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Jalilian M, Bissessur R, Ahmed M, Hsiao A, He QS, Hu Y. A review: Hydrochar as potential adsorbents for wastewater treatment and CO 2 adsorption. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 914:169823. [PMID: 38199358 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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To valorize the biomass and organic waste, hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) stands out as a highly efficient and promising pathway given its intrinsic advantages over other thermochemical processes. Hydrochar, as the main product obtained from HTC, is widely applied as a fuel source and soil conditioner. Aside from these applications, hydrochar can be either directly used or modified as bio-adsorbents for environmental remediation. This potential arises from its tunable surface chemistry and its suitability to act as a precursor for activated or engineered carbon. In view of the importance of this topic, this review offers a thorough examination of the research progress for using hydrochar and its modified forms to remove organic dyes (cationic and anionic dyes), heavy metals, herbicides/pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and CO2. The review also sheds light on the fundamental chemistry involved in HTC of biomass and the major analytical techniques applied for understanding surface chemistry of hydrochar and modified hydrochar. The knowledge gaps and potential hurdles are identified to highlight the challenges and prospects of this research field with a summary of the key findings from this review. Overall, this article provides valuable insights and directives and pinpoints the areas meriting further investigation in the application potential of hydrochar in wastewater management and CO2 capture.
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- Milad Jalilian
- Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada; Department of Chemistry, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Department of Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada.
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- Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada.
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Zhang S, Wei L, Trakal L, Wang S, Shaheen SM, Rinklebe J, Chen Q. Pyrolytic and hydrothermal carbonization affect the transformation of phosphorus fractions in the biochar and hydrochar derived from organic materials: A meta-analysis study. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 906:167418. [PMID: 37774876 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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Carbonized organic materials are widely used to achieve soil improvement and alleviate soil pollution. The carbonization process significantly changes the total phosphorus (P) content and the P form in the solid phase derived from organic materials, which in turn has a significant impact on the P fertilizer effect in soils. In the present study, a meta-analysis with 278 observational data was conducted to detect the impact of the carbonization process (including pyrolytic carbonization and hydrothermal carbonization) on the transformation of P fractions in biochar or hydrochar derived from different organic materials. The results showed that the carbonization process significantly increased the total P content of the solid phase by 67.9%, and that the rate of P recovery from raw materials stayed high with a mean value of 86.8%. Among them, the impact of sludge-derived char was smaller when compared to the manure-derived char and biomass-derived char. The increase of total P in the biochar (or hydrochar) produced at >500 °C (or >200 °C) was more notable than that at <500 °C (or <200 °C). Simultaneously, the carbonization process significantly decreased the proportion of available P pool in the solid phase by 51.7% on average and increased the proportion of stable P pool in the solid phase by 204%. Appropriate production temperature helps to adjust the proportion of stable P pool in the solid phase. This meta-analysis pointed out that the carbonized solid phase recovers most of the P in the feedstock and that it promotes a significant transformation of available P pool in the feedstock to stable P in the carbonized solid phase. These findings provide useful information for the rational use of carbonization technology, the development of corresponding field management strategies, and the potential value of carbonized solid phase utilization.
