基于MOF (Cu)@biochar气凝胶的制备及其在缓释氮肥上的应用

以羧甲基纤维素(CMC)、明胶和MOF(Cu)@biochar为原料,采用简单有效的冷冻干燥方法制备了(CMC/Gelatin/MOF(Cu)@biochar)杂化气凝胶,并用傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)、热重分析(TG)、X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)技术对其进行了表征;研究了MOF(Cu)@biochar含量、pH和不同的盐水溶液对杂化气凝胶溶胀行为的影响;以该气凝胶负载氯化铵,制备了一种新型缓释肥料(SRF),并研究了含2%(wt)SRF的沙性土壤的保水能力;SRF在土壤中第30天的累积释放率为79.4%;肥料在土壤中释放符合非Fickian扩散和阳离子交换的协同作用机理。     

Hydrothermal processing of waste pine wood into industrially useful products

An ongoing major outbreak of mountain pine beetle in Western Canada has provided a clear opportunity to utilize waste pinewood as a source of renewable energy. Therefore hydrothermal processing of waste pinewood as a feedstock for bio-oil and biochar production using subcritical and supercritical water technology was carried out in semi-batch mode to investigate the effect of pressure (200–400 bar) and temperature (300–400 °C) on the yield and composition of bio-oil. The pinewood samples have very high cellulose and hemicellulose content but low ash content and are thus a formidable feedstock for bioenergy production. The optimum conditions for the hydrothermal processing of the pinewood in a tubular reactor were found to be 400 °C and 250 bars with respect to biochar and bio-oil yield based on the highest calorific value analysis. Detailed characterization of bio-oil and biochar was performed using GCMS, NMR, SEM, calorific value, and elemental analysis, respectively. The critical components of bio-oil were found to be phenols, methoxyphenols, hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF), and vanillin, whereas as compared to the raw pine wood, the biochar was considerably lower H:C and O:C ratios than those of the unprocessed pinewood. The analyses of bio-oil by means of GCMS and ¹H NMR showed that it was mainly composed of heterocyclic compounds, phenols, aldehydes and acids.     

Optimizing pyrolysis temperature of contaminated rice straw biochar: Heavy metal(loid) deportment,properties evolution,and Pb adsorption/immobilization

Pyrolysis of rice straw (RS), a popular method for producing biochar, effectively treats heavy metal(loid)-contaminated RS. Here, we carried out this process at different temperatures and investigated the deportment of heavy metal(loid)s and the property evolution of biochars. Also, the optimal pyrolysis temperature for Pb adsorption and immobilization was studied. We observed that increasing the temperature could volatilize the heavy metal(loid)s. Cd was the most volatile metal therein, followed by As, while Ni, Cu, and Pb were relatively refractory. More than 75% of the remaining heavy metal(loid)s were non-exchangeable fractions at 700 °C, significantly reducing the environmental risk during subsequent application. Meanwhile, higher pyrolysis temperature resulted in higher pH values, higher surface areas, and stronger Pb adsorption capacity of RS biochars. The maximum adsorption capacity (Q_m) of biochars was in the order of BC300 (77.2 mg·g^?1) < BC500 (137.2 mg·g^?1) < BC700 (222.6 mg·g^?1). Besides, high-temperature biochar could significantly reduce the vertical Pb migration. And BC700 increased the fraction of residual Pb from 39.7% to 44.0% in the soil under the acid rain leaching condition. Therefore, we propose that the heavy metal(loid)-contaminated RS biochar produced at 700 °C might be more suitable for the remediation of soil heavily polluted in the Pb-smelting area.     

Adaptive neuro-fuzzy interference system modelling for chlorpyrifos removal with walnut shell biochar

Accumulation of chlorpyrifos (CP), a pesticide, causes a significant environmental problem in food, surface/ground waters further to human health. The removal of the CP pollutant in surface/wastewater could be achieved by biochar due to the improved physical and chemical properties. In this work, the CP removal capacities of biochar samples derived from walnut shells at various temperatures from 450 to 900 °C were investigated. The experiments were performed as laboratory batch type study and the adsorption efficiency was determined at various conditions such as adsorbent dosage (10–500 mg/L), sorbate concentrations (100–1500 µg/L), contact time (0–300 min), initial pH (3–10), and the number of recycle.By subtracting the pyrolysis temperature from 450 °C to 900 °C, the surface areas were found to increase from 12.9 m²/g to 353.3 m²/g, respectively.The 143 experimental data were evaluated by a pair of kinetics and isotherm models and the Adaptive Neural Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS). The developed ANFIS model was 98.56% successful in predicting the CP removal efficiency depending on the adsorption conditions. Walnut Shell Biochar (WSBC) can be applied for CP adsorption with 86.64% removal efficiency under optimum adsorption conditions (adsorbent = 250 µg/L, sorbate = 1000 µg/L, pH = 7.07 and contact time 15 min) thanks to its improved porosity. It was determined that the biochar samples could be reused 5 times. Equilibrium adsorption was observed to conform to the Langmuir isotherm, and the maximum adsorption capacity for WSBC@900 was 3.536 mg/g.     

