Recovery of copper and water from copper-electroplating wastewater by the combination process of electrolysis and electrodialysis

In this paper, a laboratory-scale process which combined electrolysis (EL) and electrodialysis (ED) was developed to treat copper-containing wastewater. The feasibility of such process for copper recovery as well as water reuse was determined. Effects of three operating parameters, voltage, initial Cu(2+) concentration and water flux on the recovery of copper and water were investigated and optimized. The results showed that about 82% of copper could be recovered from high concentration wastewater (HCW, >400mg/L) by EL, at the optimal conditions of voltage 2.5 V/cm and water flux 4 L/h; while 50% of diluted water could be recycled from low concentration wastewater (LCW, <200mg/L) by ED, at the optimal conditions of voltage 40 V and water flux 4 L/h. However, because of the limitation of energy consumption (EC), LCW for EL and HCW for ED could not be treated effectively, and the effluent water of EL and concentrated water of ED should be further treated before discharged. Therefore, the combination process of EL and ED was developed to realize the recovery of copper and water simultaneously from both HCW and LCW. The results of the EL-ED process showed that almost 99.5% of copper and 100% of water could be recovered, with the energy consumption of EL ≈ 3 kW h/kg and ED ≈ 2 kW h/m(3). According to SEM and EDX analysis, the purity of recovered copper was as high as 97.9%.     

聚3，4-乙烯二氧噻吩/纳米多孔金复合电极的制备及其在超级电容器中的应用

通过一步法将单体3,4-乙烯二氧噻吩(EDOT)电化学聚合到具有高导电率和大比表面积的纳米多孔金(NPG)上,成功制备了具有完美核壳结构的聚3,4-乙烯二氧噻吩/纳米多孔金（PEDOT/NPG）复合电极材料。通过SEM、TEM、Raman和X射线能谱仪对复合电极材料的形貌、微观结构、振动特性和元素组成进行了分析和表征。使用电化学工作站对其电化学性能进行了系统的研究。在三电极体系中,PEDOT/NPG复合电极材料在3 A/g的低电流密度下,质量比电容可以达到555 F/g,其能量密度和功率密度分别为177.58 W·h/kg和1.73 kW/kg。同时该电极材料经过2 000次循环伏安测试后仍然可以保持最大电容的91.5%,电化学性能优异。      

金属铋纳米颗粒原位修饰碳纳米管促进锂均匀沉积

锂金属具有高理论比容量和低电化学电位,是发展高能量密度电池最有吸引力的负极材料之一。然而,锂金属负极在反复的沉积/剥离过程中,不可避免地会出现不规则的锂枝晶生长,这将严重影响锂金属电池的循环寿命和使用安全性。本研究发展了一种简单温和的策略,在碳纳米管上原位修饰铋纳米颗粒,并涂覆在商业铜箔表面用作锂金属负极的集流体。研究表明,原位修饰的铋纳米颗粒可显著促进锂均匀沉积,抑制锂枝晶生长,从而提高锂金属电池的电化学性能。在电流密度为1 mA·cm^–2的条件下,基于Bi@CNT/Cu集流体的锂铜电池循环300圈后库仑效率可稳定在98%。基于Li@Bi@CNT/Cu负极的对称电池可稳定循环1000 h。基于Bi@CNT/Cu集流体的磷酸铁锂(LFP)全电池也获得了优异的电化学性能,在1C(170m A·g^–1)倍率下可稳定循环700圈。本研究为抑制锂金属负极枝晶生长提供了新的思路。     

Electrochemical treatment of anionic surfactants in synthetic wastewater with three-dimensional electrodes

The electrochemical oxidation of anionic surfactants (sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, DBS) contained in simulated wastewater treated by three-dimensional electrode system with combined modified kaolin served as packed bed particle electrodes and Ti/Co/SnO(2)-Sb(2)O(3) anode was studied, the chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal of pollutants in the solutions was also investigated. The results showed that the three-dimensional electrodes in combined process could effectively decompose anionic surfactants. The COD removal efficiency can reach 86%, much higher than that of Ti/Co/SnO(2)-Sb(2)O(3) electrodes used singly or modified kaolin employed singly (graphite as anode and cathode) on the same condition of pH 3 and 38.1 mA/cm(2) current density. The current efficiency and kinetic constant were calculated and energy consumption was studied. At the same time the influence of pH and current density on COD removal efficiency with combined three-dimensional electrodes was also investigated, respectively. The optimal initial pH value of degradation is 3 (acid condition), and a minor COD removal increase follows higher current density.     

