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Xu W, Huang X, Yuan J, Wang Y, Wu M, Ni H, Dong L. The potential for synthesized invasive plant biochar with hydroxyapatite to mitigate allelopathy of Solidago canadensis. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2024; 34:e2833. [PMID: 36864716 DOI: 10.1002/eap.2833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Few studies tried to explore the mitigation effect and underlying mechanisms of biochar and their complex for negative allelopathy from invasive plants, which may provide a new way in the invasive plant management. Herein, an invasive plant (Solidago canadensis)-derived biochar (IBC) and its composite with hydroxyapatite (HAP/IBC) were synthesized by high temperature pyrolysis, and characterized by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersion spectrometer, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Then, both the batch adsorption and pot experiments were conducted to compare the removal effects of kaempferol-3-O-β-D-glucoside (C21 H20 O11 , kaempf), an allelochemical from S. canadensis, on IBC and HAP/IBC, respectively. HAP/IBC showed a stronger affinity for kaempf than IBC due to its higher specific surface area, more functional groups (P-O, P-O-P, PO4 3- ), stronger crystallization [Ca3 (PO4 )2 ]. The maximum kaempf adsorption capacity on HAP/IBC was six times higher than on IBC (10.482 mg/g > 1.709 mg/g) via π-π interactions, functional groups, and metal complexation. The kaempf adsorption process could be fitted best by both pseudo-second-order kinetic and Langmuir isotherm models. Furthermore, HAP/IBC addition into soils could enhance and even recover the germination rate and/or seedling growth of tomato inhibited by negative allelopathy from the invasive S. canadensis. These results indicate that the composite of HAP/IBC could more effectively mitigate the allelopathy from S. canadensis than IBC, which may be a potential efficient approach to control the invasive plant and improve invaded soils.
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- Wenna Xu
- School of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, People's Republic of China
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- Shaoxing Customs, Hangzhou Customs District, Shaoxing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, People's Republic of China
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Zong E, Shen Y, Yang J, Liu X, Song P. Preparation and Characterization of an Invasive Plant-Derived Biochar-Supported Nano-Sized Lanthanum Composite and Its Application in Phosphate Capture from Aqueous Media. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:14177-14189. [PMID: 37091370 PMCID: PMC10116626 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Invasive plants pose a great threat to natural ecosystems owing to their rapid propagation and spreading ability in nature. Herein, a typical invasive plant, Solidago canadensis, was chosen as a novel feedstock for the preparation of nano-sized lanthanum-loaded S. canadensis-derived biochar (SCBC-La), and its adsorption performance for phosphate removal was evaluated by batch adsorption experiment. The composite was characterized by multiple techniques. Effects of parameters, such as the initial concentration of phosphate, time, pH, coexisting ions, and ionic strength, were studied on the phosphate removal. Adsorption kinetics and isotherms showed that SCBC-La shows a faster adsorption rate at a low concentration and SCBC-La exhibits good La utilization efficiency than some of the reported La-modified adsorbents. Phosphate can be effectively removed over a relatively wide pH of 3-9 because of the high pH pzc of SCBC-La. Furthermore, the SCBC-La shows a strong anti-interference capability in terms of pH value, coexisting ions, and ionic strength, exhibiting a highly selective capacity for phosphate removal. Additionally, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements reveal that hydroxyl groups on the surface of SCBC-La were replaced by phosphate and manifest the reversible transformation between La(OH)3 and LaPO4. Considering its high adsorption capacity and excellent selectivity, SCBC-La is a promising material for preventing eutrophication. This work gives a new method of pollution control with waste treatment since the invasive plant (S. canadensis) is converted into biochar-based nanocomposite for effective removal of phosphate to mitigate eutrophication.
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- Enmin Zong
- College
of Life Science, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Evolutionary
Ecology and Conservation, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, P. R. China
- School
of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing
University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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- College
of Life Science, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Evolutionary
Ecology and Conservation, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, P. R. China
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- School
of Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, P. R. China
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- College
of Life Science, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Evolutionary
Ecology and Conservation, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, P. R. China
- School
of Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, P. R. China
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- Centre
for Future Materials, University of Southern
Queensland, Springfield 4350, Australia
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Havryliuk O, Hovorukha V, Bida I, Gladka G, Tymoshenko A, Kyrylov S, Mariychuk R, Tashyrev O. Anaerobic Degradation of the Invasive Weed Solidago canadensis L. ( goldenrod) and Copper Immobilization by a Community of Sulfate-Reducing and Methane-Producing Bacteria. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:plants12010198. [PMID: 36616327 PMCID: PMC9824853 DOI: 10.3390/plants12010198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The weed Solidago canadensis L. poses a global threat to the environment as it spreads uncontrollably on roadsides, in forests, fields, meadows, and farmland. Goldenrod emits toxic substances that suppress other plants on the site, displacing wild ones. Thus, goldenrod conquers huge areas very quickly. The use of herbicides and mechanical methods does not solve the problem of the spontaneous spread of goldenrod. On the other hand, many scientists consider goldenrod as a valuable source of biologically active substances: flavonoids, phenolic compounds, vitamins, etc. In this study, we consider Solidago plants as a promising, free (cheap), and renewable substrate for the production of methane gas. The goal of the study was to identify the main patterns of degradation of the Solidago canadensis L. plant by methane-producing and sulfate-reducing bacteria with methane gas production and simultaneous detoxification of toxic copper. The composition of the gas phase was monitored by gas chromatography. The pH and redox potential parameters were determined potentiometrically; metal concentrations were measured by photometry. The concentration of flavonoids, sugars and phenolic compounds in plant biomass was determined according to well-known protocols. As a result of the study, high efficiencies of methane degradation in the Solidago plant and copper detoxification were obtained. Methane yield has reached the value of 68.2 L kg-1 TS of Solidago canadensis L. biomass. The degradation coefficient (Kd) was also high at 21.4. The Cu(II) was effectively immobilized by methanogens and sulfate reducers during the goldenrod degradation at the initial concentrations of 500 mg L-1. Thus, a new method of beneficial application of invasive plants was presented. The result confirms the possibility of using methanogenic microorganisms to produce methane gas from invasive weeds and detoxification of toxic metals.
