Serum Zinc and Copper Level in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Patients and Its Correlation with Disease Duration-A Tertiary Hospital Study

Background: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is the most prevalent rheumatic disease in children. It is associated with abnormal levels of serum zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) as during inflammation serum copper concentration increases and zinc decreases. Objective: To assess the serum Zn and Cu levels in different sub-types of JIA patients and their correlation with the disease duration. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted over twelve months at the Pediatric Rheumatology Division, Department of Paediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Sixty-nine JIA cases that fulfilled the International League of Association for Rheumatology (ILAR) criteria were taken as cases and age and sex-matched healthy children were considered as controls. The serum Zn and Cu tests were done using the spectrophotometric method with INDIKO PLUS Drug Analyzer. Data were recorded in a pre-designed questionnaire. Data were checked, verified and analyzed manually where continuous variables were analyzed using unpaired t-test and categorical variables using the ANOVA test. Pearson’s correlation coefficient test was used to see the correlation of serum zinc and copper levels with disease duration. Results: Boys were predominant in both case and control groups, with the majority within the 10 to 16-year-age group. Enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA) was the most common subtype followed by sJIA, Oligo JIA, Poly JIA (RF-) and unclassified subtypes. Disease duration was found less than 12 months in 30.4% of JIA patients. Serum analysis revealed a statistically significant reduction in mean zinc levels and increased copper levels in JIA patients compared to controls. This study observed a negative correlation between serum zinc levels and disease duration, whereas serum copper levels exhibited a positive correlation with disease duration. Conclusion: In conclusion, this study revealed that JIA patients exhibit alterations in serum zinc and copper levels. Serum copper levels showed a positive correlation and serum zinc levels showed a negative correlation with the duration of the disease.

Preliminary Investigation of Copper(II) Ion Binding or Complex Coordination in Lysozeme Molecules

Hydrophobic Val derivative Schiff base copper(II) complexes and dipeptide (AlaAla, GlyGly) derivative Schiff base copper(II) complexes were introduced into egg white lysozyme. X-ray crystal structure analysis revealed amino acid derivative Schiff base copper(II) complexes were obtained. Herein we discuss primarily on the binding mode of copper(II) of the complexes obtained with egg white lysozyme. The electron density of copper(II) ions was confirmed by X-ray crystal structure analysis. The Val derivative Schiff base copper(II) complex was weakly bound at Arg114 of egg white lysozyme. In other copper(II) complexes, binding of copper(II) ions with dissociated ligands to various residues was observed. The binding sites of copper(II) ions were compared with computational scientific predictions.

Study of the Effect of Acetic Acid and Phosphate on Copper Corrosion by Immersion Tests

It was reported that hemispheric corrosion occurred in copper tubes in an acetic acid environment. When hemispheric corrosion occurred, corrosion could easily progress if water then flowed into the copper pipe, and countermeasures were needed. Therefore, we studied the copper corrosion caused by acetic acid. The present work investigated the relationship between the corrosion form of copper and acetic acid concentration using phosphorous-deoxidized copper, and reported that hemispherical corrosion was observed at acetic acid concentrations of 0.01 to 1 vol.% (0.002 to 0.2 mol·L-1) in the immersion test. In this study, the effects of acetic acid and phosphate on copper corrosion were examined using oxygen-free copper in immersion tests. The results suggested that different concentrations of phosphate in acetic acid solutions and the presence or absence of acetic acid and phosphate affected the corrosion of copper, resulting in different corrosion forms and corrosion progress.

