Properties and heavy metal leaching characteristics of leachate sludge-derived biochar
Properties and heavy metal leaching characteristics of leachate sludge-derived biochar
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渗滤液污泥生物炭的性质及重金属浸出特性
DOI:
10.1002/wer.1658
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Kewu Pi
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作者:
Huiqin Zhang;Zixian Wang;Chenyu Du;Wenlong Liu;Andrea R. Gerson;Kewu Pi
Heavy metals and metalloids, in sludge and sediments, are environmental pollutants of concern with long-term negative effects on human and ecological health. In this study, sludge from biological treatment of municipal waste leachate was pyrolyzed into leachate sludge-derived biochar (LSDB) at 300℃ to 900 ℃, comprising complex organic and inorganic (particularly heavy metals) species formed from heterogeneous chemical reactions. Based on different advanced material analyses, that is, Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, this study revealed that mass loss and microstructural changes of LSDBs occurred primarily due to decomposition of volatiles, aromatic rings, carbonates, and hydroxides. The leaching behaviors of heavy metals from LSDBs were evaluated using the Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure (SPLP). The final pH in SPLP increased from 7.5 to 12.5 with pyrolysis temperature. The pH increase favored the retention of heavy metals in the LSDBs due to the formation of low soluble precipitates at alkaline pH. The heavy metals and metalloids in the LSDBs were present as surface precipitates due to precipitation and cation exchange rather than surface complexation. The leaching contents of metals and metalloids, such as Cr, Cd, Ni, Pb, and As, were all below their respective maximum discharge standards for the first priority pollutants in China.