Osama abdelaziz mohamed ahmed abo sada
Lecturer
Removing Total Nitrogen from Wastewater Using Biochar and Activated Carbon
Engineering Research Journal Faculty of Engineering Menoufia University (ERJ) • 2024
Publication Information
Authors
Sameh mansour, Osama A. Abosiada and M. E. Basiouny
Keywords
Wastewater treatment; Nitrogen removal; Activated carbon; Biochar; Biofilters
Journal
Engineering Research Journal Faculty of Engineering Menoufia University (ERJ)
Publisher
Menoufia University
Volume
47
Issue
original research article
Pages
1-8
publication.type
Local
Paper Link
Open Link
Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
The purpose of this study details an effort to lower the levels of total nitrogen in domestic wastewater by using biochar and activated biochar as a sorbent. Date palm fibers were used to prepare two varieties of bio-adsorbates using different temperatures and compositions. The first biochar was chemically activated to form chemical activated carbon. The second type was prepared by slow pyrolysis. An arrangement of four-column reactors was made. Chemically activated biochar makes up the entire first-column reactor. Sand and chemically activated biochar make up the second-column reactor (25% of the volume is activated biochar). Pyrolysis Biochar is the sole material used to fill the third-column reactor. Sand and pyrolysis biochar make up the fourth-column reactor (25% of the volume is pyrolysis biochar). All kinds of treatments were used to treat the influence in a static environment. A higher sorption removal efficiency for nitrogen resulted from chemically activated carbon (65–81 %) then from pyrolysis biochar (60–80%) then from chemically activated carbon with sand (54-76%) and finally from biochar with sand (53–75 %). Improving sorption effects likely depends on altering or activating biochar’s surface chemistry during modification. Adding sand to pyrolysis biochar and the activated carbon decreased the cost but pure media showed better removal for nitrogen.
