Role of multiple substrates (spent mushroom compost, ochre, steel slag, and limestone) in passive remediation of metal-containing acid mine drainage

The potential of selected materials in treating metal-rich acid mine drainage (AMD) has been investigated in a series of batch experiment. The efficiencies of both single and mixed substrates in AMD treatment under two conditions i.e. low and high concentration solutions containing heavy metals were...

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Main Authors: M. Molahid, Verma Loretta, Mohd Kusin, Faradiella, Madzin, Zafira
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82043/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82043/1/Role%20of%20multiple%20substrates%20.pdf
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author M. Molahid, Verma Loretta
Mohd Kusin, Faradiella
Madzin, Zafira
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Mohd Kusin, Faradiella
Madzin, Zafira
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description The potential of selected materials in treating metal-rich acid mine drainage (AMD) has been investigated in a series of batch experiment. The efficiencies of both single and mixed substrates in AMD treatment under two conditions i.e. low and high concentration solutions containing heavy metals were evaluated. Synthetic metal-containing AMD was used in the experiments treated using spent mushroom compost (SMC), ochre, steel slag (SS) and limestone. Different ratios of treatment materials were incorporated in the substrate mix and were tested for AMD treatment in an anoxic condition. In the batch test, physicochemical parameters (pH, redox potential, total dissolved solids, conductivity, Ca concentration) and heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Pb, Zn, and Al) were analysed. Overall, the mixed substrates have shown satisfactory performance in increasing pH with increasing Ca concentration and removing metals. It has been found that SS and ochre played an important role in the treatment of AMD in this study. The results showed that the mixed substrates SM1 (i.e. 10% SMC mixed with 20% ochre, 30% steel slag and 40% limestone) and SM2 (i.e. 20% SMC mixed with 30% ochre, 40% steel slag and 10% limestone) were effective in increasing the pH from as low as 3.5 to 8.09, and removing heavy metals with more than 90% removal efficiencies.
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spelling upm-820432021-08-26T23:15:14Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82043/ Role of multiple substrates (spent mushroom compost, ochre, steel slag, and limestone) in passive remediation of metal-containing acid mine drainage M. Molahid, Verma Loretta Mohd Kusin, Faradiella Madzin, Zafira The potential of selected materials in treating metal-rich acid mine drainage (AMD) has been investigated in a series of batch experiment. The efficiencies of both single and mixed substrates in AMD treatment under two conditions i.e. low and high concentration solutions containing heavy metals were evaluated. Synthetic metal-containing AMD was used in the experiments treated using spent mushroom compost (SMC), ochre, steel slag (SS) and limestone. Different ratios of treatment materials were incorporated in the substrate mix and were tested for AMD treatment in an anoxic condition. In the batch test, physicochemical parameters (pH, redox potential, total dissolved solids, conductivity, Ca concentration) and heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Pb, Zn, and Al) were analysed. Overall, the mixed substrates have shown satisfactory performance in increasing pH with increasing Ca concentration and removing metals. It has been found that SS and ochre played an important role in the treatment of AMD in this study. The results showed that the mixed substrates SM1 (i.e. 10% SMC mixed with 20% ochre, 30% steel slag and 40% limestone) and SM2 (i.e. 20% SMC mixed with 30% ochre, 40% steel slag and 10% limestone) were effective in increasing the pH from as low as 3.5 to 8.09, and removing heavy metals with more than 90% removal efficiencies. Taylor & Francis 2017-12 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82043/1/Role%20of%20multiple%20substrates%20.pdf M. Molahid, Verma Loretta and Mohd Kusin, Faradiella and Madzin, Zafira (2017) Role of multiple substrates (spent mushroom compost, ochre, steel slag, and limestone) in passive remediation of metal-containing acid mine drainage. Environmental Technology, 40 (10). pp. 1323-1336. ISSN 0959-3330; ESSN: 1479-487X https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09593330.2017.1422546 10.1080/09593330.2017.1422546
spellingShingle M. Molahid, Verma Loretta
Mohd Kusin, Faradiella
Madzin, Zafira
Role of multiple substrates (spent mushroom compost, ochre, steel slag, and limestone) in passive remediation of metal-containing acid mine drainage
title Role of multiple substrates (spent mushroom compost, ochre, steel slag, and limestone) in passive remediation of metal-containing acid mine drainage
title_full Role of multiple substrates (spent mushroom compost, ochre, steel slag, and limestone) in passive remediation of metal-containing acid mine drainage
title_fullStr Role of multiple substrates (spent mushroom compost, ochre, steel slag, and limestone) in passive remediation of metal-containing acid mine drainage
title_full_unstemmed Role of multiple substrates (spent mushroom compost, ochre, steel slag, and limestone) in passive remediation of metal-containing acid mine drainage
title_short Role of multiple substrates (spent mushroom compost, ochre, steel slag, and limestone) in passive remediation of metal-containing acid mine drainage
title_sort role of multiple substrates (spent mushroom compost, ochre, steel slag, and limestone) in passive remediation of metal-containing acid mine drainage
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