Biochar is a soil amendment for increasing soil quality and decreasing nutrient leaching. However, there is little information on the impact of biochar-based fertilizer(BF) on soil nutrient leaching in agricultural so...Biochar is a soil amendment for increasing soil quality and decreasing nutrient leaching. However, there is little information on the impact of biochar-based fertilizer(BF) on soil nutrient leaching in agricultural soils. We conducted a soil column leaching experiment to study the effects of BF on the leaching of total nitrogen(TN), total phosphorus, and total potassium(TK) in tobacco soils. The distribution characteristics of NH_4^+-N, available P, and available K in soil profiles were analyzed after the application of BF. Biochar was prepared by pyrolysis of fluecured tobacco stems. It was applied at four levels, 0%, 3%,9%, and 15%(w/w), respectively, to the compound fertilizer. Compared with the control, the leaching loss of soil TN decreased by 8.36%, 6.72%, and 6.45%, and the loss of soil TK decreased by 9.18%, 9.31% and 11.82% in the 3%,9%, and 15% BF treatments, respectively. However, BF had no significant effect on the P leaching due to the low movement of P in the soil profile. In addition, the BF addition increased the immobilization of NH_4^+-N, available P, and available K in the soil profile. These results indicate that addition of BF to a tobacco-planting soil reduced nutrient leaching, and suggest that BF could be an effective method of applying biochar to agriculture fields.展开更多
Antibiotic pollution has become a global eco-environmental issue.To reduce sulfonamide antibiotics in water and improve resource utilization of solid wastes,phosphogypsummodified biochar composite(PMBC)was prepared vi...Antibiotic pollution has become a global eco-environmental issue.To reduce sulfonamide antibiotics in water and improve resource utilization of solid wastes,phosphogypsummodified biochar composite(PMBC)was prepared via facile one-step from distillers grains,wood chips,and phosphogypsum.The physicochemical properties of PMBCwere characterized by scanning electron microscope(SEM),Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),Zeta potential,X-ray diffraction(XRD),etc.The influencing factors,adsorption behaviors,and mechanisms of sulfadiazine(SD)and sulfamethazine(SMT)onto PMBC were studied by batch and fixed bed column adsorption experiments.The results showed that the removal rates of SD and SMT increased with the increase of phosphogypsum proportion,while decreased with the increase of solution pH.The maximum adsorption capacities of modified distillers grain and wood chips biochars for SD were 2.98 and 4.18 mg/g,and for SMT were 4.40 and 8.91mg/g,respectively,which was 9.0–22.3 times that of pristine biochar.Fixed bed column results demonstrated that PMBC had good adsorption capacities for SD and SMT.When the solution flow rate was 2.0 mL/min and the dosage of PMBC was 5.0 g,the removal rates of SD and SMT by modified wood chips biochar were both higher than 50%in 4 hr.The main mechanisms of SD and SMT removal by PMBC are hydrogen bonding,π-πdonor-acceptor,electrostatic interaction,and hydrophobic interaction.This study provides an effective method for the removal of antibiotics in water and the resource utilization of phosphogypsum.展开更多
The composition and vertical profiles of low molecular-weight organic acids （LMWOAs） and the contribution of them to dissolved organic matter （DOM） in sediment porewaters in Bosten Lake, Xinjiang, China were inves...The composition and vertical profiles of low molecular-weight organic acids （LMWOAs） and the contribution of them to dissolved organic matter （DOM） in sediment porewaters in Bosten Lake, Xinjiang, China were investigated. The results showed that total concentration of LMWOAs was up to 94.5 μmol/L and their proportion in DOM was 5.6%, suggesting that LMWOAs were important chemical components in DOM in lake sediment porewaters. Among the seven LMWOAs, pyruvic and acetic acid had the highest concentrations with 26.30 and 8.31 μmol/L, accounting for 51.4% and 14.92% of LMWOAs, respectively. Trifluoroacetic and sorbic acid had the lowest concentrations, indicating that the compositions of LMWOAs in relative reducing environments were largely different from those reported in glacier, atmosphere and soils. The concentrations of lactic, acetic, formic, sorbic and oxalic acid decreased with increasing depth, probably relating to stronger microbial activities in the initial stage of early diagenesis. Trifluoroacetic acid was mainly anthropogenic with its concentration, showing a diusive trend from the surface to bottom sediments. The concentrations of lactic acid and nitrate generally showed a consistent profile. The increasing concentration of pyruvic acid in the vertical profile was just opposite to that of sulfate, revealing a significant negative relationship between them. Oxalic acid remained constant except for an obvious peak at 6 cm depth. The results indicated the diversities in sources and behaviors for various LMWOAs during early diagenesis in sediments.展开更多
