Maximum adsorption capacity of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn of the percolated of landfill in build demolition residue

  • Débora Astoni Moreira UEMG
  • Mauro Aparecido Martinez UFV
  • José Antonio Rodrigues Souza UFV
  • César Reis UFV
  • Efraim Lazaro Reis ufv
  • Flávia Mariani Barros UESB
Keywords: heavy metals, Langmuir isotherm, landfill leachate

Abstract

The high toxicity and the cumulative character of heavy metals have been of great concern worldwide, providing a significant increase in the number of studies that aim to develop technologies to remove these potentially noxious substances in the environment. Aiming to study the capacity of the building demolition residue (BDR) in removing heavy metals from leached of newly collected solid residue, analyses of metals adsorption were carried out. BDR was used in three granulation fractions (0.5 to 1; 2 to 4 and 4 to 7.5 mm) and leachate containing Cu, Cd, Pb and Zn in concentrations ranging from 0.046 to 150, from 0.146 to 200, from 0.135 to 200 and from 17.2 to 9000 mg L-1, respectively. The results allowed to conclude that BDR in the 2 - 4 mm and 4 - 7.5 mm granulation fractions presented the following sequence for the maximum retention capacity: Zn>Pb>Cu>Cd; but for BDR in the 0.5 - 1 mm granulation the sequence was Zn>Cu>Pb>Cd.

Author Biographies

Débora Astoni Moreira, UEMG
Bacharel em Química, Pós-doutoranda em Engª Agrícola-UFV
Mauro Aparecido Martinez, UFV
Professor Titular, DEA/UFV
José Antonio Rodrigues Souza, UFV
Engenheiro Agrícola, Pós-doutorando em Engª Agrícola-UFV
César Reis, UFV
Professor Associado, DEQ/UFV
Published
26/08/2010
Section
Papers