Removal of Copper from Vineyard Soil by Washing with Biosurfactant

Abstract:

The washing process in batch experiments was conducted to investigate the performance of fermentation solution on removal copper(Cu) from vineyard soil. The effects of solid-liquid ratio, pH value and contact time on the removal capacities of Cu by fermentation solution had been studied. The results showed that the optimum solid-liquid ratio was 1:10 for soil treatment. The fermentation solution showed a better removal efficiency of Cu in alkaline conditions, getting the highest removal efficiency of 34.3%. In addition, with the increase of contact time, higher removal efficiency was obtained.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1065-1069)
• Pages: 3091-3095
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1065-1069.3091
• Online since: December 2014
• Authors: Da Zhao*, Yue Zhao, Shi Bo Tao
• Keywords: Biosurfactant, Copper, Soil Contamination, Vineyard Soil Remediation

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