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There is a requirement to provide more efficient, sensitive, low-cost materials for remediation of contaminated water. Biochar as a sorbent is an effective and low-cost material to remove contaminants in water but its adsorption properties can be improved by impregnation of metals on the surface. In this study, a biochar derived from industrial tea waste was modified with Mg, Fe, Mn and Al salts to create different composites, which were tested for PO43− and Cd2+ sorption. The modifications created biochars with the (hydr)oxides of each metal and changed the characterization parameters and surface functionality. Cd2+ was efficiently removed by all the materials even at high Cd2+ loadings in the water (100 mg Cd2+ L−1), the biochar with Mg being the most efficient in Cd2+ removal. The biochar with Mg also achieved the best sorption of PO43−, sorbing up to 30% at 20 mg PO43− L−1. Tea waste biochar can be modified with metal salts to enhance inorganic pollutant removal from waters, especially with Mg salts.

Modification of tea biochar with Mg, Fe, Mn and Al salts for efficient sorption of PO43− and Cd2+ from aqueous solutions