Tailored mesoporous biochar sorbents from pinecone biomass for the adsorption of natural organic matter from lake water
Yazdani M, Duimovich N, Tiraferri A, Laurell P, Borghei M, Zimmerman J, Vahala R. Tailored mesoporous biochar sorbents from pinecone biomass for the adsorption of natural organic matter from lake water. Journal Of Molecular Liquids 2019, 291: 111248. DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNatural organic matterPost-pyrolysis processPinecone biomassNOM adsorptionLC-OCDThermogravimetric analysisReal lake water samplesPristine biocharTeller (BET) surface area measurementsRemarkable surface areaLake waterComplex humic substancesLow molar mass fractionMesoporous biocharLake water samplesRemoval capacitySurface area measurementsMore alkaline solutionsMolar mass fractionsOrder kinetic modelHigh thermal stabilitySurface chemistryPore size distributionRe-adsorption capacityNOM fractions