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Insight into metal binding properties of biochar-derived DOM using EEM-PARAFAC and differential absorption spectra combined with two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy

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A large amount of biochar-derived dissolved organic matter (BDOM) will be released into the environment with biochars application into repairing soil/water, which may alter the fate and transport of contaminants. In this study, four DOM samples were extracted from cauliflower root biochar (CRBC), reed straw biochar (RSBC), corn stalks biochar (CSBC), and potato stalk biochar (PSBC). Excitation-emission matrix combined with parallel factor (EEM-PARAFAC) analysis, differential absorbance spectra (DAS), and two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS) analysis were applied to explore the complexation property of BDOM with metals. DAS showed sites heterogeneity within the DOM pool for metals complexing. Humic-like and fulvic-like substances were main fluorescent components identified by EEM-PARAFAC. 2D-COS analysis revealed that polysaccharides and aliphatic firstly responded to Pb(II) binding with CRBC-derived DOM and three other biochar-derived DOM, respectively. While aliphatic groups, aromatic N=O, and polysaccharides gave the fastest response to Cu(II) binding with CRBC, RSBC, and the other two biochar-derived DOM, respectively.

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The study was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (grant number: 2018YFC1903700) and Special Funding for Open and Shared Large-Scale Instruments and Equipments of Lanzhou University (LZU-GXJJ-2019C002).

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    Xiaoli Zhang, Xuewei Cai, Zhaowei Wang, Xing Yang, Shan Li, Guiwei Liang & Xiaoyun Xie

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by Xiaoli Zhang, Xuewei Cai, Zhaowei Wang, Xing Yang, Shan Li, Guiwei Liang, and Xiaoyun Xie. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Xiaoli Zhang and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Zhang, X., Cai, X., Wang, Z. et al. Insight into metal binding properties of biochar-derived DOM using EEM-PARAFAC and differential absorption spectra combined with two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 13375–13393 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11573-7

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