Synergetic Enhancement of Pb and Zn Adsorption Onto Size-Selective Sludge Biochar Portions in Multiple Ion Solution Systems

Overview

Journal ACS Omega

Publisher American Chemical Society

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2022 Jan 17

PMID 35036718

Authors

Haoming Chen

Yao Peng

Lingyi Tang

Fangfang Min

Muhanmaitijiang Nazhafati

Chen Li

Jian Ge

Haihou Wang

Junji Li

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Abstract

Particle size, one of the predominant factors that affect the adsorption capacity of biochar, has been widely investigated. However, correlative studies on a coexistence system containing various ions together with differentiated particle sizes are scarce. In this study, samples of municipal solid waste (sludge) biochar (SB) with different particle sizes were separated and examined for the adsorption performance in bi-cation (Pb/Zn) and multi-ion (Pb, Zn and Cl) systems. The results showed that the adsorption capacity is influenced by both particle size and ion configurations. The effective stabilization ability of a small size group can be attributed to the most non-bioavailable fraction. Meanwhile, the acidic soluble and non-bioavailable fraction of Pb/Zn reached more than 90%. The mixed adsorption experiment showed that Pb would compete for the adsorption sites of biochar with Zn, and Cl intervention could improve the adsorption of Pb (2.33-6.93%) and Zn (16.52-18.01%) on biochar. Further, X-ray diffraction spectra and phosphorus concentration dynamics and kinetics simulations revealed that more abundant active sites in the formatted pyromorphite were able to be exposed in the presence of Cl. The small-size portion of SB therefore exhibited excellent potential for the long-term heavy metal remediation under practical conditions of multi-ion systems in an actual environment.

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