Iphigenia Anagnostopoulos

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich | LMU · Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Metal finishing through the production of coated surfaces is based on baths with various metal salts and other chemicals. Consequently, electroplating produces a large volume of wastewater containing heavy metals. Commonly, hydroxide precipitation of metals is applied for wastewater treatment. The principle is based on the pH adjustment of the wast...

Significant amounts of heavy metal-loaded wastewater are produced during the processing and manufacturing of metals. These wastewaters are challenging to treat owing to their chemically complex properties and are considered hazardous, as they are toxic to humans and the environment. The conventional purification method binds the heavy metals into a...

Water is an essential resource for metal processing. Therefore, huge amounts of heavy metal loaded wastewater is produced not only during manufacturing. The electroplating industry is one of the sectors producing large amounts of complex waste-waters enriched with metals like copper, nickel or chromium. These wastewaters are challenging to treat du...

Even though the supply with heavy metals is crucial for industry and technology, the sources of secondary raw materials are not used efficiently. A previously neglected source for heavy metals is waste water produced during the various production steps of many industrial branches. So far, wastewater has only been treated to remove contaminants. The...

Abwasseraufbereitung Ressourcenrückgewinnung Technikumsmaßstab

Der Einsatz von Metallen zur Produktion vieler Güter führt zu einem hohen Aufkommen industrieller, schwermetallhaltiger Abwässer. Diese Abwässer stellen eine hohe Gesundheits-und Umweltbelastung dar und müssen vor Einleitung in Gewässer von ihrer Schwermetallfracht bereinigt werden. Die konventionelle Reinigungsmethode führt zur Produktion hochvolu...

There are several treatment methods for fly ash from municipal solid waste incin-eration (MSWI). Common is the stabilization and solidification of the fly ash by adding chemicals in order to deposit them afterwards. Other methods are the use of fly ash as an additive for building materials or in concrete. What all those meth-ods have in common is t...

Many industrial effluents pose a serious environmental problem due to their high heavy metal contents. Conventional purification methods produce highly voluminous, in general environmentally hazardous hydroxide sludges, the disposal of which can be costly (LoW No. 110109). Recently, the economic loss of these heavy metals as a valuable resource is...