Biochar-based nano-composites for the decontamination of wastewater: A review

• Published in: Bioresource technology Vol. 212; pp. 318 - 333
• Main Authors: Tan, Xiao-fei, Liu, Yun-guo, Gu, Yan-ling, Xu, Yan, Zeng, Guang-ming, Hu, Xin-jiang, Liu, Shao-bo, Wang, Xin, Liu, Si-mian, Li, Jiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2016
• Subjects: active sites; Adsorption; aqueous solutions; Biochar; Catalytic degradation; Charcoal - chemical synthesis; Charcoal - chemistry; Charcoal - toxicity; decontamination; Hydroxides - chemistry; Magnetics; Metals - chemistry; Metals, Heavy - chemistry; Metals, Heavy - isolation & purification; Nano-composites; nanocomposites; nanomaterials; Nanostructures - chemistry; Surface Properties; Synthesis; Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods; Waste Water - chemistry; Wastewater; Water Pollutants, Chemical - chemistry; Water Pollutants, Chemical - isolation & purification; Nano-composites; Synthesis; Adsorption; Biochar; Wastewater; Catalytic degradation

[Display omitted] •Recent studies on synthesis of biochar-based nano-composites are reviewed.•Biochar-based nano-composites combine the advantages of biochar with nano-materials.•Nano-particles improve biochar’s physicochemical properties and serve as active sites.•Multiple mechanisms are involved i...