Assembling biochar with various layered double hydroxides for enhancement of phosphorus recovery

  • Fan Yang*
  • , Shuaishuai Zhang
  • , Yuqing Sun
  • , Daniel C.W. Tsang
  • , Kui Cheng
  • , Yong Sik Ok
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    Highly efficient and cost-effective adsorbents for phosphate (P) recovery are the key to control eutrophication and recover phosphorus from waste streams to enhance food production. This study assembled corn stalk-derived biochar (BC) with various forms of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) (B-M-LDH) through simultaneous pyrolysis of waste biomass and metal (i.e., Zn/Al, Mg/Al, and Ni/Fe) hydroxide precipitates. Batch sorption experiments evaluated the kinetics and isotherms of phosphate adsorption as well as the influence of pH value and co-existing anions. Morphological characterization showed that crystalline LDH flakes were impregnated within the framework of fabricated B-M-LDH composites. Superior P adsorption capacity (152.1 mg (P) g−1) and fast Elovich kinetics (5925 mg g−1 h−1) could be achieved by the B-Zn/Al-LDH composite at pH 5. The P adsorption onto BC-LDHs was pH dependent and subjected to adverse influence of co-existing anions. Interlayer anion exchange and surface complexation were probably the predominant adsorption mechanisms at the studied phosphate concentration. Therefore, BC can be functionalized as mineral composites for enhancing P recovery and wastewater treatment.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)665-673
    Number of pages9
    JournalJournal of hazardous materials
    Volume365
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019 Mar 5

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    Keywords

    • Biomass waste valorization
    • Engineered biochar
    • Mineral-biochar composites
    • Resource recovery
    • Wastewater treatment

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Environmental Engineering
    • Environmental Chemistry
    • Waste Management and Disposal
    • Pollution
    • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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