Hierarchical Porous Tubular Biochar Based Sensor for Detection of Trace Lead (II)

Hierarchical porous tubular biochar (PTBC) was prepared by selectively removing lignin simply according to reverse the pyrolysis sequence of cellulose. The properties of the PTBC sample were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, Raman spectra, cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The electrochemical performances of PTBC modified on the screen-printing electrode illustrated excellent detection of lead ions (lead (II)) in water with the linear range (0.5–120 μg/L) and the detection limit (0.02 μg/L) by in-situ bismuth film square wave anode stripping voltammetry.     

Electrochemical devices obtained from biochar: Advances in renewable and environmentally-friendly technologies applied to analytical chemistry

Biochar is the carbon-rich material produced from organic feedstock such as agricultural wastes and municipal solid waste in limited oxygen atmosphere and under certain thermal combustion. Due to its high carbon content, high cation exchange capacity, large surface and stability structure, it has been applied in different field of knowledge. In relation to environment analytical chemistry the studies about biochar majorly focus in degradation of contaminants and soil and water remediation. However, due to its excellent electrical conductivity, biochar has been also applied to the manufacture of sensitive, robust, efficient and inexpensive devices applied to supercapacitor-based energy storage and chemically modified electrodes or sensors. Therefore, this review describes about obtention, modification and characterization of biochar as well as the pertinent aspects of electrochemical devises based on biochar and a general discussion about the environmental concern of biochar, challenges and prospects.     

Engineered biochar modified with iron as a new adsorbent for treatment of water contaminated by selenium

The purpose of this study was to develop an efficient method of biochar modification for effective removal of Se(VI) ions from water. Commercially available biochar produced from wheat straw was impregnated by Fe(NO₃)₃ (0.8, 4 and 10% w/v) and pyrolyzed at 200 °C. Optimum pH, adsorption kinetics, and Se(VI) adsorption isotherms were determined for the studied biochars. The modification significantly increased biochar’s ability for Se(VI) adsorption. The biochar modified with 10% Fe(NO₃)₃ has the highest adsorption effectiveness. The experimentally determined maximum adsorption capacity for the biochar modified with 10% Fe(NO₃)₃ was 14.3 mg g⁻¹ for pH 5, which was the optimum pH value. X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Photoacoustic Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR-PAS) investigation confirmed the presence of iron oxides/hydroxides on the surface of the modified biochar. The modification also resulted in the formation of oxygen containing functional groups. The study proved that the proposed modification can be efficient in increasing the biochar effectiveness in removing Se(VI) from water.     

富Mn鸢尾生物炭的制备及在类Fenton体系中的应用

通过在N₂气氛围下热裂解富集Mn的鸢尾可得到Mn/生物炭(BC)材料, 并按植物叶(Leaf)和根部(Root)分别将其分别命名为BC-L0, BC-L1, BC-L2, BC-R0, BC-R1和BC-R2. 采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、 能谱分析(EDS)仪、 X射线衍射(XRD)仪、 X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、 傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、 原子吸收光谱(AAS)和比表面积分析(BET)仪等对Mn/生物炭材料的Mn含量、 化学组成与形貌进行了表征, 发现鸢尾叶部为Mn主要富集部位, 最大富集量为13.0 mg/g, 且Mn以Mn₂O₃薄片存在于生物炭表面. 利用Mn/生物炭与H₂O₂构建了类Fenton体系, 在中性条件下BC-L2-H₂O₂体系对有机污染物罗丹明B(RhB, 3×10 ^-5 mol/L)的降解率达到50%(180 min), 表明该体系具备氧化去除RhB的能力, 并推测了该体系对RhB的催化氧化机理. 结果表明, 先将Mn超富集植物转化为Mn/生物炭材料, 再通过添加H₂O₂能构建具有氧化能力的类Fenton体系, 可用于对有机污染物的降解, 实现“以废治废”的绿色循环思路, 为Mn富集的植物后续处理提供一种新的转化及应用方式.     

扫描电镜-能谱仪在生物质炭特性分析上的应用

利用扫描电镜—能谱仪分析不同温度产生的生物质炭的化学与结构特性。结果表明： 随温度升高,芒草碳的平均碳含量和最大碳含量均呈现增加趋势,平均碳含量和最大碳含量与最高处理温度之间为显著正相关关系(r值为0.76和0.86)。平均碳含量和最大碳含量与高温灼烧法测定的碳含量之间为显著正相关关系(r值为0.83和0.91),最大碳含量的相关性好于平均碳含量。因此,应用该方法获得芒草炭的碳含量与温度相关性好,最大碳含量可以用于生物炭组分分析;电镜扫描结果可以有效分析芒草炭的结构特性。基于该方法快速、简便、稳定以及可对生物质炭的结构和组分同时分析的优点,它是一种极具发展前途的分析方法,有助于生物质炭等其他材料的结构特性与组分研究。     

改性生物炭对废水中锑的去除研究进展

废水锑排放限值日趋严格,迫切需要高效低成本的废水锑去除技术.本文介绍了含锑废水较为成熟的处理技术和工艺,然后结合生物炭的制备和特点综述了改性生物炭技术应用于废水中锑的去除治理所具有的明显优势和现阶段所取得的研究成果,为改性生物炭技术用于废水中锑的去除应用和推广提供一定的参考.