Efficiency of Carbonate Precipitation and Removal of Copper and Nickel Ions from their Monocomponent and Two-component Aqueous Solutions

Authors

  • Halid Junuzović Sen. Asst., Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Technology, University of Tuzla, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
  • Sabina Begić Assoc. Prof. Dr., Department of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Tuzla, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
  • Amra Selimović Asst. Prof. Dr., Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Technology, University of Tuzla, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
  • Abdel Đozić Assoc. Prof. Dr., Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Tuzla, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
  • Ramzija Cvrk Assoc. Prof. Dr., Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Tuzla, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
  • Melisa Ahmetović Sen. Asst., Department of Physical chemistry and Electrochemistry, Faculty of Technology, University of Tuzla, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

Keywords:

carbonate precipitation, water treatment, Na2CO3, copper, nickel

Abstract

The effect of pH and initial concentration on the removal of Cu(II) and Ni(II) ions from their monocomponent and two-component aqueous solutions using Na2CO3 as a chemical precipitation agent was investigated in this paper. Monocomponent aqueous solutions  of Cu(II) and Ni(II)  ions with their initial concentrations of 50 and 500 mg/L and two-component aqueous solution with initial concentration of 500 mg/L were prepared. The precipitation was carried out by batch method at room temperature by stirring the solution at 300 rpm for 5 minutes, resulting in the formation of precipitates. The resulting precipitate was separated by filtration from the solution. The experiment proved that Na2CO3 is a good agent for removing Cu(II) and Ni(II) ions from their monocomponent water solutions of 50 and 500 mg/L concentration and two-component water solution with initial concentration of each metal 500 mg/L. The percentage of Cu(II) removal was higher at lower pH values compared to Ni(II) removal.

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2019-11-30

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Halid Junuzović, Sabina Begić, Amra Selimović, Abdel Đozić, Ramzija Cvrk, & Melisa Ahmetović. (2019). Efficiency of Carbonate Precipitation and Removal of Copper and Nickel Ions from their Monocomponent and Two-component Aqueous Solutions. International Journal for Research in Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, 6(6), 11–15. Retrieved from https://www.ijrasb.com/index.php/ijrasb/article/view/270

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