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Contaminated Sediments: 5th Volume, Restoration of Aquatic Environment
ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Contaminated Sediments: 5th Volume, Restoration of Aquatic Environment
By
Catherine M. Mulligan, Ph.D.
Catherine M. Mulligan, Ph.D.
Symposium Co-Chair and STP Editor
1
Concordia University
,
Montreal, QC,
CA
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S. Samuel Li, Ph.D.
S. Samuel Li, Ph.D.
Symposium Co-Chair and STP Editor
2
Concordia University
,
Montreal, QC,
CA
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ISBN:
978-0-8031-7540-2
No. of Pages:
318
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1520/STP1554-EB
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ASTM International
Publication date:
2012
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Removal of Heavy Metals (Cu, Pb, and Zn) from Contaminated Sediment Using a Flotation Technique

By
Dileep Palakkeel Veetil
Dileep Palakkeel Veetil
1
Dept. of Water, Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS)
,
Quebec
, Quebec,
CA
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Guy Mercier
Guy Mercier
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Dept. of Water, Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS)
,
Quebec
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CA
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Jean-Francois Blais
Jean-Francois Blais
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Dept. of Water, Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS)
,
Quebec
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    2012

This paper investigates the effectiveness of froth flotation to remove copper and other heavy metals from dredged anoxic sediments (<250 μm) using a lab scale flotation cell with a selected anionic collector. A sediment fraction selected for flotation tests was potentially contaminated with a copper concentration of about 1763 mg/kg. The sequential extraction study of sediments showed that copper was mainly incorporated, between 70%–85% in the sulfide-organic fraction. The mineralogical analysis of sediment particle by scanning electron microscopy identified that chalcopyrite was the predominant copper sulfide form in the sediments. Flotation tests under controlled, predetermined experimental conditions showed selective flotation removal of copper (70.4%) among other metals with less mass recovery (froth mass).

Keywords:
contaminated sediment, copper, froth flotation, collector

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