Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 169, Issue -, Pages 403-408Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.07.014
Keywords
Adsorption; Biochar; Hexavalent chromium; Modification; Polyethylenimine (PEI)
Funding
- Natural Science Foundation of China [21377123, 51322802]
- Hefei Center for Physical Science and Technology [2012FXZY005]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University of Ministry of Education of China
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A chemical modified biochar with abundant amino groups for heavy metal removal was prepared using polyethylenimine (PEI) as a modification reagent, and used as an adsorbent for the removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution. The biochars before and after modification were characterized by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy etc. The adsorption of Cr(VI) by the modified biochar was obeyed pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir adsorption isotherm model. Its maximum adsorption capacity was 435.7 mg/g, which was much higher than that of pristine biochar (23.09 mg/g). Results also indicated that the removal of Cr(VI) by the PEI modified biochar depended on solution pH, and a low pH value was favorable for the Cr(VI) removal. The results herein revealed that the PEI modified biochar had a good potential as a suitable material for sorption and detoxification of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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