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Velvizhi G, Jacqueline PJ, Shetti NP, K L, Mohanakrishna G, Aminabhavi TM. Emerging trends and advances in valorization of lignocellulosic biomass to biofuels. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 345:118527. [PMID: 37429092 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118527] [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: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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Sustainable technologies pave the way to address future energy demand by converting lignocellulosic biomass into fuels, carbon-neutral materials, and chemicals which might replace fossil fuels. Thermochemical and biochemical technologies are conventional methods that convert biomass into value-added products. To enhance biofuel production, the existing technologies should be upgraded using advanced processes. In this regard, the present review explores the advanced technologies of thermochemical processes such as plasma technology, hydrothermal treatment, microwave-based processing, microbial-catalyzed electrochemical systems, etc. Advanced biochemical technologies such as synthetic metabolic engineering and genomic engineering have led to the development of an effective strategy to produce biofuels. The microwave-plasma-based technique increases the biofuel conversion efficiency by 97% and the genetic engineering strains increase the sugar production by 40%, inferring that the advanced technologies enhances the efficiency. So understanding these processes leads to low-carbon technologies which can solve the global issues on energy security, the greenhouse gases emission, and global warming.
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- G Velvizhi
- CO(2) Research and Green Technology Centre, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- CO(2) Research and Green Technology Centre, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India; School of Chemical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Center for Energy and Environment, School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, 580 031, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Mathematics, Easwari Engineering College, Chennai, 600 089, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Center for Energy and Environment, School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, 580 031, Karnataka, India
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- Center for Energy and Environment, School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, 580 031, Karnataka, India; School of Engineering, UPES, Bidholi, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248 007, India.
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Li S, Ji B, Zhang W. A review on the thermochemical treatments of biomass: Implications for hydrochar production and rare earth element recovery from hyperaccumulators. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 342:140140. [PMID: 37709067 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140140] [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: 07/15/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Phytomining is a promising method that employs hyperaccumulators to concentrate metals from various substrates. Many studies on phytomining have been reported in the literature, while how to recover metals from hyperaccumulators has not been well resolved, which is critical for developing a complete phytomining-based metal recovery process. The most straightforward approach is to combust hyperaccumulators and recover metals from the combustion residue. However, the combustion process results in significant waste and carbon emissions. In contrast to combustion, thermochemical treatments can convert the biomass of hyperaccumulators to valuable products, such as biochar, hydrochar, biocrudes, and biogas. Therefore, it is more sustainable to develop a process that combines thermochemical treatments for metal recovery from hyperaccumulators. To achieve this objective, a systematic and comprehensive understanding of product characteristics and metal fate during thermochemical processing is required. In this article, three emerging thermochemical technologies, i.e., microwave-assisted pyrolysis, hydrothermal processing, and microwave-assisted hydrothermal treatment, are systematically reviewed in terms of conversion mechanisms, merits, demerits, product characteristics, and metal fate. Significant findings reported in the literature on the effects of operating parameters on product characteristics and metal fate during thermochemical treatment of waste biomass, especially those from hyperaccumulators, were summarized. Due to limited studies on thermochemical treatments of rare earth element hyperaccumulators, this review is expanded to include hyperaccumulators of any metal species. Based on comparisons among the three emerging thermochemical treatment technologies, microwave-assisted hydrothermal pyrolysis is identified as the most promising approach that favors carbon product obtainment and REE recovery from hyperaccumulators.
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- Shiyu Li
- Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
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Jiang SJ, Sun J, Tong G, Ding H, Ouyang J, Zhou Q, Fu Y, Zhong ME. Emerging disposal technologies of harmful phytoextraction biomass (HPB) containing heavy metals: A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 290:133266. [PMID: 34914959 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Phytoextraction is an effective approach for remediation of heavy metal (HM) contaminated soil. After the enhancement of phytoextraction efficiency has been systematically investigated and illustrated, the harmless disposal and value-added use of harmful phytoextraction biomass (HPB) become the major issue to be addressed. Therefore, in recent years, a large number of studies have focused on the disposal technologies for HPB, such as composting, enzyme hydrolysis, hydrothermal conversion, phyto-mining, and pyrolysis. The present review introduces their operation process, reaction parameters, economic/ecological advantages, and especially the migration and transformation behavior of HMs/biomass. Since plenty of plants possess comparable extraction abilities for HMs but with discrepancy constitution of biomass, the phytoextraction process should be combined with the disposal of HPB after harvested in the future, and thus a grading handling strategy for HPB is also presented. Hence, this review is significative for disposing of HPB and popularizing phytoextraction technologies.
