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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 404, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124052
Keywords
Engineering biochar; Heavy metal; Modification; Organic pollutant; Sediment remediation
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81773333, 51521006, 51809089, 51809090]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [531118010114]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University [IRT-13R17]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China [2018JJ3040]
- Research and Development Plan of Key Areas in Hunan Province [2019NK2062]
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Biochar, as a carbon-rich material, shows unique advantages in improving soil, climate, and water quality, especially in sediment remediation. The properties of biochar, influenced by pyrolysis conditions, feedstock types, and modification, impact the efficiency of pollutants removal from sediments, as well as microbial compositions and benthic organisms.
Polluted sediments pose potential threats to environmental and human health and challenges to water management. Biochar is a carbon-rich material produced through pyrolysis of biomass waste, which performs well in soil amendment, climate improvement, and water treatment. Unlike soil and aqueous solutions, sediments are both the sink and source of water pollutants. Regarding in-situ sediment remediation, biochar also shows unique advantages in removing or immobilizing inorganic and organic pollutants (OPs). This paper provides a comprehensive review of the current methods of in-situ biochar amendments specific to polluted sediments. Physicochemical properties (pore structure, surface functional groups, pH and surface charge, mineral components) were influenced by the pyrolysis conditions, feedstock types, and modification of biochar. Furthermore, the remediation mechanisms and efficiency of pollutants (heavy metals [HMs] and OPs) vary with the biochar properties. Biochar influences microbial compositions and benthic organisms in sediments. Depending on the location or flow rate of polluted sediments, potential utilization methods of biochar alone or coupled with other materials are discussed. Finally, future practical challenges of biochar as a sediment amendment are addressed. This review provides an overview and outlook for sediment remediation using biochar, which will be valuable for further scientific research and engineering applications.
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