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Hamid Y, Chen Y, Lin Q, Haris M, Usman M, Saqib Rashid M, Anastopoulos I, Hussain B, Ali HM, Hannan F, Yin X, Yang X. Functionality of wheat straw-derived biochar enhanced its efficiency for actively capping Cd and Pb in contaminated water and soil matrices: Insights through batch adsorption and flow-through experiments. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 362:142770. [PMID: 38969230 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142770] [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: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 06/20/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/07/2024]
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The impact of functionality of biochar on pressing environmental issue of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) co-contamination in simultaneous soil and water systems has not sufficiently reported. This study investigated the impact of Fe- and Mg-functionalized wheat straw biochar (Fe-WSBC and Mg-WSBC) on Cd and Pb adsorption/immobilization through batch sorption and column leaching trials. Importantly, Fe-WSBC was more effective in adsorbing Cd and Pb (82.84 and 111.24 mg g-1), regeneration ability (removal efficiency 94.32 and 92.365), and competitive ability under competing cations (83.15 and 84.36%) compared to other materials (WSBC and Mg-WSBC). The practical feasibility of Fe-WSBC for spiked river water verified the 92.57% removal of Cd and 85.73% for Pb in 50 mg L-1 and 100 mg L-1 contamination, respectively. Besides, the leaching of Cd and Pb with Fe-WSBC under flow-through conditions was lowered to (0.326 and 17.62 mg L-1), respectively as compared to control (CK) (0.836 and 40.40 mg L-1). In short, this study presents the applicable approach for simultaneous remediation of contaminated water and soil matrices, offering insights into environmentally friendly green remediation strategies for heavy metals co-contaminated matrices.
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- Yasir Hamid
- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Lab of Environ. Remediation and Ecol. Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Lab of Environ. Remediation and Ecol. Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Lab of Environ. Remediation and Ecol. Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- Université de Rennes, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer in South Region, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nutrient Cycling and Farmland Conservation, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, UoI Kostakii Campus, 47100, Arta, Greece
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Lab of Environ. Remediation and Ecol. Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Crop Science, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Laboratory of Spectroscopy Sensing, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Beautiful Village Construction Center of Quzhou Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, Quzhou, 324002, China.
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Lab of Environ. Remediation and Ecol. Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Kumar V, Sharma N, Panneerselvam B, Dasarahally Huligowda LK, Umesh M, Gupta M, Muzammil K, Zahrani Y, Malmutheibi M. Lignocellulosic biomass for biochar production: A green initiative on biowaste conversion for pharmaceutical and other emerging pollutant removal. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 360:142312. [PMID: 38761824 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142312] [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: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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Lignocellulosic waste generation and their improper disposal has accelerated the problems associated with increased greenhouse gas emissions and associated environmental pollution. Constructive ways to manage and mitigate the pollution associated with lignocellulosic waste has propelled the research on biochar production using lignocellulose-based substrates. The sustainability of various biochar production technologies in employing lignocellulosic biomass as feedstock for biochar production not only aids in the lignocellulosic biomass valorization but also helps in carbon neutralization and carbon utilization. Functionalization of biochar through various physicochemical methods helps in improving their functional properties majorly by reducing the size of the biochar particles to nanoscale and modifying their surface properties. The usage of engineered biochar as nano adsorbents for environmental applications like dye absorption, removal of organic pollutants and endocrine disrupting compounds from wastewater has been the thrust areas of research in the past few decades. This review presents a comprehensive outlook on the up-to-date research findings related to the production and engineering of biochar from lignocellulosic biomass and their applications in environmental remediation especially with respect to wastewater treatment. Further a detailed discussion on various biochar activation methods and the future scope of biochar research is presented in this review work.
