• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.293-300
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• 2018

The removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from water using KOH-activated pine tree needle leaves biochar is considered a cost effective and efficient process. In this study, pine tree needle leaves were mixed with 0, 50, 100 and 200% (KOH weight/feedstock weight) of KOH, respectively. Then, the mixture was pyrolyzed at $500^{\circ}C$ for 6 hrs. The adsorption characteristics of 10 VOCs to the biochar were tested. The results indicated that the removal efficiency of the KOH activated biochar was highest in 100% KOH-biochar. The VOC removal efficiencies of 50% and 200% KOH activated biochar were similar and the 0% KOH activated biochar showed the lowest VOC removal. The FTIR results showed that increasing the amount of KOH seemed to enhance the formation of various functional groups, such as -OH, -C=C, -O. The adsorption strength of 10 VOCs to the KOH activated biochar seemed to be increasing by the increase of the solubility of VOCs. This may suggest that the adsorption is taking place in hydrophilic sites of the biochar surface. The KOH activated pine tree needle leaves biochar can be an effective sorbent for VOCs removal in water and 100% KOH mixing seemed to provide better sorption capacity.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.171-177
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• 2020

BACKGROUND: Recently, biomass conversion from agricultural wastes to carbon-rich materials such as biochar has been recognized as a promising option to maintain or increase soil productivity, reduce nutrient losses, and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the agro-ecosystem. This experiment was conducted to select an optimum conditions for enhancing the NH₄-N adsorption capacity of rice hull activated biochar. METHODS AND RESULTS: For deciding the proper molarity of KOH for enhancing its porosity, biochars treated with different molarity of KOH (0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8) were carbonized at 600℃ in the reactor. The maximum adsorption capacity was 1.464 mg g^-1, and an optimum molarity was selected to be 6 M KOH. For the effect of adsorption capacity to different carbonized temperatures, 6 M KOH-treated biochar was carbonized at 600℃ and 800℃ under the pyrolysis system. The result has shown that the maximum adsorption capacity was 1.76 mg g^-1 in the rice hull activated biochar treated with 6 M KOH at 600℃ of pyrolysis temperature, while its non-treated biochar was 1.17 mg g^-1. The adsorption rate in the rice hull activated biochar treated with 6 M KOH at 600℃ was increased at 62.18% compared to that of the control. Adsorption of NH₄-N in the rice hull activated biochar was well suited for the Langmuir model because it was observed that dimensionless constant (R_L) was 0.97 and 0.66 at 600℃ and 800℃ of pyrolysis temperatures, respectively. The maximum adsorption amount (q_m) and the bond strength constants (b) were 0.092 mg g^-1 and 0.001 mg L^-1, respectively, for the rice hull activated biochar treated with 6 M KOH at 600℃ of pyrolysis. CONCLUSION: Optimum condition of rice hull activated biochar was 6M KOH at 600℃ of pyrolysis temperature.

• Carbon letters
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• 제19권
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• pp.79-88
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• 2016

As a replacement for activated carbon, biochar was synthesized and used for the adsorptive removal of formaldehyde and nitrogen oxide. Biochar was produced from the fast pyrolysis of the red marine macro alga, Pyropia tenera. The P. tenera char was then activated with steam, ammonia and KOH to alter its characteristics. The adsorption of formaldehyde, which is one of the main indoor air pollutants, onto the seaweed char was performed using 1-ppm formaldehyde and the char was activated using a range of methods. The char activated with both the KOH and ammonia treatments showed the highest adsorptive removal efficiency, followed by KOH-treated char, ammonia-treated char, steam-treated char, and non-activated char. The removal of 1000-ppm NO over untreated char, KOH-treated char, and activated carbon was also tested. While the untreated char exhibited little activity, the KOH-treated char removed 80% of the NO at 50℃, which was an even higher NO removal efficiency than that achieved by activated carbon.

• 청정기술
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.272-278
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• 2023

흡착을 이용한 오염물질 정화 방법에 많은 관심이 집중되고 있으며, 최근에는 바이오차를 이용하여 유기 및 무기오염물질 제거에도 이용할 수 있다는 연구가 진행되고 있다. 특히 폐자원 바이오매스로 폐목재는 바이오매스 재활용 방안이 필요한 상황으로 폐목재를 이용하여 생성된 바이오차를 흡착용량을 증가하기 위한 방법이 필요하다. 저온고압을 이용하여 에너지 소비가 낮고 수분 제거 전처리가 필요없는 열수가압탄화(Hydrothermal Carbonization, HTC)를 이용하여 탄화하여 바이오차를 생성하고, KOH, NaOH, ZnCl₂ 약품을 이용한 화학적 활성화법으로 생성된 바이오차를 약품별 활성화에 따른 요오드 흡착능, 비표면적, 세공크기, 세공부피, 세공분포 및 SEM을 분석하여 흡착특성을 파악하였다. HTC 300℃, 4 hr에서 생성된 바이오차를 KOH, NaOH, ZnCl₂ 약품별로 활성화로 생성된 바이오차 중 요오드흡착능이 높은 바이오차를 선정하여 비표면적, 세공부피, 세공크기 및 세공분포를 분석한 결과, 비표면적은 774~1.387 m²/g으로 활성탄과 같은 높은 비표면적을 나타냈으며, 평균세공크기 21~24 Å 범위의 미세공이 형성되었음을 확인하였다. 또한 SEM 관찰한 결과 활성화에 따라 표면이 일정한 형태의 균일한 세공이 발달되고 세공의 수가 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Carbon letters
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• 제28권
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• pp.81-86
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• 2018

Empty fruit bunch (EFB) char was used to remove $NO_x$ and odorous substances. The physicochemical properties of the EFB chars were altered by steam or KOH treatments. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area and porosity were measured to determine the properties of the modified EFB chars. The $deNO_x$ and adsorption test for hydrogen sulphide and acetaldehyde were performed to determine the feasibility of the modified EFB chars. The KOH-treated EFB (KEFB) char revealed higher $deNO_x$ efficiency than with commercial activated carbon. The Cu-impregnated EFB char also had high $deNO_x$ efficiency at temperatures higher than $150^{\circ}C$. The KEFB char showed the highest hydrogen sulphide and acetaldehyde adsorption ability, followed by the steam-treated EFB char and untreated EFB char. Moreover, the product prepared by sulfonation of EFB char showed excellent performance for esterification of palm fatty acid distillate for biodiesel production.

• 공업화학
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.576-583
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• 2023

본 연구는 돼지 뼈 기반의 바이오매스를 가지고 새로운 흡착재의 활용가능성을 조사하였다. 이를 위하여 돼지 뼈 기반 활성탄소(pig bone based activated carbon, PAC)의 물리화학적 특성을 확인하고 이산화탄소 흡착 성능을 고찰하였다. 활성화제로 KOH를 사용하였으며, 활성화 온도가 증가할수록 비표면적이 증가하며 이산화탄소의 흡착 효율도 증가하였다. 800 ℃에서 활성화된 샘플은 1208.7 m²/g로 가장 큰 비표면적을 나타내었으며, 273 K, 1 bar에서 3.33 mmol/g로 높은 이산화탄소 흡착 효율을 보였다. 그러나 활성화 온도가 900 ℃ 이상인 조건에서는 결정성의 변화 및 과활성화로 인하여 비표면적과 이산화탄소 흡착 효율이 감소하였다. 한편 이상흡착용액이론으로 그 선택도 계산을 수행하였을 때, 273 K, 0.8 bar 이하에서 PAC-900 샘플이 가장 좋은 선택도를 보였다. 이러한 결과는 273 K에서의 이산화탄소/질소 흡착은 900 ℃에서 돼지 뼈가 활성화될 때 탄산염이 분해됨으로써 형성된 하이드록시아파타이트의 이산화탄소 흡착성과 그 결정성으로 인해 높은 선택도가 얻어진 것으로 판단된다.