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Zhao Z, Chen J, Gao S, Lu T, Li L, Farooq U, Gang S, Lv M, Qi Z. Low-molecular-weight aromatic acids mediated the adsorption of Cd 2+ onto biochars: effects and mechanisms. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:15597-15610. [PMID: 38300497 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32253-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Low-molecular-weight aromatic acids (LWMAAs), a ubiquitous organic substance in natural systems, are important in controlling the environmental fate of potentially toxic metals. However, little is known about the effects of LWMAAs on the interactions between biochars and potentially toxic metals. Herein, the influences of three aromatic acids, including benzoic acid (BA), p-hydroxy benzoic acid (PHBA), and syringic acid (SA), on the adsorption of Cd2+ onto biochars generated at three different pyrolysis temperatures under acidic and neutral conditions were examined. Generally, the adsorption ability of biochars for Cd2+ improved with the increase of pyrolysis temperature, which was ascribed to the increased inorganic element contents (e.g., P, S, and Si) and aromaticity, increasing the complexation between mineral anions and metal ions, and the enhanced cation-π interaction. Interestingly, aromatic acids considerably inhibited the adsorption of Cd2+ onto biochars, which was mainly ascribed to multi-mechanisms, including competition of LWMAA molecules and metal ions for adsorption sites, the pore blocking effect, the weakened interaction between mineral anions and Cd2+ induced by the adsorbed aromatic acids, and the formation of water-soluble metal-aromatic acid complexes. Furthermore, the inhibitory effects of LWMAAs on Cd2+ adsorption intensively depended on the aromatic acid type and followed the order of SA > PHBA > BA. This trend was related to the differences in the physicochemical features (e.g., the octanol/water partition coefficient (log Kow) and molecular size) of diverse LMWAAs. The results of this study demonstrate that the effects of coexisting LMWAAs should not be ignored when biochars are applied in soil remediation and wastewater treatment.
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- Zhiqiang Zhao
- Shandong Engineering Research Center for Environmental Protection and Remediation on Groundwater, No. 801 Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology Brigade, Shandong Provincial Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, Jinan, 250353, China
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Materials, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- Shandong Engineering Research Center for Environmental Protection and Remediation on Groundwater, No. 801 Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology Brigade, Shandong Provincial Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, Jinan, 250353, China
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- College of Hydraulic Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Shandong Engineering Research Center for Environmental Protection and Remediation on Groundwater, No. 801 Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology Brigade, Shandong Provincial Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, Jinan, 250353, China
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Materials, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- Shandong Engineering Research Center for Environmental Protection and Remediation on Groundwater, No. 801 Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology Brigade, Shandong Provincial Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, Jinan, 250353, China
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- Shandong Engineering Research Center for Environmental Protection and Remediation on Groundwater, No. 801 Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology Brigade, Shandong Provincial Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, Jinan, 250353, China
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Materials, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China.
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Pathy A, Pokharel P, Chen X, Balasubramanian P, Chang SX. Activation methods increase biochar's potential for heavy-metal adsorption and environmental remediation: A global meta-analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 865:161252. [PMID: 36587691 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Removal of heavy metals (HMs) by adsorption on biochar's surface has shown promising results in the remediation of contaminated soil and water. The adsorption capacity of biochar can be altered by pre- or post-pyrolysis activation; however, the effect of activation methods on biochar's adsorption capacity varies widely. Here, we conducted a meta-analysis to identify the most effective methods for activation to enhance HM removal by biochar using 321 paired observations from 50 published articles. Activation of biochar significantly improves the adsorption capacity and removal efficiency of HMs by 136 and 80 %, respectively. This study also attempts to find suitable feedstocks, pyrolysis conditions, and physicochemical properties of biochar for maximizing the effect of activation of biochar for HMs adsorption. Activation of agricultural wastes and under pyrolysis temperatures of 350-550 °C produces biochars that are the most effective for HM adsorption. Activation of biochars with a moderate particle size (0.25-0.80 mm), low N/C (<0.01) and H/C ratios (<0.03), and high surface area (> 100 m2 g-1) and pore volume (> 0.1 cm3 g-1) are the most desirable characteristics for enhancing HM adsorption. We conclude that pre-pyrolysis activation with metal salts/oxides was the most effective method of enhancing biochar's potential for adsorption and removal of a wide range of HMs. The results obtained from this study can be helpful in choosing appropriate methods of activations and the suitable choice of feedstocks and pyrolysis conditions. This will maximize HM adsorption on biochar surfaces, ultimately benefiting the remediation of contaminated environments.