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- Vinay Kumar
- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (BITE) Laboratory, Department of Community Medicine, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, Thandalam, 602105, India.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, Thandalam, 602105, India
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- Center of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand; Department of Community Medicine, Saveetha Medical College, SIMATS, Chennai, 602105, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India
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- Chitkara Centre for Research and Development, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, 174103, India
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- Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Khamis Mushait Campus, King Khalid University, Abha, 62561, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Khamis Mushait Campus, King Khalid University, Abha, 62561, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Khamis Mushait Campus, King Khalid University, Abha, 62561, Saudi Arabia
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Haider MIS, Liu G, Yousaf B, Arif M, Aziz K, Ashraf A, Safeer R, Ijaz S, Pikon K. Synergistic interactions and reaction mechanisms of biochar surface functionalities in antibiotics removal from industrial wastewater. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 356:124365. [PMID: 38871166 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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Biochar, a carbon-rich material with a unique surface chemistry (high abundance of surface functional groups, large surface area, and well-distributed), has shown great potential as a sustainable solution for industrial wastewater treatment as compared to conventional industrial wastewater treatment techniques demand substantial energy consumption and generate detrimental byproducts. This critical review emphasizes the surface functionalities formation and development in biochar to enhance its physiochemical properties, for utilization in antibiotics removal. Factors affecting the formation of functionalities, including carbonization processes, feedstock materials, operating parameters, and the influence of pre-post treatments, are thoroughly highlighted to understand the crucial role of factors influencing biochar properties for optimal antibiotics removal. Furthermore, the research explores the removal mechanisms and interactions of biochar-based surface functionalities, hydrogen bonding, encompassing electrostatic interactions, hydrophobic interactions, π-π interactions, and electron donor and acceptor interactions, to provide insights into the adsorption/removal behavior of antibiotics on biochar surfaces. The review also explains the mechanism of factors influencing the removal of antibiotics in industrial wastewater treatment, including particle size and pore structure, nature and types of surface functional groups, pH and surface charge, temperature, surface modification strategies, hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity, biochar dose, pollutant concentration, contact time, and the presence of coexisting ions and other substances. Finally, the study offers reusability and regeneration, challenges and future perspectives on the development of biochar-based adsorbents and their applications in addressing antibiotics. It concludes by summarizing the key findings and emphasizing the significance of biochar as a sustainable and effective solution for mitigating antibiotics contamination in industrial wastewater.
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- Muhammad Irtaza Sajjad Haider
- CAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
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- CAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China.
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- Department of Technologies and Installations for Waste Management, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44 -100, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, MNS University of Agriculture, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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- CAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China; Department of Botany, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
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- CAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
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- CAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
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- CAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China
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- Department of Technologies and Installations for Waste Management, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44 -100, Gliwice, Poland
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Ahmed MJ, Anastopoulos I, Kalderis D, Haris M, Usman M. Insight into the wheat residues-derived adsorbents for the remediation of organic and inorganic aquatic contaminants: A review. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 250:118507. [PMID: 38387498 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118507] [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: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Wheat is a major grain crop of the world that provides a stable food for human consumption. Large amounts of by-products/waste materials are produced after the harvesting and processing of wheat crop. Such materials can cause an environmental issue if not disposed of properly. Several studies have shown that wheat residues can be efficient precursors for adsorbents because of their availability, renewability, lignocellulosic composition, and surface active groups enriched structure. In the literature, there are few review articles that address wheat residues-based adsorbents. However, these reviews were specific in terms of adsorbate or adsorbent and did not provide detailed information about the modification, properties, and regeneration of these adsorbents. This article extensively reviews the utilization of wheat biomass/waste including straw, bran, husk, and stalk as precursors for raw or untreated, chemically treated, carbonaceous, and composite adsorbents against various environmental pollutants. The influences of inlet pollutant amount, adsorbent dose, pH, temperature, and time on the performance of adsorbents against pollutants were considered. The maximum uptakes, equilibrium time, and adsorption nature were identified from isotherms, kinetic, and thermodynamic studies. The highest adsorbed amounts of most tested contaminants were 448.20, 322.58, and 578.13 mg/g for lead, chromium, and copper, 1374.6 and 1449.4 mg/g for methylene blue and malachite green, and 854.75, 179.21, and 107.77 mg/g for tetracycline, phosphate, and nitrate, respectively. For the studied adsorbate/adsorbent systems the adsorption mechanism and regeneration were also discussed. Significant results and future directions are finally presented.
