Influence of Si/FeO42− mol ratio on coagulation of poly-silicic-ferric coagulant from fly ash extract

Ploy-high-ferric-silicic coagulant from fly ash extract with various Si/FeO
₄
^2-
mol ratios was prepared using potassium ferrate. The influence of Si/FeO
₄
^2-
mol ratio on both structure morphology and influence mechanism of poly-high-ferric-silicic was investigated. The coagulation efficiency using poly-high-ferric-silicic as coagulant in treating lead wastewater in comparison with that using PFPS as coagulant was studied. The results show that the relative amount of Si or Fe in poly-high-ferric-silicic has a limit ratio. Poly-high-ferric-silicic can give the optimum complex action of Si and Fe only at the optimum Si/FeO
₄
^2-
ratio range which is near the limit of Si/FeO
₄
^2-
ratio. Color, turbidity and Pb
²⁺
removal efficiency are excellent and treatment effects are stable in treatment lead wastewater, especially the removal of Pb
²⁺
has been up to 96% more and the poly-high-ferric-silicic dosage is low. Therefore, by comparison, the poly-high-ferric-silicic is a superior coagulant in lead wastewater treatment.