Abstract
In this work, granular biochar, Laminaria japonica-derived biochar (LB)-calcium alginate beads (LB-CAB), was successfully prepared by dropping a mixture of powder biochar and alginate solution into a calcium chloride solution for phosphate adsorption. Among different marine macroalgae derived biochars, LB exhibited the best performance, showing a phosphate removal rate of 97.02%, which was attributed to its high Ca/P and Mg/P ratios. With increasing pyrolysis temperature up to 600 °C, the physicochemical properties of LB became suitable for adsorbing phosphate. Experimental results of kinetics and equilibrium isotherms at different temperatures (10-30 °C) showed that the phosphate adsorption process is endothermic and is mainly controlled by external mass transfer and the intraparticle diffusion rate. The maximum adsorption capacity was found to be 157.7 mg g-1 at 30 °C, as fitted by the Langmuir-Freundlich model, which is higher than capacities of other powder form of biochars.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 108-116 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Bioresource technology |
| Volume | 211 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 Jul 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by Grants from the National Research Council of Science and Technology (Project No. Asia-02-002).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Bioengineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Waste Management and Disposal
