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Ahmad S, Sehrish AK, Umair M, Mirino MW, Ali S, Guo H. Effect of biochar amendment on bacterial community and their role in nutrient acquisition in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) grown under elevated CO 2. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 364:143098. [PMID: 39151577 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2024] [Revised: 08/05/2024] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 08/19/2024]
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Global climate change is anticipated to shift the soil bacterial community structure and plant nutrient utilization. The use of biochar amendment can positively influence soil bacterial community structure, soil properties, and nutrient use efficiency of crops. However, little is known about the underlying mechanism and response of bacterial community structure to biochar amendment, and its role in nutrient enhancement in soil and plants under elevated CO2. Herein, the effect of biochar amendment (0, 0.5, 1.5%) on soil bacterial community structure, spinach growth, physiology, and soil and plant nutrient status were investigated under two CO2 concentrations (400 and 600 μmol mol-1). Findings showed that biochar application 1.5% (B.2.E) significantly increased the abundance of the bacterial community responsible for growth and nutrient uptake i.e. Firmicutes (42.25%) Bacteroidetes (10.46%), and Gemmatimonadetes (125.75%) as compared to respective control (CK.E) but interestingly abundance of proteobacteria decreased (9.18%) under elevated CO2. Furthermore, the soil available N, P, and K showed a significant increase in higher biochar-amended treatments under elevated CO2. Spinach plants exhibited a notable enhancement in growth and photosynthetic pigments when exposed to elevated CO2 levels and biochar, as compared to ambient CO2 conditions. However, there was variability observed in the leaf gas exchange attributes. Elevated CO2 reduced spinach roots and leaves nutrient concentration. In contrast, the biochar amendment (B2.E) enhanced root and shoot Zinc (494.99%-155.33%), magnesium (261.15%-183.37%), manganese (80.04%-152.86%), potassium (576.24%-355.17%), calcium (261.88%-165.65%), copper (325.42%-282.53%) and iron (717.63%-177.90%) concentration by influencing plant physiology and bacterial community. These findings provide insights into the interaction between plant and bacterial community under future agroecosystems in response to the addition of biochar contributing to a deeper understanding of ecological dynamics.
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- Shoaib Ahmad
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Science and the Environment, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Corner Brook A2H 5G4, Newfoundland, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China; Joint International Research Centre for Critical Zone Science-University of Leeds and Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China; Quanzhou Institute for Environment Protection Industry, Nanjing University, Beifeng Road, 362000 Quanzhou, China.
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Tian Y, Dong X, Deng C, Fan Y, Yang D, Chen R, Chai W. Preparation and characterization of high-ash coal slime-based soil amendment as well as investigations of its adsorption performance and mechanisms towards heavy metals in soil. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 359:142295. [PMID: 38729445 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142295] [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: 02/25/2024] [Revised: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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In this study, high-ash coal slime-based mineral soil amendment (MSA) was prepared via the hydrothermal method using high-ash coal slime as raw material, supplemented with activator calcium oxide and additive KOH solution. After hydrothermal treatment at 230 °C for 5 h, the original crystalline phase (quartz and kaolinite) of the high-ash slime was completely transformed into hydrotalcite zeolite, tobermorite, and silicate of potassium aluminosilicate, which has the largest specific surface area. The adsorption of Pb2+ and Cd2+ was adherent to the kinetic equation of secondary adsorption and Freundlich models, and the removal of Pb2+ and Cd2+ reached up to 362.58 mg g-1 and 64.67 mg g-1. The successive releases of SiO2 and CaO from MSA conformed to the Elovich equation, whereas the releases of SiO2 in Cd-containing environments and CaO in Pb- and Cd-containing environments more closely conformed to the power function; the releases of K2O all conformed to the first-order kinetic equation. The presence of Pb2+ and Cd2+ in the environment promotes the release of potassium and calcium elements with MSA's ion-exchange ability, and attenuates the release of silicon elements. Combining Pb2+ and Cd2+ with silicon resulted in the intolerant precipitation of 3PbO·2SiO2 and Cd2SiO4. The mineral precipitation mechanism is the most important mechanism of MSA in immobilizing heavy metals, accounting for 72.7%-80.5% of the total adsorption. Further contaminated soil immobilization experiments also showed that the application of MSA significantly reduced the bioavailability of soil heavy metals. When the MSA addition amount was 1.6%, the residual state increased by 63.58%. In conclusion, preparing MSA may effectively utilize coal-based solid waste with high added value.
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- Yanfei Tian
- Department of Mineral Processing Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; Shanxi Engineering Research Center of Ecological Mining, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Department of Mineral Processing Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; Shanxi Engineering Research Center of Ecological Mining, Taiyuan 030024, China.
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- College of Safety and Emergency Management Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; Key Lab of In-situ Modification of Deposit Properties for Improving Mining, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China.
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- Department of Mineral Processing Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Key Lab of In-situ Modification of Deposit Properties for Improving Mining, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; State Center for Research and Development of Oil Shale Exploitation, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Mineral Processing Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Department of Mineral Processing Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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Chu X, Liu J, He N, Li J, Li T, Tian Y, Zhao P. Cu fate driven by colloidal polystyrene microplastics with pipe scale destabilization in drinking water distribution systems. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 256:121613. [PMID: 38663210 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121613] [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: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Microplastics (MPs) and Cu have been detected in drinking water distribution systems (DWDSs). Investigating MP effects on Cu adsorption by pipe scales and concomitant variations of pipe scales was critical for improving the water quality, which remained unclear to date. Therefore, polystyrene microplastics (PSMPs) were adopted for the model MPs to determine their effects on Cu fate and pipe scale stabilization, containing batch adsorption, metal speciation extraction, and Cu release experiments. Findings demonstrated that complexation and electrostatic interactions were involved in Cu adsorption on pipe scales. PSMPs contributed to Cu adsorption via increasing negative charges of pipe scales and providing additional adsorption sites for Cu, which included the carrying and component effects of free and adsorbed PSMPs, respectively. The decreased iron and manganese oxides fraction (45.57 % to 29.91 %) and increased organic fraction (48.51 % to 63.58 %) of Cu in pipe scales when PSMPs were coexisting illustrated that PSMPs had a greater affinity for Cu than pipe scales and thus influenced its mobility. Additionally, the release of Cu could be facilitated by the coexisted PSMPs, with the destabilization of pipe scales. This study was the first to exhibit that Cu fate and pipe scale stabilization were impacted by MPs, providing new insight into MP hazards in DWDSs.
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- Xianxian Chu
- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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Sarfaraz Q, Drescher GL, Zafar M, Shah MN, Zhao F, Danish S, Mustafa AEZMA, Elshikh MS, Souza da Silva L. Nutrient retention after crop harvest in a typic hapludults amended with biochar types under no-tillage system. Sci Rep 2024; 14:5126. [PMID: 38429337 PMCID: PMC10907612 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55430-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024] Open
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The utilization of biochar's as soil amendments for enhancing nutrient retention in subsoils present potential limitations. To address this issue, we conducted a greenhouse experiment to assess the effects of various biochar's derived from animal manures (swine manure, poultry litter, cattle manure) and plant residues (rice straw, soybean straw, corn straw) when applied to surface of an acidic soil. Our study focused on wheat crops under a no-tillage system, with a subsequent evaluation of the residual impacts on soybeans. The experimental design involved the application of biochar's at different rates i.e. 10 and 20 Mg ha-1, followed by the assessment of their influence on NPK levels, pH, and exchangeable Al in stratified soil layers (0-5, 5-10, 10-15, and 15-25 cm). Furthermore, we investigated the interplay between biochar doses and the application of nitrogen (N) in the top 5 cm of soil, specifically examining NO 3 - , NH 4 + , P and K levels. Our findings revealed that in the top 5 cm of soil, biochar doses and N application significantly affected NO 3 - , NH 4 + , P and K concentrations. However, in deeper soil layers, no significant differences were observed among biochar doses with or without N application. Interestingly, K levels were impacted throughout all soil depths, regardless of the presence or absence of N application. Moreover, biochar application up to a 5 cm depth induced favorable changes in soil pH and reduced exchangeable Al. In contrast, deeper layers experienced a decrease in soil pH and an increase in exchangeable Al following biochar treatment. In conclusion, our study demonstrates that biochar's can effectively retain NPK nutrients, enhance soil pH, and decrease exchangeable Al, independent of the type and dosage of application under a no-tillage system. Nonetheless, the efficacy of biochar amendments may vary with soil depth and type of nutrient, warranting careful consideration for maximizing their benefits in sustainable agricultural practices.
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- Qamar Sarfaraz
- Department of Soil Science, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Lasbela, Uthal Balochistan, Pakistan.
- Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Ave, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Ave, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Mirpur, AJK, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture, Government College University Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 155 Research Road, Quincy, FL, USA
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- Environment and Plant Protection Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Science, Haikou, China
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- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Mahmoud E, El-shahawy A, Ibrahim M, Abd El-Halim AEHA, Abo-Ogiala A, Shokr MS, Mohamed ES, Rebouh NY, Ismail SM. Enhancing Maize Yield and Soil Health through the Residual Impact of Nanomaterials in Contaminated Soils to Sustain Food. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:369. [PMID: 38392742 PMCID: PMC10892150 DOI: 10.3390/nano14040369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Studying the impact of residual soil nanomaterials is a promising challenge for sustainable agricultural development to improve soil health and crop productivity. The objective of this study is to assess the long-term impacts of 50, 100, and 250 mg kg-1 soil of nanobiochar (nB) and nano-water treatment residues (nWTR) on the fertility, biological activity, and yield of maize (Zea mays L.) growing in heavy metal-contaminated soils. The results showed that when nB and nWTR were added in larger quantities, the concentrations of lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), cadmium (Cd), and cobalt (Co) extracted with DTPA decreased. With the addition of nB or nWTR, it also showed a significant increase in exchangeable cations, cation exchange capacity (CEC), soil fertility, soil organic matter (OM), microbial biomass carbon (MBC), and a decrease in soil salinity and sodicity. Catalase and dehydrogenase activities rose as nB addition increased, while they decreased when nWTR addition increased. In comparison to the control, the addition of nB and nWTR greatly boosted maize yield by 54.5-61.4% and 61.9-71.4%, respectively. These findings suggest that the researched nanomaterials' residual effect provides an eco-friendly farming method to enhance the qualities of damaged soils and boost maize production. Our research suggested that adding recycling waste in the form of nanoparticles could immobilize heavy metals, improve soil characteristics, and increase the soil's capacity for productivity.
