Hostname: page-component-669899f699-8p65j Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2025-04-26T14:07:21.455Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Simultaneous Immobilization of Zn(II) and Cr(III) in Spinel Crystals from Beneficial Utilization of Waste Brownfield-Site Soils

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Fei Wu ,
Yuanyuan Tang ,
Xingwen Lu ,
Chengshuai Liu ,
Yahui Lv ,
Hui Tong ,
Zengping Ning ,
Changzhong Liao  and
Fangbai Li
Fei Wu
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-Environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental Sciences & Technology, Guangzhou 510650, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Yuanyuan Tang
Affiliation:
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
Xingwen Lu
Affiliation:
Research Centre for Environmental Health and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
Chengshuai Liu*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-Environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental Sciences & Technology, Guangzhou 510650, China
Yahui Lv
Affiliation:
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-Environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental Sciences & Technology, Guangzhou 510650, China
Hui Tong
Affiliation:
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-Environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental Sciences & Technology, Guangzhou 510650, China
Zengping Ning
Affiliation:
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-Environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental Sciences & Technology, Guangzhou 510650, China
Changzhong Liao
Affiliation:
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-Environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental Sciences & Technology, Guangzhou 510650, China
Fangbai Li
Affiliation:
Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-Environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-Environmental Sciences & Technology, Guangzhou 510650, China
*
*E-mail address of corresponding author: liuchengshuai@vip.gyig.ac.cn
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Waste brownfield-site soils contaminated with heavy metals such as Zn and Cr are of critical environmental concern because of the rapid urbanization and industrialization that is occurring in China. Thermal treatment can fix heavy metals in specific mineral structures, which might be a promising technology for remediation and reutilization of the metal-contaminated soils. The objective of the present study was to elucidate the stabilization mechanisms of Zn and Cr through thermal treatment of mixtures of ZnO + Cr2O3 to form ZnCr2O4 and to confirm that Zn and Cr were incorporated simultaneously into the spinel structure. The incorporation efficiency for Zn was quantified, with the value ranging from 70.6 to 100% over the temperature range 700–1300°C. Leaching results further confirmed that ZnCr2O4 spinel was a superior product for Zn and Cr immobilization. Then, by artificially sintering Zn- and Cr-enriched soils, both Zn and Cr were immobilized effectively (with three orders of magnitude reduction in Zn leachability) in the ZnCr2O4 spinel as the predominant product phase. In addition, multiple heavy metals such as Zn, Cu, and Cr in the actual brownfield-site soils were well immobilized after sintering, which confirmed the potential for practical application of the thermal treatment technology utilized in this study.

Keywords

Brownfield site soilsChromiumSimultaneous immobilizationSpinelThermal treatmentZinc
Type
Article
Information
Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 67 , Issue 4 , August 2019 , pp. 315 - 324
Copyright
Copyright © Clay Minerals Society 2020

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Article purchase

Temporarily unavailable

Footnotes

Fei Wu and Yuanyuan Tang contributed equally to this work.

This paper was originally presented during the World Forum on Industrial Minerals, held in Qing Yang, China, October 2018

