Abstract
In this study, four biochars prepared from different crop residue waste i.e. sugarcane bagasse (SBB), coconut shell (CNB), paddy straw (PDB), and distilled waste of lemongrass (LGB) were evaluated for removal of Remazol Brilliant Blue R from the aqueous system. The RBBR adsorption capacities of biochar were 97–79% for SBB, 99.9–99.47% for CNB, 66.1–48% for PDB, and 78–68% for LGB, dominantly controlled by their aromaticity and mineral content. The Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms and pseudo-second-order kinetic models have described the chemisorption of RBBR on biochar surfaces. The thermodynamic data suggested that adsorption was spontaneous and endothermic. These biochars demonstrated excellent reusability (till four cycles with 50–61% regeneration). The purified water and biochar dye sludge demonstrated no phytotoxicity. The findings obtained in this study may provide supports for the potential of biochars for anionic dye removal from water and utilization of generated sludge for zero waste-producing technologies in the future.
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Maximum adsorption capacity of biochars varied from 642 to 893 mg g−1 in 15 min.
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The biochar from coconut shell demonstrated the highest adsorption potential.
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Biochar dye sludge amendment in soil improved the soil quality and plant productivity.
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1 Introduction
Water is a vital resource for the ecosystem as well as for humans. However, the discharge of pollutants in the water body has a toxic effect on the flora and fauna of the environment. Among these contaminants, synthetic dyes are the main source of water pollutants in the textile industry. The reactive dye on release in the water disturbs its physico-chemical properties and deteriorates the quality of the aquatic system (Khamparia and Jaspal 2016). Due to their complex molecular structure, these dyes are resistant to the conventional biological treatment of wastewater (Sonwani et al. 2019). Approximate 105 numbers of different dyes are annually produced for commercial purposes and more than 7 × 105 tonnes of synthetic dyes are marketed to industries (Ahmad et al. 2020). During manufacturing and processing, 12% of synthetic dyes entered into the environment through spillage and or outflow, while approximately 20% of them were released in industrial wastewater (Essawy et al. 2008). Due to their carcinogenicity, mutagenicity and detrimental effect on health, suitable treatment of synthetic dye-rich industrial effluents is necessary with minimum effort and without harming the ecosystem. An anthraquinone-based Remazol Brilliant Blue R dye (RBBR) is widely used in textile industries (Mate and Mishra, 2020). Due to its structural similarity with a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, it is toxic and is extremely harmful to aquatic and vegetative lives (Anita et al. 2020).
Adsorption is considered a promising technique due to its simple design, easy availability, cheapness, and easy operation for the removal of dye from water. There are several adsorbents used for the removal of anionic and cationic dyes from water such as metal oxide-based nanoparticles and graphene (Uddin et al. 2019; Kheirabadi et al. 2019), silica-zeolite (Madan et al. 2019), activated carbon (Naushad et al. 2019), modified bentonite (Huang et al. 2017), cellulose and alginate-based composite (Bhatti et al. 2020) and fly-ash (Alouani et al. 2018). Nowadays, biochar (BC) is considered a good candidate for adsorbent due to its porosity, high surface area, and cost-effectiveness along with several environmental applications (Zhang et al. 2021). Biochars prepared from maple leaf (Choi et al. 2020), tannery sludge (Zhai et al. 2020) and wakame (Undaria pinnatifida) (Yao et al. 2020) have been reported for the removal of various anionic dyes from aqueous system. Due to the repulsive nature of the dye with anionic surface functionalities (COOH, OH) of biochars, surface modified biochar such as cationic surfactant modified coffee husk (Kosaiyakanon and Kungsanant 2020) and Cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide modified magnetic biochar (Wang et al. 2020) were also tried for the removal of anionic dye. However, the modification in the biochar structure required additional cost and usage of chemicals which can put additional load on the environment. The selection of suitably engineered biochar for the effective removal of anionic dye could be a better eco-friendly option for the circular economy. The variable composition and physico-chemical properties of biochar composition according to their feedstock type may lead to different types of interaction between biochar surface and dye and control their effectiveness for dye adsorption (Li et al. 2019). In the present study, the key goal is to assess the valuable biochar prepared from different agro-wastes of sugarcane bagasse, coconut shell, paddy straw, and distilled waste of lemongrass for removal of anionic dye. These feedstocks are easily available as waste material and otherwise burnt leading to environmental hazards. Hence, the study tried to understand the mechanistic aspects of differential adsorption potential of biochar according to their properties such as aromaticity and mineral contents. In addition to this, this study first time addressed the issue of recycling biochar dye sludge for agricultural purposes as a sustainable and zero waste technology.
