Preferable phosphate removal by nano-La(III) hydroxides modified mesoporous rice husk biochars: Role of the host pore structure and point of zero charge
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- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 662 pp. 511 - 520
- Issue Date:
- 2019-04-20
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© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Immobilizing La(OH) 3 nanoparticles (NPs) to porous hosts has been widely applied to inhibiting their inherent aggregation as well as the subsequent low utilization efficiency of La. In this study, a series of rice husk biochars (RHBCs) with high mesoporous rates were prepared and the effects of host pore structure and point of zero charge (pH pzc ) on phosphate adsorption by La-modified RHBCs was particularly focused. Characterization results confirmed that La(OH) 3 NPs were both confined in the pore channel and external surface of RHBCs. Adsorption kinetics and isotherms showed that La-modified RHBCs with higher mesoporous rates of the host showed a faster adsorption rate and La-modified RHBCs exhibited superior La utilization efficiency than many reported La-incorporated adsorbents. Phosphate could be effectively captured over a wide pH of 3–10 due to the high pH pzc of La-modified RHBCs. Moreover, the La-modified RHBCs showed satisfactory affinity towards phosphate in the presence of coexisting anions and the phosphate adsorption by La-RHBC 9 was enhanced in the presence of Ca 2+ , while it was inhibited in the presence of Mg 2+ . The mesoporous structure of RHBCs strengthened the stability of La-modified RHBCs and weakened the inhibition of coexisting humic substances on phosphate adsorption through the “shielding effect”.
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