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ArticleToxics2025

Converting Waste into Treasure: Efficient Adsorption of Cr(VI) Using Iron-Modified Rice Straw Biochar.

Hang Liu, Runlin Yao, Mingling Yu, Zongda Ye, Yingrui Lu, Xiaolong Yu, Jin Tang, Jianteng Sun

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Article in Toxics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Hang LiuSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, China.
Runlin YaoDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong.
Mingling YuDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong.
Zongda YeNatural Resources Ecological Restoration Center of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530029, China.
Yingrui LuNatural Resources Ecological Restoration Center of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530029, China.
Xiaolong YuSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, China.
Jin TangSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, China.
Jianteng SunSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, China.

Funding

Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2024A1515012213National Natural Science Foundation of China 22376038, 22006024Open Foundation of Technical Innovation Center of Mine Geological Environmental Restoration Engineering in Southern Karst Area, Ministry of Natural Resources NFSS2023027the Innovation Team Project of Guangdong Provincial Education Department 2024KCXTD038the Projects of Talents Recruitment of GDUPT RC-XJ2022000201, 2022rcyj2010Tropical Ocean Environment in Western Coastal Waters Observation and Research Station of Guangdong Province 2024B1212040008
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Abstract

Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) is of significant interest in the environmental field due to its high toxicity. Biochar is commonly used as an adsorbent for Cr(VI) removal from wastewater. However, its lower removal efficiency remains a persistent challenge. This study develops an iron-modified rice straw biochar through a simple precipitation and pyrolysis method and applies it for Cr(VI) removal in wastewater, which could convert waste into treasure and improve the adsorption performance of adsorbent. In the adsorption experiments, the results revealed that the adsorption efficiency of Cr(VI) reached 95.54% within 480 min (conditions: adsorbent dosage 2.67 g/L, pH 2.5, temperature 25 ± 2 °C). The Langmuir isotherm model was more suitable to describe the adsorption behavior of Cr(VI) by Fe-BC, and the fitted adsorption capacity achieved 10.03 mg/g. The experimental process was better described by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, indicating that the adsorption process chemical adsorption was the rate-limiting step. The thermodynamic experiments revealed that the adsorption process of Cr(VI) by Fe-BC was spontaneous and endothermic. Column experiments demonstrated that a lower flow speed was beneficial to adsorption performance. Mechanistic studies highlighted the synergistic roles of electrostatic attraction, ion exchange, and reduction in Cr(VI) removal. These findings provide novel perspectives and innovative approaches for the development and application of adsorbents.

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adsorptionCr(VI)heavy metalsiron-modified biochar

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PMID40559931
PMCPMC12197260

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