Biochar Application in Soil to Immobilize Heavy Metals
Fundamentals and Case Studies
- 1st Edition - November 28, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editor: Zhengtao Shen
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 4 5 9 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 4 6 0 - 3
Biochar Application in Soil to Immobilize Heavy Metals: Fundamentals and Case Studies covers biochar’s application to soil heavy metal immobilization. The book covers biocha… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBiochar Application in Soil to Immobilize Heavy Metals: Fundamentals and Case Studies covers biochar’s application to soil heavy metal immobilization. The book covers biochar’s effect on soil micro-and macro-properties, assessment of heavy metal stability in biochar-treated soil, and long-term stability of heavy metals in biochar-treated soil. A notable feature of this book includes its extensive use of case studies. Chapters focus on small-scale field trials and medium to large-scale industrial applications of biochar to immobilize soil heavy metals. In addition, the flow of the whole book follows “mechanisms-to-applications-to-case studies,” allowing readers to translate the fundamentals to practical applications.
This book provides soil and environmental scientists with the tools they need to build the links between micro-level surface chemistry and macro-level engineering performance.
This book provides soil and environmental scientists with the tools they need to build the links between micro-level surface chemistry and macro-level engineering performance.
- Covers the fundamentals and influence of pyrolysis temperature and feedstock on the fundamentals, which is very important for applications
- Includes sections that discuss the molecular interaction between biochar and heavy metals in soil
- Contains chapters with subsections that cover mechanisms, applications and case studies, thus allowing readers to quickly grasp content
Students, Professors, Researchers, and other professionals and stakeholders working in Soil Science and Environmental Science. Environmental Engineers, Agricultural Engineers, Geo-engineers
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Chapter 1. An overview of biochar application in soil to immobilize heavy metals
- Abstract
- 1.1 Soil heavy metal contamination and immobilization-based technologies
- 1.2 Biochar technology and its fitness for soil heavy metal immobilization
- 1.3 Aims, objectives, and organization of the book
- Chapter 1 “An overview of biochar application in soil to immobilize heavy metals”
- Chapter 2 “Underlying mechanisms involved in biochar-induced metal stabilization”
- Chapter 3 “Biochar’s effect on soil properties”
- Chapter 4 “Assessment of heavy metal stability in biochar-treated soil”
- Chapter 5 “Long-term stability of heavy metals in biochar-treated soil”
- Chapter 6 “Biochar-augmented binders for sustainable stabilization/solidification of wastes”
- Chapter 7 “Biochar field cases at contaminated sites”
- Chapter 8 “Perspectives of biochar application in soil to immobilize heavy metals”
- References
- Chapter 2. Underlying mechanisms involved in biochar-induced metal stabilization
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Mechanistic understanding of biochar interaction with heavy metals in soils
- 2.3 Effects of biochar feedstock and pyrolysis conditions on metal stabilization
- 2.4 Extrapolation of aqueous adsorption mechanisms to soil immobilization
- 2.5 Failure in metal stabilization—a blessing in disguise?
- 2.6 Summary and outlook
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 3. Biochar’s effect on soil properties
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Biochar participates in the carbon cycle
- 3.3 Effects on soil nutrients, microbiology, and chemistry
- 3.4 Effects on soil structure and engineering properties
- 3.5 Effects of biochar on heavy metal stability
- 3.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4. Assessment of heavy metal stability in biochar-treated soil
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Chemical assessment
- 4.3 Spectroscopic assessments
- 4.4 Modeling
- 4.5 Conclusions and outlook
- References
- Chapter 5. Long-term stability of heavy metals in biochar-treated soil
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Factors affecting long-term stability of heavy metals in biochar-treated soils
- 5.3 Long-term stability of heavy metals in biochar-treated soils
- 5.4 Prediction and monitoring of long-term stability
- 5.5 Strategies to enhance the longevity of biochar applications
- 5.6 Conclusions and recommendations for future work
- References
- Chapter 6. Biochar-augmented binders for sustainable stabilization/solidification of wastes
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Biochar properties affecting the cement-based stabilization/solidification
- 6.3 Roles of biochar in different cement-based stabilization/solidification
- 6.4 Chemically modified biochar for stabilization/solidification
- 6.5 Biochar-modified cement for stabilization/solidification of different wastes
- 6.6 Summary
- References
- Chapter 7. Biochar field cases at contaminated sites
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Case 1: Application of a British hardwood biochar to a cocktail contaminated site in the United Kingdom
- 7.3 Case 2: Application of wheat straw biochar to a Cd-contaminated agricultural land in Jiangsu, China
- 7.4 Case 3: Application of biochar in an acidic soil in Brazil’s Atlantic forest
- References
- Chapter 8. Perspectives of biochar application in soil to immobilize heavy metals
- Abstract
- 8.1 Summary
- 8.2 Perspectives
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 28, 2023
- No. of pages (Paperback): 262
- No. of pages (eBook): 348
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323854597
- eBook ISBN: 9780323854603
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Zhengtao Shen
Zhengtao Shen is a Killam Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta. Dr. Shen received his PhD degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cambridge with a thesis topic of “Characteristics and Mechanisms of Heavy Metal Adsorption on Biochar and Its Application in Soil Remediation” and Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in the School of Earth Sciences and Engineering at Nanjing University. Dr. Shen has been working in the biochar area, especially focusing on its application for soil remediation, for near 10 years. He has published over 50 refereed journal papers on ES&T, JHM etc., two book chapters, and has ~1000 citations.
Affiliations and expertise
Killam Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaRead Biochar Application in Soil to Immobilize Heavy Metals on ScienceDirect