Solvent-Extractable Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Biochar: Influence of Pyrolysis Temperature and Feedstock

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 46; no. 17; pp. 9333 - 9341
• Main Authors: Keiluweit, Marco, Kleber, Markus, Sparrow, Margaret A, Simoneit, Bernd R. T, Prahl, Fredrick G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 04.09.2012
• Subjects: Anthracenes - isolation & purification; Applied sciences; Biomass; Charcoal - chemistry; Exact sciences and technology; Global environmental pollution; Hot Temperature; Models, Molecular; Phenanthrenes - isolation & purification; Poaceae - chemistry; Pollution; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - isolation & purification; Raw materials; Sediments; Soils; Solvents; Temperature; Wood - chemistry; Pyrolysis; Combustion residue; Chemical analysis; Hydrocarbon; Pollutant formation; Temperature effect; Polycyclic aromatic compound; Mutagen; Biochar; Sustainable development; Operating conditions; Persistent organic pollutant; Carcinogen; Risk assessment; Organic compounds; Quantitative analysis; Charcoal

Despite the increasing agricultural use of biochar as a way of combining the utilization of biomass for energy production with the removal of CO2 from the atmosphere, it is not known how variations in pyrolysis temperature and feedstock type affect concentration and composition of polycyclic aromati...