Co-Pyrolysis of Titanium Gypsum and Cow Dung to Prepare Modified Biochar for Phosphorus Adsorption in Water
摘要
To address the dual problems of waste disposal and aquatic phosphorus (P) pollution, this study prepared Titanium gypsum-Cow dung-Attapulgite tailing composite biochar (TCA) via co-pyrolysis, and modified it with NaOH to obtain Titanium gypsum—Cow dung—Attapulgite tailing—NaOH composite biochar (TCAn), systematically investigating its P adsorption performance and mechanism. Orthogonal experiment optimized TCA’s preparation conditions (mass ratio 2:2.5:1.5, 600℃) with an adsorption capacity of 26.79 mg/g, and all three preparation factors had significant effects. TCAn treated with 4 mol/L NaOH for 2 h showed an adsorption capacity of 30.94 mg/g, with heavy metal content far below national standards. Multi-characterization (SEM, BET, XRD and FTIR) revealed NaOH modification endowed TCAn with a porous structure and abundant functional groups (-OH, -COOH), and chemical adsorption was dominated by exchange, electrostatic and precipitation reactions. TCAn’s optimal adsorption conditions were 1 g/L dosage and pH = 9, and its adsorption fitted the pseudo-second-order and Langmuir models, presenting a spontaneous endothermic process. Practical tests showed TCAn’s maximum P adsorption capacity reached 55.82 mg/g, with over 85% adsorption rate in actual water, and it also had nitrogen(N) adsorption capacity. This study realizes waste resource utilization, providing an economical technical approach for water eutrophication control.
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