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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 768, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144604
Keywords
Hexavatent chromium; Fe-modified biochar; Chemical process; Reduction; X-ray absorption spectroscopy
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- Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment [2018ZX07110]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) [CUGGC06]
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFC1801706-04]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41877478]
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The study found that FeBC is effective in removing Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions, with better removal in alkaline conditions, enhanced removal rate and capacity under anaerobic conditions, and stable removal of Cr in FeBC. XAS analysis revealed the form and bonding situation of Cr(III) in FeBC.
Fe-modified biochar (FeBC) has been considered for aqueous hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) removal, but a better understanding is needed with respect to the removal behavior, chemical processes, and removal mechanisms under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Aqueous Cr(VI) removal was evaluated using unmodified (BC) and FeBC. The Cr(VI) was completely removed in a pH range of 2-10. The removal behavior was properly depicted using pseudo-second-order (PSO) and Langmuir models under aerobic conditions, and using PSO and Freundlich models under anaerobic conditions. Removal rate and capacity were enhanced by up to 3.8 times under anaerobic conditions. Desorption experiments indicated removed Cr in FeBC was stable except under strong acid condition. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) analysis suggested removed Cr in FeBC was 100% in Cr(III) form and bound to Fe with a bond length of 3.01 angstrom in the stable form of Fe(III)(n)Cr(III)(()(1-n))(OOH). The removal mechanisms of Cr(VI) under aerobic conditions by FeBC mainly included electrostatic adsorption, chemical reduction, and complex precipitation. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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