NOx emissions from biogenic sources in soils play a significant role in the gaseous loss of soil nitrogen and consequent changes in tropospheric chemistry. In order to investigate the characteristics of NOx fluxes and...NOx emissions from biogenic sources in soils play a significant role in the gaseous loss of soil nitrogen and consequent changes in tropospheric chemistry. In order to investigate the characteristics of NOx fluxes and factors influencing these fluxes in degraded sandy grasslands in northern China, diurnal and spatial variations of NOx fluxes were measured in situ. A dynamic flux chamber method was used at eight sites with various vegetation coverages and soil types in the northern steppe of China in the summer season of 2010.Fluxes of NOx from soils with plant covers were generally higher than those in the corresponding bare vegetation-free soils, indicating that the canopy plays an important role in the exchange of NOx between soil and air. The fluxes of NOx increased in the daytime,and decreased during the nighttime, with peak emissions occurring between 12：00 and14：00. The results of multiple linear regression analysis indicated that the diurnal variation of NOx fluxes was positively correlated with soil temperature（P 〈 0.05） and negatively with soil moisture content（P 〈 0.05）. Based on measurement over a season, the overall variation in NOx flux was lower than that of soil nitrogen contents, suggesting that the gaseous loss of N from the grasslands of northern China was not a significant contributor to the high C/N in the northern steppe of China. The concentration of NOx emitted from soils in the region did not exceed the 1-hr National Ambient Air Quality Standard（0.25 mg/m^3）.展开更多
Central-east Asia at the middle latitude has experienced a trend of climate warming,which is similar to the general trend of the whole northern hemisphere since the middle 1970s.The increase in air temperature has rev...Central-east Asia at the middle latitude has experienced a trend of climate warming,which is similar to the general trend of the whole northern hemisphere since the middle 1970s.The increase in air temperature has reversed the tundra ecosystem at the high latitude from a net CO_(2) sink to a source,inducing system-wide responses to the climate change.Whether the warming has disturbed the balance of soil carbon stock at the middle latitude as it has done at the high latitude,this is a question that is crucial to our understanding of feedbacks of the terrestrial carbon pool and for decision-making in the adaptation to the change.Surface soil samples were collected every 5 cents of latitude along a transect that starts from the northern slope of the Qinling Mountain south of the city Baoji in Shanxi Province,central China,and ends at the border of Mongolia with Russia,near Hanhayn Huryee of Hovsgol Nuur.Carbon content along the transect correlates significantly with the July temperature or,to a maximum extent,to the temperature from May through to September,suggesting that the carbon stocks are constrained by the temperature from,over the largest range,late spring to early autumn.While the temperature increases at the middle latitude during the recent climate warming in winter and early spring,with almost no change in other seasons.展开更多
The emission of air pollutants from various industries is a major contributor to environmental pollution.The removal of these pollutants before they are discharged into the environment has become an important means of...The emission of air pollutants from various industries is a major contributor to environmental pollution.The removal of these pollutants before they are discharged into the environment has become an important means of controlling air pollution.Biochar has attracted increasing attention because of its low cost,high porosity,large specific surface area,abundant surface functional groups,and high removal capacity.The physicochemical properties of biochar are greatly affected by feedstock types,preparation,and modification conditions.For this reason,the capacity and propensity of biochar for removing air pollutants are rather variable.To understand the existing research status and grasp the latest research progress,a systematic review on the removal of different air pollutants by biochar is highly needed.Based on the recent research,this paper systematically analyzes and summarizes the preparation and modification methods of biochar commonly used for the removal of six air pollutants(SO_(2),H_(2)S,CO_(2),Hg0,VOCs,and NH_(3)),as well as the removal performance and mechanisms.Then,the potential influencing factors(preparation parameters,physicochemical characteristics of biochar,and removal conditions)are discussed.Finally,the regeneration of biochar,suggestions,and future perspectives are proposed.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 41773144 U1612441+5 种基金 41503080)the Key Technologies R&D Project in Agriculture of Guizhou province (Nos. NY [2013] 3019 NY [2015] 3001-1)the Major S&T Special Project of Guizhou province (No. [2014] 6015-21)the Opening Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry (SKLEG2018905)Innovative Plan of Guizhou province and the Science and Technology Project of Guizhou Tobacco Company (201614)
