Sewage Sludge-Derived Biochar for Micropollutant Removal: A Brief Overview with Emphasis on European Water Policy

Christoph Gatz; Vincenzo Belgiorno; Tiziano Zarra; Gregory V. Korshin; Vincenzo Naddeo

doi:10.3390/environsciproc2022021077

Environmental Sciences Proceedings (Nov 2022)

Sewage Sludge-Derived Biochar for Micropollutant Removal: A Brief Overview with Emphasis on European Water Policy

Christoph Gatz,
Vincenzo Belgiorno,
Tiziano Zarra,
Gregory V. Korshin,
Vincenzo Naddeo

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Christoph Gatz: Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
Vincenzo Belgiorno: Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
Tiziano Zarra: Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
Gregory V. Korshin: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, 201 More Hall, Box 352700, Seattle, WA 98195-2700, USA
Vincenzo Naddeo: Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022021077
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 21, no. 1
p. 77

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This work provides a brief overview of the application of Sewage Sludge-Derived Biochar (SSBC) for the removal of micropollutants from aqueous solutions and wastewater. A particular emphasis is placed on the adsorption efficiency of SSBC regarding the Priority Substances defined under the scope of the EU Water Framework Directive.

Published in Environmental Sciences Proceedings

ISSN: 2673-4931 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/environsciproc

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