Abstract:
The present invention refers to a method to remove organic chemicals and organometallic complexes (organic heavy metal complexes) using zeolite from process water or tailings streams of a mineral processing plant where diethylenetriamine (DETA) or triethylenetetramine (TETA) is used as a flotation reagent and DETA-metal complexes are found in process water or tailings streams. In a preferred embodiment, the process water or slurry tailings streams of a mineral processing plant containing DETA, DETA-metal complexes and residual heavy metals are contacted with natural zeolite. This can be carried out by adding the natural zeolite to the process streams (slurries) while mixing with a mechanical mixer to efficiently adsorb DETA, DETA-metal complexes and heavy metals from the process streams (slurries) on the zeolite. The loaded zeolite is then discarded with the flotation tailings.
Abstract:
A water or wastewater treatment method includes the steps of providing an Fe source, the Fe source including an Fe salt or relatively high surface area Fe metal arrangement, such as a volume of Fe filings, steel wool, or Fe nanoparticles. The Fe source is contacted with influent water including at least one contaminant or chelating agent bound contaminant in the presence of an oxygen comprising gas flow, such as air. The outlet flow following the contacting step provides a reduction in a concentration of the contaminant and/or chelating agent from its level in the influent through oxidation of the contaminant or precipitation, co-precipitation, or reduction to metal form of the contaminant with the Fe source to form a metal sludge. The method can include a separating step including sedimentation or filtration of the transition metal sludge from the outlet flow.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for separating at least one metal compound and/or a component thereof from a mixture, said process comprising contacting the said mixture with a heteropoly acid or heteropoly acid anion, thereby producing a precipitate comprising the heteropoly acid or heteropoly acid anion and the metal compound and/or a component thereof. The present invention further relates to a process for the purification of a mixture containing at least one metal compound, said process comprising contacting the said mixture with a heteropoly acid or heteropoly acid anion, thereby producing a precipitate that is substantially insoluble in the said reaction mixture and recovering the reaction mixture.
Abstract:
A method for reducing the toxicity of onium compounds, such as ammonium compounds and phosphonium compounds, by the use of certain additives is described. Suitable additives include, but are not necessarily limited to, carboxylic acids (e.g. naphthenic acids), sulfonic acids, organophosphonic acids, phenolic compounds, ether sulfates, phosphoric acid esters, sulfonated fatty acids, sulfated fatty acids, oligocarboxylic acids, and mixtures thereof, and alkali metal salts of these compounds and amine salts of these compounds.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method for the decontamination of a contaminated system, the method comprising at least the steps of: (a)selecting a decontaminating agent; (b)applying said decontaminating agent to said system; (c)collecting the used decontaminating agent; and (d)electrochemically treating the used decontaminating agent. Embodiments of the invention may further include at least one of an initial characterisation step, a chemical dosing step between steps (c) and (d), prior to electrochemical treatment of the used decontaminating agent, a subsequent characterisation step, wherein the system is re-evaluated in order to determine whether the decontamination objectives have been successfully accomplished, a UV-irradiation treatment, and a final step comprising post-treatment of the effluent remaining after the electrochemical treatment. The invention also envisages a method for the removal of contaminants from a process or environmental stream. The methods of the invention find particular application in the treatment of systems comprising radioactivity.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method for the decontamination of a contaminated system, the method comprising at least the steps of: (a)selecting a decontaminating agent; (b)applying said decontaminating agent to said system; (c)collecting the used decontaminating agent; and (d)electrochemically treating the used decontaminating agent. Embodiments of the invention may further include at least one of an initial characterisation step, a chemical dosing step between steps (c) and (d), prior to electrochemical treatment of the used decontaminating agent, a subsequent characterisation step, wherein the system is re-evaluated in order to determine whether the decontamination objectives have been successfully accomplished, a UV-irradiation treatment, and a final step comprising post-treatment of the effluent remaining after the electrochemical treatment. The invention also envisages a method for the removal of contaminants from a process or environmental stream. The methods of the invention find particular application in the treatment of systems comprising radioactivity.
Abstract:
The present invention refers to a method to remove organic chemicals and organometallic complexes (organic heavy metal complexes) using zeolite from process water or tailings streams of a mineral processing plant where diethylenetriamine (DETA) or triethylenetetramine (TETA) is used as a flotation reagent and DETA-metal complexes are found in process water or tailings streams. In a preferred embodiment, the process water or slurry tailings streams of a mineral processing plant containing DETA, DETA-metal complexes and residual heavy metals are contacted with natural zeolite. This can be carried out by adding the natural zeolite to the process streams (slurries) while mixing with a mechanical mixer to efficiently adsorb DETA, DETA-metal complexes and heavy metals from the process streams (slurries) on the zeolite. The loaded zeolite is then discarded with the flotation tailings.
Abstract:
Process and facility for treating an aqueous solution containing substantial concentrations of a variety of contaminants, including solids, semi-solids, colloids, complexes, oligomers, polyvalents, organics and monovalents, and which tend to form gels and scale precipitates when their concentration levels are increased during treatment of the aqueous solution, the process comprising the steps of: a) feeding the aqueous solution to an ultrafiltration (UF) plant and recovering therefrom an UF permeate reduced in such suspended solids, semi-solids and colloids; b) feeding the UF permeate obtained from step (a) to a nanofiltration (NF) plant and recovering therefrom an NF permeate reduced in such complexes, oligomers, polyvalents and organics; and feeding the NF permeate obtained from step (b) to a first reverse osmosis (RO) plant and recovering therefrom an RO permeate reduced in such monovalents. The process and facility may be used for treating process water from wet process phosphate acid production.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Konditionierung einer bei der nasschemischen Reinigung konventioneller oder nukleartechnischer Anlagen anfallenden, wenigstens eine organische Substanz und wenigstens ein Metall in ionischer Form enthaltenden Abfalllösung, bei dem zumindest ein Teil der organischen Substanz durch elektrochemische Behandlung oder UV- Bestrahlung der Abfalllösung abgebaut wird und das wenigstens eine Metall durch Zugabe von Phosphorsäure ausgefällt und der entstandene Phosphat-Niederschlag aus der Abfalllösung entfernt wird.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method to precipitate metal oxide(s) from aqueous waste solutions, also comprising inorganic acids, metal salts and complexes in addition to one or more organic additive(s). The precipitation is effected by conversion of said organic additive into its precipitating derivative(s), the consequence of which is the simultaneous precipitation and settling of said metal oxide(s).