A kinetic approach on hexavalent chromium removal with metallic iron.
This paper examines the mechanism of Cr(VI) removal with Fe(0), and the possible effect of various experimental parameters, from a kinetic perspective. The experimental data was analyzed using five different kinetic models: three for chemical reactions and two for adsorption processes. It was found that the process fitted well to the zero-order kinetic model for all investigated systems, excepting experiments conducted at 6 °C and those with nano-Fe(0), when the process followed the Ho's pseudo second-order model. Therefore, even though, under acidic conditions, chemical reduction can be generally considered as the main mechanism of Cr(VI) removal with Fe(0), under some experimental conditions (e.g. when working with nano-Fe(0) or at low temperatures), adsorption seems to be the dominant removal path. The enhanced Cr(VI) removal noticed in co-presence of SO42-and Cl-anions reiterates the significance of the secondary reductant Fe(II) within the process of Cr(VI) removal with Fe(0).
Politehnica University Timisoara, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Bd. V. Parvan Nr. 6, 300223, Timisoara, Romania. Electronic address: marius.gheju@upt.ro.
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National Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Str. Dr. Aurel Paunescu Podeanu Nr. 144, 300587, Timisoara, Romania.
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Politehnica University Timisoara, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Bd. V. Parvan Nr. 6, 300223, Timisoara, Romania.
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Politehnica University Timisoara, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Bd. V. Parvan Nr. 6, 300223, Timisoara, Romania.
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Flueras
D000327:Adsorption; D002857:Chromium / Q000032:analysis; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002857:Chromium; C074702:chromium hexavalent ion; D007501:Iron
Adsorption; Hexavalent chromium; Metallic iron; Reduction; Water pollution