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Biochar: Fundamentals and Applications in Environmental Science and Remediation Technologies, Volume Six provides readers with the fundamentals of scientific and technological aspects of biochar application in stormwater treatment, its use in contaminant removal, greenhouse gas mitigation, as landfill cover material, and new environmental and agronomic applications. Chapters in this new release cover Biochar application for soil remediation in a redox-sensitive environment, Remediation of heavy metal contaminated soil: Role of biochar, Role of biochar as a cover material in Landfill waste disposal system- Perspective from Unsaturated soil mechanics, Biochar in soil re-engineering, Green remediation of contaminated agricultural land using biochar, and more.
Additional chapters cover the Impact of biochars on redox processes in soils, Biochar for manipulation of manure properties, A relationship paradigm between biochar amendments and green house gas emissions, Biochar amalgamation with clay: Enhanced performance for environmental remediation, Functionalization of biochar using microbial consortia, and the Potential role of biochar to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on water quality.
List of contents
Preface
Ajit K. Sarmah
1. Biochar amalgamation with clay: Enhanced performance for environmental remediation
Thilakshani Atugoda, Ahmed Ashiq, S. Keerthanan, Prabuddhi Wijekoon, Sammani Ramanayaka and Meththika Vithanage
2. Remediation of heavy metal contaminated soil: Role of biochar
Lina Gogoi, Rumi Narzari, Rahul S. Chutia, Bikram Borkotoki, Nirmali Gogoi and Rupam Kataki
3. Application of biochar for emerging contaminant mitigation
Elsa Antunes, Arun K. Vuppaladadiyam, Ajit K. Sarmah, S.S.V. Varsha, Kamal Kishore Pant,
Bhagyashree Tiwari and Ashish Pandey
4. Role of biochar as a cover material in landfill waste disposal system: Perspective on unsaturated hydraulic properties
Sanandam Bordoloi, Janarul Shaikh, Ján Horák, Ankit Garg, S. Sreedeep and Ajit K. Sarmah
5. Effects of modified biochar on As-contaminated water and soil: A recent update
Jingzi Beiyuan, Yiyin Qin, Qiqi Huang, Hailong Wang, Daniel C.W. Tsang and Jörg Rinklebe
6. Biochar for modification of manure properties
Sören Thiele-Bruhn and Anastasiah N. Ngigi
7. Biochar role in improving pathogens removal capacity of stormwater biofilters
Renan Valenca, Annesh Borthakur, Huong Le and Sanjay Mohanty
8. A relationship paradigm between biochar amendment and greenhouse gas emissions
Mohd Ahsaan, Pratibha Tripathi, Anupama and Puja Khare
9. Biochar for sustainable agriculture: Prospects and implications
Kumar Raja Vanapalli, Biswajit Samal, Brajesh Kumar Dubey and Jayanta Bhattacharya
10. Structure and function of biochar in remediation and as carrier of microbes
Kim Yrjälä and Eglantina Lopez-Echartea
11. Influence of process parameters for production of biochar: A potential tool for an energy transition
Biswajit Samal, Kumar Raja Vanapalli, Brajesh Kumar Dubey and Jayanta Bhattacharya
