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Zheng S, Wang C, Zhao H, Dai Q, Mao W, Liu P, Lu J, Ju J, Huang M. Toxicological analysis of Eisenia fetida in soil under the coexistence of rockwool substrate andtricyclazole. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 363:142850. [PMID: 39032728 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142850] [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: 04/08/2024] [Revised: 06/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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This study investigated the combined effects of rockwool, a novel seedling substrate, and tricyclazole (TCA) on the bioavailability of TCA to Eisenia fetida. The single addition of rockwool and TCA alone to the soil inhibited the growth of E. fetida. A high concentration (300 mg·L-1) of TCA significantly decreased the biomass of E. fetida. The addition of 20-mesh rockwool reduced this effect on earthworm biomass by decreasing the soil TCA through adsorption, effectively mitigating TCA bioaccumulation in earthworms. A mechanistic analysis showed that the Mg-O functional group on the rockwool surface combined with the CC functional group in TCA to generate Mg-O-C, and the adsorption process was dominated by chemisorption. Toxicology experiments demonstrated that malondialdehyde and cellulase could be used as biomarkers of inhibitory effects of combined rockwool and TCA in soil on E. fetida. Macrogenomic analyses revealed that small particle sizes and high concentrations of rockwool caused co-stress effects on earthworms when TCA was present. When the particle size of rockwool increased, the toxic effect of TCA on earthworms instead decreased at higher rockwool concentrations. Therefore, in practical agricultural production, the particle size of rockwool can be controlled to realize the adsorption of TCA and reduce the toxic effects of TCA and rockwool on earthworms.
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- Shengyang Zheng
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering/Key Laboratory of Cultivated Land Quality Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225127, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering/Key Laboratory of Cultivated Land Quality Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225127, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering/Key Laboratory of Cultivated Land Quality Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225127, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory Agricultural & Agricultural Product Safety, Ministry Education China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Yangzhou Cultivated Land Quality Protection Station, Yangzhou, 225101, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering/Key Laboratory of Cultivated Land Quality Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225127, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering/Key Laboratory of Cultivated Land Quality Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225127, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering/Key Laboratory of Cultivated Land Quality Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225127, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China.
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Kapoor RT, Zdarta J. Fabrication of engineered biochar for remediation of toxic contaminants in soil matrices and soil valorization. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 358:142101. [PMID: 38653395 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142101] [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: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Biochar has emerged as an efficacious green material for remediation of a wide spectrum of environmental pollutants. Biochar has excellent characteristics and can be used to reduce the bioavailability and leachability of emerging pollutants in soil through adsorption and other physico-chemical reactions. This paper systematically reviewed previous researches on application of biochar/engineered biochar for removal of soil contaminants, and underlying adsorption mechanism. Engineered biochar are derivatives of pristine biochar that are modified by various physico-chemical and biological procedures to improve their adsorption capacities for contaminants. This review will promote the possibility to expand the application of biochar for restoration of degraded lands in the industrial area or saline soil, and further increase the useable area. This review shows that application of biochar is a win-win strategy for recycling and utilization of waste biomass and environmental remediation. Application of biochar for remediation of contaminated soils may provide a new solution to the problem of soil pollution. However, these studies were performed mainly in a laboratory or a small scale, hence, further investigations are required to fill the research gaps and to check real-time applicability of engineered biochar on the industrial contaminated sites for its large-scale application.
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- Riti Thapar Kapoor
- Centre for Plant and Environmental Biotechnology, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, 201 313, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60965, Poznan, Poland.
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Liu Y, Dai X, Li J, Cheng S, Zhang J, Ma Y. Recent progress in TiO 2-biochar-based photocatalysts for water contaminants treatment: strategies to improve photocatalytic performance. RSC Adv 2024; 14:478-491. [PMID: 38173568 PMCID: PMC10759041 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra06910a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Toxic organic pollutants in wastewater have seriously damaged human health and ecosystems. Photocatalytic degradation is a potential and efficient tactic for wastewater treatment. Among the entire carbon family, biochar has been developed for the adsorption of pollutants due to its large specific surface area, porous skeleton structure, and abundant surface functional groups. Hence, combining adsorption and photocatalytic decomposition, TiO2-biochar photocatalysts have received considerable attention and have been extensively studied. Owing to biochar's adsorption, more active sites and strong interactions between contaminants and photocatalysts can be achieved. The synergistic effect of biochar and TiO2 nanomaterials substantially improves the photocatalytic capacity for pollutant degradation. TiO2-biochar composites have numerous attractive properties and advantages, culminating in infinite applications. This review discusses the characteristics and preparation techniques of biochar, presents in situ and ex situ synthesis approaches of TiO2-biochar nanocomposites, explains the benefits of TiO2-biochar-based compounds for photocatalytic degradation, and emphasizes the strategies for enhancing the photocatalytic efficiency of TiO2-biochar-based photocatalysts. Finally, the main difficulties and future advancements of TiO2-biochar-based photocatalysis are highlighted. The review gives an exhaustive overview of recent progress in TiO2-biochar-based photocatalysts for organic contaminants removal and is expected to encourage the development of robust TiO2-biochar-based photocatalysts for sewage remediation and other environmentally friendly uses.
