Pomegranate husk as an adsorbent in the removal of toxic chromium from wastewater

The use of a new sorbent developed from the husk of pomegranate, a famous fruit in Egypt, for the removal of toxic chromium from aqueous solution has been investigated. The batch experiment was conducted to determine the adsorption capacity of the pomegranate husk. The effects of initial metal concentration (25 and 50 mg l^-1), pH, contact time, and sorbent concentration (2-6 g l^-1) have been studied at room temperature. A strong dependence of the adsorption capacity on pH was observed, the capacity increased as the pH decreased, and the optimum pH value was pH 1.0. Adsorption equilibrium and kinetics were studied with different sorbent and metal concentrations. The adsorption process was fast, and equilibrium was reached within 3 h. The maximum removal was 100% for 25 mg l^-1 of Cr⁶⁺ concentration on 5 g l^-1 pomegranate husk concentration, and the maximum adsorption capacity was 10.59 mg g^-1. The kinetic data were analysed using various kinetic models—pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, Elovich, and intraparticle diffusion equations—and the equilibrium data were tested using several isotherm models, Langmuir, Freundlich, Tempkin, Dubinin-Radushkevich, and Generalized isotherm equations. The Elovich and pseudo-second-order equations provided the greatest accuracy for the kinetic data, while Langmuir and Generalized isotherm models were the closest fit for the equilibrium data. The activation energy of sorption has also been evaluated as 0.236 and 0.707 kJ mol^-1 for 25 and 50 mg l^-1 chromium concentration, respectively.     

Bioremediation of Chromate by Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria, Cytochromes c3 and hydrogenases

The treatment of soils and ground waters polluted by heavy metals is of economical and environmental interest. Reduction of Cr(VI) to the less toxic Cr(III) associated to its precipitation is a potentially useful process for bioremediation. In order to develop ecological processes using micro-organisms, we have compared various sulfate-reducing bacteria for enzymatic reduction of chromate. The best Cr(VI) reductase activity was obtained with Desulfomicrobium norvegicum. Despite morphological changes induced by the presence of chromate, this strain can grow in the presence of up to 500 M Cr(VI) and can decontaminate waters polluted by Cr(VI) when seeded in bioreactors. We have demonstrated the ability of several metalloenzymes (cytochromes c ₃ and hydrogenases) to reduce chromate. Biophysical investigations of the chromate/protein interaction in order to get further informations on the mechanism of metal reduction by cytochromes c ₃ are under the way.     

化学还原固定化土壤地下水中六价铬的研究进展

化学还原法在受铬污染土壤地下水系统修复过程中应用广泛。化学还原固定化方法通过将溶解度大、迁移性强的六价铬(Cr(VI))还原转化为稳定的三价铬(Cr(III))氢氧化物,从而实现铬污染控制与修复的目的。常用的还原剂包括:含铁类还原剂(零价铁、纳米零价铁和亚铁类还原剂)、还原性硫化物(H2S、FeSx、硫代硫酸盐和多硫化合物等)及一些具有还原活性的有机物。本文系统地综述了不同还原剂对六价铬还原固定化的机理、影响因素、修复效果及适用范围;重点对常用还原剂的优缺点进行了比较,并提出了存在的问题和今后的发展方向。     

常温还原铁氧体法处理含铬废水

实验探究了常温还原铁氧体法处理含铬废水的最优工艺条件,研究了不同亚铁盐及氨氮和COD对处理效果的影响,对沉淀进行了化学分析与材料表征。实验表明,在n(Fe2+):n(Cr6+)=6,共沉淀pH=10.0,还原时间为2 min,共沉淀时间为15 min条件下,处理含铬废水可达最好效果,总铬浓度从1 600 mg/L降至1.5 mg/L以下,符合国家《污水综合排放标准》(GB 8978-1996)的要求,实现了常温条件下铁氧体法对含铬废水的处理。对于不同亚铁盐,氯化亚铁处理废水的性能要强于硫酸亚铁,沉降速率快且沉淀致密。一般浓度的氨氮(50 mg/L)与COD(500 mg/L)对处理效果没有明显影响。对沉淀进行酸稳定性分析和XRD表征,确定生成了稳定的含铬复合铁氧体。     

羟基氧化铝吸附去除六价铬

以水合氧化铝和氢氧化铝聚团微球作为前躯体制备羟基氧化铝,并研究自制羟基氧化铝对水中六价铬的吸附性能。实验考察了吸附过程中溶液pH、羟基氧化铝投加量、吸附时间、温度以及离子强度对吸附效果的影响。研究结果表明,在pH=7,温度25℃,吸附剂剂量为2 g/L、初始浓度为10 mg/L的六价铬最大去除率为97.6%,吸附平衡时间为60 min。同时羟基氧化铝吸附六价铬的吸附符合Freundlich和Temkin吸附模型,吸附动力学适合伪二级动力学模型。     

腐殖酸吸附Cr(Ⅵ)的对比实验研究

研究了未处理的腐殖酸(HA)和不溶性腐殖酸(IHA)对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附作用.进行了反应时间、pH值、IHA投加量、温度等对去除效率的影响研究,确定了两种吸附剂最佳反应条件,并通过对比实验,分析了两种吸附剂吸附Cr(Ⅵ)的特点.实验表明,HA达到最大吸附量时所需要的反应时间(180 min左右)远远高于IHiA的反应时间...     

铬盐废水蒸发系统腐蚀突变与缓蚀工况研究

针对铬盐废水蒸发系统运行过程中的腐蚀问题,采用失重法、pH值检测、扫描电镜(SEM、EDS)和XRD等手段,模拟研究了温度、Cr3+质量浓度对20#碳钢腐蚀速率、腐蚀产物的影响,并从废水pH值和形貌分析角度探索腐蚀速率发生突变的原因.研究表明:废水Cr3+质量浓度在150～180 mg/L范围,碳钢腐蚀速率发生突增,废...     

铬渣中铬的浸出行为

采用BCR法连续浸提研究铬渣中铬的存在形态,结果表明:铬渣中总铬和六价铬主要以残渣态和可氧化态形式存在;通过铬渣动态连续浸提实验与静态浸提实验研究了浸提剂和活性炭对铬渣中铬浸出行为的影响,研究发现p H值为3.1的醋酸浸提剂浸出液中铬浓度最低,且添加活性炭后的静态浸出液中铬的浓度有不同程度降低。     

化学还原法处理电镀含铬废水的工程应用

用亚硫酸氢钠作还原剂处理含铬电镀废水时,不调节废水pH值会出现暂时定性检测不含六价铬的假象,过一段时间废水中又会出现六价铬,导致排水不达标.针对这一现象进行实验和工程实践,结果表明,不调节pH值增加亚硫酸氢钠的投加量和不增加亚硫酸氢钠投加量而pH值调节到3～4都能使处理后水质稳定,达到排放标准(GB21900-2008...