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Yu P, Qin K, Niu G, Gu M. Alleviate environmental concerns with biochar as a container substrate: a review. Front Plant Sci 2023; 14:1176646. [PMID: 37575924 PMCID: PMC10415017 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1176646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Peat moss has desirable properties as a container substrate, however, harvesting it from peatland for greenhouse/nursery production use has disturbed peatland ecosystem and caused numerous environmental concerns. More recently, many nations have taken actions to reduce or ban peat moss production to reach the carbon neutral goal and address the environmental concerns. Also, the overuse of fertilizers and pesticides with peat moss in greenhouse/nursery production adds extra environmental and economic issues. Thus, it is urgent to find a peat moss replacement as a container substrate for greenhouse/nursery production. Biochar, a carbon-rich material with porous structure produced by the thermo-chemical decomposition of biomass in an oxygen-limited or oxygen-depleted atmosphere, has drawn researchers' attention for the past two decades. Using biochar to replace peat moss as a container substrate for greenhouse/nursery production could provide environmental and economic benefits. Biochar could be derived from various feedstocks that are regenerated faster than peat moss, and biochar possesses price advantages over peat moss when local feedstock is available. Certain types of biochar can provide nutrients, accelerate nutrient adsorption, and suppress certain pathogens, which end up with reduced fertilizer and pesticide usage and leaching. However, among the 36,474 publications on biochar, 1,457 focused on using biochar as a container substrate, and only 68 were used to replace peat moss as a container substrate component. This study provides a review for the environmental and economic concerns associated with peat moss and discussed using biochar as a peat moss alternative to alleviate these concerns.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ping Yu
- Department of Horticulture, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, United States
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- Department of Horticulture, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, United States
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- AgriLife Research Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Horticulture and Architecture, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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Srikhaow A, Win EE, Amornsakchai T, Kiatsiriroat T, Kajitvichyanukul P, Smith SM. Biochar Derived from Pineapple Leaf Non-Fibrous Materials and Its Adsorption Capability for Pesticides. ACS Omega 2023; 8:26147-26157. [PMID: 37521671 PMCID: PMC10373191 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Non-fibrous materials (NFMs) are typically discarded during pineapple leaf fiber processing. The underutilized NFM waste was proposed for use in this work as a raw material for the production of biochar . The removal of pesticides (acetamiprid, imidacloprid, or methomyl) from water was then investigated using the NFM derived biochar (NFMBC). The pseudo-second-order kinetic data suggested chemisorption of pesticide on NFMBC. While acetamiprid or imidacloprid adsorption on NFMBC occurred primarily via multi-layered adsorption (best fitted with the Freundlich isotherms), the Sips adsorption isotherms matched with the experimental data, implying heterogeneous adsorption of methomyl on the biochar surface. The adsorption capacities for acetamiprid, methomyl, and imidacloprid are 82.18, 36.16, and 28.98 mg g-1, respectively, which are in agreement with the order of the polarity (low to high) of pesticides. Adsorption capacities indicated that the NFMBC preferably removed low-polarity pesticides from water sources. Since pineapple leaves provide fibers and NFMs for materials development, this study should promote an extended agro-waste utilization approach and full-cycle resource management in pineapple fields.
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- Assadawoot Srikhaow
- Center
of Sustainable Energy and Green Materials and Department of Chemistry,
Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, 999 Phuttamonthon Sai 4 Rd, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Center
of Sustainable Energy and Green Materials and Department of Chemistry,
Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, 999 Phuttamonthon Sai 4 Rd, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Center
of Sustainable Energy and Green Materials and Department of Chemistry,
Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, 999 Phuttamonthon Sai 4 Rd, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, 239, Huay Kaew Road, Muang District, Chiang
Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Department
of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, 239, Huay Kaew Road, Muang District, Chiang
Mai 50200, Thailand
- Sustainable
Engineering Research Center for Pollution and Environmental Management,
Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, 239, Huay Kaew Road, Muang District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Center
of Sustainable Energy and Green Materials and Department of Chemistry,
Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, 999 Phuttamonthon Sai 4 Rd, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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Aziz K, Mamouni R, Kaya S, Aziz F. Low-cost materials as vehicles for pesticides in aquatic media: a review of the current status of different biosorbents employed, optimization by RSM approach. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-27640-8. [PMID: 37227639 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27640-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Water contamination by pesticides is increasing dramatically due to population growth and the extensive use of pesticides in agriculture, leading to grave environmental and health concerns. Thus, efficient processes and the design and development of effective treatment technologies are required due to the enormous demand for fresh water. The adsorption approach has been widely used to remove organic contaminants such as pesticides because of its performance, less expense, high selectivity, and simplicity of operation compared to other treatment technologies. Among alternative adsorbents, biomaterials abundantly available for pesticide sorption from water resources have attracted the attention of researchers worldwide. The main objective of this review article is to (i) present studies on a wide range of raw or chemically modified biomaterials potentially effective in removing pesticides from aqueous media; (ii) indicating the effectiveness of biosorbents as green and low-cost materials for removing pesticides from wastewater; and (iii) furthermore, report the application of response surface methodology (RSM) for modeling and optimizing adsorption.
