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Dissolved Selenium(VI) Removal by Zero-Valent Iron under Oxic Conditions: Influence of Sulfate and Nitrate.


ABSTRACT: Dissolved Se(VI) removal by three commercially available zero-valent irons (ZVIs) was examined in oxic batch experiments under circumneutral pH conditions in the presence and absence of NO3 - and SO4 2-. Environmentally relevant Se(VI) (1 mg L-1), NO3 - ([NO3-N] = 15 mg L-1), and SO4 2- (1800 mg L-1) were employed to simulate mining-impacted waters. Ninety percent of Se(VI) removal was achieved within 4-8 h in the absence of SO4 2- and NO3 -. A similar Se(VI) removal rate was observed after 10-32 h in the presence of NO3 -. Dissolved Se(VI) removal rates exhibited the highest decrease in the presence of SO4 2-; 90% of Se(VI) removal was measured after 50-191 h for SO4 2- and after 150-194 h for SO4 2- plus NO3 - depending on the ZVI tested. Despite differences in removal rates among batches and ZVI materials, Se(VI) removal consistently followed first-order reaction kinetics. Scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction analyses of reacted solids showed that Fe(0) present in ZVI undergoes oxidation to magnetite [Fe3O4], wüstite [FeO], lepidocrocite [γ-FeOOH], and goethite [α-FeOOH] over time. X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy indicated that Se(VI) was reduced to Se(IV) and Se(0) during removal. These results demonstrate that ZVI can be effectively used to control Se(VI) concentrations in mining-impacted waters.

SUBMITTER: Das S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6640955 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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