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Elucidating the mechanisms determining the availability of phosphate by application of biochars from different parent materials

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The consortium of minerals and organic matter notably alters and affects minerals' surface characteristics and nutrients providence. Organic matter such as biochar can modify the availability status of macronutrients like phosphorus (P). Despite some investigation, the adsorption/desorption of P with pure iron (hydr)oxides and the probable mechanisms involved are still unknown. In the present study, the goethite/hematite or goethite–biochar/hematite–biochar complexes were prepared, and a batch experiment with different P concentrations, time spell, pH, and ionic strength is performed to evaluate the sorption characteristics of P. The results of our study suggest that the P adsorption on mineral surface decreased with the increasing pH. Furthermore, the coexistence of biochar and minerals significantly inhibits P adsorption on the minerals surface. The results of Languimner and Freundlich's equations signify that the biochar–minerals complexes have heterogeneous adsorption sites and the presence of biochar reduces P adsorption on minerals surface. Among four biochars including peanut straw biochar (PC (B1)), rice straw biochar (RC (B2)), canola straw biochar (CC (B3)), and soybean straw biochar (SC (B4)), PC was more effective than other biochars to inhibit P adsorption on minerals surfaces.

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41371245 and 41230855)

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41371245 and 41230855).

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  1. College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China

    Muhammad Aqeel Kamran, Sadia Bibi & Baoliang Chen

  2. State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China

    Jun Jiang & Ren-Kou Xu

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MAK, JJ, and SB designed the study, MAK carried out the experiment, and BC and RKX provided the support and were in charge of overall direction and planning.

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Kamran, M.A., Bibi, S., Chen, B. et al. Elucidating the mechanisms determining the availability of phosphate by application of biochars from different parent materials. Environ Geochem Health 44, 4191–4200 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-01184-7

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