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- Esawy Mahmoud
- Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Tanta 31111, Egypt; (E.M.); (M.I.)
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- Water and Environment Research Institute, Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Kafr El-Sheikh P.O. Box 33717, Egypt
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- Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Tanta 31111, Egypt; (E.M.); (M.I.)
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- Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Tanta 31111, Egypt;
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- Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Tanta 31111, Egypt; (E.M.); (M.I.)
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- National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Cairo 1564, Egypt
- Department of Environmental Management, Institute of Environmental Engineering, RUDN University, 6 Miklukho-Maklaya, Moscow 117198, Russia
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- Department of Environmental Management, Institute of Environmental Engineering, RUDN University, 6 Miklukho-Maklaya, Moscow 117198, Russia
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- Soil Physics and Chemistry Department, Desert Research Center, Cairo 4540031, Egypt
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Huang X, Wang K, He Y, Shi B. Transformation of Al Species on Carbon Surfaces: Effects of Al Species and Carbon Surface Oxygen Groups. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:1763-1770. [PMID: 38258410 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c07141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Control of residual Al is critical, owing to its high tendency to accumulate in drinking water distribution systems and its potential risks to human health. Herein, the effects of surface properties of activated carbon (AC) on intercepting different Al species (including monomeric Al and polymeric Al species-Al13) are evaluated. The results showed that Al in the form of monomers was considerably adsorbed by AC; whereas Al in the form of polymeric Al13 was held to a much lower degree by AC, and the effluent Al concentration was even higher than that without AC. By comparing virgin AC and hydrogen thermal treated AC, the surface oxygen functional groups on the AC were proposed to play a critical role in the transformation of Al species. The oxygen functional groups on the AC surface can directly form complexes with monomeric Al, thereby inducing the binding of monomeric Al on the AC surface. However, the AC surface oxygen groups could not bind to polymeric Al13, and the interaction between AC surface oxygen groups and polymeric Al13 partially transforms Al13 into monomeric Al species, which inhibited the self-aggregation of Al13. This study aims to provide new insights into the control of residual Al in water treatment plants to ensure drinking water safety.
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- Xin Huang
- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Xia H, Riaz M, Babar S, Yan L, Li Y, Wang X, Wang J, Jiang C. " Assessing the impact of biochar on microbes in acidic soils: Alleviating the toxicity of aluminum and acidity". JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 345:118796. [PMID: 37579602 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118796] [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: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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In arable soils, anthropogenic activities such as fertilizer applications have intensified soil acidification in recent years. This has resulted in frequent environmental problems such as aluminum (Al) and H+ stress, which negatively impact crop yields and quality in acidic soils. Biochar, as a promising soil conditioner, has attracted much attention globally. The present study was conducted in a greenhouse by setting up 2% biochar rate to investigate how biochar relieves Al3+ hazards in acidic soil by affecting soil quality, soil environment, and soil microbiomes. The addition of biochar significantly improved soil fertility and enzyme activities, which were attributed to its ability to enhance the utilization of soil carbon sources by influencing the activity of soil microorganisms. Moreover, the Al3+ contents were significantly decreased by 66.61-88.83% compared to the C0 level (without biochar treatment). In particular, the results of the 27Al NMR suggested that forms of AlVI (Al(OH)2+, Al(OH)+ 2, and Al3+) were increased by 88.69-100.44% on the surface of biochar, reducing the Al3+ stress on soil health. The combination of biochar and nitrogen (N) fertilizer contributed to the augmentation of bacterial diversity. The application of biochar and N fertilizer increased the relative abundance of the majority of bacterial species. Additionally, the application of biochar and N fertilizer had a significant impact on soil microbial metabolism, specifically in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites (lipids and organic acids) and carbon metabolic ability. In conclusion, biochar can enhance soil microbial activity and improve the overall health of acidic soil by driving microbial metabolism. This study offers both theoretical and technical guidance for enhancing biochar in acidified soil and promoting sustainable development in farmland production.
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- Hao Xia
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510225, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecoagriculture, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Oasis Ecoagriculture, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, PR China.
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Yan L, Riaz M, Li S, Cheng J, Jiang C. Harnessing the power of exogenous factors to enhance plant resistance to aluminum toxicity; a critical review. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 203:108064. [PMID: 37783071 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108064] [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: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Aluminum (Al) is the most prevalent element in the earth crust and is toxic to plants in acidic soils. However, plants can address Al toxicity through external exclusion (which prevents Al from entering roots) and internal detoxification (which counterbalances the toxic-Al absorbed by roots). Nowadays, certain categories of exogenously added regulatory factors (EARF), such as nutritional elements, organic acids, amino acids, phytohormones, or biochar, etc. play a critical role in reducing the bioavailability/toxicity of Al in plants. Numerous studies suggest that regulating factors against Al toxicity mediate the expression of Al-responsive genes and transcription factors, thereby regulating the secretion of organic acids, alkalizing rhizosphere pH, modulating cell wall (CW) modifications, improving antioxidant defense systems, and promoting the compartmentalization of non-toxic Al within intracellular. This review primarily discusses recent and older published papers to demonstrate the basic concepts of Al phytotoxicity. Furthermore, we provide a comprehensive explanation of the crucial roles of EARF-induced responses against Al toxicity in plants. This information may serve as a foundation for improving plant resistance to Al and enhancing the growth of susceptible species in acidic soils. And this review holds significant theoretical significance for EARF to improve the quality of acidic soils cultivated land, increase crop yield and quality, and ensure food security.
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- Lei Yan
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China; College of Resources and Environment, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510225, China.
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
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Huang K, Li M, Li R, Rasul F, Shahzad S, Wu C, Shao J, Huang G, Li R, Almari S, Hashem M, Aamer M. Soil acidification and salinity: the importance of biochar application to agricultural soils. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1206820. [PMID: 37780526 PMCID: PMC10537949 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1206820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Soil acidity is a serious problem in agricultural lands as it directly affects the soil, crop production, and human health. Soil acidification in agricultural lands occurs due to the release of protons (H+) from the transforming reactions of various carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur-containing compounds. The use of biochar (BC) has emerged as an excellent tool to manage soil acidity owing to its alkaline nature and its appreciable ability to improve the soil's physical, chemical, and biological properties. The application of BC to acidic soils improves soil pH, soil organic matter (SOM), cation exchange capacity (CEC), nutrient uptake, microbial activity and diversity, and enzyme activities which mitigate the adverse impacts of acidity on plants. Further, BC application also reduce the concentration of H+ and Al3+ ions and other toxic metals which mitigate the soil acidity and supports plant growth. Similarly, soil salinity (SS) is also a serious concern across the globe and it has a direct impact on global production and food security. Due to its appreciable liming potential BC is also an important amendment to mitigate the adverse impacts of SS. The addition of BC to saline soils improves nutrient homeostasis, nutrient uptake, SOM, CEC, soil microbial activity, enzymatic activity, and water uptake and reduces the accumulation of toxic ions sodium (Na+ and chloride (Cl-). All these BC-mediated changes support plant growth by improving antioxidant activity, photosynthesis efficiency, stomata working, and decrease oxidative damage in plants. Thus, in the present review, we discussed the various mechanisms through which BC improves the soil properties and microbial and enzymatic activities to counter acidity and salinity problems. The present review will increase the existing knowledge about the role of BC to mitigate soil acidity and salinity problems. This will also provide new suggestions to readers on how this knowledge can be used to ameliorate acidic and saline soils.
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- Kai Huang
- China Guangxi Key Laboratory of Water Engineering Materials and Structures, Guangxi Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanning, China
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- China Guangxi Key Laboratory of Water Engineering Materials and Structures, Guangxi Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanning, China
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- China Guangxi Key Laboratory of Water Engineering Materials and Structures, Guangxi Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanning, China
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Pakistan
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- China Guangxi Key Laboratory of Water Engineering Materials and Structures, Guangxi Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanning, China
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- China Guangxi Key Laboratory of Water Engineering Materials and Structures, Guangxi Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanning, China
- Research Center on Ecological Sciences, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- King Khalid University, College of Science, Department of Biology, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- King Khalid University, College of Science, Department of Biology, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Yu W, Ren T, Duan Y, Huai S, Zhang Q, Cai Z, Lu C. Mechanism of Al toxicity alleviation in acidic red soil by rice-straw hydrochar application and comparison with pyrochar. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 877:162849. [PMID: 36931515 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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In the past decade, biochar has been widely regarded as a new type of soil conditioner that can effectively control soil acidification and alleviate Al toxicity. Hydrochar is identified as a more economical carbon material than pyrochar, but its effect on Al toxicity and the associated mechanism have not been studied. Thus, a two-stage indoor incubation experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of rice-straw hydrochar (HC, application rate: 1/2/3 %) on maize seedling root growth, soil solution Al activity, soil exchangeable Al and pH buffering ability in acidic red soils from two sites. We also used pyrochar (PC, application rate: 3 %) produced from the same rice straw for comparison. Except for HC-1 %, both hydrochar and pyrochar addition significantly stimulated relative root elongation (136.36 % ~ 284.09 %), diminished the cell death ratio (27.96 % ~ 85.56 %) and Al content in root tips (18.80 % ~ 80.11 %) by decreasing the total Al content (44.78 % ~ 76.10 %) and the proportion of Al3+ species (27 % ~ 32 %) in soil solution. Hydrochar did not significantly promote the soil pH buffer capacity (pH-BC) or effective cation exchange capacity (ECEC), while PC-3 % did. The DOC (dissolved organic carbon) content of soil solution was dramatically elevated by 203.9 % ~ 783.2 % after hydrochar addition. Hydrochar mitigates Al activity in soil solution mainly through Al-DOC complexation and adsorption, thus suppressing the Al toxicity of maize roots. Hydrochar may be an economical soil amendment for ameliorating Al toxicity despite its overall alleviation effect on Al toxicity being lower than pyrochar.
