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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 194, Issue -, Pages 312-323Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.07.104
Keywords
Passive treatment; Hydroxyapatite; Phosphate; Heavy metal; Immobilisation
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- Spanish Government [CTQ2008-06842-C02-01/PPQ, CTM-2007-66724-CO2/TECNO, CGL2010-21956-CO2-01]
- Catalan Government [20095GR905]
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Apatite II (TM), a biogenic hydroxyapatite, was evaluated as a reactive material for heavy metal (Cd, Cu, Co, Ni and Hg) removal in passive treatments. Apatite II (TM) reacts with acid water by releasing phosphates that increase the pH up to 6.5-7.5, complexing and inducing metals to precipitate as metal phosphates. The evolution of the solution concentration of calcium, phosphate and metals together with SEM-EDS and XRD examinations were used to identify the retention mechanisms. SEM observation shows low-crystalline precipitate layers composed of P, O and M. Only in the case of Hg and Co were small amounts of crystalline phases detected. Solubility data values were used to predict the measured column experiment values and to support the removal process based on the dissolution of hydroxyapatite, the formation of metal-phosphate species in solution and the precipitation of metal phosphate. Cds(PO4)(3)OH(s), Cu-2(PO4)OH(s), Ni-3(PO4)(2)(s), Co-3(PO4)(2)8H(2)O(s) and Hg-3(PO4)(2)(s) are proposed as the possible mineral phases responsible for the removal processes. The results of the column experiments show that Apatite II (TM) is a suitable filling for permeable reactive barriers. (C) 2011 Elsevier BM. All rights reserved.
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