Green technology approach for capturing pollution washed from transportation infrastructures

The aim of proposed study is to produce and investigate a carbon-based substance, namely biochar, as a new material for the in-situ adsorption of pollutants carried by the stormwater runoff from the roads. A series of lab-scale experiments will be designed to optimize biochar’s microscopic structures and to determine its adsorption capacities. The particular source material, and applied techniques for obtaining biochar may influence its final properties; therefore, the initial set of experiments will be focused on testing properties of biochar manufactured by different techniques, temperature set-ups and oxygen-free environments. The long-term spin-offs from proposed research are aimed toward (a) development of the new substance based on biochar that could be used for the emergency recovery of spills, and (b) exploring possibilities of using biochar as an addictive to pervious concrete or asphalt.

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $86250
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747130

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Department of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Jackson State University, Jackson

  P.O. Box 17068
  Jackson, MS  United States  39157-0168
• Performing Organizations:

  Jackson State University, Jackson

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Jackson, MS  United States  39217-0168
• Principal Investigators:

  Wang, Feng

• Start Date: 20180301
• Expected Completion Date: 20191231
• Actual Completion Date: 20191231
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adsorption; Biomass; Carbon; Laboratory tests; Pollutants; Runoff; Water quality management
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01661875
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747130
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Mar 5 2018 10:27AM