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Title: | Aging effects on chemical transformation and metal(loid) removal by entrapped nanoscale zero-valent iron for hydraulic fracturing wastewater treatment | Authors: | Sun, Y Lei, C Khan, E Chen, SS Tsang, DCW Ok, YS Lin, D Feng, Y Li, XD |
Issue Date: | 15-Feb-2018 | Source: | Science of the total environment, 15 Feb. 2018, v. 615, p. 498-507 | Abstract: | In this study, alginate and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-alginate entrapped nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) was tested for structural evolution, chemical transformation, and metals/metalloids removal (Cu(II), Cr(VI), Zn(II), and As(V)) after 1–2 month passivation in model saline wastewaters from hydraulic fracturing. X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed successful prevention of Fe0 corrosion by polymeric entrapment. Increasing ionic strength (I) from 0 to 4.10 M (deionized water to Day-90 fracturing wastewater (FWW)) with prolonged aging time induced chemical instability of alginate due to dissociation of carboxyl groups and competition for hydrogen bonding with nZVI, which caused high Na (7.17%) and total organic carbon (24.6%) dissolution from PVA-alginate entrapped nZVI after 2-month immersion in Day-90 FWW. Compared to freshly-made beads, 2-month aging of PVA-alginate entrapped nZVI in Day-90 FWW promoted Cu(II) and Cr(VI) uptake in terms of the highest removal efficiency (84.2% and 70.8%), pseudo-second-order surface area-normalized rate coefficient ksa (2.09 × 10− 1 L m− 2 h− 1 and 1.84 × 10− 1 L m− 2 h− 1), and Fe dissolution after 8-h reaction (13.9% and 8.45%). However, the same conditions inhibited Zn(II) and As(V) sequestration in terms of the lowest removal efficiency (31.2% and 39.8%) by PVA-alginate nZVI and ksa (4.74 × 10− 2 L m− 2 h− 1 and 6.15 × 10− 2 L m− 2 h− 1) by alginate nZVI. The X-ray spectroscopic analysis and chemical speciation modelling demonstrated that the difference in metals/metalloids removal by entrapped nZVI after aging was attributed to distinctive removal mechanisms: (i) enhanced Cu(II) and Cr(VI) removal by nZVI reduction with accelerated electron transfer after pronounced dissolution of non-conductive polymeric immobilization matrix; (ii) suppressed Zn(II) and As(V) removal by nZVI adsorption due to restrained mass transfer after blockage of surface-active micropores. Entrapped nZVI was chemically fragile and should be properly stored and regularly replaced for good performance. | Keywords: | Aging effect Alginate entrapment Chemical speciation Hydraulic fracturing Metal/metalloid removal Nanoscale zero-valent iron |
Publisher: | Elsevier | Journal: | Science of the total environment | ISSN: | 0048-9697 | EISSN: | 1879-1026 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.332 | Rights: | © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. © 2017. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ The following publication Sun, Y., Lei, C., Khan, E., Chen, S. S., Tsang, D. C., Ok, Y. S., ... & Li, X. D. (2018). Aging effects on chemical transformation and metal (loid) removal by entrapped nanoscale zero-valent iron for hydraulic fracturing wastewater treatment. Science of the total environment, 615, 498-507. is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.332. |
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