Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 318, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124044
Keywords
Sorption; Metal and emerging organic contaminant; Numerical modelling; Miscanthus biochar; Ryegrass; Wheat straw; Cartridge filtration technology
Funding
- Region Hauts-de-France (FEDER funding: Fonds europeen de developpement regional
- Yncrea Hauts-deFrance
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Three plant biomasses (miscanthus, ryegrass and wheat) have been considered for the preparation of five different sorbents evaluated for their potential to sorb cadmium and lead and four emergent organic compounds (diclofenac, sulfamethoxazole, 17 alpha-ethynylestradiol and triclosan) from artificially contaminated water. Lab created cartridges were filled with each sorbent and all experiments were systematically compared to activated charcoal Norit((R)). Results from activated charcoal, wheat straw and acidified wheat straw were supported by the Langmuir and Freundlich models. Wheat straw ashes were an excellent metal extractor that exceeded the potential of well-known activated charcoal. Acidified sorbents (wheat and ryegrass) were very effective in eliminating the selected emerging organic contaminants displaying equipotent or superior activity compared to activated charcoal. These results open the way for further in natura studies by proposing new biosource materials as new effective tools in the fight against water pollution.
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