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- Muthanna J Ahmed
- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, 10071 Baghdad, Iraq.
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- Department of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, UoI Kostakii Campus, 47040 Arta, Greece
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- Laboratory of Environmental Technologies and Applications, Department of Electronic Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Chania 73100, Greece
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, PR China
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- Université de Rennes, École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, UMR 6226, F-35000, Rennes, France
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Oral B, Coşgun A, Günay ME, Yıldırım R. Machine learning-based exploration of biochar for environmental management and remediation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 360:121162. [PMID: 38749129 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121162] [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: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Biochar has a wide range of applications, including environmental management, such as preventing soil and water pollution, removing heavy metals from water sources, and reducing air pollution. However, there are several challenges associated with the usage of biochar for these purposes, resulting in an abundance of experimental data in the literature. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to examine the use of machine learning in biochar processes with an eye toward the potential of biochar in environmental remediation. First, recent developments in biochar utilization for the environment are summarized. Then, a bibliometric analysis is carried out to illustrate the major trends (demonstrating that the top three keywords are heavy metal, wastewater, and adsorption) and construct a comprehensive perspective for future studies. This is followed by a detailed review of machine learning applications, which reveals that adsorption efficiency and capacity are the primary utilization targets in biochar utilization. Finally, a comprehensive perspective is provided for the future. It is then concluded that machine learning can help to detect hidden patterns and make accurate predictions for determining the combination of variables that results in the desired properties which can be later used for decision-making, resource allocation, and environmental management.
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- Burcu Oral
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, 34342, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, 34342, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Istanbul Bilgi University, 34060, Eyupsultan, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, 34342, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Ge Y, Zhu S, Wang K, Liu F, Zhang S, Wang R, Ho SH, Chang JS. One-step synthesis of a core-shell structured biochar using algae (Chlorella) powder and ferric sulfate for immobilizing Hg(II). JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 469:133991. [PMID: 38492405 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133991] [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: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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Mercury (Hg) pollution poses a significant environmental challenge. One promising method for its removal is the sorption of mercuric ions using biochar. FeS-doped biochar (FBC) exhibits effective mercury adsorption, however may release excess iron into the surrounding water. To address this issue, a novel magnetic pyrrhotite/magnetite-doped biochar with a core-shell structure was synthesized for the adsorption of 2-valent mercury (Hg(II)). The proposed synthesis process involved the use of algae powder and ferric sulfate in a one-step method. By varying the ratio of ferric sulfate and alga powder (within the range of 0.18 - 2.5) had a notable impact on the composition of FBC. As the ferric sulfate content increased, the FBC exhibited a higher concentration of oxygen-containing groups. To assess the adsorption capacity, Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption models were applied to the experimental data. The most effective adsorption was achieved with FBC-4, reaching a maximum capacity (Qm) of 95.51 mg/g. In particular, at low Hg(II) concentrations, FBC-5 demonstrated the ability to reduce Hg(II) concentrations to less than 0.05 mg/L within 30 min. Additionally, the stability of FBC was confirmed within the pH range of 3.8 - 7.2. The study also introduced a model to analyze the adsorption preference for different Hg(II) species. Calomel was identified in the mercury saturated FBC, whereas the core-shell structure exhibited excellent conductivity, which most likely contributed to the minimal release of iron. In summary, this research presents a novel and promising method for synthesizing core-shell structured biochar and provides a novel approach to explore the adsorption contribution of different metal species.
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- Yiming Ge
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China; Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li, Taiwan.