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- Abhijeet Pathy
- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Land Reclamation International Graduate School, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Group, Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Land Reclamation International Graduate School, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Huang B, Huang D, Zheng Q, Yan C, Feng J, Gao H, Fu H, Liao Y. Enhanced adsorption capacity of tetracycline on porous graphitic biochar with an ultra-large surface area †. RSC Adv 2023; 13:10397-10407. [PMID: 37020889 PMCID: PMC10068915 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra00745f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Excessive tetracycline in the water environment may lead to the harming of human and ecosystem health. Removing tetracycline antibiotics from aqueous solution is currently a most urgent issue. Porous graphitic biochar with an ultra-large surface area was successfully prepared by a one-step method. The effects of activation temperature, activation time, and activator dosage on the structural changes of biochar were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller, X-ray powder diffraction, and Raman spectroscopy. The effect of the structure change, adsorption time, temperature, initial pH, and co-existing ions on the tetracycline removal efficiency was also investigated. The results show that temperature had the most potent effect on the specific surface area, pore structure, and extent of graphitization. The ultra-large surface area and pore structure of biochar are critical to the removal of tetracycline. The qe of porous graphitic biochar could reach 1122.2 mg g−1 at room temperature. The calculations of density functional theory indicate that π–π stacking interaction and p–π stacking interaction can enhance the tetracycline adsorption on the ultra-large surface area of graphitic biochar. 1. A ultra-large surface area of porous graphitic biochar was successfully using corn starch and ZnCl2 by a one-step method. 2. The adsorption capacity of tetracycline on the biochar could get 1122.2 mg g−1 at room temperature.![]()
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- Bingyuan Huang
- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal UniversityNanchongSichuan 637000China
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- People's Hospital of Gaoping DistrictNanchongSichuan 637100China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal UniversityNanchongSichuan 637000China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal UniversityNanchongSichuan 637000China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal UniversityNanchongSichuan 637000China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal UniversityNanchongSichuan 637000China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal UniversityNanchongSichuan 637000China
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- Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal UniversityNanchongSichuan 637000China
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Minaei S, Benis KZ, McPhedran KN, Soltan J. Evaluation of a ZnCl2-modified biochar derived from activated sludge biomass for adsorption of sulfamethoxazole. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.12.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Priya AK, Gnanasekaran L, Dutta K, Rajendran S, Balakrishnan D, Soto-Moscoso M. Biosorption of heavy metals by microorganisms: Evaluation of different underlying mechanisms. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 307:135957. [PMID: 35985378 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Globally, ecotoxicologists, environmental biologists, biochemists, pathologists, and other experts are concerned about environmental contamination. Numerous pollutants, such as harmful heavy metals and emerging hazardous chemicals, are pervasive sources of water pollution. Water pollution and sustainable development have several eradication strategies proposed and used. Biosorption is a low-cost, easy-to-use, profitable, and efficient method of removing pollutants from water resources. Microorganisms are effective biosorbents, and their biosorption efficacy varies based on several aspects, such as ambient factors, sorbing materials, and metals to be removed. Microbial culture survival is also important. Biofilm agglomerates play an important function in metal uptake by extracellular polymeric molecules from water resources. This study investigates the occurrence of heavy metals, their removal by biosorption techniques, and the influence of variables such as those indicated above on biosorption performance. Ion exchange, complexation, precipitation, and physical adsorption are all components of biosorption. Between 20 and 35 °C is the optimal temperature range for biosorption efficiency from water resources. Utilizing living microorganisms that interact with the active functional groups found in the water contaminants might increase biosorption efficiency. This article discusses the negative impacts of microorganisms on living things and provides an outline of how they affect the elimination of heavy metals.
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- A K Priya
- Department of Chemical Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, 641027, India
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Tarapacá, Avda. General Velásquez, 1775, Arica, Chile.
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- Advanced Polymer Design and Development Research Laboratory (APDDRL), School for Advanced Research in Petrochemicals (SARP), Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Bengaluru, 562149, India
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Tarapacá, Avda. General Velásquez, 1775, Arica, Chile; Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science, Chennai, 60210, India
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- College of Engineering, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar, 31952, Saudi Arabia
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Hu J, Zhao L, Luo J, Gong H, Zhu N. A sustainable reuse strategy of converting waste activated sludge into biochar for contaminants removal from water: Modifications, applications and perspectives. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 438:129437. [PMID: 35810514 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Conversion of sewage sludge to biochar for contaminants removal from water achieves the dual purpose of solid waste reuse and pollution elimination, in line with the concept of circular economy and carbon neutrality. However, the current understanding of sludge-derived biochar (SDB) for wastewater treatment is still limited, with a lack of summary regarding the effect of modification on the mechanism of SDB adsorption/catalytic removal aqueous contaminants. To advance knowledge in this aspect, this paper systematically reviews the recent studies on the use of (modified) SDB as adsorbents and in persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes (PS-AOPs) as catalysts for the contaminants removal from water over the past five years. Unmodified SDB not only exhibits stronger cation exchange and surface precipitation for heavy metals due to its nitrogen/mineral-rich properties, but also can provide abundant catalytic active sites for PS. An emphatic summary of how certain adsorption removal mechanisms of SDB or its catalytic performance in PS-AOPs can be enhanced by targeted regulation/modification such as increasing the specific surface area, functional groups, graphitization degree, N-doping or transition metal loading is presented. The interference of inorganic ions/natural organic matter is one of the unavoidable challenges that SDB is used for adsorption/catalytic removal of contaminants in real wastewater. Finally, this paper presents the future perspectives of SDB in the field of wastewater treatment. This review can contribute forefront knowledge and new ideas for advancing sludge treatment toward sustainable green circular economy.