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- Shuai Zhang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention-control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan Xilu, Haidian, Beijing 100193, PR China; Key Laboratory of Arable Land Quality Monitoring and Evaluation, State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-arid Arable Land in Northern China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100081, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention-control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan Xilu, Haidian, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Geosciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 16500 Praha 6, Suchdol, Czech Republic
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, PR China
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment, and Arid Land Agriculture, Department of Arid Land Agriculture, 21589 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; University of Kafrelsheikh, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, 33516 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention-control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan Xilu, Haidian, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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da Silva RNF, de Azevedo Mello P, Penteado Holkem A, Silva LFO, Oliveira MLS, Nawaz A, Manoharadas S, Dotto GL. Recovery of Ce and La from phosphogypsum leachate by adsorption using grape wastes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:118366-118376. [PMID: 37910355 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30632-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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The present research aimed to evaluate the use of grape stalk in the adsorption of lanthanum and cerium to identify the best operating conditions enabling the application of the bioadsorbent in REEs leached from phosphogypsum. The grape stalk was characterized and showed an amorphous structure with a heterogeneous and very porous surface. Also, it was possible to identify the groups corresponding to carboxylic acids, phenols, alcohols, aliphatic acids, and aromatic rings. The pH effect study showed that the adsorption process of La3+ and Ce3+ ions was favored at pH 5.0. The adsorption kinetics followed the pseudo-second-order model. In just 20 min, 80% saturation was reached, while equilibrium was reached after 120 min. The adsorption isotherms were appropriately adjusted to the Langmuir model, and the maximum adsorption capacities were obtained at 298 K, which were 35.22 mg g-1 for La3+ and 37.99 mg g-1 for Ce3+. Furthermore, the adsorption process was favorable, spontaneous, and exothermic. In the study's second phase, phosphogypsum was leached with a sulfuric acid solution. Then, the adsorption of REEs was carried out under the experimental conditions of pH after leaching and pH 5.0 (adjustment carried out with sodium hydroxide solution) at 298 K for 120 min and with adsorbent dosages of 1 and 5 g L-1. This process resulted in removal percentages above 95% for the most abundant REEs, such as neodymium, lanthanum, and cerium, at pH 5.0 and a dosage of 5 g L-1, demonstrating the effectiveness of the bioadsorbent used. These results indicate the potential of using grape residue as a promising bioadsorbent in recovering rare earth elements from phosphogypsum leachate.
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- Rafaela Nogueira Fontoura da Silva
- Research Group on Adsorptive and Catalytic Process Engineering (ENGEPAC), Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima, 1000-7, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria-UFSM, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria-UFSM, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Research Group on Adsorptive and Catalytic Process Engineering (ENGEPAC), Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima, 1000-7, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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Li H, Li D, Xu S, Wang Z, Chen X, Ding Y, Chu Q, Sha Z. Hydrothermal carbonization of biogas slurry and cattle manure into soil conditioner mitigates ammonia volatilization from paddy soil. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 344:140378. [PMID: 37806332 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140378] [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: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Hydrothermal carbonization of biogas slurry and animal manure into hydrochar could enhance waste recycling waste and minimize ammonia (NH3) volatilization from paddy fields. In this study, cattle manure-derived hydrochar prepared in the presence of Milli-Q water (CMWH) and biogas slurry (CMBSH), and biogas slurry-based hydrochar embedded with zeolite (ZHC) were applied to rice-paddy soil. The results demonstrated that CMBSH and ZHC treatments could significantly mitigate the cumulative NH3 volatilization and yield-scale NH3 volatilization by 27.9-45.2% and 28.5-45.4%, respectively, compared to the control group (without hydrochar addition), and significantly correlated with pH and ammonium-nitrogen (NH4+-N) concentration in floodwater. Nitrogen (N) loss via NH3 volatilization in the control group accounted for 24.9% of the applied N fertilizer, whereas CMBSH- and ZHC-amended treatments accounted for 13.6-17.9% of N in applied fertilizer. The reduced N loss improved soil N retention and availability for rice; consequently, grain N content significantly increased by 6.5-14.9% and N-use efficiency increased by 6.4-16.0% (P < 0.05), respectively. Based on linear fitting results, NH3 volatilization mitigation resulted from lower pH and NH4+-N concentration in floodwater that resulted from the acidic property and specific surface area of hydrochar treatments. Moreover, NH3-oxidizing archaea abundance in hydrochar-treated soil decreased by 40.9-46.9% in response to CMBSH and ZHC treatments, potentially suppressing NH4+-N transformation into nitrate and improving soil NH4+-N retention capacity. To date, this study applied biogas slurry-based hydrochar into paddy soil for the first time and demonstrated that ZHC significantly mitigated NH3 and increased N content. Overall, this study proposes an environmental-friendly strategy to recycle the wastes, biogas slurry, to the paddy fields to mitigate NH3 volatilization and increase grain yield of rice.
