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Gasification biochar from biowaste (food waste and wood waste) for effective CO2 adsorption

Igalavithana, Avanthi Deshani, Choi, Seung Wan, Dissanayake, Pavani Dulanja, Shang, Jin, Wang, Chi-Hwa, Yang, Xiao, Kim, Sumin, Tsang, Daniel C.W. +2 more·2020·Journal of Hazardous Materials

Abstract

Biochar is newly proposed as an innovative and cost-effective material to capture CO 2. In this study, biochar was produced from feedstock mixtures of food waste and wood waste (i.e., 20%:80% WFW20, 30%:70% WFW30 and 40%:60% WFW40) by gasification. The two biochar adsorbents containing the highest percentage of food waste, i.e., WFW40-K and WFW40-KC, were activated by KOH and KOH + CO 2, respectively. The biochar adsorbents were then tested for CO 2 adsorption at room temperature of 25 °C by using a volumetric sorption analyzer. The WFW20 showed the highest CO 2 adsorption capacity, while higher percentage of food waste in the feedstock was unfavorable for the CO 2 adsorption. The presence of N and S on the biochar surface was the primary contributor to the high CO 2 uptake on WFW20. The development of micropores by KOH activation significantly increased the CO 2 adsorption on WFW40-K, but KOH + CO 2 activation could not further increase the development of micropores and subsequent CO 2 adsorption. Moreover, WFW40-K showed >99% recyclability during 10 consecutive adsorption-desorption cycles. The biochars derived from biowaste (food waste and wood waste) could be effective adsorbents for CO 2 capture by providing green solution for food waste recycling.

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  • Biochar activated by metal hydroxides generates microporosity favorable for CO2 adsorption.

    “Biochar activated by metal hydroxides has been recognized as generating microporosity favorable for CO2 [25] and aqueous contaminants adsorption [26,27]”

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  • KOH-activated biochar showed excellent CO2 adsorption capacity due to its abundant micropores developed after activation.

    “Igalavithana et al. (2020a) found that KOH-activated biochar showed excellent CO2 adsorption capacity due to its abundant micropores developed after activation.”

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Igalavithana, A. D., Choi, S. W., Dissanayake, P. D., Shang, J., Wang, C.-H., Yang, X., Kim, S., Tsang, D. C. W., Lee, K. B., & Ok, Y. S.
Affiliations
  • Korea University (KR)
  • City University of Hong Kong (HK)
  • National University of Singapore (SG)
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
  • Yonsei University (KR)
Corresponding author
  • Lee, Ki Bong
  • Ok, Yong Sik
Venue
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-06
Volume
391
Pages
121147
ISSN
0304-3894 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2972021728
Cited by
225
References
74
Citations by year
2026: 19 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 31 · 2023: 35 · 2022: 58 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 2
FWCI
15.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Korea Ministry of Environment (2018002490001)
  • Hydrogen Energy Innovation Technology Development Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea
  • Korean government (Ministry of Science and IC (NRF-2019M3E6A1064197)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
Keywords
biochar, CO2 adsorption, CO2 capture, gasification, food waste, wood waste, biomass waste valorization, KOH activation, micropore development, adsorbent reusability, food waste recycling
MeSH terms
Pyrolysis, Adsorption, Carbon Dioxide, Charcoal, Food, Hydroxides, Waste Products, Wood, Potassium Compounds, Carbon Sequestration

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