Visible Light Accelerates Cr(III) Release and Oxidation in Cr-Fe Chromite Residues: An Overlooked Risk of Cr(VI) Reoccurrence

Autor: Dashi Lei, Chunli Gou, Chunli Wang, Juanqin Xue, Zhongshen Zhang, Weizhen Liu, Zhang Lin, Jing Zhang
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Environmental sciencetechnology. 56(24)
ISSN: 1520-5851
Popis: The reduced chromite ore processing residue (rCOPR) deposited in environments is susceptible to surrounding factors and causes reoccurrence of Cr(VI). However, the impact of natural sunlight on the stability of rCOPR is still unexplored. Herein, we investigated the dissolution and transformation behaviors of Cr(III)-Fe(III) hydroxide, a typical Cr(III)-containing component in rCOPR, under visible light. At acidic conditions, the release rate of Cr(III) under illumination markedly increased, up to 7 times higher than that in the dark, yet no Cr(VI) was produced. While at basic conditions, only Cr(VI) was obtained by photo-oxidation, with an oxidation rate of ∼7 times higher than that by δ-MnO
Databáze: OpenAIRE