为进一步了解土壤环境中有机物有效快速还原Cr(Ⅵ)的作用机理,通过批式试验研究了不同温度和pH条件下土壤中普遍存在的Al^3+对酒石酸还原Cr(Ⅵ)反应速率的影响.结果表明,Al^3+对酒石酸还原Cr(Ⅵ)有催化作用,且pH越低,Al^3+的催化作用越明显;然而,当pH达4.5时,其催化作用几乎完全消失.前期试验结果指出,Al^3+对只含有1个α-OH有机酸(如柠檬酸和乳酸)和只具有2个羧基的有机酸(如草酸和琥珀酸)还原Cr(Ⅵ)没有任何影响.因此,可得出Al^3+的催化效应跟酒石酸分子中的2个α-OH与Al^3+发生作用有关.在Al^3+作用下,过量酒石酸对Cr(Ⅵ)还原反应符合零级反应动力学规律.
The influence of Al^3+ on the reduction of Cr( Ⅵ ) by tartaric acid was studied in batch experimental systems at different pHs and temperatures to understand the mechanism of the rapid reduction of Cr( Ⅵ ) by organic matter in soils. The results showed that A^3+ greatly accelerated the reduction of Cr( Ⅵ ) by tartaric acid. The catalysis by A^3+ did not occur at pH 4.5 or above, but increased as the pH decreased. Our previous work had shown that A^3+ had no effect on the reduction of Cr( Ⅵ ) by organic acids with one a-OH ( such as citric acid and lactic acid) or with two - COOH groups ( such as oxalic acid and sueeinie acid ). Based on these results, the catalysis of A^3+ must be related to a reaction between A^3+ and the two a-OH of tartaric acid. The reduction of Cr( Ⅵ ) by tartaric acid followed zero order kinetics with excess tartaric acid in the presence of A^3+.