Removal of heavy metals using waste eggshell

• Published in: 环境科学学报（英文版） Vol. 19; no. 12; pp. 1436 - 1441
• Main Authors: PARK Heung Jai, JEONG Seong Wook, YANG Jae Kyu, KIM Boo Gil, LEE Seung Mok
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Inje University, Gyungnam, Korea%Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Korea%Division of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Dong-seo University, Busan, Korea%Department of Environment and Disaster Prevention, Kwandong University, Gangneung, Korea 2007
• Subjects: CaO; heavy metals; removal; wasted eggshell
• ISSN: 1001-0742; 1878-7320
• DOI: 10.3321/j.issn:1001-0742.2007.12.005

X7; The removal capacity of toxic heavy metals by the reused eggshell was studied. As a pretreatment process for the preparation of reused material from waste eggshell, calcination was performed in the furnace at 800℃ for 2 h after crushing the dried waste eggshell. Calcination behavior, qualitative and quantitative elemental information, mineral type and surface characteristics before and after calcination of eggshell were examined by thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. After calcination, the major inorganic composition was identified as Ca (lime, 99.63%) and K, P and Sr were identified as minor components. When calcined eggshell was applied in the treatment of synthetic wastewater containing heavy metals, a complete removal of Cd as well as above 99% removal of Cr was observed after 10 min. Although the natural eggshell had some removal capacity of Cd and Cr, a complete removal was not accomplished even after 60 min due to quite slower removal rate. However, in contrast to Cd and Cr, an efficient removal of Pb was observed with the natural eggshell rather than the calcined eggshell. From the application of the calcined eggshell in the treatment of real electroplating wastewater, the calcined eggshell showed a promising removal capacity of heavy metal ions as well as had a good neutralization capacity in the treatment of strong acidic wastewater.