Rapid recovery of dilute copper from a simulated Cu-SDS solution with low-cost steel wool cathode reactor

Copper-surfactant wastewaters are often encountered in electroplating, printed circuit boards manufacturing, and metal finishing industries, as well as in retentates from micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration process. A low-cost three-dimensional steel wool cathode reactor was evaluated for electrolytic recovery of Cu ion from dilute copper solution (0.2mM) in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), octylphenol poly (ethyleneglycol) 9.5 ether (TX), nonylphenol poly (oxyethylene) 9 ether (NP9) and polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (TW) and also mixed surfactants (anionic/nonionic). The reactor showed excellent copper recovery ability in comparison to a parallel-plate reactor. The reactor rapidly recovered copper with a reasonable current efficiency. 93% of copper was recovered at current density of 1 A m(-2) and pH 4 in the presence of 8.5mM SDS. Initial solution pH, cathodic current density, solution mixing condition, SDS concentration, and initial copper concentrations significantly influenced copper recovery. The copper recovery rate increased with an increase in aqueous SDS concentrations between 5 and 8.5mM. The influences of nonionic surfactants on Cu recovery from SDS-Cu solution depended not only on the type of surfactants used, but also on applied concentrations. From the copper recovery perspective, TX at 0.1mM or NP should be selected rather than TW, because they did not inhibit copper recovery from SDS-Cu solution.     

透氧膜法由SiO2直接制备Si

为改变硅生产工艺高污染、高能耗的现状,研究了在CaCl2熔盐中利用固体透氧膜法(SOM)直接电解SiO2制备单质Si,考察了电解电压、电解时间、熔盐温度等参数对电解效果的影响,采用电子扫描显微镜和X射线衍射分析了电解产物形貌及相组成.结果表明:1100℃熔盐中,3.5 V电压下电解2 h,可制得纯Si,电流效率为89%...     

Degradation of cationic red X-GRL by electrochemical oxidation on modified PbO(2) electrode

This work investigated the degradation of an azo dye, cationic red X-GRL, by electrochemical oxidation on a novel PbO(2) anode modified by fluorine resin. The influences of treatment time, electrolyte concentration, current density, temperature and initial dye concentration on the color and COD removal were critically examined. This process showed a high current efficiency and competitive energy consumption for effective treatment of dye wastewater containing a certain salt content. In the investigated electrolyte concentrations, high salt content exhibited insignificant promotion on the color and COD removal but favored the decrease of energy consumption. During treatment, the current efficiency decreased but the energy consumption increased with treatment time; thus, this method was more suitable for the pretreatment of high-concentrated azo dye wastewater. Based on the degradation intermediates identification, a simplified degradation pathway for cationic red X-GRL was proposed.     

Ni-Cu-P化学镀层的制备及其耐烟气冷凝液的腐蚀性能

为了解决冷凝式燃气利用设备的腐蚀问题,采用化学镀工艺在紫铜基体上沉积Ni-Cu-P层.利用扫描电镜(SEM)、电子能谱(EDX)、电子探针(EPMA)分析镀层的形貌和成分,利用极化曲线和交流阻抗谱考察了紫铜基材及其Ni-Cu-P镀层在15℃和60℃煤气烟气冷凝液中的耐腐蚀性能.结果表明:Ni-Cu-P化学镀层表面均匀平...     