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Lin Q, Hamid Y, Wang H, Lu M, Cao X, Zou T, Chen Z, Hussain B, Feng Y, Li T, He Z, Yang X. Co-foliar application of zinc and nano-silicon to rice helps in reducing cadmium exposure risk: Investigations through in-vitro digestion with human cell line bioavailability assay. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 468:133822. [PMID: 38387179 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133822] [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: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Foliar application of zinc (Zn) or silicon nanoparticles (Si-NPs) may exert regulatory effects on cadmium (Cd) accumulation in rice grains, however, their impact on Cd bioavailability during human rice consumption remains elusive. This study comprehensively investigated the application of Zn with or without Si-NPs in reducing Cd accumulation in rice grains as well to exactly evaluate the potential risk of Cd exposure resulting from the rice consumption by employing field experiment as well laboratory bioaccessibility and bioavailability assay. Sole Zn (ZnSO4) or in combination with Si (ZnSO4 +Si and ZnO+Si) efficiently lowered the Cd concentration in rice grains. However, the impact of bioaccessible (0.1215-0.1623 mg kg-1) and bioavailable Cd (0.0245-0.0393 mg kg-1) during simulated human rice consumption depicted inconsistent trend. The straw HCl-extractable fraction of Cd (FHCl-Cd) exhibited a significant correlation with total, bioaccessible, and bioavailable Cd in grains, indicating the critical role of FHCl-Cd in Cd accumulation and translocation from grains to human. Additionally, foliar spraying of Zn+Si raised the nutritional value of rice grains, leading to increased protein content and reduced phytic acid concentration. Overall, this study demonstrates the potential of foliar application of ZnSO4 +Si in mitigating the Cd levels in rice grains and associated health risks upon consumption.
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- Qiang Lin
- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Agricultural Technology Extension Center of Quzhou Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, Quzhou 324002, People's Republic of China
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- Tea Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Institute of Landscape Plants and Flowers, Hangzhou 311251, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Indian River Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL 34945, USA
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- Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China.
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Huang J, Tan X, Xie Y, Wu X, Dahn SL, Duan Z, Ali I, Cao J, Ruan Y. A new approach to explore and assess the sustainable remediation of chromium-contaminated wastewater by biochar based on 3E model. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 353:141600. [PMID: 38458355 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141600] [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: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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As a cost-effective material, biochar, known as 'black gold', has been widely used for environmental applications (EA), including chromium-contaminated wastewater remediation. However, limited reports focused on the multiple impacts of biochar, including energy consumption (EC) and environmental risk (ER). Hence, to recommend biochar as a green material for sustainable development, the three critical units were explored and quantitatively assessed based on an adapted 3E model (EA-EC-ER). The tested biochar was produced by limited-oxygen pyrolysis at 400-700 °C by using three typical biomasses (Ulva prolifera, phoenix tree, and municipal sludge), and the optimal operational modulus of the 3E model was identified using six key indicators. The findings revealed a significant positive correlation between EC and biochar yield (p < 0.05). The biochar produced by phoenix tree consumed more energy due to having higher content of unstable carbon fractions. Further, high-temperature and low-temperature biochar demonstrated different chromium removal mechanisms. Notably, the biochar produced at low temperature (400 °C) achieved better EA due to having high removal capacity and stability. Regarding ER, pyrolysis temperature of 500 °C could effectively stabilize the ecological risk in all biochar and the biochar produced by Ulva prolifera depicted the greatest reduction (37-fold). However, the increase in pyrolysis temperature would lead to an increase in global warming potential by nearly 22 times. Finally, the 3E model disclosed that the biochar produced by Ulva prolifera at 500 °C with low EC, high EA, and low ER had the most positive recommendation index (+78%). Importantly, a rapid assessment methodology was established by extracting parameters from the correlation. Based on this methodology, about eight percent of biochar can be the highest recommended from more than 100 collected peer-related data. Overall, the obtained findings highlighted that the multiple impacts of biochar should be considered to efficiently advance global sustainable development goals.
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- Jiang Huang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, 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, 210098, China.
