1 Hexavalent Chromium Removal by Quaternized Poly(4-Vinylpyridine) Coated Activated Carbon From Aqueous Solution Ravi Kumar Kadari 1, Baolin Deng 2 Dianchen Gang 1 1 West Virginia University Institute of Technology 2 University of Missouri-Columbia 2005 CAST Annual Workshop at Virginia Tech, July 26 to July 28th
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Hexavalent Chromium Removal by Quaternized Poly(4-Vinylpyridine)
Coated Activated Carbon From Aqueous Solution
Ravi Kumar Kadari1, Baolin Deng2
Dianchen Gang1
1West Virginia University Institute of Technology2University of Missouri-Columbia
2005 CAST Annual Workshop at Virginia Tech, July 26 to July 28th
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OBJCETIVE
The objective of this study is to develop a novel method to remove and recover hexavalent chromium from aqueous solutions including Acid Mine Drainage (AMD).
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One of the major challenges facing coal and metal mining industries today is to address environmental damage associated with the mining activities.
INTRODUCTION
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Acid Mine Drainage may contain high concentrations of many toxic elements including divalent heavy metals and oxyanions of chromium (Cr) and arsenic (As).
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The Cr(VI) is morehazardous and it causesliver damage, pulmonarycongestions, vomiting,diarrhea, and potentiallycarcinogenic due to itshigher solubility.
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USEPA has set the maximum contaminant level (MCL) of Cr(VI) at 0.05 mg/L.Traditional methods for removing of Cr(VI) are reduction, precipitation, and filtration.
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The other possible treatment methods include membrane separation, extraction, and sorption based processes.
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Sorption based processes have been regarded as one of the most promising techniques due to the low Cr(VI) concentration and handling of large volume of aqueous solution.
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EXPERIMENTAL SECTION
The concentration of Cr(VI) was determined by the colorimetric method using Cary 50 Probe UV-Visible Spectrophotometer at wavelength of 540 nm.
12Figure 2. Scanning electron micrograph of the virgin GAC
RESULTS and DISCUSSION
13Figure 3. Scanning electron micrograph of the quaternized PVP coated GAC
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After coating (Figure 3)and quaternization process,fine particles and polymerchain have been depositedon the carbon surface, forma system of complicated pore network.
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Effect of pH on hexavalentchromium removal wasinvestigated in the pH range of 1-12 at an initial Cr(VI)concentration of 5 mg/L at25 °C.
Effect of pH
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Figure 4. Effect of pH on Cr(VI) removal , T = 25 °C
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It was noticed that the maximum removal efficiency observed at pH = 2.0 and it decreases as the solution becomes basic.
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The possible reactions in the anion-exchange can be expected as
The flask with a desired quantity of QPVP coated GAC and Cr(VI) solution was placed on a shaker for 20 hr.Then the mixture was filtered and aqueous phase Cr(VI) was analyzed.
Adsorption Isotherms
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Figure 6. Adsorption isothermsE q u ilib r iu m C o n c e n tra tio n (m g /L )
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Adsorption capacities for the 10 and 26 mg/L Cr(VI) solutions were 12.6 and 38.9 mg/g, respectively.The adsorption data were better fitted to the Freundlichmodel than the Langmiurmodel.
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Effect of Anions
Due to the high concentrations of sulfate, chloride and heavy metals in AMD, it is important to evaluate roles of ions on Cr(VI) removal.
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C o n cen tra tio n o f A n io n (M )0 .2 0 .4 0 .6 0 .8 1 .0 1 .2
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Figure 7. Effect of anions on Cr(VI) (0.098 mM) removal, pH = 2
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GAC-QPVP had high affinity for Cr(VI). When the concentration of sulfate ion was greater than 500 times that of Cr(VI), it influenced the adsorption capacity slightly.
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Desorption of Cr(VI) was evaluated with NaOH andNH4OH at various concentrations and different time periods.
Desorption Study
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Concentration of Base (M)0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2
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desorption with NH4OH for 5 min.desorption with NH4OH for 30 min.desorption with NaOH for 5 min.desorption with NaOH for 30 min.
Figure 8. Desorption of Cr(VI)
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Maximum desorptionefficiencies for NaOH and NH4OH were 80% and 55%, respectively. Desorption efficiency increased with increasing base concentration.
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The adsorbed GAC-QPVP was treated with 0.2 M NaOH for 30 minutes to desorb Cr(VI), then the absorbent was washed and dried to regenerate GAC-QPVP .
The authors are grateful for the financial support from the U.S. Department of Energy (Grant No.: DE-FC26-02NT41607 CFDA No: 81.089).
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