Effects of Different Carbonization Conditions on the Color Change of Biochar

Authors : Alperay ALTIKAT, Mehmet Hakkı ALMA

Pages : 298-307

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Publication Date : 2021-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this research was to determine the effects of different carbonization temperature, gas flow rate and heating rates on biochar`s color change. Three different carbonization temperatures insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(400°C, 500°C, and 600°C);, two different gas flow rates insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.2 l min-1 and 0.5 l min-1); and two different heating temperature rates insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(30°C min-1 and 60°C min-1); were used in the experiments. The color changes of biochar were examined utilizing the international approved L*, a*, b* system. Atriplex nitens Schkuhr was used as a biomass source in the experiments. High carbonization temperature and high gas flow rate caused a decrease in the “L” value of biochar. It is an indication that the color is getting darker, when the L value approaches zero. In the study, only the effect of gas flow rate on the `a` value was found to be statistically significant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P≤0.05);. The increase in gas flow rate caused the biochar to become darker by increasing the deep red tone. Heating rate and gas flow speed significantly influenced the `b` values of biochar. The slow heating rate and high gas flow rates made the biochar color darker. At end of the research, it can be said that the biochar produced at high carbonization temperature, low heating rate and high gas flow rates will have darker tones.
Keywords : Atriplex nitens Schkuhr, pyrolysis, color analysis, biochar, biomass