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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 229, Issue -, Pages 394-402Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.06.005
Keywords
Biochar; Antimony; Sorption characteristics; Catalytic oxidation
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- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2016YFD0800805]
- Zhejiang Science and Technology Bureau [2015C03007, 2015C03020-2]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2014FZA6008]
- Shaoxing Science and Technology Bureau [2015B70025]
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The simultaneous sorption and oxidation of Sb(III) on biochars were investigated using batch experiments. The biochars were derived from Canna indica at different pyrolysis temperatures (300-600 degrees C, referred as CIB300-CIB600), and characterized by FTIR, BET, XRD, SEM-EDS, EPR and Boehm titration. The Sb(III) sorption data could be well fitted by both the Langmuir and Freundlich models, and the pseudo second order model is best for describing the kinetic data. The maximum Sb(III) sorption capacity of CIB300 was 16.1 mg g(-1), which was greater than that of other biochars. Inner-sphere complexation with oxygen-containing functional groups and coordination with is electrons are the possible sorption mechanisms. It is worthwhile to note that 4.7-32.3% of Sb(III) was oxidized to Sb(V) after sorption equilibration, demonstrating the occurrence of Sb(III) oxidation during the sorption process. Further study of oxidation under anoxic condition confirmed the catalytic role of biochar for Sb(III) oxidation, and free radicals in biochars were crucial for electron transfer. CIB400 exhibited the highest catalytic oxidative ability for Sb(III), which could be ascribe to its reserve of more electroactive polyphenolic macromolecule and less electroinactive cellulose. These results imply that biochars have good potential as a green effective sorbent for remediation of Sb(III) contaminated water, and simultaneously reduce the toxicity of Sb(III) by catalytic oxidation. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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