@article{f8640be5e58b466caae75d0f82a099d9,
title = "Preliminary assessment on the application of biochar and spectral-induced polarization for wastewater treatment",
abstract = "In this work, we explore the use of biochar as a remediation agent, and the sensitivity of the spectral-induced polarization method as a remediation monitoring aid. Biochar amended columns were fully saturated with industrial wastewater (olive oil mill waste) with very high concentration of phenols (∼2485 mg/L) and other substances. The biochar-amended columns achieved very high removal rates of phenols compared to the control (sand only). Geophysical monitoring over the duration of the experiment (10 days) showed changes in the spectral-induced polarization signal (imaginary conductivity) consistent with phenol removal as confirmed by geochemical monitoring. This experiment confirmed the utility of biochar as a remediation agent. Furthermore, spectral-induced polarization can serve as long-term, high resolution, monitoring aid in organic contaminant degradation processes.",
keywords = "Biochar, Olive mill wastewater, Spectral-induced polarization",
author = "P. Kirmizakis and D. Kalderis and D. Ntarlagiannis and P. Soupios",
note = "Funding Information: The authors wish to thank Dr. Evert Elinga (Rutgers University) for the FTIR analysis and help with SEM imaging. The authors would also like to thank Mr. Sina Saneyian for help with SEM imaging. Panagiotis Kirmizakis was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska‐Curie Grant agreement No. 643087 REMEDIATE (Improved decision‐making in contaminated land site investigation and risk assessment). pzc: point of zero charge. Funding Information: The authors wish to thank Dr. Evert Elinga (Rutgers University) for the FTIR analysis and help with SEM imaging. The authors would also like to thank Mr. Sina Saneyian for help with SEM imaging. Panagiotis Kirmizakis was supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Grant agreement No. 643087 REMEDIATE (Improved decision-making in contaminated land site investigation and risk assessment). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers",
year = "2020",
month = apr,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1002/nsg.12076",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "18",
pages = "109--122",
journal = "Near Surface Geophysics",
issn = "1569-4445",
publisher = "EAGE Publishing BV",
number = "2",
}