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Electrokinetic Remediation of Soil Polluted with Heavy Metals — Experiences with Different Kinds of Soils and Different Mixtures of Metals

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Contaminated Soil ’95

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Summary

In recent years, a method for the removal of heavy metals from soils has attracted attention: electrokinetic remediation. Most work reported is conducted in laboratories on a known soil, e.g. kaolinite, with a known amount of heavy metals. This paper deals with experiments made on two different soils, sampled from highly polluted areas, and the results show that the conclusions from the well-defined systems, where H+ ions are used as driver ions, cannot be applied to these soils. Copper can be removed to the desired level but the H+ ion cannot be used for mobilizing arsenic. In a soil rich in lime, too much current was wasted for dissolving the lime before the H+ ion could act on the contamination.

Kurzfassung

In den letzten Jahren hat eine Methode zur Entfernung van Schwermetallen aus verunreinigtem Lehm für Aufmerksamkeit gesorgt. Die meisten in der Literatur vorkommenden Arbeiten behandeln Laborstudien wohldefinierter Systeme, z.B. Kaolinit, mit einer genau bekannten Menge von Schwermetallen. Dieser Artikel beschreibt Experimente, die an zwei verschiedenen Erdsorten gemacht wurden. Diese Proben wurden sehr verunreinigten Arealen entnommen. Die Erfahrungen mit Lehmsystemen können allerdings nicht ohne weiteres auf diese Erdsysteme übertragen werden. Kupfer kann zwar im gewünschten Maße entfernt werden, aber Arsen läßt sich nicht durch die Einwirkung der H+ Ionen entfernen. In einer Probe mit hohem Kalk wurde der größte Teil des Stroms in der Zersetzung des Kalks aufgebracht, bevor die H+ Ionen auf die verunreinigenden Verbindungen wirken konnte.

Résumé

Ces dernières années, une méthode d’extraction de métaux lourds dans des sols pollués a attiré l’attention: l’assainissement électrocinétique. La plupart des travaux publiés ont été effectués en laboratoire sur des sols connus, comme la kaolinite, avec une teneur connue en métaux lourds. Cet article traite d’expériences effectuées sur deux sols différents échantillonnés dans des zones fortement polluées, et les résultats montrent que les conclusions des systèmes bien définis, dans lesquels les ions H + sont utilisés comme ions d’activation, ne peuvent pas être appliquées à ces sols. Le cuivre peut être éliminé au niveau souhaité, mais l’ion H+ ne peut pas être utilisé pour mobiliser l’arsenic. Dans un sol riche en calcaire, trop de courant est consommé pour la dissolution du calcaire avant que l’ion H+ puisse agir sur la contamination.

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Ottosen, L., Jensen, J.B., Villumsen, A., Laursen, S., Hansen, H.K., Sloth, P. (1995). Electrokinetic Remediation of Soil Polluted with Heavy Metals — Experiences with Different Kinds of Soils and Different Mixtures of Metals. In: Van Den Brink, W.J., Bosman, R., Arendt, F. (eds) Contaminated Soil ’95. Soil & Environment, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0421-0_29

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