An Overview around Water Pollution by Nickel. Biosorption as Treatment Technology

Authors

  • Dra. Inés de la C. Alomá-Vicente Central University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas, Villa Clara
  • Dr. Gabriel Blázquez-García Department of Chemical Engineering University of Granada, Granada
  • Dra. Mónica Calero-de-Hoces Department of Chemical Engineering University of Granada, Granada
  • Dra. Marian Ángeles Martín-Lara Department of Chemical Engineering University of Granada, Granada
  • Dr. Iván L. Rodríguez-Rico Central University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas, Villa Clara
  • Alicia Ronda-Gálvez Department of Chemical Engineering University of Granada, Granada

Abstract

The contamination of wastewater with heavy metals is a big problem for the environment at present. The extensive use of nickel for manufacturing products required by actual society has led to contamination of air, soil and water. One of the objectives of this study is to evaluate the discharge of nickel, presenting the cuantitative information of industrial emissions of this metal in Spain, collected by a important data base, the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Registrer (E-PRTR). The following tests were performed for the removal of nickel by biosorption, selecting as biosorbent the pine cone shell, which has some advantages, as the use of an agricultural waste very abundant in Andalucía low or no cost. The last aim of this work is the study of variables that take part in the biosorption (particle size, pH, etc.) and how they have an influence in the process.
Keywords: biosorption, nickel, heavy metals, pine cone shell, wastewaters.

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2016-01-07

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Alomá-Vicente, D. I. de la C., Blázquez-García, D. G., Calero-de-Hoces, D. M., Martín-Lara, D. M. Ángeles, Rodríguez-Rico, D. I. L., & Ronda-Gálvez, A. (2016). An Overview around Water Pollution by Nickel. Biosorption as Treatment Technology. Revista Cubana De Química, 25(3), 266–280. Retrieved from https://cubanaquimica.uo.edu.cu/index.php/cq/article/view/614

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Vol. 25 No. 3 (2013)

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