Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 365, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128146
Keywords
Pb; Cu; MgO; Biochar; Adsorption
Funding
- National Key Research and Development Project
- Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province
- Research Foundation of Education Bureau of Hunan Province
- [2020YFC1807301]
- [2021JJ4108]
- [20B603]
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The MgO-embedded granular hierarchical porous biochar (HP-MgO@BC) fabricated in this study showed excellent adsorption capacities for Pb2+ and Cu2+ removal. It effectively removed heavy metals across a broad pH range and exhibited high adsorption efficiency in the presence of interfering cations. The HP-MgO@BC also displayed good reusability.
Removing non-biodegradable Pb2+ and Cu2+ is the top priority in wastewater purification, while adsorption is a green technology to remove them. Herein, MgO-embedded granular hierarchical porous biochar (HP-MgO@BC) was fabricated by pyrolysis of porous Mg-infused chitosan beads. MgO nanoparticles were homogeneously embedded throughout the hierarchical porous biochar matrix in a high-density and accessible manner, thus providing a large number of easily accessible adsorption sites. Pb2+ and Cu2+ sorption capacities on HP-MgO@BC are 1044.8 and 811.2 mg/g at pH 5, respectively. It could effectively remove Pb2+ and Cu2+ across a broad pH range of 2-7, and show excellent adsorption efficiency in the presence of interfering cations. It also possessed excellent reusability. In the fixed-bed operation, 7880 BV (78.80 L) and 1610 BV (16.10 L) of synthetic Pb2+ and Cu2+ wastewater could be purified by HP-MgO@BC packed column, respectively. The adsorption mechanism involves mineral precipitation, ion exchange, and surface coordination.
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