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- Khalid Aziz
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Materials and Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Materials and Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco
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- Health Services Vocational School, Department of Pharmacy, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, 58140, Sivas, Turkey
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- Laboratory of Water, Biodiversity & Climate Changes, Faculty of Science Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, BP 2390, 40000, Marrakech, Morocco.
- National Centre for Research and Study On Water and Energy (CNEREE), University Cadi Ayyad, BP 511, 40000, Marrakech, Morocco.
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Singh S, Rawat M, Malyan SK, Singh R, Tyagi VK, Singh K, Kashyap S, Kumar S, Sharma M, Panday BK, Pandey RP. Global distribution of pesticides in freshwater resources and their remediation approaches. Environ Res 2023; 225:115605. [PMID: 36871947 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The role of pesticides in enhancing global agricultural production is magnificent. However, their unmanaged use threatens water resources and individual health. A significant pesticide concentration leaches to groundwater or reaches surface waters through runoff. Water contaminated with pesticides may cause acute or chronic toxicity to impacted populations and exert adverse environmental effects. It necessitates the monitoring and removing pesticides from water resources as prime global concerns. This work reviewed the global occurrences of pesticides in potable water and discussed the conventional and advanced technologies for the removal of pesticides. The concentration of pesticides highly varies in freshwater resources across the globe. The highest concentration of α-HCH (6.538 μg/L, at Yucatan, Mexico), lindane (6.08 μg/L at Chilka lake, Odisha, India), 2,4, DDT (0.90 μg/L, at Akkar, Lebanon), chlorpyrifos (9.1 μg/L, at Kota, Rajasthan, India), malathion (5.3 μg/L, at Kota, Rajasthan, India), atrazine (28.0 μg/L, at Venado Tuerto City, Argentina), endosulfan (0.78 μg/L, at Yavtmal, Maharashtra, India), parathion (4.17 μg/L, at Akkar, Lebanon), endrin (3.48 μg/L, at KwaZuln-Natl Province, South Africa) and imidacloprid (1.53 μg/L, at Son-La province, Vietnam) are reported. Pesticides can be significantly removed through physical, chemical, and biological treatment. Mycoremediation technology has the potential for up to 90% pesticide removal from water resources. Complete removal of the pesticides through a single biological treatment approach such as mycoremediation, phytoremediation, bioremediation, and microbial fuel cells is still a challenging task, however, the integration of two or more biological treatment approaches can attain complete removal of pesticides from water resources. Physical methods along with oxidation methods can be employed for complete removal of pesticides from drinking water.
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- Sandeep Singh
- Environmental Hydrology Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India
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- Environmental Hydrology Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India; Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, Kansas, 66506, USA
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- Department of Environmental Studies, Dyal Singh Evening College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 110003, India
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- Environmental Hydrology Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India.
