Abstract
Adsorption is an effective and attractive solution for (waste)water treatment, with the dedicated articles to be around 50,000 in 2023. Development of biomass-derived sorbents is assumed as a modern approach within the frame of circular (bio)economy. This opinion article underscores diverse preparation methods and applications of biomass-derived materials, highlighting the need for standardized protocols to enable comparability and activity evaluation across studies. Additionally, future challenges related to real-life implementation are discussed, such as incomplete material characterization, regeneration, disposal, and the need to move from laboratory-scale to industrial applications. Finally, establishing an international database for adsorption performance under fixed conditions, incorporating environmental and economic factors, is proposed as a crucial step for optimizing and standardizing biomass-derived adsorbents for water and wastewater treatment.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 100902 |
| Journal | Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry |
| Volume | 47 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2024 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords
- Adsorption
- Biomass derived-materials
- Circular economy
- Universal database development
- Wastewater treatment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry (miscellaneous)
- Waste Management and Disposal
- Process Chemistry and Technology
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law