[Remediation of Antimony-polluted Soil Using Iron Sulfide-modified Biochar and Stability Assessment After Remediation].
To investigate the remediation effects and mechanisms of iron sulfide-modified biochar (FeS-BC) on polluted soil surrounding an antimony smelting plant, soil from around a decommissioned antimony smelting plant in the Qinglong County, Guizhou Province, was used as the research subject. Through soil cultivation experiments, the effects of raw biochar (BC) and iron sulfide-modified biochar (FeS-BC) on the leaching toxicity, bioavailability, and speciation of antimony (Sb) in the soil were compared. The results showed that with an FeS∶BC mass ratio of 1∶5 and an addition rate of 7%, the average stabilization efficiency of Sb in soils with varying degrees of Sb pollution (G1-G6) reached 66.85%. FeS-BC maintained high Sb stabilization efficiency across a wide pH range (2.0-10.0). In soils treated with a certain proportion of BC, the leaching concentration and bioavailable content of Sb fluctuated during the remediation process, decreasing by 5.89%±3.04% (1.44%-9.08%) and 20.49%±17.74% (4.83%-58.39%), respectively, after 60 days of remediation. In contrast, FeS-BC effectively reduced the leaching concentration and bioavailable content of Sb throughout the remediation period, with reductions of 35.80%±13.80% (17.78%-55.05%) and 34.84%±2.28% (31.60%-37.64%), respectively, after 60 days of remediation. The stabilization mechanisms of Sb in soil by FeS-BC included electrostatic attraction, ion exchange, redox reactions, complexation, and precipitation. After 14 days of remediation with BC and FeS-BC, soils with varying Sb pollution levels (G1-G6) were subjected to alternating wet and dry conditions and freeze-thaw cycles. The leachate concentration and bioavailable content of Sb in soils remediated with BC increased, indicating a certain release risk. In contrast, in soils remediated with FeS-BC, while the leachate concentration of Sb increased, the bioavailable content decreased.
Authors
- Chun‐qi Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9119-1233)
- Dengling Jiang
- Meng Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7719-9896)
- Qiang Li
- Qingyu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1067-1222)
- Ying Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6596-3348)
- Sen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6630-570X)
Institutions
- North China University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.13227/j.hjkx.202403018
- Primary Topic
- Heavy metals in environment
- Type
- article