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- Yunfang Liu
- School of Sciences, Beihua University Jilin 132013 China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, The Second Norman Bethune Hospital of Jilin University Changchun 130041 China
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- School of Sciences, Beihua University Jilin 132013 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University Changchun 130012 China
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- School of Sciences, Beihua University Jilin 132013 China
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- School of Sciences, Beihua University Jilin 132013 China
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Dechapanya W, Khamwichit A. Biosorption of aqueous Pb(II) by H 3PO 4-activated biochar prepared from palm kernel shells (PKS). Heliyon 2023; 9:e17250. [PMID: 37539182 PMCID: PMC10394918 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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The conversion of palm kernel shells (PKS), a major agricultural waste from the palm oil sector, into a potentially high-value biosorbent for heavy metals-contaminated wastewater treatments was explored in this work. Following carbonization, the activated PKS was chemically activated by soaking the biochar in a phosphoric acid (H3PO4) solution at 25 °C. The low-temperature approach benefits from less dangerous acid fume production and operational challenges when compared to the high-temperature procedure. The properties of the biochar were characterized by BET, FTIR, and SEM. The effects of H3PO4 dosage, initial Pb(II) concentration, and adsorbent dosage on removing Pb(II) from synthetic wastewater were investigated in the adsorption study. The activation of PKS biochar with high H3PO4 concentrations led to enhanced removal efficiency. The pseudo-second-order (PSO) kinetic model fitted the experimental data well (R2 0.99), indicating that chemisorption was likely involved in the adsorption of Pb(II) onto activated PKS. Pb(II) sorption was possibly promoted by the presence of phosphate moieties on the adsorbent surface. The Langmuir isotherm best described the sorption of Pb(II) onto the activated PKS (R2 0.97), giving the calculated maximum adsorption capacity (qm) of 171.1 μg/g. In addition to physical sorption, possible adsorption mechanisms included functional group complexation and surface precipitation. Overall, activating PKS biochar with H3PO4 at room temperature could be a promising technique to improve the adsorbent's adsorption efficiency for Pb(II) removal from wastewater.
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- Wipawee Dechapanya
- School of Engineering and Technology, Walailak University, 222 Thaiburi, Thasala, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160 Thailand
- Biomass and Oil Palm Center of Excellence, Walailak University, 222 Thaiburi, Thasala, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160 Thailand
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- School of Engineering and Technology, Walailak University, 222 Thaiburi, Thasala, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160 Thailand
- Biomass and Oil Palm Center of Excellence, Walailak University, 222 Thaiburi, Thasala, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160 Thailand
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Cao N, Ji J, Li C, Yuan M, Guo X, Zong X, Li L, Ma Y, Wang C, Pang S. Rapid and efficient removal of multiple aqueous pesticides by one-step construction boric acid modified biochar. RSC Adv 2023; 13:8765-8778. [PMID: 36936844 PMCID: PMC10018371 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra07684e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Tricyclazole, propiconazole, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam are commonly used pesticides in paddy fields. It is necessary and practical to remove pesticides from the water environment because the low utilization rate of pesticides will produce residues in the water environment. It is known that there are few studies on the preparation of biochar adsorption pesticides by the walnut shell and few studies on the removal of tricyclazole and propiconazole. Based on this, this paper used the walnut shell as raw material and boric acid as an activator to prepare biochar by the one-step method. The boric acid modified walnut shell biochar (WAB4) with a specific surface area of 640.6 m2 g-1, exhibited the high adsorption capacity of all four pesticides (>70%) at pH 3-9. The adsorption capacities of tricyclazole, propiconazole, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam were 171.67, 112.27, 156.40, and 137.46 mg g-1, respectively. The adsorption kinetics fitted the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the adsorption isotherm curves conformed to the Freundlich isotherm model. The adsorption of pesticides by WAB4 was associated with hydrogen bonding, pore filling, hydrophobic effects, and π-π interactions. More significantly, WAB4 has excellent adsorption capacity compared to other adsorbents for real water samples. Finally, walnut shell biochar has no significant acute toxicity to Daphnia magna. This work shows that walnut shell-based biochar has a good effect on the removal of pesticides at a wide range of pH and is economical and safe, providing a new idea for the removal of pesticides in water.
