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Title: | Screening tests for N sorption allow to select and engineer biochars for N mitigation during biomass processing | Authors: | Viaene, Jarinda Peiren, Nico VANDAMME, Dries LATAF, Amine CUYPERS, Ann JOZEFCZAK, Marijke Amery, Fien Vandecasteele, Bart |
Issue Date: | 2023 | Publisher: | Source: | WASTE MANAGEMENT, 155 , p. 230 -239 | Abstract: | Biochar amendment during biomass processing can improve those processes and products, and reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases and NH 3 , resulting in ecologic and economic benefits. The potential positive effects of biochar are related to NH 4 +-N and NH 3 sorption, which in turn are depending on different biochar characteristics. By knowing the relationship between biochar characteristics and NH 4 +-N and NH 3 sorption, biochar production can be steered towards a higher N sorption or existing biochars can be selected for targeted applications for high N sorption. Therefore, this study aims to develop fast screening tests to estimate the potential for both NH 4 +-N and NH 3 sorption of biochar, before application in biomass processing. Further, the effects of feedstock, pyrolysis temperature, biochar characteristics and biochar treatments on N sorption are studied. The results show that NH 4 +-N sorption varied between 0 and 1.54 mg NH 4 +-N/g fresh biochar and was highest for manure-based biochars with a high nutrient content and cation exchange capacity, produced at lower temperatures (300-450 • C). For some biochars, the feedstock itself had a higher NH 4 +-N sorption than the biochar. Grinding and washing increased the NH 4 +-N sorption. In addition, a general linear model was proposed to predict the NH 4 +-N sorption based on three chemical characteristics ⋅ NH 3 sorption varied between 0 and 100 % of the negative control and showed a linear positive relationship with the NH 4 +-N sorption, moisture retention factor and cation exchange capacity. Pyrolysis temperature and feedstock type did not significantly affect NH 3 sorption. NH 4 +-N and NH 3 desorption varied amongst biochar type. | Keywords: | Biochar;Ammonium sorption;Ammonia sorption;Biomass processing;Multiple-use of biochar | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/38978 | ISSN: | 0956-053X | e-ISSN: | 1879-2456 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.10.037 | ISI #: | 000905026100006 | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
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