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- Jinwen Hu
- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery, School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery, School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery, School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery, School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery, School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Araújo JM, Berzio S, Gehring T, Nettmann E, Florêncio L, Wichern M. Influence of temperature on aerobic granular sludge formation and stability treating municipal wastewater with high nitrogen loadings. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 212:113578. [PMID: 35649490 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study investigated the influence of temperature (20 and 30 °C) on the formation and stability of aerobic granules in sequential batch reactors (SBR). Therefore, two lab-scale SBRs operated at 20 and 30 °C (SBR20 and SBR30) were used. The reactors were fed with municipal wastewater (CODt:TN:TP 100:15:1.7), leading to mean organic loading rates (OLR) of 1.3 ± 0.4 kgCODt m-3 day-1. Both reactors had the same height/diameter ratio of 4.2 and were inoculated with activated sludge from a municipal wastewater treatment plant. The operational conditions were also the same for both temperatures and lasted in stable process parameters for over 100 days. By optimizing the aeration and oxygen concentration, a high removal efficiency of NH4-N (∼99%) and COD (∼90%) was achieved in both reactors, despite the poor C:N:P ratio at the influent. Furthermore, a relatively low oxygen concentration of 2 mg L-1 was defined as the set point for the control strategy. Nevertheless, granulation at 30 °C was significantly faster, resulting in more stable sludge volume index (SVI) values (SVI10/SVI30 < 1.1). The granules formed at 30 °C were also larger, more compact, and considerably more stable against system disturbances. However, at higher temperatures, larger granules might be required for nitrate removal because of the increased oxygen diffusion rates. Finally, microbiological 16S rRNA gene amplicon analysis for both systems indicated major differences relatively to the inoculum sludge only for nitrogen-degrading organisms.
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- Julliana M Araújo
- Federal University of Pernambuco, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Laboratory of Environmental Sanitation, Av. Acadêmico Hélio Ramos s/n, Recife, 50740-530, Brazil; Institute of Urban Water Management and Environmental Engineering, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, Bochum, 44801, Germany.
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- Institute of Urban Water Management and Environmental Engineering, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, Bochum, 44801, Germany.
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- Institute of Urban Water Management and Environmental Engineering, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, Bochum, 44801, Germany.
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- Institute of Urban Water Management and Environmental Engineering, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, Bochum, 44801, Germany.
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- Federal University of Pernambuco, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Laboratory of Environmental Sanitation, Av. Acadêmico Hélio Ramos s/n, Recife, 50740-530, Brazil.
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- Institute of Urban Water Management and Environmental Engineering, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, Bochum, 44801, Germany.
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Lin Q, Tan X, Almatrafi E, Yang Y, Wang W, Luo H, Qin F, Zhou C, Zeng G, Zhang C. Effects of biochar-based materials on the bioavailability of soil organic pollutants and their biological impacts. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 826:153956. [PMID: 35189211 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Motivated by the unique structure and superior properties, biochar-based materials, including pristine biochar and composites of biochar with other functional materials, are considered as new generation materials for diverse multi-functional applications, which may be intentionally or unintentionally released to soil. The influencing mechanism of biochar-based material on soil organisms is a key aspect for quantifying and predicting its benefits and trade-offs. This work focuses on the effects of biochar-based materials on soil organisms within the past ten years. 206 sources are reviewed and available knowledge on biochar-based materials' impacts on soil organisms is summarized from a diverse perspective, including the pollutant bioavailability changes in soil, and potential effects of biochar-based materials on soil organisms. Herein, effects of biochar-based materials on the bioavailability of soil organic pollutants are detailed, from the perspective of plant, microorganism, and soil fauna. Potential biological effects of pristine biochar (PBC), metal/metal compounds-biochar composites (MBC), clay minerals-biochar composites (CMBC), and carbonaceous materials-biochar composites (CBC) on soil organisms are highlighted for the first time. And possible mechanisms are presented based on the different characters of biochar-based materials as well as various environmental interactions. Finally, the bottleneck and challenges of risk assessment of biochar-based materials as well as future prospects are proposed. This work not only promotes the development of risk assessment system of biochar-based materials, but broadens the strategy for the design and optimization of environmental-friendly biochar materials.
