Nitrogen and phosphorus adsorption efficiency and mechanism of zeolite and biochar-based amendments in improving ecological substrate

Non-point source pollution severely affected water bodies of river through riparian buffers. Ecological substrate is an efficient approach to reducing non-point source pollution. This study proposes an ecological substrate amended by zeolite and biochar for riverbank protection. The surface morpholo...

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Main Authors: Xinlong Zhou, Lin Gui, Henglin Xiao, Yunfeng Shi, Jiaqi Dou
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Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Communications
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ada8fc
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Lin Gui
Henglin Xiao
Yunfeng Shi
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description Non-point source pollution severely affected water bodies of river through riparian buffers. Ecological substrate is an efficient approach to reducing non-point source pollution. This study proposes an ecological substrate amended by zeolite and biochar for riverbank protection. The surface morphological characteristics and elemental distribution of the substrates were analyzed. The adsorption capacities of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) under different substrate ratios were discussed. The results indicated that incorporating zeolite and biochar into the substrate significantly increases its specific surface area and pore volume, with BC-modified substrate (S-B) and composite-modified substrate (S-Z-B) showing a 273% and 45% enhancement, respectively, compared to the control group (S). The adsorption mechanisms for TN and TP on the amended substrates involve a synergistic effect of physical and chemical adsorption. Moreover, chemical interactions are the predominant controlling factors in the adsorption process of composite substrates. Comparably, the substrate amended by 6% zeolite and 1% biochar was identified as the optimal compositions for modified ecological revetment substrate.
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spelling doaj-art-c510838e1a5f4bdc9e7694bdd89e76fd2025-08-20T02:43:20ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Communications2515-76202025-01-017202501710.1088/2515-7620/ada8fcNitrogen and phosphorus adsorption efficiency and mechanism of zeolite and biochar-based amendments in improving ecological substrateXinlong Zhou0Lin Gui1Henglin Xiao2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6441-2424Yunfeng Shi3Jiaqi Dou4Key Laboratory of Health Intelligent Perception and Ecological Restoration of River and Lake, Ministry of Education, Hubei University of Technology , Wuhan, Hubei 430068, People’s Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Precision Blasting, Jianghan University , Wuhan, Hubei 430056, People’s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory of Health Intelligent Perception and Ecological Restoration of River and Lake, Ministry of Education, Hubei University of Technology , Wuhan, Hubei 430068, People’s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory of Health Intelligent Perception and Ecological Restoration of River and Lake, Ministry of Education, Hubei University of Technology , Wuhan, Hubei 430068, People’s Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Precision Blasting, Jianghan University , Wuhan, Hubei 430056, People’s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory of Health Intelligent Perception and Ecological Restoration of River and Lake, Ministry of Education, Hubei University of Technology , Wuhan, Hubei 430068, People’s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory of Health Intelligent Perception and Ecological Restoration of River and Lake, Ministry of Education, Hubei University of Technology , Wuhan, Hubei 430068, People’s Republic of ChinaNon-point source pollution severely affected water bodies of river through riparian buffers. Ecological substrate is an efficient approach to reducing non-point source pollution. This study proposes an ecological substrate amended by zeolite and biochar for riverbank protection. The surface morphological characteristics and elemental distribution of the substrates were analyzed. The adsorption capacities of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) under different substrate ratios were discussed. The results indicated that incorporating zeolite and biochar into the substrate significantly increases its specific surface area and pore volume, with BC-modified substrate (S-B) and composite-modified substrate (S-Z-B) showing a 273% and 45% enhancement, respectively, compared to the control group (S). The adsorption mechanisms for TN and TP on the amended substrates involve a synergistic effect of physical and chemical adsorption. Moreover, chemical interactions are the predominant controlling factors in the adsorption process of composite substrates. Comparably, the substrate amended by 6% zeolite and 1% biochar was identified as the optimal compositions for modified ecological revetment substrate.https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ada8fczeolitebiocharecological substratenitrogenphosphorusadsorption
spellingShingle Xinlong Zhou
Lin Gui
Henglin Xiao
Yunfeng Shi
Jiaqi Dou
Nitrogen and phosphorus adsorption efficiency and mechanism of zeolite and biochar-based amendments in improving ecological substrate
Environmental Research Communications
zeolite
biochar
ecological substrate
nitrogen
phosphorus
adsorption
title Nitrogen and phosphorus adsorption efficiency and mechanism of zeolite and biochar-based amendments in improving ecological substrate
title_full Nitrogen and phosphorus adsorption efficiency and mechanism of zeolite and biochar-based amendments in improving ecological substrate
title_fullStr Nitrogen and phosphorus adsorption efficiency and mechanism of zeolite and biochar-based amendments in improving ecological substrate
title_full_unstemmed Nitrogen and phosphorus adsorption efficiency and mechanism of zeolite and biochar-based amendments in improving ecological substrate
title_short Nitrogen and phosphorus adsorption efficiency and mechanism of zeolite and biochar-based amendments in improving ecological substrate
title_sort nitrogen and phosphorus adsorption efficiency and mechanism of zeolite and biochar based amendments in improving ecological substrate
topic zeolite
biochar
ecological substrate
nitrogen
phosphorus
adsorption
url https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ada8fc
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