Biochar-Based Composites for Environmental Remediation
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 2537
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biochar; hydrochar; carbon-based nanocomposite materials; hydrothermal carbonization; biomass utilization for the production of added-value materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biochar is a solid, carbon-rich material resulting from the pyrolysis of biomass under oxygen-free or oxygen-limited conditions and at temperatures between 300 and 800 °C. The type of biomass and the temperature and duration of pyrolysis are the main factors that determine biochar properties such as fixed carbon, volatile matter, mineral phases, surface area, porosity and pore size distribution. Due to its highly variable and customizable surface chemistry, biochar offers great potential in a variety of engineering applications. To modify its functionality and improve its performance in specific applications, biochar has also been used in composite materials, combined with inorganic substances (e.g., noble metals, metal oxides), enzymes and microbial cells. Biochar-based composites provide a novel approach to address challenging environmental issues such as wastewater treatment and soil remediation. This Special Issue aims to highlight the recent research in biochar-based composite materials used in wastewater treatment and/or soil remediation. Contributions to this Special Issue, in the form of original research or review articles, may cover all aspects of production, characterization and laboratory- or field-scale applications of biochar-based composites in wastewater treatment, soil remediation and atmospheric pollution control; studies with multidisciplinary input that offer new methodologies or insights, studies that include environmental toxicology assessments of biochar-based composites and studies that provide in-depth, statistical analyses and/or comparisons of existing data are particularly welcome.
Dr. Dimitrios Kalderis
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Biochar
- Magnetic biochar
- composite materials
- catalysts
- wastewater treatment
- soil remediation
- atmospheric pollution control
- heavy metals
- industrial wastewater
- municipal wastewater
- metal oxides
- adsorption
- pyrolysis