2 Materials and methods
The distilled waste of lemongrass was collected from the CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow. Waste of sugarcane bagasse and coconut shells were purchased from the local vendors. The paddy straw was collected from the farmer's field after the harvesting of the paddy. All biomass residues were cut and sieved into 0.211 mm size. Biochars were prepared in a programmed temperature fixed bed reactor and the method is reported elsewhere (Nigam et al. 2019). The biochar was dried and stored in a desiccator, and subsequently used for dye removal trials. The biochars were prepared from different feedstocks named SBB: Sugarcane baggage biochar, CNB: Coconut shell biochar; PDB: Paddy biochar, and LGB: Lemongrass biochar.
2.1 Chemical characterization
The pH and EC (electrical conductivity) of biochar and soil were measured by pH Meter (model: SevenGoDuoTM SG23) in a water suspension prepared in a 1:10 ratio. Moisture and ash contents of biochar were measured by ASTM (2013) protocol. The organic carbon (OC) in biochar and soil was analyzed by Bray’s method (Bray and Kurtz 1945). Elemental analysis in the soil samples was performed using inductively coupled plasma (ICP OES, Perkin Elmer, and Optima 5300 V). A CHN elemental analyzer was used for the carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen content of biochar. Cation exchange capacity (CEC), water holding capacity (WHC), and bulk density (BD) of soil and biochar were determined by using the methods reported by Jeong et al. (2016). Specific surface areas of prepared BCs were measured using a surface area analyzer (NOVA 2200e, Quantachrome Instrument Corp., and FL) at − 196 °C by calculating ultra-pure nitrogen gas absorption. Phenolic hydroxyl and COOH groups on biochar surfaces were measured by the titrimetric method. Morphology and functional group analyses of biochar before and after adsorption were done using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) [JEOL (Make), JSM6100 (Model), USA], and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) (Perkin Elmer, Spectrum BX). Point of zero charges (pHPZC) of the biochar was done as reported earlier (Chabi et al. 2020).
The ion chromatography (Metrohm 940 Professional IC Vario) was used for the cation and anion analyses of the water using a conductivity detector (Metrohm 940 Professional IC Vario). The mobile phases used for anions and cations were NaCO3 (3.2 mM) + NaHCO3 (1.0 mM) and HNO3 (2.7 mM). The columns used for separations were Metro Sep A Supp 5–250/4.0 for anions and Metro Sep C6-150/4.0 for cations.
2.2 Batch study for dye removal from water
The stock dye solution 50 gL−1 was prepared from Remazol dye powder and then diluted into different concentrations (500, 600, 700, 800, and 900 ppm) using deionized water. The maximum absorbance of Remazol effluent was quantified at 616 nm through a UV–Vis spectrophotometer.
Batch adsorption experiments were carried out to examine the effect of pH, contact time, temperature, and dye concentration on adsorption of RBBR by four biochars (weight 0.1 g). The 25 mL of dye concentration was taken from 500 to 900 ppm. Below 500 ppm, 100% adsorption was observed by most of the biochars. The pH value ranged from 3 to 12. The contact time varied from 0.2 to 20 min and the temperature was varied from 30 to 60 °C with 10 °C intervals. The concentrations of dye in the solution after adsorption by biochar were analyzed by spectrophotometer (model: Biotek epoch 2) at λ max 616 nm. The removal efficiency of dye (%) by biochar and equilibrium concentration of dye (qe in mg g−1) were calculated as follows (Mate and Mishra, 2020):
where qt denotes the per unit mass of dye adsorbed on biochar at a time (t) and Ct is the dye concentration (mg L−1) after time (t). V (L) and m (g) are the volume of the dye solution and the amount of adsorbent, respectively.
