H2O2 treatment enhanced the heavy metals removal by manure biochar in aqueous solutions
2018
Wang, Yan | Liu, Ronghou
The physicochemical properties and adsorption capacities of yak manure biochar (SP350-YMB) and modified yak manure biochar by H₂O₂ (AC-YMB) were investigated. Results showed the oxygen content and the carboxyl group content of manure biochar increased by 63.4% and 101%, and the ash content decreased 42% after modification, respectively. Compared to SP350-YMB, the adsorption capacities of heavy metal ions (Pb²⁺, Cu²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Zn²⁺) were enhanced by AC-YMB in single-metal and multi-metal solutions. The maximum adsorption capacity of Pb²⁺ increased from 76.41mgg⁻¹ by SP350-YMB to 169.57mgg⁻¹ by AC-YMB based on Langmuir-Freundlich model in single-metal solutions. Pseudo-first and Pseudo-second-order model were used to predict the Pb²⁺ adsorption kinetics by AC-YMB. H₂O₂ modification reduced ash content and increased carboxyl content resulting in the major mechanism of heavy metal sorption shifting from precipitation with carbonate/phosphate to complexation with carboxyl. Results from this study indicated that H₂O₂ modified biochar could act as effective surface sorbent to remove heavy metals, but its ability to remove multi-metal ions needs to be carefully evaluated on an individual basis.
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