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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (16): 82-89.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2024-0774

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Optimization of Ammonia Nitrogen Adsorption Performance of Ginger Straw Modified Biochar by Response Surface Method

HUANG Yaqi1(), LI Xiangping2, DING Yu2, FU Xinyi2, LIAO Qinhong2,3(), ZHANG Wenlin2,3   

  1. 1 College of Biological and Food Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404020
    2 College of Smart Agriculture, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing 402160
    3 Chongqing University Horticultural Plants Engineering Research Center, Chongqing 402160
  • Received:2024-12-11 Revised:2025-04-10 Online:2025-06-05 Published:2025-06-05

Abstract:

The study aimed to optimize the preparation process of ginger straw modified biochar through the response surface method to enhance its adsorption performance of ammonia nitrogen, so as to provide a new material for solving the problem of agricultural nitrogen pollution. The adsorption performance of modified biochar on ammonia nitrogen was evaluated by adsorption experiments. Initially, single-factor experiments were conducted with factors such as carbonization temperature, carbonization time, concentration of phosphoric acid solution and liquid-solid ratio, and then response surface experiments were performed based on above findings. The results indicated that the optimal process condition was as followed: carbonization temperature of 615℃, carbonization time of 1.5 h, phosphoric acid concentration of 25%, liquid-solid ratio of 15 mL/g. Under this condition, the adsorption value of modified biochar to ammonia nitrogen was very close to the predicted value. This study effectively applied the response surface method to optimize the modification technology of biochar, and provided a new solution for managing nitrogen pollution in practical agricultural practices.

Key words: modified biochar, response surface method, process optimization, agricultural nitrogen pollution, ginger straw