Magnetically Modified Biosorbent for Rapid Beryllium Elimination from the Aqueous Environment.

ABSTRACT: Although both beryllium and its compounds display high toxicity, little attention has been focused on the removal of beryllium from wastewaters. In this research, magnetically modified biochar obtained from poor-quality wheat with two distinct FexOy contents was studied as a sorbent for the elimination of beryllium from an aqueous solution. The determined elimination efficiency was higher than 80% in both prepared composites, and the presence of FexOy did not affect the sorption properties. The experimental qmax values were determined to be 1.44 mg/g for original biochar and biochar with lower content of iron and 1.45 mg/g for the biochar with higher iron content. The optimum pH values favorable for sorption were determined to be 6. After the sorption procedure, the sorbent was still magne

SUBMITTER: Tokarcikova M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8585364 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature