WO1993016797A1 - Adsorbent, sealing layer and use of the adsorbent for immobilising heavy metals - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- the present invention relates to an adsorbent whic binds large quantities of heavy metals in a manner that i independent of the presence of high concentrations of othe ions. It is possible with this adsorbent to bind substantial ly irreversible heavy metals in the form of ions.
- This adsorbent can be used for a large number of dif ferent applications.
- a first application comprises preventin emission of heavy metal ions from large compartments such a refuse tips and vehicle scrap yards.
- a second applicatio relates to the removal of heavy metal ions from water, where in the heavy metal ions are concentrated in the relativel small adsorbent volume.
- Another use of the adsorbent relate to the addition of the adsorbent to soil contaminated wit heavy metal ions, whereby the heavy metal ions are bound b the adsorbent and are substantially no longer available fo absorption by plant and animal. In principle the soil is thu cleaned and can better be made re-available for agricultur and market gardening, recreative and building purposes.
- the adsorbent according to the invention for i mobi using heavy metals in the form of their ions is charac terized in that it contains a complex of smectite, aluminiu hydroxide and phosphate.
- This complex can bind large quan tities of heavy metal ions in a manner that is independent o the presence of markedly higher concentrations of other ion such as ions of calcium, potassium, magnesium, chlorine, nitrate and sulphate.
- Smectite, aluminium hydroxide and phosphate can b present in the complex in mutually changing ratios, thi being dependent among other factors on the strength an intended binding capacity of the complex.
- hydroxide as aluminium
- This ratio preferably amounts to 2-4 mol aluminium per kg smectite.
- the molar ratio of phosphate to aluminium amounts to 0.1 to 1. In preference however this molar ratio amounts to 0.2-0.8.
- the smectite comprises a group of clay minerals.
- Belon ⁇ ging to this group of clay minerals are mont- morillonite, beidellite, nontronite, saponite, sauconite and hectorite. They are swelling clay minerals which can take up relatively large amounts of watery or organic liquid between layers of smectite particles.
- An optimal action of the com ⁇ plex is obtained if the smectite is a homoionogenic alkali or earth alkali metal smectite such as sodium smectite and calcium smectite.
- As preferred smectite use is made of a homoionogenic montmorillonite clay.
- the adsorbent is used mainly for immobilising relati ⁇ vely large quantities of heavy metal ions present in watery liquid
- the adsorbent according to the invention contains a mixture of the complex of smectite, aluminium hydroxide and phosphate in addition to a filter aid.
- the relative quan ⁇ tities of the complex and the filter aid are chosen subject to the desired physical properties, such as stability and filterability of the filter in which the adsorbent is emplo ⁇ yed.
- filter aid can be used fibre-like materials such as mineral wool and/or particle-like materials such as sand.
- a sealing layer is used at storage sites such as refuse tips and vehicle scrap yards in order to limit the spread of heavy metal ions out of the storage sites with percolating rain ⁇ water.
- a sealing layer contains a mixture of sand and clay, which mixture can in principle prevent water transport throu ⁇ gh the sealing layer. Diffusion transport is not however prevented by the sealing layer. In the course of time the heavy metal ions will therefore leak out of the storage site through the sealing layer.
- a seal ⁇ ing layer results with which the diffusion of heavy metal ions through the sealing layer is almost completely preven- ted.
- the advantage is moreover achieved that if a crac occurs in the sealing layer due to drying, the adsorbent wil immobilise heavy metal ions from the liquid passing along th crack through the sealing layer.
- the mixture for use in th sealing layer preferably contains the adsorbent according t the invention, sand and clay in a weight ratio of 0.5-5:5- 10:0.2-5. More preferably this weight ratio amounts to 1-3:6- 8:0.5-2.
- Another application of the adsorbent according to th invention is the cleaning of soil contaminated with heav metal ions. This cleaning can take place in situ.
- the adsorbent according to the invention is mixed wit the contaminated soil, whereafter the heavy metal ions pre ⁇ sent therein are immobilised in the adsorbent and are n longer available for plants and animals present on and in th soil.
- the bio-availability of the heavy metal ions present is thus reduced enormously, whereby in principle the soil is cleaned.
- the adsorbent for immobilising heavy metal ions such as of the heavy metals lead, mercury, cadmium, nickel, zinc, copper and chromium, and the application thereof will b further elucidated on the basis of a number of embodiments, without the invention being limited thereto.
- Example 1 preparation of the complex of the adsorben according to the invention
- Sodium montmorillonite clay is mixed with an aqueou solution of aluminium chloride or aluminium nitrate. Th amount of aluminium salt is such that the ratio aluminium sodium montmorillonite varies between 2-4 mol aluminium pe kg sodium montmorillonite.
- a base such as sodium hyd ⁇ roxide and potassium oxide the pH is increased to a pH > 5, preferably a pH within the range pH 6-7.
- Phosphate in the form of sodium di-hydrogen phosphate/ sodium mono hydrogen phosphate is subsequently added in quantity such that the molar ratio of phosphate to aluminiu amounts to 0.5.
