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El-Bestawy EA, Gaber M, Shokry H, Samy M. Effective degradation of atrazine by spinach-derived biochar via persulfate activation system: Process optimization, mechanism, degradation pathway and application in real wastewater. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 229:115987. [PMID: 37116677 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Herein, biochar derived from spinach remnants was prepared for the first-time for the utilization in persulfate (PS) activation to effectively degrade atrazine. Characteristics of the prepared biochar were explored using advanced analyses. Control experiments implied the efficient activation of PS in the presence of the synthesized biochar. The highest degradation of atrazine (99.8%) could be attained at atrazine concentration of 7.2 mg/L, PS concentration of 7.7 mM, biochar dose of 1.88 g/L and reaction time of 120 min. The prepared biochar displayed a high recyclability performance attaining degradation ratios of 98.2, 96.53, 96.4, 92.8 and 88% in five sequential cycles under the optimum conditions. The degradation mechanism was explored showing that sulfate radicals were the prime reactive species in the degradation system. The degradation intermediates were specified, and the degradation pathways were propositioned. The highest REs in agrochemical industrial wastewater reached 80.21 and 83.43% of atrazine and TOC after 2 h. NH3 (348.4 mg/L) was reduced to 168.3 mg/L (RE: 51.7%) while level of NO3 (94.7 mg/L) was increased by 98.8% (188.3 mg/L) in the treated effluent due to oxidation of NH3 to nitrite and then nitrate. Extension of reaction time could contribute to achieving full mineralization of the real wastewater due to the residual PS after 120 min. The effectiveness and low-cost of biochar@PS system as well as its high performance in degrading real wastewater support the efficiency of the prepared biochar to be applied on an industrial scale.
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- Ebtesam A El-Bestawy
- Department of Environmental Studies, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, 163 Horria Ave. El-Shatby, P.O. Box 832, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Department of Environmental Studies, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, 163 Horria Ave. El-Shatby, P.O. Box 832, Alexandria, Egypt; Environmental Engineering Department, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), New Borg El-Arab City, 21934, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Environmental Engineering Department, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), New Borg El-Arab City, 21934, Alexandria, Egypt; Electronic Materials Researches Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City, 21934, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Public Works Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.
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Chang J, Fang W, Chen L, Zhang P, Zhang G, Zhang H, Liang J, Wang Q, Ma W. Toxicological effects, environmental behaviors and remediation technologies of herbicide atrazine in soil and sediment: A comprehensive review. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 307:136006. [PMID: 35973488 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Atrazine has become one of the most popular applied triazine herbicides in the world due to its high herbicidal efficiency and low price. With its large-dosage and long-term use on a global scale, atrazine can cause widespread and persistent contamination of soil and sediment. This review systematically evaluates the toxicological effects, environmental risks, environmental behaviors (adsorption, transport and transformation, and bioaccumulation) of atrazine, and the remediation technologies of atrazine-contaminated soil and sediment. For the adsorption behavior of atrazine on soil and sediment, the organic matter content plays an extremely important role in the adsorption process. Various models and equations such as the multi-media fugacity model and solute transport model are used to analyze the migration and transformation process of atrazine in soil and sediment. It is worth noting that certain transformation products of atrazine in the environment even have stronger toxicity and mobility than its parent. Among various remediation technologies, the combination of microbial remediation and phytoremediation for atrazine-contaminated soil and sediment has wide application prospects. Although other remediation technologies such as advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) can also efficiently remove atrazine from soil, some potential problems still need to be further clarified. Finally, some related challenges and prospects are proposed.
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- Jianning Chang
- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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Zhao Y, Li Y, Yang F. A state-of-the-art review on modeling the biochar effect: Guidelines for beginners. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 802:149861. [PMID: 34461475 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Biochar has been widely advocated due to its special properties and sustainability for agriculture soil amendment. The influencing mechanism of biochar on soil properties is a key aspect of quantifying and predicting its benefits and trade-offs. The contribution of biochar to both environmental and agricultural benefits has been deeply discussed and extensively reviewed, but few reviews have focused on modeling biochar effects. An overview of recent advances in biochar modeling is illustrated and approaches classified in this paper. Applications of a machine learning model, a deterministic model, and a numerical model to biochar are categorized and summarized. A discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of each model and a comparison among them are also provided. Finally, this paper gives many suggestions on narrowing the knowledge gap to advance biochar modeling. Further study of biochar modeling in management planning and design and application of the model results in agricultural systems will help accelerate the expansion of biochar's application scale and encourage the efficient utilization of waste in agricultural systems.
