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Biochar Produced from Organic Waste Digestate and Its Potential Utilization for Soil Remediation: An Overview

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Contamination of metal(loid)s and organic pollutants in soils has caused detrimental effects to the environment, so that there is a need to develop appropriate treatment approaches to resolve the soil pollution. In recent years, biochar produced from biowaste material has been widely used as a potential adsorbent in remediating organic and inorganic pollutants in soils. This review aims to overview the production technologies and characterization of biochars derived from sewage sludge digestate (SSD) and the organic fraction of municipal solid waste digestate (OFMSWD) and their applications for soil treatment. Critical discussions on the sorption mechanism, important factors influencing contaminant retention in soils, bioavailability of trace elements with biochar addition, and potential effects of biochar application to soils are summarized. The interaction mechanisms involved between the SSD and OFMSWD-derived biochars and contaminants, the main factors influencing the biochars’ sorption efficiency and possible effects to the environment are discussed in this review.

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This chapter emanated from the PhD thesis entitled “Biochars from solid digestates as sorbing materials for metal(loid)s removal from water” by Suchanya Wongrod. The authors are thankful to the financial support by the Marie Sklodowska-Curie European Joint Doctorate in Advanced Biological Waste-to-Energy Technologies (ABWET) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 framework (grant agreement N° 643071).

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  1. Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, Marne-la-Vallée, France

    Suchanya Wongrod, David Huguenot, Yoan Pechaud & Eric D. van Hullebusch

  2. Université de Limoges, PEIRENE, Équipe Développement d′indicateurs ou prévision de la qualité des eaux, URA IRSTEA, Limoges, France

    Suchanya Wongrod, Gilles Guibaud & Stephane Simon

  3. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands

    Suchanya Wongrod, Piet N. L. Lens & Eric D. van Hullebusch

  4. Environmental Technology Program, School of Energy, Environment and Materials, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand

    Suchanya Wongrod

  5. Environmental and Energy Management for Community and Circular Economy (EEC&C) Research Group, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand

    Suchanya Wongrod

  6. Université de Paris, Institut de Physique Du Globe de Paris, CNRS, UMR 7154, Paris, France

    Eric D. van Hullebusch

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Wongrod, S. et al. (2022). Biochar Produced from Organic Waste Digestate and Its Potential Utilization for Soil Remediation: An Overview. In: Sinharoy, A., Lens, P.N.L. (eds) Renewable Energy Technologies for Energy Efficient Sustainable Development. Applied Environmental Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87633-3_10

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