Adsorption and Desorption Characteristics of Cadmium on Different Contaminated Paddy Soil Types: Kinetics, Isotherms, and the Effects of Soil Properties

Weisheng Lu, Ying Liu, Huike Ye, Dasong Lin, Guijie Li, Yang Zhao, Ting Deng, Huaxing Li and Ruigang Wang
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Weisheng Lu: College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China
Ying Liu: College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China
Huike Ye: Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
Dasong Lin: College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China
Guijie Li: Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
Yang Zhao: College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China
Ting Deng: College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China
Huaxing Li: College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China
Ruigang Wang: Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 13, 1-12

Abstract: The adsorption and desorption characteristics of cadmium (Cd) in uncontaminated soils have been investigated in numerous studies. However, similar studies on Cd-polluted soils from different sources, which exhibit complex physicochemical characteristics and internal interactions between Cd and the soil particles, are scarce. Therefore, in order to elucidate the adsorption and desorption characteristics of Cd in Cd polluted soils, six representative Cd-contaminated paddy soil samples were collected from farmlands in the vicinity of a steel plant (Soil 1), a smelter (Soil 2), a thermal power plant (Soil 3), two mining areas (Soil 4, the Dabaoshan mine, Shaoguan; Soil 5, a lead-zinc mine located at Lechang), and a paddy field irrigated with sewage at Zhongshan (Soil 6) in Guangdong Province, China. The analysis of the six soil samples showed that Cd adsorption fitted well to pseudo-second order as well as pseudo-first order kinetics; however, the pseudo-second order equation showed a better fit (R 2 = 0.860–0.962), while Elovich and intraparticle kinetic models fitted the adsorption kinetics poorly. Further, the adsorption isotherms fitted well to both the Langmuir and Freundlich models, with the Freundlich model showing a better fit (R 2 = 0.96–0.98). The following order was observed for the Cd(II) adsorption amount and rate: S5 > S6 > S1 > S3 > S2 > S4; meanwhile, the desorption amount and rate followed the opposite trend. Furthermore, the pH and soil organic matter were identified as the soil characteristics with the most significant impact on the adsorption and desorption behaviors of Cd(II) in the Cd-polluted soils.

Keywords: cadmium; paddy soil; adsorption and desorption; soil properties (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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