On application of toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP), a leachate containing of fluoride ions was obtained. The decontamination of aluminum industry wastes was carried out in cycles and included a stage of flotation, followed by stabilization and neutralization. The flotation treatment in the cell containing wastes contaminated with a concentration of 15% in the presence of surfactant cocamydopropyl hydroxysultaine (0.25% ) allowed 47 to 83% removal of benzo(b,j,k) fluoranthene. The subsequent step of lime stabilization (8% ) allowed production of nonhazardous wastes. The concentration of fluoride ions resulting from the TCLP test remained lower than the permissible level .
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Acknowledgments
Sincere thanks are extended to the National Sciences and Engineering Research CouncilNSERC of Canada and Gazon Savard Inc. for their financial contribution to this study. Thanks are also due to Alcan for their helpful collaboration. The writers extend their thanks to Dr. S. K. Brar for reading the text and giving her valuable suggestions.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 135 • Issue 3 • March 2009
Pages: 159 - 166
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Received: Sep 24, 2007
Accepted: Sep 23, 2008
Published online: Mar 1, 2009
Published in print: Mar 2009
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