Abstract
Speciation of chromium in swarf wastes pyrolyzed at 673-873 K has been studied by X-ray absorption spectroscopy in the present work. The least-square fitted X-ray absorption near edge structural (XANES) spectrum shows that Cr3C2 (84%) was the main chromium species in the untreated swarf. A small amount of CrO3 and Cr2O3 was also found. During pyrolysis at 673-873 K, Cr (35%) and FeCr2O4 (24%) were formed with disappearance of about 43% of Cr3C2 in the swarf. By extended X-ray absorption fine structural (EXAFS) spectroscopy, we found that metallic Cr (with Cr{single bond}Cr bond distances of 2.56-2.59 Å) was formed during pyrolysis. At least two reaction paths might be involved during pyrolysis at 673-873 K: (1) reduction of Cr3C2 to metallic Cr and (2) formation of FeCr2O4 via reactions of chromium oxides and iron oxides.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2039-2041 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Radiation Physics and Chemistry |
Volume | 75 |
Issue number | 11 SPEC. ISS. |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Nov |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Radiation