钛表面多酚介导铜离子涂层制备及抗菌抗氧化性能

背景:钛植入体因比强度高及良好的生物相容性被广泛应用于临床,然而在植入手术过程中,细菌感染及组织受损环境产生大量活性氧物质易导致组织延迟愈合与手术失败,因此开发具有抗菌和抗氧化性能的钛植入体极为重要。目的:鉴于铜离子良好的抗菌性能及多酚类物质优良的抗氧化性能,拟在钛表面制备多酚介导的铜离子涂层,评价其体外抗菌及抗氧化性能。方法:利用碱热法在钛表面制备纳米结构,然后将钛片置于单宁酸及铜离子溶液中,获得多酚介导的铜离子涂层,检测样品的表面形貌与水接触角,利用原子吸收光谱法检测铜离子的携载及释放。将金黄色葡萄球菌分别接种于纯钛片(空白组)、碱热处理钛片(对照组)、多酚介导的铜离子修饰钛片(实验组)表面,观察细菌存活状态。将成骨前体细胞MC3T3-E1分别接种于3组钛片表面,评价材料的抗氧化性能及生物活性。结果与结论:(1)扫描电镜下可见多酚介导的铜离子修饰钛片表面存在棒状纳米结构,并且涂层无裂纹;多酚介导的铜离子修饰钛片表面亲水性接近纯钛片;原子吸收光谱结果显示,多酚介导后钛片表面铜离子的携载量增加了51%,铜离子呈均匀释放。(2)空白组、对照组、实验组钛片的抗菌率为0%,21.65%,93.75%;活死染色与CTC染色显示,空白组钛片表面的活细菌最多,实验组钛片表面的活细菌最少。(3)活死染色与CCK-8检测结果显示,3组钛片均具有良好的细胞相容性,并且实验组钛片更有利于MC3T3-E1细胞增殖;活性氧荧光探针检测显示,相较于其他两组,实验组钛片表面活性氧荧光强度明显减弱;碱性磷酸酶与茜素红S染色结果显示,相较于其他两组,实验组钛片表面MC3T3-E1细胞的成骨分化与细胞外基质矿化能力更强。(4)结果表明,多酚介导的铜离子涂层具有较强的抗菌、抗氧化及促成骨分化性能。

基于羧甲基纤维素包裹铜纳米颗粒复合材料电化学传感器检测牛奶中诺氟沙星

以羧甲基纤维素(carboxymethyl cellulose,CMC)包覆的铜纳米颗粒(copper nanoparticles,Cu NPs)和碳黑(carbon black,CB)为原料,制备CMC@Cu/CB复合材料,构建检测诺氟沙星(norfloxacin,NFX)的高灵敏度电化学传感器。基于扫描电子显微镜、X射线光电子能谱和X射线衍射等手段对CMC@Cu/CB结构和形貌进行表征,在玻碳电极(glassy carbon electrode,GCE)表面滴铸复合材料悬浮液,制备CMC@Cu/CB/GCE传感器。结果表明:CMC@Cu/CB/GCE呈均匀分散球状,传感器对NFX具有良好的电流响应,线性范围为0.4~100.0μmol/L,检出限为0.24μmol/L(R_(SN)=3),此外,该修饰电极对实际样品中NFX的测定具有良好的灵敏度和稳定性,对牛奶提取物中NFX的加标回收率为98.8%~112.5%。同时,由于实验过程中原材料价格低廉,传感器的制备成本极低,在实际检测中具有良好的应用前景。

铜元素影响糖尿病并发症的发生与发展

背景:铜作为一种机体生长与发展所必需的微量元素,参与机体氧化还原、能量生成、信号转导及骨代谢等许多过程。在糖尿病患者体内铜稳态的失衡会导致氧化应激的升高和抗氧化机制受损,刺激炎症递质和炎症因子的生成,从而导致细胞毒性及机体受损。近年来,铜在糖尿病中发挥的作用备受关注,也有研究证实铜在糖尿病的病理进程中起着关键的调节作用。目的:概述当前铜元素在糖尿病系统性并发症中作用的研究进展,为其今后的研究和治疗提供参考依据。方法:由第一作者在PubMed、Web of Science、中国知网和万方数据库中检索建库至2024年5月有关铜元素在糖尿病系统性并发症中作用的文献,中文检索词为“铜,糖尿病,糖尿病并发症,糖尿病心肌病,糖尿病肾病,糖尿病视网膜病,糖尿病性骨质疏松,糖尿病牙周炎”;英文检索词为“copper,Cu,diabetes,diabetic complications,diabetic cardiomyopathy,diabetic nephropathy,diabetic retinopathy,diabetic osteoporosis,diabetic periodontitis”。筛选后纳入95篇文献进行综述。结果与结论:①铜元素参与糖尿病并发症的发生发展过程,铜元素对机体的损伤多为干扰机体氧化还原水平而导致;②在糖尿病心肌病中,体循环中Cu2+增加而心肌细胞对铜离子摄取障碍,具有氧化还原活性的Cu2+以及铜蓝蛋白在心肌细胞外的积累诱导心肌细胞铜氧化应激,导致急性心功能损害;③在糖尿病肾病中,过量铜元素的毒性作用可导致肾小管上皮细胞的颗粒状变性和空泡变性,近端小管坏死,最终导致慢性或急性肾功能衰竭;④糖尿病患者体内过量的铜可以产生活性氧,直接或间接影响具有抗氧化功能的铜蛋白功能,从而损伤视网膜细胞;⑤在糖尿病性骨质疏松患者中,体内蓄积的铜元素诱导脂质过氧化,干扰骨代谢,铜主要通过抑制超氧化物歧化酶、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶和碱性磷酸酶活性来影响成骨细胞的作用;⑥过量铜元素会促进炎症反应来加重牙周组织炎症变化。

