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Sulfate and metals removal from acid mine drainage in a horizontal anaerobic immobilized biomass (HAIB) reactor
Ist Teil von
Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering, 2020, Vol.55 (12), p.1436-1449
Ort / Verlag
England: Taylor & Francis
Erscheinungsjahr
2020
Quelle
Taylor & Francis Journals Auto-Holdings Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
The acid mine drainage (AMD) can causes negative impacts to the environment. Physico-chemical methods to treat AMD can have high operational costs. Through passive biological methods, such as anaerobic reactors, sulfate reduction, and recovery of metals are promoted. This study evaluated the performance of a horizontal anaerobic immobilized biomass (HAIB) reactor for the treatment of synthetic AMD using polyurethane foam as support material, and anaerobic sludge as inoculum. Ethanol was used as an electron donor for sulfate reduction, resulting in an influent chemical oxygen demand (COD) in the range of 500-1,500 mg/L and COD/sulfate ratio at 1. A gradual increase of sulfate and COD concentration was applied that resulted in COD removal efficiencies higher than 78%, and sulfate removal efficiencies of 80%. Higher sulfate and COD concentrations associated with higher hydraulic retention times (36 h) proved to be a better strategy for sulfate removal. The HAIB reactor was able to accommodate an increase in the SLR up to 2.25 g SO
4
2−
/L d
−1
which achieved the greatest performance on the entire process. Moreover, the reactor proved a suitable alternative for reaching high levels of metal removal (86.95 for Zn, 98.79% for Fe, and 99.59% for Cu).