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- Ying Zhao
- School of Water Conservancy & Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; Joint Laboratory of Northeast Agricultural University and Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (NEAU-MPICI), Harbin 150030, China
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- School of Water Conservancy & Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; Joint Laboratory of Northeast Agricultural University and Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (NEAU-MPICI), Harbin 150030, China
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- School of Water Conservancy & Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; Joint Laboratory of Northeast Agricultural University and Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (NEAU-MPICI), Harbin 150030, China.
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Novotny EH, Turetta APD, Resende MF, Rebello CM. The quality of soil organic matter, accessed by 13C solid state nuclear magnetic resonance, is just as important as its content concerning pesticide sorption. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 266:115298. [PMID: 32798983 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The global increase of food production has been achieved mainly through the intensive use of inputs such as pesticides. Once released to the soil, sorption (which could be represented by Freundlich solid-water distribution coefficients - KF) and degradation are two governing processes that determine the distribution and persistence of pesticides in the environment. In spite of the huge dataset, the only apparent generalisation is the high correlation between KF and soil organic matter (SOM) content. However, in this work no correlation was observed between KF and organic C content (OC) and so the obtained KOC (KF normalised by OC) spread out in a wide range: 1100 to 11,400 mL g-1 for abamectin; and 30-150 mL g-1 for atrazine, both ranges corroborate with data from literature. These high variabilities indicate that other soil components or SOM quality strongly interfere in the pesticide sorption in addition to SOM content. Seeking to estimate the influence of SOM quality in the abamectin and atrazine KOC values, the humic acids, a fraction of the SOM, was analysed by 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (13C NMR) and Principal Component (PC) Regression. The first PC of 13C NMR spectra presented negative loadings for aliphatic compounds and positive loadings for aryl C, typical of partially oxidised pyrogenic C. Their scores showed strong correlation with the abamectin KOC values (R2 = 0.91, p < 5 10-8) and weaker with atrazine KOC (R2 = 0.63, p < 0.0001), in addition to a smaller standardised slope: 1.01 for abamectin and 0.76 for atrazine. These results could be explained by the higher hydrophobicity of abamectin, being thus more prone to interact with the polycondensed aryl groups from the pyrogenic C. It is also important to highlight that humic acids are useful proxies for understanding the paramount interaction of SOM with pesticides.
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- E H Novotny
- EMBRAPA Soils, Rua Jardim Botânico, 1024, 22460-000, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- EMBRAPA Soils, Rua Jardim Botânico, 1024, 22460-000, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Program of Territorial Development and Public Policy, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica 23890-000, Brazil
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- EMBRAPA Soils, Rua Jardim Botânico, 1024, 22460-000, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- EMBRAPA Soils, Rua Jardim Botânico, 1024, 22460-000, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Gunti H, Kandukuri DJ, Kumari A, Aniya V, Satyavathi B, Naidu MR. A non-edible waste as a potential sorptive media for removal of herbicide from the watershed. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 390:121671. [PMID: 31831287 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A non-edible waste, from biodiesel processing industry is being turned to carbonaceous material (biochar) using slow pyrolysis. The material was found to be amorphous with hydroxyl, methyl, carbonyl and carboxyl functional groups onto the surface. The influencing parameters, namely adsorbate concentration (0.05-5 mg/l), biochar loading (0.02-0.4 g), pH(3-12) and particle sizes (0.03-0.13 mm) were studied to observe the effect on the sorption of simazine using biochar. A multivariate optimization using central composite design in response surface methodology was performed employing desirability function. The optimized biosorption efficiency (B%) and capacity qe was found to be 91.98 % and 0.83 mg/g respectively with the optimized parameters as 3.76 mg/l of adsorbate concentration, 0.12 g of biochar loading, pH of 5.26 and 0.0535 mm of particle size. The simazine adsorption phenomena were found to be multilayer heterogeneous sorption based on Langmuir and Freundlich models. The kinetics investigation shows that chemisorption was involved for the transfer of simazaine to the surface of biochar with three distinct intra particulate diffusional zones. An adsorption process requires activation energy of 11.27 kJ/mol and the negative magnitude of ΔH* indicates the exothermicity involved in the process.
