Organo-chromium(III)complex is one of the chromium contaminant species,which would transform to high-toxic Cr(VI)during migrating in the environment.Such natural organo-chromium(III)(NOCr)is difficult to remove by tra...Organo-chromium(III)complex is one of the chromium contaminant species,which would transform to high-toxic Cr(VI)during migrating in the environment.Such natural organo-chromium(III)(NOCr)is difficult to remove by traditional degradation or precipitation methods,due to its high stability and solubility.Herein,we demonstrated a novel NOCr removing method by transforming it to certain structures similar to Cr-Fe minerals in nature,through a self-circulating decomplex and immobilization mechanism with nano zero-valent iron(nZVI).Taking chromium glycinate(Cr-Gly)as a probe,nZVI showed a high Cr removal efficiency of 99.4%under ambient conditions.The removal process included three stages of adsorption,decomplexation,and re-immobilization.Cr-Gly was first adsorbed on the surface of nZVI by chemisorption of the oxide shell.Then,the adsorbed Cr-Gly was decomplexed and oxidized to Cr(VI)by·OH and 1O_(2),which were generated from molecular oxygen activated by nZVI.Meanwhile,the released Cr(VI)could be in-situ adsorbed and re-reduced to Cr(III),which was further immobilized in form of Cr-O-Fe complex.As the Cr-O-Fe complexing structure was similar to that of Cr-Fe minerals(such as chromohercynite)in nature,this work explored a novel and efficient NOCr removing method that was potential to weaken chromium pollution in the environment.展开更多
In order to enhance Ni-EDTA decomplexation and Ni recovery via photoelectrocatalytic (PEC)process,TiO_(2)/Ni-Sb-SnO_(2)bifunctional electrode was fabricated as the photoanode and activated carbon fiber (ACF) was intro...In order to enhance Ni-EDTA decomplexation and Ni recovery via photoelectrocatalytic (PEC)process,TiO_(2)/Ni-Sb-SnO_(2)bifunctional electrode was fabricated as the photoanode and activated carbon fiber (ACF) was introduced as the cathode.At a cell voltage of 3.5 V and initial solution pH of 6.3,the TiO_(2)/Ni-Sb-SnO_(2)bifunctional photoanode exhibited a synergetic effect on the decomplexation of Ni-EDTA with the pseudo-first-order rate constant of 0.01068 min^(-1)with 180 min by using stainless steel (SS) cathode,which was 1.5 and 2.4times higher than that of TiO_(2)photoanode and Ni-Sb-SnO_(2)anode,respectively.Moreover,both the efficiencies of Ni-EDTA decomplexation and Ni recovery were improved to 98%from 86%and 73%from 41%after replacing SS cathode with ACF cathode,respectively.Influencing factors on Ni-EDTA decomplexation and Ni recovery were investigated and the efficiencies were favored at acidic condition,higher cell voltage and lower initial Ni-EDTA concentration.Ni-EDTA was mainly decomposed via·OH radicals which generated via the interaction of O_(3),H_(2)O_(2),and UV irradiation in the contrasted PEC system.Then,the liberated Ni^(2+)ions which liberated from Ni-EDTA decomplexation were eventually reduced to metallic Ni on the ACF cathode surface.Finally,the stability of the constructed PEC system on Ni-EDTA decomplexation and Ni recovery was exhibited.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22222612)Major program Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province of China(No.2021JC0001)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2019YFA0210400).
文摘Organo-chromium(III)complex is one of the chromium contaminant species,which would transform to high-toxic Cr(VI)during migrating in the environment.Such natural organo-chromium(III)(NOCr)is difficult to remove by traditional degradation or precipitation methods,due to its high stability and solubility.Herein,we demonstrated a novel NOCr removing method by transforming it to certain structures similar to Cr-Fe minerals in nature,through a self-circulating decomplex and immobilization mechanism with nano zero-valent iron(nZVI).Taking chromium glycinate(Cr-Gly)as a probe,nZVI showed a high Cr removal efficiency of 99.4%under ambient conditions.The removal process included three stages of adsorption,decomplexation,and re-immobilization.Cr-Gly was first adsorbed on the surface of nZVI by chemisorption of the oxide shell.Then,the adsorbed Cr-Gly was decomplexed and oxidized to Cr(VI)by·OH and 1O_(2),which were generated from molecular oxygen activated by nZVI.Meanwhile,the released Cr(VI)could be in-situ adsorbed and re-reduced to Cr(III),which was further immobilized in form of Cr-O-Fe complex.As the Cr-O-Fe complexing structure was similar to that of Cr-Fe minerals(such as chromohercynite)in nature,this work explored a novel and efficient NOCr removing method that was potential to weaken chromium pollution in the environment.
基金supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No.2020M680710)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.22106173)。
文摘In order to enhance Ni-EDTA decomplexation and Ni recovery via photoelectrocatalytic (PEC)process,TiO_(2)/Ni-Sb-SnO_(2)bifunctional electrode was fabricated as the photoanode and activated carbon fiber (ACF) was introduced as the cathode.At a cell voltage of 3.5 V and initial solution pH of 6.3,the TiO_(2)/Ni-Sb-SnO_(2)bifunctional photoanode exhibited a synergetic effect on the decomplexation of Ni-EDTA with the pseudo-first-order rate constant of 0.01068 min^(-1)with 180 min by using stainless steel (SS) cathode,which was 1.5 and 2.4times higher than that of TiO_(2)photoanode and Ni-Sb-SnO_(2)anode,respectively.Moreover,both the efficiencies of Ni-EDTA decomplexation and Ni recovery were improved to 98%from 86%and 73%from 41%after replacing SS cathode with ACF cathode,respectively.Influencing factors on Ni-EDTA decomplexation and Ni recovery were investigated and the efficiencies were favored at acidic condition,higher cell voltage and lower initial Ni-EDTA concentration.Ni-EDTA was mainly decomposed via·OH radicals which generated via the interaction of O_(3),H_(2)O_(2),and UV irradiation in the contrasted PEC system.Then,the liberated Ni^(2+)ions which liberated from Ni-EDTA decomplexation were eventually reduced to metallic Ni on the ACF cathode surface.Finally,the stability of the constructed PEC system on Ni-EDTA decomplexation and Ni recovery was exhibited.
