GB2113199A - Detoxication of industrial waste - Google Patents

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GB2113199A
GB2113199A GB08300987A GB8300987A GB2113199A GB 2113199 A GB2113199 A GB 2113199A GB 08300987 A GB08300987 A GB 08300987A GB 8300987 A GB8300987 A GB 8300987A GB 2113199 A GB2113199 A GB 2113199A
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Jozsef Bakan
Lajos Barna
Dr Edit Bator
Bela Farkas
Dr Zoltan Kiss
Ferenc Nagy
Zoltan Repasy
Maria Voroshazi
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    • C02F1/52Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by flocculation or precipitation of suspended impurities
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    • C02F1/5245Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by flocculation or precipitation of suspended impurities using inorganic agents using basic salts, e.g. of aluminium and iron
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    • C02TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02FTREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F11/00Treatment of sludge; Devices therefor
    • C02F11/004Sludge detoxification
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    • C02FTREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
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    • C02F2103/22Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated from the processing of animals, e.g. poultry, fish, or parts thereof
    • C02F2103/24Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated from the processing of animals, e.g. poultry, fish, or parts thereof from tanneries
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Abstract

A process for the detoxication of waste slurries, in particular from the leather and skin industry, containing heavy metal salt complexes and organic materials comprises treating a suspension containing at most 100 kg/m<3> of solid material with sulphuric acid and/or a mineral acid mixture composed of at least 30% by weight of sulphuric acid. The acid liquid containing the heavy metal salts is separated from the slurry, and the solution is neutralized; the metal salts are precipitated, purified and the organic slurry is washed to make it metal ion- and acid-free.

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SPECIFICATION Detoxication of industrial waste The invention relates to a process for the detoxication of industrial waste matter. More particularly, the invention concerns a process for the elimination of the toxic heavy metal salt complexes for industrial wastes, in particular slurries formed in the leather and skin industry.
The tanning and currying of hides leads to the formation of a slurry containing about 80 to 95% of water. Due to its high organic material content this slurry could advantageously be used as a fertilizer, if it were not contaminated with highly toxic heavy metal ions, frequently chromium ions, contained in the chemicals used in leather manufacturing.
Burning of the slurry, because of the high amount of water present, is uneconomic. There are numerous methods known in the art by which the colloidal organic materials can be condensed by adding suitable flocculating agents to improve their filterability, which, however, fail to solve the problem of economic elimination of water.
Slurries having a high water content are generally stored in lakes, but due to the more and more severe requirements of environmental protection the selection of a suitable place for deposition is increasingly difficult.
As to the elimination of the toxic materials and utilization of the valuable components of waste slurries there is neither teaching nor any hint in the prior art.
The invention relates to a process by which heavy metal salts, in particular chromium, can be eliminated from waste slurries and a residue containing organic materials complying with the requirements of the encironmental protection is obtained, which can then be utilized in agriculture. The invention is based on the recognition that the heavy metals compunds which are present as various organic or inorganic complexes or a precipitate insoluble in water can be decomposed by mineral acids and eliminated from the slurry in a waste-soluble form.
According to the invention, we propose a process for the detoxication of waste containing one or more heavy metal salt complexes comprising homogenising a slurry of waste with water to give a suspension of the solid material having a maximum concentration of 100 kg/m3, adding sulphuric acid and/or a mineral acid mixture containing at least 30% by weight sulphuric acid and stirring vigorously, separating the acid solution containing the heavy metal salt or salts from the slurry, and washing and neutralising the slurry so that it is substantially free of acid and metal-ions.
If the concentration of the suspension exceeds the above value, a stable foam may be formed during the acid treatment which considerably slows down the reaction velocity If the acid or acid mixture employed for the decomposition of the complexes does not contain sulphuric acid, the subsequent separation, sedimentation and filtration of the suspension are considerably more difficult than in the presence of sulphuric acid.
Preferably the suspension is present in a concentration of 20 to 40 kg/cm3 and it is ensured that the acid concentration is not more than 10% by weight of the total weight of the working mixture and the pH of the working mixture is less than 1 after the acid treatment.
The velocity of the decomposition of the complexes is satisfactory at room temperature, therefore the reaction can be successfully carried out at the original, normal temperature of the suspension but by increasing the temperature the reaction is accelerated.
Preferably the acid and slurry are stirred together at a temperature of 20-1 000C for at time depending on the reaction temperature.
After the termination of the temperaturedependent reaction the solid material content of the suspension is concentrated, for example by washing out the heavy metal ions with water or dilute sulphuric acid, neutralizing the residue with slaked lime and separating it from the solution.
The heavy metal salt content of the solution separated from the slurry is concentrated by precipitation and is stored as much in a place appointed for this purpose or alternatively is utilized, if desired, after purification and separation. The process is illustrated by the block diagram shown in on Figure 1.
Example Chromium ions are removed from a fermented waste slurry of leather manufacturing having the following composition: dry substance content 200 kg/m3 organic substance content 100 kg/m3 Chromium ion content 12 kg/cm3 The slurry contains traces of zinc and cadmium ions and a substantial amount of iron and calcium ions.
The slurry is admixed with water in a volume ratio of 1:6 in the homogenisator 1 or with the acidic water containing chromium ions, which leaves the washing-separating system. The essentially homogeneous suspension obtained is led into the reactor 2, in which 150 kg of a 96% sulphuric acid are added per 1 m3 of slurry, and the reaction is performed at the actual temperature of the slurry, under vigorous stirring for 60 minutes. The solid material content of the suspension is concentrated in the separator 3, after which the concentrated slurry enters the washing-separating system 4 in which water or dilute sulphuric acid is used to wash out the heavey metal ions, and subsequently the neutralizing-separating system 5. As a final product a slurry free from heavy metal ions is obtained, which is neutralized with slaked lime.
From the washing system 4 the washing liquor is recycled into the homogenisator 1. From the separator 3 the chromium-containing solution is led into the precipitator 6, in which the metal salts are precipitated in the pH-range of 8 to 10 by means of slaked lime. The precipitate containing heavy ions is separated from the alkaline water in the separator 7.
The process is advantageous in that it can give a reasonable solution for the problems of environmental protection in connection with waste slurries from the leather and skin industry and makes the establishment of storing lakes and the transportation of toxic slurries superfluous; it can allow use of slurries having a high organic material content for agricultural purposes, e.g. soil-improvement; it can give an excellent opportunity for the recovery of the valuable ingredients of the precipitate obtained having a high heavy metal concentration.