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- Huiting Li
- School of Earth and Environment, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, 232001, China
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- School of Earth and Environment, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, 232001, China; School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai, 200233, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Physiology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis and Prevention of Neurological Disorders and State Key Disciplines, Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA). Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Campus de Montegancedo, Madrid, 28223, Spain.
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Zhang Y, Wan Y, Zheng Y, Yang Y, Huang J, Chen H, Quan G, Gao B. Potassium permanganate modification of hydrochar enhances sorption of Pb(II), Cu(II), and Cd(II). BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 386:129482. [PMID: 37451511 PMCID: PMC10558135 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Hydrochars formed by hydrothermal carbonization of hickory wood, bamboo, and wheat straw at 200 °C were modified by potassium permanganate (KMnO4) for the sorption of Pb(II), Cd(II), and Cu(II). The wheat straw hydrochar (WSHyC) modified with 0.2 M KMnO4 resulted in the most promising adsorbent (WSHyC-0.2KMnO4). Characterization of WSHyC and WSHyC-0.2KMnO4 revealed that the modified hydrochar features large specific surface area, rich of surface oxygenic functional groups (OCFG), and a significant amount of MnOx micro-particles. Batch adsorption experiments indicated that the adsorption rate by WSHyC-0.2KMnO4 was faster than for WSHyC, attaining equilibrium after around 5 h. The optimum adsorption capacity (Langmuir) of Pb(II), Cd(II), and Cu(II) by WSHyC-0.2KMnO4 was 189.24, 29.06 and 32.68 mg/g, respectively, 12 ∼ 17 times greater than by WSHyC. The significantly enhanced heavy metal adsorption can be attributable to the increased OCFG and MnOx microparticles on the surface, thereby promoting ion exchange, electrostatic interactions, and complexation mechanisms.
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- Yue Zhang
- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- US EPA Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561, USA.
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Agriculture, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR 71601, USA
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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Su X, He J, Khan MA, Chang K, Liu Y, Guo G, Li X, Jin F, Kuang M, Gouda S, Huang Q. Potential Application Performance of Hydrochar from Kitchen Waste: Effects of Salt, Oil, Moisture, and pH. TOXICS 2023; 11:679. [PMID: 37624184 PMCID: PMC10459985 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11080679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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The surge in kitchen waste production is causing food-borne disease epidemics and is a public health threat worldwide. Additionally, the effectiveness of conventional treatment approaches may be hampered by KW's high moisture, salt, and oil content. Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is a promising new technology to convert waste biomass into environmentally beneficial derivatives. This study used simulated KW to determine the efficacy of hydrothermal derivatives (hydrochar) with different salt and oil content, pH value, and solid-liquid ratio for the removal of cadmium (Cd) from water and identify their high heating value (HHV). The findings revealed that the kitchen waste hydrochar (KWHC) yield decreased with increasing oil content. When the water content in the hydrothermal system increased by 90%, the yield of KWHC decreased by 65.85%. The adsorption capacity of KWHC remained stable at different salinities. The KWHC produced in the acidic environment increases the removal efficiency of KWHC for Cd. The raw material was effectively transformed into a maximum HHV (30.01 MJ/kg). HTC is an effective and secure method for the resource utilization of KW based on the adsorption capacity and combustion characteristic indices of KWHC.
