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Treatment of Acid from Acid/lead batteries

2004

Any suggested contact, method, who is welling to participate in acid treatment that comes out of acid/lead battery?

I would very much appreciate your soonest reply. Best wishes for the YEAR

Regards,

Tareq Ismail
- Kuwait

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2004

I would use magnesium oxide or hydroxide. This is non hazardous and has properties such that your final pH will not exceed about 9.

I doubt very much whether a waste like this would contain significant dissolved lead. If it does, the addition of a little DTC or similar sulfur based precipitant will take it down to non detectable levels.

Dave Wichern
Consultant - The Bronx, New York

Car battery acid [affil links] contains enough lead, zinc, cadmium and other heavy metals to be of serious interest to the USEPA. It definitely does not get to use the "elementry neutralization" clause in the CFR.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
2004