Insights into the performance of sulfidated zero-valent iron toward molybdenum removal
NIU Meng-fan1, ZHANG Xue-ying2,3, CAI Zu-ming4, WU Hao-ran2, QIAO Jun-lian2, SUN Yuan-kui1
1. College of Ecology and Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China; 2. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; 3. Arcplus Group PLC East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd, Shanghai 200002, China; 4. Beijing Electric Power Economic Technology Institute, Beijing 100055, China
Abstract:Nowadays, molybdenum (Mo) pollution in natural waters has become an increasing threat to human beings and microorganisms. Although zero-valent iron (ZVI) is considered to be an environmentally friendly approach for effective Mo(VI) sequestration, the low reactivity of traditional ZVI particles largely limits the ZVI application in real practice. To address this issue, sulfidated ZVI (S-ZVIbm) was prepared by a ball-milling method and its performance toward Mo(VI) removal was systematically evaluated in this work. Results showed that the sulfidation treatment could greatly accelerate the ZVI corrosion in the presence of oxygen, and thereby markedly improve both the rate and capacity of Mo(VI) removal by ZVI. In specific, the observed rate constants (kobs) of Mo(VI) removal by S-ZVIbm were determined to be 0.059~0.866h–1 at initial pH 6.0, which were 3.6~42.3 folds higher than that of unmodified ZVI. Likewise, the Mo(VI) removal capacity was increased from 9.86 to 31.9mg/g upon sulfidation. Collectively, it was found that the sulfidation treatment could eliminate the passivating impact of Mo(VI) on ZVI corrosion and thus enable the S-ZVIbm particles to sequestrate Mo(VI) effectively. Mechanically, X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy revealed that Mo(VI) was mainly sequestrated via chemical adsorption rather than via reduction. Moreover, it was found that sulfidation amendment did not alter the Mo(VI) removal pathway by ZVI, despite it can improve the Mo(VI) removal efficiency greatly. These findings could provide some insights into the application of S-ZVIbm in metal(loid)s-contaminated water treatment.
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