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Author (up) Sierra-Alvarez, R. url  openurl
  Title Biological treatment of heavy metals in acid mine drainage using sulfate reducing bioreactors Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Water Sci. Technol. Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 54 Issue 2 Pages 179-185  
  Keywords mine water treatment  
  Abstract The uncontrolled release of acid mine drainage (AMD) from abandoned mines and tailing piles threatens water resources in many sites worldwide. AMD introduces elevated concentrations of sulfate ions and dissolved heavy metals as well as high acidity levels to groundwater and receiving surface water. Anaerobic biological processes relying on the activity of sulfate reducing bacteria are being considered for the treatment of AMD and other heavy metal containing effluents. Biogenic sulfides form insoluble complexes with heavy metals resulting in their precipitation. The objective of this study was to investigate the remediation of AMD in sulfate reducing bioreactors inoculated with anaerobic granular sludge and fed V with an influent containing ethanol. Biological treatment of an acidic (pH 4.0) synthetic AMD containing high concentrations of heavy metals (100 Mg Cu2+vertical bar(-1); 10 mg Ni2+vertical bar(-1), 10 mg Zn2+vertical bar(-1)) increased the effluent pH level to 7.0-7.2 and resulted in metal removal efficiencies exceeding 99.2%. The highest metal precipitation Cn rates attained for Cu, Ni and Zn averaged 92.5, 14.6 and 15.8 mg metal l(-1) of reactor d(-1). The results of this work demonstrate that an ethanol-fed sulfidogenic reactor was highly effective to remove heavy metal contamination and neutralized the acidity of the synthetic wastewater.  
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  Notes Biological treatment of heavy metals in acid mine drainage using sulfate reducing bioreactors; Wos:000240449300024; Times Cited: 0; ISI Web of Science Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 16943 Serial 106  
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