Ұлжан Ақсақалова

Mrs. Ұлжан Ақсақалова


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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30 July 2025 in Sustainability
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MDMadina Dyussembayeva
Madina Dyussembayeva
YSYerbol Shakenov
Yerbol Shakenov
VKVladimir Kolbin
Vladimir Kolbin
ATAzhar Tashekova
Azhar Tashekova
AAAssan Aidarkhanov
Assan Aidarkhanov
ҰАҰлжан Ақсақалова
Ұлжан Ақсақалова
This article presents the potential use of a humic agent called ‘Superhumate’, obtained from weathered coal from the Shubarkol deposit in Kazakhstan. The experiment was conducted using model solutions and surface mine water samples from the “Degelen” site at the Semipalatinsk Test Site. The adsorption of heavy metals and toxic elements using the “Superhumate” agent was carried out under dynamic conditions using a chromatographic column. Tests were conducted at a natural pH range of 5–8 (mine waters) and with a model solution at pH 1.7. Assessing the sorption efficiency of this preparation revealed that at pH 1.7, the agent does not adsorb elements such as Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn. Under dynamic experimental conditions, using the preparation for mine waters at natural pH levels (pH 5–8), elements such as Be, Sr, Mo, Cd, Cs, Zn, and U were efficiently adsorbed at levels of 60–95%. The sorption efficiency of Pb ions was found to be almost independent of pH. The experimental results obtained with mine water samples indicate that alkaline solutions have the highest sorption efficiency, with pH ≥ 7, which is attributed to the solubility of the agent.