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- Qing Lin
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China; Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy and Power Systems, Center of Excellence in Desalination Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering-Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China; Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy and Power Systems, Center of Excellence in Desalination Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering-Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy and Power Systems, Center of Excellence in Desalination Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering-Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China; Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy and Power Systems, Center of Excellence in Desalination Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering-Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China; Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy and Power Systems, Center of Excellence in Desalination Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering-Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, PR China
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Yang T, Xu Y, Huang Q, Sun Y, Liang X, Wang L, Qin X, Zhao L. An efficient biochar synthesized by iron-zinc modified corn straw for simultaneously immobilization Cd in acidic and alkaline soils. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 291:118129. [PMID: 34547658 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Synthetic functional biochar using agricultural waste as raw materials not only serves as an effective means for recycling waste but can also be employed for the remediation of heavy metal contaminated soil. However, the associated effect and mechanism underlying the immobilization of functional biochar in acidic and alkaline soils remain unclear. In this study, a novel iron-zinc oxide composite modified corn straw (Fe/Zn-YBC) was prepared and applied for the remediation of cadmium-contaminated acidic and alkaline farmland soils. The results showed that the addition of Fe/Zn-YBC increased the pH, cation exchange capacity (CEC), and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in acidic soil, while increased the pH and DOC in alkaline soil. After immobilization for 42 d, the DTPA-Cd content in acidic and alkaline soils treated with Fe/Zn-YBC decreased by 12.77 %-57.45 % and 23.73 %-52.50 %, respectively. Fe/Zn-YBC treatment promoted the transformation of the exchangeable fraction into the Fe/Mn oxyhydroxide fraction of Cd, and increased the abundance and diversity of bacterial communities in the two soils. Furthermore, the SEM-EDS, XRD and FTIR results for Fe/Zn-YBC separated from the test soils showed that the distribution of Cd adsorbed on Fe/Zn-YBC was positively correlated with Fe, Zn, and O. Additionally, the Cd complexes (CdCO3, CdZnFe2O4 and CdO) detected on Fe/Zn-YBC indicated that the primary immobilization mechanism of Fe/Zn-YBC involved the complexation of Cd and Fe, Zn oxides, and the precipitation of Cd and CO32- in acidic and alkaline soils. The efficient remediation capacity and associated mechanism for this novel functional biochar provide insights for improved remediation of heavy metal contaminated farmland soil.
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- Tingting Yang
- Innovation Team of Remediation for Heavy Metal Contaminated Farmlands, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Original Environmental Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, People's Republic of China.
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- Innovation Team of Remediation for Heavy Metal Contaminated Farmlands, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Original Environmental Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, People's Republic of China.
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- Innovation Team of Remediation for Heavy Metal Contaminated Farmlands, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Original Environmental Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Team of Remediation for Heavy Metal Contaminated Farmlands, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Original Environmental Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Team of Remediation for Heavy Metal Contaminated Farmlands, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Original Environmental Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Team of Remediation for Heavy Metal Contaminated Farmlands, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Original Environmental Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Team of Remediation for Heavy Metal Contaminated Farmlands, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Original Environmental Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, People's Republic of China
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- Innovation Team of Remediation for Heavy Metal Contaminated Farmlands, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Original Environmental Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, People's Republic of China
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Mu Y, He W, Ma H. Enhanced adsorption of tetracycline by the modified tea-based biochar with the developed mesoporous and surface alkalinity. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 342:126001. [PMID: 34592612 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A tea residue-based biochar, Fe-BCK0.5-VB6, was obtained by pyrolysis with KOH activation and alkalization with vitamin B6, to develop the mesopore structure and functionalized surface to improve the adsorption performance on tetracycline (TC). An increased specific surface area of 455 m2·g-1 and expanded mesopore volume of 0.138 cm3·g-1 for Fe-BCK0.5-VB6, were observed. The Avrami-fractional order kinetics and Langmuir isotherm models best fitted the experimental data, indicating the characteristics of multiple kinetic stages and monolayer of TC adsorption process. Several possible interactions, including acid-base reaction, pore filling, electrostatic interactions, π-π interactions, and hydrogen bonding forces, were participated in the attachment of TC. This novel mesoporous biochar with enhanced surface alkalinity is expected with a viable future role as an efficient adsorbent in the remedies of acidic antibiotics wastewater pollution.
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- Yongkang Mu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, PR China
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- College of Geology and Environment, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, PR China.
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Bai X, Zhang Y, Shi J, Xu L, Wang Y, Jin P. A new application pattern for sludge-derived biochar adsorbent: Ideal persulfate activator for the high-efficiency mineralization of pollutants. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 419:126343. [PMID: 34214858 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Via enlarging the specific surface area of sludge biochar to enhance the close contact of multiple reactants may be a simple route to improve the catalytic performance with reduced dosage of biochar and oxidant, benefitting for cost-effectiveness and eco-friendliness. Herein, PS activation ability of a reported sludge-derived biochar adsorbent was investigated. 80% TOC of 100 mL 10 mg/L BPA was removed within 40 min by 7 mg biochar and 0.5 mM PS mixed, with a relatively high PS activation efficiency close to 50%. Expectedly, the desired mineralization efficiency of complex actual wastewater was also identified. Eco-friendliness of the application mode was confirmed by the leaching toxicity and acute bio-toxicity tests. Physicochemical properties of the sludge biochar were comprehensively characterized by various techniques. Combined with a series of mechanism analysis, ·OH, SO4·-, ·O2-, 1O2, free electron all participated in pollutants removal process and the non-radical pathway of electron transfer dominated the reaction. The generated metastable complex [SBC-PS*] confirmed by in situ FT-IR and Raman spectra was the most important active species for electron transfer and PS decomposition. Due to the high efficiency and stability, the sludge biochar adsorbent/PS catalytic system provides a promising way for waste reuse and advanced wastewater treatment.
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- Xue Bai
- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resources, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resources, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resources, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710055, China
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- School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710049, China; Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resources, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resources, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710055, China
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- School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710049, China; Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resources, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710055, China.
