Quantifying metal concentration in a hazardous solid waste is critical in evaluating techniques for metal
removal or recovery from the waste. Numerous protocols have been published on the digestion of
hazardous waste, with diverse methods yielding dissimilar extraction efficiencies for different metals,
due to differences in composition of the wastes and chemical forms of the metals. The lack of standard
methods (or failure to state the method used) has resulted in inconsistencies in data reported by different
laboratories, leading to variations in metal recoveries. Using
fly ash as an example, this study compares
11 metal extraction methods including ASTM, USEPA, ultrasonic-assisted and microwave digestion
methods as well as a modified Tessier’s sequential extraction procedure for the extraction of metals
(Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and Zn). The efficacy of acid digestion was metal dependent. ASTM method
D 6357-11 was found to be an effective digestion method for most metals primarily due to the dissolution
of metals bound in silicate matrices, while a microwave digestion technique (which hastened the
digestion process significantly) was effective for Cd and Pb. This study highlights the importance in the
selection of the most appropriate protocol for the digestion of hazardous solid waste.
Quantifying metal concentration in a hazardous solid waste is critical in evaluating techniques for metalremoval or recovery from the waste. Numerous protocols have been published on the digestion ofhazardous waste, with diverse methods yielding dissimilar extraction efficiencies for different metals,due to differences in composition of the wastes and chemical forms of the metals. The lack of standardmethods (or failure to state the method used) has resulted in inconsistencies in data reported by differentlaboratories, leading to variations in metal recoveries. Usingfly ash as an example, this study compares11 metal extraction methods including ASTM, USEPA, ultrasonic-assisted and microwave digestionmethods as well as a modified Tessier’s sequential extraction procedure for the extraction of metals(Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and Zn). The efficacy of acid digestion was metal dependent. ASTM methodD 6357-11 was found to be an effective digestion method for most metals primarily due to the dissolutionof metals bound in silicate matrices, while a microwave digestion technique (which hastened thedigestion process significantly) was effective for Cd and Pb. This study highlights the importance in theselection of the most appropriate protocol for the digestion of hazardous solid waste.
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