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- Weijia Yu
- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China; College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Huang X, Geng M, Wang K, He Y, Li G, Feng C, Shi B. Suppression of performance of activated carbon filter due to residual aluminum accumulation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 445:130637. [PMID: 37056009 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Extending the lifetime of granular activated carbon (GAC) filters with no significant loss in their effectiveness is a considerable challenge for drinking water supply utilities. However, the effects of residual Al from coagulants on GAC performance are rarely considered. Herein, in-service GAC samples obtained from full-scale water treatment plants were investigated to evaluate the amount of accumulated Al. Although the Al concentration in water was two to three times lower than the Ca concentration, Al exhibited considerable accumulation (second to Ca accumulation) in in-service GAC samples (0.68-8.63 mg g-1). Surface characterization results indicated that Al accumulation could have been caused by the co-precipitation of Al with Ca and Si to form Ca4Al2Si3O10·H2O and Ca4Al6O12SO4, self-precipitation or complexion with -OH/-COOH on the GAC or biofilm surfaces. Correlation analysis of the accumulated Al and GAC properties implied that Al accumulation considerably reduced the surface area of GAC by ∼30%. Lab simulation experiments indicated that the removal of dissolved organic matter was reduced by 6-10% when additional Al was loaded. In addition, results showed that the residual Al (up to 200 μg L-1) considerably affected the extracellular polymeric substance component and microorganism community structure. In summary, strict control of residual Al is beneficial for maintaining the efficacies of GAC and biologically activated carbon.
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- Xin Huang
- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Wang B, Gao Y, Lai X, Luo L, Zhang X, Hu D, Shen Z, Hu S, Zhang L. The effects of biochar derived from feedstock with different Si and Al concentration on soil N 2O and CO 2 emissions. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 317:120731. [PMID: 36427819 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Desilicification and allitization is important characteristic of acidic soil. While decrease in soil silicon (Si) may generate Si limitation, the increase of aluminum (Al) will aggravate soil acidification. Biochar has been used in acid soil improvement, which could mitigate nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions and alter soil Si and Al concentration. However, the effect of biochar with different Si and Al concentration on greenhouse gas emissions remains unclear. We evaluated the effects of biochar derived from feedstock with different Si (moso bamboo leaves, BL; rice straw, RS) and Al (Camellia oleifera fruit shell, CFS; C. oleifera leaves, CL) concentration on greenhouse gas emissions and soil acidification. Microbial functional gene abundance associated with N2O emissions were measured to further explore the response of microbiological community. The results showed that BL, RS, CFS and CL significantly increased soil pH (by 19.2%, 16.7%, 18.7% and 24.9%, respectively), decreased soil exchangeable acid and exchangeable Al content, and reduced N2O emission rate of soil with nitrogen (N) (by 14.2%, 27.3%, 25.6% and 38.7%, respectively), which correlated with increase in soil nosZ abundance. BL, RS, CFS and CL increased soil nirK (by 325.6%, 66.7%, 155.8%, and 253.2%, respectively) and nosZ (by 198.6%, 174.1%, 72.2%, and 152.0%, respectively) abundance with N. Structural equation model showed that Si input via biochar application directly reduced N2O emissions, and soil acid-extractable Si is inversely proportional to N2O emission rate. In addition, Si input reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions via indirect effects. Al input via biochar addition indirectly affected N2O and CO2 emissions through mainly indirect effects on other soil factors. In intensive management and production activities, Si-rich biochar can be considered instead of sole addition as fertilizer, which will be beneficial to the sustainable development of agricultural and forestry production in acid soil areas, and mitigation of global change.
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- Baihui Wang
- Key Laboratory of Silviculture, College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Silviculture, College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Silviculture, College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Silviculture, College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Silviculture, College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Silviculture, College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Silviculture, College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- Engineering College, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Silviculture, College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China.
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Hasnain M, Munir N, Abideen Z, Zulfiqar F, Koyro HW, El-Naggar A, Caçador I, Duarte B, Rinklebe J, Yong JWH. Biochar-plant interaction and detoxification strategies under abiotic stresses for achieving agricultural resilience: A critical review. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 249:114408. [PMID: 36516621 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.114408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The unpredictable climatic perturbations, the expanding industrial and mining sectors, excessive agrochemicals, greater reliance on wastewater usage in cultivation, and landfill leachates, are collectively causing land degradation and affecting cultivation, thereby reducing food production globally. Biochar can generally mitigate the unfavourable effects brought about by climatic perturbations (drought, waterlogging) and degraded soils to sustain crop production. It can also reduce the bioavailability and phytotoxicity of pollutants in contaminated soils via the immobilization of inorganic and/or organic contaminants, commonly through surface complexation, electrostatic attraction, ion exchange, adsorption, and co-precipitation. When biochar is applied to soil, it typically neutralizes soil acidity, enhances cation exchange capacity, water holding capacity, soil aeration, and microbial activity. Thus, biochar has been was widely used as an amendment to ameliorate crop abiotic/biotic stress. This review discusses the effects of biochar addition under certain unfavourable conditions (salinity, drought, flooding and heavy metal stress) to improve plant resilience undergoing these perturbations. Biochar applied with other stimulants like compost, humic acid, phytohormones, microbes and nanoparticles could be synergistic in some situation to enhance plant resilience and survivorship in especially saline, waterlogged and arid conditions. Overall, biochar can provide an effective and low-cost solution, especially in nutrient-poor and highly degraded soils to sustain plant cultivation.
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- Maria Hasnain
- Department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Dr. Muhammad Ajmal Khan Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization, University of Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100 Pakistan.
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- Institute of Plant Ecology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11241, Egypt
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- MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre & ARNET - Aquatic Research Network Associated Laboratory, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande 1749-016, Lisbon; Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre & ARNET - Aquatic Research Network Associated Laboratory, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande 1749-016, Lisbon; Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water, and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil, and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp 23456, Sweden.
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Fan B, Ding S, Peng Y, Yin J, Liu Y, Cui S, Zhou X, Mu K, Ru S, Chen Q. Supplying amendments alleviates aluminum toxicity and regulates cadmium accumulation by spinach in strongly acidic soils. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 324:116340. [PMID: 36170780 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Al toxicity and Cd pollution are key limiting factors for agricultural production in the acidic soils in China. The application of amendments is an effective and promising measure for remediating strongly acidic Cd-contaminated soils. However, the information on applying amendments for alleviating Al toxicity and regulating plant Cd accumulation is still rare. Here, oyster shell (OS), red mud (RM), hydroxyapatite (HAP), and biochar (BC) at 30 g kg-1 were investigated for alleviating Al toxicity and decreasing Cd accumulation in spinach plants. The results showed that four amendments significantly increased soil pH, and reduced soil exchangeable Al3+ and DTPA-Cd, promoted spinach growth (P < 0.05). Al(OH)30 and Al-HA were the main forms of active Al in soil. The BC and OS were more effective to alleviate Al toxicity but significantly (P < 0.05) increased Cd accumulation in spinach. RM and HAP effectively reduced the uptake of Cd by spinach plants as well as alleviated Al toxicity (P < 0.05). Bivariate correlation analysis and the partial least squares path modeling analysis indicated that soil exchangeable Al3+ was the main limiting factor for biomass production. Our study demonstrated that HAP could significantly alleviate Al toxicity, promote spinach growth, and decrease Cd accumulation in strongly acidic Cd-contaminated soils. Besides, OS and BC effectively alleviated soil Al toxicity leading to promoting the growth of spinach. Compared with CK, RM treatment significantly reduced soil Cd bioavailability (61.2%) and decreased Cd concentration and uptake of spinach plants by 90.0% and 50.7%. These results indicated that RM could be used as an efficient amendment in Cd contaminated.
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- Beibei Fan
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- School of Agriculture, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 523758, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050051, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Kang F, Lv QL, Liu J, Meng YS, Wang ZH, Ren XQ, Hu SW. Organic-inorganic calcium lignosulfonate compounds for soil acidity amelioration. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:74118-74132. [PMID: 35633460 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20461-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Soil acidification is a problem widely occurring worldwide, which severely threaten food security and agricultural sustainability. Calcium lignosulfonate (CaLS), a cheap and ecofriendly compound, is used for the first time to amend acid soil by utilizing its unique organic and inorganic functional moieties simultaneously. Both column leaching and incubation experiments were conducted to investigate the comparative effects of CaLS (four rates at 5, 10, 15, 20 g kg-1) and compared with conventional amendments, including gypsum (5 g kg-1), lignin (5 g kg-1), L + G (each at 5 g kg-1), and control. The soil pH, exchangeable acidity and base cations, organic carbon, and different Al fractions were determined to unravel the ameliorative performance and mechanism of the treatments. Regardless of application modes and dosages, the results demonstrated that CaLS incorporation significantly increased soil pH, exchangeable Ca2+, cation exchange capacity, and organic carbon and decreased the contents of exchangeable acidity, especially exchangeable Al3+. The ameliorative mechanism was that amendment material led to the displacement of H+ and Al3+ off soil colloids by Ca2+. These released H+ and Al3+ which complexed with lignosulfonate anions into soluble organo-Al were all quickly leached from the soil column. The CaLS addition enhanced the transformation of exchangeable Al3+ and low-to-medium organo-Al complexes into highly stable organically bound fractions and immobilized into the soil. The complexing of CaLS functional groups with Al3+ impeded Al3+ from undergoing hydrolysis to produce more H+. As an environmental-friendly material, CaLS can be a promising amendment for soil acidity and Al toxicity amelioration.
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- Fei Kang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention-Control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan west road, Haidian, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention-Control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan west road, Haidian, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention-Control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan west road, Haidian, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention-Control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan west road, Haidian, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention-Control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan west road, Haidian, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention-Control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan west road, Haidian, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention-Control and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan west road, Haidian, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China.
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Huang X, Niu X, Zhang D, Li X, Li H, Wang Z, Lin Z, Fu M. Fate and mechanistic insights into nanoscale zerovalent iron (nZVI) activation of sludge derived biochar reacted with Cr(VI). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 319:115771. [PMID: 35982569 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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While nanoscale zero-valent iron modified biochar (nZVI-BC) have been widely investigated for the removal of heavy metals, the corrosion products of nZVI and their interaction with heavy metals have not been revealed yet. In this paper, nZVI-BC was synthesized and applied for the removal of Cr(VI). Batch experiments indicated that the adsorption of Cr(VI) fit Langmuir isotherm, with the maximum removal capacity at 172.4 mg/g at pH 2.0. SEM-EDS, BET, XRD, FT-IR, Raman and XPS investigation suggested that reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) was the major removal mechanism. pH played an important role on the corrosion of nZVI-BC, at pH 4.5 and 2.0, FeOOH and Fe3O4 were detected as the major iron oxide, respectively. Therefore, FeOOH-BC and Fe3O4-BC were further prepared and their interaction with Cr were studied. Combining with DFT calculations, it revealed that Fe3O4 has higher adsorption capacity and was responsible for the effective removal of Cr(VI) through electrostatic attraction and reduction under acidic conditions. However, Fe3O4 will continue to convert to the more stable FeOOH, which is the key to for the subsequent stabilization of the reduced Cr(III). The results showed that the oxide corrosion products of nZVI-BC were subjected to the environment, which will eventually affect the fate and transport of the adsorbed heavy metal.