铜锶二元掺杂硅酸钙涂层改性钛合金的促成骨和抗菌效应

背景:钛合金作为骨科植入物时缺乏生物活性,可导致种植体松动和假体周围感染,因此,研究一种兼顾促成骨和抗感染复合功能的钛合金表面改性方法具有重要意义。目的:研究铜、锶二元掺杂硅酸钙复合涂层改性钛合金的理化性质,评估其促成骨和抗菌方面的潜能。方法:采用球磨、造粒方法制备含有氧化铜、氧化锶及硅酸钙的复合粉末,采用大气等离子喷涂技术在钛合金(Ti6Al4V)表面制备铜锶二元掺杂硅酸钙复合涂层,对复合涂层进行表征。将钛合金浸提液、硅酸钙涂层改性钛合金浸提液、铜掺杂硅酸钙复合涂层改性钛合金浸提液、铜锶二元掺杂硅酸钙复合涂层改性钛合金浸提液分别与MC3T3-E1细胞共培养,检测材料的生物安全性与促成骨性能。将金黄色葡萄球菌(或大肠埃希菌)分别与钛合金、硅酸钙涂层改性钛合金、铜掺杂硅酸钙复合涂层改性钛合金、铜锶二元掺杂硅酸钙复合涂层改性钛合金共培养,扫描电镜、平板计数法检测材料的体外抗菌性能。结果与结论:(1)扫描电子显微镜下可见铜锶二元掺杂硅酸钙复合涂层粗糙表面存在大量的纳米结构,该复合涂层成功喷涂在钛合金表面,在体外可缓释Sr^(2+)和Cu^(2+),并且Sr^(2+)的释放浓度大于Cu^(2+);(2)CCK-8和细胞活死染色结果显示,铜掺杂硅酸钙复合涂层改性钛合金具有一定的细胞毒性,硅酸钙涂层与铜锶二元掺杂硅酸钙复合涂层改性钛合金具有良好的生物相容性;碱性磷酸酶与茜素红染色结果显示,相较于钛合金、硅酸钙涂层改性钛合金,铜锶二元掺杂硅酸钙复合涂层改性钛合金表现出更优的促成骨性能;(3)扫描电镜观察、细菌涂布和细菌计数法结果表明,相较于钛合金、硅酸钙涂层改性钛合金,铜掺杂硅酸钙复合涂层与铜锶二元掺杂硅酸钙复合涂层改性钛合金能有效抑制金黄色葡萄球菌和大肠埃希菌的生长,表现出抗菌潜能;(4)结果表明,铜锶二元掺杂硅酸钙复合涂层改性钛片具备良好的生物相容性、促成骨性能与抗菌性能。

An Analysis of Contemporary Copper Recycling in China

Copper consumption increased very quickly in China in recent years,which could not be met by inland copper industry.In order to achieve a sustainable development of copper industry,an analysis of copper recycling in China was necessary.For the life cycle of copper products a copper-flow diagram with time factor was worked out and the contemporary copper recycling in China was analyzed,from which the following data were obtained.The average life cycle of copper products was 30 years.From 1998 to 2002,the use ratio of copper scraps in copper production,the use ratio of copper scraps in copper manufacture,the materials self-support ratio in copper production,and the materials self-support ratio in copper manufacture were 26.50%,15.49%,48.05% and 59.41%,respectively.The materials self-support ratios in copper production and manufacture declined year by year in recent years on the whole,and the latter dropped more quickly.The average index of copper ore and copper scrap from 1998 to 2002 were 0.8475 t/t and 0.0736 t/t,respectively;and copper resource efficiency was 1.1855 t/t.Some efforts should be paid to reduce copper ores consumption and promote copper scraps regeneration.Copper scraps were mostly imported from foreign countries because of shortage in recent years in China.Here the reasons related to copper scraps deficiency were also demonstrated.But we can forecast:when copper production was in a slow rise or in a steady state in China,the deficiency of copper scraps may be mitigated;when copper production was in a steady state for a very long time,copper scraps may become relatively abundant.According to the status of copper industry in China,the raw materials of copper production and manufacture have to depend on oversea markets heavily in recent years,and at the same time,the copper scraps using proportion and efficiency in copper industry should be improved.

