Combining phytoremediation and biorefinery: Metal extraction from lead contaminated Miscanthus during pretreatment using the ionoSolv process
Combining phytoremediation and biorefinery: Metal extraction from lead contaminated Miscanthus during pretreatment using the ionoSolv process
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DOI:
10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.114259
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发表时间:
2022-02
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
L. Hennequin;Sze-yin Tan;Elaine Jensen;Paul S. Fennell;Jason P. Hallett
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作者:
L. Hennequin;Sze-yin Tan;Elaine Jensen;Paul S. Fennell;Jason P. Hallett
The potential of perennial bioenergyMiscanthusfeedstock grown on heavy metal contaminated land was evaluated for the production of clean renewable energy, chemicals, and recovered metals. Trace element analysis showed significant levels of metal contaminants from the harvestedMiscanthus: 6.47 g of Pb per kg of biomass, 1.91 g kg−1Fe, 0.35 g kg−1Zn, 26.59 mg kg−1of Cu; along with other metals including Cr, Ni, As and Cd. The protic ionic liquid, 1-methylimidazolium chloride [H1Cim]Cl, extracted 99.3% of Pb from the biomass along with 96–98% of Cu, Zn and Cd, and produced a clean cellulose pulp, which was successfully saccharified into glucose with an 81.5% yield. The behaviour of PbIIin aqueous solutions of [H1Cim]Cl showed that this ionic liquid medium supported the electrochemical reduction of PbIIto Pb0using a voltage of − 0.9 V, depositing and recovering 91.5% of Pb from the solution onto the electrode after 1 h of electrolysis. Intensification of process conditions were studied with recycling of the solvent: after the 1st pretreatment, the ionic liquid liquor was recycled and Pb was electrodeposited to clean-up and manage the build-up of metals for a subsequent pretreatment. The electrodeposition step in the ionic liquid liquor did not have a negative impact on the performance of the pretreatment and metal extraction was enhanced by 20% compared to recycled ionic liquid, which had not gone through any electrodeposition beforehand. This study opens up new valorisation possibilities for the integration of highly metal contaminated biomass into biorefining, without the need to incinerate metal contaminated biomass.