Environmental stability characteristics of immobilization effect of sulfhydryl grafted palygorskite on soil available cadmium

Abstract

The stability of heavy metal immobilization amendments represents a critical factor in evaluating remediation effectiveness. To comprehensively investigate the environmental stability of a novel amendment sulfhydryl grafted palygorskite (SGP), a series of experiments encompassing chemical exposure and sorption, incubation with simulated acid rain and thermal variations, and field validation were conducted. SGP demonstrated chemical stability across diverse media, including ambient atmosphere, aqueous solutions (H2O, CuSO4, H2O2), and heterogeneous soil matrices, as evidenced by a maximum relative standard deviation of changes in free sulfhydryl content and sorption capacity below 5%. Simulated acid rain leaching resulted in a maximum cumulative leaching efficiency of less than 1%, revealing no significant impact on Cd2+ release from SGP amended soil and confirming its resistance to acid rain. Thermal variance tests (-20°C to 60°C) demonstrated temperature-insensitive performance characteristics, with fluctuations below 10% observed in both soil available Cd regulation and Cd uptake by pakchoi. Field demonstration in acidic/alkaline soils validated the universal stability of SGP over two years. with soil available Cd reductions of 47.2-76.4% and grain Cd content decreases of 38.1-78.3% across seasonal variations. This study qualitatively and quantitatively characterized the stability characteristics of the SGP immobilization effect, providing theoretical support for developing new immobilization amendments and the safe utilization of contaminated farmland.

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Apr 2025
Accepted
13 Jul 2025
First published
14 Jul 2025
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2025, Accepted Manuscript

Environmental stability characteristics of immobilization effect of sulfhydryl grafted palygorskite on soil available cadmium

M. Wang, X. Gao, X. Chen, Y. Shu, Q. Huang, L. Wang, X. Qin, Y. Sun, Y. Zhao and X. Liang, Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2025, Accepted Manuscript , DOI: 10.1039/D5EM00262A

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