Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Biochar Towards Sustainable Environment
- 1st Edition - January 3, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Huu Hao Ngo, Wenshan Guo, Ashok Pandey, Sunita Varjani, Daniel C.W. Tsang
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 8 7 3 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 5 0 3 - 1
The primary concern of environmental sustainability is to: (i) reduce use of physical and depletable resources; (ii) recycle and use renewable resources; (iii) redesign the… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe primary concern of environmental sustainability is to: (i) reduce use of physical and depletable resources; (ii) recycle and use renewable resources; (iii) redesign the production process to eliminate the production of toxic materials and protect the environment. Biochar, as a renewable material, can be produced from various sustainable biomass feedstocks through pyrolysis technologies. Biochar Towards Sustainable Environment highlights the contribution of biochar to environmental sustainability. The book provides a detailed overview of the sustainable biomass wastes feedstocks and different technologies for biochar production, and its sustainable applications in various aspects.
- Includes sustainable production and activation of biochar from various biowastes
- Describes multiple applications of biochar for sustainable environment
- Covers sustainable assessments of the biochar production and application
Scientists, Researchers, Engineers Students, in Chemical engineering, Environmental engineering, Environmental science, Civil engineering, biotechnology
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1: Sustainable technologies for biochar production
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Biomass as raw material for production of biochar
- 3: Biochar production process technology
- 4: Product characteristics of biochar
- 5: Sustainable and economic criteria and future prospects for biochar production technologies
- 6: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- 2: Sustainability considerations of biochar production in biowaste management
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Sources and management of biowastes
- 3: Technologies for sustainable biochar production from biowastes
- 4: Environmental benefits of biochar production from biowaste
- 5: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- 3: Biochar for sustainable construction industry
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Types of biochar
- 3: Application of biochar in construction materials
- 4: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- 4: Biochar for sustainable drainage system
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Challenges in sustainable drainage system
- 3: Role of biochar amendment
- 4: Roles of aging biochar-amended systems
- 5: Design of SuDS
- 6: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- 5: Sustainable application of biochar for water purification
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Sustainable applications of biochar for water purification
- 3: Application of different biochar in water environment
- 4: Mechanism of biochar in water purification
- 5: Sustainable application examples
- 6: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- 6: Production of biochar from biowaste and its application in wastewater treatment
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Biochar production methods
- 3: Biochar characteristics
- 4: Biochar modification and functionalization
- 5: Biochar applications in wastewater treatment
- 6: Biochar-based hybrid wastewater treatment
- 7: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- 7: Role of biochar in nutrients recovery from wastewater
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Preparation and physicochemical characteristics of biochar
- 3: Performance of nutrients recovery from wastewater
- 4: Conclusion and perspectives
- References
- 8: Application of biochar for improving sewage sludge treatment
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Sustainable application of biochar in improving sludge dewaterability
- 3: Sustainable application of biochar in improving anaerobic sludge digestion
- 4: Sustainable application of biochar in improving anaerobic sludge fermentation
- 5: Sustainable application of biochar in improving aerobic sludge treatment
- 6: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- 9: Sustainable application of biochar for storm water reuse
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Sources, quantity and quality of storm water, reuse requirement and biomass
- 3: Biomass and modifying technique for biochar production
- 4: Application of biochar for storm water reuse
- 5: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Further reading
- 10: Biochar for sustainable remediation of soil
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Potential effects of biochar on soil
- 3: Biochar and bioeconomy
- 4: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- 11: Biochar for sustainable agriculture
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Evolution of biochar production technologies for sustainable agriculture purposes
- 3: Modification of biochar for sustainable agriculture
- 4: Influence of biochar on soil nutrient dynamics, enzymes, and microbial community
- 5: Impact of biochar on crop growth and yield
- 6: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- 12: Sustainable production and application of biochar for energy storage and conversion
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Biochar production technology
- 3: Biochar market
- 4: Applications of biochar in energy storage and conversion fields
- 5: Challenges and opportunities of biochar for energy storage and conversion applications
- 6: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- 13: Role of biochar in polyaromatic hydrocarbons remediation and environment management
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Production and properties of biochar
- 3: Remediation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons by biochar
- 4: Applications of biochar in polluted sediments
- 5: Challenges in polyaromatic hydrocarbons remediation
- 6: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- 14: Environmental sustainability-based comparison for production, properties, and applications of biochar and hydrochar
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Comparison between biochar and hydrochar production
- 3: Comparison of structure and properties between biochar and hydrochar
- 4: Utilization of biochar and hydrochar
- 5: Challenges
- 6: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- 15: Sustainability assessment of biochar applications
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Biochar applications in typical environmental fields
- 3: Sustainability analysis framework and methodology
- 4: Future potentials and considerations
- 5: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- 16: Sustainability assessment of biochar for climate change mitigation
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Potential of biochar for climate change mitigation
- 3: Climate change mitigation calculation of biochar systems
- 4: Challenges of current assessments of biochar for climate change mitigation
- 5: Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 3, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 496
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323918732
- eBook ISBN: 9780323985031
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Huu Hao Ngo
Prof. Ngo is currently a Professor of Environmental Engineering and serving as Deputy Director of Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, Co-Director of Joint Research Centre for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney. He has been duly elected as Fellow of International Water Association (FIWA) and Fellow and Lead Researcher of the International Bioprocessing Association (FIBA and LRIBA) while serving as IBA Council Member.
