Optimization of heavy metal removal by activated carbon obtained as a co-product from fast pyrolysis of rice husks

The realization of a circular economy calls for maximum utilization of existing resources with no recoverable waste after the process cycle. During fast pyrolysis of biomass to produce bio-oil for energy purposes, solid residues in form of bio-char are generated. In this study, residual char after p...

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Main Authors: Peter Wilberforce Olupot, Joel Wakatuntu, Medard Turyasingura, Joseph Jjagwe, Emmanuel Menya, Mackay Okure
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Results in Materials
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590048X24000190