Electrochemical conversion of chromium from tannery effluents for potential reuse in industrial applications
Electrochemical oxidation of trivalent chromium from leather tanning mud waste leachates (containing ca 6 g . L −1 Cr(III)) to its hexavalent form was carried out using a PbO x /Pb anode electrode in a prototype small (0.4 L) cylindrical batch electrochemical reactor. The PbO x /Pb anode was prepare...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Environmental science and pollution research international 2023-01, Vol.30 (4), p.8722-8731 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Electrochemical oxidation of trivalent chromium from leather tanning mud waste leachates (containing ca 6 g
.
L
−1
Cr(III)) to its hexavalent form was carried out using a PbO
x
/Pb anode electrode in a prototype small (0.4 L) cylindrical batch electrochemical reactor. The PbO
x
/Pb anode was prepared by electrochemical anodization at constant current (75 mA cm
−2
for 30 min) in a sulfuric acid solution and characterized by the cyclic voltammetry technique to investigate the effect of pH on the process. It was found that at pH = 3, Cr(III) oxidation prevails over the competing water oxidation-oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hence increasing the efficiency of the process. A detailed study of pH (0–3), current density (12–24 mA cm
−2
), and cell type (divided-undivided) effects on bulk electrolysis of Cr(III) leachates in the batch prototype reactor resulted in process optimization. At pH = 3, 12 mA cm
−2
and a cathode inserted in a porous diaphragm envelope, nearly 70% conversion was achieved at a nearly 60% current efficiency, among the highest in the previously reported literature. The method (further optimized with an ion-selective membrane separator) could offer an attractive route for tannery Cr(III) conversion to Cr(VI) for reuse as an etchant or electroplating agent.
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ISSN: | 1614-7499 1614-7499 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11356-022-19985-3 |