Insights into the Mechanism of Selective Removal of Heavy Metal Ions by the Pulsed/Direct Current Electrochemical Method

Heavy metal pollution treatment in industrial wastewater is crucial for protecting biological and environmental safety. However, the highly efficient and selective removal of heavy metal ions from multiple cations in wastewater is a significant challenge. This work proposed a pulse electrochemical method with a low-/high-voltage periodic appearance to selectively recover heavy metal ions from complex wastewater. It exhibited a higher recovery efficiency for heavy metal ions (100% for Pb2+ and Cd2+, >98% for Mn2+) than other alkali and alkaline earth metal ions (Na+, Ca2+, and Mg2+ were kept below 3.6, 1.3, and 2.6%, respectively) in the multicomponent solution. The energy consumption was only 34-77% of that of the direct current electrodeposition method. The results of characterization and experiment unveil the mechanism that the low-/high-voltage periodic appearance can significantly suppress the water-splitting reaction and break the mass-transfer limitation between heavy metal ions and electrodes. In addition, the plant study demonstrates the feasibility of treated wastewater for agricultural use, further proving the high sustainability of the method. Therefore, it provides new insights into the selective recovery of heavy metals from industrial wastewater.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Environmental science & technology - 58(2024), 12 vom: 26. März, Seite 5589-5597

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guo, Yuyao [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Haopeng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Lingyue [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Yangfeng [VerfasserIn]
Lan, Chenrui [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jiajia [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Lin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

059QF0KO0R
Heavy metal ions
Ions
Journal Article
Mass-transfer
Metals, Heavy
Pulse current electrochemistry
Selective recycling
Wastewater
Water
Water Pollutants, Chemical

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Date Completed 27.03.2024

Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.est.3c10553

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369748166