期刊
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
卷 10, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2022.107870
关键词
Phosphoric acid purification; Photocatalytic technology; Cr(VI) recovery; Ag3PO4 coating; Biomass valorization
资金
- Tunisian Ministry of higher education and scientific research
- Velux Stiftung Foundation
This study investigates the recovery of Cr(VI) from phosphoric acid medium for the first time. Different composites were fabricated and compared for photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) under UV and solar light conditions. The study reveals that impurities and the addition of citric acid have significant effects on the photocatalytic performance. The findings provide promising insights for expanding the application of photocatalytic technology in various industrial fields.
Wet production of phosphoric acid, the most used low-cost industrial approach, first leads to an impure phosphoric acid contaminated by organic and heavy metal pollutants which requires costly purification before its usage. The present work has investigated for the first time the recovery of Cr(VI), one of the most co-existed heavy metals, from the phosphoric acid medium. For this purpose, three composites based on Ag3PO4 coated on Montmorillonite (MAg3PO4), commercial activated carbon (ACAg(3)PO(4)), and synthetic activated carbon (SACAg(3)PO(4)) were fabricated. The photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) was studied comparatively in the absence and presence of citric acid as a hole scavenger under UV and solar light irradiations. Under UV light, MAg3PO4 was the most efficient, while activated carbon-based photocatalysts showed higher reduction rates under solar light due to the photosensitizing effect. Compared with an aqueous medium, the photocatalytic reduction was very effective without citric acid in a phosphoric acid medium because of the low photogeneration of reactive oxygen species (ROSs). The chemical bonds formed between Ag3PO4 and support materials, as proved by XPS, may boost the photocatalytic activity due to enhanced charges of photogeneration and separation. SACAg(3)PO(4) showed higher reduction ability even at higher Cr(VI) concentrations (100-300 ppm). A comparison study showed that SACAg(3)PO(4) is more effective than as-prepared ACTiO(2). This investigation shows promising findings to widen the application of photocatalytic technology in different industrial fields.
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