title: Removal of heavy metal species from industrial sludge with the aid of biodegradable iminodisuccinic acid as the chelating ligand.
abstract: High level of heavy metals in industrial sludge was the obstacle of sludge disposal and resource recycling. In this study, iminodisuccinic acid (IDS), a biodegradable chelating ligand, was used to remove heavy metals from industrial sludge generated from battery industry. The extraction of cadmium, copper, nickel, and zinc from battery sludge with aqueous solution of IDS was studied under various conditions. It was found that removal efficiency greatly depends on pH, chelating agent's concentration, as well as species distribution of metals. The results showed that mildly acidic and neutral systems were not beneficial to remove cadmium. About 68 % of cadmium in the sample was extracted at the molar ratio of IDS to heavy metals 7:1 without pH adjustment (pH 11.5). Copper of 91.3 % and nickel of 90.7 % could be removed by IDS (molar ratio, IDS: metals = 1:1) with 1.2 % phosphoric acid effectively. Removal efficiency of zinc was very low throughout the experiment. Based on the experimental results, IDS could be a potentially useful chelant for heavy metal removal from battery industry sludge.
authors.affiliation: School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Key Laboratory for Yellow River and Huai River Water Environmental and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Xinxiang, 453007, China.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Gaoqi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Yanrui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Jianhui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation / Q000379:methods*; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000737:chemistry*; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry*; D013386:Succinates / Q000737:chemistry*; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D002614:Chelating Agents; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D012722:Sewage; D013386:Succinates; C412825:iminodisuccinic acid; D003300:Copper; D009532:Nickel; D015032:Zinc