The majority of the municipal solid wastes consist of biomass, which is equivalent to 80%. The production of agricultural and industrial residues, as well as post-processing, can result in an enormous amount of biomass being generated. The number of applications of waste biomass has been limited to the use of a few percent of the total mass for a variety of applications, including energy production. However, the low energy density of waste biomass and the steep production costs have restricted the full potential of waste biomass for use in commercial applications. As a result, recycling waste biomass into useful products is an important feature that should be prioritized.
The problem of soil and water pollution is becoming more of a major issue worldwide, as pollution sources are not being handled properly and contaminants are being released into the environment without being adequately treated. The soil and water may be both natural and man-made, Agricultural and industrialized activities pose a significant hazard to soil and water pollution. There is a considerable amount of fertilizer that is used in agricultural areas and that reaches the groundwater as a result of leaching. The soil and water can also be damaged as a result of chemical residues such as insecticides and herbicides from agricultural use. Furthermore, Due to the high density and toxicity of heavy metals, they are significant contaminants for the environment even at low concentrations due to their high density and toxicity. Antibiotics accumulate in a number of environments, resulting in the formation of superbugs that pose a serious threat to human health. Therefore, the removal or degradation of emerging pollutants from the wastewater and soil is necessary. There has recently been a great deal of interest in carbon-based nanomaterials derived from biowaste products since they have exceptional properties and can be used in a wide range of products. Due to their great properties such as high specific surface area, tunable pore size, developed pore architecture, chemical stability, and high chemical stability, carbon-based nanomaterials are highly effective scaffolds for environmental remediation and the removal of emerging pollutants such as azo dyes, heavy metals, antibiotics, pesticide, insecticide so forth emerging organic pollutants. These characteristics make them a highly effective scaffold for environmental remediation and the removal of emerging pollutants. As a special issue, this collection aims to focus on the potential environmental remediation applications of carbon nanomaterials derived from biomass and wastes for the environmental biotechnology industry.
The areas covered in this Research Topic include, but are not limited to:
· Pollution of soil, water, and sediment caused by industrial effluents and solid waste
· Emerging Contaminants monitoring and environmental impact assessments
· Carbon-based materials that are derived from biological sources (e.g. Biochar, carbon nanotubes, biochar/metal oxide nanoparticles, nanocomposite materials, carbon dots) and their application in emerging pollutants remediation
· Adsorption of heavy metals and organic pollutants
· Management of the contaminated biomass and recycling
· Innovative integrated approach for remediation of emerging pollutants in contaminated soil/water
The majority of the municipal solid wastes consist of biomass, which is equivalent to 80%. The production of agricultural and industrial residues, as well as post-processing, can result in an enormous amount of biomass being generated. The number of applications of waste biomass has been limited to the use of a few percent of the total mass for a variety of applications, including energy production. However, the low energy density of waste biomass and the steep production costs have restricted the full potential of waste biomass for use in commercial applications. As a result, recycling waste biomass into useful products is an important feature that should be prioritized.
The problem of soil and water pollution is becoming more of a major issue worldwide, as pollution sources are not being handled properly and contaminants are being released into the environment without being adequately treated. The soil and water may be both natural and man-made, Agricultural and industrialized activities pose a significant hazard to soil and water pollution. There is a considerable amount of fertilizer that is used in agricultural areas and that reaches the groundwater as a result of leaching. The soil and water can also be damaged as a result of chemical residues such as insecticides and herbicides from agricultural use. Furthermore, Due to the high density and toxicity of heavy metals, they are significant contaminants for the environment even at low concentrations due to their high density and toxicity. Antibiotics accumulate in a number of environments, resulting in the formation of superbugs that pose a serious threat to human health. Therefore, the removal or degradation of emerging pollutants from the wastewater and soil is necessary. There has recently been a great deal of interest in carbon-based nanomaterials derived from biowaste products since they have exceptional properties and can be used in a wide range of products. Due to their great properties such as high specific surface area, tunable pore size, developed pore architecture, chemical stability, and high chemical stability, carbon-based nanomaterials are highly effective scaffolds for environmental remediation and the removal of emerging pollutants such as azo dyes, heavy metals, antibiotics, pesticide, insecticide so forth emerging organic pollutants. These characteristics make them a highly effective scaffold for environmental remediation and the removal of emerging pollutants. As a special issue, this collection aims to focus on the potential environmental remediation applications of carbon nanomaterials derived from biomass and wastes for the environmental biotechnology industry.
The areas covered in this Research Topic include, but are not limited to:
· Pollution of soil, water, and sediment caused by industrial effluents and solid waste
· Emerging Contaminants monitoring and environmental impact assessments
· Carbon-based materials that are derived from biological sources (e.g. Biochar, carbon nanotubes, biochar/metal oxide nanoparticles, nanocomposite materials, carbon dots) and their application in emerging pollutants remediation
· Adsorption of heavy metals and organic pollutants
· Management of the contaminated biomass and recycling
· Innovative integrated approach for remediation of emerging pollutants in contaminated soil/water
