The simultaneous removal of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) and Trichloroethylene (TCE) is facing great challenges, and the influences of the biochar on their removal by nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) are poorly understood and seldom addressed in the literature. The rice straw pyrolysis at 700 °C (RS700) and their supported nZVI composites were investigated on the removal of Cr(VI) and TCE by batch experiments. The surface area and chromium bonding state of biochar supported nZVI with and without Cr(VI)-TCE loading were analyzed by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. In single pollutants system, the highest removal amounts of Cr(VI) and TCE were observed in RS700-HF-nZVI (76.36 mg/g) and RS700-HF (32.32 mg/g), respectively. The Cr(VI) removal was attributed to the reduction by Fe(II) with the adsorption by biochar primarily controlling the TCE removal. The mutual inhibition was revealed in simultaneous removal of Cr(VI) and TCE, in which the reduction of Cr(VI) was decreased due to the adsorption of Fe(II) by biochar, while the TCE adsorption was primarily inhibited owing to the blockage of surface pores of biochar supported nZVI by chromium‑iron oxides. Therefore, biochar supported nZVI could be potentially used for the combined contaminated groundwater remediation, but the mutual inhibition should be evaluated.
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