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1. A process for the detoxication of waste containing one or more heavy metal salt complexes comprising homogenising a slurry of waste with water to give a suspension of the solid material having a maximum concentration of 100 kg/m3, adding sulphuric acid and/or a mineral acid mixture containing at least 30% by weight sulphuric acid and stirring vigorously, separating the acid solution containing the heavy metal salt or salts from the slurry, and washing and neutralizing the slurry so that it is substantially free of acid and metal-ions.
2. A process according to claim 1, wherein the heavy metal salt or salts is/are precipitated from the extracted solution and separated therefrom.
3. A process according to claim 2, wherein the heavy metal salt or salts is/are precipitated by the addition of slaked lime to the extracted solution at pH 8 to 10.
4. A process according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the suspension is present in a concentration of 20 to 40 kg/m3.
5. A process according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein it is ensured that the acid concentration is not more than 10% by weight of the total weight of the working mixture and the pH of the working mixture is less than 1 after the acid treatment.
6. A process according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the acid and slurry are stirred together at a temperature of 20-1 000C for a time depending on the reaction temperature.
7. A process according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the slurry is, after extraction of the heavy metal or salts, neutralised.
8. A process according to claim 7, wherein the slurry is neutralised by the addition of slaked lime.
9. A process according to claim 7 to 8, wherein the slurry is, after extraction of the heavy salt or salts, purified by washing.
10. A process according to any preceding claim, in which the acid washing liquors are recycled to the homogenisator for the preparation of the suspension.
11. A process according to any preceding claim, in which the metal ion-free slurry containing organic materials is used for soilimprovement.
12. A process substantially as herein described with reference to the drawings.
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