Abstract
Removal of copper-cyanide complexes from electroplating industry effluent were studied by using an ion-exchange process. A kind of polypropylene strong alkaline anion exchange fiber was used to perform packed beds continuous experiments. The conditions of adsorption were wastewater pH value 9.0 and flow rate 90-120 BV•h-1 at room temperature. The packed beds were exhausted at 1300 bed volumes for copper-cyanide complexes The elution of copper-cyanide complexes from ion-exchange fiber was studied. The results showed that copper-cyanide complexes were easily eluted from ion exchange fiber using either 2.0 mol•L-1 NaNO3 or NaCl. With 1.0 mol•L-1 NaNO3 solution at 30 BV•h-1, the regenerating rate of copper-cyanide complexes was more than 95%.
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