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- Xuyin Huang
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, 525000, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, 525000, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, 525000, PR China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; School of Environment and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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Lee S, Han J, Ro HM. Mechanistic insights into Cd(II) and As(V) sorption on Miscanthus biochar at different pH values and pyrolysis temperatures. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 287:132179. [PMID: 34521014 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Biochar has received great attention as a biosorbent, but explanations of the underlying sorption mechanisms are still unclear. Here, batch sorption of cadmium (Cd(II)) and arsenate (As(V)) to Miscanthus biochar at different pH values and pyrolysis temperatures and the sorption mechanisms were comprehensively investigated. The maximum sorption capacities for both Cd(II) and As(V) were observed under alkaline conditions. Physisorption was identified as a common sorption mechanism for both Cd(II) and As(V) irrespective of pH; however, inner-sphere complexation with acidic functional groups (AFGs) and crystallized precipitation as otavite predominate at higher pH values for Cd(II), while hydrophobic attraction of arsenite and metallic As and electrostatic bridging with multivalent ions at deprotonated AFGs are presumed to be dominant sorption mechanisms for As(V). Inner-sphere complexes of Cd(II) (98.6%) and electrostatic bridging complexes of As(V) (89.5%) were the dominant sorption forms for B400, while inner-sphere complexes (45.9%) and precipitates (50.5%) of Cd(II) and physisorption and hydrophobic interactions of As (63.7%) were abundant. The results challenge the widely held notion that the sorption of anions decreases as pH increases, while that of cations increases with increasing pH. This unexpected phenomenon can be explained by reduction of As(V) and by the difference in the charge densities between As(V) and basic functional groups of the biochar. Such biochar-induced reduction would cause an unexpected risk of exposing human health and ecosystems to reduceable pollutants. These findings contribute to a better explanation for the environmental fate and behavior of inorganic pollutants in biochar applications.
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- Seoyeon Lee
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Shi R, Lai H, Ni N, Nkoh JN, Guan P, Lu H, He X, Zhao W, Xu C, Liu Z, Li J, Xu R, Cui X, Qian W. Comparing ameliorative effects of biomass ash and alkaline slag on an acidic Ultisol under artificial Masson pine: A field experiment. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 297:113306. [PMID: 34280864 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113306] [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: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Forest soil acidification caused by acid deposition is a serious threat to the forest ecosystem. To investigate the liming effects of biomass ash (BA) and alkaline slag (AS) on the acidic topsoil and subsoil, a three-year field experiment under artificial Masson pine was conducted at Langxi, Anhui province in Southern China. The surface application of BA and AS significantly increased the soil pH, and thus decreased exchangeable acidity and active Al in the topsoil. Soil exchangeable Ca2+ and Mg2+ in topsoil were significantly increased by the surface application of BA and AS, while an increase in soil exchangeable K+ was only observed in BA treatments. The soil acidity and active Al in subsoil were decreased by the surface application of AS. Compared with the control, soluble monomeric and exchangeable Al in the subsoil was decreased by 38.0% and 29.4% after 3 years of AS surface application. There was a minimal effect on soluble monomeric and exchangeable Al after the application of BA. The soil exchangeable Ca2+ and Mg2+ in the subsoil increased respectively by 54% and 141% after surface application of 10 t ha-1 AS. The decrease of soil active Al and increase of base cations in subsoil were mainly attributed to the high migration capacity of base cations in AS. In conclusion, the effect of surface application of AS was superior to BA in ameliorating soil acidity and alleviating soil Al toxicity in the subsoil of this Ultisol.
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- Renyong Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing, 210008, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing, 210042, PR China; Pesticide Environmental Assessment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing, 210042, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anqing Normal University, Anqing, 246011, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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Impact of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Biochar Enriched with Chicken Manure Extract on Phosphorus Retention in Sandy Soil. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su131910851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A 45-day incubation and leaching experiments was conducted to determine the effect of different rates (0, 1, 2, 3, and 5 t ha−1) of enriched empty fruit bunches biochar (EEFB) and inorganic fertilizer (91 kg ha−1 triple superphosphate—TSP) on the availability and leaching losses of phosphorus from sandy soil (tin tailing soil). The treatments rates for the study were designated as T1—without fertilizer (control), T2—inorganic fertilizer treatment using TSP and T3, T4, T5, and T6, which refers to EEFB rate of 1, 2, 3, and 5 t ha−1, respectively. The enriched biochar was prepared by shaking biochar with chicken manure extract for 24 h. The addition of EEFB to the soils was found to increase pH of the soil compared to control and inorganic fertilizer treatment. After 45 days of incubation, the percentage increase in available P recorded in EEFB treatments were 1.6, 2.9, 2.8, and 4.1%, whereas for control treatment and inorganic fertilizer treatment, the available phosphorus was found to reduce by 10% and 83%, respectively. Loss of phosphorus via leaching in the soil was higher in EEFB treatments compared to control. However, the highest phosphorus leaching among all treatments in this study was recorded in inorganic fertilizer treatments. From the study, it was observed that biochar can be used to recapture phosphorus from chicken manure extract for transport to the soil, thereby reducing problems associated with chicken manure application.
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Liu T, Chen Z, Li Z, Chen G, Zhou J, Chen Y, Zhu J, Chen Z. Rapid Separation and Efficient Removal of Cd Based on Enhancing Surface Precipitation by Carbonate-Modified Biochar. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:18253-18259. [PMID: 34308056 PMCID: PMC8296603 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The high buoyancy of biochar makes its application difficult in Cd removal. In this paper, the content of minerals was increased by modifying carbonate on the biochar surface using the vacuum impregnation method. Enhancing surface precipitation between minerals and Cd introduced a correspondingly great number of Cd precipitates on the biochar surface, leading to the rapid precipitation and separation of buoyant biochar. The physical and chemical properties of carbonate-modified biochar and the adsorption mechanism of Cd were comprehensively studied by jar tests, scanning electron microscopy-energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results showed that the adsorption of Cd by carbonate-modified biochar was controlled by multiple mechanisms, including surface precipitation, surface complexation, and Cd-π interaction. Surface precipitation dominated the removal of Cd. The contributions of Cd removal mechanisms indicated that the contribution proportions of minerals increased from 89.73 to 97.9% when the pyrolysis temperature increased from 300 to 600 °C, while the contribution proportions of Cd-π binding decreased from 9.99 to 2.08%. Meanwhile, oxygen functional groups have only a marginal effect on Cd adsorption. Besides, the results revealed that the higher surface hydrophobicity and the lower polarity were conducive to biochar separation from water. The Cd removal method can provide efficient adsorption and rapid separation, making it possible to use biochar in water treatment.
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- Tao Liu
- Hunan
Province Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Clean Utilization and Mine
Environment Protection, Hunan University
of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China
- School
of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China
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- Hunan
Province Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Clean Utilization and Mine
Environment Protection, Hunan University
of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China
- School
of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China
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- Hunan
Province Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Clean Utilization and Mine
Environment Protection, Hunan University
of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China
- School
of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China
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- Hunan
Province Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Clean Utilization and Mine
Environment Protection, Hunan University
of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China
- School
of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China
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- Hunan
Province Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Clean Utilization and Mine
Environment Protection, Hunan University
of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China
- School
of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China
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- Hunan
Province Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Clean Utilization and Mine
Environment Protection, Hunan University
of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China
- School
of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China
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- School
of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China
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- Hunan
Province Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Clean Utilization and Mine
Environment Protection, Hunan University
of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China
- School
of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China
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Dong G, Lu HL, Pan XY, He X, Jiang J, Li JY, Xu RK. Application of measuring electrochemical characteristics on plant root surfaces in screening Al-tolerant wheat. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 281:116993. [PMID: 33799210 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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To explore the relationship between Al phytotoxicity and the electrochemical characteristics of wheat root surfaces, a new chemical mechanism for tolerance of wheat to Al toxicity was initially proposed by conducting acute root elongation experiment, adsorption/desorption experiment, streaming potential determination, and infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) analysis respectively to classify the grade of Al tolerance of 92 wheat cultivars and quantitatively characterize the electrochemical properties of their root surfaces. Then a pot experiment was conducted with the screened wheat cultivars with different Al resistance grown on acid soils to verify their tolerance to Al toxicity. Results show that zeta potentials of the roots of 67 wheat cultivars at pH4.46 were significantly negatively correlated with Al(Ⅲ) adsorbed on the roots and their relative root elongation (P < 0.05), indicating that wheat roots with less negative charges is more tolerant to Al toxicity. Based on the mechanism, 14 Al-tolerant, 23 medium Al-tolerant and 30 Al-sensitive wheat cultivars were classified. The pot experiment reveals that the relative dry weight of Al-tolerant wheat cultivars was generally greater than that of medium Al-tolerant and Al-sensitive wheat cultivars and Al-tolerant wheat cultivars accumulate less Al in their shoots, which further verifies the relationship among charge characteristics, tolerance of wheat to Al toxicity, and Al uptake by wheat. The negative charges derived from organic functional groups on root surfaces could influence the exchangeable and complexed Al(Ⅲ) adsorbed on wheat roots and thereby affect Al tolerance of wheat cultivars. This finding not only provides a new perspective to screen Al-tolerant wheat cultivars and explain the mechanism of tolerance of wheat to Al toxicity, but is also useful for the prediction of differences in the uptake of Al in the shoots between Al-tolerant and Al-sensitive wheat cultivars, and finally contributes to the prevention of food security risk caused by Al in acid soils.
