Experimental Studies on Heavy Metal Extraction from Contaminated Soil Using Ammonium Citrate as Alkaline Chelate during the Electrokinetic Process
Publication: Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste
Volume 15, Issue 4
Abstract
Researchers have performed experimental studies using ammonium citrate (AC) during the electrokinetic (EK) remediation process for the extraction of cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu) from the contaminated soil. They evaluated the efficiency of ammonium citrate by considering it as a washing solution and a purging solution at the anode electrode compartment. The efficiency of electrokinetic extraction was observed to be significantly influenced by the pH and buffering nature of the soil medium. The experimental studies indicate that the removal of cadmium and copper was 48.9% and 30.0%, respectively, when ammonium citrate was used both washing and purging solution. The solubility of both cadmium () and copper () in EK-treated soils has also been estimated by sequential extraction studies with deionized (DI) water. The analytical techniques, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and scanning electron microscope (SEM) provide the evidence of migration of cations during treatment of contaminated soil by process of electroosmosis (EO). The SEM images of both cadmium- and copper-contaminated soils show that these soils have a fluffier and more porous structure. This might be caused by the change in surface charges of the clay particles as a result of introduction of heavy metals. The mineralogical compositions of soil are not altered significantly by electrokinetic process.
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Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste
Volume 15 • Issue 4 • October 2011
Pages: 296 - 304
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Received: Feb 15, 2010
Accepted: Jul 31, 2010
Published online: Aug 26, 2010
Published in print: Oct 1, 2011
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