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In this paper, sewage sludge, a solid waste from wastewater treatment plant, which eagerly requires proper treatment was reused as solid support in the form of sewage sludge biochar, then modified with carboxymethyl chitosan to form a bio-adsorbent. Further, carboxymethyl chitosan coating on sewage sludge biochar improved carboxymethyl chitosanâ??s stability in water. The prepared bio-adsorbent revealed a shorter equilibrium time (<60â?¯min) for Pb(II) adsorption and a superior capacity of 594.17â?¯mgâ?¯gâ??1 for Hg(II) adsorption, which are so far the best recorded performance achieved for chitosan based adsorbents. Additionally, the adsorbent was highly selective for heavy metal ions and it also presented a good stability and reusability for industrial applications. These outcomes demonstrate waste valorization through a green, facile and one-pot approach that turns the solid waste of sewage sludge into biochar adsorbent with propitious applications in the elimination of heavy metal ions from wastewater.

» Author: Jerosha Ifthikar, Xiang Jiao, Audrey Ngambia, Ting Wang, Aimal Khan, Ali Jawad, Qiang Xue, Lei Liu, Zhuqi Chen

» Reference: Bioresource Technology, Volume 262

» Publication Date: 01/08/2018

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