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Rana A, Sindhu M, Kumar A, Dhaka RK, Chahar M, Singh S, Nain L. Restoration of heavy metal-contaminated soil and water through biosorbents: A review of current understanding and future challenges. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 173:394-417. [PMID: 33724481 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Heavy metal pollution in soil and water is a potential threat to human health as it renders food quality substandard. Different biosorbents such as microbial and agricultural biomass have been exploited for heavy metal immobilization in soil and sorptive removal in waters. Biosorption is an effective and sustainable method for heavy metal removal in soil and water, but the inherent challenges are to find cheap, selective, robust, and cost-effective bioadsorbents. Microbial and agricultural biomass and their modified forms such as nanocomposites and carbonaceous materials (viz., biochar, nanobiochar, biocarbon), might be useful for sequestration of heavy metals in soil via adsorption, ion exchange, complexation, precipitation, and enzymatic transformation mechanisms. In this review, potential biosorbents and their metal removal capacity in soil and water are discussed. The microbial adsorbents and modified composites of agricultural biomasses show improved performance, stability, reusability, and effectively immobilize heavy metals from soil and water. In the future, researchers may consider the modified composites, encapsulated biosorbents for soil and water remediation.
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- Anuj Rana
- Department of Microbiology (COBS & H), CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India
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- Department of Microbiology (COBS & H), CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India
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- Department of Microbiology (COBS & H), CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, and Centre for Bio-Nanotechnology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India
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- Department of food quality and safety, Institute of Post Harvest, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Research Center, Bet-Dagan, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendragarh, India
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- Division of Microbiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Effect of Pyrolysis Temperature on the Characterisation of Dissolved Organic Matter from Pyroligneous Acid. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26113416. [PMID: 34200033 PMCID: PMC8200247 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26113416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) greatly influences the transformation of nutrients and pollutants in the environment. To investigate the effects of pyrolysis temperatures on the composition and evolution of pyroligneous acid (PA)-derived DOM, DOM solutions extracted from a series of PA derived from eucalyptus at five pyrolysis temperature ranges (240-420 °C) were analysed with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy, and fluorescence spectroscopy. Results showed that the dissolved organic carbon content sharply increased (p < 0.05) with an increase in pyrolysis temperature. Analysis of the dissolved organic matter composition showed that humic-acid-like substances (71.34-100%) dominated and other fluorescent components (i.e., fulvic-acid-like, soluble microbial by-products, and proteinlike substances) disappeared at high temperatures (>370 °C). The results of two-dimensional correlation spectroscopic analysis suggested that with increasing pyrolysis temperatures, the humic-acid-like substances became more sensitive than other fluorescent components. This study provides valuable information on the characteristic evolution of PA-derived DOM.
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Jin Y, Zhang M, Jin Z, Wang G, Li R, Zhang X, Liu X, Qu J, Wang H. Characterization of biochars derived from various spent mushroom substrates and evaluation of their adsorption performance of Cu(II) ions from aqueous solution. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 196:110323. [PMID: 33098819 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A total of 16 biochar adsorbents were produced from four types of spent mushroom substrates to investigate the effect of pyrolysis temperature and raw material composition on the Cu(II) adsorption performance of the resulting biochars. It was determined that the pyrolysis temperature and substrate composition markedly influenced the thermal stability, the degree of carbonization, surface functional group content, and structural morphology of the biochars, but did not affect the adsorption isotherms or kinetics. Optimal results were obtained with an initial pH of 5, adsorbent dosage of 1 g/L, Cu(II) concentration of 50 mg/L, and temperature of 25 °C. The four best-performing biochars conformed to the Langmuir isotherm model and followed pseudo-second-order kinetics with maximum Cu(II) adsorption between 52.6 and 65.6 mg/g. Precipitation was the dominant mechanism for Cu(II) adsorption onto Lentinus edodes spent substrate-derived biochar pyrolyzed at 600 °C (LESS600), whereas complexation with surface functional groups was the prominent mechanism of Cu(II) removal by Auricularia auricula spent substrate-derived biochar pyrolyzed at 500 °C (AASS500). The Flammulina velutipes and Pleurotus ostreatus spent substrate-derived biochars pyrolyzed at 600 °C (FVSS600 and POSS600, respectively) removed Cu(II) ions using both precipitation and Cu2+-π complexation interactions. The findings indicate that biochar derived from spent mushroom substrates containing abundant lignin and pyrolyzed at high temperatures (500 or 600 °C) demonstrate effective Cu(II) removal because of the various physico-chemical properties discussed herein.
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- Yu Jin
- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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- College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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Removal of Heavy Metals during Primary Treatment of Municipal Wastewater and Possibilities of Enhanced Removal: A Review. WATER 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/w13081121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Resource reuse has become an important aspect of wastewater management. At present, use of sludge in agriculture is one of the major reuse routes. Conventional municipal wastewater treatment does not involve any designated process for removal of heavy metals, and these distribute mainly between effluent and sludge. Enhanced removal of heavy metals during primary treatment may decrease the heavy metal concentrations in both effluent and sludge from secondary treatment and promote long-term reuse of secondary sludge. This review considers heavy metal occurrence and removal during primary settling, together with possible treatment technologies for heavy metal removal in primary settlers and their theoretical performance. The variation in total heavy metal concentrations and dissolved fraction in raw municipal wastewater points to a need for site-specific assessments of appropriate technologies for improved heavy metal removal. Studies examining the heavy metal speciation beyond dissolved/particulate are few. Missing or disparate information on process parameters such as hydraulic retention time, pH and composition of return flows makes it hard to generalize the findings from studies concerning heavy metal removal in primary settlers. Coagulation/flocculation and use of low-cost sorbents were identified as the most promising methods for enhancing heavy metal removal during primary settling. Based on the available data on heavy metal speciation and removal during primary settling, sorption technologies may be most effective for enhancing the removal of Cu and Ni, while coagulation may be efficient for Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Zn and Hg removal (but not as efficient for Ni removal).