文摘Biochar is a soil amendment for increasing soil quality and decreasing nutrient leaching. However, there is little information on the impact of biochar-based fertilizer(BF) on soil nutrient leaching in agricultural soils. We conducted a soil column leaching experiment to study the effects of BF on the leaching of total nitrogen(TN), total phosphorus, and total potassium(TK) in tobacco soils. The distribution characteristics of NH_4^+-N, available P, and available K in soil profiles were analyzed after the application of BF. Biochar was prepared by pyrolysis of fluecured tobacco stems. It was applied at four levels, 0%, 3%,9%, and 15%(w/w), respectively, to the compound fertilizer. Compared with the control, the leaching loss of soil TN decreased by 8.36%, 6.72%, and 6.45%, and the loss of soil TK decreased by 9.18%, 9.31% and 11.82% in the 3%,9%, and 15% BF treatments, respectively. However, BF had no significant effect on the P leaching due to the low movement of P in the soil profile. In addition, the BF addition increased the immobilization of NH_4^+-N, available P, and available K in the soil profile. These results indicate that addition of BF to a tobacco-planting soil reduced nutrient leaching, and suggest that BF could be an effective method of applying biochar to agriculture fields.
基金supported by the Key Project of Science and Technology Department of Guizhou Province(No.ZK(2022)016)the Special Research Fund of Natural Science(Special Post)of Guizhou University(No.(2020)01)the Key Cultivation Program of Guizhou University(No.2019(08)).
文摘Antibiotic pollution has become a global eco-environmental issue.To reduce sulfonamide antibiotics in water and improve resource utilization of solid wastes,phosphogypsummodified biochar composite(PMBC)was prepared via facile one-step from distillers grains,wood chips,and phosphogypsum.The physicochemical properties of PMBCwere characterized by scanning electron microscope(SEM),Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),Zeta potential,X-ray diffraction(XRD),etc.The influencing factors,adsorption behaviors,and mechanisms of sulfadiazine(SD)and sulfamethazine(SMT)onto PMBC were studied by batch and fixed bed column adsorption experiments.The results showed that the removal rates of SD and SMT increased with the increase of phosphogypsum proportion,while decreased with the increase of solution pH.The maximum adsorption capacities of modified distillers grain and wood chips biochars for SD were 2.98 and 4.18 mg/g,and for SMT were 4.40 and 8.91mg/g,respectively,which was 9.0–22.3 times that of pristine biochar.Fixed bed column results demonstrated that PMBC had good adsorption capacities for SD and SMT.When the solution flow rate was 2.0 mL/min and the dosage of PMBC was 5.0 g,the removal rates of SD and SMT by modified wood chips biochar were both higher than 50%in 4 hr.The main mechanisms of SD and SMT removal by PMBC are hydrogen bonding,π-πdonor-acceptor,electrostatic interaction,and hydrophobic interaction.This study provides an effective method for the removal of antibiotics in water and the resource utilization of phosphogypsum.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program (973) of China (No. 2008CB418200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.U0833603, 40632011, 40873080)
文摘The composition and vertical profiles of low molecular-weight organic acids （LMWOAs） and the contribution of them to dissolved organic matter （DOM） in sediment porewaters in Bosten Lake, Xinjiang, China were investigated. The results showed that total concentration of LMWOAs was up to 94.5 μmol/L and their proportion in DOM was 5.6%, suggesting that LMWOAs were important chemical components in DOM in lake sediment porewaters. Among the seven LMWOAs, pyruvic and acetic acid had the highest concentrations with 26.30 and 8.31 μmol/L, accounting for 51.4% and 14.92% of LMWOAs, respectively. Trifluoroacetic and sorbic acid had the lowest concentrations, indicating that the compositions of LMWOAs in relative reducing environments were largely different from those reported in glacier, atmosphere and soils. The concentrations of lactic, acetic, formic, sorbic and oxalic acid decreased with increasing depth, probably relating to stronger microbial activities in the initial stage of early diagenesis. Trifluoroacetic acid was mainly anthropogenic with its concentration, showing a diusive trend from the surface to bottom sediments. The concentrations of lactic acid and nitrate generally showed a consistent profile. The increasing concentration of pyruvic acid in the vertical profile was just opposite to that of sulfate, revealing a significant negative relationship between them. Oxalic acid remained constant except for an obvious peak at 6 cm depth. The results indicated the diversities in sources and behaviors for various LMWOAs during early diagenesis in sediments.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (No. 40872212, 41203057)the Key Agriculture R & D Program of Guizhou Province (NZ [2013]3012)+3 种基金the International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Project of Guizhou Province (No. G[2012]7050)the Municipal Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou Province (No. J [2011]2361)the West Light Foundation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. [2012]179)the State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry (No. SKLEG2014912)