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- Environmental Hydrology Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India
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- Environmental Hydrology Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India; Civil Engineering Department, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, 273010, India
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- Axa Parenteral Limited, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India
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- Groundwater Hydrology Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India
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- Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, JLN Marg, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302004, India
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- State Water and Sanitation Mission, Government of Uttarakhand, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248002, India
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- Environmental Hydrology Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India
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Hassan AF, Alshandoudi LM, Shaltout WA. Utilizing modified cellulose nanoparticles derived from a plant loofah sponge to improve the removal of diazinon insecticide from an aqueous medium. RSC Adv 2023; 13:7280-7292. [PMID: 36891496 PMCID: PMC9986995 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra00064h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Organophosphate insecticides, such as diazinon, have been well investigated to pose health and environmental risks. In this study, ferric-modified nanocellulose composite (FCN) and nanocellulose particles (CN) based on a natural source as a loofah sponge were synthesized to verify their adsorption potential to eliminate diazinon (DZ) from contaminated water. The as-prepared adsorbents were characterized by performing TGA, XRD, FTIR spectroscopy, SEM, TEM, pHPZC, and BET analyses, in which FCN showed high thermal stability, surface area of 82.65 m2 g-1, surface with mesopores, good crystallinity (61.6%), and particle size of 86.0 nm. The results of adsorption tests demonstrated that the maximum Langmuir adsorption capacity (294.98 mg g-1) was exhibited by FCN at 38 °C, pH 7, 1.0 g L-1 of adsorbent dosage, and 20 h of contact shaking time. The effect of adding KCl solution with high ionic strength (1.0 mol L-1) reduced the DZ removal percent by 52.9%. The experimental adsorption data achieved the best fit with all the applied isotherm models with favorable, physical, and endothermic nature of adsorption consistent with thermodynamic data. Pentanol attained higher desorption efficiency (95%) and was used in five adsorption/desorption cycles in which FCN exhibited only an 8.8% decrease in the removal percent of DZ.
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- Asaad F Hassan
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Damanhour University Damanhour Egypt
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- Science Department, Al Rustaq College of Education, University of Technology and Applied Sciences Al Rustaq Sultanate of Oman
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- Survey of Natural Resources Department, Environmental Studies and Research Institute, Sadat City University Egypt
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Bose S, Senthil Kumar P, Rangasamy G, Prasannamedha G, Kanmani S. A review on the applicability of adsorption techniques for remediation of recalcitrant pesticides. Chemosphere 2023; 313:137481. [PMID: 36529165 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Pesticide has revolutionised the agricultural industry by reducing yield losses and by enhancing productivity. But indiscriminate usage of such chemicals can negatively impact human health and ecosystem balance as certain pesticides can be recalcitrant in nature. Out of some of the suggested sustainable techniques to remove the pesticide load from the environment, adsorption is found to be highly efficient and can also be implemented on a large scale. It has been observed that natural adsorption that takes place after the application of the pesticide is not enough to reduce the pesticide load, hence, adsorbents like activated carbon, plant-based adsorbents, agricultural by-products, silica materials, polymeric adsorbents, metal organic framework etc are being experimented upon. It is becoming increasingly important to choose adsorbents which will not leave any secondary pollutant after treatment and the cost of production of such adsorbent should be feasible. In this review paper, it has been established that certain adsorbent like biochar, hydrochar, resin, metal organic framework etc can efficiently remove pesticides namely chlorpyrifos, diazinon, 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid, atrazine, fipronil, imidacloprid etc. The mechanism of adsorption, thermodynamics and kinetic part have been discussed in detail with respect to the pesticide and adsorbent under discussion. The reason behind choosing an adsorbent for the removal of a particular pesticide have also been explained. It is further highly recommended to carry out a cost analysis before implementing an absorbent because inspite of its efficacy, it might not be cost effective to use it for a particular type of pesticide or contaminant.
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- Sanchali Bose
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603110, India; Centre of Excellence in Water Research (CEWAR), Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603110, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603110, India; Centre of Excellence in Water Research (CEWAR), Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603110, India.