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Gopinath A, Divyapriya G, Srivastava V, Laiju AR, Nidheesh PV, Kumar MS. Conversion of sewage sludge into biochar: A potential resource in water and wastewater treatment. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 194:110656. [PMID: 33359460 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Production of biochar from sewage sludge (SS) is consistent with the goal of sustainable resource recovery and promotes a wastewater-based circular economy. Thermochemical conversion of SS to biochar resolves two major issues simultaneously as it minimizes the cost of disposal and acts as a resource to eliminate the toxic contaminants from water and wastewater. The reusability and ready availability of the biochar, irrespective of the season, makes it an economically viable material for wastewater treatment. In this review, explicit insights into the production, modification and usage of SS derived biochar are provided including (i) the production yield, (ii) characteristic features such as physical, chemical, electrochemical and morphological aspects, and (iii) impact on contaminant removal through adsorption, catalytic and electrochemical processes. Particular attention is given to the use of SS derived biochar as an adsorbent for contaminants present in wastewaters, the potential use of biochar as a catalyst and support material in advanced oxidation processes and the use of biochars as an electrode material. The effect of pyrolysis conditions and co-pyrolysis with other materials on biochar properties is explored and insight is provided into the toxicity of biochar components present at different process conditions.
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- Ashitha Gopinath
- CSIR National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, United States
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- CSIR National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand, India
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- CSIR National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
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- CSIR National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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Heavy Metal Sorption by Sludge-Derived Biochar with Focus on Pb2+ Sorption Capacity at μg/L Concentrations. Processes (Basel) 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/pr8121559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Municipal wastewater management causes metal exposure to humans and the environment. Targeted metal removal is suggested to reduce metal loads during sludge reuse and release of effluent to receiving waters. Biochar is considered a low-cost sorbent with high sorption capacity for heavy metals. In this study, heavy metal sorption to sludge-derived biochar (SDBC) was investigated through batch experiments and modeling and compared to that of wood-derived biochar (WDBC) and activated carbon (AC). The aim was to investigate the sorption efficiency at metal concentrations comparable to those in municipal wastewater (<1 mg/L), for which experimental data are lacking and isotherm models have not been verified in previous works. Pb2+ removal of up to 83% was demonstrated at concentrations comparable to those in municipal wastewater, at pH 2. SDBC showed superior Pb2+ sorption capacity (maximum ~2 mg/g at pH 2) compared to WDBC and AC (<0 and (3.5 ± 0.4) × 10−3 mg/g, respectively); however, at the lowest concentration investigated (0.005 mg/L), SDBC released Pb2+. The potential risk of release of other heavy metals (i.e., Ni, Cd, Cu, and Zn) needs to be further examined. The sorption capacity of SDBC over a metal concentration span of 0.005–150 mg Pb2+/L could be predicted with the Redlich–Peterson model. It was shown that experimental data at concentrations comparable to those in municipal wastewater are necessary to accurately model and predict the sorption capacity of SDBC at these concentrations.
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Enhanced biosorption of Cr(VI) from synthetic wastewater using algal-bacterial aerobic granular sludge: Batch experiments, kinetics and mechanisms. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Xia L, Tan J, Wu P, He Q, Song S, Li Y. Biopolymers extracted from Klebsiella sp. and Bacillus sp. in wastewater sludge as superb adsorbents for aqueous Hg(II) removal from water. Chem Phys Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Yan L, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Liu S, Wang C, Chen W, Liu C, Chen Z, Zhang Y. ZnCl 2 modified biochar derived from aerobic granular sludge for developed microporosity and enhanced adsorption to tetracycline. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 297:122381. [PMID: 31740243 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In this study, biochar derived from aerobic granular sludge was modified by ZnCl2 (Zn-BC) to improve the adsorption performance of tetracycline (TC). The surface area, pores, and functional groups of Zn-BC were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the effects of initial pH, TC concentration, and temperature on TC adsorption performance were analyzed. At the same time, the adsorption kinetics, isotherms, thermodynamics and diffusion models were studied. The results showed that the BET surface area and micropore volume of Zn-BC were 852.41 m2·g-1 and 0.086 cm3·g-1, respectively. The maximum adsorption performance of TC was 93.44 mg·g-1, and it was less influenced by pH. The adsorption of TC on Zn-BC agreed well with the pseudo-second-order model and the Langmuir isotherm. The thermodynamic parameters indicated that the adsorption process was a spontaneously endothermic reaction.