References

Basta, N. T. McGowen, S. L., Evaluation of chemical immobilization treatments for reducing heavy metal transport in a smelter-contaminated soil Environmental Pollution 2004 127 73–82.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Bardos, R. P. Jones, S. Stephenson, I. Menger, P. Beumer, V. Neonato, F. Maring, L. Ferber, U. Track, T. Wendler, K., Optimising value from the soft re-use of brownfield sites Science of The Total Environment 2016 563–564 769–782.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Bolan, N. Kunhikrishnan, A. Thangarajan, R. Kumpiene, J. Park, J. Makino, T. Kirkham, M. B. Scheckel, K., Remediation of heavy metal(loid)s contaminated soils – to mobilize or to immobilize? Journal of Hazardous Materials 2014 266 141–166.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Chen, S. Wu, Y. Cui, P. Chu, W. Chen, X. Wu, Z., Cation distribution in ZnCr2O4 nanocrystals investigated by X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2013 117 25019–25025.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Chen, Y. Hipel, K. W. Kilgour, D. M. Zhu, Y., A strategic classification support system for brownfield redevelopment Environmental Modelling & Software 2009 24 647–654.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Capobianco, O. Costa, G. Baciocchi, R., Assessment of the environmental sustainability of a treatment aimed at soil reuse in a brownfield regeneration context Journal of Industrial Ecology 2017 22 1027–1038.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Cameselle, C. Gouveia, S., Phytoremediation of mixed contaminated soil enhanced with electric current Journal of Hazardous Materials 2019 361 95–102.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Coulon, F. Jones, K. Li, H. Hu, Q. Gao, J. Li, F. Canning, K., China's soil and groundwater management challenges: lessons from the UK's experience and opportunities for China Environment International 2016 91 196–200.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
De Kimpe, C. R. Morel, J., Urban soil management: a growing concern Soil Science 2000 165 31–40.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Dermont, G. Bergeron, M. Mercier, G. Richer-Laflèche, M., Soil washing for metal removal: A review of physical/chemical technologies and field applications Journal of Hazardous Materials 2008 152 1–31.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Dixit, T. Palani, I. A. Singh, V., Investigation on the influence of dichromate ion on the ZnO nano-dumbbells and ZnCr2O4 nano-walls Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 2015 26 821–829.Google Scholar
Epling, W. S. Hoflund, G. B. Hart, W. M. Minahan, D. M., Reaction and surface characterization study of higher alcoholsynthesis catalysts Journal of Catalysis 1997 169 438–446.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Fonseca, B. Figueiredo, H. Rodrigues, J. Queiroz, A. Tavares, T., Mobility of Cr, Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn in a loamy sand soil: A comparative study Geoderma 2011 164 232–237.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Fu, F. Xie, L. Tang, B. Wang, Q. Jiang, S., Application of a novel strategy–Advanced Fenton-chemical precipitation to the treatment of strong stability chelated heavy metal containing wastewater Chemical Engineering Journal 2012 189–190 283–287.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Gallagher, F. J. Pechmann, I. Bogden, J. D. Grabosky, J. Weis, P., Soil metal concentrations and vegetative assemblage structure in an urban brownfield Environmental Pollution 2008 153 351–361.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Gene, S. A. Saion, E. B. Shaari, A. H. Kamarudeen, M. A. Al-Hada, N. M., Fabrication and characterization of nano spinel ZnCr2O4 using thermal treatment method Advanced Materials Research 2015 1107 301–307.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Gingasu, D. Mindru, I. Culita, D. C. Patron, L. Calderon-Moreno, J. M. Preda, S. Oprea, O. Osiceanu, P. Morena Pineda, E., Investigation of nanocrystalline zinc chromite obtained by two soft chemical routes Materials Research Bulletin 2014 49 151–159.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hsu, N., Wang, S., Lin, Y., Sheng, G. D., & Lee, J. (2009). Reduction of Cr(VI) by crop-residue-derived black carbon. Environmental Science & Technology, 43, 8801–8806.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Huynh, T. Tong, A. R. Singh, B. Kennedy, B. J., Cd-substituted goethites – a structural investigation by synchrotron X-ray diffraction Clays and Clay Minerals 2003 51 397–402.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kadir, A. A. Hassan, MIH Salim, NSA Sarani, N. A. Ahmad, S. Rahmat, NAI, Stabilization of heavy metals in fired clay brick incorporated with wastewater treatment plant sludge: leaching analysis Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2018 995 1–10.Google Scholar
Kumpiene, J. Lagerkvist, A. Maurice, C., Stabilization of As, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn in soil using amendments–A review Waste Management 2008 28 215–225.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Lee, S. Lee, J. Jeong Choi, Y. Kim, J., In situ stabilization of cadmium-, lead-, and zinc-contaminated soil using various amendments Chemosphere 2009 77 1069–1075.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Li, D. Li, R. Zhu, Z. Wu, X. Liu, F. Zhao, B. Cheng, J. Wang, B., Elemental characteristics and paleoenvironment reconstruction: a case study of the Triassic lacustrine Zhangjiatan oil shale, southern Ordos Basin, China Acta Geochimica 2018 37 134–150.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Li, X. He, C. Bai, Y. Ma, B. Wang, G. Tan, H., Stabilization/solidification on chromium (III). wastes by C3A and C3A hydrated matrix Journal of Hazardous Materials 2014 268 61–67.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Li, X., Liu, L., Wang, Y., Luo, G., Chen, X., Yang, X., Hall, M. H. P., Guo, R., Wang, H., Cui, J., & He, X. (2013). Heavy metal contamination of urban soil in an old industrial city (Shenyang) in Northeast China. Geoderma, 192, 50–58.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Lin, Y., & Wang, S. (2012). Chromium(VI) reactions of polysaccharide biopolymers. Chemical Engineering Journal, 181–182, 479–485.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Lombi, E. Zhao, F. J. Dunham, S. J. McGrath, S. P., Phytoremediation of heavy metal–contaminated soils Journal of Environmental Quality 2001 30 1919–1926.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Lu, X. Shih, K., Metal stabilization mechanism of incorporating lead-bearing sludge in kaolinite-based ceramics Chemosphere 2012 86 817–821.