Adsorption of herring sperm DNA onto pine sawdust biochar: Thermodynamics and site energy distribution

doi:10.1007/s11783-022-1579-7

Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

2022, Vol. 16

Issue (11) : 144 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-022-1579-7

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Adsorption of herring sperm DNA onto pine sawdust biochar: Thermodynamics and site energy distribution

Mingyi Yang¹, Lin Shi², Di Zhang^2,³(

), Zhaohui He¹, Aiping Liang⁴, Xiao Sun¹

¹. Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
². School of Resources and Environment, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, China
³. Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Carbon Sequestration and Pollution Control, Kunming 650500, China
⁴. School of Environmental and Material Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China

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Abstract

● Adsorption of environmental deoxyribonucleic acid on biochar was studied.

● π−π interaction and electrostatic repulsion worked in the adsorption.

● Thermodynamics indicated the adsorption was spontaneous and endothermic.

Environmental deoxyribonucleic acid (eDNA), which includes antibiotic resistance genes, is ubiquitous in the environment. The interactions between eDNA and biochar, a promising material widely used in soil amendment and water treatment, greatly affect the environmental behavior of eDNA. Hitherto few experimental evidences are available yet, especially on the information of thermodynamics and energy distribution to explains the interactions between biochar and eDNA. This study investigated the adsorption of herring sperm DNA (hsDNA) on pine sawdust biochar, with a specific emphasis on the adsorption thermodynamics and site energy distribution. The adsorption of hsDNA on biochar was enhanced by an increase in the pyrolysis and adsorption temperatures. The higher surface area, stronger π−π interaction, and weaker electrostatic repulsion between hsDNA and biochars prepared at high pyrolysis temperatures facilitated the adsorption of hsDNA. The thermodynamics indicated that the adsorption of hsDNA on biochar was spontaneous and endothermic. Therefore, higher temperature was beneficial for the adsorption of hsDNA on biochar; this was well explained by the increase in E^* and F(E^*) with the adsorption temperature. These results are useful for evaluating the migration and transformation of eDNA in the presence of biochar.

Keywords Environmental deoxyribonucleic acid Antibiotic resistance genes Biochar Adsorption thermodynamics

Corresponding Author(s): Di Zhang

Issue Date: 15 June 2022

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Mingyi Yang,Lin Shi,Di Zhang, et al. Adsorption of herring sperm DNA onto pine sawdust biochar: Thermodynamics and site energy distribution[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2022, 16(11): 144.

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Tab.1 Selected physicochemical properties of pine sawdust biochars

Fig.1 R_sp of mixtures of water and biochar for a series of biochar concentrations (a), and zeta potential of biochars with hsDNA at a series of pH (b).

Fig.2 Isotherms of hsDNA adsorption on PS300 (▲), PS400 (○), and PS500 (■) at 278 K (a), 293 K (b), and 313 K (c) fitted with FM.

Tab.2 Fitting parameters of adsorption isotherms in LM and FM

Fig.3 (a) FTIR spectra of biochars before and after hsDNA adsorption, as well as pure hsDNA; (b) FTIR spectra of biochars in range of 1600−600 cm⁻¹.

Fig.4 The adsorption quantities of hsDNA on PS500 at pH range of 2−9 (a), and hsDNA adsorption isotherm on PS300 (▲) and PS400 (●) at pH = 4, and on PS500 (■) at pH = 7.

Fig.5 Variations in ?H (a), ?S (b), and ?G (c) with hsDNA adsorption on PS300 (▲), PS400 (○), and PS500 (■). ?G values at 278, 293, and 313 K are indicated by white, grey, and black marks, respectively.

Fig.6 Adsorption site energy of hsDNA on PS300 (a), PS400 (b), and PS500 (c) based on Q_e, and site energy distribution of hsDNA adsorption on PS300 (d), PS400 (e), and PS500 (f). All experiments were conducted under 278 K (▲), 293 K (○), 313 K (■), respectively.

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