Animal manure-derived biochars produced via fast pyrolysis for the removal of divalent copper from aqueous media

Muhammad Idrees, Saima Batool, Tanzila Kalsoom, Summera Yasmeen, Amna Kalsoom, Sadaf Raina, Qiang Zhuang, Jie Kong

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Abstract

Here, we report a pyrolyzed guinea fowl manure-derived biochar (GFM-BC) and cattle manure-derived biochar (CTM-BC) and their use as adsorbent for the removal of divalent copper from aqueous media was evaluated. The BCs physical and chemical properties were characterized by Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Elemental dispersive x-ray analysis (EDX), Fourier transform infrared microscopy (FTIR) and thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA). The results presented that the BCs obtained higher content were quite effective for Cu (II) removal with maximum capacities of 43.60 and 44.50 mg g−1 for GFM-BC and CTM-BC, respectively. From simulation of experimental data with different adsorption isotherms and kinetics models it was found that the adsorption of both BCs was adequately fitted by Freundlich adsorption model and pseudo-second order kinetic model, respectively. Thermodynamic parameters suggested that the adsorption of Cu (II) onto both BCs was feasible, spontaneous and exothermic under evaluated parameters. Thus, the biomass used in this study proved to be effective adsorbents for the removal of Cu (II) from aqueous media.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)109-118
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Environmental Management
Volume213
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2018

Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • Biochars
  • Cu (II)
  • Equilibrium
  • Kinetics
  • Mechanisms

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