| SB | Sludge-based biochar |
| MLSSs | Mixed liquor suspended solids |
| MLVSSs | Mixed liquor volatile suspended solids |
| COD | Chemical oxygen demand |
| NDRC | National development and reform commission |
| PFASs | Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric analysis |
| DTG | Derivative thermogravimetry |
| BET | Brunauer–Emmett–Teller |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |
| XPS | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy |
| FTIR | Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy |
| EEM | Excitation–emission matrix spectroscopy |
| DOM | Dissolved organic matter |
| PFO | Pseudo-first-order |
| PSO | Pseudo-second-order |