Leaching of Heavy Metals from Municipal Solid Waste Incineration (MSWI) Fly Ash Using Sulfuric Acid

Abstract:

Municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash, a must by-product in incineration of municipal solid waste (MSW) combustion is of environmental concern due to its enrichment in heavy metals (Ni, Cd, Cu and Pb). Extraction using sulfuric acid is a conventional method of safe treatment of fly ash. In this work, influence of sulfuric acid concentration and liquid to solid ratio on removal efficiency of the four heavy metals was investigated. It was found that Removal ratio followed the decreasing sequence of Cd > Cu > Pb >Zn for acid extraction using sulfuric acid, quite different with that sequence of Pb > Cd > Cu > Zn for extraction using nitric acid. Sulfuric acid was efficient in removing Cd and Cu, but less efficient in removing Ni and Zn. Compared with nitric acid, sulfuric acid was less effective in removing Pb, Cu and Ni.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 249-250)
• Pages: 922-926
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.249-250.922
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Hai Ying Zhang, Guo Xian Ma
• Keywords: Fly Ash (FA), Heavy Metal, Leaching, MSWI, Sulfuric Acid

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