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Biochar production using biogas residue and their adsorption of ammonium nitrogen and chemical oxygen demand in wastewater

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Modified biochars prepared from straw, pig manure, and chicken manure biogas residues were used to adsorb and remove ammonium nitrogen (NH4+-N) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) in wastewater. The results showed that at 400–600°C, the adsorption performance of the biogas residue biochars increased with pyrolysis temperature, reaching the maximum at 550°C. Biochar from chicken manure biogas residue exhibited strong NH4+-N (20.3%) and COD (28.1%) adsorption capacity. Through FeCl3 modification, the Fe content on the surface of the biochar increased, and the adsorption data of the modified biochar conformed well to the pseudo-second-order kinetics and Langmuir model, and the reaction was dominated by chemical adsorption. The fitting calculation revealed that the FeCl3-modified biochar from chicken manure biogas residue showed maximum NH4+-N (55.29 mg/g) and COD (186.24 mg/g) absorption capacity. These results indicated that modified biochar from biogas residue could have potential application for the treatment and recycling of biogas slurry.

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This work was supported by the Key Research and Development Technology of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (special project for foreign science and technology cooperation, 2019BFH02008), the Key Research and Development Technology of Shanxi (201903D211013), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21777069), and the Jiangsu Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Bio-Manufacture (XTE1832).

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    Mengyao Wang, Gaihong Wang, Lina Qian, Xiaoyu Yong, Honghua Jia & Jun Zhou

  2. National Wolfberry Engineering Research Center, Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Yinchuan, 750002, Ningxia, China

    Yajun Wang & Wei An

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•The adsorption of modified biochar conformed to the second-level kinetic model.

•FeCl3-modified biochar successfully loaded with magnetic particles could significantly improve the adsorption performance.

•The adsorption ability of biochar for ammonia nitrogen and COD related to the nitrogen content in the raw material.

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Wang, M., Wang, G., Qian, L. et al. Biochar production using biogas residue and their adsorption of ammonium nitrogen and chemical oxygen demand in wastewater. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 13, 3881–3892 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-01510-0

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