Microwave synthesis of biochar for environmental applications Shirvanimoghaddam, K, Czech, B, Abdikheibari, S, Brodie, G, Kończak, M, Krzyszczak, A, Al-Othman, A and Naebe, Minoo 2022, Microwave synthesis of biochar for environmental applications, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, vol. 161, doi: 10.1016/j.jaap.2021.105415. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Microwave synthesis of biochar for environmental applications Author(s) Shirvanimoghaddam, K Czech, B Abdikheibari, S Brodie, G Kończak, M Krzyszczak, A Al-Othman, A Naebe, Minoo orcid.org/0000-0002-0607-6327 Journal name Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis Volume number 161 Publisher P Publication date 2022-01-01 ISSN 0165-2370 Summary Growing environmental awareness attracted research attention to the development of efficient methods in the recycling and the recovery of wastes. Microwave assisted pyrolysis (MWAP) is an alternative heating approach to convert organic waste materials into value-added products, such as biochar (BC), biogas and bio-oil. Different types of biochar materials have been produced through microwave heating technique that, in most of the cases, can be utilized for adsorption of organic and inorganic pollutants. The BC have been employed as CO2 mitigator and fertilizer for soils due to their promising physiochemical properties. In this review paper, we discuss the various aspects of Microwave assisted pyrolysis and the available case studies, as well as the mechanism of adsorption of different pollutants onto biochars. Development of microwaved biochar for other applications such as supercapacitors, batteries, electrode materials, and composite membranes are also discussed. It is believed that the development and synthesis of high potential biochar through microwave assisted pyrolysis still needs very precise adjustment of processing conditions, pre-treatment of feedstock and post treatment steps for further enhancement of properties for specific applications. The paper concludes that considering the sustainable route in development of high-performance biochar would make microwave assisted pyrolysis cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and tunable materials of great potential for wide range of applications. DOI 10.1016/j.jaap.2021.105415 Indigenous content off Field of Research 0301 Analytical Chemistry 0904 Chemical Engineering Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30161391 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Institute for Frontier Materials Open Access Collection GTP Research Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 13 Jan 2022, 07:10:38 EST Thu, 13 Jan 2022, 14:53:14 EST Fri, 13 May 2022, 06:03:38 EST Fri, 08 Jul 2022, 08:02:10 EST Fri, 08 Jul 2022, 12:12:28 EST Fri, 29 Jul 2022, 10:35:13 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 3 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 20 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 13 Jan 2022, 07:10:38 EST