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Title: Mechanistic insights into sulfate and phosphate-mediated hexavalent chromium removal by tea polyphenols wrapped nano-zero-valent iron

Journal Article · · Science of the Total Environment
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  1. Suzhou University of Science and Technology (China)
  2. Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing (China)
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Environmental Sciences Division

Nano zero-valent iron via green synthesis (g-nZVI) has great potential in removing toxic hexavalent Cr(VI) from industrial wastewater. Sulfate and phosphate in wastewater can influence Cr(VI) removal by g-nZVI. Here, in this study, the Cr(VI) removal kinetics by different g-nZVI materials were investigated with the existence of sulfate and/or phosphate, and the corresponding mechanisms were first revealed using multiple characterizations, including X-ray absorption near-edge spectra (XANES) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results showed that Cr(OH)3 was the dominant species initially formed on the surface of g-nZVI particles before transforming to Cr2O3 during the reaction of g-nZVI with Cr(VI). Sulfate in wastewater can promote the reduction from Cr(VI) to Cr(OH)3 by g-nZVI, because sulfate triggers the release of Fe(II) and tea polyphenols (from tea extracts) from the g-nZVI surface due to the corrosion of Fe0 core, which is in line with an obvious increase in pseudo-second-order rate constant (k2) and subtle change in Cr(VI) removal capacity (qe). However, phosphate impedes the g-nZVI corrosion and inhibits qe because of the inner-sphere complexation of phosphate onto g-nZVI decreasing the released Fe(II) for Cr2O3 production. When sulfate and phosphate coexisted in contaminated water, the inhibition effect of phosphate in Cr(VI) removal by g-nZVI was stronger than the promotion of sulfate. Accordingly, qe value of g-nZVI declined from 93.4 mg g–1 to 77.5 mg g–1, while k2 remained constant as the molar ratio of phosphate/sulfate increased from 0.1 to 10 in water. This study provides new insights into applying g-nZVI in efficient Cr(VI) removal from contaminated water with enrichment of sulphates and phosphates.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); Chinese Academy of Sciences
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; 21777110
OSTI ID:
1968705
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1961907
Journal Information:
Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 850, Issue 12; ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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