The aim of this paper was to study of utilization of converter sludge waste as a sorbent.\nThe sorbent was utilized to reduce the content of manganese, cobalt, and nickel ions from mine\nwater. Sorbent utilized in this work was obtained from the metallurgical industry from a process\nof gas treatment in an oxygen converter. Converter sludge was characterized by X-ray diffraction,\nScanning Electron Microscope, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, Specific Surface Area and Particle\nSize. Sorption experiments were conducted in a batch mode by using the real mine water. The impact\nof pH and contact time on the pollutant removal efficiency was observed. The sorption kinetics\nwere evaluated with pseudo-first and pseudo-second order kinetic models. For the tested materials,\nthe highest level of mine water purification was achieved; thus, the mine water could be discharged\ninto the watercourse. The results of this study indicate that the application of metallurgical waste as\na sorbent is highly effective for the treatment of multicomponent mine water.
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