Removal of arsenic, methylene blue, and phosphate by biochar/AlOOH nanocomposite

• Published in: Chemical engineering journal (Lausanne, Switzerland : 1996) Vol. 226; pp. 286 - 292
• Main Authors: Zhang, Ming, Gao, Bin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.06.2013
• Subjects: Adsorbent; adsorbents; adsorption; AlOOH; aqueous solutions; Arsenic; Biochar; biomass; carbon; chemical engineering; Contaminants; electron microscopes; methylene blue; Nanocomposite; Nanocomposites; Nanomaterials; Nanostructure; Phosphates; pyrolysis; Sorption; sorption isotherms; Surface chemistry; X-radiation; Nanocomposite; AlOOH; Biochar; Adsorbent; Contaminants

•Biochar/AlOOH nanocomposite was produced from biomass through pyrolysis.•AlOOH particles on biochar surfaces are nanosized.•Biochar matrix is mesoporous with average pore size of 50nm.•Biochar/AlOOH nanocomposite effectively removed tested contaminants. In this work, a biochar based composite mater...