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- Xuesong Su
- School of Ecology & Environment, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Ecology & Environment, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, Department of Public Health, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan;
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- School of Ecology & Environment, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Ecology & Environment, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Hainan Inspection and Detection Center for Modern Agriculture, Haikou 570100, China
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- School of Ecology & Environment, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Hainan Pujin Environmental Engineeering, Haikou 570100, China
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- Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Toukh 13736, Egypt
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- School of Ecology & Environment, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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Wu J, Hua Y, Feng Y, Xie W. Nitrated hydrochar reduce the Cd accumulation in rice and shift the microbial community in Cd contaminated soil. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 342:118135. [PMID: 37216875 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Rice grown on Cd-contaminated soil may accumulate Cd in grain, which is extremely harmful to human health. Several managements are developed to reduce the Cd load in rice, while in-situ immobilization by soil amendments has been attractive for its feasibility. Waste-derived hydrochar (HC) has been shown effective at immobilizing Cd in soil. However, potential plant negative effects and huge application amount are crucial to resolving in extensive application of HC. Nitric acid ageing may be an effective method to deal with these problems. In this paper, HC and nitrated hydrochar (NHC) were added to the Cd-contaminated soil at rates of 1% and 2% in a rice-soil column experiment. Results showed that NHC markedly promoted root biomass of rice by 58.70-72.78%, whereas HC had effects of 35.86-47.57%. Notably, NHC at 1% reduced the accumulation of Cd in rice grain, root and straw by 28.04%, 15.08% and 11.07%, respectively. A consistent decrease of 36.30% in soil EXC-Cd concentration was caused by NHC-1%. Following soil microbial community was shifted greatly under HC and NHC applications. The relative abundance of Acidobacteria was decreased by 62.57% in NHC-2% and by 56.89% in HC-1%. Nevertheless, Proteobacteria and Firmicutes were promoted by NHC addition. In contrast to HC, co-occurrence network of dominated bacteria was more complex and centralized generated by NHC. Key bacteria in that metabolic network of NHC such as Anaerolineae and Archangiaceae played key roles in Cd immobilization. These observations verified that NHC was more efficient to decrease Cd accumulation in rice and could alleviate the negative roles to plant by microbial changings in community composition and network. It could provide an enrichment of paddy soil microbial responds to the interaction of NHC with Cd and lay a foundation for the remediation of Cd-contaminated soil by NHC.
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- Jing Wu
- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, School of Energy & Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, 243002, China
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- Key Laboratory for Crop & Animal Integrated Farming of Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources & Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Key Laboratory for Crop & Animal Integrated Farming of Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources & Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil & Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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Zhou Y, Remón J, Pang X, Jiang Z, Liu H, Ding W. Hydrothermal conversion of biomass to fuels, chemicals and materials: A review holistically connecting product properties and marketable applications. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 886:163920. [PMID: 37156381 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Biomass is a renewable and carbon-neutral resource with good features for producing biofuels, biochemicals, and biomaterials. Among the different technologies developed to date to convert biomass into such commodities, hydrothermal conversion (HC) is a very appealing and sustainable option, affording marketable gaseous (primarily containing H2, CO, CH4, and CO2), liquid (biofuels, aqueous phase carbohydrates, and inorganics), and solid products (energy-dense biofuels (up to 30 MJ/kg) with excellent functionality and strength). Given these prospects, this publication first-time puts together essential information on the HC of lignocellulosic and algal biomasses covering all the steps involved. Particularly, this work reports and comments on the most important properties (e.g., physiochemical and fuel properties) of all these products from a holistic and practical perspective. It also gathers vital information addressing selecting and using different downstream/upgrading processes to convert HC reaction products into marketable biofuels (HHV up to 46 MJ/kg), biochemicals (yield >90 %), and biomaterials (great functionality and surface area up to 3600 m2/g). As a result of this practical vision, this work not only comments on and summarizes the most important properties of these products but also analyzes and discusses present and future applications, establishing an invaluable link between product properties and market needs to push HC technologies transition from the laboratory to the industry. Such a practical and pioneering approach paves the way for the future development, commercialization and industrialization of HC technologies to develop holistic and zero-waste biorefinery processes.
