Comparison of biochar properties from biomass residues produced by slow pyrolysis at 500°C
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Application of biochar from biomass pyrolysis to soil is gaining greater interest; this can ameliorate the soil quality, reduce fertilizer consumption, and sequestrate carbon. This study compares the characteristics of biochar produced by slow pyrolysis at 500°C for agricultural residues: sugarcane bagasse, cocopeat, paddy straw, palm kernel shell (PKS) and umbrella tree. In the biochar yield, the influence of the inert and lignin contents was significant. The wood stem, bagasse and paddy straw had biochar yields of 24-28 wt.% from the organic fraction while cocopeat had 46 wt.%. The carbon content of biochar ranged from 84 wt.% to 89 wt.%, which corresponded to 43-63% of carbon in the biomass. The biochar from wood stem and bagasse had well-developed pores of various sizes with large surface areas. Although the surface area was significant, PKS biochar had dense matrix with few large pores. The elemental composition and pH of biochars were also compared.
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Cellulose and hemicellulose in the MS decompose at 500 °C.
“Lee et al. reported that cellulose and hemicellulose in the MS decompose at 500 ◦ C (Lee et al., 2013).”
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- Authors
- Lee, Y., Park, J., Ryu, C., Gang, K. S., Yang, W., Park, Y.-K., Jung, J., & Hyun, S.
- Affiliations
- Sungkyunkwan University (KR)
- Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KR)
- University of Seoul (KR)
- Korea University (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Ryu, Changkook
- Venue
- Bioresource Technology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-11
- Volume
- 148
- Pages
- 196-201
- ISSN
- 0960-8524 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1997425623
- Cited by
- 624
- References
- 30
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- FWCI
- 11.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Bioresource Technology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science & Technology Development (PJ0079662011)
- Rural Development Administration (RDA), Republic of Korea
- Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (EO-13-0010)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
- Keywords
- biochar, slow pyrolysis, biomass residues, sugarcane bagasse, cocopeat, rice straw, palm kernel shell, biochar yield, carbon content, pore structure, surface area, elemental composition, pH, lignin content, soil amendment, carbon sequestration
- MeSH terms
- Biotechnology, Charcoal, Temperature, Thermogravimetry, Porosity, Biomass, Bioreactors
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