Synthesis of mixed-base active material from drilling fluid solid waste and biomass for oil wastewater adsorption and its mechanism

Abstract

To address the issues of high energy consumption, high cost and the risk of secondary pollution in drilling fluid solid waste treatment methods, this study prepared a mixed-based active material using drilling fluid solid waste and biomass materials as raw materials. The mixed-based active material is characterized by its abundant pore structure and high pore volume, demonstrating excellent adsorption performance for heavy metal ions and residual oil in industrial wastewater. Thermogravimetric and basic physical property analyses indicated a synergistic effect between drilling fluid solid waste and biomass materials, showing that joint pyrolysis of the two can enhance the yield of active materials. The adsorption performance of mixed-base active materials for heavy metal ions and residual oil were was tested. It was found that the removal rate of four heavy metal ions (Cr6+, Mn2+, Cu2+, and Zn2+) from the solution could reached 57.1 %, 96.3 %, 99.0 % and 94.1 %, respectively, at a concentration of 0.5 g/L of mixed-base active materials. Characterization revealed that the mixed-base activated carbon has a well-developed pore structure and numerous types of functional groups. The isothermal adsorption process of heavy metal ions by the active material is consistent with the Langmuir model and belongs to the monomolecular layer adsorption. The adsorption rate model of residual oil in wastewater by active materials conforms to the pseudo-second-order equation. The adsorption performance of mixed-base active materials primarily stems from physical adsorption enabled by their well-developed internal pore structure, along with chemical adsorption facilitated by oxygen- and nitrogen-containing functional groups on the surface.