A comparison of biochars from lignin, cellulose and wood as the sorbent to an aromatic pollutant

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials Vol. 280; pp. 450 - 457
• Main Authors: Li, Jianfa, Li, Yimin, Wu, Yunlu, Zheng, Mengying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 15.09.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adsorption; Applied sciences; Biochar; carbon; carbonization; cellulose; Charcoal - chemistry; comparative study; Desorption; Exact sciences and technology; feedstocks; Lignin; Lignin - chemistry; Nitrobenzene; nitrobenzenes; Nitrobenzenes - isolation & purification; pollutants; Pollution; sorbents; Sorption; species; Surface Properties; temperature; Water Pollutants, Chemical - isolation & purification; wood; Wood - chemistry; Sorption; Lignin; Desorption; Nitrobenzene; Biochar; Wood; Spectral analysis; Carbonization; Pollutant; Preparation; Aromatic compound; Sorbent; Comparative study

•Wood biochar's composition is close to cellulose biochar obtained at same HTT.•Wood biochar's properties were not dominated by lignin despite its recalcitrance.•Lignin biochar had a sorption capacity comparable to cellulose and wood biochars.•Lignin biochar is superior to other biochars o...