Mercury removal from gold mining wastewater using palm oil fuel ash (POFA)

Rainiyati, Rainiyati and Riduan, Ahmad and Fiebrina Heraningsih, Sarah and Andari Mukhtasida, Bunga (2022) Mercury removal from gold mining wastewater using palm oil fuel ash (POFA). Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management, 9 (3). pp. 3525-3531. ISSN 2339-076X (p); 2502-2458 (e)

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Abstract

Mercury is a harmful element that commonly accumulates in the environment through anthropogenic activities such as gold mining. This study aimed to examine the use of palm oil fuel ash (POFA) as an agricultural waste to remove mercury in gold mining wastewater. The technology applied in this study was adsorption and precipitation. POFA was first washed until neutral then mixed with gold mining effluent with time variation of 30, 60, 90 minutes. Next, precipitate it for 30 minutes. The adsorbent dose used in this study was 250 mg with 1 litre effluent. The maximum adsorption efficiency observed in this study was 96.77%. The utilization of POFA as an adsorbent reduced mercury levels in wastewater below the allowed released mercury level to the environment (0.0025 mg Hg/L). Results indicate that reducing mercury from gold mining wastewater by utilizing POFA was simple, effective, and low-cost to be implemented.

Type:	Article
Subjects:	S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Divisions:	Fakultas Pertanian > Agroekoteknologi
Depositing User:	Riduan
Date Deposited:	22 Apr 2022 03:48
Last Modified:	22 Apr 2022 03:48
URI:	https://repository.unja.ac.id/id/eprint/33000

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