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- Harika Gunti
- Department of Chemical Engineering, VFSTR (deemed to be) University, India; Process Engineering & Technology Transfer Department, CSIR -Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500 007, India
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- Process Engineering & Technology Transfer Department, CSIR -Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500 007, India
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- Process Engineering & Technology Transfer Department, CSIR -Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500 007, India
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- Process Engineering & Technology Transfer Department, CSIR -Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500 007, India
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- Process Engineering & Technology Transfer Department, CSIR -Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500 007, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, VFSTR (deemed to be) University, India.
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Jiang Z, Li J, Jiang D, Gao Y, Chen Y, Wang W, Cao B, Tao Y, Wang L, Zhang Y. Removal of atrazine by biochar-supported zero-valent iron catalyzed persulfate oxidation: Reactivity, radical production and transformation pathway. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 184:109260. [PMID: 32113024 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Atrazine is a widely used herbicide whose presence poses a potential threat to agriculture and human living environment. This work studied the degradation performances and mechanisms of zero-valent iron and biochar composite (ZVI/BC) activated persulfate (PS) for atrazine. The results showed that the removal percentage of atrazine reached 73.47% within 30 min. Furthermore, the optimal parameters (175 mg/L ZVI/BC, 2 mM PS and initial pH of 3) were obtained through response surface methodology. Meanwhile, the high atrazine removal percentage (83.77%) was obtained under the optimal conditions. Radical quenching studies and electron spin resonance revealed that active substances produced during PS activation, as well as that SO4·- and HO· were dominant active species for the atrazine degradation. According to iron corrosion products and XPS analysis, the reaction mechanism of ZVI/BC-PS system was proposed as that ZVI loaded on the composites further activated PS to produce SO4·- and HO· which accompany with the valent changing of iron and finally causing degradation of atrazine. In addition, the degradation pathways of atrazine in ZVI/BC-PS system included dealkylation, alkyl oxidation and dechlorination-hydroxylation by the results of GC-MS and LC-MS. These findings demonstrated that ZVI/BC activated persulfate may be an efficient technique for the degradation of atrazine.
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- Zhao Jiang
- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China.
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Wang X, Xu J, Liu J, Liu J, Xia F, Wang C, Dahlgren RA, Liu W. Mechanism of Cr(VI) removal by magnetic greigite/biochar composites. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 700:134414. [PMID: 31698277 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study synthesized magnetic greigite/biochar composites (MGBs) by a solvothermal method and tested their ability to remove Cr(VI) from heavy metal-polluted wastewater. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transformed infrared spectrometry (FT-IR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that magnetic greigite (Fe3S4) flakes were aggregated and anchored to the biochar surface, resulting in more active sites than pristine biochar. Maximum Cr removal efficiency and capacity of MGB-30 (greigite/biochar = 30%) at an initial Cr(VI) concentration of 20 mg/L were 93% and 23.25 mg/g, respectively. A pseudo-first-order kinetic model was determined for the Cr(VI) removal process and the Cr(VI) removal rate constants were highly dependent on the mass ratios of Fe3S4 loaded on biochar, initial MGB and Cr(VI) concentrations and solution pH. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and flame atomic absorption spectrometric (FAAS) analysis demonstrated that Cr(VI) was preferentially adsorbed on MGBs and subsequently reduced to Cr(III) by MGBs. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and iron redox transformations revealed that the Cr(VI) removal enhancement was attributed to efficient surface Fe(III)/Fe(II) cycling via electron transfer with the persistent free radicals (PFRs) of biochar. These novel findings provide new insights into the Fe(III)/Fe(II) cycle induced by biochar and the prospects of using magnetic greigite/biochar composites for remediation of Cr(VI)-rich wastewaters.