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- Anhui Province Agricultural Waste Fertilizer Utilization and Cultivated Land Quality Improvement Engineering Research Center, Chuzhou, 233100, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, 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, 210098, 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, 210098, 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, 210098, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Water Resources Efficient Utilization and Engineering Safety, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, The University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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Han W, Zhang M, Zhao Y, Chen W, Sha H, Wang L, Diao Y, Tan Y, Zhang Y. Tetracycline removal from soil by phosphate-modified biochar: Performance and bacterial community evolution. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:168744. [PMID: 38007113 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168744] [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: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/27/2023]
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Since the remediation performance of soil tetracycline pollution by original biochar is not ideal, many modified methods have been proposed to improve its performance. Considering the cost, complex modification process and environmental friendliness, many modified biochar are difficult to be used in soil environments. In this work, biochar derived from corn stover was modified using phosphate to increase the adsorption ability of soil tetracycline and alleviate the negative effects caused by tetracycline. The results showed that pyrolysis temperatures and anion types of phosphate (PO43-, HPO42-, H2PO4-) played important roles in the performance of modified biochar. Compared with original biochar, phosphate modified biochar not only improved the adsorption capacity, but also changed the adsorption behavior of tetracycline. Via SEM, BET and FTIR techniques, the intrinsic reasons for the increase of adsorption capacity were explained by the change of morphological structures as well as functional groups of the modified biochar. K3PO4 and high temperature (800 °C) maximally improved the surface morphology, increased the pore structure, changed the surface functional groups of biochar, and then increased the adsorption capacity of tetracycline (124.51 mg/g). Subsequently, the optimal material (K3PO4-800) was selected and applied for tetracycline contaminated soil remediation. Compared to the soil without remediation, K3PO4-800 modified biochar effectively reduced the effective concentration of tetracycline in soil, and improved soil K and P nutrition, and reshaped microbial communities. Our study showed that K3PO4-800 modified biochar was not only a good tetracycline resistant material, but also a good soil amendment.
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- Wei Han
- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang Province 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang Province 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang Province 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang Province 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang Province 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang Province 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang Province 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang Province 150030, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Heilongjiang Province 150030, PR China.
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Chen A, Wang H, Zhan X, Gong K, Xie W, Liang W, Zhang W, Peng C. Applications and synergistic degradation mechanisms of nZVI-modified biochar for the remediation of organic polluted soil and water: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 911:168548. [PMID: 37989392 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168548] [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: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Increasing organic pollution in soil and water has garnered considerable attention in recent years. Nano zero-valent iron-modified biochar (nZVI/BC) has been proven to remediate the contaminated environment effectively due to its abundant active sites and unique reducing properties. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the application of nZVI/BC in organic polluted environmental remediation and its mechanisms. Firstly, the review introduced primary synthetic methods of nZVI/BC, including in-situ synthesis (carbothermal reduction and green synthesis) and post-modification (liquid-phase reduction and ball milling). Secondly, the application effects of nZVI/BC were discussed in remediating soil and water polluted by antibiotics, pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and dyes. Thirdly, this review explored the mechanisms of the adsorption and chemical degradation of nZVI/BC, and synergistic degradation mechanisms of nZVI/BC-AOPs and nZVI/BC-Microbial interactions. Fourth, the factors that influence the removal of organic pollutants using nZVI/BC were summarized, encompassing synthesis conditions (raw materials, pyrolysis temperature and aging of nZVI/BC) and external factors (reagent dosage, pH, and coexisting substances). Finally, this review proposed future challenges for the application of nZVI/BC in environmental remediation. This review offers valuable insights for advancing technology in the degradation of organic pollutants using nZVI/BC and promoting its on-site application.
