期刊
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
卷 301, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113819
关键词
Biochar; Citrate modification; Silicon release; Copper adsorption; Mechanisms
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51979141]
- Key Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province [2019B110205003]
- Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission [JSGG20191129094410446]
This study introduced a novel citrate-modified biochar as a soil conditioner to increase plant-available silicon and immobilize heavy metals. The biochar pre-treated with 0.1 mol.L-1 citrate showed optimal adsorption capacity for Cu, with mechanisms involving surface precipitation, surface complexation, electrostatic attraction, and hydrogen bonding. Our research suggests the potential of these materials for addressing silicon deficiency and heavy metal contamination issues in agro-ecosystems.
Silicon (Si) deficiency and heavy metals (HMs) pollution are common for farmland soil because of long-term intensive farming. In this study, a novel citrate-modified biochar (C-BC) was introduced as a soil conditioner to simultaneously increase the amount of plant-available Si (PASi) and immobilize HMs. The maximum amount of PASi released was 33.00 mg.g(-1) from C-BC pre-treated with 0.1 mol.L-1 citrate (C-BC0.1). A formation-transport coupling mechanism for increasing the amount of PASi released was developed. Stable Si in the biomass was pyrolyzed to give silicate that was relatively mobile via nucleophilic attack of citrate and hydrolysis of amorphous Si. Silicate species were then released through the porous surface and widening cracks caused by pyrolysis. At citrate concentrations >0.1 mol.L-1, the surface and cracks were easily blocked by precipitates formed during pyrolysis. The ability of C-BC to remove HMs was assessed using Cu as an example. C-BC0.1 was optimal for adsorbing Cu, and the maximum adsorption capacity was 271.73 mg.g(-1). The Cu adsorption mechanism mainly involved surface precipitation, surface complexation, electrostatic attraction and hydrogen bonding. Our research provides important implications for simultaneously addressing Si deficiency and HMs contaminant problems by these materials for soil amendment in agro-ecosystem.
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