Description
Char-based Composites: Production, Characterization, Limitations and Emerging Applications provides the reader with a wide spectrum of information on char and biochar-based composites. Emphasis is placed on their production, characterization, applications, and limitations towards commercialization. The book's chapters concentrate on char/biochar as nanofillers in composite materials which are currently used in various advanced technologies including nanotechnology, environmental sectors (gas cleaning and wastewater treatments), energy storage, and solid fuel and catalysts.This book will be a valuable reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, as well as biotechnologists working in the development of advanced char and biochar-based composite materials.- Covers materials selection, design solutions, manufacturing techniques, structural analysis, and performance of char and biochar-based composites- Discusses various applications, including wastewater treatment, gas cleaning, energy storage, solid fuel, catalysts, and other advanced technologies- Includes new materials reinforced by char in structural and automotive applications- Covers toxicity and the circular economy regarding biochar production and utilization
Table of Contents
1 Introduction to the char, biochar, and its composites in various potential applications—a review2 Char and biochar production: technology, applications, and major challenges3 Char as nanofillers: effects on mechanical performance of char-reinforced polymer composites4 Physical and chemical characterization of char, biochar, and its composite5 Characterization and manufacturing technology of cellulose nano-biochar as natural feedstocks for advanced carbon materials in soil remediation6 Frontier technology of hydrogel biochar composites for wastewater treatments7 Application of char and biochar composites for gas cleaning technology: hydrogel biochar composites8 Biochar for energy storage applications9 Biochar as a potential solid fuel10 Application of biochar and biochar composites as catalyst11 Toxicity screening of hazardous materials-infused char composites12 Biochar and the circular economy13 Characteristics and degradation of carbon low-density polyethylene (LDPE) composites in the environment