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- Anqi Chen
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Agricultural Technology Extension and Service Center, Shanghai 201103, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Murtaza G, Ahmed Z, Valipour M, Ali I, Usman M, Iqbal R, Zulfiqar U, Rizwan M, Mahmood S, Ullah A, Arslan M, Rehman MHU, Ditta A, Tariq A. Recent trends and economic significance of modified/functionalized biochars for remediation of environmental pollutants. Sci Rep 2024; 14:217. [PMID: 38167973 PMCID: PMC10762257 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50623-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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The pollution of soil and aquatic systems by inorganic and organic chemicals has become a global concern. Economical, eco-friendly, and sustainable solutions are direly required to alleviate the deleterious effects of these chemicals to ensure human well-being and environmental sustainability. In recent decades, biochar has emerged as an efficient material encompassing huge potential to decontaminate a wide range of pollutants from soil and aquatic systems. However, the application of raw biochars for pollutant remediation is confronting a major challenge of not getting the desired decontamination results due to its specific properties. Thus, multiple functionalizing/modification techniques have been introduced to alter the physicochemical and molecular attributes of biochars to increase their efficacy in environmental remediation. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in developing multiple functionalized/modified biochars via biological and other physiochemical techniques. Related mechanisms and further applications of multiple modified biochar in soil and water systems remediation have been discussed and summarized. Furthermore, existing research gaps and challenges are discussed, as well as further study needs are suggested. This work epitomizes the scientific prospects for a complete understanding of employing modified biochar as an efficient candidate for the decontamination of polluted soil and water systems for regenerative development.
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- Ghulam Murtaza
- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, China.
- Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang, 848300, China.
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- Department of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO, 80217, USA
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- Center for Plant Science and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Charbagh, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Katcheri Road, Lahore, 54000, Punjab, Pakistan
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China
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- Faculty of Economics and Management, Southwest Forestry, Kunming, Yunnan, 650224, China
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- Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, China
- Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang, 848300, China
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- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
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- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Seed Science and Technology, Institute of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology (IPBB), MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal Dir (U), KPK, Sheringal, Pakistan.
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia.
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- Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang, China
- Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang, 848300, China
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Nie W, He S, Lin Y, Cheng JJ, Yang C. Functional biochar in enhanced anaerobic digestion: Synthesis, performances, and mechanisms. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 906:167681. [PMID: 37839485 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion technology is crucial in bioenergy recovery and organic waste management. At the same time, it often encounters challenges such as low organic digestibility and inhibition of toxic substances, resulting in low biomethane yields. Biochar has recently been used in anaerobic digestion to alleviate toxicity inhibition, improve the stability of anaerobic digestion processes, and increase methane yields. However, the practical application of biochar is limited, for the properties of pristine biochar significantly affect its application in anaerobic digestion. Although much research focuses on understanding original biochar's fundamental properties and functionalization, there are few reviews on the applications of functional biochar and the effects of critical properties of pristine biochar on anaerobic digestion. This review systematically reviewed functionalization strategies, key performances, and applications of functional biochar in anaerobic digestion. The properties determining the role of biochar were reviewed, the synthesis methods of functional biochar were summarized and compared, the mechanism of functional biochar was discussed, and the factors affecting the function of functional biochar were reviewed. This review provided a comprehensive understanding of functional biochar in anaerobic digestion processes, which would be helpful for the development and applications of engineered biochar.
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- Wenkai Nie
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310012, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310012, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- Academy of Environmental and Resource Sciences, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, Guangdong 525000, China; Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China; Academy of Environmental and Resource Sciences, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, Guangdong 525000, China; School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330063, China.
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Zhang C, Chen WH, Ho SH, Hoang AT, Zhang Y. Tetracycline-adsorbed biochar for solid biofuel usage to achieve waste utilization for environmental sustainability. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 237:116959. [PMID: 37619628 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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Biochar is widely used to remove organic pollutants from the environment. Several studies have focused on pollutant removal via biochar adsorption. However, research on the subsequent processing of pollutant-adsorbed biochar is lacking. This study explored the potential of biochar for the adsorption of an aquatic organic pollutant (tetracycline) and its subsequent use as a solid biofuel. These results suggest that corn straw-derived biochar (torrefaction and pyrolysis) is suitable for two-stage utilization to achieve bioresource valorization for environmental sustainability. Tetracycline-adsorbed biochar, particularly biochar pyrolyzed at 600 °C, is suitable for use as a biofuel. The biochar produced via torrefaction (300 °C) and pyrolysis (600 °C) is the optimal choice, with surface area, contact angle, graphitization degree, calorific value, enhancement factor, and upgrading energy index values of 172.48 m2/g, 120.4°, 3.87, 26.983 MJ/kg, 1.58, and 33.72, respectively. This is supported by the results of expense calculation, comprehensive performance analysis, and life-cycle assessment. Overall, the biochar produced in this study is suitable for organic pollutant removal and as solid biofuel; thus, it can be used to realize waste utilization for environmental sustainability.
