Composite sorbents from natural and man-made raw materials: optimization of composition for reclamation

The article explores the adsorption of heavy metals’ and metalloids’ (HMM) ions from model solutions with different concentrations of HMM at a constant ambient temperature (sorbents — peat, water treatment sludge; heavy metals: copper, arsenic, lead), and the subsequent construction of adsorption isotherms for the studied materials and experimental compositions of the composite mixtures “ peat — water treatment sludge”. The purpose of the study: to identify the optimal composition of the composite sorption material based on natural raw materials and water treatment sludge, potentially effective in relation to the selective immobilization of HMM’s ions. The results of the experiments showed that for the “green” disposal of water treatment sludge mixed with peat, the content of water treatment sludge can reach 80%. At the same time, the preservation of the sorption efficiency of the composite material in comparison with the initial components was noted. It has been established that adsorption isotherms of Cu2+, As3+, Pb2+ ions on the tested materials — peat, water treatment sludge and composite sorption material (peat — water treatment sludge in various ratios) can be well approximated by straight lines, which confirms the applicability of both the Freundlich model and the model Langmuir, which are the most commonly used models of equilibrium adsorption. The study confirms the hypothesis that the “green” utilization of a man-made product makes it possible to obtain an affordable and inexpensive meliorant suitable for reclamation and simultaneous remediation of disturbed lands contaminated with HMM.

Keywords: sorbent, meliorant, reclamation, disturbed lands, peat, water treatment sludge, adsorption, optimal composition, adsorption isotherm, Freundlich model, Langmuir model.
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Yurak V. V., Apakashev R. A., Lebzin M. S., Malyshev A. N. Composite sorbents from natural and man-made raw materials: optimization of composition for reclamation. MIAB. Mining Inf. Anal. Bull. 2023;(12-1):177—191. [In Russ]. DOI: 10.25018/0236_1493_2023_121_0_177.

Acknowledgements:

The research was carried out at the expense of a grant from the Russian Science Foundation No. 22-24-20102, https://rscf.ru/project/22-24-20102 / with the financial support of the Government of the Sverdlovsk region.

Issue number: 12
Year: 2023
Page number: 177-191
ISBN: 0236-1493
UDK: 544.723.2
DOI: 10.25018/0236_1493_2023_121_0_177
Article receipt date: 15.05.2023
Date of review receipt: 02.10.2023
Date of the editorial board′s decision on the article′s publishing: 10.11.2023
About authors:

Yurak V. V., Dr. Sci. (Economic), associate professor; associate professor of the Department of Economics and Management, Head of the Research Laboratory of Disturbed Lands’ and Technogenic Objects’ Reclamation, The Ural State Mining University; Scopus Author ID: 57190411535; ORCID: 0000-0003-1529-3865; SPIN-код: 6822−2708 (The Ural State
Mining University, Russia, 620144, Yekaterinburg, Kuybysheva st., 30, e-mail: vera_ yurak@mail.ru).
Apakashev R. A., Dr. Sci. (Chemical), professor; Vice-Rector for Scientific Work, The Ural State Mining University; Scopus Author ID: 6603092433; ORCID: 0000-0002-9006-3667; SPIN-код: 8488−6615 (The Ural State Mining University, Russia, 620144, Yekaterinburg, Kuybysheva st., 30, e-mail: Apakashev.R@m.ursmu.ru);
Lebzin M. S., Junior Researcher, Research Laboratory for Reclamation of Disturbed Lands and Technogenic Objects, Ural State Mining University, Kuibysheva 30, Yekaterinburg, 620144, Scopus Author ID: 57218647741; ORCID: 0000-0001-5959-135X, Russia,
science@ursmu.ru;
Malyshev A. N., laboratory assistant-researcher of the Research Laboratory for Reclamation of Disturbed Lands and Technogenic Objects, Ural State Mining University, 30, Kuibysheva st., Yekaterinburg, 620144, Russia, ORCID: 0000-0002-3104-1687, malyshev.k1b@gmail.com.

 

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