A critical review on biochar production from pine wastes, upgradation techniques, environmental sustainability, and challenges

Amit Kumar Sharma; Praveen Kumar Ghodke; Nishu Goyal; Prakash Bobde; Eilhann E Kwon; Kun-Yi Andrew Lin; Wei-Hsin Chen

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129632

A critical review on biochar production from pine wastes, upgradation techniques, environmental sustainability, and challenges

Bioresour Technol. 2023 Nov:387:129632. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129632. Epub 2023 Aug 9.

Authors

Amit Kumar Sharma¹, Praveen Kumar Ghodke², Nishu Goyal³, Prakash Bobde⁴, Eilhann E Kwon⁵, Kun-Yi Andrew Lin⁶, Wei-Hsin Chen⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, Applied Sciences Cluster, School of Advance Engineering, and Centre for Alternate Energy Research (CAER), R&D, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Energy Acres Building, Bidholi, Dehradun 248007, Uttarakhand, India.
² Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode 673601, Kerala, India.
³ School of Health Sciences, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), School of Engineering, Energy Acres Building, Bidholi, Dehradun 248007, Uttarakhand, India.
⁴ R & D, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, P.O. Bidholi Via-Prem Nagar, Dehradun 248007, India.
⁵ Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
⁶ Department of Environmental Engineering & Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-Kuang Road, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Analytical and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
⁷ Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Research Center for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan; Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411, Taiwan. Electronic address: weihsinchen@gmail.com.

PMID: 37562491
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129632

Abstract

Pine wastes, including pine needles, cones, and wood, are abundantly produced as an agroforestry by-product globally and have shown tremendous potential for biochar production. Various thermochemical conversion technologies have exhibited promising results in converting pine wastes to biochar, displaying impressive performance. Hence, this review paper aims to investigate the possibilities and recent technological advancements for synthesizing biochar from pine waste. Furthermore, it explores techniques for enhancing the properties of biochar and its integrated applications in various fields, such as soil and water remediation, carbon sequestration, battery capacitor synthesis, and bio-coal production. Finally, the paper sheds light on the limitations of current strategies, emphasizing the need for further research and study to address the challenges in pine waste-based biochar synthesis. By promoting sustainable and effective utilization of pine wastes, this review contributes to environmental conservation and resource management.

Keywords: Biochar upgradation; Bioremediation; Carbon capture; Climate change; Pine waste; Pyrolysis and biochar.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Charcoal* / chemistry
Pinus*
Soil / chemistry
Wood

Substances

biochar
Charcoal
Soil