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- Department of Sustainable Engineering, Institute of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, 602105, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603110, India; Centre of Excellence in Water Research (CEWAR), Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603110, India
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- Centre for Environmental Studies, Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, 600025, India
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Lee DY, Choi GH, Bae YS, Lee SW, Kim SK, Bae JY, Song AR, Moon BY, Megson D, Oh KY, Kim JH. Fate of endosulfan in ginseng farm and effect of granular biochar treatment on endosulfan accumulation in ginseng. Environ Geochem Health 2022; 44:3953-3965. [PMID: 34766236 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-021-01152-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Endosulfan was widely used as an insecticide in the agricultural sector before its environmental persistence was fully understood. Although its fate and transport in the environment have been studied, the effects of historic endosulfan residues in soil and its bioaccumulation in crops are not well understood. This knowledge gap was addressed by investigating the dissipation and bioaccumulation of endosulfan in ginseng as a perennial crop in fresh and aged endosulfan-contaminated fields. In addition, the effect of granular biochar (GBC) treatment on the bioaccumulation factor (BAF) of endosulfan residue in ginseng was assessed. The 50% dissipation time (DT50) of the total endosulfan was over 770 days in both the fresh and aged soils under mulching conditions. This was at least twofold greater than the reported (6- > 200 days) in arable soil. Among the endosulfan congeners, the main contributor to the soil residue was endosulfan sulfate, as observed from 150 days after treatment. The BAF for the 2-year-old ginseng was similar in the fresh (1.682-2.055) and aged (1.372-2.570) soils, whereas the BAF for the 3-year-old ginseng in the aged soil (1.087-1.137) was lower than that in the fresh soil (1.771-2.387). The treatment with 0.3 wt% GBC extended the DT50 of endosulfan in soil; however, this could successfully suppress endosulfan uptake, and reduced the BAFs by 66.5-67.7% in the freshly contaminated soil and 32.3-41.4% in the aged soil. Thus, this adsorbent treatment could be an effective, financially viable, and sustainable option to protect human health by reducing plant uptake of endosulfan from contaminated soils.
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- Deuk-Yeong Lee
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institutes of Agriculture and Life Science (IALS), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Chemical Safety Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Wanju, 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Herbal Crop Research, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA, Eumsung, 27709, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Herbal Crop Research, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA, Eumsung, 27709, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Herbal Crop Research, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA, Eumsung, 27709, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institutes of Agriculture and Life Science (IALS), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Chemical Safety Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Wanju, 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Chemical Safety Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Wanju, 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Ecology and Environment Research Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M15GD, UK
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institutes of Agriculture and Life Science (IALS), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institutes of Agriculture and Life Science (IALS), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea.
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Yavari S, Kamyab H, Binti Abd Manan TS, Chelliapan S, Asadpour R, Yavari S, Sapari NB, Baloo L, Sidik ABC, Kirpichnikova I. Bio-efficacy of imidazolinones in weed control in a tropical paddy soil amended with optimized agrowaste-derived biochars. Chemosphere 2022; 303:134957. [PMID: 35588885 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Biochar is a black carbon sorbent that has the ability to stabilize organic substances in soil and, therefore, the potential to reduce their bio-availability. This sustainable material can be produced from locally-available agro wastes. The present study, for the first time, investigated the effects of biochars produced from oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB) and rice husk (RH) on the efficiency of imazapic and imazapyr (two polar members of imidazolinone herbicides) as well as Onduty®, a mixture of them. It was executed in a Malaysian paddy field soil during a 30-day greenhouse experiment. The presence of optimized EFB and RH biochars in the heavy soil generally increases weed seeds germination and plants growth due to stabilization of the herbicides. The effect of EFB biochar was found higher than RH biochar having a higher affinity to the herbicides. An increase in the biochars application rates enhanced their effects as a soil modifier. Differences were more significant in the higher herbicides doses. Efficacies of all the herbicides were generally decreased in the biochar-amended soils. In the presence of 0.5% biochar in soil, the GR50 values for all herbicides were almost similar to biochar-free soil. In a 1.0% biochar-soil mixture, GR50 values of the herbicides increased by about 1.5 times. Bio-efficacies of the herbicides decreased by around 2.0 times as the biochar application rate enhanced to 2.0%. The greatest GR50 values were obtained in the presence of 4.0% biochar in the soils and were about 7.0-8.5 folds, indicating the high capability of amended soil in the stabilization of the herbicides. The findings of this study can help to reduce imidazolinones' pollution and, in this way, prevent the threats of their residues to the environment.
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- Saba Yavari
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Malaysia
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- Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Biomaterials, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 600 077, India; Electric Power Station, Network, and Supply System, South Ural State University, (National Research University), 76 Prospekt Lenina, 454080, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation.
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- Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu Darul Iman, Malaysia
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- Engineering Department, Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jln Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Malaysia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Malaysia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Malaysia
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- Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Electric Power Station, Network, and Supply System, South Ural State University, (National Research University), 76 Prospekt Lenina, 454080, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation
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Issaka E, Fapohunda FO, Amu-Darko JNO, Yeboah L, Yakubu S, Varjani S, Ali N, Bilal M. Biochar-based composites for remediation of polluted wastewater and soil environments: Challenges and prospects. Chemosphere 2022; 297:134163. [PMID: 35240157 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, pesticides, and dyes are the main environmental contaminants that have serious effects on both land and aquatic lives and necessitate the development of effective methods to mitigate these issues. Although some conventional methods are in use to tackle soil contamination, but biochar and biochar-based composites represent a reliable and sustainable means to deal with a spectrum of toxic organic and inorganic pollutants from contaminated environments. The capacity of biochars and derived constructs to remediate inorganic dyes, pesticides, insecticides, heavy metals, and pharmaceuticals from environmental matrices is attributed to their extensive surface area, surface functional groups, pore size distribution, and high sorption capability of these pollutants in water and soil environments. Application conditions, biochar feedstock, pyrolysis conditions and precursor materials are the factors that influence the capacity and functionality of biochar to adsorb pollutants from wastewater and soil. These factors, when improved, can benefit biochar in agrochemical and heavy metal remediation from various environments. However, the processes involved in biochar production and their influence in enhancing pollutant sequestration remain unclear. Therefore, this paper throws light on the current strategies, operational conditions, and sequestration performance of biochar and biochar-based composites for agrochemical and heavy metal in soil and water environments. The main challenges associated with biochar preparation and exploitation, toxicity evaluation, research directions and future prospects for biochar in environmental remediation are also outlined.
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- Eliasu Issaka
- School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, PR China
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, 00233, Accra, Ghana
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- School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, PR China
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- Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar, 382 010, Gujarat, India
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- Key Laboratory for Palygorskite Science and Applied Technology of Jiangsu Province, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Deep Utilization Technology of Rock-salt Resource, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China.
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China.
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Awasthi MK. Engineered biochar: A multifunctional material for energy and environment. Environ Pollut 2022; 298:118831. [PMID: 35032603 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Biochar is a stable carbon-rich product loaded with upgraded properties obtained by thermal cracking of biomasses in an oxygen-free atmosphere. The pristine biochar is further modified to produce engineered biochar via various physical, mechanical, and chemical methods. The hasty advancement in engineered biochar synthesis via different technologies and their application in the field of energy and environment is a topical issue that required an up-to-date review. Therefore, this review deals with comprehensive and recent mechanistic approaches of engineered biochar synthesis and its further application in the field of energy and the environment. Synthesis and activation of engineered biochar via various methods has been deliberated in brief. Furthermore, this review systematically covered the impacts of engineered biochar amendment in the composting process, anaerobic digestion (AD), soil microbial community encouragement, and their enzymatic activities. Finally, this review provided a glimpse of the knowledge gaps and challenges associated with application of engineered biochar in various fields, which needs urgent attention in future research.
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- Mukesh Kumar Awasthi
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, PR China.
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Rana AK, Mishra YK, Gupta VK, Thakur VK. Sustainable materials in the removal of pesticides from contaminated water: Perspective on macro to nanoscale cellulose. Sci Total Environ 2021; 797:149129. [PMID: 34303252 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Recently, over utilization of pesticides in agrarian and non- agrarian sectors has resulted in a significant increment in the deposition of their remnants in different segments of the environmental media. The presence of pesticides and transportation of their different metabolites in rivers, ponds, lakes, soils, air, groundwater sources and drinkable water sources has demonstrated a high threat to human wellbeing and the climate. Thus, the removal of pesticides and their metabolites from contaminated water is imperative to lessen the ill effects of pesticides on human beings. In the present article, we have appraised recent advances in pesticides removal utilizing low cost pristine and functionalized cellulose biomass-based derivatives. One of the key focus has been on better understand the destiny of pesticides in the environment as well as their behaviour in the water. In addition, the impact of magnetite cellulose nanocomposites, cellulose derived photo nano-catalyst, cellulose/clay nano composites, CdS/cellulose nanocomposites and activated carbons/biochar on percent removal of pesticides have also been a part of the current review. The impact of different parameters such as adsorbent dosage, pH, time of contact and initials pesticide concentration on adsorption capacity and adsorption kinetics followed during absorption by different cellulosic bio-adsorbents has also been given. The cellulosic biomass is highly efficient in the removal of pesticides and their efficiency further increases upon functionalization or their conversion into activated carbons forms. Nano particles loaded cellulosic materials have in general found to be less efficient than raw, functionalized cellulosic materials and activated carbons. Further, among different nano particles loaded with cellulose-based materials, cellulose/MnO2 photonanocatalyst were noticed to be more effective. So considerable efforts should be given to determine the finest practices that relate to the dissipation of different pesticides from the water.
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- Ashvinder K Rana
- Department of Chemistry, Sri Sai University, Palampur 176061, India
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- Mads Clausen Institute, NanoSYD, University of Southern Denmark, Alsion 2, Sønderborg DK-6400, Denmark
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- Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center, Agriculture and Business Management Department, SRUC, Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, UK
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- Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center, Agriculture and Business Management Department, SRUC, Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, UK; Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201314, India.
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Wu X, Li J, Zhou Z, Lin Z, Pang S, Bhatt P, Mishra S, Chen S. Environmental Occurrence, Toxicity Concerns, and Degradation of Diazinon Using a Microbial System. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:717286. [PMID: 34790174 PMCID: PMC8591295 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.717286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Diazinon is an organophosphorus pesticide widely used to control cabbage insects, cotton aphids and underground pests. The continuous application of diazinon in agricultural activities has caused both ecological risk and biological hazards in the environment. Diazinon can be degraded via physical and chemical methods such as photocatalysis, adsorption and advanced oxidation. The microbial degradation of diazinon is found to be more effective than physicochemical methods for its complete clean-up from contaminated soil and water environments. The microbial strains belonging to Ochrobactrum sp., Stenotrophomonas sp., Lactobacillus brevis, Serratia marcescens, Aspergillus niger, Rhodotorula glutinis, and Rhodotorula rubra were found to be very promising for the ecofriendly removal of diazinon. The degradation pathways of diazinon and the fate of several metabolites were investigated. In addition, a variety of diazinon-degrading enzymes, such as hydrolase, acid phosphatase, laccase, cytochrome P450, and flavin monooxygenase were also discovered to play a crucial role in the biodegradation of diazinon. However, many unanswered questions still exist regarding the environmental fate and degradation mechanisms of this pesticide. The catalytic mechanisms responsible for enzymatic degradation remain unexplained, and ecotechnological techniques need to be applied to gain a comprehensive understanding of these issues. Hence, this review article provides in-depth information about the impact and toxicity of diazinon in living systems and discusses the developed ecotechnological remedial methods used for the effective biodegradation of diazinon in a contaminated environment.
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- Xiaozhen Wu
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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Ganie ZA, Khandelwal N, Tiwari E, Singh N, Darbha GK. Biochar-facilitated remediation of nanoplastic contaminated water: Effect of pyrolysis temperature induced surface modifications. J Hazard Mater 2021; 417:126096. [PMID: 34229390 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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"Nanoplastics- the emerging contaminants" and "agricultural waste to resource conversion" both are currently at the scientific frontiers and require solutions. This study aims to utilize sugarcane bagasse-derived biochar for the removal of nanoplastics (NPs) from aqueous environment. Three types of biochar were synthesized at three different pyrolysis temperatures, i.e. 350, 550, and 750 ℃ and evaluated for their potential in removing NPs. Effect of various environmental parameters, i.e., competing ions, pH, humic acid and complex aqueous matrices on NPs sorption was also studied. Results showed that attributing to decreased carbonyl functional groups, increased surface area and pore abundance, biochar prepared at 750 ℃ showed drastically higher NPs removal (>99%), while BC-550 and BC-350 showed comparatively lower NPs sorption (<39% and <24%, respectively). Further sorption studies confirmed instantaneous NPs removal with equilibrium attainment within 5 min of interaction and efficient NPs sorption capacity, i.e. 44.9 mg/g for biochar prepared at 750 ℃. Non-linear-kinetic modeling suggested pseudo 1st order removal kinetics while isotherm and thermodynamic modeling confirmed- monolayer instantaneous sorption of NPs sorption. Enhanced electrostatic repulsion resulted in decrease in NPs sorption at alkaline conditions, whereas steric hindrance caused limited removal (<25%) at higher humic acid concentrations.
