Aqueous Cr (VI) removal by Friedel's salt adsorbent prepared from calcium aluminate-rich cementitious materials

Abstract

This research paper investigated a novel absorbent of calcium aluminate-rich cementitious materials (Friedel's salt adsorbent, FA) for aqueous hexavalent chromium (VI) removal. The adsorption kinetics showed that the maximum adsorption capacities of FA were 3.36, 14.66, and 26.17 mg/g when the initial Cr(VI) concentration was 10, 50, and 100 mg/L, respectively. The adsorption fitted with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, suggesting the important roles of intercalation in the adsorption process with increasing Cr(VI) concentrations. This Friedel's salt adsorbent is suggested as an adaptive and effective adsorbent for Cr(VI) removal in contaminated groundwater.

Keywords:

• hexavalent chromium
• Friedel's salt adsorbent
• intercalation
• dissolution–precipitation equilibrium
• column test

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Funding

This research was financially supported by National High-tech R&D Program of China [No. 2012AA062603], National Nature Science Foundation of China [No. 21107067/B070303], and Program for Innovative Research Team in University [No. IRT13078].

Supplemental data

Supplemental data for this article can be accessed at 10.1080/09593330.2015.1021857