Journal article
Modification of bituminous coal by air oxidation to increase ammonia capture
Wei Zhang, Bing Han, Ji-Zheng He, Deli Chen
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis | Elsevier | Published : 2020
Abstract
The development of low-cost animal bedding materials for ammonia (NH3) mitigation in livestock facilities is highly desirable from both environmental and waste management perspectives. In this study, we developed an air oxidation method as a simple but effective approach to increase the NH3 adsorption capacity of relatively ubiquitous bituminous coal (BC). The BC samples were oxidized in air at a range of temperatures, from 100 to 550 °C, and the highest NH3 adsorption was observed from the BC modified at 300 °C, with an 11-fold increase (49.7 mg g−1) compared with the initial BC. Samples were characterized using microscopy, BET, FT-IR, XPS, and Boehm titration. The results indicated that NH..
View full abstractGrants
Awarded by Australia-China Joint Research Centre -Healthy Soils for Sustainable Food Production and Environmental Quality
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors are very grateful to Drs. Clayton Butterly, Arvin R. Mosier and Ian Willett for careful editing of the English grammar and valuable suggestions. The authors would like to thank Trace Analysis for Chemical, Earth and Environmental Science (TrACESS) and Materials Characterisation and Fabrication (MCFP) platforms, The University of Melbourne for technical support. This research was supported by the Australia-China Joint Research Centre -Healthy Soils for Sustainable Food Production and Environmental Quality (ACSRF48165) and Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) `Optimising Nitrogen Recovery from Livestock Waste for Multiple Production and Environmental Benefits'. The first author would also like to thank The University of Melbourne for the award of the Melbourne Research Scholarship.