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- Niannian Cao
- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University Beijing 100193 China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University Beijing 100193 China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University Beijing 100193 China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University Beijing 100193 China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University Beijing 100193 China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilians Beijing 102205 China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilians Beijing 102205 China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University Beijing 100193 China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilians Beijing 102205 China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University Beijing 100193 China
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Qiu M, Liu L, Ling Q, Cai Y, Yu S, Wang S, Fu D, Hu B, Wang X. Biochar for the removal of contaminants from soil and water: a review. BIOCHAR 2022; 4:19. [DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s42773-022-00146-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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AbstractBiochar shows significant potential to serve as a globally applicable material to remediate water and soil owing to the extensive availability of feedstocks and conducive physio-chemical surface characteristics. This review aims to highlight biochar production technologies, characteristics of biochar, and the latest advancements in immobilizing and eliminating heavy metal ions and organic pollutants in soil and water. Pyrolysis temperature, heat transfer rate, residence time, and type of feedstock are critical influential parameters. Biochar’s efficacy in managing contaminants relies on the pore size distribution, surface groups, and ion-exchange capacity. The molecular composition and physical architecture of biochar may be crucial when practically applied to water and soil. In general, biochar produced at relatively high pyrolysis temperatures can effectively manage organic pollutants via increasing surface area, hydrophobicity and microporosity. Biochar generated at lower temperatures is deemed to be more suitable for removing polar organic and inorganic pollutants through oxygen-containing functional groups, precipitation and electrostatic attraction. This review also presents the existing obstacles and future research direction related to biochar-based materials in immobilizing organic contaminants and heavy metal ions in effluents and soil.
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Lu Y, Cai Y, Zhang S, Zhuang L, Hu B, Wang S, Chen J, Wang X. Application of biochar-based photocatalysts for adsorption-(photo)degradation/reduction of environmental contaminants: mechanism, challenges and perspective. BIOCHAR 2022; 4:45. [DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s42773-022-00173-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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AbstractThe fast increase of population results in the quick development of industry and agriculture. Large amounts of contaminants such as metal ions and organic contaminants are released into the natural environment, posing a risk to human health and causing environment ecosystem problems. The efficient elimination of contaminants from aqueous solutions, photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants or the in-situ solidification/immobilization of heavy metal ions in solid phases are the most suitable strategies to decontaminate the pollution. Biochar and biochar-based composites have attracted multidisciplinary interests especially in environmental pollution management because of their porous structures, large amounts of functional groups, high adsorption capacities and photocatalysis performance. In this review, the application of biochar and biochar-based composites as adsorbents and/or catalysts for the adsorption of different contaminants, adsorption-photodegradation of organic pollutants, and adsorption-(photo)reduction of metal ions are summarized, and the mechanism was discussed from advanced spectroscopy analysis and DFT calculation in detail. The doping of metal or metal oxides is the main strategy to narrow the band gap, to increase the generation and separation of photogenerated e−-h+ pairs, to produce more superoxide radicals (·O2−) and hydroxyl radicals (·OH), to enhance the visible light absorption and to increase photocatalysis performance, which dominate the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants and (photo)reduction of high valent metals to low valent metals. The biochar-based composites are environmentally friendly materials, which are promising candidates in environmental pollution cleanup. The challenge and perspective for biochar-based catalysts are provided in the end.
