Table 2 Physicochemical properties of PBBC and MBBC0.75M.

From: Preparation of porous biochar from fusarium wilt-infected banana straw for remediation of cadmium pollution in water bodies

Biochars

pH

Element content %

Element ratio

C

H

O

N

H/C

(O + N)/C

O/C

C/N

PBBC

10.8

62.7

2.8

12.7

0.8

0.045

0.22

0.20

73.76

MBBC0.75M

12.0

40.4

1.8

22.6

0.7

0.046

0.58

0.56

58.55

  1. PBBC—pristine banana straw biochar, MBBC0.75M —0.75 M KOH modified banana straw biochar. H/C—ratio of hydrogen to carbon, (O + N)/C—polarity index, O/C—ratio of oxygen to carbon, C/N—ratio of carbon to nitrogen.
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