Transformation behaviors and environmental risk assessment of heavy metals during resource recovery from Sedum plumbizincicola via hydrothermal liquefaction

Chao He, Zhao Zhang, Candie Xie, Apostolos Giannis, Zhe Chen, Yetao Tang, Rongliang Qiu

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Abstract

Environmentally sound disposal of hyperaccumulator harvests is of critical importance to industrialization of phytoremediation. Herein, transformation behaviors and environmental risk of heavy metals were comprehensively examined during subcritical hydrothermal liquefaction of Sedum plumbizincicola. It is concluded that low temperature liquefaction favored resource recovery of heavy oil and hydrochars in terms of higher energy density, improved carbon sequestration and less energy consumption. Heavy metals were mainly distributed into hydrochars and water soluble phase with less than 10% in heavy oil. All metal elements except As could be accumulated in hydrochars by extending reaction time, whereas more than 96% of As was redistributed into water soluble phase. Prolonged liquefaction time facilitated immobilization of Cd, Cr and As in hydrochars, but fast liquefaction favored Pb stabilization. Liquefaction significantly reduced environmental risk level of Cd, Zn and As, but may mobilize Pb and Mn, especially for Mn to very high risk level at 240 ºC. High temperature with long reaction time tended to inhibit leaching rate of Mn, whereas low liquefaction temperature with short reaction time prevented the leaching of Zn and As from hydrochars. Overall, these findings are essential for downstream upgrading of heavy oil and metals recovery from hydrochars.

Original languageEnglish
Article number124588
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Hazardous Materials
Volume410
Early online date2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

This research work is financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Nos. 2018YFD0800700 , 2018YFD0800703 ), Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (No. 2018A030313228 ), Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project (No. 201904010342 ), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 19lgpy152 ), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51906264 ).

Keywords

  • Heavy oil
  • Hydrochar
  • Hyperaccumulator
  • Phytoremediation
  • RAC

Publication forum classification

  • Publication forum level 2

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Waste Management and Disposal
  • Pollution
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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