Research Article

Adsorptive Removal of Trichloroethylene in Water by Crop Residue Biochars Pyrolyzed at Contrasting Temperatures: Continuous Fixed-Bed Experiments

Table 3

Thomas model parameters for trichloroethylene (TCE) sorption onto biochars derived from soybean stover pyrolyzed at 300°C (BC300) and 700°C (BC700) and activated carbon (AC).

Regression mode (mL min−1 mg−1) (mg g−1)

BC300 Linear 0.091 45.81 0.972
Nonlinear 0.056 78.02 0.965

BC700 Linear 0.018 682.8 0.908
Nonlinear 0.011 961.4 0.977

AC Linear 0.009 1212 0.863
Nonlinear 0.009 1436 0.987