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Seeking the adsorption of tetracycline in water by Fe-modified sludge biochar at different pyrolysis temperatures

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The composite material SBC-Fe-x with sludge and Fe3+ was developed by different calcination temperatures (600, 700, and 800 °C) for the removal of tetracycline (TC). The adsorption rates of SBC-Fe-600, SBC-Fe-700, and SBC-Fe-800 were 77.5%, 89%, and 91%, respectively. Furthermore, the Langmuir model indicated that the maximum adsorption capacity of SBC-Fe-700 (157.93 mg/g) was three times greater than that of SBC-Fe-600. The conclusions were confirmed by a series of characterizations that SBC-Fe-700 showed a larger specific surface area, well-developed pore structure, rich oxygen-containing functional groups and a high degree of graphitization. The results of pH experiments indicated the broad applicability of SBC-Fe-700 for TC adsorption. In addition, SBC-Fe-700 suggested outstanding performance in different water environments. This work produced a feasible adsorbent for the removal of TC, and a new direction for sludge resource utilization was proposed.

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. U1904174), the Natural Science Youth Foundation of Henan Province (No. 242300421437), Major Science and Technology Special Project of Pingdingshan (2022ZD002). Key Scientific and Technological Project of Henan Province (No. 222102520021, No. 232102321035), Training Program for Young Backbone Teachers at Universities in Henan Province (No. 2023GGJS140), Science and Technology Research Project of Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education (GJJ2200823), Zhongyuan Yingcai Jihua (No. ZYYCYU202012183), Academic Leader of Henan Institute of Urban Construction (No. YCJXSJSDTR202204).

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Hanyu Jin: data curation, writing—original draft. zhongxian song: data curation, conceptualization, investigation. Yulong Luo: funding acquisition, methodology, formal analysis. Yanli Mao: software, methodology. Qun Yan: data curation, software. Zhenzhen Huang: software, resources. Haiyan Kang: resources. Xu Yan: methodology. Jiajing Xing: software, methodology. Yongle Wu: data curation, software.

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Jin, H., Song, Z., Luo, Y. et al. Seeking the adsorption of tetracycline in water by Fe-modified sludge biochar at different pyrolysis temperatures. Environ Sci Pollut Res (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-33631-0

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