Efficient elimination of organic and inorganic pollutants by biochar and biochar-based materials

Biochar have received multidisciplinary attention because of their extraordinary physicochemical properties.In this review,the application of biochar and biochar-based materials for the efficient elimination of organic and inorganic pollutants are summarized.The sorption of organic chemicals and heavy metal ions/radionuclides,degradation/transformation of organic pollutants,and sorption-reduction-solidification of high-valent metal ions are described in detail.The interaction mechanism at molecular level from advanced spectroscopic techniques and theoretical calculations is discussed.Finally,the challenges in the application of biochar and biochar-supported materials in the immobilization of heavy metal ions and photocatalytic degradation of persistent organic pollutants in soils or wastewater are pointed out.This review is helpful for the graduate stu-dents to understand the recent works about biochar and biochar-supported materials in environmental pollutants management.