Table 5. Isothermal adsorption model of VOCs on biochar

Feedstock VOCs Carbonization temperature (℃) Isothermal adsorption model Adsorption capacity (mg/g) Ref.
Wood and waste wood Pine wood sawdust AcetoneToluene 300500700 Pseudo-second-order model 218116210 [11]
4786121
Hickory wood Acetone 300450600 Pseudo-second-order modelPseudo-first-order model 7.4970.2044.91 [12]
Ethanol 11.5547.0651.40
Chloroform Pseudo-first-order model 6.9613.4221.14
Cyclohexane Pseudo-first-order model 8.156.979.88
Toluene Pseudo-second-order model 60.2214.5034.51
Agricultural byproducts Corn stalk Acetone 300500700 [11]
Toluene
Benzenem-xyleneo-xyleneP-xylene 600 Pseudo-second-order model 39.1013.9711.2421.50 [31]
Rice husk Acetone 300500700 [11]
Wheat straw Acetone 500 ELM model 44.50 [14]
Hexane 19.73
Toluene 32.45
p-xylene 51.09
Bagasse sugarcane Acetone 500 ELM model 110.09 [14]
Hexane 36.82
Toluene 45.17
ρ-xylene 24.76
VOCs, volatile organic compounds.