Brewer’s Spent Grain Biochar: Grinding Method Matters
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Apparatuses
2.3. Synthesis of Brewer’s Spent Grain Biochar
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Surface Chemical Composition of Biochar
3.2. Crystallinity of Biochar
3.3. Morphology of Biochar and Bulk Composition
3.4. Carbon Skeleton Structure of Biochar
3.5. Thermal Stability
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Biomass | Weight of Biomass | Biochar | Weight of Biochar | % Yield |
---|---|---|---|---|
BSG-SPCM | 5.8096 | B-SPCM | 1.6226 | 27.9% |
BSG-CM | 3.7843 | B-CM | 1.0893 | 28.8% |
BSG-MP | 3.2917 | B-MP | 0.9337 | 28.4% |
BSG-W | 2.0717 | B-W | 0.6126 | 29.6% |
BSG-SP | 2.8120 | B-SP | 0.8026 | 28.5% |
Sample | C | O | N | P | Si | Ca |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B-SPCM | 80.1 | 12.1 | 4.58 | 1.82 | 1.25 | 0.14 |
B-CM | 78.2 | 13.2 | 3.74 | 2.39 | 1.35 | 1.16 |
B-MP | 82.1 | 11.3 | 3.83 | 1.25 | 1.56 | - |
B-W | 78.5 | 13.3 | 3.76 | 2.16 | 1.39 | 0.93 |
B-SP | 78.3 | 13.5 | 3.80 | 1.46 | 2.27 | 0.61 |
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Bhakta, A.K.; Snoussi, Y.; Garah, M.E.; Ammar, S.; Chehimi, M.M. Brewer’s Spent Grain Biochar: Grinding Method Matters. C 2022, 8, 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/c8030046
Bhakta AK, Snoussi Y, Garah ME, Ammar S, Chehimi MM. Brewer’s Spent Grain Biochar: Grinding Method Matters. C. 2022; 8(3):46. https://doi.org/10.3390/c8030046
Chicago/Turabian StyleBhakta, Arvind K., Youssef Snoussi, Mohamed El Garah, Souad Ammar, and Mohamed M. Chehimi. 2022. "Brewer’s Spent Grain Biochar: Grinding Method Matters" C 8, no. 3: 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/c8030046