Chapter 3 - Adsorption: A cost-effective treatment process for chemical contaminants

Introduction, and 3.1 How pyrolysis works for making porous adsorbents

Electron microscope image of a granule of biochar made from longan wood.

Introduction

In this Chapter you’ll learn the essential concepts of how the phenomenon of adsorption works so that you can make biochar water treatment work for your applications. 

The electron microscope image above shows a granule of longan (tropical fruit tree) wood biochar about 1…