Char-based Composites

Production, Characterization, Limitations, and Emerging Applications

W. A. K. G. Wan Azlina, S. M. Sapuan, M M Harussani

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2024
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443238529
• Subtopic: Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

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

• Cover
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of contributors
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• 1 : Introduction to the char, biochar, and its composites in various potential applications—a review
• 2 : Char and biochar production: technology, applications, and major challenges
• 3 : Char as nanofillers: effects on mechanical performance of char-reinforced polymer composites
• 4 : Physical and chemical characterization of char, biochar, and its composite
• 5 : Characterization and manufacturing technology of cellulose nano-biochar as natural feedstocks for advanced carbon materials in soil remediation
• 6 : Frontier technology of hydrogel biochar composites for wastewater treatments
• 7 : Application of char and biochar composites for gas cleaning technology: hydrogel biochar composites
• 8 : Biochar for energy storage applications
• 9 : Biochar as a potential solid biofuel
• 10 : Application of biochar and biochar composites as catalysts
• 11 : Toxicity screening of hazardous materials-infused char composites
• 12 : Biochar and the circular economy
• 13 : Characteristics and degradation of carbon low-density polyethylene (LDPE) composites in the environment
• Index
• A