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Pyrolysis temperature governs heavy metal immobilization

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Year2026

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  • Abstract This study evaluated the effectiveness of decreased from 52.1% to 28.4% with SSB450. PCA
  • ing an approximately 53.1% decrease, and produced
  • cling of carbon and mineral nutrients in a more stable fied as a Vertisol (USDA, 2022).
  • less stable materials(Huang et al., 2017), whereas
  • determined in deionized water using a 1:10 (m/v) Biochar was applied at 5% (w/w), after passage
  • cally (PerkinElmer Lambda 25 UV/Vis) at 400 nm °C) typically exhibits a highly aromatic and stable
  • FC(%) = 100% − (moisture(%) − volatilematter(%) − ash.(%)) pH 7.0. Sodium and potassium were measured by
  • %O = 100 − (%C + %H + %N + %S + %ash) (3) was determined using Mehlich-1 extraction followed
  • was adjusted to 60% of field capacity and pre-incu-
  • tion (F1), reducible fraction (F2), oxidizable frac- (Tr) were Zn = 1, Cr = 2, Cu = 5, Co = 5, Ni = 5,
  • mineral phases. high). Toxic-response factors were Zn = 1, Cr = 2,
  • BCR-701, with recoveries between 92 and 108%. and > 600 (very high risk). Five types of RAC
  • Each biological replicate was analyzed with three risks were defined no risk (NR, RAC < 1%),
  • analytical replicates. low risk (LR, 1% ≤ RAC < 10%), medium
  • Ecological risk and contamination indices were risk (MR, 10% ≤ RAC < 30%), high risk (HR,
  • calculated from the sequential extraction data using 30% ≤ RAC < 50%), and very high risk (VHR,
  • the following Eqs. 4–10. Because these indices RAC ≥ 50%); Cd is the sum of CF; and mCd), where
  • assessment code, Cd is the contamination degree, biochars, Tables 1, 2. Relative to untreated sewage
  • Table 1 Physicochemical characteristics and proximate analy- the magnitude of this effect varied among elements
  • decreased from 69.5% in the untreated soil to 60.0%
  • Moisture (%) 8.2 ± 0.4 5.1 ± 0.3 3.2 ± 0.2 2.1 ± 0.1 tively. Copper and Zn also became less concentrated
  • Ash (%) 15.9 ± 1.2 39.5 ± 2.1 52.4 ± 2.8 60.6 ± 3.2 ments, indicating limited mobility irrespective of
  • Table 2 Ultimate analysis of sewage sludge and derived bio-
  • C (%) 25.15 ± 1.2 20.31 ± 1.0 18.51 ± 0.9 16.17 ± 0.8 lower ecological risk across all biochar treatments.
  • H (%) 4.41 ± 0.3 1.42 ± 0.1 1.01 ± 0.1 0.73 ± 0.1 The strongest improvements were observed for Cd
  • N (%) 4.44 ± 0.2 3.51 ± 0.2 3.06 ± 0.2 2.86 ± 0.1 and Pb. For Cd, RAC declined from 28.3% in the con-
  • O* (%) 4.07 ± 0.4 2.41 ± 0.3 1.46 ± 0.2 0.71 ± 0.1 and 11.3% with SSB600. For Pb, RAC decreased
  • increasing thermal condensation and structural the first two principal components explained 94.0%
  • toward more stable fractions (F3 + F4), although and − 1.652 for SSB600, indicating that SSB450 was
  • PC2 = 7.7%), Fig. 3a. Fixed carbon and organic carbon
  • Component 2 (11,1 %) Ecological Index
  • Component 1 (82,9 %) Principal component
  • Component 1 (89,5 %) Principal component
  • affinity for mineral and organic phases. Accordingly, 450 °C was the most suitable pyrolysis temperature
  • earlier activities that could reasonably be perceived as influenc- US EPA, 2007. Method 6200: Field portable X-ray fluores-

Methods (brief)

  • exchange, complexation, and precipitation reactions Soil samples were collected from a multi-contami-
  • form (Bridle & Pritchard, 2004; Fytili & Zabaniotou, Composite samples were collected from the 0–20
  • the samples were air-dried and used for physicochem-
  • fraction was obtained after digestion according to ment framework used in the original study. Index
  • ured by ICP-OES (Agilent 720). Quality assurance were interpreted as < 150 (low risk), 150–300
  • Cruz das Almas for providing sewage sludge samples used in of heavy metal encapsulation in geopolymerized industrial
    • A review. Waste Management, 28, 215–225. https://​doi.​ U.S. EPA. (1996). “Method 3050B: Acid Digestion of Sedi-

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