- the suspension is dried in air at a tempera ⁇ ture preferably no higher than 40°C.
- the binding of the heavy metal ions of cadmium, lead, zinc and copper to the adsorbent was subsequently tested. From an equilibrium solution of 1 mM of the respective heavy metal ions and at a very high salt concentration (0.01 molar Ca(N0 3 ) 2 ) the binding amounted to 0.05 mol cadmium, 0.1 mol lead, 0.3 mol zinc and 0.4 mol copper per kg adsorbent.
- the adsorption of zinc ions to the adsorbent A according to the invention was moreover compared to the adsorption to an adsorbent B not containing any phosphate.
- Adsorbent A (according to the invention) 1400 400 200
- Adsorbent B (not according to invention) 1400 0 200
- a sealing layer for preventing emission of heavy metal ions from a refuse tip was prepared by mixing of the adsor ⁇ bent prepared in example 1 with sand and sodium montmoril ⁇ lonite. The ratio adsorbent:sand:clay amounted to 2:7:1. This sealing layer adequately prevented emission of heavy metal ions by both convection flux and diffusion.
- Contaminated soil contained 500 ppm copper (0.5 k copper per ton of soil) .
- 35-50 kg of adsorbent prepared i example 1 was mixed with the soil (pH 5-6) .
- a coppe concentration of 10 "e mol a minimum of 10-15 grams of coppe can be immobilised. The contamination in the form of coppe is thus immobilised and no longer available to plant an animal growing on and in the grotind. This manner of cleanin is very economic.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an adsorbent for immobilising heavy metals, containing a complex of smectite, aluminium hydroxide and phosphate, to a sealing layer containing a mixture of this adsorbent, sand and clay, and to the use of this adsorbent for cleaning soil contaminated with heavy metals.
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ADSORBENT, SEALING LAYER AND USE OF THE ADSORBENT FOR IMMOBILISING HEAVY METALS
The present invention relates to an adsorbent whic binds large quantities of heavy metals in a manner that i independent of the presence of high concentrations of othe ions. It is possible with this adsorbent to bind substantial ly irreversible heavy metals in the form of ions.
This adsorbent can be used for a large number of dif ferent applications. A first application comprises preventin emission of heavy metal ions from large compartments such a refuse tips and vehicle scrap yards. A second applicatio relates to the removal of heavy metal ions from water, where in the heavy metal ions are concentrated in the relativel small adsorbent volume. Another use of the adsorbent relate to the addition of the adsorbent to soil contaminated wit heavy metal ions, whereby the heavy metal ions are bound b the adsorbent and are substantially no longer available fo absorption by plant and animal. In principle the soil is thu cleaned and can better be made re-available for agricultur and market gardening, recreative and building purposes.
The adsorbent according to the invention for i mobi using heavy metals in the form of their ions is charac terized in that it contains a complex of smectite, aluminiu hydroxide and phosphate. This complex can bind large quan tities of heavy metal ions in a manner that is independent o the presence of markedly higher concentrations of other ion such as ions of calcium, potassium, magnesium, chlorine, nitrate and sulphate. If phosphate is omitted from the com plex, heavy metal ions are bound but, during this bindin process, the properties of the adsorbent change such that further binding of heavy metal ions is greatly inhibited This inhibiting action is decreased by the presence of phos phate in the complex.
Smectite, aluminium hydroxide and phosphate can b present in the complex in mutually changing ratios, thi being dependent among other factors on the strength an intended binding capacity of the complex. In general th
ratio of smectite to aluminium, hydroxide (as aluminium) amounts to 1-6 mol. This ratio preferably amounts to 2-4 mol aluminium per kg smectite. In general the molar ratio of phosphate to aluminium amounts to 0.1 to 1. In preference however this molar ratio amounts to 0.2-0.8.
The smectite comprises a group of clay minerals. Belon¬ ging to this group of clay minerals, among others, are mont- morillonite, beidellite, nontronite, saponite, sauconite and hectorite. They are swelling clay minerals which can take up relatively large amounts of watery or organic liquid between layers of smectite particles. An optimal action of the com¬ plex is obtained if the smectite is a homoionogenic alkali or earth alkali metal smectite such as sodium smectite and calcium smectite. As preferred smectite use is made of a homoionogenic montmorillonite clay.
If the adsorbent is used mainly for immobilising relati¬ vely large quantities of heavy metal ions present in watery liquid the adsorbent according to the invention contains a mixture of the complex of smectite, aluminium hydroxide and phosphate in addition to a filter aid. The relative quan¬ tities of the complex and the filter aid are chosen subject to the desired physical properties, such as stability and filterability of the filter in which the adsorbent is emplo¬ yed. As filter aid can be used fibre-like materials such as mineral wool and/or particle-like materials such as sand.