2.2.1 Adsorption isotherms, kinetics, and isotherm
The four most common adsorption isotherm models were used to find the equilibrium adsorption data. These are the Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and Dubinin–Radushkevich models. The experimental data were subjected to various kinetic equations i.e. pseudo-first-order kinetics; pseudo-second-order kinetics, intra-particle diffusion model and Elovich equation for determining the mechanism of adsorption of RBBR dye on biochars. Different thermodynamic parameters such as ΔH (enthalpy change), ΔG (change in Gibbs free energy), and ΔS (entropy change) were calculated. The details are given in supplementary (SA-I).
2.3 Stimulation of effluent containing dye
The adsorption experiment was also performed in dye spiked wastewater (WW) and agricultural effluent (TW). Wastewater collected from the Kukrail canal, Lucknow. Agricultural effluent was collected from the farm of CSIR-CIMAP. The 500 and 900 ppm concentrations were taken for this study. The same procedure of adsorption as reported in Sect. 2.2 was followed in WW and TW solutions. The pH and EC of WW and TW were taken before and after the dye adsorption. The treated water was used for the phytotoxicity test.
2.4 Recycling test
Regeneration cycles were conducted up to the four-cycle for estimating the potential of resource recovery and reusability of biochars. Desorption of four RBBR laden biochars was done by using a 0.05 M NaOH solution with 15 min of shaking. For this, 50 mL of aqueous anionic dye solution (900 mg L−1) and 0.1 g of each biochar were taken. The centrifugate was used to calculate the amount of desorbed dye. The same process was performed up to four turns.
2.5 Phytotoxicity test in treated water
A germination test was conducted using gram seeds (Phaseolus mungo) in control (only distilled water, no dye), dye WW before and after biochar treatment at different dye concentrations. The experiment was performed at four concentrations for four types of biochar SBB, CNB, PDB, and LGB separately in triplicate. The seeds were imbibed by immersing them into 20 ml treatment water in dark at 25 °C for 4 h and then sown on petri dishes with a wetted (with 2 ml treatment water) double layer of filter paper. Each petri dish contained 10 seeds and was kept at 25 °C in the dark in growth cabinets for 5 days, determining the germination rate for every 24 h. A one-millimeter radicle emergence from seed was considered seed germination. The preparation was moistened regularly with distilled water (control) and respective treatments. During the whole experiment, the germinated seedlings were counted every day. After 7 days of germination, the seedlings were harvested to determine the average length, protein (Lowry et al. 1951), and proline contents (Bates et al. 1973).
2.6 Phytotoxicity test in dye biochar sludge
For the germination test in dye biochar sludge, gram seeds (Phaseolus mungo) were washed under running water followed by distilled water and soaked for 8 h for imbibition. 10 seeds were sown in each pot (having 500 g soil) for germination and kept at 25 °C in an incubator. During the whole experiment, the germinated seedlings were counted every day for 7 days. The moisture level of the pot was maintained with distilled water. After 7 days, the germination percentage and length of the seeds were taken.
2.7 Statistical analysis
The SPSS software (version 25.0) was used for Tukey’s Post Hoc. The Pearson correlation and principal component analysis (PCA) were used for the evaluation of the interrelationship among the variables. Hierarchical Cluster analysis was used for the evaluation of the difference in the biochar adsorption properties.
3 Results and discussion
3.1 Physico-chemical properties of different biochars
The characteristics of all four biochars SBB, CNB, PDB, and LGB are given in Table 1. The pH demonstrated that all biochars were alkaline. A significant difference was observed among the physico-chemical properties of the four biochars. The biochar produced from sugarcane bagasse (SBB) exhibited higher carbon content than those prepared from other feedstocks. The ash content and electric conductivity of PDB were significantly higher (p < 0.01) than those in SBB, CNB, and LGB. The surface area of the SBB was found higher as compared with other biochars. PDB and SBB had the highest and lowest bulk density, respectively. Morphology of biochar as seen in SEM monograph suggested porous surface of all biochars (Fig. 1A). SEM–EDX analysis demonstrated the deposition of mineral particles on biochar surfaces. The PDB biochar showed high content of Al and Si on its surface (SA-II).
