Experiment and Model Study on the Destination of 3,5,6-Trichloro-2-pyridinol in the Purple Soil of Southwestern China with a High Ratio of Biochar Applied

Shanggui Sun, Dongxing Ren, Wenjuan Lei and Xiangyang Zhou
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Shanggui Sun: College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
Dongxing Ren: Chengdu Surveying Geotechnical Research Institute of MCC, Chengdu 610023, China
Wenjuan Lei: College of Tea Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
Xiangyang Zhou: College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 14, 1-18

Abstract: 3,5,6-Trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCP), the main degradation production of the pesticide chlorpyrifos and the herbicide triclopyr, features anti-degradation and high water solubility that challenge the in situ prevention of the migration of TCP from soils to water bodies. Biochar is a widely used amendment, but previous studies focused on the low content of biochar application that restricted the off-site prevention. In this study, therefore, both experiments and models were employed to explore the destination of TCP in purple soil, an Entisol with low organic matter content, large pores, and high water conductivity in southwestern China with a high ratio of biochar applied. Soil columns were homogeneously packed by mixing biochar at 0, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 7.5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%, then the impulsive input of the breakthrough curves was used to explore the adsorption and desorption process of TCP, and the release of adsorbed TCP was traced by Br − . Following the dynamic outflow during the adsorption processes was simulated using the cumulative distribution function of gamma distribution, and the release of TCP was simulated by coupling the mass balance equation and first-order decay kinetics equation. The results revealed that the adsorption ability of the soil increased exponentially with the content of mixed biochar, implying a much larger increment at high content. For the removal rate of 90%, e.g., the increment was about 20 mg/kg when the content of biochar was raised from 15% to 20%, while it was about 7 mg/kg when the content was raised from 0 to 5%. The dynamic release and the unreleasable TCP could be well simulated by the first-order decay kinetics equation and the logarithmic model, respectively. The releasable TCP showed an increase–decrease pattern, and the maximum was observed at a 5% biochar content. These results above will provide a systematic experimental scheme, model support, and data reference to control organic pollutants with high solubility, stability, and strong migration using biochar in an off-site pattern such as an ecological ditch system.

Keywords: 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol; adsorption and desorption process; experiment and simulation; purple soil; high content of biochar (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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