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Materials, Vol. 13, Pages 947: High-Efficiency Removal of Cr(VI) from Wastewater by Mg-Loaded Biochars: Adsorption Process and Removal Mechanism (Materials)
 


Biochars were produced with magnesium chloride as an additive for the sorption of hexavalent chromium dissolved in water using five types of straw (from taro, corn, cassava, Chinese fir, and banana) and one type of shell (Camellia oleifera) as the raw materials. The removal of hexavalent chromium by the six biochars mainly occurred within 60 min and then gradually stabilized. The kinetics of the adsorption process were second order, the Langmuir model was followed, and the adsorption of Cr(VI) by the six biochars was characterized by Langmuir monolayer chemisorption on a heterogeneous surface. Banana straw biochar (BSB) had the best performance, which perhaps benefitted from its special structure and best adsorption effect on Cr(VI), and the theoretical adsorption capacity was calculated as 125.00 mg/g. For the mechanism analysis, Mg-loaded biochars were characterized before and after adsorption by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). The adsorption mechanism differed from the adsorption process of conventional magnetic biochar, and biochar interactions with Cr(VI) were controlled mainly by electrostatic attraction, complexation, and functional group bonding. In description, the six Mg-loaded biochars exhibit great potential advantages in removing Cr(VI) from wastewater and have promising potential for practical use, especially BSB, which shows super-high adsorption performance.


 
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