Application of chewed gum for treating oil sands tailings and adsorbing organic dyes and heavy metal ions
Key Points
The aim is to explore waste chewing gum as a sorbent for treating contaminated tailings pond water from oil sands.
Investigated waste chewing gum as a sorbent
Analyzed its effectiveness in adsorbing heavy metal ions
Tested the adsorption capacity for organic dyes
Waste chewing gum demonstrated potential for adsorbing heavy metal ions
Effective in removing organic dyes from tailings pond water
Highlights a sustainable approach to waste management and environmental remediation
Abstract
Here, we investigated the use of waste chewing gum as an environmentally problematic waste product for use as a sorbent for treating tailings pond water (TPW) from the Alberta oil sands.