Customised Fabrication of Nitrogen-Doped Biochar for Environmental and Energy Applications

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-2020

Publication Title

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volume

401

Issue

1

First page number:

1

Last page number:

19

Abstract

Global warming, environmental pollution, and energy shortage are causing severe environmental concerns for sustainable development. Conversion of various renewable biowastes into value-added carbon-based materials can be a promising option to alleviate these issues. The emergence of nitrogen (N)-doped biochar provides a versatile electroactive candidate suitable for environmental and energy applications. In this review, we scrutinise and highlight the customised production of N-doped biochars and their up-to-date applications in environmental remediation, energy storage, and biorefinery fields. With a comprehensive overview on the original precursor, the interspecies conversion, and the ultimate deactivation of various N-dopants in biochar-based carbocatalysis, their formation mechanisms, distinct electrochemical characteristics, fate in the environmental and energy applications, and electrochemical behaviour can be thoroughly analysed. Contemporary challenges that require to be addressed and perspectives on improving N-doping technique on biochar are articulated. Overall, this review helps to provide new insights into the customised production of N-doped biochar for its broader applications in sustainable carbocatalysis and green chemistry.

Keywords

Engineered biochar; Nitrogen doping; Electroactive components; Advanced oxidation processes; Green catalyst; Sustainable waste management

Disciplines

Civil and Environmental Engineering | Engineering

Language

English

UNLV article access

Search your library

Share

COinS