Table 3 Distribution of compounds identified from the HPLC relative area (DAD, 290 nm): the effects of storage period and drying temperature.

From: Spontaneous degradation of methylene blue adsorbed on magnetic biochars

Retention time [min]

4.9

6.1

7.0

7.3

7.6

7.8

7.9

Monoisotopic mass (m/z ion)

no MS

228.059

229.044

243.060

256.090

257.075

284.122

 

signal

 

242.075

256.091

 

270.106

 
 

Distribution [%]

      

MWchar-Mag

Effect of storage period (drying at 80 °C)

1 day storage

0.0

2.3

3.2

7.8

4.5

29.7

52.5

7 days storage

0.4

4.0

5.2

10.5

7.3

33.3

39.4

1 month storage

0.9

7.7

13.6

19.2

15.4

27.3

15.9

6 months storage

3.5

28.3

29.1

13.1

13.1

11.1

1.8

Effect of drying temperature (1 day storage)

RT

0.3

2.3

1.8

4.7

1.3

15.5

74.1

50 °C

0.3

3.1

2.4

6.1

2.4

19.5

66.3

60 °C

0.0

2.2

2.8

5.6

3.9

24.1

61.5

70 °C

0.5

3.7

2.9

6.8

2.7

20.9

62.6

80 °C

0.0

2.3

3.2

7.8

4.5

29.7

52.5

100 °C

0.0

3.8

7.1

13.9

9.7

35.7

29.8

Effect of drying temperature (7 days storage)

RT

0.7

2.6

2.6

6.2

3.4

25.3

59.3

50 °C

0.6

4.1

3.9

8.0

4.9

27.5

51.1

60 °C

0.3

3.0

3.8

7.4

5.8

30.9

48.7

70 °C

1.1

4.6

4.3

8.5

4.8

28.2

48.5

80 °C

0.4

4.0

5.2

10.5

7.3

33.3

39.4

100 °C

0.3

5.0

8.7

14.7

11.1

34.9

25.2

Effect of drying temperature (1 month storage)

50 °C

1.0

3.2

7.5

14.0

14.0

33.8

26.4

60 °C

0.8

3.7

9.1

15.4

15.2

32.4

23.4

70 °C

0.7

4.0

10.9

16.8

16.0

31.3

20.4

80 °C

0.9

7.7

13.6

19.2

15.4

27.3

15.9

100 °C

0.8

9.1

21.9

23.3

16.1

20.1

8.6

MWchar

Effect of drying temperature (1 day storage)

RT

0.0

0.4

1.2

3.0

2.1

22.2

71.1

50 °C

0.0

0.3

1.1

2.6

2.2

24.0

69.8

60 °C

0.0

0.7

2.1

4.3

3.3

28.5

61.1

70 °C

0.0

0.7

2.4

6.0

4.4

32.3

54.3

80 °C

0.0

1.0

3.6

9.1

6.0

37.1

43.2

100 °C

0.0

1.0

3.9

8.2

7.1

38.9

41.0

Effect of drying temperature (7 days storage)

RT

0.0

0.7

2.4

5.7

4.1

31.0

56.3

50 °C

0.0

0.9

2.8

5.3

5.6

33.6

51.9

60 °C

0.4

1.4

3.9

7.6

6.2

34.5

46.0

70 °C

0.4

1.6

4.5

8.9

6.3

35.6

42.8

80 °C

0.0

2.8

5.7

11.7

7.4

35.8

36.7

100 °C

0.0

3.0

5.8

9.6

8.0

37.6

36.1

Zeolite

Effect of drying temperature (1 day storage)

RT

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.5

1.1

14.0

84.3

50 °C

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.5

1.3

14.8

83.3

80 °C

0.0

0.0

0.2

1.2

1.6

18.5

78.6

Effect of drying temperature (7 days storage)

RT

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.5

1.0

15.4

83.0

50 °C

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.8

1.4

18.5

79.2

80 °C

0.0

0.0

0.4

1.5

2.0

20.6

75.5