Anoxic limestone drain for treatment of highly acidic water

Limestone has been widely used in the treatment of acidic water due to its capability of neutralizing acid and removing metals in water. This study investigated the efficiency of limestone treatment in treating acidic water in anoxic limestone drain at a laboratory scale. The anoxic limestone drain...

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Main Authors: Mohd Kusin, Faradiella, Aris, Azmi
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Language:English
Published: Springer 2013
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spelling my.upm.eprints.557692017-06-07T08:53:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55769/ Anoxic limestone drain for treatment of highly acidic water Mohd Kusin, Faradiella Aris, Azmi Limestone has been widely used in the treatment of acidic water due to its capability of neutralizing acid and removing metals in water. This study investigated the efficiency of limestone treatment in treating acidic water in anoxic limestone drain at a laboratory scale. The anoxic limestone drain was basically designed to enhance limestone dissolution and alkalinity generation thus minimizing the potential of armouring, which may decrease the rate of acid neutralization. Actual raw water samples from two different locations within Sg. Bekok catchment which were highly acidic with low pH values were used in the experiment treated by 30 mm diameter of 112 kg of limestone. The conditions under which the pH increases, acidity decreases, alkalinity produced and metals were removed in the anoxic limestone drain have been determined. pH was significantly increased from initially 3.27–4.09 to 6.49–6.67 after flowing through the anoxic drain in 10 min of contact with the limestone. Acidity was reduced from 73–99 mg/L as CaCO3 to 17–19 mg/L as CaCO3 as pH were raised to reach near neutral levels. Iron and aluminium were also being removed in the anoxic limestone drain. Springer 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55769/1/Anoxic%20limestone%20drain%20for%20treatment%20of%20highly%20acidic%20water.pdf Mohd Kusin, Faradiella and Aris, Azmi (2013) Anoxic limestone drain for treatment of highly acidic water. In: International Conference on Environmental Forensics 2013, 11-14 Nov. 2013, Marriot Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia. (pp. 369-373). 10.1007/978-981-4560-70-2_67
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description Limestone has been widely used in the treatment of acidic water due to its capability of neutralizing acid and removing metals in water. This study investigated the efficiency of limestone treatment in treating acidic water in anoxic limestone drain at a laboratory scale. The anoxic limestone drain was basically designed to enhance limestone dissolution and alkalinity generation thus minimizing the potential of armouring, which may decrease the rate of acid neutralization. Actual raw water samples from two different locations within Sg. Bekok catchment which were highly acidic with low pH values were used in the experiment treated by 30 mm diameter of 112 kg of limestone. The conditions under which the pH increases, acidity decreases, alkalinity produced and metals were removed in the anoxic limestone drain have been determined. pH was significantly increased from initially 3.27–4.09 to 6.49–6.67 after flowing through the anoxic drain in 10 min of contact with the limestone. Acidity was reduced from 73–99 mg/L as CaCO3 to 17–19 mg/L as CaCO3 as pH were raised to reach near neutral levels. Iron and aluminium were also being removed in the anoxic limestone drain.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Mohd Kusin, Faradiella
Aris, Azmi
spellingShingle Mohd Kusin, Faradiella
Aris, Azmi
Anoxic limestone drain for treatment of highly acidic water
author_facet Mohd Kusin, Faradiella
Aris, Azmi
author_sort Mohd Kusin, Faradiella
title Anoxic limestone drain for treatment of highly acidic water
title_short Anoxic limestone drain for treatment of highly acidic water
title_full Anoxic limestone drain for treatment of highly acidic water
title_fullStr Anoxic limestone drain for treatment of highly acidic water
title_full_unstemmed Anoxic limestone drain for treatment of highly acidic water
title_sort anoxic limestone drain for treatment of highly acidic water
publisher Springer
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55769/1/Anoxic%20limestone%20drain%20for%20treatment%20of%20highly%20acidic%20water.pdf
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