Production and modification of hydrochar from anaerobically digested cattail for adsorbing ammonium and phosphorous in wastewater

Water contamination by nitrogen and phosphorus ions has a direct consequence of eutrophication to the ecosystem. The objective of this study is to investigate the production of hydrochars by acetic acid or sodium hydroxide assisted hydrothermal carbonization (HTC), various activation methods, and th...

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Autores principales: Sanjaya Ghimire, Lijun Wang, Bo Zhang, Xin Li, Abolghasem Shahbazi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:63c3e66c650e46cfb70c7cd9654ea2292021-11-06T11:24:19ZProduction and modification of hydrochar from anaerobically digested cattail for adsorbing ammonium and phosphorous in wastewater0273-12231996-973210.2166/wst.2021.378https://doaj.org/article/63c3e66c650e46cfb70c7cd9654ea2292021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://wst.iwaponline.com/content/84/7/1678https://doaj.org/toc/0273-1223https://doaj.org/toc/1996-9732Water contamination by nitrogen and phosphorus ions has a direct consequence of eutrophication to the ecosystem. The objective of this study is to investigate the production of hydrochars by acetic acid or sodium hydroxide assisted hydrothermal carbonization (HTC), various activation methods, and the potential of hydrochar as an adsorbent to remove NH4+-N and PO43−-P from wastewater. The results showed that acetic acid or sodium hydroxide assisted HTC and activation with magnesium chloride or air could improve the surface properties of hydrochar. Acetic acid modification generated extensive oxygenated functional groups, while sodium hydroxide modification produced hydrochar with a high N/C ratio and surface aromaticity. Treating hydrochar with magnesium chloride could impregnate nano-magnesium particles on the hydrochar, thereby improving the ability to remove N and P. Air activation of hydrochar resulted in more oxygen containing functional groups. The NH4+-N and PO43−-P adsorption capacities of these hydrochars ranged from 92.6 to 122.4mg/g and 1.6 to 15.8mg/g, respectively. The adsorption capacity of hydrochars in swine wastewater is similar to the results of artificial wastewater. The results suggested that Mg-nanoparticle dispersion and oxygen-containing functional groups played a major role in adsorption than ion exchange and physisorption. HIGHLIGHTS Hydrochars were produced by acetic acid and sodium hydroxide assisted HTL.; Magnesium chloride or air activation could improve the surface properties of hydrochar.; Hydrochar activated by using MgCl2 and air substantially increased the adsorption capacity.; Mg-nanoparticle dispersion and oxygen containing functional groups played a major role in adsorption.;Sanjaya GhimireLijun WangBo ZhangXin LiAbolghasem ShahbaziIWA PublishingarticleadsorptionammoniumhydrocharisothermphosphorusEnvironmental technology. Sanitary engineeringTD1-1066ENWater Science and Technology, Vol 84, Iss 7, Pp 1678-1692 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic adsorption
ammonium
hydrochar
isotherm
phosphorus
Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TD1-1066
spellingShingle adsorption
ammonium
hydrochar
isotherm
phosphorus
Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TD1-1066
Sanjaya Ghimire
Lijun Wang
Bo Zhang
Xin Li
Abolghasem Shahbazi
Production and modification of hydrochar from anaerobically digested cattail for adsorbing ammonium and phosphorous in wastewater
description Water contamination by nitrogen and phosphorus ions has a direct consequence of eutrophication to the ecosystem. The objective of this study is to investigate the production of hydrochars by acetic acid or sodium hydroxide assisted hydrothermal carbonization (HTC), various activation methods, and the potential of hydrochar as an adsorbent to remove NH4+-N and PO43−-P from wastewater. The results showed that acetic acid or sodium hydroxide assisted HTC and activation with magnesium chloride or air could improve the surface properties of hydrochar. Acetic acid modification generated extensive oxygenated functional groups, while sodium hydroxide modification produced hydrochar with a high N/C ratio and surface aromaticity. Treating hydrochar with magnesium chloride could impregnate nano-magnesium particles on the hydrochar, thereby improving the ability to remove N and P. Air activation of hydrochar resulted in more oxygen containing functional groups. The NH4+-N and PO43−-P adsorption capacities of these hydrochars ranged from 92.6 to 122.4mg/g and 1.6 to 15.8mg/g, respectively. The adsorption capacity of hydrochars in swine wastewater is similar to the results of artificial wastewater. The results suggested that Mg-nanoparticle dispersion and oxygen-containing functional groups played a major role in adsorption than ion exchange and physisorption. HIGHLIGHTS Hydrochars were produced by acetic acid and sodium hydroxide assisted HTL.; Magnesium chloride or air activation could improve the surface properties of hydrochar.; Hydrochar activated by using MgCl2 and air substantially increased the adsorption capacity.; Mg-nanoparticle dispersion and oxygen containing functional groups played a major role in adsorption.;
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author Sanjaya Ghimire
Lijun Wang
Bo Zhang
Xin Li
Abolghasem Shahbazi
author_facet Sanjaya Ghimire
Lijun Wang
Bo Zhang
Xin Li
Abolghasem Shahbazi
author_sort Sanjaya Ghimire
title Production and modification of hydrochar from anaerobically digested cattail for adsorbing ammonium and phosphorous in wastewater
title_short Production and modification of hydrochar from anaerobically digested cattail for adsorbing ammonium and phosphorous in wastewater
title_full Production and modification of hydrochar from anaerobically digested cattail for adsorbing ammonium and phosphorous in wastewater
title_fullStr Production and modification of hydrochar from anaerobically digested cattail for adsorbing ammonium and phosphorous in wastewater
title_full_unstemmed Production and modification of hydrochar from anaerobically digested cattail for adsorbing ammonium and phosphorous in wastewater
title_sort production and modification of hydrochar from anaerobically digested cattail for adsorbing ammonium and phosphorous in wastewater
publisher IWA Publishing
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/63c3e66c650e46cfb70c7cd9654ea229
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