Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jan 24, 2026
Physical, Chemical and Biological Characterization of Six Biochars Produced for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites
Published on: November 28, 2014
Pyrolysis-temperature depended quinone and carbonyl groups as the electron accepting sites in barley grass derived
Yue Zhang1, Xiaoyun Xu1, Pengyu Zhang1
1School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Abstract:
Biochar has been proven to possess the electron transfer property that can participate in the biogeochemical redox reaction in the environment. In this study, the electron accepting capacities (EACs) of the barley grass biochars produced at the various temperatures from 350 °C to 800 °C were investigated. The EAC values were in the range of 0.27-0.72 mmol e- (g biochar)-1 and showed increase as the pyrolysis temperature increased from 350 °C to 450 °C, slight decrease with temperature increasing from 450 °C to 500 °C, and then increase again from 650 °C to 800 °C. The O-containing groups were the EAC moieties identified by temperature programmed desorption coupled with mass spectroscopy (TPD-MS) and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and carbonyl and quinone were the main EAC moieties, accounting for 75.4%-95.7% as the pyrolysis temperature increased from 350 °C to 800 °C. Overall, carbonyl and quinone determined the EACs properties of biochar which were affected by the pyrolysis temperature. The results will help us to develop biochar with controlled electron accepting property for specific environmental applications.
Related Concept Videos
01:14Temperature Measurement Sites
Oral: When assessing oral temperature, the thermometer tip should be placed under the tongue in the posterior sublingual pocket. It offers accurate readings and can be...
02:55Temperature Dependence on Reaction Rate
Atoms, molecules, or ions must collide before they can react with each other. Atoms must be close together to form chemical bonds. This premise is the basis for a theory that explains many observations regarding chemical kinetics, including factors affecting reaction rates.
The collision theory is based on the postulates that (i) the reaction rate is proportional to the rate of reactant collisions, (ii) the reacting species collide in an orientation allowing contact between...
01:12Temperature Dependent Deformation
01:17Oxidation of Phenols to Quinones
o-hydroxy phenols are oxidized to o-quinones and p-hydroxy phenols to p-quinones. Such redox reactions involve the transfer of two electrons and two protons. The reversible redox...
02:40Ligand Binding Sites
Protein-ligand interactions are quite specific; even though numerous potential ligands surround a cellular protein at any given time, only a particular ligand can bind to that protein. Moreover, a ligand binds only to a dedicated area on the surface of the protein, known as the...
01:49Conserved Binding Sites
Binding sites are often located in large pockets, and if their location on a protein’s surface is unknown, it can be predicted using various approaches. The energetic method computationally...