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Evaluation of Efficient Pb Removal from Aqueous Solutions using Biochar Beads
Summary
Researchers developed alginate-biochar bead composites to improve the removal of lead from water compared to powdered biochar alone. The beads were easier to separate from solution and maintained high removal efficiency. This approach could make biochar-based heavy metal remediation more practical for real-world water treatment applications.
The fine particulate structure of biochar limits its use as a heavy metal adsorbent, and makes separation of the biochar from the solution technically challenging, thereby reducing recovery of the heavy metals.To address this issue, this study prepared biochar beads under various mixing conditions and investigated their efficiency in removing Pb from aqueous solutions using adsorption models.The biochar beads were produced by mixing alginate and biochar at different ratios: alginate bead (AB), 1% biochar + bead (1-BB), 2.5% biochar + bead (2.5-BB), and 5% biochar + bead (5-BB).The results revealed that the Freund-lich isothermal adsorption pattern of the biochar beads to Pb was of the L-type.The highest Langmuir isothermal adsorption capacity (28.736 mg/g) was observed in the 2.5-BB treatment.The dominant mechanism among the kinetic adsorption characteristics of biochar beads for Pb was chemical adsorption.Additionally, the optimal pH range for Pb adsorption was found to be between 4 and 5.5.The highest Pb removal efficiency (97.9%) was achieved when 26.6 g/L of biochar beads were used.These findings suggest that biochar beads are an economical and highly efficient adsorbent that enables separation and recovery of fine biochar particles.
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