A Field Guide to Biochar Water Treatment

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

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

Ash leachate pretreatment

Josh Kearns
Jan 30, 2021
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Making potash lye from wood ashes and rainwater (image adapted from The Encyclopedia of Country Living, by Carla Emery).

People have been making their own homemade “potash lye” solutions – often used in soap making – for ages by soaking wood ashes in rainwater. Ash leachate is generally a high pH (pH 10-12) solution of mainly KOH, containing other AAEMs …

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