Red mud/biochar composite material (RMBC), which was applied as heavy metal passivator in this research, was prepared with red mud (the bauxite residue) and cornstalk under anoxic sintering condition. Based on the batch experiments in Pb contaminated soil, the passivating properties of several materials, including red mud (RM), biochar (BC), RMBC and phosphate-containing RMBC (PRMBC), were investigated in comparison with each other. Some interesting results are as follows: through anoxic thermal activation, a rough and porous structure of RMBC was obtained. Substances such as FeO and metal-organic complexes generated in RMBC provided effective sites for Pb passivation; and the mechanisms were speculated as the precipitation between Pb and the carbonate (or hydroxide), as well as the complexation reaction between Pb and metal organic complexes through ligand bonding. The pot experiments showed the promotion effects of four passivators on the growth of red onion were in the following order: PRMBC > RMBC > BC > RM. PRMBC stabilized Pb content in soil significantly due to the formation of insoluble substances, with the minimum transfer factor and bioconcentration factor for plant growth. The evidences above implied the composite materials (PRMBC and RMBC) would be potential passivators for heavy metal-contaminated soil.
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