Biochar, known as “black gold”, has garnered wide attention in various applications. However, the potential release of toxic organic compounds has raised environmental concerns, thereby limiting its safe and sustain...Biochar, known as “black gold”, has garnered wide attention in various applications. However, the potential release of toxic organic compounds has raised environmental concerns, thereby limiting its safe and sustainable application. Herein, we propose a distillation strategy to simultaneously detoxify biochar and enhance its redox functionality. Multi-factor correlation analysis identified 30 min as the optimal distillation time, which significantly increased the biochar's Brunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET) surface area(by 143%), improved hydrophilicity(with contact angle decreased by 3.8%), and effectively reduced the dissolved organic carbon(DOC) content of the biochar. Regarding the effect of distillation solvent, both water and acetic acid significantly enhanced the electron exchange capacity(EEC) of the biochar, with lactic acid exhibiting the best performance in improving the electron donating capacity(EDC). Meanwhile, distillation with acetic acid achieved optimal detoxification by effectively removing toxic organic compounds such as naphthalene, amines, and aromatic hydrocarbons. Further validation confirmed the good generalizability of this method to biochars derived from various feedstocks. Techno-economic analysis showed a 98.7% reduction in water consumption and 22.9%-62.5% cost savings compared to traditional washing methods. This work highlights distillation as an efficient, eco-friendly, and cost-effective method to enhance biochar safety and redox functionality, thereby advancing its sustainable applications.展开更多
The volatilization characteristics and kinetic mechanisms of arsenic were investigated in the temperature range of 623−773 K and pressure ranges of 10−10000 Pa.The experimental results reveal that the evaporation rate...The volatilization characteristics and kinetic mechanisms of arsenic were investigated in the temperature range of 623−773 K and pressure ranges of 10−10000 Pa.The experimental results reveal that the evaporation rate increases with increasing temperature and decreasing pressure.Surface reaction control dominates at low pressures(<100 Pa),whereas diffusion control dominates at high pressures(>5000 Pa).The evaporation behavior is successfully described by an Arrhenius-type model for temperature dependence and Logistic model for pressure dependence.Key kinetic parameters,including the critical pressure,maximum evaporation rate and evaporation coefficient,were calculated.The evaporation coefficient varies between 0.010 and 0.223,and the critical pressures vary between 281 and 478 Pa with temperature.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No.2025YFE0100700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.52270138)the International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan (Grant No.22230712200)。
文摘Biochar, known as “black gold”, has garnered wide attention in various applications. However, the potential release of toxic organic compounds has raised environmental concerns, thereby limiting its safe and sustainable application. Herein, we propose a distillation strategy to simultaneously detoxify biochar and enhance its redox functionality. Multi-factor correlation analysis identified 30 min as the optimal distillation time, which significantly increased the biochar's Brunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET) surface area(by 143%), improved hydrophilicity(with contact angle decreased by 3.8%), and effectively reduced the dissolved organic carbon(DOC) content of the biochar. Regarding the effect of distillation solvent, both water and acetic acid significantly enhanced the electron exchange capacity(EEC) of the biochar, with lactic acid exhibiting the best performance in improving the electron donating capacity(EDC). Meanwhile, distillation with acetic acid achieved optimal detoxification by effectively removing toxic organic compounds such as naphthalene, amines, and aromatic hydrocarbons. Further validation confirmed the good generalizability of this method to biochars derived from various feedstocks. Techno-economic analysis showed a 98.7% reduction in water consumption and 22.9%-62.5% cost savings compared to traditional washing methods. This work highlights distillation as an efficient, eco-friendly, and cost-effective method to enhance biochar safety and redox functionality, thereby advancing its sustainable applications.
基金Yunnan Fundamental Research Project,China(No.202201BE070001-056)。
文摘The volatilization characteristics and kinetic mechanisms of arsenic were investigated in the temperature range of 623−773 K and pressure ranges of 10−10000 Pa.The experimental results reveal that the evaporation rate increases with increasing temperature and decreasing pressure.Surface reaction control dominates at low pressures(<100 Pa),whereas diffusion control dominates at high pressures(>5000 Pa).The evaporation behavior is successfully described by an Arrhenius-type model for temperature dependence and Logistic model for pressure dependence.Key kinetic parameters,including the critical pressure,maximum evaporation rate and evaporation coefficient,were calculated.The evaporation coefficient varies between 0.010 and 0.223,and the critical pressures vary between 281 and 478 Pa with temperature.
