Polar and aliphatic domains regulate sorption of phthalic acid esters (PAEs) to biochars

Impact of biochar produced from post-harvest residue on the adsorption behavior of diesel oil on loess soil

“…Biochar can effectively improve soil nutrient availability, crop production, and soil microbial activities (Rutigliano et al 2014;Troy et al 2014). It is particularly effective at the adsorption of organic pollutants such as aromatics, polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides, and petroleum hydrocarbons, among others (Sun et al 2012;Ahmad et al 2012Ahmad et al , 2013Ahmad et al , 2014Zhao et al 2013;Zhang et al 2013;Hall et al 2014;Kumari et al 2014). Therefore, biochar has great potential to remediate pollutants in soils.…”

Study of moving bed biofilm reactor in diethyl phthalate and diallyl phthalate removal from synthetic wastewater

“…Therefore, many regulatory bodies, including USEPA (United States Environmental agency) and European Union have listed them as a priority pollutants (Sun et al, 2012).…”

Removal behaviors and mechanisms of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution by cephalosporin residue and derived chars

“…BC can be one of the best replacements of commercial AC due to its abundant functional groups and lower cost(Chen et al, 2015; Zhou et al, 2016). Moreover, the behavior and mechanism for removing Cr(VI) by BC largely depend on the conditions of heat treatment and the source materials which influence chemical composition and properties of BC(Sun et al, 2012). It was reported that grass chars displayed stronger sorption affinity to three phthalic acid esters than wood chars prepared at similar temperature, resulting from greater alkyl C content and higher polarity of grass chars compared with wood chars(Sun et al, 2012).…”

“…Moreover, the behavior and mechanism for removing Cr(VI) by BC largely depend on the conditions of heat treatment and the source materials which influence chemical composition and properties of BC(Sun et al, 2012). It was reported that grass chars displayed stronger sorption affinity to three phthalic acid esters than wood chars prepared at similar temperature, resulting from greater alkyl C content and higher polarity of grass chars compared with wood chars(Sun et al, 2012). Another study reported that adsorption capacity of sediment-derived char was similar to that of biomass-derived char, and thus sediment with high organic carbon content could be a potential source material for BC production(Wu et al, 2013).…”