增强废水回收和生物能源生产的MXene/生物炭复合材料:一种动力学和热力学研究
Aman Kumar1, Ekta Singh1, Shang-Lien Lo2
1Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, 71 Chuo-Shan Rd., Taipei 10673, Taiwan.
Chemosphere
|May 11, 2024
概括
这项研究开发了MXene/生物炭 (MB) 复合材料,用于先进的废水处理和能源发电. MB复合材料有效地去除了污染物并增强了植物生长,展示了双重水和能源可持续性的好处.
科学领域:
- 环境科学与工程环境科学与工程
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 可再生能源可再生能源是可再生能源.
背景情况:
- 污水处理和可持续能源生产是全球面临的关键挑战.
- 生物炭 (BC) 和MXene是环境修复和能源应用的有希望的材料.
- 开发水和能源联系的综合解决方案是必不可少的.
研究的目的:
- 合成和评估用于废水处理的MXene/生物炭 (MB) 复合材料.
- 评估MB复合材料和经过处理的生物质的能源发电潜力.
- 调查MB复合材料对土壤特性和植物生长的影响.
主要方法:
- 合成MXene/生物炭 (MB) 复合材料.
- 在柱式和批量废水处理中使用BC和MB复合材料.
- 分析经过处理的废水组成,生物质能量特性 (加热值,挥发性物质) 和土壤特性.
- 对热化学转换的激活能 (Ea) 的评估.
主要成果:
- 经过MB处理,废水中的溶解固体总量显著降低到1.35%.
- 经过处理的废水显示营养度增加,促进了Pennisetum purpureum的生长.
- 从MB处理中获得的生物质表现出高的加热值 (25.03 MJ kg−1) 和有利于热解和能源生产的特性.
- MB复合材料通过高可燃性和低挥发性点火值的热化学转换证明适用于能源生产.
结论:
- MXene/生物炭 (MB) 复合材料在先进的废水处理和生物质能源发电方面是有效的.
- 开发的材料为水能联系提供了一个可持续的解决方案.
- MB复合材料具有更广泛的基于连接的环境和能源应用的巨大潜力.
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