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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 244, Issue -, Pages 97-104Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.01.059
Keywords
Zero-valent iron; Selenate removal; Cobalt; Manganese
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- China Scholarship Council by the Chinese Government
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Our previous work demonstrated that Fe2+ could overcome the passivation of zero-valent iron (ZVI or Fe-0) and sustain iron reactivity for rapid selenate reduction. Due to the similar chemical properties to Fe2+ and co-existence in ZVI material as impurities, Mn2+ and Co2+ were evaluated as an alternative in selenate removal by ZVI. The results of batch experiments showed that Co2+ and Mn2+, especially the former, significantly enhanced selenate removal by ZVI. Co2+ promoted Fe2+ release and the formation of a bimetallic (Co-0-Fe-0) catalytic system by redox reaction. Co2+ and Mn2+ provided around 69% and 30% electron for selenate reduction, respectively. Selenite (Se-IV) was the predominant reductive product in the presence of Co2+; however, selenite and elemental Se (Se-0) were the main reductive products in the presence of Mn2+. Adsorbed selenate and selenite could be further reduced to elemental Se and even selenide by ZVI in the presence of Co2+ and Mn2+, identified by XPS analysis and sequential extraction test. The roles and evolution of Co2+ and Mn2+, and selenate removal mechanism were also comprehensively investigated by spectroscopic and chemical analysis. This study indicates that the co-existent of Co2+ and Mn2+ would be positive for selenate removal. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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