Na4P2O7-Modified Biochar Derived from Sewage Sludge: Effective Cu(II)-Adsorption Removal from Aqueous Solution

With the rapid development of industrialization, the amount of copper-containing wastewater is increasing, thereby posing a threat to the aquatic ecological environment and human health. Sludge biochar has received extensive concern in recent years due to its advantages of low cost and sustainabilit...

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Main Authors: Liangqian Fan, Xianda Wang, Jiaxin Miao, Qin Liu, Jie Cai, Xiaochan An, Fenghui Chen, Lin Cheng, Wei Chen, Hongbing Luo, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Ke Zhang, Dandan Ma
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8217910
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author Liangqian Fan
Xianda Wang
Jiaxin Miao
Qin Liu
Jie Cai
Xiaochan An
Fenghui Chen
Lin Cheng
Wei Chen
Hongbing Luo
Xiaoxiao Zhang
Ke Zhang
Dandan Ma
author_facet Liangqian Fan
Xianda Wang
Jiaxin Miao
Qin Liu
Jie Cai
Xiaochan An
Fenghui Chen
Lin Cheng
Wei Chen
Hongbing Luo
Xiaoxiao Zhang
Ke Zhang
Dandan Ma
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description With the rapid development of industrialization, the amount of copper-containing wastewater is increasing, thereby posing a threat to the aquatic ecological environment and human health. Sludge biochar has received extensive concern in recent years due to its advantages of low cost and sustainability for the treatment of heavy-metal-containing wastewater. However, the heavy-metal-adsorption capacity of sludge biochar is limited. This study prepared a sodium pyrophosphate- (Na4P2O7-) modified municipal sludge-based biochar (SP-SBC) and evaluated its adsorption performance for Cu(II). Results showed that SP-SBC had higher yield, ash content, pH, Na and P content, and surface roughness than original sewage sludge biochar (SBC). The Cu(II)-adsorption capacity of SP-SBC was 4.55 times than that of SBC at room temperature. For Cu(II) adsorption by SP-SBC, the kinetics and isotherms conformed to the pseudo-second-order model and the Langmuir–Freundlich model, respectively. The maximum adsorption capacity of SP-SBC was 38.49 mg·g−1 at 35°C. Cu(II) adsorption by SP-SBC primarily involved ion exchange, electrostatic attraction, and precipitation. The desired adsorption performance for Cu(II) in the fixed-bed column experiment indicated that SP-SBC can be reused and had good application potential to treat copper-containing wastewater. Overall, this study provided a desirable sorbent (SP-SBC) for Cu(II) removal, as well as a new simple chemical-modification method for SBC to enhance Cu(II)-adsorption capacity.
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spelling doaj-art-6b58e09d8fd24e93b1045adbe35a6f9d2025-08-20T02:42:50ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology2048-40382023-01-01202310.1155/2023/8217910Na4P2O7-Modified Biochar Derived from Sewage Sludge: Effective Cu(II)-Adsorption Removal from Aqueous SolutionLiangqian Fan0Xianda Wang1Jiaxin Miao2Qin Liu3Jie Cai4Xiaochan An5Fenghui Chen6Lin Cheng7Wei Chen8Hongbing Luo9Xiaoxiao Zhang10Ke Zhang11Dandan Ma12College of Civil EngineeringCollege of Civil EngineeringCollege of Civil EngineeringCollege of Civil EngineeringDepartment of Physical and Chemical AnalysisCollege of Civil EngineeringCollege of Civil EngineeringCollege of Civil EngineeringCollege of Civil EngineeringCollege of Civil EngineeringCollege of Civil EngineeringCollege of Civil EngineeringCollege of Civil EngineeringWith the rapid development of industrialization, the amount of copper-containing wastewater is increasing, thereby posing a threat to the aquatic ecological environment and human health. Sludge biochar has received extensive concern in recent years due to its advantages of low cost and sustainability for the treatment of heavy-metal-containing wastewater. However, the heavy-metal-adsorption capacity of sludge biochar is limited. This study prepared a sodium pyrophosphate- (Na4P2O7-) modified municipal sludge-based biochar (SP-SBC) and evaluated its adsorption performance for Cu(II). Results showed that SP-SBC had higher yield, ash content, pH, Na and P content, and surface roughness than original sewage sludge biochar (SBC). The Cu(II)-adsorption capacity of SP-SBC was 4.55 times than that of SBC at room temperature. For Cu(II) adsorption by SP-SBC, the kinetics and isotherms conformed to the pseudo-second-order model and the Langmuir–Freundlich model, respectively. The maximum adsorption capacity of SP-SBC was 38.49 mg·g−1 at 35°C. Cu(II) adsorption by SP-SBC primarily involved ion exchange, electrostatic attraction, and precipitation. The desired adsorption performance for Cu(II) in the fixed-bed column experiment indicated that SP-SBC can be reused and had good application potential to treat copper-containing wastewater. Overall, this study provided a desirable sorbent (SP-SBC) for Cu(II) removal, as well as a new simple chemical-modification method for SBC to enhance Cu(II)-adsorption capacity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8217910
spellingShingle Liangqian Fan
Xianda Wang
Jiaxin Miao
Qin Liu
Jie Cai
Xiaochan An
Fenghui Chen
Lin Cheng
Wei Chen
Hongbing Luo
Xiaoxiao Zhang
Ke Zhang
Dandan Ma
Na4P2O7-Modified Biochar Derived from Sewage Sludge: Effective Cu(II)-Adsorption Removal from Aqueous Solution
Adsorption Science & Technology
title Na4P2O7-Modified Biochar Derived from Sewage Sludge: Effective Cu(II)-Adsorption Removal from Aqueous Solution
title_full Na4P2O7-Modified Biochar Derived from Sewage Sludge: Effective Cu(II)-Adsorption Removal from Aqueous Solution
title_fullStr Na4P2O7-Modified Biochar Derived from Sewage Sludge: Effective Cu(II)-Adsorption Removal from Aqueous Solution
title_full_unstemmed Na4P2O7-Modified Biochar Derived from Sewage Sludge: Effective Cu(II)-Adsorption Removal from Aqueous Solution
title_short Na4P2O7-Modified Biochar Derived from Sewage Sludge: Effective Cu(II)-Adsorption Removal from Aqueous Solution
title_sort na4p2o7 modified biochar derived from sewage sludge effective cu ii adsorption removal from aqueous solution
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8217910
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