Chapter 4- Summary of research on biochar adsorption of chemical pollutants

4.1 The char (cont.)

Batch screening tests to evaluate charcoal adsorbents

I conducted a battery of batch-mode isotherm tests (theory described in Chapter 3) to determine the effectiveness of kiln charcoals for removing our sentinel herbicide 2,4-D from a model surface water: 100 ug/L 2,4-D, pH 7, containing background DOM at a concentration of 4 mg/L total organic carbon (T…