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Effects of adsorption characteristics of different amendments on heavy metals (Pb, Zn, and Cd)

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Abstract

Purpose

Different amendments have diverse adsorption capacity for heavy metals. The objectives of this study were to evaluate adsorption efficiency of different kinds of amendments for heavy metals and to provide theoretical guidance for alleviation of heavy metals.

Materials and methods

The indoor oscillating experiments were carried out to investigate the adsorption efficiency of five amendments (i.e., lime, illite ilerite, ground phosphate rock, chitin, and corn straw charcoal) for adsorption capacity of heavy metals (i.e., Zn, Pb, and Cd).

Results and discussion

The adsorption efficiency of lime for Zn and Cd was 99.64% and 99.99% followed by chitin with adsorption efficiency of 74.94% and 81.63% respectively. The adsorption efficiency of amendments for Pb, Zn, and Cd was increased gradually with adsorption time. The adsorption efficiency has gradually reached a stable stage after certain time. In addition to adsorption of Pb by corn straw charcoal, the other four materials (i.e., lime, illite ilerite, ground phosphate rock, and chitin) have reached equilibrium when pH value was 3. The adsorption efficiency of lime (1%) for Zn was highest (99.98%). The adsorption efficiency of other materials for Pb was enhanced with increase in dosage except for chitin; however, the unit adsorption capacity was not decreased.

Conclusions

It is concluded that adsorption efficiency of lime and chitin for heavy metals such as Zn, Pb, and Cd was more than illite ilerite, ground phosphate rock, and corn straw charcoal, which can be considered as an active sorption materials.

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Funding

This study was funded by a grant from key research and development project of Science Technology Department of Zhejiang province (grant number 2018C03028), Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number 31670617), and key research and development project of Science Technology Department of Zhejiang province (grant number 2015C03020-2).

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  1. The Key Nurturing Station for the State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Key Laboratory of Soil Contamination Bioremediation of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Lin’an, 311300, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China

    Yaqian Li, Jiawei Ma, Zichen Xiang, Gaoqi Jin, Bin Zhong, Zhengqian Ye & Dan Liu

  2. Department of Agronomy, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan

    Mohammad Shafi

  3. Shaoxing Agricultural Science Research Institute, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China

    Yefang Sun

  4. Agricultural and Rural Bureau of Jingning, Lishui, 323500, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China

    Yongqing Li & Zhenhua Chen

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Li, Y., Ma, J., Shafi, M. et al. Effects of adsorption characteristics of different amendments on heavy metals (Pb, Zn, and Cd). J Soils Sediments 20, 2868–2876 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-020-02620-4

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