Molecular Identification of Cr(VI) Removal Mechanism on Vivianite Surface

Environmental Science & Technology
Sungjun BaeWoojin Lee

Abstract

Experimental and theoretical studies were conducted to identify the molecular-scale reaction mechanism for Cr(VI) removal by a ferrous phosphate mineral, vivianite. The surface-normalized rate constant for Cr(VI) removal in a vivianite suspension at pH 7 was higher than those obtained for other Fe(II)-containing minerals (i.e., magnetite and pyrite). The highest rate constant was obtained at pH 5, which was 35- and 264-times higher than those obtained at pH 7 and 9, respectively, indicating the dramatic acceleration of removal kinetics with decreasing pH of suspension. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy revealed that Cr(VI) removal involved reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) coupled with oxidation of Fe(II) to Fe(III) on the vivianite surface. In addition, the density functional theory (DFT)-optimized structure of the Cr(VI)-vivianite complex was consistent with that obtained from extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy and revealed the transformation of vivianite to amorphous Fe(III) phosphate. We also demonstrated that both Cr(VI) species, HCrO4̅ and CrO42-, can effectively bind to the vivianite surface, particularly on the Fe sites having...Continue Reading

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