High-efficiency separation of Ni from Cu-Ni alloy by electrorefining in choline chloride-ethylene glycol deep eutectic solvent

High-purity Cu powders (99.967%) can be obtained by the electrorefining of Cu-Ni alloy (Ni ≤ 5%) in choline chloride-ethylene glycol deep eutectic solvent (ChCl-EG DES) at near room temperature. The electrochemical separation behaviors of Cu and Ni have been investigated by linear sweep voltammetry in 0.1 M CuCl + ChCl-EG DES. The results show that the oxidation potential of Cu is more positive than that of Ni, which implies Cu and Ni can be separated by electrochemistry. And the increasing of temperature is beneficial to the decontamination of Ni from Cu-Ni alloy. Besides, the effects of current density (2–10 mA·cm⁻²) and reaction temperature (323–363 K) on the current efficiency and specific energy consumption during the electrorefining process are also analyzed, respectively. The highest current efficiency (99.89%) and the corresponding specific energy consumption (281.492 kW·h·t⁻¹) can be achieved at 10 mA·cm⁻² and 363 K. The morphologies of Cu powders change from cauliflower-like to wheat ear-like with the increasing of current density. This finding provides a theoretical guidance for the separation of Ni from Cu-Ni alloy by an eco-friendly and facile electrorefining in ChCl-EG DES.     

Boron removal from geothermal waters by electrocoagulation

Most of the geothermal waters in Turkey contain extremely high concentration of boron when they are used for irrigation. The use of geothermal waters for irrigation can results in excess amount deposition of boron in soil. On the other hand, a minimal boron concentration is required for irrigational waters. In this study, electrocoagulation (EC) was selected as a treatment process for the removal of boron from thermal waters obtained from Ilica-Erzurum in Turkey. Current density (CD), pH of solution and temperature of solution were selected as operational parameters. The results showed that boron removal efficiency increased from pH 4.0 to 8.0 and decreased at pH 10.0. Although boron removal efficiency was highest at pH 8.0, energy consumption was very high at this pH value compared to other pH intervals. Boron removal efficiency reached to 95% with increasing current density from 1.5 to 6.0 mA/cm(2), but energy consumption was also increased in this interval. At higher temperatures of solution, such as 313 and 333 K, boron removal efficiency increased. At optimum conditions, boron removal efficiency in geothermal water reached up to 95%.     

Substrate dependent morphological and electrochemical properties of V<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>5</Subscript> thin films prepared by spray pyrolysis

A scheme of substrate dependent self-organization of vanadium oxide has been used to create unique supercapacitor electrodes. In present work, thin films of V₂O₅ were prepared on different substrates by using well known spray pyrolysis technique.The sample depositions were carried out at 673 K, by spraying 0.05 M, 40 ml solution of ammonium metavanadate at the spray rate 10 ml/min. V₂O₅ thin films grown on aluminum (Al), copper (Cu) and stainless steel (SS) substrates shows porous valley and mountains, rough and dense morphology with overgrown agglomeration of nano grains. In electrochemical characterizations, by using standard electrode configurations, specific capacitance values were evaluated from cyclic voltammetry in 1 M KCl, these are 18.43, 1500.0, 439.60 and 250.58 F/g at 5 mV/s for the electrodes deposited on Al, Cu, SS substrates and two electrode cell respectively. Charge discharge behavior of the SS electrode and two electrode cell was observed using chronopotentiometry. This exhibits specific energy, specific power, and coulombic efficiency (η) 84.91 Wh/kg, 120.00 kW/kg and 89.51 % for SS electrode and 19.92 Wh/kg, 65.00 kW/kg and 99.90 % for two electrode cell respectively. Impedance study was carried out in the frequency range 1 mHz–1 MHz depicts less internal resistance of SS electrode ~2.69 Ω and two electrode cell ~3.04 Ω.     

Heavy metal removal from copper smelting effluent using electrochemical cylindrical flow reactor

The purpose of this study is mainly to evaluate the performance of the continuous recirculation flow cell at low current density and pH (the pH at which the effluents are available) in removing heavy metals from copper smelting effluent by cathodic reduction. During the electrolysis at different pH, % removal of heavy metals removal, energy consumption and heterogeneous reaction rate constants were investigated at given flow rate and current density on the selected industrial effluent. The overall specific energy consumption at the pH 0.64 was observed to be lowest, which is 10.99kWh/kg of heavy metal removal.     