Effect of copper on the degradation of pesticides cypermethrin and cyhalothrin

The influence of coexisting copper （Cu） ion on the degradation of pesticides pyrethroid cypermethrin and cyhalothrin in soil and photodegradation in water system were studied. Serial concentrations of the pesticides with the addition of copper ion were spiked in the soil and incubated for a regular period of time, the analysis of the extracts from the soil was carded out using gas chromatography （GC）. The photodegradation of pyrethroids in water system was conducted under UV irradiation. The effect of Cu^2＋ on the pesticides degradation was measured with half life 00.5） of degradation. It was found that a negative correlation between the degradation of the pyrethroid pesticides in soil and Cu addition was observed. But Cu^2＋ could accelerate photodegradation of the pyrethroids in water. The t0.5 for cyhalothrin extended from 6.7 to 6.8 d while for cypermethrin extended from 8.1 to 10.9 d with the presence of copper ion in soil. As for photodegradation, t0.5 for cyhalothrin reduced from 173.3 to 115.5 min and for cypermethrin from 115.5 to 99.0 min. The results suggested that copper influenced the degradation of the pesticides in soil by affecting the activity of microorganisms. However, it had catalyst tendency for photodegradation in water system. The difference for the degradation efficiency of pyrethroid isomers in soil was also observed. Copper could obviously accelerate the degradation of some special isomers.

Copper hydrometallurgy—current status, preliminary economics, future direction and positioning versus smelting

The heap leaching of oxide copper ores with copper cathode recovery by solvent extraction and electro-winning is now well established as a low-cost method of copper recovery. This technology has recently been applied successfully to mixed oxide and chalcocite ores, notably in Chile at Cerro Colorado, Quebrada Blanca and Zaldivar. Currently, there are significant development efforts underway to try to extend heap leaching to chalcopyrite ores. The success of heap leaching/SX/EW has also led to a revival in the development of hydrometallurgical processes to recover copper from chalcopyrite and other copper concentrates. The current status of copper hydrometallurgy is reviewed and the most commercially attractive potential applications are explored. The advantages and disadvantages of the hydrometallurgical treatment of chalcopyrite concentrates and its preliminary economics are compared with those for the current best practices in copper smelting and refining.

Effect of copper loading on texture,structure and catalytic performance of Cu/SiO_2 catalyst for hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to ethylene glycol

Cu/SiO2 catalysts prepared by a convenient and efficient method using the urea hydrolysis deposition-precipitation （UHDP） technique have been proposed focusing on the effect of copper loading.The texture,structure and composition are systematically characterized by ICP,FTIR,N 2-physisorption,N2O chemisorption,TPR,XRD and XPS.The formation of copper phyllosilicate is observed in Cu/SiO2 catalyst by adopting UHDP method,and the amount of copper phyllosilicate is related to copper loading.It is found the structure properties and catalytic performance is profoundly affected by the amount of copper phyllosilicate.The excellent catalytic activity is attributed to the synergetic effect between Cu0 and Cu ＋.DMO conversion and EG selectivity are determined by the amount of Cu0 and Cu＋,respectively.The proper copper loading （30 wt%） provides with the highest ratio of Cu ＋ /Cu0,giving rise to the highest EG yield of 95% under the reaction conditions of p=2.0 MPa,T=473 K,H2/DMO=80 and LHSV=1.0h-1.

Impacts of soil organic matter, pH and exogenous copper on sorption behavior of norfloxacin in three soils

Norfloxacin sorption and the factors （soil organic matter （SOM）, pH, and exogenous copper （Cu） influencing the sorption were investigated in a black soil （soil B）, a fluvo-aquic soil （soil F）, and a red soil （soil R）. With increasing norfloxacin concentrations, sorption amount of norfloxacin increased in both the bulk soils and their SOM-removed soils, but the sorption capacity of SOM-removed soils was higher than that of their corresponding bulk soils, indicating that the process of norfloxacin sorption in soil was influenced by the soil properties including SOM. The sorption data in all bulk soils and SOM-removed soils were fitted to Freundlich and Langmuir models. The correlation coefficients suggested that the experimental data fitted better to Freundlich equation than to Langmuir equation. Furthermore, the data from soil F and SOM-removed F could not be described by Langmuir equation. The norfloxacin sorption amount decreased in soil B and soil F, whereas it increased in soil R as solution pH increased. The maximum KD and Koc were achieved in soil R when the equilibrium solution pH was 6. The norfloxacin sorption was also influenced by the exogenous Cu^2＋, which depended on the soil types and Cu^2＋ concentrations. With increasing Cu^2＋ concentrations in solution, generally, sorption amount, KD and Koc for norfloxacin in soils increased and were up to a peak at 100 mg/L Cu^2＋, and then the sorption amount decreased regardless of norfloxacin levels.

