Precipitation recovery of boron from wastewater by hydrothermal mineralization.
It is well known that boric acid exhibits various toxic effects on plant, animal and human beings even at very low concentrations. Thus, the development of boron-removal technique from wastewater has been intensively investigated. In this study, a new hydrothermal treatment technique was developed to recover boron as recyclable precipitate Ca(2)B(2)O(5).H(2)O from aqueous solutions. As a result, it was found that the hydrothermal treatment using calcium hydroxide as a mineralizer converted boron in the aqueous media effectively into calcium borate, Ca(2)B(2)O(5).H(2)O. In the optimal hydrothermal condition, more than 99% of boron was collected from the synthetic wastewater of 500 ppm. Thus, the present hydrothermal treatment in the presence of calcium hydroxide is recommended as one of the effective techniques to recover boron from aqueous media.
EcoTopia Science Institute, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan. h041102d@mbox.naogya-u.ac.jp
Takeshi
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Itakura
Ryo
R
Sasai
Hideaki
H
Itoh
D001881:Borates / Q000737:chemistry; D001888:Boric Acids / Q000633:toxicity; D001895:Boron / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000633:toxicity; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008903:Minerals / Q000737:chemistry*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000633:toxicity
D001881:Borates; D001888:Boric Acids; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D008903:Minerals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C031316:calcium borate; C020243:calcium phosphate; D001895:Boron; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide; C032688:boric acid