Heavy metal and phenol adsorptive properties of biochars from pyrolyzed switchgrass and woody biomass in correlation with surface properties

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 196-204

  Han, Yanxue ^a,b   Boateng, Akwasi A ^b   Qi, Phoebe X ^b   Lima, Isabel M ^c   Chang, Jianmin ^a  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Biochar; Heavy metal; Phenol

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HEAVY METALS; PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITRATION;

ACIDIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; ADSORPTIVE PROPERTIES; BIOCHAR; FAST PYROLYSIS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; HARDWOODS ANDS; SLOW PYROLYSIS; STEAM ACTIVATION; SWITCHGRASS; WOODY BIOMASS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOCHAR; CARBOXYL GROUP; CHARCOAL; COPPER; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; PHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CORRELATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASS; HEAVY METAL; ISOTHERM; PHENOL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE STRUCTURE; WOOD;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTHERM; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PRECURSOR; PYROLYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TITRIMETRY; WATER VAPOR; WOOD;

EID: 84874421567     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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