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Structural analysis and heavy metal adsorption of N-doped biochar from hydrothermal carbonization of Camellia sinensis waste

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N-doped biochar as adsorption material for heavy metal removal has attracted increasing concern in environmental application due to its unique features. Here, N-doped biochar was prepared by hydrothermal carbonization of Camellia sinensis branch waste using KOH/NH4Cl at 120–280 °C for 2 h under 0.4–6.5 MPa, followed by structural analysis. The results showed that the highest N content determined by elemental analysis could reach up to 6.18% in biochar, and the major N species were involved in graphitic N, pyrrolic N, and pyridinic N. Interestingly, these N-doped biochar exhibited the effective adsorption ability of Cu2+, Pb2+, Zn2+, and Cr6+. The batch adsorption behavior had a better adjustment to the pseudo-second-order kinetic and the Langmuir adsorption isotherm models. In brief, the present results are attributed to develop low-cost adsorbent for removing heavy metal ions.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31700612), Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (2019JQ-082), Technical System for Tea Industry of Shaanxi Province, and Xianyang Science and Technology Plan Project (2019k01-52).

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  1. College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China

    Shasha Guo, Yuefang Gao, Bin Xiao & Yajun Yang

  2. Hanshuiyun Tea Co., Ltd, Ankang, 725000, China

    Yancheng Wang

  3. College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China

    Xingneng Wei

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Guo, S., Wang, Y., Wei, X. et al. Structural analysis and heavy metal adsorption of N-doped biochar from hydrothermal carbonization of Camellia sinensis waste. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 18866–18874 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08455-3

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