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Our aim was to clarify the chemical bonding type and stability of heavy metals in industrial waste slag (IWS) by using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The chemical composition of the IWS sample used in this study was an Al/Si ratio of 0.50 with Fe, Pb, and other minor heavy metals present. The IR peak position of the Si-OSi( M) band (M: Al, Pb, or Fe) was lower for IWS (971 cm−1) than for synthetic Si-Al glass with an Al/Si ratio of 0.5 (1029 cm−1). This implies the formation of covalent Si-O-Pb and Si-O-Fe bonds in the IWS, which caused a shift in the peak position toward a lower wavenumber. FT-IR spectra of synthetic Si-Al-Pb and Si-Al-Fe glasses with various Pb/Si and Fe/Si ratios with a constant Al/Si ratio of 0.5 showed that the peak position of the Si-O-Si(M) band continuously shifted toward lower wavenumbers with increasing Pb/Si and Fe/Si ratios. This suggests that covalent Si-O-Pb and Si-O-Fe bonds are formed in IWS. The comparison of peak positions of the Si-O-Si(M) band between IWS and Si-Al-Fe glass indicated that not only Pb but also other minor heavy metals such as Cu and Cr were included by covalent bonds into the structure of IWS. Therefore, we concluded that most of the heavy metals in IWS formed covalent Si-O-M bodings and were chemically stable.
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Ando, T., Jige, M., Ueno, H. et al. Evaluation of chemical stability of heavy metals in industrial waste slag by infrared spectroscopy. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 12, 302–307 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-010-0300-2
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