Pyrolysis production of fruit peel biochar for potential use in treatment of palm oil mill effluent

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 213, Issue , 2018, Pages 400-408

  Lam, Su Shiung ^a,f   Liew, Rock Keey ^a   Cheng, Chin Kui ^b   Rasit, Nazaitulshila ^a   Ooi, Chee Kuan ^a   Ma, Nyuk Ling ^a   Ng, Jo Han ^c   Lam, Wei Haur ^d   Chong, Cheng Tung ^e   Chase, Howard A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adsorbent; Biochar; Palm; Pyrolysis; Waste

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT; BIOCHAR; CARBON; CHARCOAL; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; OIL; OXYGEN; PALM OIL; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADSORPTION; BIOCHAR; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LANDFILL; OXIDATION; PYROLYSIS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BANANA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; NONHUMAN; ORANGE (FRUIT); OXIDATION; PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENT; PYROLYSIS; SURFACE AREA; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE; WASTE; FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE;

CHARCOAL; FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PALM OIL; PLANT OILS;

EID: 85042686978     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.02.092     Document Type: Article

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