Biochar (Mar 2023)

Regulated adsorption sites using atomically single cluster over biochar for efficient elemental mercury uptake

  • Jiaxing Li,
  • Hongli Li,
  • Haomiao Xu,
  • Qinyuan Hong,
  • Leipeng Ji,
  • Zhisong Liu,
  • Yixiang Qiu,
  • Wenjun Huang,
  • Naiqiang Yan,
  • Zan Qu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42773-022-00200-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Highlights A facile chelated coupled pyrolysis strategy was reported to prepare Mn single-cluster Hg0 adsorbent. The nitrogen-containing group in biomass determined the size of atomically dispersed manganese. The presence of oxygen and small size Mn clusters in biochar promoted Hg0 adsorption.

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