Arsenic Sorption by Red Mud-modified Biochar Produced from Rice Straw

Overview

Journal Environ Sci Pollut Res Int

Publisher Springer

Specialties Environmental Health
Toxicology

Date 2017 Jun 22

PMID 28634793

Citations 5

Authors

Chuan Wu

Liu Huang

Sheng-Guo Xue

Yu-Ying Huang

William Hartley

Meng-Qian Cui

Ming-Hung Wong

Affiliations

Soon will be listed here.

Abstract

Red mud-modified biochar (RM-BC) has been produced to be utilized as a novel adsorbent to remove As because it can effectively combine the beneficial features of red mud (rich metal oxide composition and porous structure) and biochar (large surface area and porous structure properties). SEM-EDS and XRD analyses demonstrated that red mud had loaded successfully on the surface of biochar. With the increasing of pH in solution, arsenate (As(V)) adsorption on RM-BC decreased while arsenite (As(III)) increased. Arsenate adsorption kinetics process on RM-BC fitted the pseudo-second-order model, while that of As(III) favored the Elovich model. All sorption isotherms produced superior fits with the Langmuir model. RM-BC exhibited improved As removal capabilities, with a maximum adsorption capacity (Q) for As(V) of 5923 μg g, approximately ten times greater than that of the untreated BC (552.0 μg g). Furthermore, it has been indicated that the adsorption of As(V) on RM-BC may be strongly associated with iron oxides (hematite and magnetite) and aluminum oxides (gibbsite) by X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES), which was possibly because of surface complexation and electrostatic interactions. RM-BC may be used as a valuable adsorbent for removing As in the environment due to the waste materials being relatively abundant.

Citing Articles

A review on arsenic contamination in drinking water: sources, health impacts, and remediation approaches.

Sadee B, Zebari S, Galali Y, Saleem M RSC Adv. 2025; 15(4):2684-2703.

PMID: 39871983 PMC: 11770421. DOI: 10.1039/d4ra08867k.

Low Temperature Processing of Iron Oxide Nanoflakes from Red Mud Extract toward Favorable De-arsenification of Water.

Chakraborty A, Kumar Sinha P, Naskar M ACS Omega. 2023; 8(32):29281-29291.

PMID: 37599937 PMC: 10433522. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02689.

Adsorption Characteristics of Dimethylated Arsenicals on Iron Oxide-Modified Rice Husk Biochar.

Yoon S, Kwak I, Yoon H, An J Toxics. 2022; 10(11).

PMID: 36422911 PMC: 9692524. DOI: 10.3390/toxics10110703.

Adsorption-Desorption Behavior of Arsenate Using Single and Binary Iron-Modified Biochars: Thermodynamics and Redox Transformation.

Rahman M, Lamb D, Rahman M, Bahar M, Sanderson P ACS Omega. 2022; 7(1):101-117.

PMID: 35036682 PMC: 8756808. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c04129.

Arsenic accumulation in edible vegetables and health risk reduction by groundwater treatment using an adsorption process.

Spognardi S, Bravo I, Beni C, Menegoni P, Pietrelli L, Papetti P Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2019; 26(31):32505-32516.

PMID: 31617134 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06396-0.

References

Hua Y, Heal K, Friesl-Hanl W . The use of red mud as an immobiliser for metal/metalloid-contaminated soil: A review. J Hazard Mater. 2016; 325:17-30. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.11.073. View

Tan X, Liu Y, Gu Y, Xu Y, Zeng G, Hu X . Biochar-based nano-composites for the decontamination of wastewater: A review. Bioresour Technol. 2016; 212:318-333. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.04.093. View

Zhang M, Gao B, Varnoosfaderani S, Hebard A, Yao Y, Inyang M . Preparation and characterization of a novel magnetic biochar for arsenic removal. Bioresour Technol. 2013; 130:457-62. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.132. View