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- Yingdong Zhou
- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, PR China; China Leather and Footwear Research Institute Co. Ltd., Beijing 100015, PR China
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- Thermochemical Processes Group, Aragón Institute for Engineering Research (I3A), University of Zaragoza, C/Mariano Esquillor s/n, 50.018, Zaragoza, Spain.
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- China Leather and Footwear Research Institute Co. Ltd., Beijing 100015, PR China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, PR China
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- China Leather and Footwear Research Institute Co. Ltd., Beijing 100015, PR China
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- China Leather and Footwear Research Institute Co. Ltd., Beijing 100015, PR China.
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Dos Reis GS, Schnorr CE, Dotto GL, Vieillard J, Netto MS, Silva LFO, De Brum IAS, Thyrel M, Lima ÉC, Lassi U. Wood waste-based functionalized natural hydrochar for the effective removal of Ce(III) ions from aqueous solution. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:64067-64077. [PMID: 37060415 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26921-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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In this study, a sustainable and easily prepared hydrochar from wood waste was studied to adsorb and recover the rare earth element cerium (Ce(III)) from an aqueous solution. The results revealed that the hydrochar contains several surface functional groups (e.g., C-O, C = O, OH, COOH), which largely influenced its adsorption capacity. The effect of pH strongly influenced the Ce(III) removal, achieving its maximum removal efficiency at pH 6.0 and very low adsorption capacity under an acidic solution. The hydrochar proved to be highly efficient in Ce(III) adsorption reaching a maximum adsorption capacity of 327.9 mg g-1 at 298 K. The kinetic and equilibrium process were better fitted by the general order and Liu isotherm model, respectively. Possible mechanisms of Ce(III) adsorption on the hydrochar structure could be explained by electrostatic interactions and chelation between surface functional groups and the Ce(III). Furthermore, the hydrochar exhibited an excellent regeneration capacity upon using 1 mol L-1 of sulfuric acid (H2SO4) as eluent, and it was reused for three cycles without losing its adsorption performance. This research proposes a sustainable approach for developing an efficient adsorbent with excellent physicochemical and adsorption properties for Ce(III) removal.
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- Glaydson S Dos Reis
- Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Biomass Technology Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 901 83, Umeå, Sweden
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- Universidad De La Costa, Calle 58 # 55-66, 080002, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
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- Research Group On Adsorptive and Catalytic Process Engineering (ENGEPAC), Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima, 1000-7, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
- Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, INSA Rouen, CNRS, COBRA (UMR 6014), 27000, Evreux, France.
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- Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, INSA Rouen, CNRS, COBRA (UMR 6014), 27000, Evreux, France
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- Research Group On Adsorptive and Catalytic Process Engineering (ENGEPAC), Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima, 1000-7, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Universidad De La Costa, Calle 58 # 55-66, 080002, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, P.O.15003, Porto Alegre, 91501-970, Brazil
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- Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Biomass Technology Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 901 83, Umeå, Sweden
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, P.O.15003, Porto Alegre, 91501-970, Brazil
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- Research Unit of Sustainable Chemistry, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, 90014, Oulu, Finland
- Unit of Applied Chemistry, University of Jyvaskyla, Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius, Talonpojankatu 2B, 67100, Kokkola, Finland
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Zong Y, Wang X, Zhang H, Li Y, Yu J, Wang C, Cai Z, Wei J, Ding L. Preparation of a ternary composite based on water caltrop shell derived biochar and gelatin/alginate for cadmium removal from contaminated water: Performances assessment and mechanism insight. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 234:123637. [PMID: 36775227 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
Abstract
A ternary composite (SA/GE@BC) for cadmium removal from wastewater was successfully prepared. The alginate and gelatin were successfully impregnated with biochar (derived from water caltrop shell) to improve the recyclability and adsorption capacity. The prepared SA/GE@BC demonstrated a good removal for cadmium at pH 4.0-7.0 conditions. The cadmium removal increased with increasing SA/GE@BC dosage. The adsorption kinetics process was well consistent with the pseudo-second order model. And the Langmuir model (R2 > 0.99) best described the isotherm data. The calculated adsorption capacity reached a maximum of 86.25 mg/g. The adsorption was a spontaneous and endothermic process, and elevating temperature favored the removal of cadmium. The alginate-gelatin composition enhanced the number of oxygenated functional groups and exchangeable ions. This enhanced the removal of cadmium by complexation and cation ion exchange. Also, the removal mechanism of cadmium on SA/GE@BC involved electrostatic attraction and π-bond coordination. The saturated SA/GE@BC could be well regenerated by 0.1 M HNO3. All these results suggested the preparation of SA/GE@BC could effectively use waste resources to produce highly effective adsorbents for removing cadmium from contaminated water.
