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Synthesis of vinasse-dolomite nanocomposite biochar via a novel developed functionalization method to recover phosphate as a potential fertilizer substitute

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The effectiveness of phosphate (P) removal from aqueous solutions was investigated by novel low-cost biochars synthesized from vinasse and functionalized with calcined dolomite. The vinasse-derived biochar, synthesized via pyrolysis at different temperatures, showed easy preparation and a large surface area. The novel vinasse biochar nanocomposites were prepared by adding dolomite to the vinasse biochars with different weight percentages (10, 20 and 30%). The characteristics of the prepared materials were identified for further understanding of the inherent adsorption mechanism between P ions and vinasse biochars. Vinasse-dolomite nanocomposite was very effective in the adsorption of P species from aqueous media. The effect of the operational factors on Vinasse-dolomite nanocomposite was explored by applying response surface methodology (RSM). According to RSM results, the optimum condition was achieved to be contact time 90 (min), 250 (mg/L) of P concentration and pH 7. Thermodynamic isotherm and kinetic studies were applied on experimental data to understand the adsorption behavior. The Vinasse-dolomite nanocomposite revealed preferential P species adsorption in the presence of co-existing anions. The P species could be recovered by 1.0 M HCl where the efficiency was not affected up to the fifth cycle. The P-loaded Vinasse-dolomite nanocomposite was successfully tested on a plant; it significantly improved its growth and proved its potency as a P-based fertilizer substitute.

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  • 12 January 2021

    Due to the typesetting error, there are some errors in the Equation (4) in the manuscript, the correction is as follows, and we apologize to the reader.

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    Nima Kamali, Abdullah Rashidi Mehrabadi & Maryam Mirabi

  2. Cell and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

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• Nanocomposites were prepared by adding dolomite to vinasse at different ratio.

• Textural and morphological features of adsorbents were studied in detail.

• CCD based RSM was used for investigation of P ion removal by nanocomposite.

• The qm based on Langmuir model for modified vinasse biochar was 178.57 mg/g.

• P loaded nanocomposite improved plant growth and could be utilized as P-fertilizer

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Kamali, N., Mehrabadi, A.R., Mirabi, M. et al. Synthesis of vinasse-dolomite nanocomposite biochar via a novel developed functionalization method to recover phosphate as a potential fertilizer substitute. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng. 14, 70 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-020-1249-6

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