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- Xuedong Wang
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, Southern Zhejiang Water Research Institute, College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, Southern Zhejiang Water Research Institute, College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, Southern Zhejiang Water Research Institute, College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, Southern Zhejiang Water Research Institute, College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, Southern Zhejiang Water Research Institute, College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, Southern Zhejiang Water Research Institute, College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, Southern Zhejiang Water Research Institute, College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, People's Republic of China; Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Science and Health, Southern Zhejiang Water Research Institute, College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, People's Republic of China.
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Tang F, Xu Z, Gao M, Li L, Li H, Cheng H, Zhang C, Tian G. The dissipation of cyazofamid and its main metabolite in soil response oppositely to biochar application. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 218:26-35. [PMID: 30465972 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.11.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2018] [Revised: 11/03/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Biochars derived from rice straw (RS), corn straw (CS), chicken manure (CM) and tire rubber (TR) were applied to soil to investigate their effects on the dissipation of cyazofamid and its metabolite CCIM (4-chloro-5-p-tolylimidazole-2-carbonitrile), with high acute toxicity compared to cyazofamid. The enhancement of cyazofamid dissipation followed the order of CS > RS > CM, whereas TR depressed the cyazofamid dissipation. Adsorption, hydrolysis and microbial degradation were all involved in cyazofamid dissipation. CM and CS enhanced the contribution of biodegradation to cyazofamid dissipation, which might be related with the shifted microbial community. More importantly, CCIM residual was drastically increased by 8-15 times after biochar application, regardless of biochar type. In total, this study shed light on the issue of build-up of metabolites in biochar-amended soil, especially for metabolites having higher toxicities than parent compounds, providing new insights into potential risk of biochar application for soil remediation.
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- Fan Tang
- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Quality and Standard of Agro-Products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Institute of Environment, Resource, Soil and Fertilizer, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Chemical and Material Engineering, Quzhou University, Quzhou, 324000, China
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- Institute of Quality and Standard of Agro-Products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Sharma P, Rohilla D, Chaudhary S, Kumar R, Singh AN. Nanosorbent of hydroxyapatite for atrazine: A new approach for combating agricultural runoffs. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 653:264-273. [PMID: 30412871 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The attention of current work was on the fabrication of effective nanoadsorbent of hydroxyapatite (HAp) for the controlled release of atrazine (ATZ) formulation. The ATZ-HAp complex (ATZ@HAp) was able to inhibit the growth of Brassica sp. under in situ conditions. This developed methodology aspires to cease the agricultural runoffs of ATZ applied with the HAp adjuvant and ensure their effective functioning. The efficacy of the protocol was mainly accomplished by adsorbing ATZ over the surface of HAp NPs that restricted its premature runoff and promoted the prolonged herbicidal efficiency. The influence of fundamental parameters i.e., HAp dose, ATZ dose and initial pH on the adsorption process was investigated systematically. The suitability of ATZ@HAp complex for real world application was adjudged after proofing its toxicological behaviour and its role in Zea mays plantations. The complex was found to be non-toxic and nurturing due to its phosphate rich nature. Further investigations of ATZ@HAp complex and its effect on the non-target species will help in establishing an effective framework for their commercial use in agricultural practices.
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- Priyanka Sharma
- Department of Environment Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre of Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre of Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India.
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- Department of Environment Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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Zhao Z, Wu Q, Nie T, Zhou W. Quantitative evaluation of relationships between adsorption and partition of atrazine in biochar-amended soils with biochar characteristics. RSC Adv 2019; 9:4162-4171. [PMID: 35520176 PMCID: PMC9060563 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra08544g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Atrazine (ATZ) adsorption in two natural soils amended with biochars produced from different feedstocks at 300, 500, and 700 °C were investigated; further, the relationships between the surface and partition adsorption capacities of ATZ in biochar-amended soils with biochar characteristics were quantitatively evaluated. The results revealed that high aromaticity, hydrophobicity, and low polarity of biochar facilitated ATZ adsorption. The addition of selected biochars significantly increased the adsorption of ATZ on paddy soil (PS) and black soil (BS) by 5.2–7.5 times and 2.3–4.2 times, respectively. On the contrary, the degree of increase in surface adsorption was much higher than that in partition adsorption, mainly due to the role of the specific adsorption of ATZ on biochar. Meanwhile, the respective contributions of surface and partition adsorptions to the total ATZ adsorption on biochar-amended soil changed with different addition amounts of biochar. The multiple nonlinear regression analysis demonstrated the linear dependence of H/C ratio, (O + N)/C ratio, and specific surface area (SSA) of biochar on the surface adsorption capacity of biochar-amended PS and BS, as well as the linear dependence of organic carbon and ash contents on the partition adsorption capacity of biochar-amended PS and the linear dependence of the H/C ratio and SSA on the partition adsorption capacity of biochar-amended BS. In biochar-amended soil systems, interactions between biochar and soil could affect ATZ adsorption, and organic matter in biochar might compensate for the role of soil organic matter in the competition for adsorption sites with a decrease in the biochar pyrolysis temperature. Adsorption of atrazine (ATZ) in two natural soils amended with different biochars was investigated, and the relationships of adsorption capacity of biochar-amended soils with biochar characteristics were also quantitatively evaluated.![]()
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- Zhendong Zhao
- Department of Environmental Science
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou
- China
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- Department of Environmental Science
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou
- China
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- Department of Environmental Science
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou
- China
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- Department of Environmental Science
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou
- China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control
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Yang F, Zhang S, Sun Y, Cheng K, Li J, Tsang DCW. Fabrication and characterization of hydrophilic corn stalk biochar-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron composites for efficient metal removal. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 265:490-497. [PMID: 29940499 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Revised: 06/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Pyrolyzing low-cost agro-waste into biochar is a promising means for waste biomass utilization. This study engineers corn stalk-derived biochar with abundant hydrophilic functional groups as a support material for iron nanoparticles impregnation (nZVI-HCS). Surface chemistry and morphology of nZVI-HCS composites is characterized by SEM, TEM, TG, XRD, FTIR, XPS, and BET techniques, which helps to elucidate the mechanisms of Pb2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+ removal from single and mixed-metal solutions in batch experiments. Equilibrium adsorption capacities can reach 195.1, 161.9 and 109.7 mg·g-1 for Pb2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+ at neutral medium after 6-h process, respectively. The engineered biochar with hierarchical pores can impregnate iron nanoparticles, serve as an adsorbent, and enhance metal reduction/precipitation. Rapid removal and high performance can be maintained after five regeneration/reuse cycles. Multiple interaction mechanisms including adsorption, precipitation, reduction and complexation are responsible for metal removal by nZVI-HCS composites, which can be a novel biowaste-derived material for wastewater treatment.
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- Fan Yang
- School of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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Rimayi C, Odusanya D, Weiss JM, de Boer J, Chimuka L, Mbajiorgu F. Effects of environmentally relevant sub-chronic atrazine concentrations on African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) survival, growth and male gonad development. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2018; 199:1-11. [PMID: 29602044 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Revised: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Sub-chronic toxicity of environmentally relevant atrazine concentrations on exposed tadpoles and adult male African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) was evaluated in a quality controlled laboratory for 90 days. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of atrazine on the survival, growth and gonad development of African clawed frogs. After exposure of tadpoles to atrazine concentrations of 0 (control), 0.01, 200 and 500 μg L-1 in water, mortality rates of 0, 0, 3.3 and 70% respectively were recorded for the 90 day exposure period. Morphometry showed significantly reduced tadpole mass in the 500 μg L-1 atrazine exposed tadpoles (p < 0.05). Light microscopy on testes of adult frogs exposed to the same atrazine concentrations using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Van Gieson staining techniques revealed gonadal atrophy, disruption of germ cell lines, seminiferous tubule structure damage and formation of extensive connective tissue around seminiferous tubules of frogs exposed to 200 μg L-1 and 500 μg L-1 atrazine concentrations. Ultrastructural analysis of the cellular organelles using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed significant amounts of damaged mitochondria in testosterone producing Leydig cells as well as Sertoli cells. Biochemical analysis revealed reduced serum testosterone levels in adult frogs at all exposure levels as well as presence of six atrazine metabolites in frog serum and liver. The results indicate that atrazine concentrations greater than the calculated LC50 of 343.7 μg L-1 cause significant mortality in tadpoles, while concentrations ≥200 μg L-1 adversely affect reproductive health of adult frogs and development of tadpoles sub-chronically exposed to atrazine.
