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Effects of Briquetting and High Pyrolysis Temperature on Hydrolysis Lignin Char Properties and Reactivity in CO-CO2-N2 Conditions
2021
Carbonaceous reductants for pyrometallurgical applications are usually obtained from fossil-based sources. The most important properties of the reductants greatly depend on the application and the feeding of the reductant into the process. However, the mechanical strength, calorific value, fixed carbon content, and reactivity of the reductant are the properties that usually define the applicability of the reductant for different processes. The reactivity of the biochars is usually high in comparison to metallurgical coke, which may restrict the applicability of the biochar in reduction processes. One cause of the higher reactivity is the higher surface area of the biochars, which can be sup…
Comparison of the Properties of Activated Carbons Produced in One-Stage and Two-Stage Processes
2018
Activated carbons (ACs) can be produced from biomass in a thermal process either in a direct carbonization-activation process or by first carbonizing the biomass and later activating the bio-chars into activated carbons. The properties of the ACs are dependent on the type of process used for production. In this study, the properties of activated carbons produced in one-stage and two-stage processes are considered. Activated carbons were produced by physical activation of two types of starting materials: bio chars produced from spruce and birch chips in a commercial carbonization plant and from the corresponding raw chips. The activated carbons produced were characterized regarding specific …
Effects of pyrolysis temperature on the hydrologically relevant porosity of willow biochar
2018
Biochar pore space consists of porosity of multiple length scales. In direct water holding applications like water storage for plant water uptake, the main interest is in micrometre-range porosity since these pores are able to store water that is easily available for plants. Gas adsorption measurements which are commonly used to characterize the physical pore structure of biochars are not able to quantify this pore-size range. While pyrogenetic porosity (i.e. pores formed during pyrolysis process) tends to increase with elevated process temperature, it is uncertain whether this change affects the pore space capable to store plant available water. In this study, we characterized biochar poro…
Biohiilen vaikutus torjunta-aineiden ja ravinteiden huuhtoutumiseen peltomaassa : esimerkkeinä glyfosaatti ja fosfori
2014
Tässä työssä tutkittiin kasvihuonekokein kolmessa eri lämpötilassa (300, 375 ja 475 ºC) tuotetun koivubiohiilen (80 tn/ha) vaikutusta glyfosaatin, aminometyylifosfonihapon (AMPA) ja fosforin (PO4-P) huuhtoutumiseen maaperästä. Lisäksi esiteltiin glyfosaatin ja fosforin keskinäistä vuorovaikutusta maaperässä sekä biohiilen tuotantoon liittyvien muuttujien vaikutusta torjunta-aineiden ja ravinteiden huuhtoutumiseen. Tutkimuksen mukaan maaperän biohiililisäykset vähentävät glyfosaatin huuhtoutumista keskimäärin 71 % ja AMPA:n huuhtoutumista keskimäärin 36 %. Biohiililisäykset eivät kuitenkaan vaikuttaneet tilastollisesti merkitsevästi fosforin huuhtoumaan. Biohiilen tuotantolämpötilalla ei oll…