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- Olesia Havryliuk
- Department of Extremophilic Microorganisms Biology, Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Extremophilic Microorganisms Biology, Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Extremophilic Microorganisms Biology, Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Extremophilic Microorganisms Biology, Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Environmental Safety, Engineering and Technologies, National Aviation University, 03058 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Environmental Safety, Engineering and Technologies, National Aviation University, 03058 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, Presov Universityin Presov, 08116 Presov, Slovakia
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- Department of Extremophilic Microorganisms Biology, Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 03143 Kyiv, Ukraine
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Xu S, Li K, Li G, Hu Z, Zhang J, Iqbal B, Du D. Canada Goldenrod Invasion Regulates the Effects of Soil Moisture on Soil Respiration. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:15446. [PMID: 36497518 PMCID: PMC9741181 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192315446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis L.) is considered one of the most deleterious and invasive species worldwide, and invasion of riparian wetlands by S. canadensis can reduce vegetation diversity and alter soil nutrient cycling. However, little is known about how S. canadensis invasion affects soil carbon cycle processes, such as soil respiration, in a riparian wetland. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of different degrees of S. canadensis invasion on soil respiration under different moisture conditions. Soil respiration rate (heterotrophic and autotrophic respiration) was measured using a closed-chamber method. S. canadensis invasion considerably reduced soil respiration under all moisture conditions. The inhibition effect on autotrophic respiration was higher than that on heterotrophic respiration. The water level gradient affects the soil autotrophic respiration, thereby affecting the soil respiration rate. The changes in soil respiration may be related to the alteration in the effective substrate of the soil substrate induced by the invasion of S. canadensis. While the effects of S. canadensis invasion were regulated by the fluctuation in moisture conditions. Our results implied that S. canadensis invasion could reduce the soil respiration, which further potentially affect the carbon sequestration in the riparian wetlands. Thus, the present study provided a reference for predicting the dynamics of carbon cycling during S. canadensis invasion and constituted a scientific basis for the sustainable development and management of riparian wetlands invaded by alien plants.
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- Sixuan Xu
- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- Institute of Environmental Health and Ecological Security, School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- WM Environmental Molecular Diagnosis Co., Ltd., Suzhou 215558, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Ecology of Tropical Islands, Key Laboratory of Tropical Animal and Plant Ecology of Hainan Province, College of Life Sciences, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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Purification Technologies for NOx Removal from Flue Gas: A Review. SEPARATIONS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/separations9100307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Nitrogen oxide (NOx) is a major gaseous pollutant in flue gases from power plants, industrial processes, and waste incineration that can have adverse impacts on the environment and human health. Many denitrification (de-NOx) technologies have been developed to reduce NOx emissions in the past several decades. This paper provides a review of the recent literature on NOx post-combustion purification methods with different reagents. From the perspective of changes in the valence of nitrogen (N), purification technologies against NOx in flue gas are classified into three approaches: oxidation, reduction, and adsorption/absorption. The removal processes, mechanisms, and influencing factors of each method are systematically reviewed. In addition, the main challenges and potential breakthroughs of each method are discussed in detail and possible directions for future research activities are proposed. This review provides a fundamental and systematic understanding of the mechanisms of denitrification from flue gas and can help researchers select high-performance and cost-effective methods.
