Cu(II) Catalytic Reduction of Cr(VI) by Tartaric Acid Under the Irradiation of Simulated Solar Light.

ABSTRACT: Cu(II) catalytic reduction of Cr(VI) by tartaric acid under the irradiation of simulated solar light was investigated through batch experiments at pHs from 3 to 6 and at temperatures from 15°C to 35°C. Results demonstrated that introduction of Cu(II) could markedly improve reduction of Cr(VI) in comparison with tartaric acid alone. Optimal removal of Cr(VI) was achieved at pH 4. Reduction of Cr(VI) increased with increasing temperatures and initial concentrations of Cu(II) and tartaric acid. The catalytic role of Cu(II) in the reduction of Cr(VI) was ascribed to the formation of Cu(II)-tartaric acid complex, which generated active reductive intermediates, including Cu(I) and tartaric acid radicals through a pathway of metal-ligand-electron transfer with light. Cu(II) photocatalytic reducti

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4118708 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature