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Removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution by fabricating novel heteroaggregates of montmorillonite microparticles with nanoscale zero-valent iron.


ABSTRACT: This study fabricated novel heteroaggregates of montmorillonite (Mt) microparticles with nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) (Mt-nZVI) and examined the removal of Cr(VI) by the Mt-nZVI through batch experiments. Spherical nZVI particles were synthesized by the liquid phase reduction method, which were then attached on the flat Mt surfaces in monolayer. The fabricated Mt-nZVI had similar removal efficiency for Cr(VI) compared to the monodispersed nZVI particles, but was much greater than that of nZVI aggregates. The removal efficiency of Mt-nZVI increased with decreasing its dosage and increasing initial Cr(VI) concentration, whereas had insignificant change with solution pH. The removal of Cr(VI) by Mt-nZVI was well described by the pseudo second-order kinetics and the Langmuir equilibrium model. The removal was spontaneous and exothermic, which was mainly due to chemsorption rather than intra-particle diffusion according to calculation of change in free energy and enthalpy and Weber-Morris model simulations. X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis revealed that the adsorption was likely due to reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) by Fe(0) and co-precipitation in the form of oxide-hydroxide of Fe(III) and Cr(III). The fabricated Mt-nZVI showed the promise for in-situ soil remediation due to both high removal efficiency and great mobility in porous media.

SUBMITTER: Yin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7376241 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution by fabricating novel heteroaggregates of montmorillonite microparticles with nanoscale zero-valent iron.

Yin Yaru Y   Shen Chongyang C   Bi Xiaoyuan X   Li Tiantian T  

Scientific reports 20200722 1


This study fabricated novel heteroaggregates of montmorillonite (Mt) microparticles with nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) (Mt-nZVI) and examined the removal of Cr(VI) by the Mt-nZVI through batch experiments. Spherical nZVI particles were synthesized by the liquid phase reduction method, which were then attached on the flat Mt surfaces in monolayer. The fabricated Mt-nZVI had similar removal efficiency for Cr(VI) compared to the monodispersed nZVI particles, but was much greater than that of nZ  ...[more]

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