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Application of a Sequential Extraction Method for Analyzing Cu Distribution in Pre-Treated Mine Tailings after Electrodialytic Remediation

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  • Andrea Lazo

    (Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680, Valparaíso 2390123, Chile)

  • Henrik K. Hansen

    (Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680, Valparaíso 2390123, Chile)

  • Pamela Lazo

    (Instituto de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Avenida Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, Valparaíso 2360102, Chile)

  • Claudia Gutiérrez

    (Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680, Valparaíso 2390123, Chile)

Abstract

Mine tailings have been analyzed by a sequential extraction procedure after their pre-treatment with a leaching solution for 24 h and electrodialytic remediation during 15 days with a constant electric field of 2.7 V cm −1 . Four leaching solutions were tested: H 2 SO 4 + HNO 3 (2:1 vol.) pH = 1.9; H 2 SO 4 + HNO 3 (2:1 vol) pH = 4.2; NH 4 Cl 0.8M, pH = 5.5 and 30% H 2 O 2 adjusted to pH 2 with HNO 3 1M + HCl 1M. After the treatment, the tailings were divided in six slices from anode to cathode. The highest removal efficiency of copper was obtained with H 2 SO 4 + HNO 3 pH = 1.9, which allows one to remove 67% of the copper in the total cell and 85% of the copper in the slice closest to anode. The same solution with pH = 4.2 allows one to remove 62% of the total copper. The analysis realized by the sequential extraction method indicates the easy removal of water-soluble and exchangeable fractions in all experiments, moreover, residual and sulfide are the less mobile fractions. The general trend was the movement of copper associated to different fractions from anode to cathode and its accumulation closest to the cathode in the case of exchangeable, Fe-Mn oxides and acid soluble fractions, possibly due to some precipitation of copper compounds associated with less acidic conditions.

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  • Andrea Lazo & Henrik K. Hansen & Pamela Lazo & Claudia Gutiérrez, 2019. "Application of a Sequential Extraction Method for Analyzing Cu Distribution in Pre-Treated Mine Tailings after Electrodialytic Remediation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-9, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:4:p:584-:d:206749
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    1. Andrea Lazo & Pamela Lazo & Alejandra Urtubia & María Gabriela Lobos & Claudia Gutiérrez & Henrik K. Hansen, 2019. "Copper Analysis by Two Different Procedures of Sequential Extraction after Electrodialytic Remediation of Mine Tailings," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-11, October.
    2. Yun He & Linlin Yang & Chiquan He & Feifei Wang, 2022. "Burkholderia cepacia Enhanced Electrokinetic-Permeable Reaction Barrier for the Remediation of Lead Contaminated Soils," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-18, September.

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