Biochar yield from water hyacinth biomass in the East Kolkata Wetlands, a Ramsar site
The East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW), a robust yet fragile ecosystem, faces persistent ecological stress from the uncontrolled proliferation of the notoriously invasive water hyacinth (WH). In this study, we investigate a valorization pathway of converting waste into biochar through controlled pyrolysis,...
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| author | Mullick, A. Ghosh, Surajit Bhattacharyya, S. |
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| description | The East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW), a robust yet fragile ecosystem, faces persistent ecological stress from the uncontrolled proliferation of the notoriously invasive water hyacinth (WH). In this study, we investigate a valorization pathway of converting waste into biochar through controlled pyrolysis, thereby transforming it into a product of both ecological and economic value. Freshly harvested hyacinth has a high moisture content (85–95%), but once dried, the biomass can be pyrolyzed to yield stable biochar. In our initial trials, WH harvested from two sites in the EKW yielded 9.7–13.1 g dry weight (on a 15% moisture basis), producing 0.93–2.80 g of biochar per 100 g of fresh biomass. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1804112026-01-22T12:59:40Z Biochar yield from water hyacinth biomass in the East Kolkata Wetlands, a Ramsar site Mullick, A. Ghosh, Surajit Bhattacharyya, S. biochar biomass eichhornia pyrolysis wetlands The East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW), a robust yet fragile ecosystem, faces persistent ecological stress from the uncontrolled proliferation of the notoriously invasive water hyacinth (WH). In this study, we investigate a valorization pathway of converting waste into biochar through controlled pyrolysis, thereby transforming it into a product of both ecological and economic value. Freshly harvested hyacinth has a high moisture content (85–95%), but once dried, the biomass can be pyrolyzed to yield stable biochar. In our initial trials, WH harvested from two sites in the EKW yielded 9.7–13.1 g dry weight (on a 15% moisture basis), producing 0.93–2.80 g of biochar per 100 g of fresh biomass. 2026-01-12 2026-01-22T12:57:17Z 2026-01-22T12:57:17Z Dataset https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180411 en Open Access Mullick, A.; Ghosh, S.; Bhattacharyya, S. 2026. Biochar yield from water hyacinth biomass in the East Kolkata Wetlands, a Ramsar site. Harvard Dataverse, V1. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/JAUIQT |
| spellingShingle | biochar biomass eichhornia pyrolysis wetlands Mullick, A. Ghosh, Surajit Bhattacharyya, S. Biochar yield from water hyacinth biomass in the East Kolkata Wetlands, a Ramsar site |
| title | Biochar yield from water hyacinth biomass in the East Kolkata Wetlands, a Ramsar site |
| title_full | Biochar yield from water hyacinth biomass in the East Kolkata Wetlands, a Ramsar site |
| title_fullStr | Biochar yield from water hyacinth biomass in the East Kolkata Wetlands, a Ramsar site |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biochar yield from water hyacinth biomass in the East Kolkata Wetlands, a Ramsar site |
| title_short | Biochar yield from water hyacinth biomass in the East Kolkata Wetlands, a Ramsar site |
| title_sort | biochar yield from water hyacinth biomass in the east kolkata wetlands a ramsar site |
| topic | biochar biomass eichhornia pyrolysis wetlands |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180411 |
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