Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (1): 155.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20190418

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Adsorption of Cr 6+ on Polyethyleneimine-functionalized Straw Biochar from Aqueous Solution

XU Jianling(),ZHANG Di,NIE Miaoqing,WANG Hanxi,LI Longwei   

  1. State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China
  • Received:2019-07-25 Online:2020-01-10 Published:2019-11-14
  • Contact: Jianling XU E-mail:xujl@foxmail.com
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    ? Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province, China No(20180101092JC)

Abstract:

To study the properties of straw biochar composites and the adsorption characteristics of Cr 6+ from water, corn stalks were selected as raw material and corn stalk biochar was prepared by anoxic carbonization and loaded on the surface of biochar with polyethyleneimine(PEI). PEI-functionalized straw biochar was prepared, and its adsorption performance and the mechanism of Cr 6+adsorption were characterized. The results showed that the adsorption efficiency of PEI alkaline biochar(PBC) on Cr 6+ was significantly higher than that of PEI acidic biochar(HBC) and raw biochar(CBC) under the same conditions of adsorbent addition. The maximum adsorption capacity of Cr 6+ on PBC from aqueous solution was 386.3 mg/g, and the adsorption equilibrium time was 300 min. When the pH was approximately 2.0, the adsorption efficiency of Cr 6+ reached 95.94%. Therefore, PBC can be used as an adsorbent for the efficient removal of Cr 6+ in water.

Key words: Corn stalk, Biochar, Polyethyleneimine, Cr 6+, Adsorption

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