The methods by which we can reduce carbon footprint in our life, in environments as well.
some unknown methods to get frequented.
made by IIT Kharagpur students..
Advanced oxidation processes to recover reverse osmosis cleaning watersacciona
Marina Arnaldos, responsable de desalación de desalación y nuevas tecnologías de ACCIONA Agua, presentó la ponencia “Advanced oxidation processes to recover reverse osmosis cleaning waters for irrigation purposes” en la conferencia anual que la asociación europea de desalación ha celebrado en Roma entre los días 22-26 de mayo de 2016.
Advanced Oxidation Process for Industrial Water Treatment and Waste WaterUus Soedjak
Advanced Oxidation Process for Industrial Water Treatment and Waste Water is a liquid waste treatment technology which utilizes oxidation method using ozone gas. This technology is combined with ultraviolet light
Advanced oxidation processes to recover reverse osmosis cleaning watersacciona
Marina Arnaldos, responsable de desalación de desalación y nuevas tecnologías de ACCIONA Agua, presentó la ponencia “Advanced oxidation processes to recover reverse osmosis cleaning waters for irrigation purposes” en la conferencia anual que la asociación europea de desalación ha celebrado en Roma entre los días 22-26 de mayo de 2016.
Advanced Oxidation Process for Industrial Water Treatment and Waste WaterUus Soedjak
Advanced Oxidation Process for Industrial Water Treatment and Waste Water is a liquid waste treatment technology which utilizes oxidation method using ozone gas. This technology is combined with ultraviolet light
Nanotechnology in environment convertedMegha Parihar
here the role of some of nanoparticle in environment cleanup is given.nanoparticles are possesing the power of cleaning the water and air also it can act assensor too
International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJESI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Engineering Science and Technology, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
A report for my Environmental Management for Food Industries Class
This discussed the significance of trace and heavy metals present in wastewater and also the methods that can be used to lessen and remove them.
The use of nanoparticles and nanotechnology to enhance the microbial activity to remove pollutants, they also enhance bioremediation.
NanoBioremediation has the potential not only to reduce the overall costs of cleaning up large-scale contaminated sites, but it can also reduce clean up time.
COD reduction of aromatic polluted waste water by Advanced Oxidation Process ...Wade Bitaraf
In most petrochemical complexes and oil refineries the wastewater contains the aromatic compounds among which Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl Benzene and Xylene (BTEX) have harmful effects on environment and human health. The present work mainly deals with the UV-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), UV/H2O2 were tested in batch reactor systems to evaluate the removal efficiencies and optimal conditions for the photodegradation of BTEX in order to wastewater treatment. The efficiency of this method was analyzed by evaluating the Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) as a pollution criterion through the COD reactor. The influence of the basic operational parameters such as initial concentration of H2O2, pH, Temperature, irradiation time and UV amount on the photo degradation of BTEX were also studied. The oxidation rate of BTEX and respectively the reduction rate of COD were low when the oxidation was carried out in the absence of H2O2 or UV light. The addition of proper amount of hydrogen peroxide improved the degradation, while the excess hydrogen peroxide could quench the formation of hydroxyl radicals (•OH). The optimal conditions of suspended slurry with 1.11(g/l) initial concentration of H2O2 and pH value of 3.1 were obtained under three UV lights illumination (6 W). Under the optimal conditions, COD reduction during the initial period of 180 min in UV/H2O2 systems reached about 90%.
Future sustainable development requires measures to reduce the dependence on nonrenewable raw materials and the demand for
primary resources. New resources for metals must be developed with the aid of novel technologies. in addition, improvement of alredy
existing mining techniques can result in metal recovery from sources that have not been of economical interest until today. Metal-winning processes based on the activity of microorganisms offer a possibility to obtain metals from mineral resources not accessible by conventional miningBioleach bacteria are characterised by their optimal
operating temperatures. Mesophiles (top) operate best
between 30 and 42 °C, and are rod-shaped bacteria with
dimensions of about 0.5 ´ 2.0 μm. Moderate
thermophiles (middle) have a similar morphology to the
mesophiles, and operate at 45 to 55 °C. The extreme
thermophiles (bottom), which are often spherical and
have a diameter of 1 to 2 μm, operate at elevated
temperatures of be
Bioleaching is a process that employs microorganisms to dissolve (leach) sulphide
minerals. It finds application in the extraction
of metals from their ores.
