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Efficient Treatment of PAH-Contaminated Water Using Magnetic-Modified Myriophyllum aquaticum Waste Biomass

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To clarify the sorption mechanism and removal efficiency of PAHs by waste biomass-based magnetic sorbents, the sorption performance of magnetic Myriophyllum aquaticum biomass (MMaB) for PAHs was studied. The structural characteristics and magnetic properties of MMaB were measured by FTIR, SEM–EDS, XRD and VSM. Batch experiments were carried out to evaluate the effects of contact time, initial concentration and properties of PAHs, pH, ionic strength and temperature on PAH sorption. The results showed that the sorption of seven PAHs achieved equilibrium at approximately 4–6 h, which fit well to the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The isotherms followed the Freundlich model and linear model well, indicating that the sorption process was controlled by chemisorption. The distribution parameter (Kd) values were 91.3, 563.7, 1010.5, 2917.8, 2706.6, 9046.8 and 15969.0 L·kg−1 for naphthalene, acenaphthene, fluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, pyrene, and fluoranthene on MMaB, respectively, following the order of their hydrophobicity (e.g., Kow). A positive correlation was obtained: logKd = 0.8091logKow + 1.7034. Water chemical properties such as pH and ionic strength had no obvious effect on PAH removal. The spontaneity, feasibility and exothermic properties of PAH removal by MMaB were explained from thermodynamic point of view. The as-prepared MMaB sorbent underwent four consecutive sorption cycles and had good cycling performance. These studies indicate that MMaB has great potential as an easily-prepared, easy-to-operate and efficient biosorbent to remove PAHs from wastewater.

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This research was supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. LHY22E080005, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21878064).

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    Danli Zhou, Dong Zhang, Ting Lü, Jingang Huang & Hongting Zhao

  2. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang, China

    Ming Zhang

  3. School of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, Guangdong, China

    Hongting Zhao

  4. College of Electronics and Information, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang, China

    Jun Lin

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Zhou, D., Zhang, D., Zhang, M. et al. Efficient Treatment of PAH-Contaminated Water Using Magnetic-Modified Myriophyllum aquaticum Waste Biomass. Water Air Soil Pollut 234, 459 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-023-06496-1

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