Application of Biochar-Based Catalysts for Soil and Water Pollution Control

Biochar materials produced from biomass pyrolysis offer promising functionality as sustainable and eco-friendly catalysts for activating peroxides and persulfates to treat aqueous and soil contaminants. This review summarizes recent progress, mechanistic insights, and future research needs regarding multifaceted biochar catalyst systems for in-situ remediation. For water treatment, biochar composites with transition metals, metal oxides, advanced carbon materials and heteroatom dopants have shown excellent activity for contaminant mineralization. Over 90–100