[Adsorption behavior of chromate onto activated carbon particles]

In this paper, the adsorption behavior of chromate onto activated carbon particles was studied as a function of pH, flow rate and the concentration of tested anion. The results showed that chromate anion was not only reduced but also adsorbed by activated carbon particles, the percentages of reduction and adsorption were strongly dependent on the pH value and the flow rate. In the medium of pH < 10, chromate anion could be adsorbed directly onto the activated carbon particles and the adsorbed chromate could be eluted from activated carbon particles by 1 mol/L NaOH without valence change. The reduced product of chromate anion was mainly Cr (VI), Cr(VI) could be adsorbed in the pH > 4 medium by the activated carbon particles and eluted with 1%H2SO4.