Heavy Metals Removal
Bonechar – Removal Efficiency Index of Heavy Metals*
| Metal | Capacity(mg/g) | LinearVelocity(m3/hr) | RemovalEfficiency(%) |
| Aluminum | 24 | 1 | > 80 |
| Arenic III | 30 | 0.5 | > 80 |
| Arsenic V | 26 | 0.5 | > 80 |
| Cadmium | 15 | 0.5 | > 80 |
| Chromium III | 15 | 0.5 | > 80 |
| Chromium IV | 8 | 0.5 | ≈ 50 |
| Copper | 50 | 3 | > 90 |
| Iron | 30 | 3 | > 80 |
| Lead | 151 | 3 | > 90 |
| Manganese | 50 | 3 | > 80 |
| Mercury | * | 0.5 | ≈ 50# |
| Nickle | 45 | 3 | > 90 |
| Silver | * | 0.5 | ≈ 50# |
| Zinc | 37 | 3 | > 90 |
* Undetermined capacity due to the nature of adsorption, does convert to pure metal from which recovery may be possible.# Highly dependent on other species in the stream. All figures are subject to ongoing research and updating.* Figures courtesy of Glasgow University, UK. SEE ALSO Bone Char Adsorption of Metals and Non-Metals
John Dinsley
Born in British Columbia, Canada, John Dinsley has lived, and worked from South America to the North Pole, from Nova Scotia to Nepal. He is trained as a lifestyle counselor, teaches public health programs, home remedies workshops, and has operated a family care home. He and his wife Kimberly are the owners of Charcoal House LLC. They often travel together across the U.S. and internationally to conduct charcoal workshops. He is a carpenter by trade, has managed an organic market garden business, and volunteered in overseas development work. When he is not building, teaching or gardening, he enjoys writing.