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- Yiming Zong
- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, China; Engineering Research Center of Biofilm Water Purification and Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, China; Engineering Research Center of Biofilm Water Purification and Utilization Technology of Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243032, China.
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Yang B, Yu Y, Liu H, Yang L, Hua Z, Feng Y, Xue L. Natural N-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots Derived from Straw and Adhered onto TiO 2 Nanospheres for Enhancing the Removal of Antibiotics and Resistance Genes. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:718-725. [PMID: 36643467 PMCID: PMC9835777 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are emerging environmental contaminants. TiO2 photocatalytic degradation has been proved an important removal technique, but its photocatalytic ability needs be improved. In our work, natural N-doped carbon quantum dots (N-SCQDs) were extracted from hydrothermal carbonization waste liquid of straw and were attached onto TiO2 nanospheres for remediating antibiotics [sulfadiazine (SA)] and ARGs (sul1, sul2, and intl1). The maximum SA reduction rates were close to 100%, and the ARG reduction rates were 52.91-83.52%/lg10 (sul1), 32.10-68.23%/lg10 (sul2), and 46.29-76.55%/lg10 (inlt1). The temperature of the straw derivatives would influence their photoelectric properties. N-SCQDs@TiO2 expands the application range of a novel potential high-efficiency degradation catalyst and offers a new way of hydrothermal carbonization waste liquid of agricultural waste.
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- Bei Yang
- Key
Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province-State Laboratory
Breeding Base, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, Nanjing210014, China
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Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province-State Laboratory
Breeding Base, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, Nanjing210014, China
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Laboratory of Water Control in Taihu Lake Basin, Ministry of Water
Resources, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing210029, China
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Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province-State Laboratory
Breeding Base, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, Nanjing210014, China
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Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow
Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing210098, China
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Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province-State Laboratory
Breeding Base, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, Nanjing210014, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province-State Laboratory
Breeding Base, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, Nanjing210014, China
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Gunadasa SG, Tighe MK, Wilson SC. Arsenic and cadmium leaching in co-contaminated agronomic soil and the influence of high rainfall and amendments. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 316:120591. [PMID: 36347408 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120591] [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: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) co-contaminate agricultural systems worldwide and threaten water resources, food security and human health. This column leaching study examined As and Cd mobility in an acidic sandy loam Alfisol soil collected from the dry zone of Sri Lankafor four co-contaminant concentration combinations (spiked and 1 year aged As at 20 & 100 mg kg-1 with co-added Cd at 3 & 20 mg kg-1) i, and under the influence of high rainfall (RF), phosphorus fertilizer (P) and lime amendments. In almost all treatments a synergistic co-contaminant adsorption effect was evident which reduced leaching of both elements, significantly in the higher spiked soil concentration treatments. The magnitude of leaching decrease varied with treatment but was greater for As due to its weaker retention in the soil. The co-sorbing effects, evident even under RF, were attributed to electrostatic sorption interactions, the formation of ternary bridging complexes and surface precipitation at higher concentrations. Liming significantly retarded mobilisation of both elements in all treatments, whereas P enhanced As leaching but suppressed Cd leaching, and both amendments moderated co-contaminant effects. An antagonistic effect of Cd on As sorption was evident in two treatments which showed increased As leaching with added Cd: the RF low spike concentration treatment, accredited to washout of stable As-Cd soluble complexes; the P high concentration treatment considered due to P disruption of As-Cd bridging complexes. This work is important for effective risk mitigation in these widely occurring co-contaminated agronomic systems, and demonstrates a strong system effect on synergistic or antagonistic co-contaminant interactions.
