Biochar

Novel Applications Beyond Soil Amendment

1st Edition - March 1, 2027
Latest edition
Editors: Liuwei Wang, Kefu Yu
Language: English

Biochar: Novel Applications Beyond Soil Amendment offers a comprehensive and forward-looking exploration of biochar’s expanding role in environmental and industrial innovation.… Read more

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Description

Biochar: Novel Applications Beyond Soil Amendment offers a comprehensive and forward-looking exploration of biochar’s expanding role in environmental and industrial innovation. Moving beyond its traditional use in agriculture as a soil amendment, this book provides a robust synthesis of fundamental principles, advanced modification strategies, and pioneering applications across water treatment, air pollution control, food industry, chemical engineering, energy storage, construction, and carbon management. From fundamental mechanisms to practical applications, this book highlights real-world case studies, providing a critical bridge between theory and practice. The book also explores the techno-economic and regulatory aspects regarding various non-soil applications of biochar. By presenting successful examples beyond agriculture, this book supports informed decisions on regulation and policy development related to climate-related technologies.

Key features

Explores an interdisciplinary scope, showcasing biochar’s diverse applications from wastewater treatment to renewable energy and construction
Provides in-depth coverage of engineered biochars, highlighting advanced modification techniques for tailored performance
Offers real-world case studies, blending practical successes, challenges, and insights to connect research with implementation
Supported by techno-economic analysis and policy insights to guide practical adoption and strategic planning

Readership

Researchers, as well as undergraduate and graduate students, working in disciplines related to the novel applications of biochar in relevant fields of environmental engineering, materials science and technology, energy science and technology, biology, chemical engineering, marine science, and sustainability science

Introduction to Biochar Synthesis and Modification Strategies
Biochar in Wastewater Treatment
Biochar for Stormwater Runoff Management
Biochar for Groundwater Remediation
Biochar for Flue Gas Treatment Biochar in Aquaculture
Biochar as a Ruminant Feed
Biochar as Catalyst and Catalyst Support in Chemical Engineering
Biochar in Renewable Energy and Energy Storage
Biochar as a Cement Additive for Low-Carbon Infrastructure
Biochar as a Sorbent for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Techno-Economic Evaluation and Policy Implications

Product details

Edition: 1
Latest edition
Published: March 1, 2027
Language: English

About the editors

Liuwei Wang

Dr. Liuwei Wang received his PhD from Tsinghua University, China. Following his doctoral studies, he joined Guangxi University. His research focuses primarily on the long-term fate of contaminants across multiple environmental compartments and the development of environmentally friendly materials, including biochar and clay minerals, for environmental remediation and sustainable development. He currently serves as

an Associate Editor for Environmental Geochemistry and Health and Soil Use and Management. Dr. Wang has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals, including Science, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Environmental Science & Technology, Water Research, and Earth-Science Reviews.

Affiliations and expertise

Guangxi Laboratory on the Study of Coral Reefs in the South China Sea, Coral Reef Research Center of China, School of Marine Sciences, Guangxi University, Nanning, China

Kefu Yu

Prof. Kefu Yu received his PhD degree in geochemistry from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 2000. He is currently the Dean of the School of Marine Sciences at Guangxi University. His research interests focus on geology and environmental geochemistry, particularly the ecological and geological processes of coral reefs, the biogeochemistry of black carbon, and the ecological restoration of degraded ecosystems. He has published more than 450 peer-reviewed articles in leading journals, including PNAS, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Environmental Science & Technology, Water Research, Earth-Science Reviews, and Chemical Geology.