Copper electrowinning from acid mine drainage: A case study from the closed mine “Cerovo”

Copper removal from acid mine drainage originating from closed copper mine “Cerovo” RTB Bor, Serbia and containing approximately 1.3 g dm⁻³ of copper and a very small amount of Fe²⁺/Fe³⁺ ions, has been successfully performed by the direct electrowinning method using either a porous copper sheet or carbon felt as the cathode. A cell with a fluidised bed of inert turbulent promoters, also used in this study, may be considered as unacceptable for the purpose view, having a cell voltage between 12 and 14 V.The cells used in the electrowinning experiments were compared in terms of cell voltage, pH and copper concentration. The results showed that it is possible to remove copper successfully from the mine waters with a high degree of electrowinning—higher than 92% and with a satisfactorily average current efficiency (>60%). Depending on the process time and the applied current, a final copper concentration less than 0.1 g dm⁻³ was achieved. The specific energy consumption was approximately 7 kWh kg⁻¹ of deposited copper. A dense copper deposit was obtained when a three-dimensional electrode was used.     

Electrochemical treatment of paper mill wastewater using three-dimensional electrodes with Ti/Co/SnO2-Sb2O5 anode

The properties of the interlayer and outer layer of Ti/Co/SnO2-Sb2O5 electrode were studied, and the electrochemical behavior was examined as well. As a result of unsatisfactory treatment using Ti/Co/SnO2-Sb2O5 electrode, electrochemical disposal of paper mill wastewater employing three-dimensional electrodes, combining active carbon granules serving as packed bed particle electrodes, with Ti/Co/SnO2-Sb2O5 anode, was performed. The outcome demonstrates that efficient degradation was achieved. The residual dimensionless chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentration reached 0.137, and color removal 75% applying 167 mA cm(-2) current density at pH 11 and 15 g l(-1) NaCl. The instant current efficiency, energy cost, electrochemical oxidation index (EOI) and kinetic constant of the reaction were calculated. At the same time, the influence of pH and current density on COD abatement and decolorization was also investigated, respectively.     

Treatment of levafix orange textile dye solution by electrocoagulation

The decolorization of the levafix orange textile dye in aqueous solution by electrocoagulation using aluminum sacrificial anode has been investigated. The process performance is analyzed in terms of decolorization efficiency and the important cost-related parameters such as electrode and energy consumptions, as a function of initial pH, conductivity, current density, initial dye concentration and electrolysis time. The present study proves the effectiveness of electrochemical treatment for the textile dye solution. 95% decolorization efficiency may be obtained at suitable operating conditions such as; current density 100 A/m(2), operating time 12 min and initial pH 6.4. The corresponding electrode and energy consumptions during the electrolysis were found to be 1.8 kg Al/kg dye and 35 k Wh/kg dye.     

Controllable preparation of antimony powders by electrodeposition in choline chloride-ethylene glycol

Antimony powders with different morphologies have been prepared by electrodeposition at 313–353 K and 10–50 mA·cm^?2 in 0.1 mol·L^?1 SbCl₃ + ChCl-EG solution. The electrochemical behavior of Sb(III) on titanium electrode are studied by cyclic voltammetry. Results show that the electrochemical reduction of Sb(III) in SbCl₃ + ChCl-EG solution is a quasi-reversible process via a one-step reaction and the apparent activation energy is 50.723 kJ·mol^?1. The effects of current density and temperature on current efficiency and specific energy consumption are also investigated. The current efficiency increases with the increasing of current density and temperature. The specific energy consumption increased with the increase of current density, while decreased with the raising of temperature. When the current density is 40 mA·cm^?2 at 353 K, the current efficiency and specific energy consumption are up to 97.89% and 1251.277 kW·h·t^?1, respectively. The morphology and phase of the products are analyzed by FESEM and XRD. It demonstrates that the deposition products are pure antimony powders and their preferred crystal plane is (0 1 2). The pineal, wheat grain, badminton, dendritic, and cluster-like antimony powders can be prepared by controlling electrodeposition parameters. The particles size range of antimony powders are 0.21–261.05 μm.     

