Carbide sludge management in acetylene producing plants by using vacuum filtration

• Main Authors: Ramasamy, P., Ibrahim, Shaliza, Agamuthu, Pariatamby
• Format: Article
• Published: SAGE Publications (UK and US) 2002
• Subjects: QH301 Biology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/5025/; http://wmr.sagepub.com/content/20/6/536.full.pdf+html; http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734242X0202000607
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Carbide sludge (10.4-11.5 tonnes day -1) is generated from the reaction of calcium carbide (900 kg) and water (6,000 L) in the production of acetylene (2400 m 3), in three selected acetylene manufacturing plants. The sludge (of pH 12.2 and containing Cu, Ph, Fe, Mn, Ni and Zn ions whose concentratio...