A Review of Non-Soil Biochar Applications
Mattia Bartoli, Mauro Giorcelli, Pravin Jagdale, Massimo Rovere, Alberto Tagliaferro
Abstract
Biochar is the solid residue that is recovered after the thermal cracking of biomasses in an oxygen-free atmosphere. Biochar has been used for many years as a soil amendment and in general soil applications. Nonetheless, biochar is far more than a mere soil amendment. In this review, we report all the non-soil applications of biochar including environmental remediation, energy storage, composites, and catalyst production. We provide a general overview of the recent uses of biochar in material science, thus presenting this cheap and waste-derived material as a high value-added and carbonaceous source.
Topics & Concepts
BiocharAmendmentSlash-and-charEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental remediationWaste managementEnvironmental chemistryPyrolysisChemistryContaminationEngineeringBiologyPolitical scienceLawEcologyClay minerals and soil interactionsAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalLayered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications