Water Decontamination from Cr(III)-Organic Complexes Based on Pyrite/H2O2: Performance, Mechanism, and Validation
Water Decontamination from Cr(III)-Organic Complexes Based on Pyrite/H2O2: Performance, Mechanism, and Validation
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基于黄铁矿/H2O2 的 Cr(III)-有机配合物的水净化:性能、机理和验证
DOI:
10.1021/acs.est.8b01693
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发表时间:
2018
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
Pan Bingcai
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作者:
Ye Yuxuan;Shan Chao;Zhang Xiaolin;Liu Hui;Wang D;an;Lv Lu;Pan Bingcai
Fenton reaction is a widely used pretreatment technology to degrade toxic metal–organic complexes. However, its efficiency is greatly compromised for Cr(III)–organic complexes due to accumulation of more toxic Cr(VI) and pH dependence. Herein, we proposed a combined pyrite/H2O2-precipitation process to efficiently remove Cr(III) (initially at 10.4 mg Cr/L) complexed by various ligands (citrate, EDTA, oxalate, and tartrate). Negligible Cr(VI) and <0.3 mg/L Cr were detected in the effluent treated by pyrite/H2O2-precipitation over a wide pH range of 3–9. In contrast, > 0.5 mg/L Cr(VI) and >5 mg/L Cr remained after treatment by the ZVI/H2O2-precipitaion process at pH0> 5. As for the mechanisms, pyrite/H2O2produced a considerable amount of aqueous Fe(II) to initiate Fenton reaction, concurrently releasing massive H+to keep the reaction pH at ∼3.0 irrespective of the initial pHs. The generated •OH radicals oxidized Cr(III) into Cr(VI) and thereby releasing the organic ligands for further mineralization. The generated Cr(VI) was in situ reduced back to Cr(III) by aqueous Fe(II) and FeS2. Subsequently, all the free metal ions including Cr(III), Fe(III), and Fe(II) were removed via precipitation. Kinetic modeling of the pyrite/H2O2process involving 17 reactions was performed to verify the proposed mechanism. Additionally, the effectiveness of the combined process was further validated by its satisfactory performance in treating authentic tannery wastewater.