Journal of Qujing Normal University ›› 2024, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (3): 13-23.

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Application of Low Temperature Pyrolysis Rice Straw Biochar in Pb/Cd Absorption from Water

YANG Haizheng1,2, YUAN Zongqi1, XU Xiaolin1,2, WANG Jianling1,2   

  1. 1. School of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Qujing Normal University, Qujing Yunnan 655011;
    2. Yunnan University Collaborative Innovation Center, Qujing Yunnan 655011, China
  • Received:2023-08-28 Online:2024-05-26 Published:2024-06-14

Abstract: Rice straw biochar (RS) was prepared by thermal cracking of crushed rice straw (RY) 400℃ for 30min under oxygen restriction in order to find a rich, inexpensive and cost-effective biochar to control Pb/Cd pollution in water. The RS characteristics and the absorption behavior of RS to Pb2 + /Cd2 + in solution were investigated. The results showed that RS was full of abundant functional groups and obvious pore structures on its surface. The best condition for RS absorption of Pb2+ was as follows: the temperature was 25℃; pH was between 6.0 and 8.0; and solid-liquid ratio was 1.0g·L-1. Meanwhile, the optimum condition for biochar absorption of Cd2+ was as follows: the temperature was at 25℃; pH was near 7.0; and solid-liquid ratio was 10.0g·L-1. The analysis of absorption kinetics showed that the adsorption rate of Pb2+ and Cd2+ by RS was much higher than that of Pb2+ and Cd2+ by RY. The absorption rate of Pb2+ by RS reached a basic equilibrium at 35min, and the absorption rate of Cd2+ by RS reached an equilibrium at 40min, which indicated that the isothermal absorption of Pb2+ by RS is more consistent with Freundlich isothermal absorption model being mainly multi-layer adsorption. The isothermal absorption process of Cd2+ in solution by biochar is more consistent with Langmuir isothermal adsorption model, which is mainly monolayer absorption. The study shows that it is feasible to to prepare biochar from cheap and abundant rice straw materials at low temperature to control Pb/Cd pollution in water, which could provide an economical and effective method for heavy metal environmental pollution control.

Key words: rice straw biochar, low temperature pyrolysis, Pb absorption, Cd absorption

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