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- Lilong Yan
- School of Resource and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030 China
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- School of Resource and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030 China
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- School of Resource and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030 China
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- School of Resource and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030 China
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- School of Resource and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030 China
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- School of Resource and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030 China
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- School of Resource and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- School of Resource and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030 China
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Gao J, Shi Z, Wu H, Lv J. Fluorescent characteristics of dissolved organic matter released from biochar and paddy soil incorporated with biochar. RSC Adv 2020; 10:5785-5793. [PMID: 35497450 PMCID: PMC9049491 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra10279e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays a critical part in many processes of the ecological environment due to its mobility and reactivity in the soil and water interface. In the presented study, excitation-emission matrices (EEM) coupled with parallel factor analyses (PARAFAC) and UV-visible spectroscopy were introduced to investigate the variation of DOM derived from wheat straw biochar produced at different pyrolysis temperatures (300 °C, 500 °C and 700 °C), qualitatively and quantitatively. The dissolved organic matter (DOM) content of 700 °C biochar achieved a maximum of 1.45 g kg−1, while a minimum of 0.61 g kg−1 was found at 500 °C. Components consisting of protein and tryptophan-like, UVA humic acid-like and UVC humic acid-like substances were extracted from the fluorescence data using PARAFAC. The abundance of fluorescent components predicted that DOM was mainly composed of more aromatic humic materials and litter amino acids with the increase in the pyrolysis temperature. Additionally, a column experiment simulating a paddy field was conducted to evaluate the feasible application of biochar produced at different temperatures, and the results showed that biochar addition enhanced the aromaticity and accelerated the decomposition of DOM released from flooded paddy soil. However, the indices SUVA254 and SUVA260 showed increasing tendencies in the soil profile, which may be ascribed to the downward transport of water-soluble DOM during the period of leaching. Briefly, the findings obtained, reinforced by statistical analysis could provide some valuable and distinct optical information of DOM derived from biochar and offer technical guidance when incorporating biochar into paddy soil in agricultural production. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays a critical part in many processes of the ecological environment due to its mobility and reactivity in the soil and water interface.![]()
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- Jiakai Gao
- College of Agriculture
- Henan University of Science and Technology
- Luoyang
- PR China
- College of Natural Resources and Environment
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- College of Agriculture
- Henan University of Science and Technology
- Luoyang
- PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment
- Northwest A&F University
- Yangling
- PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment
- Northwest A&F University
- Yangling
- PR China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China
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Yu H, Qu F, Zhang X, Shao S, Rong H, Liang H, Bai L, Ma J. Development of correlation spectroscopy (COS) method for analyzing fluorescence excitation emission matrix (EEM): A case study of effluent organic matter (EfOM) ozonation. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 228:35-43. [PMID: 31022618 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2DCOS) has been used as a powerful tool for analyzing spectral features, but it has never been applied to fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEM) data due to the incompatible dimensions. This study first investigated EEM-COS by reducing the dimensions of the EEM (using parallel factor analysis, PARAFAC) for fitting to 2DCOS (EEM-PARAFAC-COS). The fluorescence changes of effluent organic matter (EfOM) during ozonation were studied using EEM-COS and synchronous fluorescence (SF)-2DCOS. The conventionally used SF-2DCOS proved to be biased due to the intrinsic drawback of SF, while the EEM-PARAFAC-COS gave accurate and trustworthy results. Homo-EEM-PARAFAC-COS indicated that the fluorescence protein-like and fulvic-like substances in EfOM were preferentially ozonated compared to humic-like substances. Hetero-EEM-PARAFAC-COS analyses on the EEM, FTIR, UV-vis absorbance, and size-exclusion chromatography showed that the fluorescence protein-like and fulvic-like substances in EfOM were associated with lower molecular weight (MW, ∼0.95 kDa), UV absorbance at ∼280 nm, and more electron-enriched aromatics (with amide and phenolic groups), which explained their ozonation preference, while humic-like substances were related to carboxylic groups, UV absorbance at ∼255 nm, and organics at MW of ∼4.50 kDa. This work demonstrated the great potential of EEM-PARAFAC-COS in studying fluorescence change and correlating fluorescence with other spectra.
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- Huarong Yu
- School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, PR China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, PR China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea
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- School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, PR China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150090, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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Chen W, Teng CY, Qian C, Yu HQ. Characterizing Properties and Environmental Behaviors of Dissolved Organic Matter Using Two-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopic Analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:4683-4694. [PMID: 30998320 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b01103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) exists ubiquitously in environments and plays critical roles in pollutant mitigation, transformation, and organic geochemical cycling. Understanding its properties and environmental behaviors is critically important to develop water treatment processes and environmental remediation strategies. Generalized two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2DCOS), which has numerous advantages, including enhancing spectral resolution and discerning specific order of structural change under an external perturbation, could be used as a powerful tool to interpret a wide range of spectroscopic signatures relating to DOM. A suite of spectroscopic signatures, such as UV-vis, fluorescence, infrared, and Raman spectra that can be analyzed by 2DCOS, is able to provide additional structural information hiding behind the conventional one-dimensional spectra. In this article, the most recent advances in 2DCOS applications for analyzing DOM-related environmental processes are reviewed, and the state-of-the-art novel spectroscopic techniques in 2DCOS are highlighted. Furthermore, the main limitations and requirements of current approaches for exploring DOM-related environmental processes and how these limitations and drawbacks can be addressed are explored. Finally, suggestions and new approaches are proposed to significantly advance the development of 2DCOS in analyzing the properties and behaviors of DOM in natural and engineered environments.
