Study on removal of iron,manganese and sulfate ions from acid mine drainage by biomass chelation
Using chitosan(CS)and sodium alginate(SA)as raw materials and calcium chloride as a crosslinking agent,two kinds of gel microspheres,SA and CS/SA,were prepared through an emulsification cross-linking method.The adsorption properties of SA gel microspheres,CS/SA gel microspheres,chi-tosan,and sodium alginate were compared for removing iron,manganese,and sulfate ions from acid mine drainage(AMD).The results showed that when the reaction temperature was 25 ℃,the stirring time was 6 h,and the dosage was 12.5 g/L,chitosan had the best removal effect on the ions in AMD,with removal ratios of 100%,21.73%and 88.88%for iron,manganese,and sulfate ions,respectively.SA Gel micro-spheres followed with removal ratios of 80.57%,9.03%and 21.68%.SA Had the lowest removal ratios,with 62.1%,6.38%and 17.11%for the above three ions.CS/SA Gel microspheres with 39.75%,4.86%and 57.94%.When CS/SA gel microspheres were prepared into aerogel,the removal ratios of iron ions were greatly improved when the dosage was 5 g/L,the removal rate reached 97.9%,and the removal ratios of manganese and sulfate ions were little improved,with the removal ratios of 5.07%and 50.57%,respectively.