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Faculty of Metallurgy, University of Zagreb , Zagreb , Croatia
This article deals with the analysis of the adsorptive properties of the waste produced during the
shot blasting of castings in foundries. During this process, particles of moulding mixture and
scale that remained on the surface of the casting after removal from the mould are removed. Since
this waste contains particles of moulding mixture (SiO2, carbon, ...) and scale (i.e. iron oxides),
which as individual components are known as satisfactory adsorbents, its adsorption properties
towards Cu(II) ions in aqueous solution were investigated. The obtained results show that the
investigated waste has a significant adsorption capacity for binding Cu(II) ions.
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