ABSTRACT Removal of chromium(VI) ions and their reduction were studied on the anion exchanger Dowex PSR-2 in the pH range from 1.5 to 10. The parameters of Cr(VI) sorption process… Click to show full abstract
ABSTRACT Removal of chromium(VI) ions and their reduction were studied on the anion exchanger Dowex PSR-2 in the pH range from 1.5 to 10. The parameters of Cr(VI) sorption process on the anion exchanger were calculated based on the most popular isotherm models such as: Freundlich, Langmuir, Temkin, and Dubinin–Radushkevich (D-R). The Langmuir isotherm was the most appropriate to describe Cr(VI) sorption. The Cr(VI) uptake by Dowex PSR-2 was found to follow the pseudo-second-order rate kinetics. Reduction of chromium(VI) in the pH range 1.5–10 was observed using the HPLC-ICP-MS (high-performance liquid chromatography–inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry) method. Oxidation of tri-n-butyl quaternary ammonium groups during the chromate (VI) removal process was observed.
               
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