Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH
Volume 25, Issue 3, Pages 384-392Publisher
KOREAN SOC ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.4491/eer.2019.097
Keywords
Adsorption; Biochar; Fluoride; Hydrochar; Pyrolysis; Teff (Eragrostis tef)
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- Key Program of China [2018YFC1803103,2017ZX07206]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21377098]
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The presence of high fluoride concentration (> 1.5 mg/L) in water causes serious health problems such as fluorosis, infertility, brain damage, etc., which are endemic to many places in the world. This study has investigated the fluoride removal capacity of the novel activated biochar (BTS) and hydrochar (HTS) using Teff (Eragrostis tef) straw as a precursor. Activated biochar with mesoporous structures and large specific surface area of 627.7 m(2)/g were prepared via pyrolysis process. Low-cost carbonaceous hydrochar were also synthesized by an acid assisted hydrothermal carbonization process. Results obtained from both adsorbents show that the best local maximum fluoride removal was achieved at pH 2, contact time 120 min and agitation speed 200 rpm. The thermodynamic studies proved that the adsorption process was spontaneous and exothermic in nature. Both adsorbents equilibrium data fitted to Langmuir isotherm. However, Freundlich isotherm fitted best for BTS. The maximum fluoride loading capacity of BTS and HTS was found to be 212 and 88.7 mg/g, respectively. The variation could primarily be attributed to a relatively larger Surface area for BTS. Hence, to treat fluoride contaminated water, BTS can be promising as an effective adsorbent.
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