Citation: Yue Yuan, Zhikui Zhou, Xinyi Zhang, Xin Li, Yulu Liu, Shengtao Yang, Bo Lai. Efficient reduction of hexavalent chromium with microscale Fe/Cu bimetals: Efficiency and the role of Cu[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2023, 34(6): 107932. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107932 shu

Efficient reduction of hexavalent chromium with microscale Fe/Cu bimetals: Efficiency and the role of Cu

Yue Yuan ^{a, b} ,
Zhikui Zhou ^{a, b} ,
Xinyi Zhang ^{a, b} ,
Xin Li ^{a, b} ,
Yulu Liu ^{c, *,} ,
Shengtao Yang ^{a, b} ,
Bo Lai ^{d, *,}

a.
Key Laboratory of Pollution Control Chemistry and Environmental Functional Materials for Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, School of Chemistry and Environment, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610041, China
b.
Key Laboratory of General Chemistry of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, School of Chemistry and Environment, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu 610041, China
c.
College of Resource and Environment, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610041, China
d.
College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China

liuyulu@cuit.edu.cn

laibo@scu.edu.cn

Received Date: 22 July 2022
Revised Date: 7 October 2022
Accepted Date: 18 October 2022
Available Online: 22 October 2022

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Microscale zero valent iron (mFe⁰) is one of the most potential water pollution remediation materials, but the effective utilization ability of electrons released by mFe⁰ in the reduction of hexavalent chromium (Cr(Ⅵ)) is not satisfactory. Here, we find the microscale iron-copper (mFe/Cu) bimetals coated with copper on the surface of mFe⁰ can significantly improve the effective utilization of electrons released by mFe⁰. Electrochemical analysis displays that copper plating on the surface of mFe/Cu can promote the release the electrons from mFe⁰ and reduce the impedance of mFe⁰. Spin-polarized density functional theory (DFT) calculation reveals that Cu on the surface of mFe/Cu bimetals promotes the release of electrons from mFe⁰ and reduces the adsorption energy of Fe to Cr. As the electron transporter, moreover, Cu can always attract Cr to the hollow position near itself of the Fe surface, which could promote the effective utilization of electrons released by Fe. Effective utilization ability of electrons in mFe/Cu system is 12.5 times higher than that in mFe⁰ system. Our findings provide another basis for the efficient reduction of Cr(Ⅵ) by mFe/Cu bimetals, which could promote the application and popularization of mFe/Cu bimetals.
- Zero valent iron,
- mFe/Cu bimetals,
- Hexavalent chromium,
- Mechanism,
- Elecreons
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