Kinetic and Mechanistic Study of the Reduction of Chromium(VI) by Lactic Acid
2008 ◽
Vol 2008
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pp. 1-4
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Keyword(s):
The kinetics and mechanism of the reduction of chromium(VI) by lactic acid (Lac) in aqueous acidic medium was studied with spectrophotometry in a temperature range of 298.15 K~313.15 K. Under the conditions of the pseudo-first order , the observed rate constant increased with the increase in [Lac] and . There is no salt effect. Based on the experimental results, a probable reaction mechanism of oxidation was proposed. The rate equation derived from the mechanism could explain all the experimental phenomena. Activation parameters along with rate constant of the rate-determining step have been evaluated.