Highly efficient capture of mercury from complex water matrices by AlZn alloy reduction-amalgamation and in situ layered double hydroxide

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dc.contributor.authorFang, Yetian
dc.contributor.authorLi, Fangyuan
dc.contributor.authorChao, Jingbo
dc.contributor.authorTang, Yang
dc.contributor.authorCoulon, Frederic
dc.contributor.authorKrasucka, Patrycja
dc.contributor.authorOleszczuk, Patryk
dc.contributor.authorHu, Qing
dc.contributor.authorYang, Xiao Jin
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-14T14:49:30Z
dc.date.available2023-03-14T14:49:30Z
dc.date.freetoread2024-02-24
dc.date.issued2023-02-23
dc.description.abstractMercury pollution is a critical, worldwide problem and the efficient, cost-effective removal of mercury from complex, contaminated water matrices in a wide pH range from strongly acidic to alkaline has been a challenge. Here, AlZn and AlFe alloys are investigated and a new process of synergistic reduction-amalgamation and in situ layered double hydroxide (SRA-iLDH) for highly efficient capture of aqueous Hg(Ⅱ) is developed using AlZn alloys. The parameters include the pH values of 1-12, the Hg(II) concentrations of 10-1000 mg L-1, and the alloy’s Zn concentrations of 20, 50 and 70% and Fe concentrations of 10, 20 and 50%. The initial rate of Hg(Ⅱ) uptake by AlZn alloys decreases with increasing Zn concentration while the overall rate is not affected. Specifically, AlZn50 alloy removes >99.5% Hg(Ⅱ) from 10 mg L-1 solutions at pH 1-12 in 5 min at a rate constant of 0.055 g mg-1 min-1 and achieves a capacity of 5000 mg g-1, being the highest value reported so far. The super-performance of AlZn alloy is attributed to multiple functions of chemical reduction, dual amalgamation, in situ LDH’s surface complexation and adsorption, isomorphous substitution and intercalation. This study provides a simple and highly efficient approach for removing Hg(Ⅱ) from complex water matrices.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationFang Y, Li F, Chao J, et al., (2024) Highly efficient capture of mercury from complex water matrices by AlZn alloy reduction-amalgamation and in situ layered double hydroxide, Environmental Technology, Volume 45, Issue 13, pp. 2660-2672en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0959-3330
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2023.2180437
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/19298
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectMercuryen_UK
dc.subjectWastewateren_UK
dc.subjectAluminum-zinc alloyen_UK
dc.subjectReductive amalgamationen_UK
dc.subjectin situ layered doubled hydroxideen_UK
dc.titleHighly efficient capture of mercury from complex water matrices by AlZn alloy reduction-amalgamation and in situ layered double hydroxideen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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