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- Ge Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510225, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Shetty R, Vidya CSN, Prakash NB, Lux A, Vaculík M. Aluminum toxicity in plants and its possible mitigation in acid soils by biochar: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 765:142744. [PMID: 33092837 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Toxicity of aluminum (Al) is a serious problem for agricultural plants, especially due to excessive soil acidification caused by continuous intensive agriculture and modified environmental conditions related with global climate change. Decreased root elongation and shoot growth, reduced biomass production, nutrient imbalance and altered physiological and metabolic processes are responsible for lower yield and crop quality and therefore, decreased variability and productivity of the land. Recently, biochar is gaining popularity for ameliorating metal toxicity in soils. However, there is a lack of comprehensive information regarding the effects of biochar and its functioning. Multiple mechanisms are involved in ameliorating Al toxicity in which inherent properties of biochar influencing Al adsorption, absorption, complexation, cation exchange and electrostatic interaction are considered to play major roles. Modification of biochar to enhance these mechanisms might hold the key for long term solution. Present review indicates gaps for further research. Long term field studies are needed to understand the effects of biochar on Al toxicity.
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- Rajpal Shetty
- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Ilkovičova 6, SK-842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Botany, Plant Science and Biodiversity Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-845 23 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Ilkovičova 6, SK-842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Ilkovičova 6, SK-842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia; Institute of Botany, Plant Science and Biodiversity Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-845 23 Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Zhu J, Gao W, Zhao W, Ge L, Zhu T, Zhang G, Niu Y. Wood vinegar enhances humic acid-based remediation material to solidify Pb(II) for metal-contaminated soil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:12648-12658. [PMID: 33089460 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11202-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Heavy metal lead is a typical widespread potentially toxic element (PET) contamination due to their extensive and wide applications in industrial processes. The development of cost-effective methods for preventing potentially toxic element lead residues from soil into food is thus highly desirable. A new type of humic acid-based remediation material (HA/WV) incorporating humic acid salt (HA), biochar powder (BC), and wood vinegar (WV), which is a cheap and environmentally friendly industrial by-product from charcoal processing, was prepared and evaluated. The results showed that 0.10 g remediation material HA/WV with a mass ratio of 1:1 was added to 1 kg surface soil of 0-20 cm from agricultural land contaminated by 300 mg Pb2+, the reduction ratio of available Pb in soil can reach 61.4%. Especially, wood vinegar can enhance the reduction ratio of available Pb by at least 14.7% over without wood vinegar. Furthermore, according to the analysis of adsorption interaction and the electrostatic attraction between Pb(II) and oxygen-containing functional groups on HA/WV are the dominant mechanisms responsible for Pb(II) sorption. The wood vinegar liquid can improve the oxygen-containing group in HA/WV, which can enhance the complexation of remediation materials and Pb(II) ion.
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- Junfeng Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Degraded and Unused Land Consolidation Engineering, The Ministry of Natural Resources, Xi'an, 710075, China.
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Research Laboratory of Chemical Additives, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Research Laboratory of Chemical Additives, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Research Laboratory of Chemical Additives, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Degraded and Unused Land Consolidation Engineering, The Ministry of Natural Resources, Xi'an, 710075, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Research Laboratory of Chemical Additives, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Research Laboratory of Chemical Additives, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Key Research Laboratory of Chemical Additives, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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Improving wheat productivity and soil quality through integrated phosphorous management with residual effect of biochar. JOURNAL OF SAUDI CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2020.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Effect of Biochar and Hydrochar on Forms of Aluminium in an Acidic Soil. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10217843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Biochars and hydrochars have a significant effect on soil properties linked to fertility or to carbon cycling and have been proposed as an amendment to increase soil productivity, particularly in acidic soils. Phytotoxic forms of aluminium (Al) are relatively abundant in acidic soils and, for a long period of time, liming has been used to correct this. Ca(OH)2, a pig manure (PM) and two biochars and two hydrochars prepared from pig manure were studied for their effects on Al fractions. Biochars were prepared at 450 °C (BPC450) and 600 °C (BPC600) and hydrochars were obtained using a pig manure solution (ratio 30:70) that was heated at 200 °C (HPC200) and 240 °C (HPC240). A treatment with an amount of Ca(OH)2 necessary to increase soil pH to the same pH value as the average in the treatments BPC450, BPC600, HPC200, HPC240 and PM was used for comparison. The fractionation of Al was studied, with the liming treatment allowing the differentiation between changes in fractionation driven by pH changes from other mechanisms. In relation to the control, all soil amendments presented high capacity of controlling toxic Al, similar to a traditional liming product (Ca(OH)2) and decreased the exchangeable Al extracted by NH4Cl. Both types of materials (biochars and hydrochars) lead to the formation of an increased number of organo-aluminium complexes (OAC). Biochars lead to the formation of OAC of low to medium stability, while hydrochars promoted the formation of OAC of high stability.
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Xu CY, Li QR, Geng ZC, Hu FN, Zhao SW. Surface properties and suspension stability of low-temperature pyrolyzed biochar nanoparticles: Effects of solution chemistry and feedstock sources. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 259:127510. [PMID: 32650172 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Intensive application of biochar requires better understanding of their environmental behaviors such as stability, fate, and mobility. The release of bulk biochar into biochar nanoparticles (NPs) may bring risks because of their potential flowing into downstream water bodies with nutrients/containments attached. Low-temperature pyrolyzed biochars, namely fruit tree branch biochar of 350/450/550 °C (FB350, FB450 and FB550), corn straw biochar of 350 °C (CB350) and peanut straw biochar of 350 °C (PB350), were produced, and their NPs were extracted. The yield, elemental composition, mineral composition, surface functional groups and zeta potential of biochar NPs were characterized. Subsequently their suspension stability was evaluated in NaCl and CaCl2 solutions by dynamic light scattering technique. The Hamaker constants and particle interaction energy of the biochar NPs were calculated by adopting Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek theory. For biochar NPs of same feedstock, the stability of FB350/450/550-NPs could be predicted well by their zeta potential values. The types of their surface functional groups were the same while their adsorption intensity differed. The scenarios for biochar NPs of different feedstock sources were different, that is, inconsistent variation was observed between their zeta potential and suspension stability, which were rooted in the variable type and quantity of surface functional groups. In conclusion, feedstock was the most significant factor that influenced the suspension stability of biochar NPs, followed by the pyrolysis temperature and solution chemistry, which were highly dependent on surface potential. The findings provide references for the environmental risk evaluation of biochar NPs and reasonable application of biochar in field.
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- Chen-Yang Xu
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory for Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Key Laboratory for Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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Huang F, Gao LY, Wu RR, Wang H, Xiao RB. Qualitative and quantitative characterization of adsorption mechanisms for Cd 2+ by silicon-rich biochar. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 731:139163. [PMID: 32402906 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The adsorption characteristics of rice-husk biochar (RHB) rich in silicon (Si) for Cd2+ in solution and soil were investigated. Three biochars were produced at different pyrolytic temperatures of 300 °C(RHB300), 500 °C(RHB500) and 700 °C (RHB700). The pH effect, adsorption kinetics and isotherms were examined, and chemical analyses of Cd2+-loaded biochars were conducted by SEM-EDS, FTIR, XRD and Boehm titration. Biochars produced at higher temperature have much larger pH and surface area, resulting in greater adsorption capacities and faster adsorption kinetics. Maximum adsorption capacities calculated from Langmuir isotherm were 62.75, 77.37 and 93.50 mg/g for RHB300, RHB500 and RHB700, respectively. Cd2+ adsorption was primarily attributed to cation exchange and precipitation, which jointly contributed 59.55% (RHB300) to 76.05% (RHB700) of the total adsorption, but the mechanisms of complexation and coordination were of minor importance in total adsorption. The relationship of each mechanism with biochar's properties was further discussed. Si-containing minerals within biochar made a much larger contribution to precipitation than total adsorption, as the respective contribution proportion were 33.92% and 8.33% on average. When added to highly Cd-polluted soil, the biochars could effectively reduce the availability of Cd2+ after incubation for 35 days, and ameliorate soil acidification through the speediness of Si released into soil solutions. These demonstrate that rice husk-derived biochar, produced at high temperatures, can be suitable applied to mitigate Cd-contamination of soil and water, and the presented analyses shed light on the mechanisms underlying the adsorption by this Si-rich biochar.
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- Fei Huang
- Guangdong Industrial Contaminated Site Remediation Technology and Equipment Engineering Research Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, PR China
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- Tea Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510530, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, PR China
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- Guangdong Industrial Contaminated Site Remediation Technology and Equipment Engineering Research Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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Effect of different biochars on acid soil and growth parameters of rice plants under aluminium toxicity. Sci Rep 2020; 10:12249. [PMID: 32704053 PMCID: PMC7378052 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69262-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Biochar is known to decrease the soil acidity and in turn enhance the plant growth by increasing soil fertility. Major objective of the present work was to understand the effect of biochar treatment on alleviation of soil aluminium (Al) toxicity and its role in enhancing plant growth parameters. Soil incubation study was conducted to understand the effect of biochar (Eucalyptus wood, bamboo, and rice husk) on soil pH, soluble and exchangeable Al in soil with and without Al addition. Another independent pot experiment with rice crop (Oryza sativa L. var. Anagha) was carried out for 120 days to examine the effect of biochars on soil properties and growth parameters of rice plants. Wood biochar application to soil at 20 t ha−1 was found to be highly consistent in decreasing soil acidity and reducing soluble and exchangeable Al under both studies. We conclude that wood biochar at higher dose performed better in reducing soluble and exchangeable Al in comparison to other biochars indicating its higher ameliorating capacity. However, rice husk biochar was effective under Al untreated soil, indicating the role of Si-rich biochars in enhancing plant growth.
