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    Effects of pH and metal ions on oxytetracycline sorption to maize-straw-derived biochar

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    2013-05-30
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    Jia, Mingyun
    Wang, Fang
    Bian, Yongrong
    Jin, Xin
    Song, Yang
    Kengara, Fredrick O
    Xu, Renkou
    Jiang, Xin
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    Biochars produced from biomass residues have been recognized as effective sorbents to hydrophobic compounds, but knowledge on sorption of antibiotics to biochar and its mechanisms are still inadequate. Sorption of oxytetracycline (OTC) in aqueous solution to maize-straw-derived biochar, and the effect of pH and metal ions, was investigated in batch experiments, and the main sorption mechanisms were elucidated using FTIR and zeta potential measurements. The results showed that sorption of OTC on biochar was highly pH- dependant. The amount of sorbed OTC first increased and then decreased with increasing pH, and maximum sorption was achieved at pH 5.5. Cu2+ enhanced the sorption of OTC, while Pb2+ slightly reduced the sorption under acidic conditions. Other metal ions had no significant effect on the sorption of OTC to biochar. Surface complexation, through π–π …
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