Development of a New Electrokinetic Technique for Decontamination of Hexavalent Chromium from Low Surface Charged Soils

Author(s)

Bala Haran, University of South Carolina - Columbia
Branko N. Popov, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow
G. Zheng, University of South Carolina - Columbia
Ralph E. White, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

A new in-situ technique was developed for hexavalent chromium removal from sand. Imposition of constant potential gradient across the soil matrix through a graphite cathode and iron anode resulted in successful migration of chromate towards the anode. The hexavalent chromium ions are reduced to harmless trivalent form by chemical reaction with the anodic dissolution product, Fe²⁺.

Publication Info

Published in Environmental Progress, Volume 15, Issue 3, Fall 1996, pages 166-172.

Rights

Copyright 1996 John Wiley & Sons.

Haran, B. S., Popov, B. N., Zheng, G., & White, R. E. (1996). Development of a New Electrokinetic Technique for Decontamination Hexavalent Chromium from Low Surface Charged Soils. Environmental Progress, 15 (3), 166 – 172. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ep.670150315