A highly efficient strategy for enhancing the adsorptive and magnetic capabilities of biochar using Fenton oxidation

Bioresource Technology
Shuang XuYucang Zhang

Abstract

Fenton modification, involving iron-promoted pyrolysis followed by H2O2 oxidation, was first employed to improve the adsorptive and magnetic capabilities of biochar. Modified biochars were prepared from rubber tree bark and coconut shell through iron-promoted pyrolysis and subsequent H2O2 oxidation, and their adsorption behaviors toward Cr (VI) and MB were evaluated in aqueous solution. The modified biochars pyrolyzed at 300 and 400 ˚C displayed much higher adsorption capabilities than corresponding pristine biochars for Cr (VI) and MB, respectively, ascribing to introduction of COOH, CO and C-O groups by Fenton oxidation. More importantly, saturation magnetization could be enhanced by transforming nonmagnetic iron oxides into γ-Fe2O3 through H2O2 oxidation. The removal of Cr (VI) and MB could be primarily contributed to the adsorption of biochar matrix by reduction/hydrogen bonding/cation exchange/electrostatic interaction and hydrogen bonding/cation exchange/electrostatic interaction, respectively. This would provide a novel and efficient strategy for making highly adsorptive magnetic biochar.

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