Factors affecting sorption of nitro explosives to biochar: Pyrolysis temperature, surface treatment, competition, and dissolved metals

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 833-840

  Oh, Seok Young ^a   Seo, Yong Deuk ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLID PROPELLANTS; SORPTION; SURFACE TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

2 ,4 ,6-TRINITROTOLUENE; 2 ,4-DINITROTOLUENE; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; ELECTRON DONOR ACCEPTORS; HEXAHYDRO-1 ,3 ,5-TRINITRO-1 ,3 ,5 TRIAZINES; POINT OF ZERO CHARGE; PYROLYSIS TEMPERATURE; SORPTION CAPACITIES;

EXPLOSIVES;

2,4 DINITROTOLUENE; BENZENE; BIOCHAR; CYCLONITE; EXPLOSIVE; NAPHTHALENE; OXIDIZING AGENT; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; TRINITROTOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PH; POINT OF ZERO CHARGE; PROTON TRANSPORT; PYROLYSIS; PYROLYSIS TEMPERATURE; SOLUTE; SOLUTE EQUILIBRIUM CONCENTRATION; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE CHARGE; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTAMINATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84929472301     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2014.12.0525     Document Type: Article

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