• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.62-69
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• 2018

In the present study, long-term heavy metals (HMs) contaminated soil samples from a well-known Pb/Zn smelting area in the southwest of China were collected, and physicochemical and biological characteristics of these samples were evaluated. Soil samples contained different concentrations of HMs, namely Pb, Zn, Cu, and Cd. Enzyme activity analyses combined with microcalorimetric analysis were used for soil microbial activity evaluation. Results showed that two soil samples, containing almost the highest concentrations of HMs, also shared the greatest microbial activities. Based on correlation coefficient analysis, high microbial activity in heavily HMs contaminated soil might be due to the high contents of soil organic matter and available phosphorus in these samples. High-throughput sequencing technique was used for microbial community structure analysis. High abundance of genera Sphingomonas and Thiobacillus were also observed in these two heavily contaminated soils, suggesting that bacteria belonging to these two genera might be further isolated from these contaminated soils and applied for future studies of HMs remediation. Results of present study would contribute to the evaluation of microbial communities and isolation of microbial resources to remediate HMs pollution.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.212-222
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• 2015

Experiments were conducted on the immobilization of eight heavy metals (HMs) (Zn, Cu, Mn, Fe, Ni, Pb, Cd, and Cr) during 20-day rotary drum composting of water hyacinth. The Tessier sequential extraction procedure was used to investigate the fractionation of HMs. The eco-toxicity risk of HMs was assessed by risk assessment code (RAC). In the results, the bioavailability factor (BAF) for different HMs presented in the following order: Mn > Zn = Fe > Cu > Cr > Cd = Pb > Ni. The total concentration of Pb was higher than that of Zn, Cu, Mn, Cd and Cr; however, its BAF was the lowest among these HMs. These results confirmed that the eco-toxicity of HMs depends on bioavailable fractions rather than on the total concentration. The greatest reduction in bioavailability and eco-toxicity risk of HMs occurred in lime 1% and 2% as compared to control and lime 3%. The eco-toxicity risk of Fe, Ni, Pb, Cd and Cr was reduced from low risk to zero risk by rotary drum composting. These studies demonstrated the high efficiency of the rotary drum for degrading compost materials and for reducing the bioavailability and eco-toxicity risk of HMs during the composting process.

• 공업화학
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.133-144
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• 2022

Fast-paced industrial and agricultural development generates large quantities of hazardous heavy metals (HMs), which are extremely damaging to individuals and the environment. Research in both academia and industry has been spurred by the need for HMs to be removed from water bodies. Advanced materials are being developed to replace existing water purification technologies or to introduce cutting-edge solutions that solve challenges such as cost efficacy, easy production, diverse metal removal, and regenerability. Water treatment industries are increasingly interested in activated carbon because of its high adsorption capacity for HMs adsorption. Furthermore, because of its huge surface area, abundant functional groups on surface, and optimal pore diameter, the modified activated carbon has the potential to be used as an efficient adsorbent. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a novel organic-inorganic hybrid porous materials, sparked an interest in the elimination of HMs via adsorption. This is due to the their highly porous nature, large surface area, abundance of exposed adsorptive sites, and post-synthetic modification (PSM) ability. This review introduces PSM methods for MOFs, chemical modification of activated carbons (ACs), and current advancements in the elimination of Pb²⁺, Hg²⁺, and Cd²⁺ ions from water using modified MOFs and ACs via adsorption.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.172-178
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• 2006

메조포러스 실리케이트 물질은 포어 내에 thiol(-SH)기나 amine($-NH_2$)기 등의 관능기를 도입하여 수중의 중금속이온을 제거하는 흡착제로 많이 활용되어왔다. 본 연구는 메조포러스 실리케이트 합성에서 구조형성 전구체로 사용되는 계면활성제가 중금속 이온의 흡착활성점으로도 작용하는지를 조사하고자 하였다. 서로 다른 계면활성제를 사용하는 세가지 메조포러스 실리케이트(SBA-15, MCM-41, HMS)을 합성하여 소성 전 계면활성제가 담지되어 있는 경우와 소성되어 계면활성제가 사라진 경우에 이들의 수중 납이온의 흡착거동을 살펴보았다. 먼저, X선 회절분석 실험과 질소 기체 흡착 거동으로 메조포러스 실리케이트의 메조포어 구조를 확인하였고, FT-IR 분석을 통해 소성 전의 계면활성제의 존재와 소성 후에 계면활성제의 제거를 확인하였다. 중금속인 납이온을 사용하여 이들의 흡착능을 측정한 결과, 모든 소성된 메조포러스 실리케이트 물질과 공중합 고분자를 계면활성제로 이용하는 SBA-15는 수중에서 납이온에 대한 흡착능이 극히 미비한 반면에 각각 dodecylamine과 hexadecyltrimethylammoniumbromide(HDTMA)를 계면활성제로 사용하는 HMS, MCM-41은 소정의 흡착능을 보여주었다. 초기 납이온 농도가 50 ppm, 용액 pH가 5인 흡착 조건에서 얻은 흡착 키네틱 데이터를 pseudo second order kinetic model에 적용하여 계산한 결과, 계면활성제가 담지된 HMS는 115.16 mg/g, 계면활성제가 담지된 MCM-41은 26.60 mg/g의 납이온 흡착능을 나타내었다. 이러한 흡착능은 기존의 다른 메조포러스 실리케이트 흡착제의 흡착능과 유사하며, 그들과 비교하여 계면활성제가 담지된 흡착제는 전처리나 후처리 없이 흡착제로 활용할 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.110-113
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• 2024

Numerous studies have indicated that organic fertilizers (OFer) might contain heavy metals (HMs) that present health risks to organic farmers (OFar). This study compared the concentrations of six HMs (Zn, Ni, Cd, Cu, Pb, Cr) in the blood of two distinct groups of farmers: 30 OFar from a designated organic area in eastern Taiwan, and 74 conventional farmers (CFar) from neighboring non-organic designated regions. The findings revealed that the OFar exhibited higher levels of Zn (1202.70 ± 188.74 ㎍/L), Cr (0.20 ± 0.09 ㎍/L), and Ni (2.14 ± 1.48 ㎍/L) in their blood compared to the CFar (988.40 ± 163.16 ㎍/L, 0.18 ± 0.15 ㎍/L, and 0.77 ± 1.23 ㎍/L), respectively. The disparities in Zn, Cr, and Ni levels were measured at 214.3 ㎍/L, 0.02 ㎍/L, and 1.37 ㎍/L, respectively. Furthermore, among the OFar, those who utilized green manures (GM) displayed significantly elevated blood levels of Zn (1279.93 ± 156.30 ㎍/L), Cr (0.24 ± 0.11 ㎍/L), and Ni (1.94 ± 1.38 ㎍/L) compared to individuals who exclusively employed chemical fertilizers (CFer) (975.42 ± 165.35 ㎍/L, 0.19 ± 0.16 ㎍/L, and 0.74 ± 1.20 ㎍/L), respectively. The differences in Zn, Cr, and Ni levels were measured at 304.51 ㎍/L, 0.05 ㎍/L, and 1.20 ㎍/L, respectively. As a result, OFar should be careful in choosing OFer and avoid those that may have heavy metal contamination.