Biochar-based technology in water and wastewater treatment

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date (Issue Year)

1-1-2025

Journal Name

Low Cost Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Conventional and Recent Advances Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Abstract

This book chapter summarizes the most recent developments in the utilization of biochar technology for treating environmental pollutants from wastewater, including industrial, agricultural, municipal, and stormwater. It starts by discussing biochar as a concept, the type of biomass feedstocks from which biochar can be synthesized, and the properties of biochar. Also, the elemental composition, surface chemistry, and the characterization of the biochar using different instruments have been elucidated. The ability of biochar to remove different contaminants from water systems has been insighfully discussed in this book chapter, although there are still certain knowledge gaps requiring to be addressed. Therefore, at the concluding end of this book chapter, future prospectives for the selection, preparation, and application of biocharbased materials have been proposed. This book chapter will be very beneficial to new researchers and other scholars to systematically gain insight into the research advancements on biocharbased sorbent materials in environmental remediation.

Keywords

Adsorbent, Adsorption, Aquatic environment, Biochar, Biomass feedstock, Inorganic and organic pollutants, Remediation, Water and wastewater

ISBN

[9780443236617, 9780443236624]

Rsif Scholar Name

Jonas Bayuo

Rsif Scholar Nationality

Ghana

Cohort

Cohort 3

Thematic Area

Minerals, Mining and Materials Engineering

Africa Host University (AHU)

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania

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