Impact of Cr(III) complexation with organic acid on its adsorption in silts and fine sands

Zi-xuan Zhang; Lin Wu; Xiang-ke Kong; Hui Li; Le Song; Ping Wang; Yan-yan Wang

doi:10.26599/JGSE.2024.9280026

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Zhang ZX, Wu L, Kong XK, et al. 2024. Impact of Cr(III) complexation with organic acid on its adsorption in silts and fine sands. Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering, 12(4): 347-359 doi: 10.26599/JGSE.2024.9280026

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Impact of Cr(III) complexation with organic acid on its adsorption in silts and fine sands

doi: 10.26599/JGSE.2024.9280026

Zi-xuan Zhang^{1, 2, 6},
Lin Wu^{2, 5},
Xiang-ke Kong^{2, 3, 4
,
,},
Hui Li^{2, 4},
Le Song^{2, 4},
Ping Wang^{3, 4},
Yan-yan Wang^{2, 4}

1.
School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
2.
Key Laboratory of Groundwater Remediation of Hebei Province and China Geological Survey, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050061, China
3.
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Cycling and Eco-Geological Processes, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
4.
Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
5.
College of Water Resources, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450046, China
6.
Shenzhen Geokey Group Co. Ltd., Shenzhen 518000, Guangzhou, China

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Corresponding author: kongxiangke@mail.cgs.gov.cn
Received Date: 2024-03-20
Accepted Date: 2024-08-17

Available Online: 2024-12-06

Publish Date: 2024-12-09

Abstract

Abstract

Trivalent chromium (Cr(III)) can form stable soluble complexes with organic components, altering its adsorption properties in the water-soil environment. This increases the risk of Cr(III) migrating to deeper soils and transforming into toxic Cr(VI) due to the presence of manganese oxides in sediments. In this study, Citric Acid (CA) was selected as a representative organic ligand to prepare and characterize Cr(III)-CA complexes. The characteristics, mechanisms and environmental factors influencing the adsorption of Cr(III)-CA on porous media (silts and fine sands) were investigated in the study. The results show that Cr(III) coordinates with CA at a 1:1 molar ratio, forming stable and soluble Cr(III)-CA complexes. Compared to Cr(III) ions, the equilibrium adsorption capacity of Cr(III)-CA is an order of magnitude lower in silts and fine sands. The adsorption of Cr(III)-CA in silts and fine sands is dominated by chemical adsorption of monolayers, following the pseudo-second-order kinetic equation and the Langmuir isotherm adsorption model. Varying contents of clay minerals and iron-aluminum oxides prove to be the main causes of differences in adsorption capacity of Cr(III)-CA in silts and fine sands. Changes in solution pH affect the adsorption rate and capacity of Cr(III)-CA by altering its ionic form. The adsorption process is irreversible and only minimally influenced by ionic strength, suggesting that inner-sphere complexation serves as the dominant Cr(III)-CA adsorption mechanism.
- Cr(III),
- Cr(III)-citric acid,
- Porous media,
- Adsorption,
- Inner-sphere complexation

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