C - Chemistry – Metallurgy – 02 – F
Patent
C - Chemistry, Metallurgy
02
F
C02F 1/52 (2006.01) B01D 9/02 (2006.01) C01F 11/46 (2006.01) C02F 1/64 (2006.01) C02F 1/66 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2084327
11 Abstract of the disclosure: A lime-treatment method is disclosed to neutralize acidic waters containing heavy metals and sulphate and precipitate the metals as hydroxides along with calcium sulphate solids which are called sludge. The method comprises neutralizing the water in two reactors, the pH of the first reactor being increased to 4-4.5 using a predetermined amount of recycled sludge to precipitate only ferric hydroxides whereas other metal hydroxides coming from the recycled sludge are dissolved, the pH of the second reactor being increased to 9-10 using a mixture of lime and a small amount of the sludge recycled to the first reactor; feeding the ferric hydroxides precipitated in the first reactor to the second reactor to act as nuclei in the second reactor to promote crystallization; and introducing air into the second reactor to oxidize ferrous iron to less soluble ferric iron which results in formation of a more stable sludge compared to ferrous sludge.
Kuyucak Nural
Sheremata Tamara
Nadeau Francois
Noranda Inc.
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