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. 2023 Sep;30(45):101026-101034.
doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-29466-w. Epub 2023 Aug 29.

Crop effect and mechanism of amino acid-modified biomass ash in remediation of cadmium-contaminated soil

Haopeng Wu  1   2 , Jiamei Sun  1   2 , Wenbing Zhou  3   4 , Inas A Hashem  1   2   5 , Jianbo Cai  1   2 , Naidong Xiao  1   2
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Crop effect and mechanism of amino acid-modified biomass ash in remediation of cadmium-contaminated soil

Haopeng Wu et al. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Sep.

Abstract

Lignocellulosic biomass ash (BA) has certain adsorption and passivation effects on heavy metals, but its function is generally weak. Amino acid salt can facilitate the leaching of heavy metals in soil. Therefore, modification of BA with amino acid salt may realize a higher leaching rate and better passivation of heavy metals in soil. In this study, BA was modified by amino acid hydrolysate obtained from the hydrolysis of chicken feathers by sulfuric acid. The physicochemical properties of BA and modified BA (MBA), their effects on Chinese cabbage (CC) yield and nutritional quality, and passivation effects on soil cadmium (Cd) were compared, and the related mechanisms were investigated. SEM-EDS, XRD, and FTIR demonstrated that BA was a CaCO3-type soil amendment, while MBA was a CaSO4-type soil amendment with the loading of amino acid. Compared with BA, MBA significantly increased the fresh weight, soluble sugar, vitamin C (Vc), and protein contents of CC in both non-Cd contaminated soil and Cd contaminated soil, and obviously decreased the nitrate content and Cd uptake of CC in Cd-contaminated soil. After the application of MBA, cadmium species in potted soil were transformed from higher plant availability, representing by exchangeable and carbonate-bound, into lower plant availability, representing by iron-manganese oxide bound, which was identified as the key reason for the significant reduction of Cd content in CC under MBA application.

Keywords: Amino acid; Biomass ash; Cadmium; Chinese cabbage; Modification; Passivation.

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