Pilot-Scale Removal of Metals from Iron-Rich Contaminated Groundwater Using Phosphorylated Lignocellulosic Fibers

• Published in: Water, air, and soil pollution Vol. 235; no. 1; p. 39
• Main Authors: Gagnon-Poirier, Stéphany, Zagury, Gérald J., Robert, Thomas, Courcelles, Benoît
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.01.2024; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abandoned mines; Acid mine drainage; Acidic water; air; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; biosorbents; Biosorption; Cation exchange; cation exchange capacity; Cation exchanging; Cations; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Degradation; Descaling; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Environmental monitoring; Exchange capacity; Fibers; Field tests; Groundwater; Groundwater pollution; Heavy metals; Hydrogeology; Influents; Iron; Laboratories; Lignocellulose; longevity; Machining; Manganese; Metals; Mine drainage; Organic carbon; Quebec; Removal; Soil Science & Conservation; Sorption; Substrates; Water pollution; Water Quality/Water Pollution; Water, Underground; Zinc; Quebec; Sorption; Passive treatment; Iron-rich acid mine drainage; Pilot-scale treatment; Lignocellulosic material; Phosphorylated paper pulp; Metal removal

The performance of the phosphorylated lignocellulosic fiber (PLF) was assessed for metal removal in an acidic mine drainage (AMD) influent at pilot scale and at laboratory scale with synthetic water. Substrate showed strong potential for sorption with a cation exchange capacity (CEC) of 540 meq 100g...