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- Si-Jie Jiang
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
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Cai W, Chen T, Lei M, Wan X. Potential, risks, and benefits of the extract recycled from Pteris vittata arsenic-rich biomass as a broiler growth promoter. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 424:127557. [PMID: 34736197 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127557] [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: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The arsenic-rich biomass of Pteris vittata is a heavy burden to phytoremediation, but the compositions of extracts recycled from arsenic-rich biomass, such as rutin, may promote broiler growth. As such, this extract can be used to reduce the usage of antibiotics in the broiler industry and the cost of phytoremediation at the same time. Therefore, the critical issues for using extract from arsenic-rich biomass as a growth promoter have been studied, including its effective composition, health and environmental risks, and potential benefits and feasibility. Forty-five compounds were identified in the extract, and they were mainly flavonoids, chlorogenic acids, and proanthocyanidins, which can directly or indirectly influence the growth of broiler. The lifetime carcinogenic risks of broiler edible parts may be maximally increased by 4.75 × 10-9 due to feeding the extract. The arsenic concentration of the farmland fertilized with the excrement from the broiler fed with the extract may increase by 0.00003-0.01857 mg/kg per year. Results revealed a feasible scenario that the sustainability of phytoremediation and broiler industry could be benefited through wastes from each other.
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- Wen Cai
- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China.
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Guo X, Zhang S, Luo J, Pan M, Du Y, Liang Y, Li T. Integrated glycolysis and pyrolysis process for multiple utilization and cadmium collection of hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 422:126859. [PMID: 34449335 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Phytoremediation is a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly method to treat cadmium (Cd) contaminated soils, however, there is still a lack of safe disposal methods of harvested hyperaccumulators. In this study, by integrating glycolysis and pyrolysis, we investigated the possibility of bioproduct production and Cd collection from the hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii. By means of acid-alkali pretreatment, the degree of cellulose polymerization was reduced by 36.24% while the surface accessibility was increased by 115.80%, resulting in a bioethanol yield of 9.29%. Meanwhile, 99.22% of total Cd of biomass could be reclaimed by collecting H2SO4-pretreatment waste. The saccharification residue was subsequently modified by NaOH-pretreatment-filtrate and converted into biochar at 500 °C which possessed a maximum Cd2+ sorption capacity of 60.52 mg g-1 based on the Langmuir model. Furthermore, sustainability analysis indicated that the economic input of this process is acceptable when considering its good environmental benefits. Taken together, our study provides a strategy for simultaneous bioethanol and biochar production during Cd collection from the hyperaccumulator S. alfredii, which could be a promising alternative for the suitable treatment of metal-enriched plants.
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- Xinyu Guo
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Hangzhou 310058, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Environment and Resources Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Liu Z, Tran KQ. A review on disposal and utilization of phytoremediation plants containing heavy metals. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 226:112821. [PMID: 34571420 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The reasonable disposal of plant biomass containing heavy metals (HMs) is a difficult problem for the phytoremediation technology. This review summarizes current literature that introduces various disposal and utilization methods (heat treatment, extraction treatment, microbial treatment, compression landfill, and synthesis of nanomaterials) for phytoremediation plants with HMs. The operation process and technical parameters of each disposal method are different. HMs can migrate and transform in different disposal processes. Some disposal and utilization methods can get some by-products. The main purpose of this paper is to provide reference for technical parameters and characteristics of various disposal and utilization methods, so as to choose and use the appropriate method for the treatment of plant biomass containing HMs after phytoremediation.
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- Zhongchuang Liu
- Green Intelligence Environmental School, Yangtze Normal University, 16 Juxian Rd. Lidu, Fuling District, Chongqing, China; Chongqing Multiple-source Technology Engineering Research Center for Ecological Environment Monitoring, Yangtze Normal University, 16 Juxian Rd. Lidu, Fuling District, Chongqing, China.
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- Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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Su W, Li X, Zhang H, Xing Y, Liu P, Cai C. Migration and transformation of heavy metals in hyperaccumulators during the thermal treatment: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:47838-47855. [PMID: 34302242 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15346-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The pollution of heavy metals (HMs) in the soil has become one of the important factors affecting the national environment and human health. Phytoremediation, as a technology to deal with HM pollution in soil, has been extensively studied and applied due to its sustainability and environmental friendliness. However, hyperaccumulators polluted by HMs need to be properly treated to avoid secondary pollution to the environment. This paper reviews the migration and transformation of HMs during the incineration, pyrolysis, gasification, and hydrothermal treatment of hyperaccumulators; comprehensively evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of each technology in the treatment of HM-enriched hyperaccumulators; and analyzes the current development status and unsolved problems in detail for each technology. Generally speaking, thermal treatment technology can fix most of the HMs of exchangeable fraction in biochar, reducing its bioavailability and biotoxicity. In addition, the application direction and research focus of the target product are discussed, and it is clarified that in the future, it is necessary to further optimize the reaction conditions and explore the mechanism of HM immobilization to maximize the immobilization of HMs and improve the quality and output of the target product.
