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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 707, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135544
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Fruit peel; Biochar; Adsorption; Ammonium
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- Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Commission [18PTZWHZ00140]
- Joint Research Centre for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, School of Environmental andMunicipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
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Application of biochars to remove inorganic nitrogen (NH4+, NO2-, NH3, NO, NO2, N2O) from wastewater and agricultural fields has gained a significant interest. This study aims to investigate the relationship between ammonium sorption and physicochemical properties of biochars derived from different kinds of fruit peel. Biochars from three species of fruit peel (orange, pineapple and pitaya) were prepared at 300, 400, 500 and 600 degrees C with the residence time of 2 h and 4 h. Their characteristics and sorption for ammonium was evaluated. The results show a clear effect of pyrolysis conditions on physicochemical properties of biochars, including elemental composition, functional groups and pH. The maximum NH4+ adsorption capacities were associated with biochars of orange peel (4.71 mg/g) and pineapple peel (5.60 mg/g) produced at 300 degrees C for 2 h. The maximum NH4+ adsorption capacity of the pitaya peel biochar produced at 400 degrees C for 2 h was 2.65 mg/g. For all feedstocks, biochars produced at low temperatures showed better NH4+ adsorption capacity. It was found that biochars had better adsorption efficiency on ammonium at a pH of 9. Adsorption kinetics of ammonium on biochars followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model while Langmuir isotherm model could well simulate the adsorption behavior of ammonium on biochars. The adsorption mechanism of ammonium on biochars predominantly involved surface complexation, cation exchange and electrostatic attraction. Conclusively, the fruit peel-derived biochars can be used as an alternative to conventional sorbents in water treatment. (C) 2019 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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