The aromaticity and polarity of the biochar are important and can be evaluated by their H/C, O/C, and (O + N)/C atomic ratios to a certain extent. Lower H/C and O/C ratios indicate higher aromaticity, while higher O/C and (O + N)/C indicates higher polarity in biochar structure (Wabel et al. 2013). In the present study, SBB had lower H/C ratios as compared to other biochars suggesting its more aromatic character. In addition, the tentative aromatic frame of each biochar was calculated on the basis of their H/C ratio calculation as given by Xiao et al. (2016). The H/C ratio of SBB (0.31), CNB (0.40), PDB (1.20), and LGB (0.49) suggested probable 5 × 5, 4 × 4, 1 × 1 and 3 × 3 aromatic frame (row × column) for these biochars respectively. The higher O/C and (O + N)/C of PDB revealed the presence of more polar groups on its surface as compared to other biochars. The number of –COOH and –OH groups (Table 1) on the surface of PDB as compared to other biochar is also supported these findings.
FT-IR spectra of the biochar demonstrated the presence of absorption bands for different functional groups present on the surface of biochar (Fig. 1B). Briefly, the peaks from ∼ 3412 to 3439 cm−1 were associated with the stretching of hydroxyl groups on the biochar surfaces. The presence of sharp bands at ∼ 2916 cm−1 and ∼ 2838 cm−1 demonstrated the asymmetric and symmetric vibrations of aliphatic C–H in alkane and alkene groups. The peak at ∼ 1620–1636 cm−1 was associated with C=O stretching mode of COOH groups present on biochar surface (Li et al. 2016). The band at ∼ 1430 cm−1 was due to C=C stretching vibrations in the aromatic ring or C–H2 bending (Encinas‐Vázquez et al. 2021). The Si–O-Si–O and C–O–C vibrations of functional groups appeared at about 1034 cm−1 (Nair et al. 2020). The peaks from 847 to 887 cm−1 were due to C=C aromatic ring. Numerous other peaks at 1584 cm−1 (–H stretching of C–O), 1527 cm−1 (aromatic C=C), 1383–1390 cm−1 (C=O stretching in COOH), and 1117–1132 cm−1 (C–O stretching and OH deformation of COOH and phenolic groups) were also observed in FT-IR spectra of biochars (Novak et al. 2010).
3.2 Effect of concentration and agitation time on RBBR adsorption
The effect of agitation time and RBBR concentration on adsorption by biochars has been demonstrated in Fig. 2. The adsorption of RBBR on biochars decreased with an increase of dye concentration (SBB: 97–79%; CNB: 99.9–99.47%; PDB: 66.1–48% and LGB:78–68%). This could be attributed to a reduction in the active site availability and pore diffusion of dye into the bulk of adsorbent (Vyavahare et al. 2018). The maximum adsorption was observed at 20 min shaking time. At a concentration of 900 ppm and 20 min shaking time, CNB (99.79%) demonstrated the higher adsorption capacity for RBBR as compared to other biochars, while PDB (48%) exhibited the lowest adsorption capacity for dye.
3.3 Adsorption isotherms
The Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and D-R models were used for adsorption isotherm analysis (Table 2 and Figs. 3 and 4). Among the four models, the Langmuir model demonstrated better adsorption of RBBR on SBB surface (R2 0.992–0.999), which suggested that the adsorption behavior of RBBR on SBB was dominated by monolayer surface coverage (homogeneous surface), including chemical and physical adsorption processes. This observation is consistent with previous reports of dye adsorption onto biochar derived from various feedstocks (Lawal et al. 2021; Wang et al. 2021). The Freundlich model could better describe the adsorption of RBBR on CNB (R2 0.922–0.997), PDB (R2 0.995–0.966), and LGB (R2 0.995–0.998). This model described the adsorption of dye to the surface of different affinity sites. It is assumed in the model that a stronger adsorption site is occupied first, then the adsorption capacity of the adsorbent decreases due to enhanced coverage of the adsorption site (Syafiuddin et al. 2018). The theoretical maximum adsorption amount (qm) calculated by the Langmuir model was highest in CNB (892 mg g−1) and lowest in PDB (641 mg g−1) (Table 2). In the isotherm experiment, RL values ranged between 0.0 and 1.0, which is the indicator of favorable adsorption of RBBR over biochars (Abd-Elhamid et al. 2020). The higher RL values in the initial period (5 to 7 min) were higher in CNB as compared to other biochars suggesting that RBBR had a higher affinity CNB.
