Recent Advances of Biochar in Wastewater Treatment
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 125
Special Issue Editors
Interests: water and wastewater treatment; environmental chemistry; adsorption; solvent extraction; heavy metals; atomic spectrometry; ion chromatography
Interests: polymer inclusion membranes; water and wastewater treatment; membrane technologies; separation processes; removal of metal ions
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, biochar has emerged as a crucial material in water and wastewater treatment technologies. Its high porosity, the ability to precisely tailor its surface chemistry, and its thermal and chemical stability make it an effective sorbent, catalyst, and carrier of active phases in processes aimed at eliminating various inorganic and organic contaminants. At the same time, the production of biochar from waste biomass and other low-value feedstocks aligns with the principles of the circular economy, resource recovery, and carbon sequestration.
This Special Issue seeks to compile the current state of knowledge and the latest achievements that are related (but are not limited) to the following topics:
- Design, production, and characterization of new biochar-based materials and composites;
- Studies on sorption and reaction mechanisms, as well as process modeling for the removal of various contaminant groups;
- Applications of biochar in wastewater treatment at laboratory, pilot, and full technical scales, including hybrid processes;
- Regeneration, reuse, and durability of biochars.
We kindly invite you to submit your work and contribute to this Special Issue.
Dr. Joanna Kończyk
Dr. Iwona Zawierucha
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biochar
- wastewater treatment
- adsorption
- hybrid treatment
- sorbent
- catalyst
- composite
- heavy metals
- nutrients
- pharmaceuticals
- circular economy
- life cycle assessment
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