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- Congyu Zhang
- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan; Research Center for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai University, Taichung, 407, Taiwan; Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung, 411, Taiwan.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- Institute of Engineering, HUTECH University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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Li R, Zhang C, Chen WH, Kwon EE, Rajendran S, Zhang Y. Multistage utilization of soybean straw-derived P-doped biochar for aquatic pollutant removal and biofuel usage. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 387:129657. [PMID: 37595806 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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Biochar is of great importance to realizing solid biowastes reduction and environmental remediation. Modifying biochar for better performance is also of great concern to achieve property improvement. P-doped biochar from soybean straw is prepared for multistage utilization to realize water pollutant removal and biofuel usage. The results suggest that the prepared biochar is adequate for sulfadiazine adsorption and has stable performance under coexisting ions and aquatic pH. Furthermore, the higher heating value of the biochar is close to coal and thus can be an alternative to fossil fuel. The maximum sulfadiazine adsorption amount of P-doped biochar is 252.24 mg·g-1, and the P-doped biochar HHV is 24 MJ·kg-1 which can be an alternative to coal. The greenhouse gas and pollutant emission potential are also considered to explore the environmental impact of P-doped biochar production and usage. Overall, the optimal ratio of soybean straw: K3PO4 is 3:1.
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- Ruizhen Li
- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Research Center for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan; Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411, Taiwan.
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- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Instituto de Alta Investigación, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica 1000000, Chile
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- School of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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Yang F, Jin C, Wang S, Wang Y, Wei L, Zheng L, Gu H, Lam SS, Naushad M, Li C, Sonne C. Bamboo-based magnetic activated carbon for efficient removal of sulfadiazine: Application and adsorption mechanism. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 323:138245. [PMID: 36841450 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138245] [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: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Due to increasing antibiotic pollution in the water environment, green and efficient adsorbents are urgently needed to solve this problem. Here we prepare magnetic bamboo-based activated carbon (MDBAC) through delignification and carbonization using ZnCl2 as activator, resulting in production of an activated carbon with large specific surface area (1388.83 m2 g-1). The influencing factors, such as solution pH, initial sulfadiazine (SD) concentration, temperature, and contact time, were assessed in batch adsorption experiments. The Langmuir isotherm model demonstrated that MDBAC adsorption capacity on SD was 645.08 mg g-1 at its maximum, being higher than majority of previously reported adsorbents. In SD adsorption, the kinetic adsorption process closely followed the pseudo-second kinetic model, and the thermodynamic adsorption process was discovered to be exothermic and spontaneous in nature. The MDBAC exhibited excellent physicochemical stability, facile magnetic recovery and acceptable recyclability properties. Moreover, the synergistic interactions between MDBAC and SD mainly involved electrostatic forces, hydrogen bonding, π-π stacking, and chelation. Within the benefits of low cost, ease of production and excellent adsorption performance, the MDBAC biosorbent shows promising utilization in removing antibiotic contaminants from wastewater.
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- Fan Yang
- College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF; National Engineering Research Center of Low-Carbon Processing and Utilization of Forest Biomass; Key Lab. of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, 210042, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Art, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Center for Transdisciplinary Research, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
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- Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark.
