Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 28, Issue 17, Pages 21396-21410Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-12183-z
Keywords
Sewage sludge; Co-pyrolysis; Heavy metal; Immobilization behavior; Potential ecological risk
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [52004056, 51674066]
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Bio-char with multilevel pore structure was prepared by chemical activation to immobilize heavy metal pollutants. KOH activation showed better immobilization effect, while K2CO3 activation had more noticeable effects on leaching behavior. Under optimal pyrolysis temperature, the ecological risks of bio-char significantly decreased.
The bio-char was prepared by co-pyrolysis of municipal sewage sludge and biomass with chemical activation. The alkaline activating agents of KOH and K2CO3 were used to develop multilevel pore structure without heavy metal. The proximate analysis, ultimate analysis, SEM, and surface area and porosity analyzer were applied to present the physico-chemical properties and multilevel pore structure of bio-char. After impregnation pretreatment, the KOH provided more functional ingredients and reacted with C to expand pore structure for bio-chars. It was confirmed the specific surface area reached 2122.43 m(2)/g, and micropore area was 1674.85 m(2)/g after co-pyrolysis at 800 degrees C. Through the pretreatment of alkaline activation, the novel evaluation of heavy metal immobilization behavior in bio-char matrix were investigated by BCR sequential extraction and leaching tests. The KOH activation showed prominent immobilization behavior relatively, and the K2CO3 activation had more noticeable effects on leaching behavior. For Cu, Ni, Cr, Cd, Pb, and Zn, after co-pyrolysis at 900 degrees C, the proportion of unstable fraction decreased significantly, and the residual fractions of heavy metals were above 89.44% according to BCR sequential extraction procedure. Under optimal pyrolysis temperature, the E-r value of bio-char reduced to 41.93, and the potential ecological risks decreased from considerable risk to low risk to ensure the further eco-friendly application.
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