Cyanide and removal options from effluents in gold mining and metallurgical processes

N Kuyucak, A Akcil - Minerals Engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
Cyanide has been widely used as an essential raw material in several industries including
textile, plastics, paints, photography, electroplating, agriculture, food, medicine and …

Removal of heavy metals and cyanide from gold mine wastewater

MA Acheampong, RJW Meulepas… - Journal of Chemical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews the technology and biotechnology to remove heavy metals (such as
copper, arsenic, lead and zinc) and cyanide from contaminated wastewater. The paper …

Adsorption ability evaluation of the poly (methacrylic acid-co-acrylamide)/cloisite 30B nanocomposite hydrogel as a new adsorbent for cationic dye removal

H Safarzadeh, SJ Peighambardoust, SH Mousavi… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The performance of poly (methacrylic acid-co-acrylamide)/Cloisite 30B nanocomposite (poly
(MAA-co-AAm)/Cl30B) hydrogel to adsorb methylene blue (MB) dye from aqueous solutions …

Mineralization of cyanides via a novel Electro-Fenton system generating• OH and• O2−

L Tian, P Chen, XH Jiang, LS Chen, LL Tong, HY Yang… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Traditional methods of cyanides'(CN−) mineralization cannot overcome the contradiction
between the high alkalinity required for the inhibition of hydrogen cyanide evolution and the …

Adsorptive removal of cadmium (II) ions from liquid phase using acid modified carbon-based adsorbents

FA Al-Khaldi, B Abusharkh, M Khaled, MA Atieh… - Journal of Molecular …, 2015 - Elsevier
This work reports a comprehensive study of the adsorption characteristics of cadmium (II) on
modified structures of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), carbon nanofibres (CNFs), activated …

Effect of acid modification on adsorption of hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) from aqueous solution by activated carbon and carbon nanotubes

FA Al-Khaldi, B Abu-Sharkh, AM Abulkibash… - Desalination and Water …, 2016 - Elsevier
The present study addresses the application of raw and modified carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
and activated carbon (AC) for the removal of hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) from aqueous …

Ideal pH for the adsorption of metal ions Cr6+, Ni2+, Pb2+ in aqueous solution with different adsorbent materials

LP Cruz-Lopes, M Macena, B Esteves… - Open Agriculture, 2021 - degruyter.com
Industrialization increases the number of heavy metals released into the environment. Lead
(Pb2+), nickel (Ni2+) and chromium (Cr6+) are among these toxic metals and cause …

A sustainable decision support system for drinking water systems: Resiliency improvement against cyanide contamination

M Gheibi, M Eftekhari, M Akrami, N Emrani… - Infrastructures, 2022 - mdpi.com
Maintaining drinking water quality is considered important in building sustainable cities and
societies. On the other hand, water insecurity is an obstacle to achieving sustainable …

Preparation and characterization of antimicrobial Ce-doped ZnO nanoparticles for photocatalytic detoxification of cyanide

C Karunakaran, P Gomathisankar… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2010 - Elsevier
2% Ce-doped ZnO, prepared by sonochemical wet impregnation method and calcined at
500° C, was characterized by XRD, EDS, XPS, SEM, FT-IR, UV–visible DRS, PL, EIS, and …

Equilibrium and kinetic studies on free cyanide adsorption from aqueous solution by activated carbon

A Behnamfard, MM Salarirad - Journal of hazardous materials, 2009 - Elsevier
Adsorption equilibrium and kinetics of free cyanide onto activated carbon were investigated
in the batch tests, and the effects of contact time (1–72h) and initial cyanide concentrations …