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- Wei Su
- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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Cui X, Zhang J, Wang X, Pan M, Lin Q, Khan KY, Yan B, Li T, He Z, Yang X, Chen G. A review on the thermal treatment of heavy metal hyperaccumulator: Fates of heavy metals and generation of products. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 405:123832. [PMID: 33169677 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Phytoremediation is perceived as a promising technique for remediation of heavy metal (HM) contaminated soils, while the harvested HM-enriched hyperaccumulator biomass should be appropriately disposed. Recently, various thermal treatments of hyperaccumulator have drawn increasing attention. After thermal treatment, the hyperaccumulator was converted to bio-oil, bio-gas, biochar, or ash in accordance with the corresponding conditions, and the HMs were separated, immobilized, or trapped. The migration and transformation of HMs during the thermochemical conversion processes are critical for the safe disposal and further utilization of HM hyperaccumulator. This paper provides a systematic review on the migration and transformation of typical HMs (Cd, Ni, Mn, As, and Zn) in hyperaccumulator during various thermochemical conversion processes, and special emphasis is given to the production and application of targeted products (e.g. biochar, hydrochar, bio-oil, and syngas). Besides, future challenges and perspectives in the thermal treatment of hyperaccumulator are presented as well. The distribution and speciation of HMs were influenced by thermal technique type and reaction conditions, thereby affecting the utilization of the derived products. This review suggests that speciation and availability of HMs in hyperaccumulator are tunable by varying treatment techniques and reaction conditions. This information should be useful for the selective conversion of hyperaccumulator into green and valuable products.
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- Xiaoqiang Cui
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering/ Tianjin Key Lab of Biomass Waste Utilization, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering/ Tianjin Key Lab of Biomass Waste Utilization, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering/ Tianjin Key Lab of Biomass Waste Utilization, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Advanced Process Control for Light Industry, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering/ Tianjin Key Lab of Biomass Waste Utilization, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, 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 Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering/ Tianjin Key Lab of Biomass Waste Utilization, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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Cai W, Chen T, Lei M, Wan X. Effective strategy to recycle arsenic-accumulated biomass of Pteris vittata with high benefits. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 756:143890. [PMID: 33310210 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Recycling the arsenic-rich biomass of Pteris vittata is a critical problem during phytoremediation primarily because of the low value and high risk of arsenic-rich biomass. Nevertheless, extracts of P. vittata have been found to have a variety of bio-activities (e.g., anti-oxidation, anti-cancer, and anti-bacterial) and abundant valuable bio-active compositions (e.g., flavonoids), which might present a new solution for the recycling of P. vittata harvests. This work demonstrated a pilot-scale experiment to extract and purify the phenolic compounds from 1 t of arsenic-rich P. vittata biomass. Result showed that 47.9 kg of phenolic-rich extract with a potential value of US$908.66-8345.14 was obtained. This extract showed no acute oral toxicities (LD50 > 10 g/kg), no skin irritation, and no chronic risks in the long-term skin contact exposure pathways. All of the wastes from production have been recycled and safely disposed with low cost (US$28.44), and the cost may be further reduced. The calculated benefits from this method showed a potential to provide 995-53,050 US$/hm2 per year to a phytoremediation project. Therefore, this strategy could address the issue of expensive phytoremediation.
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- Wen Cai
- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China.
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Simulation study on the gasification process of Ningdong coal with iron-based oxygen carrier. Chin J Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2020.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Núñez-Delgado A, Zhou Y, Necibi C, Xu Y, Fernández-Calviño D. Editorial of the VSI "Antibiotics and heavy metals in the environment: Facing the challenge". THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 678:30-32. [PMID: 31075596 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The Virtual Special Issue (VSI) "Antibiotics and Heavy Metals in the Environment: Facing the Challenge" received more than 100 submissions from research teams around the world. Finally, more than 50 papers were accepted and published. These very interesting research papers allow going ahead in the knowledge of different aspects which determine the fate of antibiotics and heavy metals in the environmental. The success of the VSI, as well as reports from scientific databases, indicate that this field of research is clearly growing, which is expected to continue, especially considering emerging pollutants as a whole.
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- Avelino Núñez-Delgado
- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Engineering Polytechnic School, Campus Univ. Lugo, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Laboratory of Green Chemistry, School of Engineering Science, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
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- Guangdong University of Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Plant Biology and Soil Science, Faculty of Sciences, Campus Univ. Ourense, University of Vigo, Spain
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