Objective
There is at present no treatment for the specific removal of cyanides. The aim of the project is to explore the possibilities of such a treatment involving the chemical transformation of cyanide into glyconitrile, and then its polymerization to allow easy removal or prevent any impact on the water environment.
1. The first stage will comprise the development of a method of transforming cyanides by polymerization and examination of the possibilities of direct separation of the product thus formed, in applications involving various types of effluents (blast-furnaces, coking plants, surface treatment, etc).
2. The second stage will consist of an evaluation of the behaviour of the polymer in the natural environment at an urban biological treatment plant and/or industrial plant.
A similar approach will be followed with a treated effluent but one whose polymer has been separated (toxicity of reaction by-products, etc).
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4000 Liege
Belgium