The Temkin adsorption isotherm model was chosen to determine the adsorption potentials of the adsorbent for adsorbates. In the present study, the Temkin adsorption potential kT was highest for SBB and lowest for PDB. The values of calculated binding energy for these biochars ranged from − 2.25 to 18 kJ mol−1. This may be due to the difference in density and distribution of functional groups of biochars. For example, π–π interaction had more binding energy than other interactions. The Temkin isotherm model binding energies were decreased with the time of exposure in all biochars.
The Dubinin-Radushkevich model provides information about the nature of the adsorption process i.e., chemical, physical, or ion exchange (Tatarchuk et al. 2020). In the present investigation, the R2 values for this model were varied from 0.61 to 099 in the biochar taken for the study (Table 2).
In the present study, all biochars had a value of Es more than 8 kJ/mol except for SBB at 7 and 15 min of agitation. Here, this model suggests that the mechanism of RBBR adsorption on biochar may be chemical and ion exchange (Tatarchuk et al. 2020). The lower R2 of RBBR adsorption on SBB at 7 and 15 min may have the possibility not to describe the Dubinin-Radushkevich model.
3.4 Adsorption kinetics
The parameters obtained from different kinetic models for RBBR adsorption on four biochars have been shown in Table 3. The best fit kinetic model is displayed in Fig. 2. The comparison between the models was done according to their regression coefficient (R2) and the agreement between the experimental values of dye adsorption and provided by the model (Δqe) (Table 3). The RBBR adsorption by SBB was described equally by pseudo-first-order (R2 = 0.98–0.99) and pseudo-second-order (R2 = 0.99). However, lower Δqe value of pseudo-second-order as compared to pseudo-first-order (Table 3) implied that adsorption of RRBR on SBB followed pseudo-second-order kinetics (Table 3). The adsorption of RBBR on the other three biochars was described only by the pseudo-second order kinetics model (high R2 values > 0.91). The pseudo-second-order model is based on the assumption that the rate-determining step may be chemical sorption involving valence forces through sharing or exchange of electrons between sorbent and sorbate (Ahmad et al. 2020; Xu et al. 2020). In addition, the high R2 values in Elovich kinetics in CNB, PDB, and LGB further suggested the suitability and applicability of chemisorption on heterogeneous surfaces. The Elovich kinetics provides information about the initial adsorption rate (α) and surface coverage (β) for adsorption of dye on the adsorbent. The increase in values with an increase in the initial dye concentrations in solution (Table 3) indicated that there was an increase in driving force for mass transfer. It implied that the RBBR molecule reached the biochar surface within a short period and adsorption occurred via more than one mechanism. The higher initial adsorption rate in CNB was corroborated with RL values and high adsorption of dye on it. The decrease in values of β with increased initial dye concentration demonstrated a reduction in the extension of surface coverage.
The intra-particle diffusion model demonstrates the probability of intra-particle diffusion resistance which affects the adsorption process. In the present study, the plot of q versus t0.5 was neither a straight line nor passed through the origin (Fig. 2) suggesting the intraparticle diffusion was not the only rate-controlling step. The three separate regions for adsorption of dyes implied more than one step involved in the adsorption process. The first sharper section was illustrated to external surface adsorption, demonstrating the availability of acute sites. However, the second and their sections described the gradual adsorption and final equilibrium stage, respectively.
3.5 Thermodynamics studies
The influence of temperature on dye removal and thermodynamics parameters for adsorption of RBBR on four biochar are shown in Fig. 5A and Table 4. The Van’t half plot to calculate the thermodynamic parameters is given in Supplementary material (SA-III). The positive ΔH values suggested that the adsorption of anionic dye on these biochars is an endothermic process. This suggests the fast mobility of dye, which favours its penetration and interaction with internal functional groups of biochars due to more collision and increasing the sorption sites at elevated temperatures (Li et al. 2020). This may lead to enhanced adsorption of dye on biochar surfaces at elevated temperatures. The values of ∆H are indicative of physical (∆H ranged between 2.1 and 20.9 kJ mol−1 > >) and chemisorption (∆H ranged between 20.9 and 418 kJ mol−1) (Du et al. 2019). In the present case, the ΔH value for all biochars ranged from 37 to 83 kJ mol−1 revealing that RBBR dye adsorption took place through the chemisorption mechanism. The negative value of ΔS supported the affinity of biochar to RBBR anionic dye and suggested a decrease in randomness at the adsorbent/solution interface during adsorption. Negative Gibbs free energy value indicated that the adsorption process occurred spontaneously (Du et al. 2019).
