| Title | What to Do with Toxic, Contaminated Cellulose-based Adsorbents |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 9959 |
| Authors | Hubbe, MA |
| Title | What to Do with Toxic, Contaminated Cellulose-based Adsorbents |
| Year | 2022 |
| Published | Bioresources, 17.0, 1 |
| Abstract | This editorial considers the end fates of toxic materials, such as heavy metals, dyes, and synthetic organic compounds, which can be recovered from polluted water by using bio-based adsorbents. The point of the editorial is that insufficient research attention has been paid to the final fate of such contaminants. By contrast, much is known regarding factors affecting the adsorption capacities and rates of adsorption onto cellulose based materials. Highly contaminated solutions are produced during the regeneration of biosorbent materials. Eutectic freeze crystallization potentially could be used to isolate relative pure compounds of heavy metals from such solutions. Alternatively, biochar can be prepared from cellulosic material in such a way as to achieve strong attachment to certain pollutants. Such biochar, after its use as an adsorbent, could be placed in the ground, where it can be expected to remain stable as sequestered carbon. A high ion exchange capacity of such biochar has potential to reduce the rates of leaching, which could otherwise lead to contamination of groundwater near to landfill sites. As shown by these examples, some promising answers to the final fate of contaminants may conform to a "circular economy" model, whereas other promising answers may conform to a "cradle-to-grave" viewpoint. |
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