Sustainable Biochar for Water and Wastewater Treatment
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2022
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Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
Abstract
This First Edition was motivated by the recent enormous
growth in biochar research. From 2010 to the date this Preface
was written, the Web of Science database shows 18,224 publica tions on biochar have appeared. This activity is accelerating. In
2010, 119 publications appeared. This grew to 3975 in 2020. By
September 2021, 3588 biochar papers had already been counted
for that year. The first use of biochar, as distinct from charcoal
or activated carbon, for water remediation appeared in the Jour nal of Colloid and Interface Science in 2007 [JCIS, 310(1)2007,
57–73]. Fast pyrolysis by-product biochar obtained from biooil
production in an auger-fed reactor was used to remove heavy
metals from water. Following this publication, many reports on
slow and fast pyrolysis biochar as a substitute for activated carbon
in water purification have appeared. Previously, biochar had been
used for soil enrichment and carbon sequestration.
Description
Book with many contributors including Dr. Arweny Beatrice
Keywords
Biochar, Water treatment, Waste water treatment
Citation
Mohan, D., Pittman Jr, C., & Mlsna, T. E. (Eds.). (2022). Sustainable Biochar for Water and Wastewater Treatment. ISBN: 978-0-12-822225-6. Amsterdam, Netherlands; Elsevier.