Affiliations 

  • 1 Institute of Environmental Sciences, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City 755414, Viet Nam; Faculty of Environmental and Food Engineering, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City 755414, Viet Nam
  • 2 Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, 159 Hung Phu, Ward 8, District 8, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
  • 3 Faculty of Science, Nong Lam University Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam
  • 4 Pyrolysis Technology Research Group, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; NV WESTERN PLT, No. 208B, Jalan Macalister, Georgetown 10400, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
  • 5 School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia
  • 6 Institute of Environmental Sciences, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City 755414, Viet Nam; Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, NY, New York 10016, United States. Electronic address: tranvt@ntt.edu.vn
Sci Total Environ, 2021 Nov 25;797:149195.
PMID: 34346381 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149195

Abstract

Asteraceae presents one of the most globally prevalent, cultivated, and fundamental plant families. However, a large amount of agricultural wastes has been yearly released from Asteraceae crops, causing adverse impacts on the environment. The objective of this work is to have insights into their biomass potentials and technical possibility of conversion into biochars. Physicochemical properties are systematically articulated to orientate environmental application, soil amendment, and other utilizations. Utilizations of Asteraceae biochars in wastewater treatment can be categorized by heavy metal ions, organic dyes, antibiotics, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), and explosive compounds. Some efforts were made to analyze the production cost, as well as the challenges and prospects of Asteraceae-based biochars.

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