Influence of water washing treatment on Ulva prolifera-derived biochar properties and sorption characteristics of ofloxacin.

The influences of water washing treatment on the properties of Ulva prolifera-derived biochar (U.P-biochar) and its sorption characteristics of ofloxacin (OFL) were investigated. The results showed that the water washing treatment significantly changed the physiochemical structures of U.

Characterization of fluorescent dissolved organic matter from green macroalgae (Ulva prolifera)-derived biochar by excitation-emission matrix combined with parallel factor and self-organizing maps analyses.

This study investigated the effects of various pyrolysis temperatures and extraction salinities on the fluorescence features of DOM from Ulva prolifera-derived biochar under aseptic conditions using fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEM) spectroscopy with parallel factor (PARAFAC) analysis and self-organizing maps (SOM). Four humic-like substances and one protein-like substance were identified by the PARAFAC model. The contents and compositions of PARAFAC components depended more on the pyrolysis temperature than on the extraction salinity.