Harmless Treatment of High Arsenic Tin Tailings and Environmental Durability Assessment
Weiwei Zhao; Zhengfu Zhang; Hui Yang; Xian Zhou; Jinsong Wang; Chengping Li
The treatment of arsenic (As) in tin tailings (TT) has been an urgent environmental problem, and stabilization/solidification (S/S) treatment is considered an effective technology to eliminate contamination of As. In this study, we developed a low-carbon and low-alkalinity material to S/S of As, and the results showed that the leaching concentration of As after treatment was lower than the Chinese soil environmental quality standard (0.1 mg/L). Based on a series of characterization tests, we found that OH&minus: promoted the dissolution of As(III)-S, Fe-As(V), and amorphous As(III)-O species and formed Ca-As(III) and Ca-(V) species with Ca2+. Simultaneously, hydration produces calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) gel and ettringite by the form of adsorption and ion exchange to achieve S/S of As. We also assessed the durability of this material to acidity and temperature, and showed that the leaching concentration of As was below 0.1 mg/L at pH = 1&ndash:5 and temperature 20&ndash:60 °:C. The method proposed in this study, S/S of As, has excellent effect and environmental durability, providing a new solution for harmless treatment of TT and its practical application.
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