Biomass-Based Carbon Materials (Biochar and Activated Carbon) for Sustainable Environment Applications
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 October 2023) | Viewed by 1905
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is well known that lignocellulosic biomass and its derived products can be considered carbon-neutral and carbon-negative materials due to the carbon sequestration process. These biomass-based carbon materials play a vital role in combating the effects of climate change. In this regard, thermally converting the biomass residues into biochar under the oxygen-deficiency atmosphere is receiving worldwide interest over the past two decades. This carbon-rice material has potential beneficial applications in the sustainable environment because of its porous characterization and functional features on the surface. To enhance the capacity and selectivity of biochar, it can be further modified by physical and chemical methods. For example, activated biochar (or activated carbon) can be produced by physical and/or chemical activation of biochar, thus increasing the pore properties (i.e., surface area, pore volume). These highly porous biomass-based carbon materials will expand their environmental applications, including adsorbents for water/wastewater treatment, air pollution control, soil/groundwater remediation, and energy storage material.
Prof. Dr. Wen-Tien Tsai
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biochar
- activated carbon
- adsorbent
- liquid-phase
- gas-phase
- soil-phase
- energy storage
