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Recent developments on algal biochar production and characterization
Abstract
Algal biomass is known as a promising sustainable feedstock for the production of biofuels and other valuable products. However, since last decade, massive amount of interests have turned to converting algal biomass into biochar. Due to their high nutrient content and ion-exchange capacity, algal biochars can be used as soil amendment for agriculture purposes or adsorbents in wastewater treatment for the removal of organic or inorganic pollutants. This review describes the conventional (e.g., slow and microwave-assisted pyrolysis) and newly developed (e.g., hydrothermal carbonization and torrefaction) methods used for the synthesis of algae-based biochars. The characterization of algal biochar and a comparison between algal biochar with biochar produced from other feedstocks are also presented. This review aims to provide updated information on the development of algal biochar in terms of the production methods and the characterization of its physical and chemical properties to justify and to expand their potential applications.
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- Authors
- Yu, K. L., Lau, B. F., Show, P. L., Ong, H. C., Ling, T. C., Chen, W.-H., Ng, E. P., & Chang, J.-S.
- Affiliations
- University of Malaya (MY)
- University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (MY)
- National Cheng Kung University (TW)
- Universiti Sains Malaysia (MY)
- National Cheng Kung University Hospital (TW)
- Corresponding author
- Chang, Jo-Shu
- ORCID
- Venue
- Bioresource Technology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-12
- Volume
- 246
- Pages
- 2-11
- ISSN
- 0960-8524 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2744253162
- Semantic Scholar
- bb86751fcf4f58b11b1dee997f071916adcb6cfe
- Cited by
- 425
- References
- 98
- Citations by year
- 2026: 40 · 2025: 47 · 2024: 51 · 2023: 49 · 2022: 51 · 2021: 66 · 2020: 56 · 2019: 33 · 2018: 30 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 2.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Bioresource Technology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Malaya (RU018J-2016, RU018L-2016, RU018O-2016, RU018C-2016, ST001-2017, ST002-2017, ST003-2017, ST004-2017, ST005-2017, ST006-2017, RP031B-15AET)
- Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology (106-3113-E-006-011, 106-3113-E-006-004-CC2, 104-2221-E-006-227-MY3, 103-2221-E-006-190-MY3)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Fuel Technology › Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Keywords
- algal biochar, algal biomass, pyrolysis, microwave pyrolysis, hydrothermal carbonization, torrefaction, biochar characterization, soil amendment, pollutant removal
- MeSH terms
- Agriculture, Charcoal, Soil, Biomass
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