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Imanipoor J, Mohammadi M. Porous Aluminum-Based Metal-Organic Framework-Aminoclay Nanocomposite: Sustainable Synthesis and Ultrahigh Sorption of Cephalosporin Antibiotics. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:5900-5914. [PMID: 35470668 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A novel sorbent was synthesized based on MIL-53(Al) MOF grown over an aminoclay (AC) platform, called MIL-53(Al)@AC nanocomposite, via a green and facile hydrothermal method. The nanocomposite was characterized using FT-IR, PXRD, BET, TEM, FESEM, EDS, XPS, TGA, DLS, and zeta potential analyses. BET analysis represented the porous nature and great surface area of MIL-53(Al)@AC. The high crystalline structure for the synthesized nanocomposite was verified using the PXRD pattern. FESEM, EDS, TEM, and XPS analysis proved the successful decoration of MIL-53(Al) over the AC platform. Cephalosporin antibiotics cefixime (CFX) and cephalexin (CPX), which are often present in wastewaters, were utilized to examine the sorption capacity of the nanocomposite. The significant influential factors such as pH, temperature, sorbent amount, ionic strength, and impurity were discussed. At an initial pH of 7.0 ± 0.1, the highest sorption capacities of CFX and CPX on MIL-53(Al)@AC were 784.14 and 747.91 mg g-1 (T = 298 K, and sorbent amount = 0.1 g L-1), which were 1.43 and 1.47 times greater compared to that of MIL-53(Al), respectively. The evaluation of experimental results was implemented through the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm equations. The isothermal data were described nobly by the Freundlich isotherm, which confirmed multilayer adsorption on heterogeneous surfaces (R2 > 0.970). A kinetic study indicated that the nanocomposite could adsorb the majority of cephalosporin antibiotics within 30 min. In addition, the experimental data were evaluated via pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, and intraparticle diffusion models. The results indicated that the pseudo-second-order equation agreed more closely with the kinetic data (R2 > 0.990). Furthermore, the processes of adsorption were exothermic and spontaneous. The electrostatic attraction, hydrophobic interaction, π-π electron donor-acceptor effect, H-bond, and π-π stacking constituted the main sorption mechanisms. Finally, MIL-53(Al)@AC presented an excellent regeneration performance. Thus, the results revealed the potential application of the MIL-53(Al)@AC nanocomposite for water remediation.
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- Javad Imanipoor
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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Yin Q, Nie Y, Han Y, Wang R, Zhao Z. Properties and the Application of Sludge-Based Biochar in the Removal of Phosphate and Methylene Blue from Water: Effects of Acid Treating. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:1833-1844. [PMID: 35094510 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Sludge-based biochar could be used to remove phosphate and methylene blue (MB) from water. It is a highly efficient way to treat the sludge and contaminated water synergistically. The high ash content in sludge greatly influenced the adsorption property of the resultant biochar. In this work, the influence of carbonization-activation and acid treating on the adsorption performance of the sludge-based biochar was evaluated. The composition, structure, and surface properties of biochar were improved after acid treating. The biochar was obtained in a sequence of carbonization-activation first and then acid treating, providing the optimal adsorption property. Zn550-H and Zn750-H showed excellent adsorption capacity to phosphate and MB, respectively. The adsorption process was well described by the pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order kinetic models. Isothermal studies implied that it was controlled by multiple processes. What is more, sludge-based biochar performed well in the adsorption of phosphate and MB from weakly acidic to alkaline conditions, which was beneficial to utilize the sludge-based biochar in water remediation practically.
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- Qianqian Yin
- Department of Power Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei 071003, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Low Carbon and High Efficiency Power Generation Technology, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei 071003, China
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- Department of Power Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei 071003, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Low Carbon and High Efficiency Power Generation Technology, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei 071003, China
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- Department of Power Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei 071003, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Low Carbon and High Efficiency Power Generation Technology, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei 071003, China
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- Department of Power Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei 071003, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Low Carbon and High Efficiency Power Generation Technology, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei 071003, China
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- Department of Power Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei 071003, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Low Carbon and High Efficiency Power Generation Technology, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei 071003, China
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Feeney SG, LaFreniere JMJ, Halpern JM. Perspective on Nanofiber Electrochemical Sensors: Design of Relative Selectivity Experiments. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:3706. [PMID: 34771266 PMCID: PMC8588248 DOI: 10.3390/polym13213706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The use of nanofibers creates the ability for non-enzymatic sensing in various applications and greatly improves the sensitivity, speed, and accuracy of electrochemical sensors for a wide variety of analytes. The high surface area to volume ratio of the fibers as well as their high porosity, even when compared to other common nanostructures, allows for enhanced electrocatalytic, adsorptive, and analyte-specific recognition mechanisms. Nanofibers have the potential to rival and replace materials used in electrochemical sensing. As more types of nanofibers are developed and tested for new applications, more consistent and refined selectivity experiments are needed. We applied this idea in a review of interferant control experiments and real sample analyses. The goal of this review is to provide guidelines for acceptable nanofiber sensor selectivity experiments with considerations for electrocatalytic, adsorptive, and analyte-specific recognition mechanisms. The intended presented review and guidelines will be of particular use to junior researchers designing their first control experiments, but could be used as a reference for anyone designing selectivity experiments for non-enzymatic sensors including nanofibers. We indicate the importance of testing both interferants in complex media and mechanistic interferants in the selectivity analysis of newly developed nanofiber sensor surfaces.
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- Stanley G. Feeney
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 03824 NH, USA;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 03824 NH, USA;
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