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Galán-Pérez JA, Gámiz B, Celis R. Soil modification with organic amendments and organo-clays: Effects on sorption, degradation, and bioactivity of the allelochemical scopoletin. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 302:114102. [PMID: 34800766 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We assessed the effect of three organic amendments and two organo-clays on sorption, persistence, and phytotoxicity of scopoletin, an allelochemical compound with potential as bioherbicide, in a Mediterranean alkaline soil. The aim was to elucidate whether the phytotoxicity of scopoletin could be expressed better in amended than unamended soil. The three organic amendments were fresh solid olive-mill waste (OMW), composted solid olive-mill waste (OMWc), and biochar (BC) prepared from OMWc. The two organo-clays were a commercial organo-montmorillonite (Cloi10) and lab-synthesized oleate-modified hydrotalcite (HT-OLE). The amendments enhanced sorption of scopoletin by the soil consistently with their individual affinities for the allelochemical: Cloi10 ≫ OMW > BC > OMWc > HT-OLE. The soil persistence of scopoletin increased significantly because of the addition of Cloi10, OMW, and BC. This increase was attributed to a combination of sorption, which protected the allelochemical from rapid biodegradation, and microbial activity changes. Although the inhibitory effect produced by the amendments themselves obscured the phytotoxicity of scopoletin to Lactuca sativa L. in soil treated with OMW and Cloi10, applying scopoletin to BC-amended soil led to a marked reduction in root length and aerial biomass of the emerged seedlings even though BC alone did not negatively affect these parameters. This inhibitory effect of scopoletin in BC-amended soil was in contrast to the negligible effect exerted by the allelochemical when applied to unamended soil. The results show that soils treated with suitable amendments, such as BC, might provide a scenario in which the herbicidal properties of 7-hydroxycoumarins could be better expressed.
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- José A Galán-Pérez
- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Avenida Reina Mercedes 10, 41012, Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Avenida Reina Mercedes 10, 41012, Seville, Spain.
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), CSIC, Avenida Reina Mercedes 10, 41012, Seville, Spain
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Nie Z, Yan B, Xu Y, Awasthi MK, Yang H. Characterization of pyridine biodegradation by two Enterobacter sp. strains immobilized on Solidago canadensis L. stem derived biochar. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 414:125577. [PMID: 33689996 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this study, two pyridine-degrading strains namely Enterobacter cloacae complex sp. BD17 and Enterobacter sp.BD19 were isolated from the aerobic tank of a pesticide wastewater treatment plant. The mixed bacteria H4 composed of BD17 and BD19 at a ratio of 1:1 was immobilized by Solidago canadensis L. stem biochar with a dosage of 2 g·L-1. The highest pyridine removal rate of 91.70% was achieved by the immobilized H4 at an initial pyridine concentration of 200 mg·L-1, pH of 7.0, temperature of 28 °C and salinity of 3.0% within 36 h. The main intermediates of pyridine degradation by BD17 were pyridine-2-carboxamide, 2-aminopropanediamide, and 2-aminoacetamide, while 2-picolinic acid, isopropyl acetate, isopropyl alcohol, and acetaldehyde were identified with BD19 by adopting GC-MS technique. Interestingly, there was a possibility of totally mineralization of pyridine and the corresponding degradation pathways of BD17 and BD19 were revealed for the first time.
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- Zimeng Nie
- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, Hunan Province, China; Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunan Province, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, Hunan Province, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, Hunan Province, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, PR China; Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery, University of Borås, 50190, Borås, Sweden.
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- College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, Hunan Province, China.
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Wang J, Zhao M, Zhang J, Zhao B, Lu X, Wei H. Characterization and utilization of biochars derived from five invasive plant species Bidens pilosa L., Praxelis clematidea, Ipomoea cairica, Mikania micrantha and Lantana camara L. for Cd 2+ and Cu 2+ removal. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 280:111746. [PMID: 33298398 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Exotic invasive plants endanger the integrity of agricultural and natural systems throughout the world. Thus, the development of cost-effective and economic application of invasive plants is warranted. Here, we characterized fifteen biochars derived from five invasive plants at different temperatures (300, 500, and 700 °C) by determining their yield, ash content, pH, CEC, surface area, elementary composition, functional groups, and mineral composition. We conducted batch adsorption experiments to investigate the adsorption capacity and efficiency for Cd2+ and Cu2+ in wastewater. Our results suggest that all invasive plants are appropriate for biochar production, temperature and plant species had interacting effects on biochar properties, and the biochars pyrolyzed at 500 and 700 °C exhibited high metal adsorption capacity in neutral (pH = 7) solutions. The adsorption kinetics can be explained adequately by a pseudo-second-order model. BBC500 (Bidens pilosa L. derived biochar at 500 °C) and MBC500 (Mikania micrantha) exhibited higher metal equilibrium adsorption capacities (38.10 and 38.02 mg g-1 for Cd2+, 20.01 and 20.10 mg g-1 for Cu2+) and buffer abilities to pH than other biochars pyrolyzed at 500 °C. The Langmuir model was a better fit for IBC500 (Ipomoea cairica), MBC500, and LBC500 (Lantana camara L.) compared to the Freundlich model, whereas the opposite was true for BBC500 and PBC500 (Praxelis clematidea). These results suggest that the adsorption of metals by IBC500, MBC500, and LBC500 was mainly monolayer adsorption, while that by BBC500 and PBC500 was mainly chemical adsorption. Our results are important for the utilization and control of invasive plants as well as the decontamination of aqueous pollution.
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- Jiaxin Wang
- Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Circular Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Modern Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China.
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