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- Cornelius Rimayi
- Department of Water and Sanitation, Resource Quality Information Services (RQIS), Roodeplaat, P. Bag X313, 0001 Pretoria, South Africa; Department of Environment and Health, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan, 1085, 1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands; University of the Witwatersrand, School of Chemistry, P. Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- Department of Water and Sanitation, Resource Quality Information Services (RQIS), Roodeplaat, P. Bag X313, 0001 Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Arrhenius Laboratory, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7050, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Environment and Health, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan, 1085, 1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- University of the Witwatersrand, School of Chemistry, P. Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- University of the Witwatersrand, School of Anatomical Sciences, P. Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Wang C, Guo Z, Hong R, Gao J, Guo Y, Gu C. A novel method for synthesis of polyaniline and its application for catalytic degradation of atrazine in a Fenton-like system. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 197:576-584. [PMID: 29407820 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.01.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Revised: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Recently, polyaniline (PANI) has received widespread attention for the free volume, optical transmittance and electrical conductivity. In this study, a chemical vapor deposition method was developed to synthesize the conductive PANI-clay composite catalyzed by Fe(III)-saturated attapulgite (Fe(III)-ATTP). The reaction is initiated by the electron transfer from aniline (ANI) to Fe(III), subsequently generating ANI radical cation. The radical could further polymerize and form PANI in the constrained micropore structure of ATTP. The Raman, Fourier transform infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectra confirmed the formation of PANI on Fe(III)-ATTP surface by comparison with the PANI standard. The newly synthesized Fe(III)-ATTP-PANI composite exhibited superior reactivity as indicated by the efficient dissipation of atrazine in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and the degradation rate increased up to almost 150 times compared to Fe(III)-ATTP. The higher reactivity of Fe(III)-ATTP-PANI/H2O2 system was attributed to the accelerated electron transfer, the formation of ferrous ions, and the enhanced adsorption of atrazine onto attapulgite. Furthermore, our experimental results demonstrated that Fe(III)-ATTP-PANI showed good stability and it could be reused for several reaction cycles with high reactivity. This new material could act as an environmental-friendly catalyst in Fenton-like reaction system and show promising potential to effectively eliminate many persistent organic contaminants.
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- Chao Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China.
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Zhao L, Yang F, Jiang Q, Zhu M, Jiang Z, Tang Y, Zhang Y. Characterization of modified biochars prepared at low pyrolysis temperature as an efficient adsorbent for atrazine removal. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:1405-1417. [PMID: 29090437 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0492-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this study, biochars (BC, ZnBC, and PBC) produced from wheat straw at relatively lower pyrolysis are successfully fabricated using different pretreatment techniques (without and with ZnCl2 or H3PO4). The specific surface area (SSA), elemental analysis, and Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR) are used to analyze physicochemical properties of unmodified and modified biochars. ZnBC and PBC show higher specific surface area and more micropore structure than pure BC. Kinetic models (pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order, and intra-particle diffusion) as well as isotherm models (Langmuir and Freundlich) are applied to analyze adsorption behavior. Adsorption on biochars can be better fitted by the pseudo-second-order and intra-particle diffusion models, indicating that micropores and mesopores play important roles on adsorption process and chemisorption is dominant. The adsorption process is also affected by physical and chemical adsorption. In conclusion, biochar is a low-cost, effective, and environment-friendly adsorbent implicating in the environment for pesticide removal. Graphical abstract.
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- Lulu Zhao
- 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
- College of Science, 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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