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Xia H, Riaz M, Zhang M, Liu B, El-Desouki Z, Jiang C. Biochar increases nitrogen use efficiency of maize by relieving aluminum toxicity and improving soil quality in acidic soil. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 196:110531. [PMID: 32244117 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2019] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The low nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of fertilizers and aluminum toxicity are major limiting factors for crop development in red soil (acidic soil) of China. Biochar is a promising material for improving soil quality, alleviating aluminum and acidic toxicity. The present study was conducted on maize to evaluate the effects of biochar on NUE and soil quality under different applications of nitrogen fertilizer. Biochar was used in the following five levels in each pot; C0 (0 g), C1 (7.5 g), C2 (15 g), C3 (30 g), C4 (45 g), in combination with δ15N at two N levels: N0 (0 g kg-1) and N1 (0.2 g kg-1). The biochar increased soil nutrients, exchangeable cation, and SOM. Compared with C0, the K+, Ca2+, and Mg2+ were increased by 31.58%, 95.87%, and 463.75% while total Al3+ content of C4 treatment was decreased by 91.98%-93.30% in soil, respectively. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) showed that Al2SiO5 was adsorbed on the surface of biochar in the soil due to the special physical structure of biochar. Besides, the results showed that root and shoot biomass increased by 44.5% and 89.6%, respectively under biochar treatment. The nitrogen utilization rate of the plant was increased by 11.08% after the amendment of biochar to soil. The δ15N content was increased from 11.97 to 21.32 for root and from 50.84 to 82.33 mg kg-1 for the shoot. The use of biochar with N fertilizer showed a more positive effect on improving NUE of maize and facilitating soil quality. Our results suggest that biochar could be used to improve soil available nutrients, alleviate aluminum toxicity and acidic toxicity. Therefore, biochar could also increase the NUE of maize by adjusting soil quality.
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- Hao Xia
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, PR China; Root Biology Center, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, PR China; Institute of Plant Protection and Soil Fertilizer, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, PR China; Department of Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11241, Egypt
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, PR China.
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Cai W, Wang Y, Dang F, Zhou D. Copper pre-exposure reduces AgNP bioavailability to wheat. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 707:136084. [PMID: 31863980 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Heavy metals in contaminated sites can affect plant responses to emerging contaminates such as engineered silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. After 4-day exposure to 0-2.5 mg Cu L-1 hydroponically, Cu concentrations in roots of wheat seedlings (Triticum aestivum L.) increased from 20 ± 3 to 325 ± 58 mg kg-1. Meanwhile, the cell death in root tips, as measured by the uptake of Evans blue stain, increased 1.8-2.8 times in response to Cu exposure. Total thiol contents in roots (including glutathione, cysteine and phytochelatins), as measured by high performance liquid chromatography, increased 1.4 times upon low Cu exposure but decreased 2.2 times upon high Cu exposure. After those wheats were exposed to 10 mg L-1 AgNPs for 8 h, the Ag influx rates decreased 1.3-3.9 times in Cu pre-exposed plants. Together, the cell death in root tips and thiol levels in roots could explain the decreased Ag influx rates of Cu pre-exposed plants. These findings indicate that the bioavailability of AgNPs without consideration of pre-existing metals could be over-estimated.
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- Weiping Cai
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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Wang Y, Xiao X, Xu Y, Chen B. Environmental Effects of Silicon within Biochar (Sichar) and Carbon-Silicon Coupling Mechanisms: A Critical Review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:13570-13582. [PMID: 31657912 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b03607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Biochar is increasingly gaining attention for its potential environmental benefits. In addition to carbon (C), silicon (Si) is a major elemental component in biochar with abundant precursor sources and remarkable properties. Due to the abundance and utilization of silicon-rich biochar (Sichar), as well as the significant function of Si in agricultural production and environmental remediation, it is indispensable to understand the environmental effects of Si within Sichar. Therefore, this review focused on carbon-silicon coupling in Sichar and summarized the advanced studies on Si within Sichar regarding characterization, soil improvement, pollution remediation, and C-Si coupling interactions. After an understanding of Si content, morphology, species and releasing behaviors, the environmental effects on soil Si balance, the plant uptake of Si, and remediation potentials of inorganic pollutants (Al, As, Cd, and Cr) were summarized. The C-Si coupling interactions were highlighted in the processes of Sichar preparation, pollution remediation, and soil C sequestration. The coupling relationship of C and Si from biomass under natural, pyrolysis and geological processes for the biogeochemical cycling of C and Si can obtain four "F" benefits of farm, food, fuel, and finance. To better understand the environmental effects and maximize the benefits of the designed utilization of Sichar, more investigations are required with an extension to microbes and more interactions with different ions via quantitative modeling.
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- Yaofeng Wang
- Department of Environmental Science , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang 310058 , China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control , Hangzhou , Zhejiang 310058 , China
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- Department of Environmental Science , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang 310058 , China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control , Hangzhou , Zhejiang 310058 , China
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- Department of Environmental Science , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang 310058 , China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control , Hangzhou , Zhejiang 310058 , China
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- Department of Environmental Science , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang 310058 , China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control , Hangzhou , Zhejiang 310058 , China
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Rodriguez-Narvaez OM, Peralta-Hernandez JM, Goonetilleke A, Bandala ER. Biochar-supported nanomaterials for environmental applications. J IND ENG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2019.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Nath BK, Chaliha C, Kalita E. Iron oxide Permeated Mesoporous rice-husk nanobiochar (IPMN) mediated removal of dissolved arsenic (As): Chemometric modelling and adsorption dynamics. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 246:397-409. [PMID: 31200174 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Adsorption based technologies are most widely used to mitigate the global predominance of heavy-metal groundwater contaminants like Arsenic (As), owing to their high efficiency and economic operation. The current study involves the optimization of Iron oxide Permeated Mesoporous rice-husk nanobiochars (IPMN) for As removal, which were synthesized through a chemically amended pyrolytic approach. The IPMN variants were screened based on preliminary OVAT (one-variable-at-a-time) studies for As removal. Chemometric investigations employing a central composite design matrix of Response surface methodology was further used to understand the influence of the process parameters on the adsorption of As on the most efficient IPMN variant. A Multi-Layered-Perceptron based artificial neural network was further used to confirm the veracity of the experimental and predictive conditions, to derive the optimal condition for the best adsorption efficiency. In addition, the dynamics of As adsorption by the optimal IPMN variant was modelled using pseudo-first-order (Lagergren) and pseudo-second-order (Ho) rate kinetic equations followed by isotherm studies using non-linear regression of Langmuir, Freundlich and Sips adsorption isotherms. The IPMNs have an appreciably higher uptake capacity (>90%) for dissolved As, as compared to the native milled rice husk (∼20%), alongside a substantial recyclability, thereby establishing their potential as a highly efficient, economical and sustainable nanobiochar for As removal.
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- B K Nath
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, 784028, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, 784028, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, 784028, India.
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Zhang L, Xiang Y, Jing Y, Zhang R. Biochar amendment effects on the activities of soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus hydrolytic enzymes: a meta-analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:22990-23001. [PMID: 31183755 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05604-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The aim of this meta-analysis was to synthesize the effects of biochar amendment on soil enzyme activities (SEAs) related to carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) cycling. Based on 401 paired comparisons from 43 published studies, the SEAs and main influential factors were analyzed in response to biochar characteristics, soil properties, and experiment conditions. Results showed that biochar additions to soils overall increased the N- and P-cycling SEAs by 14 and 11%, respectively. The enhancement of the N- and P-cycling SEAs was mainly attributable to the microbial stimulation by biochar properties (i.e., nutrient content and porosity) and soil nutrients (e.g., soil organic C and total N). The enhancement was the most significant under the conditions with biochars produced at low temperatures and using feedstock materials with high nutrient content, and biochar applications in acidic or neutral soils, coarse or fine soils, and farmland soils. Biochar additions to soils overall reduced the C-cycling SEAs by 6.3%. The C-cycling SEAs were greatly suppressed under the conditions with low and very high biochar loads, biochars produced at high temperatures and with feedstock materials of herb and lignocellulose, and biochar applications in alkaline, fine, and forest soils. The results were mainly related to the adsorption and inhibition effects of biochars and soil properties (e.g., liming effect, high biochar porosity and aromatic C content) on fungi and the enzymes. Biochar feedstock, C/N and load, and soil total N were the main influential factors on the SEAs. The results from this study demonstrate that biochar amendment is beneficial to improving soil N and P cycling and C sequestration.
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- Leiyi Zhang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guizhou Institute of Forest Inventory and Planning, Guiyang, 550003, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Zhang WY, Wang Q, Li M, Dang F, Zhou DM. Nonselective uptake of silver and gold nanoparticles by wheat. Nanotoxicology 2019; 13:1073-1086. [PMID: 31271319 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2019.1640909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Metallic nanoparticles (NPs) show unique reactivity to crop plants, but the uptake mechanisms remain unclear. We quantitatively evaluated the phytoavailability of particles to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in hydroponics upon exposure to AgNPs (15 nm) or AuNPs (13 and 33 nm). Particles were physically separated from the released Ag ions by a dialysis membrane, under which particle-specific uptake of AgNPs could be discerned. Plants did not differentiate AgNPs and AuNPs during particle uptake, with uptake rate constants of 1.1 ± 0.1, 1.2 ± 0.3, and 1.2 ± 0.1 L kg-1 h-1 for AgNPs, AuNPs (13 nm), and AuNPs (33 nm), respectively. We found little effect of particle size (13 or 33 nm AuNPs) or core composition (Ag or Au) on particle bioavailability. Plants stimulated the subsequent uptake of Evans blue stain and showed cell damage in root tips. These results imply similar physiological processes involved in particle-specific uptake of AgNPs and AuNPs. The internalization of particles was further confirmed by single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (spICP-MS) and transmission electron microscope-energy dispersive spectrometer (TEM-EDS) analysis. The work here builds the knowledge base for the nature of particle-specific uptake of different NP types by crop plants.
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- Wan-Ying Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China.,Key Laboratory of Biosafety, Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection , Nanjing , China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China
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Zhang W, Huang Y, Gong H, Dang F, Zhou D. Different Uptake of Metal Dioxide Nanoparticles (Ceria Nanoparticles, Zirconia Nanoparticles and Silica Nanoparticles) by Wheat. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2019; 103:199-205. [PMID: 31147729 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-019-02638-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Metal dioxide nanoparticles (NPs) are produced in ever-increasing amounts and widely used in industrial, medical and consumer products. They may pose potential risks to the environment. In this study we quantitatively evaluated the phytoavailability of CeO2NPs, ZrO2NPs and SiO2NPs to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Metal dioxide NPs showed distinct differences in uptake, with uptake rate constants of 90.2 ± 9.9, 12.2 ± 2.5, 0.4 ± 0.02 and 0.9 ± 0.1 L kg-1 h-1 for ZrO2NPs, CeO2NPs, SiO2NPs (13 nm) and SiO2NPs (25 nm), respectively. However, such difference cannot be generalized by single factor of NP characteristics and/or root damage. This study provides fundamental information for NP uptake by crop plants.
