[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.

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2025-04-08
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[Remediation of Antimony-polluted Soil Using Iron Sulfide-modified Biochar and Stability Assessment After Remediation].

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Heavy metals in environment
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[Remediation of Antimony-polluted Soil Using Iron Sulfide-modified Biochar and Stability Assessment After Remediation].

Chun‐qi Gao, Dengling Jiang, Meng Tian, Qiang Li, Qingyu Li, Ying Cao, Sen Zhang
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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.

PubMedVol. 46(4)
North China University of Science and Technology (CN), Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CN)
Heavy metals in environment
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