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Project

Biochar based (activated carbon) adsorption for the removal of organic pollutants from wastewater

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

01CD12823

Duration

16 October 2023 → 15 October 2024

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Stijn Van Hulle

Fellow

Xian Zhang

Research disciplines

Engineering and technology
- (Waste)water treatment processes

Keywords

hydrochar modification adsorption wastewater treatment characterization Biochar

Project description

Biochar can be used as an adsorbent or produce activated carbon through modification. As such, waste biomass will be utilized as a resource to produce (activated) biochar enabling to reduce the cost of organic polluted water treatment and enhancing the treatment efficiency, as such establishing a new philosophy called wastewater treatment by waste.

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