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- Wanying Zhang
- Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, People's Republic of China
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Qin J, Qian S, Chen Q, Chen L, Yan L, Shen G. Cow manure-derived biochar: Its catalytic properties and influential factors. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 371:381-388. [PMID: 30870642 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2018] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The conversion of waste biomass into biochar is considered as a waste disposal alternative, especially because biochar is a low-cost adsorbent for soil contaminants. However, a risk of desorption of contaminants from biochar may lead to secondary pollution. This study investigated the degradation behavior of soil fumigant, 1,3-dichloropropne (1,3-D), on cow manure-derived biochar (CMB) pyrolyzed at five different temperatures from 300 to 700 °C (termed as C-300 to C-700). Results showed that 1,3-D degradation rate was U-shape related to biochar pyrolysis temperature. Four degradation byproducts (NH2CH2CH2CH3OH, CH3CH2NH2, NH2COCONH2, OHCH2COOH) were identified by headspace GC-MS. When biochar humidity improved from 0 to 50% or incubation temperature increased from 20 to 40 °C, the degradation of cis-1,3-D on C-300 improved 24.26% and 35.48%, respectively. The OH concentrations, detected by the terephthalic acid method, were considerably higher for C-300 than that for C-700. Pyrolysis temperature (300-700 ° C) governed biochar physicochemical properties and further affected 1,3-D degradation mechanisms (pH-controlled substitution or OH-restricted oxidation reaction). All these findings showed that CMB can adsorb and degrade 1,3-D, thereby reduce its desorption risk, indicative of the conversion of cow manure into biochar as an effective waste management practice.
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- Jiaolong Qin
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China.
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Preparation and Modification of Biochar Materials and their Application in Soil Remediation. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9071365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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As a new functional material, biochar was usually prepared from biomass and solid wastes such as agricultural and forestry waste, sludge, livestock, and poultry manure. The wide application of biochar is due to its abilities to remove pollutants, remediate contaminated soil, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In this paper, the influence of preparation methods, process parameters, and modification methods on the physicochemical properties of biochar were discussed, as well as the mechanisms of biochar in the remediation of soil pollution. The biochar applications in soil remediation in the past years were summarized, such as the removal of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants (POPs), and the improvement of soil quality. Finally, the potential risks of biochar application and the future research directions were analyzed.
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Dong Y, Wang H, Chang E, Zhao Z, Wang R, Xu R, Jiang J. Alleviation of aluminum phytotoxicity by canola straw biochars varied with their cultivating soils through an investigation of wheat seedling root elongation. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 218:907-914. [PMID: 30609495 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.11.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The types and amounts of cations and their uptake by plants vary with cultivating soils, which correlates with the carbonates and subsequent alkalis contents in the derived biochars. However, regional differences in the alkaline properties of crop straw biochars are unclear. In the present study, biochars pyrolyzed from canola straws collected from four different regions were used to assess the differences in the alkaline properties among them. The biochars were referred to as YTBC, XCBC, NJBC, and HYBC, respectively, and their feedstocks were collected from four different regions from south to north of China. The NH4OAC exchangeable base cations (K+, Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+) in the biochars were 270.74, 1427.05, 2089.23, and 1516.48 mmol kg-1 for YTBC, XCBC, NJBC, and HYBC, respectively, which were roughly consistent with the exchangeable base cations in the corresponding planting soils (17.57, 28.20, 151.26 and 444.65 mmol kg-1, respectively). The pH, carbonates content, and alkalinity of biochars considerably increased as follows: YTBC < XCBC < NJBC < HYBC. Wheat seedling root elongation experiment indicated that the Al(III) phytotoxicity alleviation effect of the biochars was as follows: HYBC > NJBC > XCBC > YTBC, which was corroborated by the subsequent findings of Evans blue staining, the remnant aluminum (Al(III)) in the reaction solution and Al(III) distribution in the wheat seedling roots. Thus, planting soil had a dominant influence in alleviating Al(III) phytotoxicity, and studies on crop straw biochar properties concerning alkalinities or liming potentials should not only consider crop genera and pyrolysis conditions, but also cultivating conditions.
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- Ying Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 821, Nanjing 210008, China; Department of Environment Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- Department of Environment Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- Institute of Information Science and Technology, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 821, Nanjing 210008, China; College of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 821, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 821, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 821, Nanjing 210008, China.
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Yao L, Yu X, Huang L, Zhang X, Wang D, Zhao X, Li Y, He Z, Kang L, Li X, Liu D, Xiao Q, Guo Y. Responses of Phaseolus calcaltus to lime and biochar application in an acid soil. PeerJ 2019; 7:e6346. [PMID: 30775171 PMCID: PMC6376937 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction Rice bean (Phaseolus calcaltus), as an annual summer legume, is always subjected to acid soils in tropical to subtropical regions, limiting its growth and nodulation. However, little is known about its responses to lime and biochar addition, the two in improving soil fertility in acid soils. Materials and Methods In the current study, a pot experiment was conducted using rice bean on a sandy yellow soil (Orthic Acrisol) with a pH of 5.5. The experiment included three lime rates (0, 0.75 and 1.5 g kg−1) and three biochar rates (0, 5 and 10 g kg−1). The biochar was produced from aboveground parts of Solanum tuberosum using a home-made device with temperature of pyrolysis about 500 °C. Results and Discussion The results indicated that both lime and biochar could reduce soil exchange Al concentration, increase soil pH and the contents of soil microbial biomass carbon and microbial biomass nitrogen, and enhance urease and dehydrogenase activities, benefiting P. calcaltus growth and nodulation in acid soils. Lime application did decrease the concentrations of soil available phosphorus (AP) and alkali dispelled nitrogen (AN), whereas biochar application increased the concentrations of soil AP, AN and available potassium (AK). However, sole biochar application could not achieve as much yield increase as lime application did. High lime rate (1.5 g lime kg−1) incorporated with low biochar rate (5 g biochar kg−1) could obtain higher shoot biomass, nutrient uptake, and nodule number when compared with high lime rate and high biochar rate. Conclusion Lime incorporated with biochar application could achieve optimum improvement for P. calcaltus growing in acid soils when compared with sole lime or biochar addition.
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- Luhua Yao
- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Qian L, Shang X, Zhang B, Zhang W, Su A, Chen Y, Ouyang D, Han L, Yan J, Chen M. Enhanced removal of Cr(VI) by silicon rich biochar-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 215:739-745. [PMID: 30347367 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Revised: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Silicon-rich biochar-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) was studied to evaluate enhanced removal of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) in solution. The compositional structures of the nZVI and biochar-supported nZVI were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectra before and after Cr(VI) reaction. The removal amount of Cr(VI) by nZVI-RS700 (rice straw pyrolyzed at 700 °C) was considerably greater than that by nZVI and other biochar-supported nZVI samples. Upon the silicon was removed from RS700 (nZVI-RS700(-Si)), a significant decreased removal of Cr(VI) was observed. It was revealed that nZVI supported by silicate particles of biochar and the promotion of iron oxidation by SiO2 both contribute to the enhanced Cr(VI) removal. We found that the reduction and adsorption both contributed to the removal of Cr(VI), ferrous chromite (FeCr2O4) was observed on the surface of the nZVI-RS700 composite. The formation of FeCr2O4 is attributed to the reduction of Cr(VI) by nZVI and the adsorption of chromium oxide with iron on the surface of RS700. Therefore, RS700-supported nZVI can be used as a potential remediation reagent to treat Cr(VI)-contaminated groundwater.
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- Linbo Qian
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Qian L, Liu S, Zhang W, Chen Y, Ouyang D, Han L, Yan J, Chen M. Enhanced reduction and adsorption of hexavalent chromium by palladium and silicon rich biochar supported nanoscale zero-valent iron. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 533:428-436. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.08.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Ren X, Wang F, Cao F, Guo J, Sun H. Desorption of atrazine in biochar-amended soils: Effects of root exudates and the aging interactions between biochar and soil. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 212:687-693. [PMID: 30173114 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.08.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 08/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The effects of wheat root exudates and the aging interactions between biochar and soil on atrazine desorption from biochar-amended soil were carefully examined. Compared with CaCl2 solution, wheat root exudates significantly increase the desorption of atrazine from biochar, mainly by promoting the desorption of atrazine adsorbed on biochar with specific forces. Wheat root exudates were effectively separated into three components with different electrical properties, namely, anionic, neutral, and cationic components. Mainly due to the carboxyl-containing compounds, the anionic component was the main active component in the wheat root exudates that enhances the desorption of atrazine from the biochar. Additionally, wheat root exudates can increase the desorption of atrazine from biochar-amended soil. The promotion of atrazine desorption by root exudates was more obvious in soils with low organic matter contents, where atrazine was mainly adsorbed by biochar. The aging interaction between the biochar and soil increased the total desorption rate and rapid desorbing fraction of the atrazine in the soil, most likely due to the reduction of the biochar sorption capacity in the aged biochar-amended soil.
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- Xinhao Ren
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, 710021, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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Lin Q, Zhang L, Riaz M, Zhang M, Xia H, Lv B, Jiang C. "Assessing the potential of biochar and aged biochar to alleviate aluminum toxicity in an acid soil for achieving cabbage productivity". ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 161:290-295. [PMID: 29890430 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Revised: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Biochar has a significant effect on alleviating acid soil aluminum (Al) toxicity and promoting plant growth. The potential effects of aged biochar (long-term applied biochar in soil) on soil amendment have attracted increasing attention. Here, the effects of biochar and aged biochar were evaluated through a pot experiment. The seedlings of cabbage were grown in red soil for 45 days with the following four biochar treatments: CK (0% biochar), PB (2% primary biochar), WB (2% water washed biochar) and AB (2% acidulated biochar) to investigate the potential effect of biochar and aged biochar on mitigating red soil aluminum toxicity and improving cabbage growth. Results indicated that biochar increased the content of available potassium, available phosphorus, and organic carbon in red soil and improved cabbage growth. Biochar not only increased the pH of red soil by 0.42 units, but also reduced exchangeable acid and exchangeable hydrogen (H+) content by 52.74% and 2.86% respectively compared with CK. Additionally, the amount of the total active aluminum and exchangeable Al3+ were reduced by 26.74% and 66.09%, respectively. However, water washed biochar and acidulated biochar decreased the effect of relieving the acidity substantially as compared to the primary biochar. Moreover, acidulated biochar treatment increased the Al3+ content by 8.07% and trend of increasing soil available nutrients was declined with aged biochar. Taken together, it is concluded that biochar can reduce aluminum toxicity by increasing pH of acid soil and available nutrients, thus improves cabbage growth. However, aged biochar had a negative effect on aluminum toxicity reduction and acidic soil improvement, thus inhibited plant growth.