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- Wei Chen
- School of Metallurgy and Environment , Central South University , Changsha 410083 , China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Applied Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026 , China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment , Central South University , Changsha 410083 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Applied Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Applied Chemistry , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026 , China
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Shamsollahi HR, Alimohammadi M, Momeni S, Naddafi K, Nabizadeh R, Khorasgani FC, Masinaei M, Yousefi M. Assessment of the Health Risk Induced by Accumulated Heavy Metals from Anaerobic Digestion of Biological Sludge of the Lettuce. Biol Trace Elem Res 2019; 188:514-520. [PMID: 29959646 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-018-1422-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Heavy metals are a group of pollutants in biological sludge. Many agencies regulated guidelines for heavy metal concentrations for various applications of sludge such as agricultural application. In this study, we tried to determine heavy metal fate after anaerobic digestion. Additionally, we determined the bioaccumulation rate of heavy metals in lettuce cultivated on a sludge-applied land. Heavy metal (As, Pb, Hg, Cd) contents of solid and liquid parts of raw and anaerobically digested sludge were separately measured by ICP-OES. For this purpose, the samples were digested using nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, and boric acid. Then, the raw and anaerobically digested sludge were used for cultivation of lettuce in separate farms. The heavy metal concentrations in the harvested lettuce were measured by the same procedure. The results showed that the main part of heavy metals in the raw sludge was in the liquid part (67%), while, the main part of heavy metals in the anaerobically digested samples was in the solid part of the sludge. Because of washout of dissolved heavy metals in the liquid part of the sludge, the lettuce cultivated by anaerobically digested sludge had higher content of the heavy metals in comparison to that of the lettuce cultivated by the raw sludge. This study showed that application of anaerobically digested sludge can increase the bioaccumulation rate of heavy metals in the crops and induce more human health risk.
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- Hamid Reza Shamsollahi
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
- Center for Water Quality Research (CWQI), Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
- Health Equity Research Center (HERC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Yang YJ, Wang B, Guo XJ, Zou CW, Tan XD. Investigating adsorption performance of heavy metals onto humic acid from sludge using Fourier-transform infrared combined with two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:9842-9850. [PMID: 30734912 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04445-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Efforts to improve sludge resource utilization have become increasingly important. In this study, humic acid (HA) was extracted from sludge samples collected from a sewage treatment plant, and then used for the adsorption of heavy metals. We used two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS) integrated with Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) to explore the adsorption between sludge HA (HA) and three metal ions (Cu, Ni, and Pb). The resulting adsorbing data conformed to the isotherm of Langmuir adsorption. The maximum capacity values (qm) were 5.34, 1.49, and 26.29.8 mg/g for Cu, Ni, and Pb, respectively. The data from 2D-FTIR-COS analysis showed that the susceptibility of the functional group followed the order 2300 → 1130 → 1330 → 1480 → 1580 cm-1 for Cu(II) and Ni(II), and 2300 → 1130 → 1330 → 1480 → 1200 → 1580 cm-1 for Pb(II). The sludge HA with Pb(II) showed more adsorption sites than sludge HA with Cu(II) and Ni(II), and these adsorption sites could preferentially bond with Pb(II) at × 1 compared with Cu(II) and Ni(II). Our findings indicate that 2D-FTIR-COS technology has great potential for application as a useful tool for understanding the adsorption mechanism between adsorbents with heavy metals.
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- Yi-Jin Yang
- College of Resources and Environment, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu, 610225, China
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Tian X, Shen Z, Han Z, Zhou Y. The effect of extracellular polymeric substances on exogenous highly toxic compounds in biological wastewater treatment: An overview. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2018.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bordoloi S, Garg A, Sreedeep S, Lin P, Mei G. Investigation of cracking and water availability of soil-biochar composite synthesized from invasive weed water hyacinth. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 263:665-677. [PMID: 29793826 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Revised: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Water hyacinth (WH), is one of the world's most intractable and invasive weed species. Recent studies explored the efficacy of this species as a biochar (BC) in improving soil fertility and metal adsorption. However, the soil water retention (SWR) property and crack potential of soil-WH biochar composite has still not been studied. The major objective of this study is to investigate the SWR property and corresponding crack intensity factor (CIF) for compacted soil-WH BC composites. Soil-WH BC composites at five percentages (0, 2, 5, 10 and 15) was compacted and soil parameters such as suction (ψ), water content and CIF were simultaneously monitored for 63 days (including 9 drying-wetting cycles). Results showed that soil-WH BC composite at all percentages retains more water (max. 19% and min. 6.53%) than bare soil at both saturated and drought conditions. Gradual inclusion of WH BC to soil decreases the CIF potential from 7% to 2.8%.
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- Sanandam Bordoloi
- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shantou University, China.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shantou University, China
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- Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, China
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