Antibacterial Mechanism of Copper-bearing Antibacterial Stainless Steel against E.Coli

A preliminary study was made on the antibacterial mechanism of copper-bearing antibacterial stainless steels against E.coli through experiments of microbiology such as EDTA （ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid） complexing, DNA smearing and AFM （atomic force microscope） observation. It was measured that the antibacterial stainless steels showed excellent antibacterial functions with antibacterial rate to E.coli over 99.99%. The antibacterial rate was weak if the bacteria solution was complexed by EDTA, indicating that the copper ions play a dominant role in the antibacterial effect of the antibacterial stainless steels. The electrophoresis experiment did not show the phenomenon of DNA smearing for E.coli after contacting antibacterial stainless steels, which meant that DNA of E.coli was not obviously damaged. It was observed by AFM that the morphology of E.coli changed a lot after contacting antibacterial stainless steels, such as cell walls being seriously changed and lots of contents in the cells being leaked.

Electrodeposition of aluminium and aluminium-copper alloys from a room temperature ionic liquid electrolyte containing aluminium chloride and triethylamine hydrochloride

The electrodeposition of A1 and A1-Cu binary alloys on to gold substrates from a room temperature ionic liquid electrolyte containing A1C13-EtaNHC1 was studied. The electrochemical behavior of the electrolyte and the mechanism of deposition were investigated through cyclic voltammetry （CV）, and the properties of deposits obtained were assessed by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy （SEM-EDS） and X-ray diffraction （XRD）. A1 of 70μm in thickness and an A1-Cu alloy of 30μm in thickness with 8at% copper were deposited from the electrolyte. SEM images of the deposits indicate that the A1 deposit was smooth and uniform, whereas the Al-Cu deposit was nodular. The average crystalline size, as determined by XRD patterns, was found to be （30±5） and （29±5） nm, respectively, for A1 and A1-Cu alloys. Potentiodynamic polarization （Tafel plots） and electrochemical impedance spectroscopic （EIS） measurements showed that Al-Cu alloys are more corrosion resistant than Al.

Changes in phototactic behavior of Daphnia magna clone C_1242 in response to copper, cadmium and pentachlorophenol

In order to develop a sound biotechnique for monitoring water quality that builds on the previous experiments carried out in our laboratory, a specific D. magna clone C 1242 was used to study the effects of pollutants on phototactic behavior. In all experiments, the animals showed a stable and repeatable phototactic index approximated 0.2 in the presence and 0.4 in the absence of fish kairomones, which decreased significantly in response to pollutants. There existed no pollutant×fish kairomone interaction, indicating the changes in phototactic behavior of animals imposed by pollutants were independent of the presence of fish kairomones. The detection limits for changes in phototactic behavior of D. magna clone C 1242 are 0.04 mg/L for copper, 0.02 mg/L for cadmium, and 0.80 mg/L for PCP, respectively, quite lower than LC 50(48 h). The changes in phototactic behavior in presence to pollutants occurred quickly(3 h) compared to the period over whole acute toxicity tests. Therefore, D. magna clone C 1242 could be potentially used to monitor water quality. Moreover, the phototactic behavior did not decrease further in the pollutant mixtures employed in our experiments compared to individual pollutants, except in the Cd-PCP treatment. This fact suggests that the formation of water quality criteria must be based upon pollutant mixture tests.