3.6 The effect of pH solution
The variation of dye adsorption on the biochar surface showed a gradual decline with an increase in pH (Fig. 5B). This may be due to the release of more H+ ions at acidic pH, which enhanced the electrostatic interaction with positive ions present at the biochar surface. However, at higher pH, the negative surface of the adsorbent does not favour the adsorption of dye due to the electrostatic repulsion and competition between dye anions and excess hydroxyl ions (Sewu et al. 2019). Only, PDB showed dual adsorption maxima at pH 2 and pH 12 (Fig. 5B).
3.7 Removal of dye from different types of water
Two types of water i.e. wastewater (WW) (TDS: 2341 ± 204 mgL−1, Ca: 423 mgL−1, and Mg: 238 mgL−1) and agricultural effluent (AE) (TDS: 1245 ± 92 mgL−1, Ca: 1829 mgL−1, and Mg: 687 mgL−1) were used to examine the dye adsorptive potential of biochar (Fig. 5C). The slightly lower removal efficiency of dye from WW and AE (66–95%) by biochar was observed as compared with distilled water. It is reported that the increase in ionic strength led to a reduction in the adsorption capacity of biochar (Pormazar and Dalvand 2020).
The preoccupation of biochar active sites with the ions and/or organic molecules present in WW and AE may reduce the availability of binding sites on biochar for dye molecules.
3.8 Relationship between biochar properties and adsorption parameters
In this investigation, hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) was used to distinguish the biochar according to their properties (carbon, ash, surface area, CEC functional groups, and H/C, O/C, and (O + N)/C atomic ratios of the biochars) (Fig. 6A). The results of HCA displayed two major clusters, one with PDB and the other with SBB, CNB, and LGB. The second cluster was further divided into two groups I with LGB and II with SBB and CNB. Hence, HCA demonstrated that PDB had quite different characteristics than other biochar while SBB and CNB had some similarities in their properties. These differences could be associated with high ash content in PDB and high aromaticity of SBB and CNB. Though other properties such as surface area and functionality may also be responsible for the differences in adsorption capacities of biochar.
HCA was further applied to adsorption parameters deduced from kinetics and isotherms i.e., maximum dye adsorption capacity of biochar (Qm), equilibrium capacity of dye taken from pseudo-second-order at different concentrations (Qe), rate of pseudo-second-order reaction f dye adsorption (k2), Freundlich constant at a different time (KF1, KF2, and KF3), and mean sorption energy at a different time of shaking (ES) (Fig. 6B). Two major clusters in HCA analysis were observed, one with PDB and the other with SBB, LGB, and CNB. The second cluster was further showed two subclusters, one with CNB and the other with SBB and LGB. It implied that the adsorption of RBBR dye on PBD had a difference in adsorption mechanisms or their different magnitude than other biochars. This can be explained by the PCA and correlation (Fig. 6C and D) results which provide information about the relationship between the biochar properties and adsorption parameters deduced from kinetics and isotherms. The PCA showed three factors with 64%, 21%, and 13% of the variance, respectively (SA-IV). The score plot of these three factors showed the grouping of Qe, Qm, KF2, and KF3 with C, H, Ca, pHPZC, and SA of biochars, while R2 and ES and KF1 were grouped with the ash, –COOH, –OH, H/C, O/C and (O + N)/C (Fig. 6C) and SBB and LGB had similarities in RBBR adsorption mechanism i.e., trends in kinetic and isotherm parameters. The correlation analysis also demonstrated similar findings. This suggests that the maximum adsorption capacities of biochar and equilibrium capacities of dye in the present study may be associated with the C, H, Ca, pHPZC, and SA of biochars. However, the ash, aromaticity, and polarity of the biochars played a dominant role in controlling the rate of dye adsorption on biochars.
