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Copper and Zinc Removal from Wastewater Using Alum Sludge Recovered from Water Treatment Plant
Laboratory of Water and Environment Engineering in Saharan Environment, University of Ouargla, PB 147 RP, Ouargla 30000, Algeria.
Laboratory of Water and Environment Engineering in Saharan Environment, University of Ouargla, PB 147 RP, Ouargla 30000, Algeria.
Laboratory of Biogeochemical of Desert Environment, University of Ouargla, PB 147 RP, Ouargla 30000, Algeria.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Mining and Geotechnical Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6790-2653
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2022 (English)In: Sustainability, E-ISSN 2071-1050, Vol. 14, no 16, article id 9806Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The study aimed to determine Aluminum sludge composition and structure for its valorisation as an alternative natural material for heavy metals removal from wastewater for further reuse as treated water in different applications. The study was conducted to investigate the introduction of Al-bearing sludge composition. The physical and chemical properties were examined using X-ray diffraction tests (XRD), scanning electron microscope tests (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared tests (FTIR), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller tests (BET). Furthermore, the heavy metal concentrations of synthetic wastewater were measured using the spectrophotometry method. The experimental procedure is based on testing different pH limits and amounts of aluminum sludge to find the optimum conditions for copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) removal. The results demonstrated a high removal efficiency where its value reached up to 97.4% and 96.6% for Zn and Cu, respectively, in an acidic medium (pH = 6) using a relatively high amount of sludge (1400 mg). Nevertheless, a low efficiency was obtained in the strongly acidic medium (pH = 4) and a smaller sludge amount of about 480 mg.

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MDPI, 2022. Vol. 14, no 16, article id 9806
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aluminum sludge, heavy metals, zinc, copper, wastewater, reuse treatment
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Environmental Sciences Geophysics
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Soil Mechanics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-92861DOI: 10.3390/su14169806ISI: 000845239200001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85137674653OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-92861DiVA, id: diva2:1694165
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Validerad;2022;Nivå 2;2022-09-08 (hanlid);

Funder: Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University (RGP. 2/246/43)

Available from: 2022-09-08 Created: 2022-09-08 Last updated: 2023-09-05Bibliographically approved

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