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Yang C, Liu C, Yan Y, Lu L, Ma R, Xiao X, Yu Y, Zhao Y, Yu Y, Li L. Efficient removal of Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate by biochar derived from shrimp shell: Adsorption performance and mechanism study. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 254:114728. [PMID: 36889208 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) has been detected all over the world as a typical refractory organic phosphate, especially in groundwater. This work applied a calcium-rich biochar derived from shrimp shell as a low-cost adsorbent for TCEP removal. Based on the kinetics and isotherm studies, the adsorption of TCEP on biochar was monolayer adsorbed on a uniform surface, with SS1000 (the biochar was prepared at the carbonization temperature of 1000 °C) achieving the maximum adsorption capacity of 264.11 mg·g-1. The prepared biochar demonstrated stable TCEP removal ability throughout a wide pH range, in the presence of co-existing anions, and in diverse water bodies. A rapid removal rate of TCEP was observed during the adsorption process. When the dosage of SS1000 was 0.2 g·L-1, 95% of TCEP could be removed within the first 30 min. The mechanism analysis indicated that the calcium species and basic functional groups on the SS1000 surface were highly involved in the TCEP adsorption process.
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- Chenyu Yang
- School of Environment & Safety Engineering, ChangZhou University, Changzhou 213164, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, Center for Environmental Health Research, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Ministry of Ecological and Environment of China, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, Center for Environmental Health Research, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Ministry of Ecological and Environment of China, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, Center for Environmental Health Research, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Ministry of Ecological and Environment of China, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, Center for Environmental Health Research, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Ministry of Ecological and Environment of China, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, Center for Environmental Health Research, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Ministry of Ecological and Environment of China, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- School of Environment & Safety Engineering, ChangZhou University, Changzhou 213164, China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
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- School of Environment & Safety Engineering, ChangZhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, Center for Environmental Health Research, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Ministry of Ecological and Environment of China, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, Center for Environmental Health Research, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, The Ministry of Ecological and Environment of China, Guangzhou 510655, China.
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Ulhassan Z, Khan I, Hussain M, Khan AR, Hamid Y, Hussain S, Allakhverdiev SI, Zhou W. Efficacy of metallic nanoparticles in attenuating the accumulation and toxicity of chromium in plants: Current knowledge and future perspectives. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 315:120390. [PMID: 36244495 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Nanoparticles have emerged as cutting-edge technology for the improvement of crops yield and safe cultivation of agricultural plants, especially in peripheral areas impaired with toxic heavy metals including chromium (Cr). The uncontrolled release of Cr mainly from anthropogenic factors is substantially polluting the surrounding environment, thereby extensively accumulated in soil-plant system. The excessive Cr-accretion in plant tissues disturbed the morph-physiological, biochemical, cellular, metabolic and molecular processes, and impaired the plants functionality. Therefore, it is obligatory to restrict the accumulation and toxic effects of Cr in plant organs. Recent studies on metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) such as iron oxide, silicon dioxide, copper oxide and zinc oxide have approved their efficacy as potent pool to curb the Cr-induced phytotoxicities and improved the plant tolerance. MNPs attenuated the bioaccumulation and phytotoxicity of Cr by utilizing key mechanisms such as improved photosynthetic machinery, regulation of cellular metabolites, greater chelation capacity to bind with Cr, release of corresponding metallic ions, upsurge in the uptake of essential nutrients, activation of antioxidants (enzymatic and non-enzymatic), reduction in oxidative stress, and cellular injuries, thus improvement in plant growth performances. We have briefly discussed the current knowledge and research gaps in existing literature along with possible recommendations for future research. Overall, Cr-detoxification by MNPs may depends upon the target plant species, Cr speciation, plant growth stages (seedling, vegetative and ripening etc.), treatment methods (foliar spray, seed priming and nutrient solution etc.), type, size, dose and coating of applied MNPs, and conditions (hydroponic and soil environment etc.). This review would help plant scientists to develop MNPs based strategies such as nano-fertilizers to alleviate the Cr-accumulation and its toxic impacts. This may leads to safe and healthy food production. The review outcomes can provide new horizons for research in the applications of MNPs for the sustainable agriculture.
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- Zaid Ulhassan
- Institute of Crop Science, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Spectroscopy Sensing, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020, China
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- College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518071, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Spectroscopy Sensing, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- National Research Center of Intercropping, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Controlled Photobiosynthesis Laboratory, K.A. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya Street 35, 127276, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Crop Science, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Spectroscopy Sensing, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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