کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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148290 | 456408 | 2013 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Chitosan-modified biochars were synthesized for heavy metal remediation.
• Chitosan-modified biochars showed enhanced heavy metal removal ability.
• Chitosan-modified biochars reduced toxicity of lead.
In this work, chitosan-modified biochars were synthesized in efforts to produce a low-cost adsorbent for heavy metal environmental remediation. Characterization results showed that the coating of chitosan on biochar surfaces could improve its performance as a soil amendment or an adsorbent. Batch sorption experiments showed that, compared to the unmodified biochars, almost all the chitosan-modified biochars showed enhanced removal of three metals (i.e., Pb2+, Cu2+, and Cd2+) from solution. Further investigations of lead sorption on chitosan-modified bamboo biochar (i.e., BB-C) indicated that, although sorption kinetics were slow, BB-C had a relatively high Langmuir lead sorption capacity of 14.3 mg/g biochar (71.5 mg/g chitosan). Sorption of lead on the chitosan-modified biochar greatly reduced its metal toxicity. Both seed germination rate and seedling growth of the Pb-laden BB-C were similar to that of control groups without lead. In addition, uptake of lead by plants was reduced about 60% when lead was sorbed onto the chitosan-modified biochar. This work suggests that chitosan-modified biochars may be used as an effective, low-cost, and environmental-friendly adsorbent to remediate heavy metal contamination in the environment.
Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal - Volume 231, September 2013, Pages 512–518