文摘NOx emissions from biogenic sources in soils play a significant role in the gaseous loss of soil nitrogen and consequent changes in tropospheric chemistry. In order to investigate the characteristics of NOx fluxes and factors influencing these fluxes in degraded sandy grasslands in northern China, diurnal and spatial variations of NOx fluxes were measured in situ. A dynamic flux chamber method was used at eight sites with various vegetation coverages and soil types in the northern steppe of China in the summer season of 2010.Fluxes of NOx from soils with plant covers were generally higher than those in the corresponding bare vegetation-free soils, indicating that the canopy plays an important role in the exchange of NOx between soil and air. The fluxes of NOx increased in the daytime,and decreased during the nighttime, with peak emissions occurring between 12：00 and14：00. The results of multiple linear regression analysis indicated that the diurnal variation of NOx fluxes was positively correlated with soil temperature（P 〈 0.05） and negatively with soil moisture content（P 〈 0.05）. Based on measurement over a season, the overall variation in NOx flux was lower than that of soil nitrogen contents, suggesting that the gaseous loss of N from the grasslands of northern China was not a significant contributor to the high C/N in the northern steppe of China. The concentration of NOx emitted from soils in the region did not exceed the 1-hr National Ambient Air Quality Standard（0.25 mg/m^3）.
文摘Central-east Asia at the middle latitude has experienced a trend of climate warming,which is similar to the general trend of the whole northern hemisphere since the middle 1970s.The increase in air temperature has reversed the tundra ecosystem at the high latitude from a net CO_(2) sink to a source,inducing system-wide responses to the climate change.Whether the warming has disturbed the balance of soil carbon stock at the middle latitude as it has done at the high latitude,this is a question that is crucial to our understanding of feedbacks of the terrestrial carbon pool and for decision-making in the adaptation to the change.Surface soil samples were collected every 5 cents of latitude along a transect that starts from the northern slope of the Qinling Mountain south of the city Baoji in Shanxi Province,central China,and ends at the border of Mongolia with Russia,near Hanhayn Huryee of Hovsgol Nuur.Carbon content along the transect correlates significantly with the July temperature or,to a maximum extent,to the temperature from May through to September,suggesting that the carbon stocks are constrained by the temperature from,over the largest range,late spring to early autumn.While the temperature increases at the middle latitude during the recent climate warming in winter and early spring,with almost no change in other seasons.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41977297)the Special Research Fund of Natural Science(Special Post)of Guizhou University[(2020)01]the Key Cultivation Program of Guizhou University[2019(08)].
文摘The emission of air pollutants from various industries is a major contributor to environmental pollution.The removal of these pollutants before they are discharged into the environment has become an important means of controlling air pollution.Biochar has attracted increasing attention because of its low cost,high porosity,large specific surface area,abundant surface functional groups,and high removal capacity.The physicochemical properties of biochar are greatly affected by feedstock types,preparation,and modification conditions.For this reason,the capacity and propensity of biochar for removing air pollutants are rather variable.To understand the existing research status and grasp the latest research progress,a systematic review on the removal of different air pollutants by biochar is highly needed.Based on the recent research,this paper systematically analyzes and summarizes the preparation and modification methods of biochar commonly used for the removal of six air pollutants(SO_(2),H_(2)S,CO_(2),Hg0,VOCs,and NH_(3)),as well as the removal performance and mechanisms.Then,the potential influencing factors(preparation parameters,physicochemical characteristics of biochar,and removal conditions)are discussed.Finally,the regeneration of biochar,suggestions,and future perspectives are proposed.
