Preparation of Reed Biochar and Study on Its Phosphorus Adsorption Characteristics
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 149, Issue 8
Abstract
Excessive nutrient phosphorus in water can cause eutrophication, affecting ecosystems, human health, and socioeconomics. Using plants to prepare biochar can not only effectively adsorb phosphate in water, but also realize the utilization of waste resources. In this paper, reed biochar was prepared to explore its physical characteristics and phosphorus adsorption characteristics. The results are as follows: (1) the surface of reed biochar is distributed with a large number of irregular granular protrusions, with large specific surface area, many pores, and functional group such as hydroxyl groups; (2) phosphorus adsorption experiments with different variables were set up, and the optimum addition amount and pH for phosphorus removal by reed biochar were obtained; (3) the kinetic fitting data showed that the pseudo-second-order kinetic model could better describe the reed biochar; and (4) the adsorption isotherm data showed that the adsorption process conforms to the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm adsorption models at the same time.
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This study solemnly declares that all data and models generated or used during the study can be obtained from corresponding authors according to reasonable requirements.
Acknowledgments
This study was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41561106, “Evaluation of ecological service value and ecological security construction of lakes and wetlands in typical western urban areas based on human-wetland coupling”), and the Key Research and Development Program of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Program (Grant No. 2021BGE02010, “Study and demonstration on the evolution of oasis and improvement technology of soil fertility in Ningxia along the Yellow River”).
Author contributions: Yarong Qi contributed to the conceptualization, data curation, methodology, visualization, and writing the original draft. Yanxia Zhong contributed to the validation, writing (review and editing), supervision, and funding acquisition. Lingling Luo contributed to the investigation and resources. Jing He contributed to the investigation and resources. Bo Feng contributed to the investigation and visualization. Siqi Wei contributed to the investigation.
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Volume 149 • Issue 8 • August 2023
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Received: Aug 13, 2022
Accepted: Dec 16, 2022
Published online: May 18, 2023
Published in print: Aug 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Oct 18, 2023
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