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Manganese-modified biochar for highly efficient sorption of cadmium

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In this study, corn stalk was modified by manganese (Mn) before (MBC1) and after (MBC2) pyrolysis at different temperatures (400~600 °C) under anaerobic conditions for Cd sorption in both water and soil. Batch experiments in aqueous solution were conducted to evaluate the optimum sorption capability by biochar with and without manganese-modified. Both types of manganese modification can improve the sorption capacity of Cd(II) on biochar, which is superior to the corresponding pristine biochar without modification, especially, pyrolyzed at 500 °C with 5:1 modification ratio. Under the optimal preparation conditions, the sorption percentage on MBC2 was 11.01% higher than that of MBC1. The maximum sorption capacity of MBC2 was 191.94 mg g−1 calculated by isotherm model. The performance of MBC2 was also verified in soil stabilization experiments in Cd-contaminated soil. We can conclude from the results of BCR extraction that all the application rates of MBC2 (1%, 2%, and 3%) can reduce the mild acid-soluble fraction Cd. The reducible, oxidizable, and residual fraction Cd showed an upward trend, thus controlling the migration, transformation, and enrichment of Cd in soil. The characteristic analysis showed biochar has more irregular fold and more particle-aggregated surface after modification. The main components of these aggregated particles are manganese oxides (MnOx) with high sorption capacity, such as the MnOx crystal structure loaded on MBC2 is a mixed structure of δ-MnO2 and MnO. However, these particles may block the biochar pores, or some of the pores may collapse at high temperatures during the modification process. The specific surface area was reduced, even if the sorption effect of MBC was strongly enhanced. Meanwhile, under the action of the secondary pyrolysis of MBC2 modification process, the MBC2 has a higher degree of aromatization with more potential active sorption sites for Cd. The study concluded that the MBC2 could be a promising amendment for Cd in both water and soil real field applications.

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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFD0801503), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41877133, 41701367), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (PT1906).

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  1. Xiao Tan and Wenxia Wei contributed equally to this work and should be considered co-first authors.

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  1. College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People’s Republic of China

    Xiao Tan & Aijun Lin

  2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Industrial Land Contamination and Remediation, Environmental Protection Research Institute of Light Industry, Beijing, 100089, People’s Republic of China

    Wenxia Wei

  3. College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China

    Congbin Xu

  4. Beijing Management Division of North Grand Canal, Beijing, 101100, People’s Republic of China

    Yue Meng & Wenrong Bai

  5. Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100012, People’s Republic of China

    Wenjie Yang

  6. Qinhuangdao Bohai Biological Research Institute of Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Qinhuangdao, 100012, Hebei, People’s Republic of China

    Aijun Lin

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Tan, X., Wei, W., Xu, C. et al. Manganese-modified biochar for highly efficient sorption of cadmium. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 9126–9134 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07059-w

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