Hamdi Hachicha1,2, Mamadou Dia2, Hassine Bouafif2, Ahmed Koubaa1, Mohamed Khlif3, Flavia Lega Braghiroli1,*
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.11, pp. 3807-3829, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.029454
Abstract Reconstituted wood panels have several advantages in terms of ease of manufacturing, but their shorter life span
results in a huge amount of reconstituted wood panels being discarded in sorting centers yearly. Currently, the
most common approach for dealing with this waste is incineration. In this study, reconstituted wood panels were
converted into activated biochar through a two-step thermochemical process: (i) biochar production using pilot
scale fast pyrolysis at 250 kg/h and 450°C; and (ii) a physical activation at three temperatures (750°C, 850°C and
950°C) using an in-house activation furnace (1 kg/h). Results showed that the first stage removed about… More >
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