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Sorption separation of Eu and As from single-component systems by Fe-modified biochar: kinetic and equilibrium study

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The utilization of carbonaceous materials in separation processes of radionuclides, heavy metals and metalloids represents a burning issue in environmental and waste management. The main objective of this study was to characterize the effect of chemical modification of corncob-derived biochar by Fe-impregnations on sorption efficiency of Eu and As as a model compounds of cationic lanthanides and anionic metalloids. The biochar sample produced in slow pyrolysis process at 500 °C before (BC) and after (IBC) impregnation process was characterized by elemental, FTIR, SEM-EDX analysis to confirm the effectiveness of Fe-impregnation process. The basic physico-chemical properties showed differences in surface area and pH values of BC- and IBC-derived sorbents. Sorption processes of Eu and As by BC and IBC were characterized as a time- and initial concentration of sorbate-dependent processes. The sorption equilibrium was reached for both sorbates in 24 h of contact time. Batch equilibrium experiments revealed the increased maximum sorption capacities (Q max) of IBC for As about more than 20 times (Q max BC 0.11 and Q max IBC 2.26 mg g−1). Our study confirmed negligible effect of Fe-impregnation on sorption capacity of biochar for Eu (Q max BC 0.89 and Q max IBC 0.98 mg g−1). The iron-impregnation of biochar-derived sorbents can be utilized as a valuable treatment method to produce stable and more effective sorption materials for various xenobiotics separation from liquid wastes and aqueous solutions.

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  • 26 October 2017

    Unfortunately, the address of Barbora Micháleková-Richveisová is wrong in the published article. The correct address is given below as number 6.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by Austrian BMWFW-OeAD-ICM GmbH and Slovak Research and Development Agency under a Project No. SK 02/2016 (IZOCHAR). Part of work was performed within the frame of mobility programme (Ernst Mach Stipendium) supported by Austrian BMWFW-OeAD and Slovak Research and Development Operational Programme (ERDF:26220120014).

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  1. Energy Department, Environmental Resources and Technologies, Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Tulln, Austria

    Vladimír Frišták & Gerhard Soja

  2. Department of Chemistry, Trnava University, 918 43, Trnava, Slovak Republic

    Barbora Micháleková-Richveisová & Martin Pipíška

  3. Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská Dolina, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

    Eva Víglašová & Michal Galamboš

  4. Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Paulínska 16, Trnava, Slovak Republic

    Libor Ďuriška

  5. Departamento de Química Agrícola y Bromatología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Eduardo Moreno-Jimenéz

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Frišták, V., Micháleková-Richveisová, B., Víglašová, E. et al. Sorption separation of Eu and As from single-component systems by Fe-modified biochar: kinetic and equilibrium study. J IRAN CHEM SOC 14, 521–530 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13738-016-1000-1

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