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Lanthanum ferrite nanoparticles modification onto biochar: derivation from four different methods and high performance for phosphate adsorption

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To effectively remove phosphate pollution and convectively reuse phosphate resource, straw biochar was firstly functionalized with lanthanum ferrite (LaFeO3) via four different methods, including one-step co-precipitation (S-C), two-step co-precipitation (B-C), one-step impregnation (S-E), and two-step impregnation (B-E). LaFeO3/biochar was characterized systematically by a series of characterization methods. The influence of preparation methods, operation conditions on adsorption process, and the regenerability were studied. The products prepared by four methods displayed different physical morphology and chemical analysis proved chemical composition were similar. LaFeO3/biochar exhibited high adsorption capacity, the pseudo-second-order and Sips models were fitted for the adsorption equilibrium. The LaFeO3/biochar exhibited outstanding phosphate adsorption performance with pH values ranging from 2.3 to 10.6; La ions release was similarly negligible, when pH value was higher than 5.27. The adsorption mechanism was studied and inferred that La species is the key to adsorption ability. The results obtained provide better understanding of the adsorption phenomena and indicate the available preparation technologies and potential usefulness of LaFeO3/biochar for removing phosphate pollution.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the support provided by the National Major Project of Science and Technology Ministry of China (2017ZX07202-004), National Key Research and Development Program (2016YFD0801101), and National Natural Science Fund (41501320).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

    Bei Yang, Yanfang Feng, Yingliang Yu, Shiyin He, Lihong Xue & Linzhang Yang

  2. State Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing, 210029, People’s Republic of China

    Hao Liu

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Yang, B., Feng, Y., Yu, Y. et al. Lanthanum ferrite nanoparticles modification onto biochar: derivation from four different methods and high performance for phosphate adsorption. Environ Sci Pollut Res 26, 22010–22020 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-04553-z

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