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- Qingyi Lin
- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China; Zhejiang Agricultural Technology Extension Center, Hangzhou 310020, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China
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- Microelement Research Center, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, PR China.
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Li Z, Jia M, Christie P, Ali S, Wu L. Use of a hyperaccumulator and biochar to remediate an acid soil highly contaminated with trace metals and/or oxytetracycline. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 204:390-397. [PMID: 29674151 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Biochars and hyperaccumulators have been widely used for the remediation of trace metal contaminated soils through immobilization and phytoextraction. These two options have rarely been used simultaneously despite their potential to achieve a greater decline in trace metal availability and higher removal efficiency in polluted soils. This study investigated the combined effects of biochar and the cadmium/zinc (Cd/Zn) hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola in a pot experiment and examined the effect of an antibiotic (oxytetracycline, OTC) in an acid soil spiked with Cd/Zn alone and with OTC. Biochar amendment alone significantly decreased soil CaCl2-extractable Cd and Zn by 22.7 and 43.1%, respectively. Growing S. plumbizincicola alone resulted in 11.3% Cd and 3.88% Zn removal after ten weeks of phytoextraction. Growing S. plumbizincicola with biochar resulted in higher decreases in extractable Cd and Zn by 60.0% and 53.2%, respectively, and more than three times Cd and Zn removal efficiencies compared to growing S. plumbizincicola without biochar. The results indicate that biochar addition promoted plant growth and increased shoot trace metal concentrations, consequently increasing the removal efficiency and that soil trace metal removal by the hyperaccumulator further reduced the extractable trace metals in addition to immobilization by biochar. Biochar amendment decreased plant OTC concentrations. However, OTC showed no effect on trace metal phytoextraction. Results indicate that the simultaneous use of biochar and the hyperaccumulator can give high Cd/Zn phytoextraction efficiency in terms of both soil total and available trace metal concentrations in acid soils highly contaminated with trace metals or trace metals and OTC.
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- Zhu Li
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
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Zhang M, Wang J, Bai SH, Teng Y, Xu Z. Evaluating the effects of phytoremediation with biochar additions on soil nitrogen mineralization enzymes and fungi. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:23106-23116. [PMID: 29860689 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2425-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Phytoremediation with biochar addition might alleviate pollutant toxicity to soil microorganism. It is uncertain to what extent biochar addition rate could affect activities of enzymes related to soil nitrogen (N) mineralization and alter fungal community under the phytoremediation. This study aimed to reveal the effects of Medicago sativa L. (alfalfa) phytoremediation, alone or with biochar additions, on soil protease and chitinase and fungal community and link the responses of microbial parameters with biochar addition rates. The alfalfa phytoremediation enhanced soil protease activities, and relative to the phytoremediation alone, biochar additions had inconsistent impacts on the corresponding functional gene abundances. Compared with the blank control, alfalfa phytoremediation, alone or with biochar additions, increased fungal biomass and community richness estimators. Moreover, relative to the phytoremediation alone, the relative abundances of phylum Zygomycota were also increased by biochar additions. The whole soil fungal community was not significantly changed by the alfalfa phytoremediation alone, but was indeed changed by alfalfa phytoremediation with 3.0% (w/w) or 6.0% biochar addition. This study suggested that alfalfa phytoremediation could enhance N mineralization enzyme activities and that biochar addition rates affected the responses of fungal community to the alfalfa phytoremediation.
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- Manyun Zhang
- Environmental Futures Research Institute, School of Natural Sciences, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, 4111, Australia.
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- Chongqing Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Chongqing, 401147, China
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- Environmental Futures Research Institute, School of Natural Sciences, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, 4111, Australia
- GeneCology Research Centre, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC, Queensland, 4558, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- Environmental Futures Research Institute, School of Natural Sciences, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, 4111, Australia.
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Torabian S, Farhangi-Abriz S, Rathjen J. Biochar and lignite affect H +-ATPase and H +-PPase activities in root tonoplast and nutrient contents of mung bean under salt stress. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2018; 129:141-149. [PMID: 29879587 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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This research was conducted to evaluate effects of biochar (50 and 100 g kg-1 soil) and lignite (50 and 100 g kg-1 soil) treatments on H+-ATPase and H+-PPase activity of root tonoplast, nutrient content, and performance of mung bean under salt stress. High saline conditions increased H+-ATPase and H+-PPase activities in root tonoplast, sodium (Na) content, reactive oxygen species (H2O2 and O2-) generation, relative electrolyte leakage (REL) and 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) activity in root and leaf, but decreased relative water content (RWC), chlorophyll content index, leaf area, potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) content of plant tissues, root and shoot dry weight of mung bean. Lignite and biochar treatments decreased the H+-ATPase and H+-PPase activities of root tonoplast under salt stress. Moreover, these treatments increased the cation exchange capacity of soil and nutrient values in plant tissues. Biochar and lignite diminished the generation of reactive oxygen species and DPPH activity in root and leaf cells, and these superior effects improved chlorophyll content index, leaf area and growth of mung bean under both conditions. In general, the results of this study demonstrated that biochar and lignite decreased the entry of Na ion into the cells, enriched plant cells with nutrients, and consequently improved mung bean performance under salt toxicity.
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- Shahram Torabian
- School of Agriculture Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia, 5064, Australia.
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- Department of Plant Eco-Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
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- School of Agriculture Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia, 5064, Australia.
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Xiao X, Chen B, Chen Z, Zhu L, Schnoor JL. Insight into Multiple and Multilevel Structures of Biochars and Their Potential Environmental Applications: A Critical Review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:5027-5047. [PMID: 29634904 PMCID: PMC6402350 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b06487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 334] [Impact Index Per Article: 55.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Biochar is the carbon-rich product of the pyrolysis of biomass under oxygen-limited conditions, and it has received increasing attention due to its multiple functions in the fields of climate change mitigation, sustainable agriculture, environmental control, and novel materials. To design a "smart" biochar for environmentally sustainable applications, one must understand recent advances in biochar molecular structures and explore potential applications to generalize upon structure-application relationships. In this review, multiple and multilevel structures of biochars are interpreted based on their elemental compositions, phase components, surface properties, and molecular structures. Applications such as carbon fixators, fertilizers, sorbents, and carbon-based materials are highlighted based on the biochar multilevel structures as well as their structure-application relationships. Further studies are suggested for more detailed biochar structural analysis and separation and for the combination of macroscopic and microscopic information to develop a higher-level biochar structural design for selective applications.
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- Xin Xiao
- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Corresponding Author: B. Chen. Phone: 0086-571-88982587; fax: 0086-571-88982587;
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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Shi RY, Li JY, Jiang J, Kamran MA, Xu RK, Qian W. Incorporation of corn straw biochar inhibited the re-acidification of four acidic soils derived from different parent materials. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:9662-9672. [PMID: 29363035 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-1289-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The effect of corn straw biochar on inhibiting the re-acidification of acid soils derived from different parent materials due to increased soil pH buffering capacity (pHBC) was investigated using indoor incubation and simulated acidification experiments. The incorporation of the biochar increased the pHBC of all four soils due to the increase in soil cation exchange capacity (CEC). When 5% biochar was incorporated, the pHBC was increased by 62, 27, 32, and 24% for the Ultisols derived from Tertiary red sandstone, Quaternary red earth, granite, and the Oxisol derived from basalt, respectively. Ca(OH)2 and the biochar were added to adjust the soil pH to the same values, and then HNO3 was added to acidify these amended soils. The results of this simulated acidification indicated that the decrease in soil pH induced by HNO3 was lower for the treatments with the biochar added than that of the treatments with Ca(OH)2 added. Consequently, the biochar could inhibit the re-acidification of the amended acid soils due to the increased resistance of the soils to acidification when the pH of amended soil was higher than 5.5. The inhibiting effectiveness of the biochar on soil re-acidification was greater in the Ultisol derived from Tertiary red sandstone due to its lower clay and organic matter contents and CEC than the other three soils. The incorporation of the biochar also decreased the potentially reactive Al, i.e., exchangeable Al, organically bound Al, and sorbed hydroxyl Al, compared with the treatments amended with Ca(OH)2. Therefore, the incorporation of corn straw biochar not only inhibited the re-acidification of amended acid soils through increasing their resistance to acidification but also decreased the potential of Al toxicity generated during re-acidification.
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- Ren-Yong Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 821, Nanjing, China
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Chen Z, Liu T, Tang J, Zheng Z, Wang H, Shao Q, Chen G, Li Z, Chen Y, Zhu J, Feng T. Characteristics and mechanisms of cadmium adsorption from aqueous solution using lotus seedpod-derived biochar at two pyrolytic temperatures. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:11854-11866. [PMID: 29446021 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-1460-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Herein, biochar derived from lotus seedpods, as an effective adsorbent, was prepared by pyrolysis method at 300 and 600 °C. The physicochemical characteristics and cadmium adsorption properties were studied systematically by batch adsorption experiments, FTIR, SEM-EDX, XRD, and XPS. Cd adsorption onto lotus seedpod-derived biochar was better fitted using Freundlich isotherm and pseudo-second-order model. Adsorption capacity of biochar produced at 300 and 600 °C was 31.69 and 51.18 mg g-1, respectively. The Cd adsorption capacity of biochar was related to its characteristics determined by pyrolysis temperature, including carbonization, surface area, surface morphology, and surface functional groups. Cd adsorption on lotus seedpod-derived biochar revealed that adsorption was controlled by multiple mechanisms including surface complexation, ion exchange, surface precipitation, and Cd-π interaction. This study showed that lotus seedpod-derived biochar is an effective and environmentally friendly adsorbent for water treatment.
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- Zhang Chen
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Clean Utilization and Mine Environment Protection, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411201, China.
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- School of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411201, China
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- School of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411201, China
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- School of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411201, China
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- School of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411201, China
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- School of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411201, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Clean Utilization and Mine Environment Protection, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411201, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Clean Utilization and Mine Environment Protection, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411201, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Clean Utilization and Mine Environment Protection, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411201, China
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- School of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411201, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Clean Utilization and Mine Environment Protection, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411201, China
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