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- Title
Effect of Pb(II) on hydraulic behavior and microstructure evolution of activated charcoal-bentonite-reticulated red clay barrier.
- Authors
Gao, Yuhao; Li, Jianzhong; Yang, Zhongping; Li, Xuyong; Wang, Zhitao
- Abstract
The sanitary landfill method remains the primary disposal of municipal waste in developing countries. Effective landfill barriers in intercepting pollutants are warranted to avoid soil and groundwater contamination by leachate leakage from those landfills that threaten human health. This work focuses on enhancing the capability of reticulated red clay barriers to intercept Pb(II) by incorporating activated charcoal and bentonite. The impacts of additives on the hydraulic behavior and Pb(II) blocking efficacy of composite reticulated red clay were explored through hydraulic conductivity and leachate concentration tests, respectively. The microstructural evolution of barrier materials was revealed through scanning electron microscope (SEM) and mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) tests. Results suggest that the formulated activated charcoal-bentonite-reticulated red clay composite barrier exhibited significantly better performance than those with the additives individually. The permeability coefficient and Pb(II) leachate concentration of the activated charcoal-bentonite-reticulated red clay barrier with 5% activated charcoal, 16% bentonite, and 79% reticulated red clay were found to be 13.20% and 23.97% of pure reticulated red clay, respectively. The pore size distribution (PSD) curve indicates that the activated charcoal -bentonite-reticulated red clay barrier contains only nanoscale pores. In addition, the activated charcoal and bentonite in the composite barrier form a tortuous network structure that binds the clay aggregates together. This results in more intricate flow paths, enhancing adsorption and ion exchange effects, ultimately reducing hydraulic conductivity and improving the barrier’s ability to intercept contaminants.
- Publication
Bulletin of Engineering Geology & the Environment, 2024, Vol 83, Issue 9, p1
- ISSN
1435-9529
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10064-024-03880-x