Biochar and Biochar Composites: Preparation, Modification and Environmental Application

Dear Colleagues,

Biochar is a new and promising material used for various environmental applications, such as soil amendment, organic and inorganic pollutants removal, and as catalysts. Biochar is produced from the carbonization of a given biomass by different processes, and their physical-chemical characteristics are influenced by several factors, such as the chemical composition of the precursor raw material. In order to improve the properties of the produced biochars, chemical or physical activation methods for this material can be used.

This Special Issue will focus mainly on the feedstocks of raw materials for the production of biochar, the production processes (pyrolysis and hydrothermal method) and their parameters, as well as the physical-chemical characteristics of the biochar produced are discussed, as this is a material of great economic feasibility, and the application of biochar being viable in large scale and environmentally safe.

Prof. Dr. Kassio Ferreira Mendes
Prof. Dr. Renata Pereira Lopes
Guest Editors

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