Li R, Wang J, Zhou B, Awasthi M, Ali A, Zhang Z . Enhancing phosphate adsorption by Mg/Al layered double hydroxide functionalized biochar with different Mg/Al ratios. Sci Total Environ. 2016; 559:121-129. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.151. View

Mohan D, Rajput S, Singh V, Steele P, Pittman Jr C . Modeling and evaluation of chromium remediation from water using low cost bio-char, a green adsorbent. J Hazard Mater. 2011; 188(1-3):319-33. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.01.127. View

Wang S, Ang H, Tade M . Novel applications of red mud as coagulant, adsorbent and catalyst for environmentally benign processes. Chemosphere. 2008; 72(11):1621-35. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.05.013. View

Ding Z, Fu F, Cheng Z, Lu J, Tang B . Novel mesoporous FeAl bimetal oxides for As(III) removal: Performance and mechanism. Chemosphere. 2016; 169:297-307. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.11.057. View

Bai Y, Yang T, Liang J, Qu J . The role of biogenic Fe-Mn oxides formed in situ for arsenic oxidation and adsorption in aquatic ecosystems. Water Res. 2016; 98:119-27. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.03.068. View

Chen Z, Wang Y, Jiang X, Fu D, Xia D, Wang H . Dual roles of AQDS as electron shuttles for microbes and dissolved organic matter involved in arsenic and iron mobilization in the arsenic-rich sediment. Sci Total Environ. 2016; 574:1684-1694. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.006. View

10.

Jadhav S, Bringas E, Yadav G, Rathod V, Ortiz I, Marathe K . Arsenic and fluoride contaminated groundwaters: A review of current technologies for contaminants removal. J Environ Manage. 2015; 162:306-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.07.020. View

11.

Wang S, Gao B, Zimmerman A, Li Y, Ma L, Harris W . Removal of arsenic by magnetic biochar prepared from pinewood and natural hematite. Bioresour Technol. 2014; 175:391-5. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.10.104. View

12.

Xue S, Kong X, Zhu F, Hartley W, Li X, Li Y . Proposal for management and alkalinity transformation of bauxite residue in China. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2016; 23(13):12822-34. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6478-7. View

13.

Wu C, Zou Q, Xue S, Pan W, Yue X, Hartley W . Effect of silicate on arsenic fractionation in soils and its accumulation in rice plants. Chemosphere. 2016; 165:478-486. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.09.061. View

14.

Wang N, Xue X, Juhasz A, Chang Z, Li H . Biochar increases arsenic release from an anaerobic paddy soil due to enhanced microbial reduction of iron and arsenic. Environ Pollut. 2016; 220(Pt A):514-522. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.09.095. View

15.

Sun L, Chen D, Wan S, Yu Z . Performance, kinetics, and equilibrium of methylene blue adsorption on biochar derived from eucalyptus saw dust modified with citric, tartaric, and acetic acids. Bioresour Technol. 2015; 198:300-8. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.09.026. View

16.

Taty-Costodes V, Fauduet H, Porte C, Delacroix A . Removal of Cd(II) and Pb(II) ions, from aqueous solutions, by adsorption onto sawdust of Pinus sylvestris. J Hazard Mater. 2003; 105(1-3):121-42. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2003.07.009. View

17.

Liu Y, Naidu R . Hidden values in bauxite residue (red mud): recovery of metals. Waste Manag. 2014; 34(12):2662-73. DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.09.003. View

18.

Xue S, Zhu F, Kong X, Wu C, Huang L, Huang N . A review of the characterization and revegetation of bauxite residues (Red mud). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2015; 23(2):1120-32. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4558-8. View

19.

Wang S, Gao B, Li Y, Mosa A, Zimmerman A, Ma L . Manganese oxide-modified biochars: preparation, characterization, and sorption of arsenate and lead. Bioresour Technol. 2015; 181:13-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.01.044. View

20.

Hartley W, Riby P, Waterson J . Effects of three different biochars on aggregate stability, organic carbon mobility and micronutrient bioavailability. J Environ Manage. 2016; 181:770-778. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.023. View