wAbstract
@Manganese was removed from naturally polluted river sediment
by applying an electrokinetic remediation technique. The sediment
was alkaline and had 20 clay, which was mainly illite. The electrokinetic
remediation experiments were performed by controlling pHs in the
electrode cells and reverse electroosmotic flows were observed,
i.e., water moved from cathode towards anode. Manganese accumulated
in areas closer to cathode, however, other metals, such as copper,
zinc and lead were mostly observed in the middle section of the
sediment. As a result of reverse electroosmotic flow, the removal
efficiencies of metals were low and the highest removal efficiencies
of manganese, copper and lead, were evaluated as 18, 20 and
12, respectively. Almost no removal of zinc was observed in all
electrokinetic remediation experiments.
Keywords: Manganese; River sediment; Electrokinetic remediation
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1. Introduction
2. Experimental study
@2.1. Characterization of sediment samples
@2.2. Experimental apparatus
@2.3. Electrokinetic remediation experiments
@2.4. Analysis of metal ion concentration of the test sediment
specimen
3. Results and discussions
@3.1. Residual metal concentration distributions in the sediment
specimen
@3.2. Electrical potential profiles at constant current applications
@3.3. Electroosmotic flow with pH control at electrode cells
4. Conclusions
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