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ArticleScientific reports2019

Comparison of biochars derived from different types of feedstock and their potential for heavy metal removal in multiple-metal solutions.

JingJing Zhao, Xin-Jie Shen, Xavier Domene, Josep-Maria Alcañiz, Xing Liao, Cristina Palet

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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6 authors.

JingJing ZhaoOil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, 430062, China.
Xin-Jie ShenOil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, 430062, China.
Xavier DomeneCentre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications (CREAF), 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
Josep-Maria AlcañizCentre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications (CREAF), 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
Xing LiaoOil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, 430062, China. liaox@oilcrops.cn.
Cristina PaletGTS-UAB Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalunya, Spain. cristina.palet@uab.cat.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7467-613X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Three different types of feedstocks and their biochars were used to remove Cr(III), Cd(II), Cu(II) and Pb(II) ions from a mixture of multiple heavy metals. The effect of the initial concentration of heavy metals in solution has been analysed, and kinetics modelling and a comparison of the adsorption capacity of such materials have been performed to elucidate the possible adsorption mechanisms. The results show that the adsorption capacity is dependent on the type of feedstock and on the pyrolysis conditions. The adsorption capacity of the biomass types is ranked as follows: FO (from sewage sludge)>> LO > ZO (both from agriculture biomass waste)>> CO (from wood biomass waste). Biochars, which are the product of the pyrolysis of feedstocks, clearly improve the adsorption efficiency in the case of those derived from wood and agricultural biomasses. Complexation and cation exchange have been found to be the two main adsorption mechanisms in systems containing multiple heavy metals, with cation exchange being the most significant. The pore structure of biomass/biochar cannot be neglected when investigating the adsorption mechanism of each material. All the disposal biomasses presented here are good alternatives for heavy metal removal from wastewaters.

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