Author Affiliations
1School of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China2School of Life Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen 041004, Chinashow less
. SEM image (a), TEM image (b), and FT-IR spectrum (c) of rice straw-derived biochar
. Influence of ionic strength on Eu(III) sorption on biochar as a function of pH(a), and the relative distribution of Eu(III) species in solutions as a function of pH(b)
. Effect of HA/FA addition on Eu(III) sorption onto biochar under the conditions of T=(298±2) K, CEu(III)initial= 10.0 mg/L, m/V=0.45 g/L, CNaClO4=0.01 mol/L
. Eu(III) sorption percentage on biochar as a function of contact time and pH (a), 3D plots of t/qtvs. t for pseudo-second-order model simulation (b), and qt vs. t1/2 for intra-particle diffusion model simulation at 4 pH (c)
. Isotherms of Eu(III) sorption onto biochar at different temperatures under the conditions of pH=5.5±0.2, CNaClO4= 0.01 mol/L, m/V=0.45 g/L
. Linearized Langmuir isotherm (a), Freundlich isotherm(b), Temkin isotherm (c), Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherm (d) of Eu(III) sorption on biochar at different temperatures (pH=5.5±0.2, CNaClO4=0.01 mol/L, m/V=0.45 g/L)
. Linear relationships of lnKdvs. Ce for Eu(III) sorption on biochar at different temperatures (a) and lnKθ vs. 1/T (b). (pH= 5.5±0.2, CNaClO4=0.01 mol/L, m/V=0.45 g/L)
pH | Pseudo-second-order model | Intra-particle diffusion model |
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qe/(mol∙g-1) | K/(g∙mol-1∙h-1) | r2 | kint/(mg∙g-1∙h-1/2) | r2 |
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5.26 | 1.265 × 10-4 | 5.361 × 104 | 1.000 | 2.147 | 0.829 | 5.98 | 1.073 × 10-4 | 3.503 × 104 | 1.000 | 1.589 | 0.764 | 6.57 | 9.911 × 10-5 | 3.253 × 104 | 1.000 | 1.513 | 0.749 | 7.22 | 8.591 × 10-5 | 1.756 × 104 | 0.999 | 1.630 | 0.650 |
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Table 1. Parameters of Eu(III) sorption kinetic on rice straw-derived biochar with 4 pH of solutions
T/K | Langmuir model |
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qmax/(mg∙g-1) | KL/(L∙mg-1) | r2 |
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298 | 34.626 | 0.130 | 0.950 | 318 | 31.289 | 0.322 | 0.974 | 338 | 40.717 | 0.336 | 0.984 | | Freundlich model | | KF/(mg1-n∙Ln∙g-1) | n | r2 | 298 | 4.091 | 0.738 | 0.988 | 318 | 7.723 | 0.548 | 0.992 | 338 | 10.280 | 0.561 | 0.974 | | Temkin model | | A | b | r2 | 298 | 1.875 | 401.551 | 0.957 | 318 | 3.342 | 374.482 | 0.970 | 338 | 3.217 | 304.874 | 0.978 | | Dubinin-Radushkevich model | | qmax/(mg∙g-1) | E/(J∙g-1) | r2 | 298 | 13.518 | 0.502 | 0.824 | 318 | 18.320 | 0.609 | 0.873 | 338 | 22.920 | 0.617 | 0.801 |
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Table 2. Parameters for Eu(III) sorption isotherms onto rice straw-derived biochar at different temperatures
T/K | ΔGθ/(kJ∙mg-1) | ΔSθ/(J∙mg-1∙K-1) | ΔHθ/(kJ∙mg-1) |
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298 | -20.708 | 142.169 | 21.659 | 318 | -24.059 | 142.169 | 21.151 | 338 | -26.351 | 142.169 | 21.703 |
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Table 3. Thermodynamic parameters for Eu(III) sorption on rice straw-derived biochar at different temperatures