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- Sajanee G Gunadasa
- School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, 2351, NSW, Australia.
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- School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, 2351, NSW, Australia.
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- School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, 2351, NSW, Australia.
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Microwave-assisted hydrothermal preparation of magnetic hydrochar for the removal of organophosphorus insecticides from aqueous solutions. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cui H, Dong T, Hu L, Xia R, Zhou J, Zhou J. Adsorption and immobilization of soil lead by two phosphate-based biochars and phosphorus release risk assessment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 824:153957. [PMID: 35183632 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Phosphorus-based biochar can effectively immobilize lead (Pb) in soils, but the effects of soluble and insoluble phosphate on the remediation efficiency of Pb and phosphorus (P) release risks remain largely unknown. In this study, three biochars were produced from reed (Phragmites australis L.) straw, potassium dihydrogen phosphate (PDP, soluble) and hydroxyapatite (HAP, insoluble) modified reed straws and marked as BC, BCP, and BCH, respectively. Pb adsorptions and immobilizations by the three biochars and their P release risks were investigated. The P release kinetics of the three biochars were all fitted with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the P-release capacity followed the order of BCP > BCH > BC. The sorption isotherms of Pb2+ by three biochars were better described using the Langmuir model and the maximum adsorption capacities of BCP (59.3 mg/g) and BCH (58.8 mg/g) were higher than that of BC (48.1 mg/g). However, the P concentrations remained in BCP treated solution were significantly higher than those in BCH and BC under initial Pb2+ concentrations in the ranges of 5-25 mg/L. Soil pH and available P were increased with the increasing dosage of BCP and BCH, decreasing CaCl2-extractable Pb concentrations. BCH was more effective to decrease the exchangeable Pb and transform it into iron/manganese oxides and residual fractions. Compared to BC, BCH applications in the range of 2-5% can significantly increase labile P by 15.2-17.7%, but 21.0-33.6% for BCP, indicating BCP had a higher P release risk. The major implication is that HAP-modified biochar can effectively immobilize Pb and decrease P release risks compared to soluble P-modified biochar.
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- Hongbiao Cui
- School of Earth and Environment, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China; Institute of Environment-friendly Materials and Occupational Health, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Wuhu 241003, China; Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; Engineering Laboratory of Anhui Province for Comprehensive Utilization of Water and Soil Resources and Construction of Ecological Protection in Mining Area With High Groundwater Level, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China.
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- School of Earth and Environment, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China; Institute of Environment-friendly Materials and Occupational Health, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Wuhu 241003, China; Engineering Laboratory of Anhui Province for Comprehensive Utilization of Water and Soil Resources and Construction of Ecological Protection in Mining Area With High Groundwater Level, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
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- School of Earth and Environment, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China; Institute of Environment-friendly Materials and Occupational Health, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Wuhu 241003, China; Engineering Laboratory of Anhui Province for Comprehensive Utilization of Water and Soil Resources and Construction of Ecological Protection in Mining Area With High Groundwater Level, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; Department of Environmental, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 01854, United States.
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Li W, Liang L, Li Y, Tian Y, Chen J, Chen S, Zhang J. Individual effects of different co-existing ions and polystyrene (PS) microplastics on the reactivity of sulfidated nanoscale zero-valent iron (S-nZVI) toward EDTA-chelated CdII removal. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.120374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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