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

3.3.2 Column testing

If you’re considering setting up a biochar water treatment system chances are you’re planning to use a fixed-bed configuration. This means loading granular biochar into some kind of tank or container, and flowing water through the (non-moving, i.e., fixed) bed of char. This is in contrast, for example, to stirring powdered biochar in a tank of water for…