Prof. Ngo is internationally well-known for his activities in the areas of advanced biological waste treatment technologies (e.g. membrane bioreactor, specific attached and/or suspended growth bioreactors, anaerobic digesters, wetland and bio-sorption) and membrane technologies. His expertise and practical experience also covers the areas of alternative resources, management and impacts assessment, and solid waste management. Currently, he is very active to work on the development of specific green bioprocessing technologies: resource recovery, water-waste- bioenergy nexus and greenhouse gas emission control.
Prof. Ngo has been listed as Highly Cited Researcher 2019 in Cross Field Category, Clarivate Analytics, Web of Science; Elsevier - World Top 3 ranking researcher 2019 in Environmental Engineering; Lead Researcher in the field of Biotechnology in Australia. He ranks #2 in the world for number of scholarly outputs in the SciVal topic ‘membrane fouling; bioreactors; membrane bioreactors (SciVal, Feb 2020). He ranks #1 in Australia for number of scholarly outputs in the SciVal topic ‘biosorption; aqueous solution; bisorption capacity; ‘antibiotics; oxytetracycline; veterinary antibiotics’, (SciVal, Feb 2020).
Prof. Ngo has published more than 500 SCI/ISI journal papers (citations >20,000), 7 books and 35 book chapters, a number of patents while receiving several highly recognized honours/awards. He has been invited to give numerous plenary/keynotes and invited talks, seminars and lecturers in the international conferences as well as the universities/research institutions.
Prof. Ngo has appointed as Editor of Bioresource Technology, Elsevier, Associate Editor of Science of the Total Environment, Elsevier, Associate Editor of Water Process Engineering and Associate Editor of Heliyon Journal, Elsevier. He is also an editorial board member/guest editor of numerous international journals such as Bioresource Technology Reports, Elsevier; Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring and Management, Elsevier; Journal of Energy and Environmental Sustainability, IJSEES, Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, EHIT, Journal of Bioengineered, Taylor & Francis.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, University of Technology Sydney, AustraliaWG
Wenshan Guo
Prof. Wenshan Guo is a Professor in School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS). She is also a core member in Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater (CTWW) at UTS and her research focuses on the innovative water and wastewater treatment and reuse technologies. Her expertise and practical experience cover the areas of water and wastewater engineering such as membrane bioreactor, advanced biological wastewater treatment technologies, physico-chemical separation technologies, solid waste management, environmental assessment and desalination. Her current research is in the areas of green technologies for resource and energy recovery, waste-to-energy, water-waste-energy nexus and climate change mitigation. She has authored 1 book, 19 book chapters, and more than 350 papers. She is currently serving as Editor of Bioresource Technology Report (Elsevier), Associate Editors of Journal of Hazardous, Toxic & Radioactive Waste (ASCE), and Academic Editor of Journal of Chemistry (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, USA).
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and core member in Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, University of Technology, Sydney, AustraliaAP
Ashok Pandey
Prof. Ashok Pandey is currently Executive Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability-India, Lucknow. His major research and technological development interests are industrial and environmental biotechnology and energy biosciences, focusing on biomass to biofuels and chemicals, waste to wealth and energy, etc.
Affiliations and expertise
Executive Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability-India, Lucknow, IndiaSV
Sunita Varjani
Dr. Sunita Varjani is Scientific Officer at Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Her major areas of research are Industrial and Environmental Microbiology/Biotechnology. She has worked as visiting scientist at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. Dr. Varjani has authored more than 110 publications, including research and review papers, books and book chapters. She has won several awards, including Young Scientist Awards from Association of Microbiologists of India, International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability and AFRO-ASIAN Congress on Microbes for Human and Environmental Health, New Delhi; Top Reviewer Award - 2017, Bioresource Technology, Elsevier and Best Paper Awards in national and international conferences in 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2018. She is member of editorial board of Journal of Energy and Environmental Sustainability and has served as guest editor of special issues of Bioresource Technology, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, ASCE- Journal of Environmental Engineering and others. She is Management Council Member of the BRSI (www.brsi.in).
Affiliations and expertise
Scientific Officer, Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, IndiaDT
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Prof. Tsang is a leading scientist in waste-to-resource technology, hazardous waste treatment, and carbon capture and utilization. Over the years, he has published more than 500 peer-reviewed papers in the top 10% of journals and has been invited to deliver keynote speeches or to chair seminars at international conferences. He was also awarded as a 2021 Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics) for both Engineering and Environment and Ecology, with his professional contributions being recognized by local and international communities. He serves as Associate Editor for Science of the Total Environment, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Hazardous Materials.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and MSc Program Leader, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Pao Yue-Kong Chair Professor, State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaRead Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering on ScienceDirect