High performance flexible energy storage device based on copper foam supported NiMoO4 nanosheets-CNTs-CuO nanowires composites with core-shell holey nanostructure

Because of the intensified electrochemical activities,mixed metal oxides as a representative for pseudo-capacitive materials play a key role for high performance supercapacitor electrodes.Nevertheless,low ion and electron transfer rate and poor cycling performance in the electrode practically restrict further promotion of their electrochemical performance.In order to offset the defect,a novel copper(Cu)foam-supported nickel molybdate nanosheet decorated carbon nanotube wrapped copper oxide nanowire array(NiMoO4 NSs-CNTs-CuO NWAs/Cu foam)flexible electrode is constructed.The as-prepared elec-trode demonstrates a unique core-shell holey nanostructure with a large active surface area,which can provide a large number of active sites for redox reactions.Besides,the CNTs networks supply improved conductivity,which can hasten electron transport Through this simple and efficient design method,the spatial distribution of each component in the flexible electrode is more orderly,short and fast electron transport path with low intrinsic resistance.As a result,the NiMoO4 NSs-CNTs-CuO NWAs/Cu foam as an adhesiveless supercapacitor electrode material exhibits excellent energy storage performance with high specific areal capacitance of 23.40 F cm-2 at a current density of 2 mA cm-2,which outperforms most of the flexible electrodes reported recently.The assembled asymmetric supercapacitor demonstrates an energy density up to 96.40 mW h cm-3 and a power density up to 0.4 W cm-3 under a working voltage window of 1.7 V.In addition,outstanding flexibility of up to 100° bend and good cycling stability with the capacitance retention of 82.53％after 10,000 cycles can be obtained.     

AC+Li（NiCoMn）O2/Li4Ti5O12+MWCNTs混合型电容器EI北大核心CSCD

以钛酸锂(Li 4Ti 5O 12)/多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)复合材料为负极、活性炭(AC)/镍钴锰酸锂(Li(NiCoMn)O 2)复合材料为正极,组装成混合型电容器并研究其电化学性能。利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM),透射电子显微镜(TEM),X射线衍射仪(XRD),拉曼光谱仪(Raman),热重分析仪(TGA)对电极材料进行分析,通过恒流充放电(GCD)和交流阻抗谱(EIS)研究混合型电容器的电化学性能。结果表明:掺杂适量MWCNTs和镍钴锰酸锂可提高电容器的电化学性能。当MWCNTs质量分数为5%时,在电流密度为0.1 A/g下恒流充放电时比容量达161.5 mAh/g。在0.1~1 A/g时,最大功率密度和最大能量密度分别为993.2 W/kg和52.2 Wh/kg。5000周次恒流充放电循环后,容量保持率在92.2%左右,库仑效率仍有99.1%,展现出较高的能量密度和功率密度,并具有优异的循环性能。     

An empirical model for parameters affecting energy consumption in boron removal from boron-containing wastewaters by electrocoagulation

In this study, it was investigated parameters affecting energy consumption in boron removal from boron containing wastewaters prepared synthetically, via electrocoagulation method. The solution pH, initial boron concentration, dose of supporting electrolyte, current density and temperature of solution were selected as experimental parameters affecting energy consumption. The obtained experimental results showed that boron removal efficiency reached up to 99% under optimum conditions, in which solution pH was 8.0, current density 6.0 mA/cm(2), initial boron concentration 100mg/L and solution temperature 293 K. The current density was an important parameter affecting energy consumption too. High current density applied to electrocoagulation cell increased energy consumption. Increasing solution temperature caused to decrease energy consumption that high temperature decreased potential applied under constant current density. That increasing initial boron concentration and dose of supporting electrolyte caused to increase specific conductivity of solution decreased energy consumption. As a result, it was seen that energy consumption for boron removal via electrocoagulation method could be minimized at optimum conditions. An empirical model was predicted by statistically. Experimentally obtained values were fitted with values predicted from empirical model being as following; [formula in text]. Unfortunately, the conditions obtained for optimum boron removal were not the conditions obtained for minimum energy consumption. It was determined that support electrolyte must be used for increase boron removal and decrease electrical energy consumption.     

The antimicrobial action of high-power electric discharge in water. Part 2. Experimental results

We have experimentally studied the antimicrobial action of high-power pulsed discharge in model solutions, natural water, and waste waters inoculated with E. coli 1257 and MS-2 coli-phage species. It is found that the efficiency of the antimicrobial treatment decreases in the presence of suspended macroscopic particles. A specific energy consumption of 0.02–0.04 kW h/m³ has been achieved.