Sustainable heavy metal remediation. Case studies / Volume 2, (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Case studies
• Further Information: Note: Eldon R. Rene, Erkan Sahinkaya, Alison Lewis, Piet N.L. Lens, editors.
• Editors: Rene, Eldon R; Sahinkaya, Erkan; Lewis, Alison, 1963-; Lens, P. N. L (Piet N. L.)
• Contents: ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Chapter 1: Life-Cycle Assessment of Metal Recovery from Electronic Waste""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 Electronic Waste and Metal Recovery""; ""1.2.1 The Growth of Electronic Waste""; ""1.2.2 Disposal of Electronic Waste""; ""1.2.3 Electronic Waste Regulations in the European Union""; ""1.2.3.1 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive""; ""1.2.3.2 Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive""; ""1.2.3.3 Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals Regulations"" ""1.2.4 Export and Informal Recycling of Electronic Waste""""1.2.5 The Circular Economy""; ""1.2.6 Electronic Waste as a Secondary Metal Resource""; ""1.2.7 Metal Recovery Techniques""; ""1.3 Life-Cycle Assessment""; ""1.3.1 Life-Cycle Assessment Methodology""; ""1.3.2 Life-Cycle Assessment Applied to Emerging Technologies""; ""1.3.3 Uncertainty Issues in Life-Cycle Assessment""; ""1.4 Illustrative Case Study Summary: Copper Recovery from Electronic Waste Using Bioleaching""; ""1.5 Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Adsorption Technology for Removal of Toxic Pollutants"" ""2.1 Introduction""""2.1.1 Background""; ""2.1.2 Issues and Problems""; ""2.1.3 State of Metal Pollution""; ""2.2 Existing Methodologies for the Removal of Toxic Metals""; ""2.2.1 Oxidation""; ""2.2.2 Coagulation-Filtration""; ""2.2.3 Ion Exchange""; ""2.2.4 Membrane Processes""; ""2.2.5 Alternative Processes""; ""2.2.6 Adsorption""; ""2.3 Adsorbent Materials for Metal Removal""; ""2.3.1 Adsorbents Used for Removal of Arsenic""; ""2.3.2 Adsorbents Used for Removal of Antimony""; ""2.3.3 Adsorbents Used for Removal of Mercury""; ""2.3.4 Adsorbents Used for Removal of Cadmium"" ""2.3.5 Adsorbents Used for Removal of Lead""""2.3.6 Adsorbents Used for Removal of Zinc""; ""2.4 Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Metal Recovery from Industrial and Mining Wastewaters""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 The Sulphate-Reduction Process""; ""3.2.1 Microbial Sulphate-Reduction""; ""3.2.2 Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria Diversity""; ""3.2.3 Substrates Used in Sulphate-Reduction as Electron Donor and Carbon Source""; ""3.2.4 Sulphate-Reducing Bioreactors and Process Configurations""; ""3.2.5 Operational Conditions Affecting Sulphate-Reduction in Bioreactors"" ""3.2.5.1 Effect of pH""""3.2.5.2 Effect of Hydraulic Retention Time""; ""3.2.5.3 Effect of Metal Concentration""; ""3.3 Metal Sulphide-Precipitation Process""; ""3.3.1 Formation of Metal Sulphide Precipitates""; ""3.3.1.1 Solubility Product""; ""3.3.2 Factors Affecting Metal Sulphide Precipitation""; ""3.3.2.1 pH""; ""3.3.3 Competing Metal Removal Mechanisms""; ""3.4 Modelling and Control of the Sulphate-Reduction Process for Metal Recovery""; ""3.4.1 Modelling""; ""3.4.1.1 Model Components""; ""3.4.1.1.1 Kinetics""; ""3.4.1.1.2 Physicochemical Components""
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 628.1/683; Environment; Runoff -- Purification -- Heavy metals removal; Heavy metals -- Bioaccumulation; Heavy metals -- Environmental aspects; Environmental chemistry; Environmental Medicine; Waste disposal; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- General; Heavy metals -- Bioaccumulation; Heavy metals -- Environmental aspects; Runoff -- Purification -- Heavy metals removal; Medical -- Public Health; Science -- Environmental Science; Environmental medicine; Waste management; Pollution & threats to the environment; Electronic book; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319611464; 3319611461; 3319611453; 9783319611457
• Related ISBNs: 9783319611457
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 19, 2017).
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