A RESEARCH PROJECT REMOVING HEAVY METALS FROM WASTEWATER OF SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINERS OF CAMARINES NORTE (PHILIPPINES) USING COCO-PEAT AS SORBENT MATERIAL

Authors

  • Maria Antonia Tanchuling Institute of Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Augustus Cooper Resurreccion Institute of Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Dennis Ong nstitute of Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/aej.v1.15328

Abstract

This paper discusses the research project entitled “Development and Testing of Coco-Peat as a Sorbent Material in a Filter Bed”. It is a three-year project, commencing in June 2009, and is part of the Better Mine Research Program funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the Engineering Research Development for Technology (ERDT) program. The Better Mine program seeks to address the various problems facing the small scale mining industry in the Philippines. One of the major problems facing the mining industry is the treatment of its wastewater which contains heavy metals such as mercury which is used in the amalgamation process. This particular research project examined the possibility of using a locally abundant material and cheap material such as the coco-peat as sorbent for the heavy metals. Results show that coco-peat is a good sorbent material.

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Published

2012-09-30

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2012): June 2012 Part C

Section

Environmental Engineering

How to Cite

A RESEARCH PROJECT REMOVING HEAVY METALS FROM WASTEWATER OF SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINERS OF CAMARINES NORTE (PHILIPPINES) USING COCO-PEAT AS SORBENT MATERIAL. (2012). ASEAN Engineering Journal, 1(1), 22-28. https://doi.org/10.11113/aej.v1.15328