Nanotechnology in environment convertedMegha Parihar
here the role of some of nanoparticle in environment cleanup is given.nanoparticles are possesing the power of cleaning the water and air also it can act assensor too
International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJESI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Engineering Science and Technology, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
A report for my Environmental Management for Food Industries Class
This discussed the significance of trace and heavy metals present in wastewater and also the methods that can be used to lessen and remove them.
The use of nanoparticles and nanotechnology to enhance the microbial activity to remove pollutants, they also enhance bioremediation.
NanoBioremediation has the potential not only to reduce the overall costs of cleaning up large-scale contaminated sites, but it can also reduce clean up time.
COD reduction of aromatic polluted waste water by Advanced Oxidation Process ...Wade Bitaraf
In most petrochemical complexes and oil refineries the wastewater contains the aromatic compounds among which Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl Benzene and Xylene (BTEX) have harmful effects on environment and human health. The present work mainly deals with the UV-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), UV/H2O2 were tested in batch reactor systems to evaluate the removal efficiencies and optimal conditions for the photodegradation of BTEX in order to wastewater treatment. The efficiency of this method was analyzed by evaluating the Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) as a pollution criterion through the COD reactor. The influence of the basic operational parameters such as initial concentration of H2O2, pH, Temperature, irradiation time and UV amount on the photo degradation of BTEX were also studied. The oxidation rate of BTEX and respectively the reduction rate of COD were low when the oxidation was carried out in the absence of H2O2 or UV light. The addition of proper amount of hydrogen peroxide improved the degradation, while the excess hydrogen peroxide could quench the formation of hydroxyl radicals (•OH). The optimal conditions of suspended slurry with 1.11(g/l) initial concentration of H2O2 and pH value of 3.1 were obtained under three UV lights illumination (6 W). Under the optimal conditions, COD reduction during the initial period of 180 min in UV/H2O2 systems reached about 90%.
Future sustainable development requires measures to reduce the dependence on nonrenewable raw materials and the demand for
primary resources. New resources for metals must be developed with the aid of novel technologies. in addition, improvement of alredy
existing mining techniques can result in metal recovery from sources that have not been of economical interest until today. Metal-winning processes based on the activity of microorganisms offer a possibility to obtain metals from mineral resources not accessible by conventional miningBioleach bacteria are characterised by their optimal
operating temperatures. Mesophiles (top) operate best
between 30 and 42 °C, and are rod-shaped bacteria with
dimensions of about 0.5 ´ 2.0 μm. Moderate
thermophiles (middle) have a similar morphology to the
mesophiles, and operate at 45 to 55 °C. The extreme
thermophiles (bottom), which are often spherical and
have a diameter of 1 to 2 μm, operate at elevated
temperatures of be
Bioleaching is a process that employs microorganisms to dissolve (leach) sulphide
minerals. It finds application in the extraction
of metals from their ores.
ADSORPTION OF DIRECT RED 23 BY MICROWAVE ACTIVATED LD SLAG Berklin
The main objective of this work is the removal of Direct Red 23one of toxic dyes mainly present in
industrial wastewater by using LD slag, an industrial solid waste abundantly available from the steel
industries, as a good quality low cost adsorbent and thereby presenting a solution for both treating a
problematic wastewater and turning industrial waste into a valuable material. The raw LD slag has been
modified by acid treatment followed by microwave heating. The composition of different oxides e.g. CaO,
Fe2O3, SiO2 etc. present in both raw and modified LD slag has been determined through XRF technique.
The adsorbent has been further characterized by using BET apparatus, SEM images and XRD patterns.
Batch experiments have been conducted for adsorption equilibrium study of microwave activated LD slag
for removal of Direct Red 23 from aqueous solution at three different temperatures (303, 313, and 323 K)
as depicted in the figure. The experimental data have been shown in the figure below. The typical isotherm
models such as Langmuir and Freundlich models have been fitted to the experimental data. Adsorption
kinetic and thermodynamic studies have been performed for understanding the adsorption process better.
The effect of pH on the adsorption process has also been investigated.
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Removal of Cu(II) Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Adsorption Onto Activated Ca...IJERA Editor
This paper studied the ability of using local activated carbon (LAC) derived from olive waste cakes as an
adsorbent for the removal of Cu(II) ions from aqueous solution by batch operation. Various operating parameters
such as solution pH, adsorbent dosage, initial metal ions concentration, and equilibrium contact time have been
studied. The results indicated that the adsorption of Cu(II) increased with the increasing pH, and the optimum
solution pH for the adsorption of Cu(II) was found to be 5. The adsorption process increases with increasing
dosage of LAC, also the amount of Cu(II) removed changes with Cu(II) initial concentration and contact time.
