LAPSE:2021.0561
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LAPSE:2021.0561
Heavy Metal Sorption by Sludge-Derived Biochar with Focus on Pb2+ Sorption Capacity at μg/L Concentrations
June 21, 2021
Municipal wastewater management causes metal exposure to humans and the environment. Targeted metal removal is suggested to reduce metal loads during sludge reuse and release of effluent to receiving waters. Biochar is considered a low-cost sorbent with high sorption capacity for heavy metals. In this study, heavy metal sorption to sludge-derived biochar (SDBC) was investigated through batch experiments and modeling and compared to that of wood-derived biochar (WDBC) and activated carbon (AC). The aim was to investigate the sorption efficiency at metal concentrations comparable to those in municipal wastewater (<1 mg/L), for which experimental data are lacking and isotherm models have not been verified in previous works. Pb2+ removal of up to 83% was demonstrated at concentrations comparable to those in municipal wastewater, at pH 2. SDBC showed superior Pb2+ sorption capacity (maximum ~2 mg/g at pH 2) compared to WDBC and AC (<0 and (3.5 ± 0.4) × 10−3 mg/g, respectively); however, at the lowest concentration investigated (0.005 mg/L), SDBC released Pb2+. The potential risk of release of other heavy metals (i.e., Ni, Cd, Cu, and Zn) needs to be further examined. The sorption capacity of SDBC over a metal concentration span of 0.005−150 mg Pb2+/L could be predicted with the Redlich−Peterson model. It was shown that experimental data at concentrations comparable to those in municipal wastewater are necessary to accurately model and predict the sorption capacity of SDBC at these concentrations.
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adsorbent, biosorbent, heavy metals, isotherm models, municipal wastewater, sewage treatment
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Sylwan I, Runtti H, Westholm LJ, Romar H, Thorin E. Heavy Metal Sorption by Sludge-Derived Biochar with Focus on Pb2+ Sorption Capacity at μg/L Concentrations. (2021). LAPSE:2021.0561
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Sylwan I: School of Business, Society and Engineering, Future Energy Center, Mälardalen University, P.O. Box 883, SE-721 23 Västerås, Sweden [ORCID]
Runtti H: School of Business, Society and Engineering, Future Energy Center, Mälardalen University, P.O. Box 883, SE-721 23 Västerås, Sweden; Research Unit of Sustainable Chemistry, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 8000, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
Westholm LJ: School of Business, Society and Engineering, Future Energy Center, Mälardalen University, P.O. Box 883, SE-721 23 Västerås, Sweden [ORCID]
Romar H: Research Unit of Sustainable Chemistry, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 8000, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland [ORCID]
Thorin E: School of Business, Society and Engineering, Future Energy Center, Mälardalen University, P.O. Box 883, SE-721 23 Västerås, Sweden [ORCID]
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Processes
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8
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12
Article Number
E1559
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2020
Publication Date
2020-11-27
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2227-9717
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PII: pr8121559, Publication Type: Journal Article
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