Dissolved oxygen and nitrate effects on the reduction and removal of divalent mercury by pumice supported nanoscale zero-valent iron

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 1651-1661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghulam Hussain Qasim ◽  
Sangwook Lee ◽  
Giehyeon Lee ◽  
Woojin Lee ◽  
Yongseok Hong ◽  
...  

Absence of dissolved oxygen and presence of nitrate in groundwater increases Hg(0) during the Hg(ii) removal using pumice supported nZVI.

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Crane ◽  
Thomas B. Scott

The removal of uranium (U) onto nanoscale zero-valent iron particles has been studied for uranium-bearing mine water and synthetic uranyl solutions in the presence and absence of dissolved oxygen. The work has been conducted in order to investigate the differential nanoparticle corrosion behaviour and associated mechanisms of U removal behaviour in conditions representative of near-surface and deep groundwater systems. Batch systems were analysed over a 28-day reaction period during which the liquid and nanoparticulate solids were periodically analysed to determine chemical evolution of the solutions and particulates. Analysis of aqueous samples using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry recorded near-total U removal after 1 hour of reaction in all systems studied. However, in the latter stages of the reaction (after 48 hours), significant rerelease of uranium was recorded for the mine water batch system with dissolved O2present. In contrast, less than 2% uranium rerelease was recorded for the anoxic batch system. Concurrent analysis of extracted nanoparticle solids using X-ray diffraction recorded significantly slower corrosion of the nanoparticles in the anoxic batch system, with residual metallic iron maintained until after 28 days of reaction compared to only 7 days of reaction in systems with dissolved O2present. Results provide clear evidence that the corrosion lifespan and associated U6+removal efficacy of nanoscale zero-valent iron replace enhanced in the absence of dissolved oxygen.


2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 2265-2272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Wang ◽  
Linhao Liu ◽  
Guodong Fang ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Fredrick Orori Kengara ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 1261-1271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haoran Dong ◽  
Yalan Zeng ◽  
Yankai Xie ◽  
Qi He ◽  
Feng Zhao ◽  
...  

This study examined the feasibility of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) for the single and combined removal of Cr(VI) and Cd(II) with or without ethylene diamine disuccinic acid (EDDS). The effects of pH and dissolved oxygen (DO) on the removal process were investigated. Results show that the single removal of either Cr(VI) or Cd(II) by nZVI was pH dependent, where the higher Cr(VI) removal was achieved under acidic conditions, whereas the higher Cd(II) removal was achieved under alkaline conditions. The presence of DO enhanced Cd(II) removal but inhibited Cr(VI) removal under alkaline conditions. In the co-existence of Cr(VI) and Cd(II), it was found that Cd(II) exerted insignificant effect on Cr(VI) removal, while the presence of Cr(VI) remarkably enhanced the Cd(II) removal. The addition of EDDS exhibited different influences on Cr(VI) and Cd(II) removal, which were associated with pH and DO. The EDDS enhanced Cr(VI) removal at pH 5.6–9.0 in the absence of DO, but decreased Cr(VI) removal at pH 9.0 in the presence of DO. For the removal of Cd(II) at pH 5.6–7.0, either facilitation or inhibition effect of EDDS was observed, depending on EDDS concentration and the co-existence of Cr(VI). However, Cd(II) removal was always significantly inhibited by EDDS at pH 9.0.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 2223-2238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arvid Masud ◽  
Nita G. Chavez Soria ◽  
Diana S. Aga ◽  
Nirupam Aich

Reduced graphene oxide-nanoscale zero valent iron (rGO–nZVI) nanohybrid, with tunable adsorption sites of rGO and unique catalytic redox activity of nZVI, perform enhanced removal of diverse PPCPs from water.


Author(s):  
Haiyan Song ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
Fansheng Meng ◽  
Qi Yang ◽  
Niandong Guo

Nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) has attracted considerable attention for its potential to sequestrate and immobilize heavy metals such as Cr(VI) from an aqueous solution. However, nZVI can be easily oxidized and agglomerate, which strongly affects the removal efficiency. In this study, graphene-based nZVI (nZVI/rGO) composites coupled with ultrasonic (US) pretreatment were studied to solve the above problems and conduct the experiments of Cr(VI) removal from an aqueous solution. SEM-EDS, BET, XRD, and XPS were performed to analyze the morphology and structures of the composites. The findings showed that the removal efficiency of Cr(VI) in 30 min was increased from 45.84% on nZVI to 78.01% on nZVI/rGO and the removal process performed coupled with ultrasonic pretreatment could greatly shorten the reaction time to 15 min. Influencing factors such as the initial pH, temperature, initial Cr(VI) concentration, and co-existing anions were studied. The results showed that the initial pH was a principal factor. The presence of HPO42−, NO3−, and Cl− had a strong inhibitory effect on this process, while the presence of SO42− promoted the reactivity of nZVI/rGO. Combined with the above results, the process of Cr(VI) removal in US-nZVI/rGO system consisted of two phases: (1) The initial stage is dominated by solution reaction. Cr(VI) was reduced in the solution by Fe2+ caused by ultrasonic cavitation. (2) In the following processes, adsorption, reduction, and coprecipitation coexisted. The addition of rGO enhanced electron transportability weakened the influence of passivation layers and improved the dispersion of nZVI particles. Ultrasonic cavitation caused pores and corrosion at the passivation layers and fresh Fe0 core was exposed, which improved the reactivity of the composites.


RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 452-461
Author(s):  
Yi Han ◽  
Xian Zhou ◽  
Li Lei ◽  
Huiqun Sun ◽  
Zhiyuan Niu ◽  
...  

In order to improve the utilization of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) in activating persulfate (PS), a composite material of nZVI/CSW with nZVI supported on calcium sulfate whiskers (CSWs) was synthesized in this study.


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