In this study, a porous reduced graphene oxide (PRGO) carbon nanomaterial was successfully obtained by activation of natural graphite with KOH at high temperature and was applied as an auxiliary electrode in soil electrokinetic remediation to investigate the promoting effect on Cd migration. We found that PRGO contained a large amount of oxygen-containing groups (hydroxyl and carboxyl groups) and exhibited high Cd adsorption efficiency at pH values above 4, achieving a maximum adsorption capacity of 434.78 mg/g for Cd. In addition, PRGO could selectively adsorb Cd, Pb, Cu, and Zn but not K, Na, or Mg from soil solution. The electrokinetic remediation experiment showed that the PRGO auxiliary electrode promoted the migration of Cd and effectively controlled the increase in soil pH near the cathode, possibly due to ion exchange between the surface functional groups on the auxiliary electrode and Cd. In addition, the location of the PRGO auxiliary electrode strongly influenced the migration of Cd. For instance, the soil Cd concentration of treatment H-5 was 57.86% lower than that of H-0 at a distance of 5-10 cm from the electrode; however, the soil Cd concentration measured at 0-5 cm for treatment H-5 was 34.84% higher than that of treatment H-0. Our study demonstrated that PRGO could be applied as an auxiliary electrode to promote Cd migration during electrokinetic remediation of Cd-contaminated soil.
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