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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 145469 |
| Journal | Science of the Total Environment |
| Volume | 772 |
| Early online date | 30 Jan 2021 |
| Publication status | Published - 10 Jun 2021 |
Abstract
Phytoliths, silica structures derived from plant residues in silicon (Si)-accumulating plant species, have recently been recognized as a sink and source of nutrients and a hosting phase for carbon sequestration in soil. While the solubility of phytoliths in relation to their respective nature and solution chemistry has been intensively studied, the combined effects of CO2 and temperature, two highly variable parameters in soil, have not been fully understood. We hypothesized that changes in CO2 and temperature may affect the dissolution rate, thereby resizing the soil phytolith pool. Rice straw phytoliths were obtained from either open burning or controlled heating of straw from 300 to 900 °C and used to determine their batch incubation kinetics in a closed chamber at CO2 concentrations of 0 to 15% vol. and a temperature range of 20 to 50 °C for six days. The results revealed a contrasting effect in which temperature and CO2 were correspondingly found to accelerate or decelerate the dissolution rate of phytoliths. Under the most dissimilar conditions, i.e., 0% vol. CO2 and 50 °C and 15% vol. CO2 and 20 °C, the discrepancy in solubility was approximately six-fold, indicating a high vulnerability of phytoliths to CO2 and temperature changes. This finding also suggests that the soil phytolith pool can be diminished in the case of either increasing soil temperature or decreasing CO2 flux. Calculations based on these data revealed that the dissolution rate of phytoliths could be increased by an average of 4.5 to 7.3% for each 1 °C increase in temperature. This finding suggests a possible impact of current global warming on the global biogenic silica pool, and more insight into the relationship between this pool and climate change is, therefore, necessary to maintain the function of the phytolith phase in soil.
Keywords
- CO, Dissolution rate, Phytoliths, Rice straw, Temperature
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science(all)
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Science(all)
- Environmental Chemistry
- Environmental Science(all)
- Waste Management and Disposal
- Environmental Science(all)
- Pollution
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 772, 145469, 10.06.2021.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of CO2 and temperature on phytolith dissolution
AU - Nguyen, Anh T.Q.
AU - Nguyen, Anh M.
AU - Nguyen, Ly N.
AU - Nguyen, Huan X.
AU - Tran, Tien M.
AU - Tran, Phong D.
AU - Dultz, Stefan
AU - Nguyen, Minh N.
N1 - Funding Information: This research was funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology , Vietnam under project number ĐTĐL.CN-73/19 .
PY - 2021/6/10
Y1 - 2021/6/10
N2 - Phytoliths, silica structures derived from plant residues in silicon (Si)-accumulating plant species, have recently been recognized as a sink and source of nutrients and a hosting phase for carbon sequestration in soil. While the solubility of phytoliths in relation to their respective nature and solution chemistry has been intensively studied, the combined effects of CO2 and temperature, two highly variable parameters in soil, have not been fully understood. We hypothesized that changes in CO2 and temperature may affect the dissolution rate, thereby resizing the soil phytolith pool. Rice straw phytoliths were obtained from either open burning or controlled heating of straw from 300 to 900 °C and used to determine their batch incubation kinetics in a closed chamber at CO2 concentrations of 0 to 15% vol. and a temperature range of 20 to 50 °C for six days. The results revealed a contrasting effect in which temperature and CO2 were correspondingly found to accelerate or decelerate the dissolution rate of phytoliths. Under the most dissimilar conditions, i.e., 0% vol. CO2 and 50 °C and 15% vol. CO2 and 20 °C, the discrepancy in solubility was approximately six-fold, indicating a high vulnerability of phytoliths to CO2 and temperature changes. This finding also suggests that the soil phytolith pool can be diminished in the case of either increasing soil temperature or decreasing CO2 flux. Calculations based on these data revealed that the dissolution rate of phytoliths could be increased by an average of 4.5 to 7.3% for each 1 °C increase in temperature. This finding suggests a possible impact of current global warming on the global biogenic silica pool, and more insight into the relationship between this pool and climate change is, therefore, necessary to maintain the function of the phytolith phase in soil.
AB - Phytoliths, silica structures derived from plant residues in silicon (Si)-accumulating plant species, have recently been recognized as a sink and source of nutrients and a hosting phase for carbon sequestration in soil. While the solubility of phytoliths in relation to their respective nature and solution chemistry has been intensively studied, the combined effects of CO2 and temperature, two highly variable parameters in soil, have not been fully understood. We hypothesized that changes in CO2 and temperature may affect the dissolution rate, thereby resizing the soil phytolith pool. Rice straw phytoliths were obtained from either open burning or controlled heating of straw from 300 to 900 °C and used to determine their batch incubation kinetics in a closed chamber at CO2 concentrations of 0 to 15% vol. and a temperature range of 20 to 50 °C for six days. The results revealed a contrasting effect in which temperature and CO2 were correspondingly found to accelerate or decelerate the dissolution rate of phytoliths. Under the most dissimilar conditions, i.e., 0% vol. CO2 and 50 °C and 15% vol. CO2 and 20 °C, the discrepancy in solubility was approximately six-fold, indicating a high vulnerability of phytoliths to CO2 and temperature changes. This finding also suggests that the soil phytolith pool can be diminished in the case of either increasing soil temperature or decreasing CO2 flux. Calculations based on these data revealed that the dissolution rate of phytoliths could be increased by an average of 4.5 to 7.3% for each 1 °C increase in temperature. This finding suggests a possible impact of current global warming on the global biogenic silica pool, and more insight into the relationship between this pool and climate change is, therefore, necessary to maintain the function of the phytolith phase in soil.
KW - CO
KW - Dissolution rate
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JO - Science of the Total Environment
JF - Science of the Total Environment
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