Carbon-coated montmorillonite nanocomposite for the removal of chromium(VI) from aqueous solutions
- Authors
- Wei, Jing; Tu, Chen; Yuan, Guodong; Bi, Dongxue; Xiao, Liang; Theng, Benny K. G.; Wang, Hailong; Ok, Yong Sik
- Issue Date
- 15-4월-2019
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
- Keywords
- Carbon-coated montmorillonite; Chromium(VI); Adsorption; STXM; XANES
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, v.368, pp.541 - 549
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- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
- Volume
- 368
- Start Page
- 541
- End Page
- 549
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/66005
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.01.080
- ISSN
- 0304-3894
- Abstract
- A carbon-coated montmorillonite nanocomposite (CMt), obtained by hydrothermal carbonization of montmorillonite suspension in glucose, was used to remove Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions. The distribution and speciation of Cr immobilized by CMt were assessed by transmission electron microscopy with energy-dispersive Xray analysis, X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES), and scanning transmission soft X-ray microscopy (STXM). The variation in the functional groups and molecular structures of CMt was also investigated. The capacity of CMt for adsorbing Cr(VI) was markedly superior to that of the parent montmorillonite, showing maximum uptake of 100 and 12.4 mg g(-1) at pH 2 and 8, respectively. The Cr K-edge XANES and STXM analyses indicated that Cr(VI) was reduced to Cr(III) under both acidic and alkaline conditions, while a Cr(OH)3 precipitate and Cr(III)-acetate complex were the predominant species present on the CMt surface. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and C K-edge XANES further suggested that the phenolic groups in CMt could serve as electron donors, facilitating Cr(VI) reduction. The combined results indicate that electrostatic attraction, Cr(VI) reduction, complexation, and precipitation are involved in the removal of Cr(VI) by CMt.
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