Chemical characteristics and leachability of organically contaminated heavy metal sludge solidified by silica fume and cement.
This paper discusses the development of mixtures with silica fume as a stabilization/solidification agent and binder for industrial wastewater residue containing organic and heavy metal contaminants. The UCS (Unconfined Compressive Strength) gradually increased to 66.7% as the silica fume content increased to 15%. The leaching of TOC and chromium decreased as more OPC was substituted with silica fume. When the mix had 5% silica fume, it retained about 85% TOC, and chromium leached out 0.76 mg-Cr/g-Cr in acidic solution. Also, microstructural studies on the solidified wastes through the scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) and X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the silica fume caused an inhibition to the ettringite formation which did not contribute to setting, but coated the cement particles and retarded the setting reactions. The results indicated that the incorporation of silica fume into the cement matrix minimized the detrimental effects of organic materials on the cement hydration reaction and contaminant leachability.
Jun
K S
KS
Department of Environmental Engineering, Yeungnam University, Kyungbuk, Korea.
Hwang
B G
BG
Shin
H S
HS
Won
Y S
YS
D000327:Adsorption; D008420:Manufactured Materials; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000032:analysis; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D019216:Metals, Heavy; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D012722:Sewage; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen