Potassium-phosphorus-sulfur augmented biochar production from potentially toxic elements abated gypsum pond wastewater of phosphate fertilizer industry
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2023
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Ray, A.
Kumar, M.
Karim, A.A.
Biswas, K.
Mohanty, S.
Shadangi, K.P.
Kumar, S.
Sarkar, B.
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023; 11(5):1-9
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Present study highlights scope and process for production of environmentally safe (reduced F, Cr, Cd content) and multi-nutrient (K, P, S) enriched biochar utilizing highly acidic gypsum pond wastewater (GPW; P and S rich) and banana peduncle (K rich) waste. Untreated and treated [potentially toxic elements (PTE) adsorbed on Crassostrea shells] GPW soaked biomass pyrolyzed at 400, 600, 800 °C and produced K-P-S enriched biochar (KPS-B-400/600/800 and T-KPS-B-400/600/800). Physicochemical characteristics of biochar were investigated by XRD, FTIR and surface area analyser.
The K, P and S contents were 14–15.53, 1.88–2.27 and 3.75–4.77% in the untreated biochar produced at 400, 600 and 800 °C respectively, with corresponding values of 15.21–18.43, 2.05–2.91 and 0.62–1.09% in the treated biochar. At various temperatures, K, P and S formed mineral phases such as K(H₂PO₄), KH₅(PO₄)₂, K₂CaP₂O₇ and K₂SO₄ in untreated biochar, and K₃P, K₂SiP₂ and K₂S in treated biochar. Sulfite (SO₃²⁻) was identified as pre-dominant functional group in untreated and treated biochar.
Water soluble and Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) F contents in T-KPS-B-800 were lowered to 0.005% and 0.013% respectively and values were well below permissible limits. Toxic Cd TCLP content reduced by 5.75% in T-KPS-800 over KPS-800, whereas Cr reduction of 44% was eastimated in T-KPS-400 with respect to KPS-400 due to treatment of GPW with molluscan shells. Above findings establish an alternative way of nutrients recovery and PTE reduction from phosphate fertilizer industry GPW.
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Data source: Supplementary material, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.110404
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