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Nickel removal from electroplating waste water using stand-alone and electrically assisted ion exchange processes

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Wastewater discharged from metal-finishing processes usually contains nickel, a hazardous substance that is used extensively in the surface finishing industry. In the present study, an acidic solution containing nickel was treated using strong acid cation exchange resin. A continuous lab-scale cation exchange arrangement permitting the assessment of electric current as an enhancement mechanism was designed and utilized at different flow rates successfully. Applying the electrical potential enhanced the nickel removal by 12.7 % at flow rate 240 ml/h, and 2.5 % at flow rate 500 ml/h. Nickel recovery has been also investigated using hydrochloric acid as an eluent with and without electric current enhancement.

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    I. Ismail, A. Soliman, N. Abdel-Monem & H. Salah Ahmed

  2. National Research Center, Giza, Dokki, Egypt

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Ismail, I., Soliman, A., Abdel-Monem, N. et al. Nickel removal from electroplating waste water using stand-alone and electrically assisted ion exchange processes. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 11, 199–206 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-012-0158-z

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