Subcellular localization of copper in tolerant and non-tolerant plant

The ability of Elsholtzia splendens Naki(E. splendens) to accumulate copper appears to be governed by its high degree of copper tolerance. However, the tolerance mechanism on the physiological basis is unknown. Using transmission electron microscope(TEM) and energy dispersive analysis of X-rays(EDX), the likely location of copper within the cells of the tolerant and non-tolerant was determined. Here the role of vacuolar and cell wall compartmentalization in this copper tolerant plant were investigated. A direct comparison of copper locations of E. splendens and the non-tolerant Astragalus sinicus L.(A. sinicus) showed that the majority of copper in the tolerant was localized primarily in the vacuolar, cell wall, on the plasmamembrane, beside lipid grains induced by copper pollution, in the chloroplasts and amyloids; but in the non-tolerant, copper precipitates only be observed on the plasmamembrane, in the chloroplasts and cytoplasm under copper exposure conditions that were toxic to both species. This revealed that the tolerant accumulates more copper in the vacuole and cell wall than the non-tolerant, where was regarded as the storage compartment of tolerant plant or hyperaccumulator for heavy metals.

Recovery of copper from copper slag using a microbial fuel cell and characterization of its electrogenesis

The microbial fuel cell, which can convert the chemical energy of organic matter into electricity via the catalytic action of microorganisms, is a novel environmentally friendly technology for wastewater treatment and energy generation. The electrical energy generated by the microbial fuel cell can be used as an alternative to a traditional external power source required to extract copper via electrolytic treatment. A dual-chamber microbial fuel cell(DMFC) for the treatment of copper slag sulfuric acid leach liquor was constructed. The electrogenesis performance of the DMFC and its ability to extract copper from the copper slag leachate were investigated. The results demonstrated that the maximum voltage was 540 mV when the DMFC achieved steady-state operation. The removal rate of copper ions was greater than 80.0%, and the maximum value was 92.1%. Moreover, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterize the cathodal products. The results showed that the product deposited onto the cathode was copper and that its morphology was similar to that of the electrolytic copper powder. The DMFC can generate electricity and recover copper from copper slag simultaneously.

Electrochemical remediation of copper contaminated kaolinite by conditioning anolyte and catholyte pH simultaneously

This report examined electrochemical remediation of copper contaminated kaolinite by controlling electrolytes′ pH for both of anolyte and catholyte simultaneously. Results showed that electrokinetic process and remediation efficiency varied obviously when different buffer systems, including citric acid (test 1), nitric acid + EDTA (test 2) and nitric acid (test 3), were used to control catholyte pH and Na_2CO_3 was used at the same time to control all anolyte one. It was found that under such pH condition soil′s pH in soil column kept at 3.0—7.0 successfully, and correspondingly no copper precipitation and decrease of soil electroconductivity appeared, which are usually observed in electrokinetic process due to OH - introduction into soil column by electrochemical reaction occurred in cathode. Electroosmosis flow rates were almost equal for these three tests, indicating that these buffers did not affect Zeta-potential of kaolinite within the examined duration. More acid and basic solution was added into electrokinetic cell when nitric acid was used as buffer than when nitric acid + EDTA and then citric acid were used. Due to introduction of large amounts of ions into soil column, significant higher current was observed for test 3 than other two. Analysis of copper speciation and total quantity in kaolinite indicated that 22.5%, 23.74% and 55.65% Cu were removed from kaolinite for test 1, test 2 and test 3 respectively after only 10 days′ electrokinetic remediation.

Extraction of copper from sewage sludge using biodegradable chelant EDDS

[S,S]-Ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid(EDDS),a biodegradable chelant,was used to separate the heavy metals from the sewage sludge based on chemical extraction technology.Under various conditions,the extraction experiments were carried out for the sewage sludge from Shanghai Taopu Municipal Wastewater Plant,China.The influences ofpH and the concentration of EDDS on the extraction efficiency for copper(Cu)were discussed.The results showed that EDDS had higher extraction efficiency for Cu from the sewage sludge ...

Pressure leaching technique of smelter dust with high-copper and high-arsenic

The application of pressure leaching technology in the treatment of high-copper and high-arsenic dust was studied.The pressure leaching technique was determined as follows:the liquid to solid ratio(mL/g)of 5:1,the leaching temperature of 453 K,the retention time of 2 h,the initial sulfuric acid concentration of 0.74 mol/L,the oxygen partial pressure of 0.7 MPa,and the agitation speed of 500 r/min.Under these conditions,95%of copper and 99%of zinc and only 6%of iron in the dust were leached,while about 20%of arsenic was also leached.The leaching technique was optimized further to restrain the leaching of arsenic by adding a small quantity of ferrous iron into the leaching system(c(Fe2 +)=0.036 mol/L).Copper and zinc can be effectively separated from arsenic and iron in the leach.The optimal pressure leaching technique of high-copper and high-arsenic smelter dust is proved to be effective.