Adsorption was rapid and occurred within 25 min. for Cu(II) concentration range from 60 to 120 mg/l
isothermally at 30±1 oC. Maximum adsorption occurs at Cu(II) initial concentration lesser than 100 mg/l by
using adsorbent dosage (1.2 g/l). The equilibrium adsorption data for Cu(II) were fitted well with the Langmuir
and Freundlich adsorption isotherm models. The maximum adsorption capacity of LAC was found to be 106.383
mg/g. So, the results indicated the suitability use of the activated carbon derived from olive waste cakes (LAC)
as low cost and natural material for reliable removal of Cu(II) from water and wastewater effluents.
Removal of Pb II from Aqueous Solutions using Activated Carbon Prepared from ...ijtsrd
The recent study explains about the removal of Pb II ions from aqueous solution using activated carbon prepared from Garlic waste. Garlic peels have been used for the production of Carbon by treating with conc.H2SO4 for metal ions removal. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Boehm titration have been used for various physicochemical characterization of the outcome of activated carbon which proclaimed the presence of oxygen containing surface functional groups like phenolic, lactonic and carboxylic in the carbons. In a batch adsorption process the effect of pH and initial metal ion concentration was calculated. The optimum pH for lead adsorption is found to be equal to 6.The resultant activated carbon showed maximum adsorption capacity of Pb II was 210 mg g 1. The waste material which is used in this work is cost effective and easily available for the production of activated carbon. Hence the removal of Pb II from water using the carbons prepared from Garlic peels can act as possible low cost adsorbents for the removal of Pb II from water. R. Mary Nancy Flora | Ashok | Ramanathan ""Removal of Pb (II) from Aqueous Solutions using Activated Carbon Prepared from Garlic Waste"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-3 , April 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd23365.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/chemical-engineering/23365/removal-of-pb-ii-from-aqueous-solutions-using-activated-carbon-prepared-from-garlic-waste/r-mary-nancy-flora
Equilibrium and Kinetics Adsorption of Cadmium and Lead Ions from Aqueous Sol...theijes
Sourcing cheap adsorbents for the treatment of waste water is imperative for local environments. The adsorption of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) from aqueous solution onto bamboo activated carbon prepared by chemical activation with ZnCl2 was investigated. The unwashed chemical activated bamboo carbon (UCABC) achieved up to 87.81% and 96.45% removal of Cd and Pb at pH-5 and 11, respectively. Removal equilibrium was attained within 1hr and 2.5hrs for Cd and Pb, respectively. The Cd and Pb adsorption increased with adsorbent dosage decrease while removal rate (%) increased with Cd and Pb concentration. Adsorption isotherm of Cd and Pb onto UCABC was determined and correlated with four isotherm models (Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin and Hills). The equilibrium data fitted into Freundlich Cd (R2 = 0.9873, SSE = 0.045), Pb (R2 =0.9903, SSE = 0.051); Temkin Cd (R2 =0.9730, SSE = 0.052), Pb (R2 = 0.9079, SSE = 0.056); Hills Cd (R2 = 0.9961, SSE = 0.048), Pb (R2.= 0.9183, SSE = 0.053) and Langmuir Cd (R2 = 0.9653, SSE = 0.302), Pb (R2 = 0.9899, SSE = 0.136) isotherms. The Freundlich fitting showed isotherm adsorption capacity constants Kf = 7.843 and 5.098 (mg/g) for Cd and Pb, respectively. Furthermore, their adsorption kinetics correlated with the Pseudo-first order, Pseudo-second order and Intra-particle diffusion models and could be best described by the Pseudo-second order equation, suggesting chemisorptions as the limiting process. This study demonstrated that the UCABC can remove Cd2+ and Pb+ ions from aqueous solution to avert expensive commercial adsorbents
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a button
Low carbon footprint in metal extraction
1. LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT IN
METAL EXTRACTION
BY
-KHILESH KUMAR BHANDARI (10MT10021)
-KRISHNA KUMAR HANSDAH (10MT10022)
-BHAGAT LAL TUDU (10MT30004)
2. CARBON FOOTPRINT
The total amount of green house gas
produced to directly and indirectly support
human activities , usually expressed in
equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).
3. GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL
Global-warming potential (GWP) is a relative
measure of how much heat a greenhouse gas traps in
the atmosphere.
For example, the 20 year GWP of methane is 72, which means
that if the same mass of methane and carbon dioxide were
introduced into the atmosphere, that methane will trap 72 times
more heat than the carbon dioxide over the next 20 years
7. The biggest savings are with aluminium where the recycled only takes 6%
of the energy, but other pollution is caused in the production both times.12
kg of CO2 are produced per kg aluminium from bauxite but only 1.7 kg CO2
from recycled aluminium. Pollution
Carbon Footprint
Kgs of CO2 produced per kg of metal
Aluminium from bauxite 12
Aluminium recycled 1.7
Brass from ores 6.7
Brass recycled 1.7
Carbon Footprint
Steel from ore 2.82
Steel recycled 0.5
Carbon Footprint
Kgs of CO2 produced per kg of metal
Copper from ore 5.5
Copper recycled 1.4-4
Carbon Footprint
Aluminium has the highest CO2 production per kg but it is much lighter than
most metals.
8. Biohydrometallurgy
Biohydrometallurgy can be defined as the field of applications resulting from
the control of natural (biochemical) processes of interactions between
microbes and minerals to recover valuable metals.
It is a subfield within hydrometallurgy which includes aspects of
biotechnology.
It is used to perform processes involving metals, for example,
microbial mining, oil recovery, bioleaching, water-treatment and
others.
It is mainly used to recover certain metals from sulfide ores.
It is usually utilized when conventional mining procedures are too
expensive or ineffective in recovering a metal such
as copper, gold, lead, nickel and zinc.
9. BIOLEACHING
Bioleaching is the extraction of metals from their ores through the use of living
organisms. This is much cleaner than the traditional heap leaching using
cyanide.Bioleaching is used to recover copper, zinc, lead, arsenic, antimony,
nickel, molybdenum, gold, silver, and cobalt.
Bioleaching techniques
Role of microorganisms in mineral bio-oxidation:
• Microbes produce the leaching chemicals.
• Microbes also provide the most efficient reaction space for
bioleaching to occur
10. Cu2+(aq) + 2LH(organic) → CuL2(organic) + 2H+(aq)
Because this complex has no charge, it is no longer attracted to polar water
molecules and dissolves in the kerosene, which is then easily separated from
the solution
Cu2+(aq) + Fe(s) → Cu(s) + Fe2+(aq)
13. BENEFITS OF BIOLEACHING
• Simple and inexpensive process. Substantially lower capex and
opex than in traditional smelting and refining processes
• No sulfur dioxide emissions as in smelters.
• No need for high pressure or temperature
• Leaching residues less active than in physico-chemical processes
• Ideal for low grade sulfide ores – lower cut-off rate possible
15. Nanoscavengers - a simple approach to
metal extraction
SEM image of the
HOC18-nanoscavenger
This method, termed the nanoscavenger concept, is based on silica particles and
is an easy, green approach to the collection and concentration of metals for
analysis. The technique is expected to yield both environmental and cost
benefits.
Analytical chemists regularly need to remove metals from aqueous solutions so
they can be analysed. Extraction into organic solvents is currently the most
popular procedure for doing this.
Howard and Khdary's approach uses chelating organic ligands to modify the
surface of silica spheres with an approximate diameter of 250 nm. These
particles are able to bind to metals temporarily, and can be collected easily
from solutions.
16. The concept behind this research is beautifully simple. The nanoscavenger moves
naturally through the solution under examination, binding any metal with which it
comes into contact. This movement, using Brownian motion, means that no physical
agitation is required. Simple filtration removes the metal-bound nanoscavenger
from the solution. Finally, separation of the metal and nanoscavenger allows
analysis of the metal using standard detection methods.
A wide range of organic materials can be extracted on the surface of
nanoscavengers by hydrophobic interaction. This is can be achieved by modifying of
the silica surface with different organic groups. Indeed, large particle size modified
silica has been widely and successfully used for the pre-concentration of drugs and
pesticides.
17. ADVANTAGES OF NANOSCAVENGING
TECHNIQUE
the technique is environmentally friendly as smaller volumes
of organic solvents are used than with the other extraction
methods and only small quantities of nanoscavenger (50-200
mg) need to be dispersed.
Large numbers of samples can be quickly and simultaneously
treated, even at the sampling site.
One of the most important physical advantages of this
procedure is less human or mechanical effort is needed as no
mechanical agitation is required.