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Biochar for Environmental Remediation
Principles, Applications, and Prospects
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Biochar adsorbents; biochar applications; biochar catalyst; hydrochars; contaminant removal; inorganic contaminants; organic contaminants; emerging contaminants; air pollution control; life cycle assessment; environmental health risks; risk assessment; pyrolysis; engineered biochars; activated biochars; biochar characterization; biochar properties
450 p. · 19x23.3 cm · Paperback
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Biochar for Environmental Remediation: Principles, Applications, and Prospects synthesizes state-of-the-art knowledge on biochar-based systems for environmental remediation. The book examines a wide variety of biochar applications for the remediation of inorganic, organic, microbial and emerging contaminants in various environmental media, including drinking water, industrial wastewater, urban stormwater, industrial and indoor air pollution, and contaminated lands and soils. Researchers, engineers and graduate students will find this to be a valuable reference for understanding opportunities for the use of biochar in environmental remediation as it fills the gaps in existing literature and offers a clear roadmap to guide future research.
An increasing body of evidence shows that biochars have potential applications in environmental remediation of contaminants in soils, aqueous systems, and air pollution control. This book uses a systematic approach, covering biochar preparation, properties and characteristics, removal mechanisms, industrial applications, regeneration and disposal of spent biochar, lifecycle analysis and environmental and human health risks.
SECTION 1: THE BIOCHAR SYSTEM (FEEDSTOCKS, PREPARATION, AND PROPERTIES 1. Introduction2. Preparation and characteristics of pristine biochars3. Development of novel engineered/functionalized biochars 4. Biochar catalysis for environmental remediation
SECTION 2: BIOCHAR FOR CONTAMINATED LAND REMEDIA-TION5. Remediation of inorganic contaminants in soils6. Rehabilitation of mined lands and geologically enriched soils 7. Remediation of conventional and emerging organic contaminants in soils
SECTION 3: BIOCHAR FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT8. Treatment of Urban stormwater9. Industrial and municipal wastewaters 10. Biochar as filter media in bioretention and constructed wetland systems
SECTION 4: BIOCHARS FOR DRINKING WATER TREATMENT11. Removal of contaminants in drinking water12. Design and operation of single and multi-barrier biochar filters13. Industrial flue gas emissions14. Clean and efficient biochar cookstoves for mitigation of indoor air pollution15. Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions: A state-of-the-art
SECTION 6: TECHNO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF BIOCHAR SYSTEMS16. Technical feasibility of biochar systems17. Regeneration, recycling and disposal of spent biochars18. Socio-economic evaluation of biochar systems
SECTION 7: HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT OF BIOCHAR SYS-TEMS19. Life cycle assessment for biochar systems20. Environmental and human health risks of biochar systems
SECTION 8: LOOKING AHEAD: FUTURE PERSPECTIVES21. Future research directions 22. Conclusions
- Addresses the whole biochar cycle from preparation, principles of application, industrial application domains, regeneration, recycling and final disposal, lifecycle analysis and environmental and human health risks
- Covers a broad range of inorganic, organic, microbial and emerging contaminants, providing a one-stop source of biochar information
- Presents applications of biochar in the remediation of diverse environmental media, including drinking water, industrial, wastewater, urban stormwater, acid mine drainage, contaminated lands and soils, industrial and indoor air pollution control