Another application of the adsorbent according to the invention is the use of the adsorbent in a sealing layer. A sealing layer is used at storage sites such as refuse tips and vehicle scrap yards in order to limit the spread of heavy metal ions out of the storage sites with percolating rain¬ water. A sealing layer contains a mixture of sand and clay, which mixture can in principle prevent water transport throu¬ gh the sealing layer. Diffusion transport is not however prevented by the sealing layer. In the course of time the heavy metal ions will therefore leak out of the storage site through the sealing layer. By making of use of a mixture of the adsorbent according to the invention in addition to sand and clay as sealing layer according to the invention a seal¬ ing layer results with which the diffusion of heavy metal ions through the sealing layer is almost completely preven-
ted. The advantage is moreover achieved that if a crac occurs in the sealing layer due to drying, the adsorbent wil immobilise heavy metal ions from the liquid passing along th crack through the sealing layer. The mixture for use in th sealing layer preferably contains the adsorbent according t the invention, sand and clay in a weight ratio of 0.5-5:5- 10:0.2-5. More preferably this weight ratio amounts to 1-3:6- 8:0.5-2.
Another application of the adsorbent according to th invention is the cleaning of soil contaminated with heav metal ions. This cleaning can take place in situ. This means that the adsorbent according to the invention is mixed wit the contaminated soil, whereafter the heavy metal ions pre¬ sent therein are immobilised in the adsorbent and are n longer available for plants and animals present on and in th soil. The bio-availability of the heavy metal ions present is thus reduced enormously, whereby in principle the soil is cleaned.
The adsorbent for immobilising heavy metal ions such as of the heavy metals lead, mercury, cadmium, nickel, zinc, copper and chromium, and the application thereof will b further elucidated on the basis of a number of embodiments, without the invention being limited thereto.
Example 1: preparation of the complex of the adsorben according to the invention
Sodium montmorillonite clay is mixed with an aqueou solution of aluminium chloride or aluminium nitrate. Th amount of aluminium salt is such that the ratio aluminium sodium montmorillonite varies between 2-4 mol aluminium pe kg sodium montmorillonite. Using a base such as sodium hyd¬ roxide and potassium oxide the pH is increased to a pH > 5, preferably a pH within the range pH 6-7.
Phosphate in the form of sodium di-hydrogen phosphate/ sodium mono hydrogen phosphate is subsequently added in quantity such that the molar ratio of phosphate to aluminiu amounts to 0.5. The suspension is dried in air at a tempera¬ ture preferably no higher than 40°C.
The binding of the heavy metal ions of cadmium, lead, zinc and copper to the adsorbent was subsequently tested. From an equilibrium solution of 1 mM of the respective heavy metal ions and at a very high salt concentration (0.01 molar Ca(N03)2) the binding amounted to 0.05 mol cadmium, 0.1 mol lead, 0.3 mol zinc and 0.4 mol copper per kg adsorbent.
The adsorption of zinc ions to the adsorbent A according to the invention was moreover compared to the adsorption to an adsorbent B not containing any phosphate.
Al phosphate ( mol) Zn
Adsorbent A (according to the invention) 1400 400 200
Adsorbent B (not according to invention) 1400 0 200
Adsorbent A immobilised 82% and adsorbent B immobilised 74% of the zinc ions present in the system.
Example 2
A sealing layer for preventing emission of heavy metal ions from a refuse tip was prepared by mixing of the adsor¬ bent prepared in example 1 with sand and sodium montmoril¬ lonite. The ratio adsorbent:sand:clay amounted to 2:7:1. This sealing layer adequately prevented emission of heavy metal ions by both convection flux and diffusion.
Example 3
Contaminated soil contained 500 ppm copper (0.5 k copper per ton of soil) . 35-50 kg of adsorbent prepared i example 1 was mixed with the soil (pH 5-6) . At a coppe concentration of 10"e mol a minimum of 10-15 grams of coppe can be immobilised. The contamination in the form of coppe is thus immobilised and no longer available to plant an animal growing on and in the grotind. This manner of cleanin is very economic.
Claims
1. Adsorbent for immobilising heavy metals, containing complex of smectite, aluminium hydroxide and phosphate.
2. Adsorbent as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ratio o smectite to aluminium hydroxide (as aluminium) amounts to 1- mol, preferably 2-4 mol aluminium per kg smectite.
3. Adsorbent as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein th molar ratio of phosphate to aluminium amounts to 0.1 to 1 preferably 0.2-0.8.
4. Adsorbent as claimed in claims 1-3, wherein th smectite is a homoionogenic alkali or earth alkali meta smectite.
5. Adsorbent as claimed in claims 1-4, wherein th smectite is a montmorillonite clay.
6. Adsorbent as claimed in claims 1-5, containing mixture of the complex and a filter aid.
7. Adsorbent as claimed in claim 6, wherein the filte aid comprises fibre-like material such as mineral wool and/o particle-like material such as sand.
8. Sealing layer containing a mixture of an adsorbent a claimed in claims 1-5, sand and clay.
9. Sealing layer as claimed in claim 8, wherein the mixture contains adsorbent, sand and clay in a weigh ratio of 0.5-5:5-10:0.2-5.
10. Sealing layer as claimed in claim 9, wherein the weight ratio amounts to 1-3:6-8:0.5-2.
11. The use of the adsorbent as claimed in claims 1-5 for cleaning soil contaminated with heavy metals.
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