Abstract:The modified biochar (PMBC+PSB) was produced by modifying pig manure biochar (PMBC) with phosphorus solubilizing bacteria (PSB), and its effect and mechanism of action on U(Ⅵ) removal in water were investigated. The results showed that the biochar modified with PMBC for 24 h(PMBC+PSB24) had the best effect on U(Ⅵ) removal, and the pores in the inner wall of the modified biochar were significantly increased, and the specific surface area and total pore volume of PMBC+PSB24 increased by 88.1% and 39.7%, respectively, compared with those before modification. The maximum adsorption capacity of PMBC+PSB24 for U(Ⅵ) in water was 555.19 mg/g, which was 24.44% higher than that of unmodified U(Ⅵ). The adsorption process was in accordance with the Freundlich isothermal model and the proposed secondary kinetic model. SEM and TEM characterization results showed that PMBC+PSB24 showed radial crystals on the surface and inside the bacterium, and the XRD results indicated that the crystals were metasuranite [K(UO2)(PO4)·3H2O].FTIR and XPS results showed that the abundance of functional groups on the surface of PMBC+PSB24 increased, and the main groups involved in adsorption were hydroxyl and phosphate groups. The main U(Ⅵ) removal mechanism of modified biochar was surface complexation and mineralization precipitation. After five adsorption-desorption cycles, the adsorption capacity of the modified biochar only decreased by 9.4%, which had good regeneration performance.