Decolourization performance and mechanism of leachate secondary effluent using Poly‐aluminium(III)–magnesium(II) sulphate
In: Water and environment journal, Band 26, Heft 1, S. 85-93
ISSN: 1747-6593
AbstractPoly‐aluminium(III)–magnesium(II) sulphate (PMAS) was used to remove the colour from the secondary effluent of landfill leachate and the decolourization mechanism was researched. The results indicated that the decolourization efficiency using PMAS was better than the decolourization that occurred using other traditional coagulants, with a colour removal >90%. X‐ray diffraction and infrared spectrometry showed that PMAS was probably a type of macromolecular composite polymer of aluminium and magnesium that was based on –OH bonds. The coagulation mechanism of PMAS was primarily charge neutralization and coprecipitation netting, with charge neutralization being the dominant mechanism at low doses. In addition, the flocculation behaviour differed in response to various pH values of wastewater at high doses. Specifically, flocculation was primarily driven by charge neutralization at a low pH and coprecipitation netting at a high pH, while it occurred via a combination of these procedures under neutral conditions.