Effect of pyrolysis temperature on the surface properties and adsorption performance of sludge biochar
YANG Zhaoyi1,2,, TAO Jialin1, WANG Ruilu1, ZHANG Weijun1,,, WANG Dongsheng3 1.College of Environment, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China 2.Beijing Zhongke Global Water Technology Company, Beijing 100085, China 3.State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
Abstract:Biochar was derived from municipal sewage sludge at five different temperatures (400, 500, 600, 700 and 800 ℃) in an anaerobic environment, which was characterized by using BET, SEM, XPS and FT-IR. The adsorption effect and kinetics of organic matter in sewage on sludge biochar at different pyrolysis temperatures were studied. The matching mechanism of organic matter adsorption in actual water on micro-controlled biochar by pyrolysis temperature was also discussed. The results showed that with the increase of the pyrolysis temperature, the ratios of C—H, C—C decreased, while the ratios of C=C, C—O=C increased, the aromatization degree, specific surface area, pore volume, surface roughness and micro-pore ratio of 1~2 nm increased, the transformation trend from meso-pores to micro-pores was gradually obvious. The adsorption capability of organics in the effluent of secondary tank on sludge biochar prepared at pyrolysis temperature of 800 ℃ was better than that prepared at other temperatures.The corresponding maximum adsorption capacity was 282.5 mg·g?1 at adsorption temperature of 298.15 K, and the adsorption kinetics conformed to the quasi-second-order adsorption kinetics equation model. Biochar had strong adsorption efficiency towards humic acid and fulvic acid in water. The main reason was the hydrogen bonds, chemical bond association and π-π conjugation functions occurred between the abundant oxygen-containing functional groups, aromatic bonds on the surface of sludge biochar and humic acid or fulvic acid. Meanwhile, the developed pore structure and large specific surface area of sludge biochar provided lots of active binding sites and promoted the adsorption of pollutants. Key words:sludge biochar/ pyrolysis temperature/ adsorption/ organic matter.
图1不同热解温度下污泥炭及污泥的元素组成及含量 Figure1.Elemental composition and content of sludge and biochar prepared at different pyrolysis temperatures
图4不同热解温度下污泥炭及污泥的吸附、脱附曲线及孔径分布 Figure4.Pore size distributions and adsorption/desorption curve of sludge and biochar prepared atdifferent pyrolysis temperatures
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1.College of Environment, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China 2.Beijing Zhongke Global Water Technology Company, Beijing 100085, China 3.State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China Received Date: 2018-11-27 Accepted Date: 2019-06-27 Available Online: 2020-11-11 Keywords:sludge biochar/ pyrolysis temperature/ adsorption/ organic matter Abstract:Biochar was derived from municipal sewage sludge at five different temperatures (400, 500, 600, 700 and 800 ℃) in an anaerobic environment, which was characterized by using BET, SEM, XPS and FT-IR. The adsorption effect and kinetics of organic matter in sewage on sludge biochar at different pyrolysis temperatures were studied. The matching mechanism of organic matter adsorption in actual water on micro-controlled biochar by pyrolysis temperature was also discussed. The results showed that with the increase of the pyrolysis temperature, the ratios of C—H, C—C decreased, while the ratios of C=C, C—O=C increased, the aromatization degree, specific surface area, pore volume, surface roughness and micro-pore ratio of 1~2 nm increased, the transformation trend from meso-pores to micro-pores was gradually obvious. The adsorption capability of organics in the effluent of secondary tank on sludge biochar prepared at pyrolysis temperature of 800 ℃ was better than that prepared at other temperatures.The corresponding maximum adsorption capacity was 282.5 mg·g?1 at adsorption temperature of 298.15 K, and the adsorption kinetics conformed to the quasi-second-order adsorption kinetics equation model. Biochar had strong adsorption efficiency towards humic acid and fulvic acid in water. The main reason was the hydrogen bonds, chemical bond association and π-π conjugation functions occurred between the abundant oxygen-containing functional groups, aromatic bonds on the surface of sludge biochar and humic acid or fulvic acid. Meanwhile, the developed pore structure and large specific surface area of sludge biochar provided lots of active binding sites and promoted the adsorption of pollutants.