Antunes, Elsa, Vuppaladadiyam, Arun, Sarmah, Ajit K., Varsha, S.S.V., Pant, Kamal K., Tiwari, Bhagyashree, and Pandey, Ashish (2021) Application of biochar for emerging contaminant mitigation. In: Sarmah, Ajit K., (ed.) Biochar: fundamentals and applications in environmental science and remediation technologies. Advances in Chemical Pollution, Environmental Management and Protection, 7 . Elsevier, Cambridge, USA, pp. 65-91.

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Abstract

The detection of trace concentrations of emerging contaminants in the environment has been a serious concern in the past decades. Emerging contaminants (ECs) are a group of pollutants that can have lethal impact on human and wildlife endocrine systems, even if available at trace quantities. Conventional treatments and natural attenuation are not able to remove these pollutants from the environment and therefore, they eventually end up in human food chain. An in-depth review has been done on the engineering perspective of adsorption process for the removal of ECs from aqueous solutions. The results of the review indicate that adsorption is a potential technology for the removal of a wide range of contaminants of emerging concern. This book chapter provides a holistic assessment on the sources and categories of ECs, adsorption as a potential technology for their removal, along with the mechanisms of adsorption. Furthermore, we made an attempt to critically discuss various adsorption mechanisms involved during the removal of the contaminants from water streams as well as provided a perspective of the use and importance of artificial neural networks in adsorption technology. Finally, an attempt has been made to critically discuss the potential of widely acknowledged adsorbents in removing ECs and to perform an assessment of the techno-economic feasibility of using biochar as an effective sorbent.

Item ID:	70982
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	978-0-12-820178-7
Keywords:	Adsorbate; Adsorption; Artificial neural networks; Biochar; Emerging contaminants; Pharmaceuticals
Copyright Information:	Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
Date Deposited:	02 Dec 2021 02:35
FoR Codes:	40 ENGINEERING > 4011 Environmental engineering > 401106 Waste management, reduction, reuse and recycling @ 100%
SEO Codes:	18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1899 Other environmental management > 189999 Other environmental management not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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