The simultaneous removal of calcium, magnesium and chloride ions from industrial wastewater using magnesium-aluminum oxide

J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2013;48(10):1225-30. doi: 10.1080/10934529.2013.776855.

Abstract

In this article, a method for simultaneous removal of calcium, magnesium and chloride by using Mg0.80Al0.20O1.10 as a Magnesium-Aluminum oxide (Mg‒Al oxide) was investigated. Mg‒Al oxide obtained by thermal decomposition of the Mg-Al layered double hydroxide (Mg-Al LDH). The synthesized Mg‒Al oxide were characterized with respect to nitrogen physicosorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field emission scan electron microscopy (FESEM) morphology. Due to high anion-exchange capacity of Mg‒Al oxide, it was employed in simultaneously removal of Cl(-), Mg(+2) and Ca(+2) from distiller waste of a sodium carbonate production factory. For this purpose, experiments were designed to evaluate the effects of quantity of Mg‒Al oxide, temperature and time on the removal process. The removal of Cl(-), Mg(+2) and Ca(+2) from wastewater was found 93.9%, 93.74% and 93.25% at 60°C after 0.5 h, respectively. Results showed that the removal of Cl(-), Mg(+2) and Ca(+2) by Mg‒Al oxide increased with increasing temperature, time and Mg‒Al oxide quantity.

MeSH terms

  • Aluminum Compounds / chemistry*
  • Calcium / chemistry*
  • Calcium / isolation & purification
  • Chlorides / chemistry*
  • Chlorides / isolation & purification
  • Industrial Waste
  • Magnesium / chemistry*
  • Magnesium / isolation & purification
  • Magnesium Compounds / chemistry*
  • Wastewater / chemistry*
  • Water Purification / methods*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Aluminum Compounds
  • Calcium
  • Chlorides
  • Industrial Waste
  • Magnesium
  • Magnesium Compounds
  • Wastewater
  • aluminum magnesium oxide