The application discloses a method for treating acid in-situ leaching
uranium groundwater by chemical and biological
synergy, and belongs to the technical field of
groundwater treatment. The method is characterized by adding an
iron chelating agent to acid in-situ leaching
uranium groundwater, chelating high-concentration
ferrous ions to form stable iron chelates; then based on the dual effects of
hydroxyl radical chemical oxidation of the continuous single-
electron transfer pathway of the
ferrous chelates and
biological oxidation of acidophilic iron-oxidizing
bacteria in the groundwater, chelates of
ferric ions are rapidly formed and hydrolyzed to form
ferric hydroxyl
sulfate precipitates, thereby removing more than 90% of the
dissolved iron and a small part of the
sulfate in the acid in-situ leaching
uranium groundwater; subsequently, a small amount of
lime is used for
neutralization, so that the
discharge of pollutants such as uranium,
manganese and
nickel in the groundwater can meet the standards. The method can reduce the consumption of the
lime used for
neutralization and the generation of
metal waste by more than 50% in the treatment of acid in-situ leaching groundwater, and is efficient, stable, economical and practical.