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Luo, X. Yu, S. Zhu, Y. Li, X., Trace metal contamination in urban soils of China Science of the Total Environment 2012 421–422 17–30.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Mao, L. Cui, H. An, H. Wang, B. Zhai, J. Zhao, Y. Li, Q., Stabilization of simulated lead sludge with iron sludge via formation of PbFe12O19 by thermal treatment Chemosphere 2014 117 745–752.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Marinković, Z. Mančić, L. Vulić, P. Milošević, O., The influence of mechanical activation on the stoichiometry and defect structure of a sintered ZnO-Cr2O3 system Materials Science Forum 2004 453–454 423–428.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mulligan, C. N. Yong, R. N. Gibbs, B. F., Remediation technologies for metal-contaminated soils and groundwater: an evaluation Engineering Geology 2001 60 193–207.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Naumkin, A.V., Kraut-Vass, A., & Powell, C.J. (2008). NIST X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy database. Measurement Services Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Technology Services.Google Scholar
Prabhukumar, G. Matsumoto, M. Mulchandani, A. Chen, W., Cadmium removal from contaminated soil by tunable biopolymers Environmental Science & Technology 2004 38 3148–3152.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Sarıkaya, Y. Ada, K. Önal, M., A model for initial-stage sintering thermodynamics of an alumina powder Powder Technology 2008 188 9–12.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Shih, K. White, T. Leckie, J. O., Nickel stabilization efficiency of aluminate and ferrite spinels and their leaching behavior Environmental Science & Technology 2006 40 5520–5526.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Smol, M., Kulczycka, J., Henclik, A., Gorazda, K., & Wzorek, Z. (2015). The possible use of sewage sludge ash (SSA) in the construction industry as a way towards a circular economy. Journal of Cleaner Production, 95, 45–54.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Snellings, R., Surface chemistry of calcium aluminosilicate glasses Journal of the American Ceramic Society 2015 98 303–314.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Song, H. Laudenschleger, D. Carey, J. J. Ruland, H. Nolan, M., Spinel-structured ZnCr2O4 with excess Zn is the active ZnO/Cr2O3 catalyst for high-temperature methanol synthesis ACS Catalysis 2017 7 7610–7622.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Stephen, S. E. Lawrence, L. M. Roy, R. A. Wallace, W. D., Thermodynamics of Cr2O3, FeCr2O4, ZnCr2O4, and CoCr2O4 The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics 2007 39 1474–1492.Google Scholar
Su, M. Liao, C. Chan, T. Shih, K. Xiao, T. Chen, D. Kong, L. Song, G., Incorporation of cadmium and nickel into ferrite spinel solid solution: XRD and EXAFS study Environmental Science & Technology 2017 52 775–782.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Su, M. Tang, J. Liao, C. Kong, L. Xiao, T. Shih, K. Song, G. Chen, D. Zhang, H., Cadmium stabilization via silicates formation: Efficiency, reaction routes and leaching behavior of products Environmental Pollution 2018 239 571–578.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Sun, Y., Li, Y., Xu, Y., Liang, X., & Wang, L. (2015). In situ stabilization remediation of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) co-contaminated paddy soil using bentonite. Applied Clay Science, 105–106, 200–206.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Tang, Y. Chan, S. Shih, K., Copper stabilization in beneficial use of waterworks sludge and copper-laden electroplating sludge for ceramic materials Waste Management 2014 34 1085–1091.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Tang, Y. Chui, S. S. Shih, K. Zhang, L., Copper stabilization via spinel formation during the sintering of simulated copper-laden sludge with aluminum-rich ceramic precursors Environmental Science & Technology 2011 45 7609–7610.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Tang, Y. Shih, K., Mechanisms of zinc incorporation in aluminosilicate crystalline structures and the leaching behavior of product phases Environmental Technology 2014 36 2977–2986.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Tang, Y. Shih, K. Li, M. Wu, P., Zinc immobilization in simulated aluminum-rich waterworks sludge systems Procedia Environmental Sciences 2016 31 691–697.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Tang, Y. Shih, K. Wang, Y. Chong, T., Zinc stabilization efficiency of aluminate spinel structure and its leaching behavior Environmental Science & Technology 2011 45 10544–10550.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Tang, Y. Xin, X. Shih, K. Wang, Z., Effect of crystal size on zinc stabilization in aluminum-rich ceramic matrix Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management 2018 20 2110–2116.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Velasco, P. M. Ortíz, M. M. Giró, M. M. Velasco, L. M., Fired clay bricks manufactured by adding wastes as sustainable construction material–A review Construction and Building Materials 2014 63 97–107.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Woetzel, J., Mendonca, L., Devan, J., Negri, S., Hu, Y., Jordan, L., Li, X., Maasry, A., Tsen, G., & Yu, F. (2009). Preparing for China's urban billion. McKinsey Global Institute.Google Scholar
Wuana, R. A. Okieimen, F. E., Heavy metals in contaminated soils: A review of sources, chemistry, risks and best available strategies for remediation ISRN Ecology 2011 2011 1–20.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Yao, Z. Li, J. Xie, H. Yu, C., Review on remediation technologies of soil contaminated by heavy metals Procedia Environmental Sciences 2012 16 722–729.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Zhou, C. Keeling, J., Fundamental and applied research on clay minerals: From climate and environment to nanotechnology Applied Clay Science 2013 74 3–9.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Zhou, C. Zhao, L. Chen, T. He, H., Current fundamental and applied research into clay minerals in China Applied Clay Science 2016 119 3–7.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Zhou, G., Yin, X., Zhou, J., & Cheng, W. (2017). Speciation and spatial distribution of Cr in chromite ore processing residue site, Yunnan, China. Acta Geochimica, 36, 1–7.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Supplementary material: File

Wu et al. supplementary material
Download undefined(File)
File 19.1 KB
Supplementary material: File

Wu et al. supplementary material
Download undefined(File)
File 82 KB
Supplementary material: File

Wu et al. supplementary material
Download undefined(File)
File 191 KB
Supplementary material: File

Wu et al. supplementary material
Download undefined(File)
File 321.3 KB