3.9 Mechanism of adsorption
The elucidation of the adsorption mechanism of dye on biochar with different surface functionality and attributes is the major challenge. For this, an understanding of dye structure, biochar surface properties, and the interrelationship between the biochar properties and the adsorption parameters deduced from the isotherms and kinetics can provide useful information. The anthraquinone structure and C=O, NH2, S=O, and NH group of RBBR dye were available for binding with biochar surface functionalities. Similarly, plenty of functional groups (–OH, –CO and –CH) were available on the biochar surface, which may participate during the adsorption of dyes through π-π stacking, hydrogen bond, and van der Waals force, etc. The involvement of various functional groups in the adsorption of RBBR on biochar surfaces can be inferred by the broadening of the peak at 3455–3449 cm−1 (indicating hydrogen bonding) (Rápó et al. 2020) and 1627 (aromatic C–C), and shifting of the peak at 1034 (Si–O–S and O–C–O) and appearance of a peak at 1385 cm−1 (presence of sulphonic group characteristics of dye) (Sathishkumar et al. 2020) in the FT-IR spectra of biochar after dye adsorption (SA-III). The adsorption isotherms and kinetics studies supported the FT-IR results which demonstrated the monolayer (SBB) and multi-layer adsorption chemical adsorption (CNB, LGB, and PDB). The porous and vertical channel observed in SEM images of biochar suggested that pore filling could be another contributor to dye adsorption (Nartey and Zhao 2014).
The mineral present on the biochar surface could also contribute to the binding of dye molecules through ion exchange processes. The displacement of mineral ions of biochar after exposure to its mineral structure with the aqueous solution was also reported for the adsorption of anionic dyes particularly for mineral-rich biochar (Ravenni et al. 2020; Fan et al. 2017). In the present investigation, the release of K+, Na+, Ca2+, and Mg2+ cations and anions NO3−, PO42− and SO42− (cation to anion ratio) from biochar in an aqueous solution (SA-V) suggested the possibility of anion-exchange which can facilitate the interaction of sulfonic groups (–SO3−) of dye with cations present on the biochar surface. The reduction in Ca2+ and Mg2+ ion concentrations in the solution after dye adsorption implied the occurrence of ion exchange processes in all biochars (Pormazar and Dalvand 2020). The formation of ternary complexes by metal-bridging in mineral-rich biochars can ease the sorption dyes on the biochar surface in the presence of Ca2+ (Tan et al. 2020). The positive and significant correlation of Ca2+ concentration of biochar with Qm also implied the possibility of metal-bridging or cation –π interaction. The higher reduction in Ca2+ and Mg2+ in solution during anionic dye adsorption by PDB as compared to that by other biochars indicates the higher ion exchange processes in PDB. The π–π interactions of the aromatic molecule are associated with the strong hydrophobicity of biochar (Du et al. 2019). CNB, SBB, and LGB due to higher aromaticity as compared to PDB had more possibility for the π–π interactions. The higher aromatic frame (5 × 5) of SBB may lead to the dominance of π–π interactions with dye and showed the monolayer adsorption. The negatively charged surfaces (higher content of CEC, COOH, and OH groups) of PDB might prevent π–π interactions due to the electron density at the π band of the carbon (Qui et al. 2009). This could be also the reason for the lower dye adoption by PDB as compared to other biochars. The association of maximum adsorption capacities of biochar and equilibrium capacities of dye with the C, H, and SA in PCA was also corroborating these findings. Hence, the tentative mechanism of RBBR based on biochar properties was illustrated and depicted in (Fig. 7).
Previously various materials were used for RBBR adsorption using adsorbents like chitosan-tripolyphosphate/kaolin clay, macroporouspolystyrene resin (Amberlyst A21), leaf powder and lime peel powder, coffee husk based activated carbon, and bone (Table 5). The adsorption capacities of biochars used in the present study were higher than those of other adsorbents (9.6–208 mg g−1) except chitosan-tripolyphosphate/kaolin clay (687 mg g−1) used for RBBR removal (Jawad and Abdulhameed 2020). These biochars were prepared from discarded waste materials, hence they can be considered as more efficient and cost-effective adsorbent than chitosan-tripolyphosphate/kaolin clay. In addition, biochar prepared from U. reticulate can be adsorbed other similar to RBBR like Remazol Black B, Remazol Brilliant Orange 3R, Remazol Brilliant Violet 5R from aqueous solution with between 173.22 mg/g and 186.32 mg/g adsorption (Gokulan et al. 2020). Hence biochars taken for the study could also be capable to remove these dyes, however, further study is needed for quantification of exact concentration.
