A review of chemical, electrochemical and biological methods for aqueous Cr (VI) reduction

CE Barrera-Díaz, V Lugo-Lugo, B Bilyeu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2012 - Elsevier
Hexavalent chromium is of particular environmental concern due to its toxicity and mobility
and is challenging to remove from industrial wastewater. It is a strong oxidizing agent that is …

Hexavalent chromium reduction with zero-valent iron (ZVI) in aquatic systems

M Gheju - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2011 - Springer
Hexavalent chromium is a heavy metal used in a variety of industrial applications which is
highly toxic to humans, animals, plants and microorganisms. Moreover, it is a well …

Nanoscale zero-valent iron supported on mesoporous silica: characterization and reactivity for Cr (VI) removal from aqueous solution

E Petala, K Dimos, A Douvalis, T Bakas, J Tucek… - Journal of hazardous …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract MCM-41-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) was sytnhesized by
impregnating the mesoporous silica martix with ferric chloride, followed by chemical …

A review on economically adsorbents on heavy metals removal in water and wastewater

AP Lim, AZ Aris - Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio …, 2014 - Springer
Heavy metals contamination in water has been an issue to the environment and human
health. The persisting contamination level has been observed and concerned by the public …

Removal of chromium from Cr (VI) polluted wastewaters by reduction with scrap iron and subsequent precipitation of resulted cations

M Gheju, I Balcu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2011 - Elsevier
This work presents investigations on the total removal of chromium from Cr (VI) aqueous
solutions by reduction with scrap iron and subsequent precipitation of the resulted cations …

[HTML][HTML] Photocatalytic reduction of Cr (VI) with TiO2 film under visible light

Q Wu, J Zhao, G Qin, C Wang, X Tong, S Xue - Applied Catalysis B …, 2013 - Elsevier
The performance of photocatalytic reduction of chromium (VI) via a new TiO 2 film and a
platinum anode was systematically evaluated. The as-prepared TiO 2 film is composed of a …

Physicochemical technologies for remediation of chromium-containing waters and wastewaters

P Malaviya, A Singh - Critical reviews in environmental science …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Remediation of chromium-containing wastewaters is of special concern due to its toxicity
and persistence in the environment. For chromium removal, various physicochemical as well …

Removal of Cr (VI) from an aqueous solution using an activated carbon obtained from teakwood sawdust: Kinetics, equilibrium, and density functional theory …

A Ramirez, R Ocampo, S Giraldo, E Padilla… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Because of its acute toxicity and high mobility, the hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)] found in
wastewater is a risk to the environment. In this study, activated carbon was produced from …

Sunlight assisted degradation of dye molecules and reduction of toxic Cr (VI) in aqueous medium using magnetically recoverable Fe 3 O 4/reduced graphene oxide …

PK Boruah, P Borthakur, G Darabdhara, CK Kamaja… - RSC …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
In view of the significant impact of magnetically recoverable catalysts in photocatalytic
applications, Fe3O4/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposite photocatalyst was …

Fe3O4 quantum dots anchored on functionalized graphene: A multimodal platform for sensing and remediation of Cr (VI)

PK Boruah, G Darabdhara, P Borthakur… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite their extreme toxicity for human and the environment, Cr (VI) species are widely
used in multiple industrial processes. This brings the need of potent strategies for detection …