Comparison of characterization and adsorption of biochars produced from hydrothermal carbonization and pyrolysis

Environmental Technology and Innovation

Volumn 10, Issue , 2018, Pages 27-35

  Jian, Xiumei ^a   Zhuang, Xiuzheng ^b   Li, Bosong ^c   Xu, Xiwei ^a   Wei, Zebin ^a   Song, Yanpei ^b   Jiang, Enchen ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption characteristics; Biochar; Hydrothermal carbonization; Oxygen containing group; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85041421165     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23521864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2018.01.004     Document Type: Article

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