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- Zahid Ahmad Ganie
- Environmental Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal 741246, India
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- Environmental Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal 741246, India
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- Environmental Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal 741246, India
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- Environmental Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal 741246, India
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- Environmental Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal 741246, India; Centre for Climate and Environmental Studies, Indian Institute of Science Education, and Research, Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal 741246, India.
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Gautam RK, Goswami M, Mishra RK, Chaturvedi P, Awashthi MK, Singh RS, Giri BS, Pandey A. Biochar for remediation of agrochemicals and synthetic organic dyes from environmental samples: A review. Chemosphere 2021; 272:129917. [PMID: 35534974 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Application of agrochemicals in farming sector to control insects and pests; and use of synthetic organic dyes to color the products are increasing continuously due to the rapid growth of industries. During the application process many industries releases toxic agrochemicals and dyes in to the aquatic environment and on land without the proper treatment. Due to their toxicity the disposal of such chemicals is of utmost importance. Biochar offers the ability to remediate these substances from environmental matrices because of their high sorption ability of pollutants from water and soil. This review highlights the development and advancement of biochar-based treatment for abatement of agrochemicals and synthetic organic dyes, involving its technical aspects and the variables connected with removing these kinds of pollutants. Several optimization parameters like temperature, pH, chemical concentration, biochar properties, time, and co-existing ions have been elaborated. Literature survey shows that most of the researches on biochar application have been conducted in the batch mode. Hence there is an urgent need to apply this beneficial technique for the remediation of pollutants at the larger scale in the real water and soil samples. A comprehensive summary on sorption kinetics and adsorption isotherms with regards to pollutant removal is also presented. This review also covers the cost analysis of various techniques where biochar has been used as an adsorbent. Thus this review makes an easy roadmap for the further development in biochar and biochar based composites and expansion of these demanding areas of research in biochar and their applications.
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- Ravindra Kumar Gautam
- Department of Chemistry (Centre of Advanced Study), Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, 221005, India; Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES), Lucknow, 226 029, UP, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand (NITUK), Srinagar (Garhwal), 246174, India
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- Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory, Environmental Toxicology Group, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, M.G. Marg, Lucknow, 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, 712100, PR China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, 221005, India; Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES), Lucknow, 226 029, UP, India.
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- Centre for Innovation and Translational Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, 226 001, India.
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An X, Wu Z, Shi W, Qi H, Zhang L, Xu X, Yu B. Biochar for simultaneously enhancing the slow-release performance of fertilizers and minimizing the pollution of pesticides. J Hazard Mater 2021; 407:124865. [PMID: 33359977 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Biochar has been extensively studied as a promising carrier material for fertilizers and an ideal adsorbent for the removal of pesticides. Yet, the application of biochar for simultaneously eliminating the pollution from the agricultural use of fertilizers and pesticides remains unexplored. Herein, we develop P-loaded biochar-based fertilizers (PBC) by the co-pyrolysis of cotton straw and H3PO4. The slow-release performance of PBC and their adsorption properties toward pesticides are investigated. The results indicate that the PBC leads to the improvement of adsorption performance, with the maximum adsorption capacities of lambda-cyhalothrin (LAC) for PBC and pristine biochar are 55.90 mg/g and 42.71 mg/g, respectively. Additionally, the adsorption of LAC is beneficial for the improvement of slow-release performance of PBC. The release ratios of P from PBC within 30 days reach 100.0% and 83.5% in water and LAC solution, respectively, demonstrating the existence of synergistic effects between the adsorption of pesticides and the slow release of nutrients. The mechanistic investigation reveals that the pretreatment of H3PO4 facilitates to activate more surface functional groups of PBC, contributing greatly to the improved adsorption of LAC. The adsorption of LAC reduces the BET of PBC with pore filling, enabling slower release rate of nutrients from PBC.
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- Xiongfang An
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China; School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710048, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China; School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710048, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710048, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China
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- School of Environment and Resources, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, PR China.
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