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Alternative methods of metal removal and recovery

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction English
Code 546-0993/02
Abbreviation AMOK
Course title Alternative methods of metal removal and recovery
Credits 10
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Mgr. Eva Pertile, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Introduction to alternative methods of removal and recovery of environmental contaminants.
The raw material base of biotechnological processes. Basic bioremediation techniques. Advantages and disadvantages.
Removal and recovery of hazardous metals. Biodegradation of organic pollutants under aerobic and anaerobic conditions: their principles, possibilities and limitations.
Phytoremediation techniques. Possibilities of use for removal of contamination caused by hazardous metals. Perspectives of phytoremediation in the removal of organic pollutants and xenobiotics from the environment. Planning and application of phytoremediation.
Biosorption; Modeling of the biosorption process; Factors influencing the biosorption process; Planning and application of biosorption. Perspectives of (bio) sorption.
Biosorbents (waste plant materials, etc.) and sorbents, methods of modification of sorbents
Disposal of poorly biodegradable contaminants in solid samples.
Hazardous metals; Economically interesting metals; Precious metals; Radionuclides; Possibilities of their removal.
Substances contained in water and the possibility of their removal using alternative methods.
Substances contained in the soil and the possibility of their removal using alternative methods.

Literature

KANAMARLAPUDI, S.L.R.K., V.K. CHINTALPUDI and S. MUDDADA. Application of Biosorption for Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater. DERCO, Jan a Branislav VRANA, ed. Biosorption. InTech, 2018, 2018-07-18. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.77315. ISBN 978-1-78923-472-5 .
AKSU, Z. Application of biosorption for the removal of organic pollutants: a review. Process Biochemistry. 2005, 40(3-4), 997-1026. DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2004.04.008. ISSN 13595113 .
PERTILE, E. Using Low Cost Materials for Removal of Cr(VI) from Aqueous Environment. První. Košice: Technická univerzita v Košice, 2014. ISBN 978-80-553-1844-8 .
VOLESKY, B. Sorption and Biosorption. BV-Sorbex, Inc. St. Lambert, Quebec, Canada. 2003. ISBN 0-9732983-0-8.

Advised literature

GUPTA, R., R. K. SAXENA, H. MOHAPATRA and P. AHUJA. Microbial variables for bioremediation of heavy metals from industrial effluents. Biotransformations - Bioremediation Technology for Health and Environmental Protection. Elsevier, 2002, 189-229. Progress in Industrial Microbiology. DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6352(02)80012-1. ISBN 9780444509970 .
AZIMI, A., A. AZARI, M. REZAKAZEMI and M. ANSARPOUR. Removal of Heavy Metals from Industrial Wastewaters: A Review. ChemBioEng Reviews. 2017, 4(1), 37-59. DOI: 10.1002/cben.201600010. ISSN 21969744 .
DE GISI, S., G. LOFRANO, Mariangela GRASSI a Michele NOTARNICOLA (2016). Characteristics and adsorption capacities of low-cost sorbents for wastewater treatment: A review. Sustainable Materials and Technologies. 2016, 9, 10-40. DOI: 10.1016/j.susmat.2016.06.002. ISSN 22149937 .
AYALA, J., FERNANDEZ, B. Removal of zinc, cadmium and nickel from mining waste leachate using walnut shells. Environmental Protection Engineering. 2019. 45(2), 141-158. DOI: 10.5277/epe190210.


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