PROCESS FOR ENHANCED REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED WASTEWATERS, SOILS AND WASTEFORMS

摘要

The present invention provides reagents that may be useful for treating wastes such as impure aqueous materials including wastewater to remove a significant proportion of the heavy metals that may be contained therein. The reagents include a calcium aluminosilicate (CAS) source and may include one or more of the following elements as an oxide: calcium oxide, aluminum oxide, silicon oxide, iron oxide, magnesium oxide, sodium oxide, potassium oxide, and sulfate. Further, the reagent comprises lime either as CaO or Ca(OH)2. In addition, the invention proyides methods for treating wastes such as impure aqueous materials to remove a significant proportion of the heavy metals contained therein.