3.10 Evaluation of phytotoxicity of the filtered water
The phytotoxicity test demonstrated a good germination percentage (100%) of gram seeds in treated and untreated water (SA-VI). The length of plantlets grown in treated water by SBB (5.63 cm) and CNB (4.59 cm) was almost equal to the control (5.64 cm). However, the elongation of plantlets in untreated water (3.28 cm) was significantly reduced as compared to the control. The higher protein content in seeds germinated in treated water (0.24–0.29 mg g−1) as compared to the untreated water (0.18 mg g−1) was observed (SA-VI). The seeds germinated in untreated water had elevated levels of proline (2.35 µmol min−1 g−1 FW) as compared with that in the control (0.90 µmol min−1 g−1 FW) and treated water (0.93–1.34 µmol min−1 g−1 FW). The slight phytotoxicity and elevated proline levels in the plants under dye water treatment could be due to the presence of polyaromatic rings of dye molecules or utilization of all minerals during germination or excess presence of minerals in the wastewater (Varjani et al. 2020). On the other hand, excellent germination without toxicity in seeds grown in treated water may be related to reduced toxicity as well as the release of nutrients from biochar during the process of dye adsorption.
3.11 Reusability
In any adsorption process, the regeneration of the adsorbent is an important factor for cost economic and environmentally viable technology. The regenerative capacity of each biochar is demonstrated in Fig. 5D. Biochars demonstrated 76–85% desorption efficiency in the first cycle, which suggested suitability for reusing these biochars. After four cycles, the desorption capacities of biochars for RRBR dye reduced by 50–61% due to non-recovery of dye and that remains attached on the adsorbent surface. The high electrostatic repulsion between the negative charge of biochar and dye may favour the desorption of dye anions (Yu et al. 2021). The difference in desorption capacities of biochars was likely due to their different surface functionalities leading to different interactions on biochar surfaces.
3.12 Use of the dye biochar sludge for agricultural purposes
The biochar amendments in the soil enhanced the stable C in soil, biological health of the soils, and the nutrient use efficiency of the plants which in turn increased the plant growth or soil fertility (Liu et al. 2020). Similar to other organic sludge (Markowicz et al. 2020), dye biochar sludge can be used for soil quality improvements. This is a good way toward a circular and zero-waste economy for the textile industry. No phytotoxicity i.e., 100% of germination of gram seeds in all treatments suggested its suitability for soil amendment (SA-VII). The elongation pattern of seeds germinated in the biochar dye sludge amendments was also comparable with biochar treatments. Maximum growth in gram seeds was observed in the SBB treatments and a minimum was found in LGB treatments. The nutrient release and improved soil conditions by biochar may be the reason for the enhanced germination (Das et al. 2020). The slight biotoxicity in dye-biochar sludge could be due to less mineralization of dye and interaction of seeds with the dye molecule.
4 Conclusions
The biochars prepared from four different biomass residues were evaluated for removal of anionic dye Remazol Brilliant Blue R from the aqueous system. The performance of biochar for removal of anionic dye was coconut shell biochar (99.47–99.99%) > sugarcane baggage biochar (79–97%) > distilled waste of lemongrass biochar (68–78%) > paddy biochar (66.1–48%). Their aromaticity, hydrophobicity, and mineral matter content could be the reason for the difference in their adsorption behavior. The adsorption isotherm followed the Langmuir (SBB) and Freundlich models and the kinetics fit the pseudo-second order kinetic model. The SEM, FT-IR, and ion chromatographic analyses confirmed that the RBBR adsorption on these biochars was mainly due to chemisorption and electrostatic interactions. All biochars can be recycled for up to four cycles. The water after dye adsorption demonstrated no phytotoxicity in the germination test. The use of biochar dye sludge as a soil fertility enhancer demonstrated a circulatory system, which can not only prevent waste generation but can also generate a system for improving crop production without the application of additional inputs. However, further research should be carried out with the number of biochars and the economic feasibility and interference of other pollutants.
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Singh, M., Ahsan, M., Pandey, V. et al. Comparative assessment for removal of anionic dye from water by different waste-derived biochar vis a vis reusability of generated sludge. Biochar 4, 13 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42773-022-00140-7
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