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High cadmium adsorption on nanoscale zero-valent iron coated Eichhornia crassipes biochar

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Overgrowth of Eichhornia crassipes, or water hyacinth, in local waters is a major concern, which has caused severe ecological disasters. Moreover, once the E. crassipes biomass is collected from waters, its treatment is difficult because the biomass is highly cellulosic and resistant to bacterial degradation. On the other hand, using biochar adsorbent for water treatment has gained attention because of its low cost and ease of manufacture, but pristine biochar has a low adsorption capacity. Here, a novel nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) coated E. crassipes biochar was synthesized, and the obtained nZVI/biochar was used to remove Cd(II) from aqueous solutions. The deposition of nZVI onto pristine biochar increased specific surface area while retaining functional groups of the carbonaceous surface. Results show that the maximum Cd(II) adsorption capacity based on the Langmuir isotherm is 56.62 mg/g for nZVI/biochar, 2.2-fold of that of pristine biochar. The higher Cd(II) adsorption performance of nZVI/biochar is likely due to the synergistic effects of biochar adsorption and additional nZVI interaction with Cd(II).

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Acknowledgements

This study was funded by the projects of the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFC0402604), Key projects of water conservancy science and technology innovation in Guangdong Province (Grant No. 2016-22, 2017-21), Science and Technology Planning Project of Dongguan City (Grant No. 2016108101015).

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  1. School of Civil Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China

    Feng Li, Yansha Wei, Gugong Li & Kaixuan Shen

  2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Long Chen & Feng Li

  3. Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, Guangzhou, 510760, China

    Hai-Jun He

Authors
  1. Long Chen
  2. Feng Li
  3. Yansha Wei
  4. Gugong Li
  5. Kaixuan Shen
  6. Hai-Jun He
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Correspondence to Feng Li.

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Chen, L., Li, F., Wei, Y. et al. High cadmium adsorption on nanoscale zero-valent iron coated Eichhornia crassipes biochar. Environ Chem Lett 17, 589–594 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-018-0811-y

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