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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 433, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.134601
Keywords
Glow plasma; Heavy metal complex; Cu-EDTA; Decomplexation; Cu reduction
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21976143, 21737003]
- Key R&D Program of Shaanxi Province [2018ZDCXL-N-19-5]
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In this study, a glow discharge plasma (GDP) system was established to decompose heavy metal-organic complexes. The technique showed great performance in water environment and has potential applications in the removal of other heavy metal complexes.
Heavy metal-organic complexes have potential threats to organisms in water environment and human health, and it is a big challenge to remove them by traditional chemical precipitation. In this study, a glow discharge plasma (GDP) system coupling oxidation and reduction processes was established to decompose heavy metal -organic complex, taking Cu-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (Cu-EDTA) as a model. Approximately 87% of CuEDTA decomplexation and 64% of Cu recovery were achieved after 90 min of GDP treatment. Cu-EDTA decomplexation was mainly triggered by oxidation by & BULL;OH in the GDP system, leading to successive breakage of Cu-O > C-O > C-N > OH > C = O based on two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy analysis. Self-catalytic Fenton-like reactions were induced by Cu-based byproducts and H2O2, further promoting Cu-EDTA decomplexation. The released Cu2+ was simultaneously reduced to Cu+/Cu0 by & BULL;H and eaq-on the cathode surface. The technique exhibited great performance for Cu-EDTA decomplexation in water environment, as well as for other heavy metal complexes. This study disclosed the underlying mechanisms of synchronous Cu-EDTA decomplexation and Cu recovery in the GDP system, providing a prospective technique for heavy metal complex control.
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