Selective Reduction of Cr(VI) in Chromium, Copper and Arsenic (CCA) Mixed Waste Streams Using UV/TiO2 Photocatalysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. The Reduction of Cr(VI)
Arsenic (As) | Chromium (Cr) | |
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2.2. The Reduction of Cr(VI) in Presence of As(V) at pH 3.0
2.3. The Reduction of Cr(VI) in Presence of Cu(II)
2.4. Cr(VI) Reduction in Presence of As(V) and Cu(II)
2.5. Effect of Hole Scavenger on Cr(VI) Reduction
3. Experimental
3.1. Materials
3.2. Sample Preparation and Analysis
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Zheng, S.; Jiang, W.; Rashid, M.; Cai, Y.; Dionysiou, D.D.; O'Shea, K.E. Selective Reduction of Cr(VI) in Chromium, Copper and Arsenic (CCA) Mixed Waste Streams Using UV/TiO2 Photocatalysis. Molecules 2015, 20, 2622-2635. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules20022622
Zheng S, Jiang W, Rashid M, Cai Y, Dionysiou DD, O'Shea KE. Selective Reduction of Cr(VI) in Chromium, Copper and Arsenic (CCA) Mixed Waste Streams Using UV/TiO2 Photocatalysis. Molecules. 2015; 20(2):2622-2635. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules20022622
Chicago/Turabian StyleZheng, Shan, Wenjun Jiang, Mamun Rashid, Yong Cai, Dionysios D. Dionysiou, and Kevin E. O'Shea. 2015. "Selective Reduction of Cr(VI) in Chromium, Copper and Arsenic (CCA) Mixed Waste Streams Using UV/TiO2 Photocatalysis" Molecules 20, no. 2: 2622-2635. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules20022622