Interaction with low molecular weight organic acids affects the electron shuttling of biochar for Cr(VI) reduction
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Biochar can act as "electron shuttle" in soil redox reactions. It is possible that biochar accepts the electrons from low molecular weight organic acids (LMWOAs) in soil and then transfer them to the acceptors, e.g., Cr(VI). This study evaluated the interaction between seven soil LMWOAs and peanut shell biochar (BC) as well as its effect on the electron shuttling of biochar for Cr(VI) reduction. Both redox reactions and sorption process occurred during the interaction of biochar and LMWOAs, which altered the contents of Cr(VI) reduction-relevant groups (i.e., CO and CO) on the surface of biochar. The redox reactions were more important to the electron transfer between biochar produced at 400℃ (BC400) and LMWOAs due to the repeated cycle of reduction-oxidation of surface functional groups. The reduction rate of Cr(VI) by LMWOAs mediated by BC400 was 1.10-7.09 × 10-3 h-1, among which tartaric acid had the best reduction efficiency due to its highest reducing capability. For biochar produced at 700℃ (BC700), the sorption process of LMWOAs was the key factor to the direct electron shuttling process through the conjugated structure of biochar. The reduction rate of Cr(VI) by LMWOAs mediated by BC700 was significantly higher and ranged 7.40-864 × 10-3 h-1, with the oxalic acid having the best reduction efficiency due to its highest sorption capacity by BC700. The results obtained from this study can help to establish the linkage between biochar and LMWOAs in soil electron network, which better explains the multifunctional roles of biochar during the redox processes such as Cr(VI) reduction in soil.
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Peanut shell-derived biochar pyrolyzed at 700 °C could act as an electron shuttle in redox reactions, accepting electrons from low molecular weight organic acids and transferring them to electron acceptors such as Cr(VI).
“Peanut shell-derived biochar pyrolyzed at 700 ℃ could also act as electron shuttle in redox reactions, where biochar accepted electrons from low molecular weight organic acids (LMWOAs) and then transferred them to the electron acceptors, e.g., Cr(VI).174”
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- Authors
- Xu, Z., Xu, X., Tao, X., Yao, C., Tsang, D. C. W., & Cao, X.
- Affiliations
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Columbia University (US)
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- Corresponding author
- Cao, Xinde
- Venue
- Journal of Hazardous Materials
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019-10
- Volume
- 378
- Pages
- 120705
- ISSN
- 0304-3894 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2948002893
- Cited by
- 136
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 4
- FWCI
- 7.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Hazardous Materials (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Chromium effects and bioremediation
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
- Keywords
- biochar, low molecular weight organic acids, electron shuttling, hexavalent chromium reduction, peanut shell biochar, surface functional groups, oxalic acid, tartaric acid
- MeSH terms
- Acids, Adsorption, Charcoal, Chromium, Electron Transport, Electrons, Molecular Weight, Organic Chemicals, Oxidation-Reduction, Soil, Soil Pollutants, Tartrates, Temperature, Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
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