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Black carbon derived from pyrolysis of maize straw and polystyrene microplastics affects soil biodiversity

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Xuetao Guo Chang-Lu Hu, Xue Zhang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Xuetao Guo Zhuozhi Ouyang, Chang-Lu Hu, Xuetao Guo Zhuozhi Ouyang, Xue Zhang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Fadan Lei, Shuxing Li, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Xuetao Guo Zhuozhi Ouyang, Jing Li, Shuxing Li, Shuxing Li, Fadan Lei, Jing Li, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Jing Li, Jing Li, Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Jing Li, Xuetao Guo Zhuozhi Ouyang, Xue Zhang, Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Jing Li, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Xuetao Guo Zhuozhi Ouyang, Xue Zhang, Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Jiabao Shi, Xuetao Guo Jing Li, Xuetao Guo Xin Zuo, Xuetao Guo Jiabao Shi, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Xin Zuo, Xin Zuo, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Jing Li, Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Zhuozhi Ouyang, Xuetao Guo Xue Zhang, Jing Li, Xuetao Guo Jing Li, Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Jing Li, Jing Li, Jing Li, Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Jing Li, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Zhuozhi Ouyang, Xin Zuo, Xin Zuo, Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Zhuozhi Ouyang, Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Zhuozhi Ouyang, Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Jing Li, Xuetao Guo Jing Li, Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Shuxing Li, Xuetao Guo Jing Li, Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Jing Li, Xuetao Guo Zhuozhi Ouyang, Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Jing Li, Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo Xuetao Guo

Summary

Researchers found that black carbon produced from co-pyrolysis of maize straw and polystyrene microplastics alters soil microbial diversity and community structure, with effects depending on the ratio of straw to microplastic feedstock, raising concerns about using pyrolysis biochar in agricultural soils.

Polymers

Understanding the environmental correlation of microbial community under external stimulation is significant for ecological restoration. However, few studies focused on the response of soil biodiversity induced by black carbon (BC) derived from pyrolysis of straw and microplastics (MPs) due to their widespread existence in natural environment. In this study, polystyrene MPs (PS) and maize straw with different mass ratios were used as raw materials to prepare BC by pyrolysis. The surface morphology, chemical composition and sequential variations of different functional groups of BC were systematically analyzed. The leachate from BC was identified by three-dimensional excitation emission matrice (3D-EEM). The corresponding results showed that yield, value of O/C and N element content of BC decreased with more PS. The changed C content and oxygen-containing functional groups occurred. The order of functional groups of BC formed by co-pyrolysis was: C=C > C-O > C-H > Si-O-Si. The main component of leaching from BC was humic-like and fulvic-like acid. Simultaneously, the input of exogenous BC into soil affected abundance, composition and metabolic pathways of microorganisms. The study helps to understand environmental implication of BC which was pyrolyzed from maize straw and MPs, providing an idea for improving biogeochemical cycle process in soil.

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